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Working in HR? If you could start again, would you?

Steve Bridger

You're looking at me quizzically... 'Odd question', you're thinking. 'Why ask that?'

No agenda... I was just thinking out loud... those of you who are HR (or L & D) veterans; with all your experience and expertise - if you knew then (at the start of your career journey)... what you know now, would you do it all again?

Maybe you are relatively new to the profession. What would you do differently? 

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  • I definitely blagged my way into HR and I'm so glad that I did! I was looking for a new challenge after 10 years in the recruitment agency industry and found out that one of our clients were recruiting an HR/Office Manager. I went to the interview, and told them that I had always wanted to work in HR, recruitment was the closest I could get to but that there were a lot simularities so I thought I would be a good fit. I also said that I wished I had studied the CIPD qualifications etc etc... managed to get the job - they offered to pay for me to pay to do the CPP, which I thought was great - until I finished the CPP and they wanted me to do the L7 masters degree!! (Be careful what you wish for hey!). So here I am nearly 10 years later and about to start my first foray into public sector HR! I daresay it's going to be very different to energy and financial services, but I'm looking forward to it nonetheless!
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  • I definitely blagged my way into HR and I'm so glad that I did! I was looking for a new challenge after 10 years in the recruitment agency industry and found out that one of our clients were recruiting an HR/Office Manager. I went to the interview, and told them that I had always wanted to work in HR, recruitment was the closest I could get to but that there were a lot simularities so I thought I would be a good fit. I also said that I wished I had studied the CIPD qualifications etc etc... managed to get the job - they offered to pay for me to pay to do the CPP, which I thought was great - until I finished the CPP and they wanted me to do the L7 masters degree!! (Be careful what you wish for hey!). So here I am nearly 10 years later and about to start my first foray into public sector HR! I daresay it's going to be very different to energy and financial services, but I'm looking forward to it nonetheless!
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