How did you get into HR??

I have to admit I don't think I really knew what HR was.

I did a Law degree at university and graduated in 2008 and was planning to continue down the route of doing my LPC and then a training contract. However, I wanted a break to gain experience and save some money rather than getting myself into further debt. Immediately after graduating, I returned to my previous employer as a summer student and was placed in HR. This is where it all started:

It satisfied my immediate needs in terms of its links to Employment Law and then relished being part of a much larger organisation. Opportunites arose and I threw myself into as many development opportunites as possible. 12 months later I worked my way up to HR Officer in the Employee Relations team now dealing with Change management, redundancies, consultation and negotiation and TUPE and loving every minute. I also started my MSc in HRM and Business at Aston University in September too - which I love.

I am more than happy with the choices I ended up making - I for start have a job unlike many of my fellow Uni students and on a superficial note earning a reasonable graduate wage. I would like to return to Law one day specialising in Employment Law and feel that HR has made me a much more rounded individual.

I agree this is a really great discussion.

Zoe

I have to admit I don't think I really knew what HR was.

I did a Law degree at university and graduated in 2008 and was planning to continue down the route of doing my LPC and then a training contract. However, I wanted a break to gain experience and save some money rather than getting myself into further debt. Immediately after graduating, I returned to my previous employer as a summer student and was placed in HR. This is where it all started:

It satisfied my immediate needs in terms of its links to Employment Law and then relished being part of a much larger organisation. Opportunites arose and I threw myself into as many development opportunites as possible. 12 months later I worked my way up to HR Officer in the Employee Relations team now dealing with Change management, redundancies, consultation and negotiation and TUPE and loving every minute. I also started my MSc in HRM and Business at Aston University in September too - which I love.

I am more than happy with the choices I ended up making - I for start have a job unlike many of my fellow Uni students and on a superficial note earning a reasonable graduate wage. I would like to return to Law one day specialising in Employment Law and feel that HR has made me a much more rounded individual.

I agree this is a really great discussion.

Zoe