How did you get into HR??

Hi All,

Wow, I can't believe the variety of ways we have all either chosen or fallen into the HR world! I have to say that I am surprised at how many of us have 'fallen' into our careers. It makes me wonder if this is the same for all career paths!?

I also fell in to HR, or some would say 'side stepped' from being a dog behaviourist in to HR and training!! I know that sounds random but there is little fundamental difference between animal and human psychology. I was used to training pet owners to effectively deal with their pets and so I picked up my presenting/training skills from there. My role as pet behaviourist relied on me being able to build a rapport with pet owners and diplomatically suggesting different ways of communicating with their animals in order for them to show more positive behaviours.

After falling into a combined internal recruitment and HR role in the public sector, I then moved on to do a similar role for a global company. I realised that my career was going to need a boost so I took a year out of working to complete a Masters in HRM and from there I was lucky enough to get a HR Manager’s role which taught me a huge amount! It was a role that required developing a HR department from scratch. Very much do and learn!!

I am now working as a HR Consultant!

Hi All,

Wow, I can't believe the variety of ways we have all either chosen or fallen into the HR world! I have to say that I am surprised at how many of us have 'fallen' into our careers. It makes me wonder if this is the same for all career paths!?

I also fell in to HR, or some would say 'side stepped' from being a dog behaviourist in to HR and training!! I know that sounds random but there is little fundamental difference between animal and human psychology. I was used to training pet owners to effectively deal with their pets and so I picked up my presenting/training skills from there. My role as pet behaviourist relied on me being able to build a rapport with pet owners and diplomatically suggesting different ways of communicating with their animals in order for them to show more positive behaviours.

After falling into a combined internal recruitment and HR role in the public sector, I then moved on to do a similar role for a global company. I realised that my career was going to need a boost so I took a year out of working to complete a Masters in HRM and from there I was lucky enough to get a HR Manager’s role which taught me a huge amount! It was a role that required developing a HR department from scratch. Very much do and learn!!

I am now working as a HR Consultant!