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Why am I finding it so hard to get a break in HR?

Elizabeth

Hello to all of you wonderful HR professionals, 

I am hoping someone may be able to help me. I am currently pursuing my second MA (first was in Applied Psychology) in HRM. I love it! I have four years middle management experience in public and not for profit sectors but currently I am working as a clerical officer for the health service.  I am hoping to move into a HR role but finding it difficult despite the fact I have people management experience. I am data driven with advanced skills in qualitative and quantitative report writing. Experienced in staff training and recruitment and I am a published and award winning academic. I am empathetic and I have proven business development skills.

Why am I finding it so hard? Am I underestimating how long it takes to catch a break in HR? I am not afraid of hard work and I have forged and created HR related experience in my current post. I just don't know where I can further improve without getting an opportunity but I am very open to hearing new suggestions. I have lots of volunteer experience ( throughout the years) but at the moment I cannot secure volunteer work as I am not available to volunteer during business hours. I am open to volunteering after work, remotely and on weekends but no one in the multiple organisations that I have approached thinks this is a valid option as I would be unsupervised (I completely understand their position). I have a LinkedIn account and I publish articles on relevant and important HR related topics such as growing your own talent and data analytics on a regular basis. 

Any suggestions on how I could advance my career when I can't seem to get in, anywhere!

I greatly appreciate any and all feedback. I am beginning to feel hopeless. 

Warm regards, 

Elizabeth 

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  • I hope Elizabeth you don't mind me taking advantage of your request, because I am having a similar problem to you and I would like to hear if Jo, Kendra, you or anyone else would have any input to help me.

    I am an HR Generalist with over 20 years of experience as an HR Manager, but 17 of those are in Europe. When I move to the UK I had a hard time convincing about my experience, especially when in Europe there is no established framework with certifications, hence I had to start from a coordinator level and volunteer a lot.

    I finally got into a HR Manager position in the last 2 years and because of business decisions the company entered administration and made all staff redundant so I am looking for a new position. But in this case, no matter, how many applications I have done and how I try to express my transferable skills, for the first time I have been rejected everywhere, without getting the opportunity for an interview. And I am feeling as hopeless as Elizabeth.

    I have tried to get feedback form applications that have a contact but without success. Any help form you would be really appreciated.

    Konstantinos
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  • I hope Elizabeth you don't mind me taking advantage of your request, because I am having a similar problem to you and I would like to hear if Jo, Kendra, you or anyone else would have any input to help me.

    I am an HR Generalist with over 20 years of experience as an HR Manager, but 17 of those are in Europe. When I move to the UK I had a hard time convincing about my experience, especially when in Europe there is no established framework with certifications, hence I had to start from a coordinator level and volunteer a lot.

    I finally got into a HR Manager position in the last 2 years and because of business decisions the company entered administration and made all staff redundant so I am looking for a new position. But in this case, no matter, how many applications I have done and how I try to express my transferable skills, for the first time I have been rejected everywhere, without getting the opportunity for an interview. And I am feeling as hopeless as Elizabeth.

    I have tried to get feedback form applications that have a contact but without success. Any help form you would be really appreciated.

    Konstantinos
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