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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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  • Eddie, don't give up! People with experience outside the HR role are valuable in HR and too few IMHO.
    I came to HR from a commercial background and being able to talk to managers from a business perspective made the HR role so much easier and improved relations. Not to mention being better for the organisation.
    Good advice to network using the local CIPD branch. Recruitment is still who you know.
    Emphasise the benefits your organisational experience brings to a HR role. And be humble enough to take a role quite junior or not quite what you want - once inside it's easy to demonstrate ability.
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  • Eddie, don't give up! People with experience outside the HR role are valuable in HR and too few IMHO.
    I came to HR from a commercial background and being able to talk to managers from a business perspective made the HR role so much easier and improved relations. Not to mention being better for the organisation.
    Good advice to network using the local CIPD branch. Recruitment is still who you know.
    Emphasise the benefits your organisational experience brings to a HR role. And be humble enough to take a role quite junior or not quite what you want - once inside it's easy to demonstrate ability.
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  • in reply to Anne
    Hi Anne, Thanks for taking the time to comment and for your advice. It's great to see you took a similar path coming into HR later in to your career. Both Steven and your advice about the CIPD branch is great and I will be sure to get in touch with them this week.

    I'm definitely humble and happy to take a more junior role to get my feet under a desk and prove myself. I'm definitely looking for a role that I can learn in and hope to have supportive managers.

    Thanks again.