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Lee

Hi All, I qualify for my CIPD Level 3 in June, I have worked as an account manager for 15 years but have always had a keen interest in HR so have finally taken the jump and landed my first HR role which I start in a few weeks!

I'm thrilled to be starting this new chapter in my career, I've thoroughly been enjoying my studies and taking as much in as possible however I would like to be as prepared as possible going into my new role!

for all those working in a HR Advisor role, could you please share any words of advice you wish you had been given, or would go back and tell yourself when first starting out?

Thanks for you time!

Lee. 

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  • Congratulations on your new role. That's a fab question to ask. I think my thoughts would be:

    HR is not there to police the organisation - we are professional advisers in the same way as Solicitors or Accountants. This means as a general rule, our role is to provide the manager with information on options, together with the risks etc, so they can make an informed decision. There may be times ,when they seem determined to take a course of action so risky or inappropriate that we need to alert someone more senior, but as a general rule, the manager is the decision maker.

    Having said that, you will come across many managers, who don't want to give a difficult message to an employee and will ask you just so they can say that HR have said 'no'

    When considering courses of action, always try to think about whether that course of action is likely to improve the situation, make no difference, or potentially make it worse. If it would make it worse, you are just creating work for yourself, if it would make no difference, you are wasting your time. There are times, when you don't have much option, but is always good to consider what is likely to happen next.

    I hope you enjoy your new role
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  • Congratulations on your new role. That's a fab question to ask. I think my thoughts would be:

    HR is not there to police the organisation - we are professional advisers in the same way as Solicitors or Accountants. This means as a general rule, our role is to provide the manager with information on options, together with the risks etc, so they can make an informed decision. There may be times ,when they seem determined to take a course of action so risky or inappropriate that we need to alert someone more senior, but as a general rule, the manager is the decision maker.

    Having said that, you will come across many managers, who don't want to give a difficult message to an employee and will ask you just so they can say that HR have said 'no'

    When considering courses of action, always try to think about whether that course of action is likely to improve the situation, make no difference, or potentially make it worse. If it would make it worse, you are just creating work for yourself, if it would make no difference, you are wasting your time. There are times, when you don't have much option, but is always good to consider what is likely to happen next.

    I hope you enjoy your new role
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