How did you get into HR/ get your first role?

A degree isn't an essential criteria for starting out in HR therefore the approach I would recommend exploring (assuming you are at the start of your working life) is firstly gaining transferable experience in an office/admin/secretarial environment (particularly look at local temping agencies). Once you are working in an office type environment then look to move into an entry level HR role - you will find this a lot easier once you are working.

My own experience is that entry level roles in HR Shared Services Centres often don't have a pre-requisite for specific HR experience therefore I have seen this used as a route into the the profession.

A degree isn't an essential criteria for starting out in HR therefore the approach I would recommend exploring (assuming you are at the start of your working life) is firstly gaining transferable experience in an office/admin/secretarial environment (particularly look at local temping agencies). Once you are working in an office type environment then look to move into an entry level HR role - you will find this a lot easier once you are working.

My own experience is that entry level roles in HR Shared Services Centres often don't have a pre-requisite for specific HR experience therefore I have seen this used as a route into the the profession.