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Chasing a career in HR & People

Eddie

Hello Everyone,

I'm Eddie.

I am not your typical HR professional as my career has spanned fashion buying, account management, and recruitment. I have ample experience of managing teams and have had experience and exposure to:

  • Team management
  • Recruitment
  • Talent development
  • Change management
  • ER & Disciplinary action
  • Performance management
  • Delivering training and
  • Senior stakeholder management

I was given the opportunity last Aug to take a professional career break and dedicated my time to full-time study for my CIPD level 5. My last module is in marking as we speak and I am so looking forward to being qualified. 

I would love to connect with you as I am seeking any advice on how I can successfully transition into an HR Advisor or HR Generalist role. I know I have plenty of transferable skills and first hand experience in much of what I believe would be valuable to the role. I am a hardworking and dedicated professional who wants to add real value to a business. 

I have applied to over 35 roles so far and have yet to have any bites on interviews. I know I just need to be given a chance as I know how much I can bring to a role. 

Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated.

Eddie 

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  • Congratulations on your L5 qualification! That's great.

    One piece of advice I'd give you is to apply to roles within the sectors you've already got experience in - whilst your HR experience is developing, the sector knowledge that you bring will be a real asset to any HR position. Make sure you spell that out to them in your application - and ensure you speak from the heart (as you have in this posting) about your enthusiasm for the new role.

    Good luck!
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  • Congratulations on your L5 qualification! That's great.

    One piece of advice I'd give you is to apply to roles within the sectors you've already got experience in - whilst your HR experience is developing, the sector knowledge that you bring will be a real asset to any HR position. Make sure you spell that out to them in your application - and ensure you speak from the heart (as you have in this posting) about your enthusiasm for the new role.

    Good luck!
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  • in reply to Nina Waters
    Hi Nina, Thanks for your kind words about my L5. Although it was challenging I managed to achieve 4 high passes, 2 passes , and 1 low pass, showing that my experience helped me have a good understanding of the theory and can apply to real life situations.

    Your advice is great and I am prioritising creative industries as this is where the bulk of my experience is. I've also taken Sophie's advice and re-worked my cv to be 'skills based'. Hoping this might help me get more traction to getting interviews booked.

    The rest of the week I will continue to network and apply for roles.

    For anyone else reading these posts please do drop me a comment or share any advice.

    Thanks again,

    Eddie