Having come from a secretarial role that had some responsibility of managing disciplinary hearings and whilst studying for my L3 CIPD which I have now passed, I secured myself a HR coordinator role in the same organisation however I feel this role is offering me limited experience to HR as the majority of HR is outsourced externally and my sole responsibility in my HR role is managing sickness absence. I am worried I have made a mistake and that I won't have much to offer in the future if I apply for more senior HR roles as my HR exposure is very limited in my current HR role. I have started seeing a mentor which I hope will help as at the moment my current role is making me lose confidence. Has anybody else felt like this when they first started out in HR and if so how did you go about gaining more exposure?
I had a similar issue. My background is finance and payroll. We outsourced our HR so I studied L3 to run alongside my payroll. I’m now half way through L5. Over the last year and a half I have grabbed opportunities at work (rewriting the employee handbook, attending various employee meeting, L&D etc) which have helped me develop. After one year I pushed for a change in my job including my title. I still do finance and payroll but my job title is now HR advisor. My plan was to get L5, develop as much as I can during the 2 years and hopefully move on to another employer. Grab any chances you can, even if they are not part of your current role, or try volunteering if you can. All of this can go on your CV...Good luck
I had a similar issue. My background is finance and payroll. We outsourced our HR so I studied L3 to run alongside my payroll. I’m now half way through L5. Over the last year and a half I have grabbed opportunities at work (rewriting the employee handbook, attending various employee meeting, L&D etc) which have helped me develop. After one year I pushed for a change in my job including my title. I still do finance and payroll but my job title is now HR advisor. My plan was to get L5, develop as much as I can during the 2 years and hopefully move on to another employer. Grab any chances you can, even if they are not part of your current role, or try volunteering if you can. All of this can go on your CV...Good luck
