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 applied for 67 jobs before I got my first break in HR I too have a disability limiting my options. I chose HR because I was sacked for having a brain tumour from a senior role in local government environmental enforcement. The whole experience was horrendous as I took my case to a tribunal, my solicitor told me that I was in the wrong job and I would be good in HR , and I didn’t want anyone to be treated the way I had been at work . The thing I love about HR is we move things out of the way to improve the employee experience Your disability will stand you in good stead to advise managers on supporting employees with disabilities and you will be able to relate to reasonable adjustments and empathise with employees. I can highly recommend a job in the nhs, maybe an admin role to start with, and then opportunities present themselves. The nhs is a flexible and supportive employer and now more than ever we are working remotely in HR. As a disabled person Covid has changed my experience , before Covid I could never go to regional or National events. Cipd branch meetings were always at a place easy to reach for car drivers. But now I have met more of my peers and I am more connected than ever. NHS jobs can be found on web based system called Trac While you are looking for a role there are loads of free HR events on EventBrite CIPD branch meetings all over the place, and the CIPD website has so many free resources to support your development . Good luck with your journey, and if you find a role access to work will support with funding equipment you may need to help put you on a level playing field with your colleagues who don’t have a protected characteristic,
I applied for 67 jobs before I got my first break in HR I too have a disability limiting my options. I chose HR because I was sacked for having a brain tumour from a senior role in local government environmental enforcement. The whole experience was horrendous as I took my case to a tribunal, my solicitor told me that I was in the wrong job and I would be good in HR , and I didn’t want anyone to be treated the way I had been at work . The thing I love about HR is we move things out of the way to improve the employee experience Your disability will stand you in good stead to advise managers on supporting employees with disabilities and you will be able to relate to reasonable adjustments and empathise with employees. I can highly recommend a job in the nhs, maybe an admin role to start with, and then opportunities present themselves. The nhs is a flexible and supportive employer and now more than ever we are working remotely in HR. As a disabled person Covid has changed my experience , before Covid I could never go to regional or National events. Cipd branch meetings were always at a place easy to reach for car drivers. But now I have met more of my peers and I am more connected than ever. NHS jobs can be found on web based system called Trac While you are looking for a role there are loads of free HR events on EventBrite CIPD branch meetings all over the place, and the CIPD website has so many free resources to support your development . Good luck with your journey, and if you find a role access to work will support with funding equipment you may need to help put you on a level playing field with your colleagues who don’t have a protected characteristic,
