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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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  • Like a number of others I fell into HR rather than it being a career choice. I left college with a secretarial qualification and worked in that profession for a number of years.

    Whilst working for the Plant Manager at my previous employer, I started to do work for the HR Department and when he left in 2001 and the new plant manager didn't want a PA, I moved into HR. They paid for me to gain a CIPD qualification and I have been working in the profession ever since.

    I now work in a stand alone HR role on a part time basis due to health issues.

    I enjoy HR and although it can be very challenging at times I do wish that I had started in the profession earlier.
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  • Like a number of others I fell into HR rather than it being a career choice. I left college with a secretarial qualification and worked in that profession for a number of years.

    Whilst working for the Plant Manager at my previous employer, I started to do work for the HR Department and when he left in 2001 and the new plant manager didn't want a PA, I moved into HR. They paid for me to gain a CIPD qualification and I have been working in the profession ever since.

    I now work in a stand alone HR role on a part time basis due to health issues.

    I enjoy HR and although it can be very challenging at times I do wish that I had started in the profession earlier.
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