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How did you get into HR??

Victoria

When networking I find that a lot of HR practioners "fell into" their HR careers.


I myself decided at age 17 that I wanted to do a BA in HRM and then I gained experience and went onto do my CIPD.


I'm interested to find out how others got into HR.


 

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  • Hi Victoria,


    Thanks for posing the questions, it's been really interesting reading everyone's routes into our profession.


    As for me, I think I would fall into one of the "semi-planned" category.  I always had an interest in HR and when at school I was the "HR Manager" for my Youth Enterprise company and even did a couple of week's work in a local hospital's HR department. At the time I studied, HR degrees were in their infancy and so I picked a more general subject for my degree (English) to give me more time to consider my options.


    On finishing Uni, like many others, I found it very hard to get my first foot in the door and worked for a year in a purely administrative role at a University (I had been canny and worked over my summers to build up some experience).  I then moved into a Staff Development Administrator role at another Uni, who sponsored me to do my CIPD studies.  Five years later, and I am now Chartered MCIPD and HR Manager for an awarding body, not having strayed far from the education sector.



    Gemma

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  • Hi Victoria,


    Thanks for posing the questions, it's been really interesting reading everyone's routes into our profession.


    As for me, I think I would fall into one of the "semi-planned" category.  I always had an interest in HR and when at school I was the "HR Manager" for my Youth Enterprise company and even did a couple of week's work in a local hospital's HR department. At the time I studied, HR degrees were in their infancy and so I picked a more general subject for my degree (English) to give me more time to consider my options.


    On finishing Uni, like many others, I found it very hard to get my first foot in the door and worked for a year in a purely administrative role at a University (I had been canny and worked over my summers to build up some experience).  I then moved into a Staff Development Administrator role at another Uni, who sponsored me to do my CIPD studies.  Five years later, and I am now Chartered MCIPD and HR Manager for an awarding body, not having strayed far from the education sector.



    Gemma

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