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How did you get into HR??

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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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  • I definitely fell into HR.  When I left school I went straight into admin because I had no clue what I wanted to do with my life but I really wanted a job so I started out as a Trainee in the HR department at the local council working towards level 2 NVQ in Business Admin.  I became really interested in the profession at the time and applied for a Personnel Assistant but got turned down, probably due to inexperience. 


    I moved around the council for a while doing basic admin jobs and after doing my level 3 NVQ and finishing a secondment position, I took a Plant Administrator job at an automotive firm working under the HR Officer who pursuaded me to do my CPP.  I was sick of basic admin and wanted more responsibility and less of a boring job so I decided to do it.  I finished that in Feb this year and am now looking for HR assistant type roles.  HR is definitely something that I've realised I'm interested in and although I've no aspirations to become a manager, I still want to carry on working in a HR environment.

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  • I definitely fell into HR.  When I left school I went straight into admin because I had no clue what I wanted to do with my life but I really wanted a job so I started out as a Trainee in the HR department at the local council working towards level 2 NVQ in Business Admin.  I became really interested in the profession at the time and applied for a Personnel Assistant but got turned down, probably due to inexperience. 


    I moved around the council for a while doing basic admin jobs and after doing my level 3 NVQ and finishing a secondment position, I took a Plant Administrator job at an automotive firm working under the HR Officer who pursuaded me to do my CPP.  I was sick of basic admin and wanted more responsibility and less of a boring job so I decided to do it.  I finished that in Feb this year and am now looking for HR assistant type roles.  HR is definitely something that I've realised I'm interested in and although I've no aspirations to become a manager, I still want to carry on working in a HR environment.

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