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 got my break into HR after a long career as a PA in property investment in the West End of London. I had two children and took a job in a local supermarket filling shelves in the evening. It was a complete shock, but once my children were settled in school, I made sure that I got trained on every department and made sure the Store Manager and his boss knew I wanted a role in the office. Eventually they gave me 20 hours a week and I flourished. I took on the charity role as well, became the name that everyone associated with the shop and was known as Mrs Sainsbury's for a while. I never turned an opportunity down to learn a new area, unfortunately, the HR function in stores was made redundant, but I was snapped up immediately afterwards and although my road has been bumpy with redundancy again last year, I am of the view that if you are good at what you do and open to opportunities, something will arrive.
I got my break into HR after a long career as a PA in property investment in the West End of London. I had two children and took a job in a local supermarket filling shelves in the evening. It was a complete shock, but once my children were settled in school, I made sure that I got trained on every department and made sure the Store Manager and his boss knew I wanted a role in the office. Eventually they gave me 20 hours a week and I flourished. I took on the charity role as well, became the name that everyone associated with the shop and was known as Mrs Sainsbury's for a while. I never turned an opportunity down to learn a new area, unfortunately, the HR function in stores was made redundant, but I was snapped up immediately afterwards and although my road has been bumpy with redundancy again last year, I am of the view that if you are good at what you do and open to opportunities, something will arrive.
