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My poor experience in HR

Luke

Hi, I was just wondering for some personal advice around my career in HR. I have wanted to work in HR my whole life and I have accomplished so much on my journey to HR, including achieving my level 7 at age 24 and achieving chartered status the same year. I have held two mid-senior roles within HR both of which had ended in redundancies that weren’t completed correctly. I have also worked in some toxic environments and to cut a long story short I have never been treated so poorly than I have whilst working within HR. I am really passionate about HR, I really want to make a positive difference to everyone at work (why not, we spend a lot of our lives at work!) I have been interviewing for roles for around 6 weeks now, I have walked into interviews and been told I am really competent HR professional and they know I could do the job. However I haven’t been successful in getting roles at present for the following reasons: -It’s a step down or the role is too small - There is no specific feedback we just felt the other candidate had the edge over you but your interview was really strong. - Or it wasn’t a right fit and the role has gone back out to advert I understand as HRP’s we have to be resilient, but at the moment I feel like I’m falling out of love with HR. Has anyone else been through this and can offer me some tips to help me stay resilient? I just feel at the moment I’ve wasted a lot of my time and energy in a career that doesn’t respect me! Thanks in Advance!

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  • It’s a tough market. I would say however that six weeks is not a very long time to be interviewing. If the same thing is happening after three months I would agree.

    The feedback is either helpful and genuine. Or equally likely simply to close the conversation down and move on. I wouldn’t personally put too much store on it.

    I am sorry you have been made redundant twice and from your previous post also been furloughed. HR isn’t immune to the economic fallout of Covid and other factors.

    Could I ask you a possibly harsh question ? It’s designed to help. You say you have achieved so much in a short career. Well actually what have you achieved? Can you articulate it and show why a recruiter should be interested? I ask because immediately following that statement you list L7 by a certain age and Chartered status. Both are great but do what? How do they help a potential employer? If someone tells me they have achieved a lot in HR ( or wherever) I want to know how they have moved the business forward. So it’s possibly you could recast your answers to show the business not personal benefits.

    On your other point I would take heart. Whilst there are toxic HR teams they are few and far between. Most HR teams are friendly supportive and great places to work.

    So if HR is your life long goal then keep at it. It’s worth it in the end. Good luck.
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  • It’s a tough market. I would say however that six weeks is not a very long time to be interviewing. If the same thing is happening after three months I would agree.

    The feedback is either helpful and genuine. Or equally likely simply to close the conversation down and move on. I wouldn’t personally put too much store on it.

    I am sorry you have been made redundant twice and from your previous post also been furloughed. HR isn’t immune to the economic fallout of Covid and other factors.

    Could I ask you a possibly harsh question ? It’s designed to help. You say you have achieved so much in a short career. Well actually what have you achieved? Can you articulate it and show why a recruiter should be interested? I ask because immediately following that statement you list L7 by a certain age and Chartered status. Both are great but do what? How do they help a potential employer? If someone tells me they have achieved a lot in HR ( or wherever) I want to know how they have moved the business forward. So it’s possibly you could recast your answers to show the business not personal benefits.

    On your other point I would take heart. Whilst there are toxic HR teams they are few and far between. Most HR teams are friendly supportive and great places to work.

    So if HR is your life long goal then keep at it. It’s worth it in the end. Good luck.
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  • in reply to Keith
    I think a fitting example of the positive and supportive HR community (and to bump your post up for more views) are these forums. HR colleagues at all levels give their time freely and without reward to support other colleagues. The level of professional support and free advice from total strangers shows, for me, what a warm professional and supportive environment HR normally is.