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

Thanks for all of the replies... it's interesting to hear how everyone got into the profession although honestly it can be disheartening to hear that a lot of people seem to stumble into HR by chance.
I feel like i'm getting nowhere as i'm currently doing a Masters in HR alongside working full time; I contacted numerous companies asking to volunteer in their HR departments (using Annual Leave) and got no positive response. I have plenty of transferable skills from part of my role at work being a Volunteer Coordinator (recruiting, inducting, placing adverts online, DBS etc.)
Every interview I have been invited to was always 'it was a great interview but someone had more experience'.
So it just seems a little impossible really as I couldn't leave a full time job to do temp work.

Thanks for all of the replies... it's interesting to hear how everyone got into the profession although honestly it can be disheartening to hear that a lot of people seem to stumble into HR by chance.
I feel like i'm getting nowhere as i'm currently doing a Masters in HR alongside working full time; I contacted numerous companies asking to volunteer in their HR departments (using Annual Leave) and got no positive response. I have plenty of transferable skills from part of my role at work being a Volunteer Coordinator (recruiting, inducting, placing adverts online, DBS etc.)
Every interview I have been invited to was always 'it was a great interview but someone had more experience'.
So it just seems a little impossible really as I couldn't leave a full time job to do temp work.