Struggling to find HR job

1. Given your experience is in recruitment/workforce planning, why are you seeking to move to generalist HR?

2. Why did you decide to undertake a Level 7 qualification?

Probably the easiest route into HR at entry level is via temp admin roles. These tend to be ten a penny and rotate frequently and rapidly, but they offer a chance to demonstrate punctuality, reliability and intelligence to an employer who may have more permanent opportunities opening up. Be honest about your aspiration to move into generalist HR and they may be willing and able to involve you, providing some of that practical experience HR recruiters are looking for.

As Mark has implied, a Level 7 qualification is massive overkill for entry HR admin. I have gathered before that graduates in other fields are often encouraged towards a Level 7 by institutions (because it's the postgrad leve of study) but this qualification actually provides little value to either student or potential employer because the qualification alone, without the practical experience of HR in the workplace, can be a disadvantage in several respects: you may be more qualified (on paper) than your recruiter; you may have an unrealistic idea of how HR practice works (academic theory and everyday reality rarely square up); and you will give the impression of someone looking to hurry up the pole from admin to manager (where your qualifications belong) when they are looking for someone prepared to do the role for at least 3 years in most cases.

1. Given your experience is in recruitment/workforce planning, why are you seeking to move to generalist HR?

2. Why did you decide to undertake a Level 7 qualification?

Probably the easiest route into HR at entry level is via temp admin roles. These tend to be ten a penny and rotate frequently and rapidly, but they offer a chance to demonstrate punctuality, reliability and intelligence to an employer who may have more permanent opportunities opening up. Be honest about your aspiration to move into generalist HR and they may be willing and able to involve you, providing some of that practical experience HR recruiters are looking for.

As Mark has implied, a Level 7 qualification is massive overkill for entry HR admin. I have gathered before that graduates in other fields are often encouraged towards a Level 7 by institutions (because it's the postgrad leve of study) but this qualification actually provides little value to either student or potential employer because the qualification alone, without the practical experience of HR in the workplace, can be a disadvantage in several respects: you may be more qualified (on paper) than your recruiter; you may have an unrealistic idea of how HR practice works (academic theory and everyday reality rarely square up); and you will give the impression of someone looking to hurry up the pole from admin to manager (where your qualifications belong) when they are looking for someone prepared to do the role for at least 3 years in most cases.