I currently have not long finished my course before the lockdown started, I passed with flying colours. The college were supposed to place us in a placement, but that bit never happened because of the lockdown. I have offered loads of unpaid work but no paid work. How did you all start off? My problem is this, unpaid work does not pay the bills, in addition to having a disability I am unable to go to work that is beyond my local city! How did everyone else start off their career? What made you chose HR for a career?
I started off temping in an HR office in the NHS (after many years of admin work). I moved into NHS recruitment after that, then into an NHS supervisor position, then ended up in a much higher paid but dead-end Office Manager role. During this last role, I did my Level 5 and considered every piece of HR experience I'd had and used this to make an application for a HR Advisor role which I got 6 months later. I was promoted during lockdown to the Manager role which is terrifying but exciting.
For me, there was no other career choice. I didn't know what I wanted to be when I grew up but found my answer at the gentle age of 53 - an HR professional.
I suggest, as others above have, to start through a recruitment agency and build up your HR experience to get a more permanent role. Good luck!
I started off temping in an HR office in the NHS (after many years of admin work). I moved into NHS recruitment after that, then into an NHS supervisor position, then ended up in a much higher paid but dead-end Office Manager role. During this last role, I did my Level 5 and considered every piece of HR experience I'd had and used this to make an application for a HR Advisor role which I got 6 months later. I was promoted during lockdown to the Manager role which is terrifying but exciting.
For me, there was no other career choice. I didn't know what I wanted to be when I grew up but found my answer at the gentle age of 53 - an HR professional.
I suggest, as others above have, to start through a recruitment agency and build up your HR experience to get a more permanent role. Good luck!
