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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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  • I'm in an almost identical position, Bryan: 20 years in retail operations and I'm taking a year out to get my CIPD 7 and MA in HRM.

    The advice I've been given is:

    Apply for HR advisor posts to get a HR role on the CV. Large companies with more chance of progression to HR Manager are a sensible option.

    Apply for HR grad schemes, if this applies to you. They invest in you for 2-4 years and rotate you around HR departments to give you varied exposure.

    Taylor your CV to be skills focused, rather than role focused: really pull out those HR experiences.

    Look for fixed term roles to get varied experience and build that HR CV. Most expect you to come in and hit the ground fast, though.

    Get out there at CIPD events and get networking. Try and get a mentor, if possible. I've found that invaluable.

    Good luck!
  • in reply to Pete
    Thanks for reply appreciate it. Yeah I was thinking that once completed course should have a HR focused CV designed as well as my standard one.

    I know that retail has given me loads of HR transferable experience within my retail store line manager and senior managers positions as well as my other positions I have carried in my career.
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  • in reply to Pete
    Thanks for reply appreciate it. Yeah I was thinking that once completed course should have a HR focused CV designed as well as my standard one.

    I know that retail has given me loads of HR transferable experience within my retail store line manager and senior managers positions as well as my other positions I have carried in my career.
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