Hi,

I am currently studying for my Level 5 Diploma in HRM and have worked in Retail since I was 16 even whilst at university. I worked my way up to become a store manager at Thomas Cook for a number of years before the closure and this made me re-evaluate and rethink about the things I really enjoyed from this role. I have lots of practical knowledge of investigations, disciplinaries, recruiting team members, dismissals I thought that studying for my Level 5 would be a logical thing to do to gain my first role in HR but the vacancies I can see at the moment are all asking for years of experience in HR. Does that include what practical knowledge I have or not? What level of position should I be looking for? What does my CV need to look like?

Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.