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Run of bad luck

Amy

Hi all,

I wanted your opinions on my current situation.

I have been in HR for just under 2 years and love every aspect of this sector. It is definetely where I see myself in the forseeable future however, I have had such bad luck with companies. From redundancy to management styles, I have had a run of bad luck in finding the right company to really dig my teeth into!

I am currently in a temporary position for a fantastic company and was told it may go permanent which is fantastic! However, this was 6 weeks ago and nothing has progressed with the permanent position and I fear they may not actually have the head count to take me on permanently leaving me with another short stint on my CV and I am only 2 weeks away from being CIPD Level 5 qualified.

I feel a bit stuck on what to do as I have never been a temp before and the insecurity of it makes me nauseous!

What are your thoughts?

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  • Hi Amy,

    I appreciate that you like to feel the security of a permanent role, I am usually the same. However, I have experienced exactly what you have experienced over the years: a redundancy from a role I loved, followed by a perm role where my style of HR just did not fit with the organisation. In between both of those roles, I did stints as a temp and I can honestly say these temp experiences really helped me develop.

    As a temp you don't normally have the luxury of settling in to the role, so you have to hit the ground running and often get experience quicker in areas that you haven't previously. So make the most of the temp experience, and keep an eye out for the RIGHT perm job.

    Good luck :)
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  • Hi Amy,

    I appreciate that you like to feel the security of a permanent role, I am usually the same. However, I have experienced exactly what you have experienced over the years: a redundancy from a role I loved, followed by a perm role where my style of HR just did not fit with the organisation. In between both of those roles, I did stints as a temp and I can honestly say these temp experiences really helped me develop.

    As a temp you don't normally have the luxury of settling in to the role, so you have to hit the ground running and often get experience quicker in areas that you haven't previously. So make the most of the temp experience, and keep an eye out for the RIGHT perm job.

    Good luck :)
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