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.
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.
Gosh
Well I started off by doing a degree in Contemporary Music Performance (useful I know) which by the end of the course I'd decided wasn't really for me . Upon graduation my (now) husband and I moved from one end of the country to the other and I fell into a recruitment role for a company that provided a managed service to the local county council.
After a couple of enjoyable (if slightly stressful) years my husbands job took us away from the area and I ended up working alongside him in the hospitality trade. I still got to meet interesting people but I really missed having a role which ticked all my 'job satisfaction' boxes. I had friends who were undertaking their CIPD and after spending time talking to them I decided that HR was where I wanted to be. Unfortunately, as already pointed out further back in this discussion trail, once you are out of the HR environment it can be difficult to get back in.
So, I went back to basics taking a job as an assistant office manager and working my way upwards. I eventually found a post as office manager which gave me enough HR exposure to apply to my local Uni and start on the pre CIPD course. I had to negotiate the time out the office (a mix of flexi and annual leave) and do a bit of begging to pay for the course via salary sacrifice but its been completely worth it. I've since been promoted to HR manager within a communications group and am due to start a new and (hopefully!) even more exciting post in the next few days. I'll also be completing my Post Grad CIPD course in January 2011.
Its early days still and its been hard work so far but the reward of having an enjoyable, challenging and professional job has been completely worth it.
Gosh
Well I started off by doing a degree in Contemporary Music Performance (useful I know) which by the end of the course I'd decided wasn't really for me . Upon graduation my (now) husband and I moved from one end of the country to the other and I fell into a recruitment role for a company that provided a managed service to the local county council.
After a couple of enjoyable (if slightly stressful) years my husbands job took us away from the area and I ended up working alongside him in the hospitality trade. I still got to meet interesting people but I really missed having a role which ticked all my 'job satisfaction' boxes. I had friends who were undertaking their CIPD and after spending time talking to them I decided that HR was where I wanted to be. Unfortunately, as already pointed out further back in this discussion trail, once you are out of the HR environment it can be difficult to get back in.
So, I went back to basics taking a job as an assistant office manager and working my way upwards. I eventually found a post as office manager which gave me enough HR exposure to apply to my local Uni and start on the pre CIPD course. I had to negotiate the time out the office (a mix of flexi and annual leave) and do a bit of begging to pay for the course via salary sacrifice but its been completely worth it. I've since been promoted to HR manager within a communications group and am due to start a new and (hopefully!) even more exciting post in the next few days. I'll also be completing my Post Grad CIPD course in January 2011.
Its early days still and its been hard work so far but the reward of having an enjoyable, challenging and professional job has been completely worth it.
