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Bryan

Hello All,

I am presently completing my level 5 in HR. I plan and will be finished at latest in December 2020 however I am hopeful to be completed before then.

My background is as a duty manager, line manager, senior manager and business owner in sports, retail and food service industries which had given me 20 years experience as a manager with 9 years of it in a larger retailer where as a line manager and senior manager I had a lot of exposure to dealing with people management and HR within my roles such as recruitment and selection, performance management, people management, disclipnary and investigations etc which I am seeing especially now with completion of this course.

My question is how do I translate this into jobs I can apply for once the course is completed.

For example I have a lot of business experience so would I be considered for a HR business partner role? 

Thanks for your help in advance.

I am from Edinburgh and would be looking to commence a full or part time role in HR on completion of the course and I am flexible to what level I start.

Bryan

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  • Welcome to the forums, Bryan.

    To be frank, a lot of it is luck: applying for the right role at the right time, or knowing the right person. Generally speaking, a company wouldn't be well advised to take on an HRM or HRBP without direct experience in HR management, regardless of their operational management background. But it may be hard to find an operational HR Advisor or similar role given your management experience - it's going to be pretty obvious that you're only there to pad your CV on your way up the ladder.

    Temporary roles are probably your best, most reliable option. No one cares that you're not planning on hanging around, and such roles often have a more pragmatic, "just-get-stuff-done" agenda that will suit someone with plenty of hands-on experience. In the event that you shine, you'll be first in the queue for a permanent job in the same environment. And if you don't, well, it's only temporary. You can spin the experience to a positive drift in your next interview.

    Most people moving from one discipline into HR take a pay-cut to do so (heaven knows, I did).
  • in reply to Robey
    Thanks for reply appreciate time you have taken to respond.

    Looks like a few people agree with your reply as it’s had a few likes.

    Assuming your meaning a temporary role at HR advisor level?
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