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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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  • Really interesting stories to read because at the CIPD we have project running right now, to understand how to make sure we attract the very  best people into HR and how to make it a competitive career destination of choice. 


    Many of us who slipped or fell into it - as I did also - discover when we get there, that we wouldn't want to be doing anything else.  I'd say HR is still  a well kept career secret - one that I'd like to shout a lot more from the rooftops, to people at every stage of their career.  How to capture the essence of an HR career - in a way that captures its unique contribution to both organisational and individual growth?  Any thoughts?


     And we still want those who fall.  My interest after graduating was in supporting people get into employment - growing up in the 80s left me clear that unemploment was a social and economic blight.  So I started at the Dept of Employment (as it was called then) and took a couple of employment related turns to find myself a few years later in HR.  It's been a fascinating journey.

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  • Really interesting stories to read because at the CIPD we have project running right now, to understand how to make sure we attract the very  best people into HR and how to make it a competitive career destination of choice. 


    Many of us who slipped or fell into it - as I did also - discover when we get there, that we wouldn't want to be doing anything else.  I'd say HR is still  a well kept career secret - one that I'd like to shout a lot more from the rooftops, to people at every stage of their career.  How to capture the essence of an HR career - in a way that captures its unique contribution to both organisational and individual growth?  Any thoughts?


     And we still want those who fall.  My interest after graduating was in supporting people get into employment - growing up in the 80s left me clear that unemploment was a social and economic blight.  So I started at the Dept of Employment (as it was called then) and took a couple of employment related turns to find myself a few years later in HR.  It's been a fascinating journey.

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