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What am I doing wrong?

Loredana

I've been working in the hospitality industry for about 10 years mostly on managerial positions, so I had many HR related responsibilities (recruiting, induction, training, grievance). 2 years ago I moved into the finance sector, taking a position of Customer Liaison Officer while studying for my Level 5 diploma in HR Management.

Even so, I really struggle moving into an HR position. My application gets rejected on accounts of experience. My guess is that recruiters don't read past the "Restaurant Supervisor/Manager" job titles, so they don't realise that I have experience in HR. Should I change the job titles into something else (it seems dishonest though)? Any other thoughts on what I might be doing wrong here?

Thanks in advance!

PS: please don't recommend to look for a position within my current company, as they only offer 3 months secondments, which is way too risky for me in this current economy.

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  • I worked for 10 years in hospitality management before moving into HR. You need to make sure your CV details all HR related work that you did. I took a job as HR admin for the first step in my HR career and had to take quite a large pay cut, something I was prepared to do. Are you applying to HR Management roles? Maybe you need to look at something like admin or officer role to get some practical HR experience? Good luck. It takes time and took me about 8 months to get my first HR role
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  • I worked for 10 years in hospitality management before moving into HR. You need to make sure your CV details all HR related work that you did. I took a job as HR admin for the first step in my HR career and had to take quite a large pay cut, something I was prepared to do. Are you applying to HR Management roles? Maybe you need to look at something like admin or officer role to get some practical HR experience? Good luck. It takes time and took me about 8 months to get my first HR role
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