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Becci Lloyd

Hi all,

I'm looking for some career advice. I currently work as a part time HR assistant. I passed my Level 3 certificate in Human Resources last year and am currently studying the Level 5 Certificate in HR Management. I'm very keen to move on to become a HR Advisor/Officer but am struggling to get any further. I have a young child so for the time being I am only prepared to work part time (school hours, if possible) which already puts me at a disadvantage when applying as local part time advisor roles seem to be hard to come by. My current organisation has already made it clear right from the get go that my role isn't one I will be able to progress with while there.

I look on recruitment sites often and I send my CV out when I do find appropriate jobs but I don't seem to be able to get to interview stage. I wonder if there's anything I'm doing wrong or is anyone able to offer me any advice? I work hard and I'm really keen to progress and learn a lot more as I no longer feel I'm learning much or being challenged in my current role.

Many thanks for any advice you can offer. 

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  • Hi Becci
    I have been very lucky to be able to work part time when my family were younger, but appreciate part time roles are very few and far between. As a profession, we need to practise what we preach and understand the benefits of part time / flexible working!
    From my experience the NHS are very open to part time working and offer a really good grounding and training in HR (my husband is an HR Director in the NHS but sorry, not in your area). Maybe start by doing some volunteer work to get some experience in the sector as an introduction and go from there.
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  • Hi Becci
    I have been very lucky to be able to work part time when my family were younger, but appreciate part time roles are very few and far between. As a profession, we need to practise what we preach and understand the benefits of part time / flexible working!
    From my experience the NHS are very open to part time working and offer a really good grounding and training in HR (my husband is an HR Director in the NHS but sorry, not in your area). Maybe start by doing some volunteer work to get some experience in the sector as an introduction and go from there.
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