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Starting from scratch after being made redundant

Rachel

Hi Everyone

At the beginning of September I, and everyone else in the business, was made redundant due to the company going into administration. The problem I have is I don't feel like I've got enough experience to apply for any HR jobs anywhere else. I have my CIPD Level 3 and was labelled as HR at the company but it was an SME with only 13 employees so my job was mostly other admin tasks and general employee HR when needed, along with creating/updating policies and procedures. Even though I was there for 5 and a half years I don't feel like it gave me enough experience to actually get a foot in the door in HR anywhere else. I just wondered if anyone had any advice for basically starting from scratch?

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  • Firsty Rachel, I will echo all the thoughts below and the best wishes too. Redundancy is a bruising experience and has a big impact financially, practically and emotionally and it can be a hhuge shock and leave people reeling. It's completely understandable for this to deal a blow to confidence and wonder what can I do next whilst you are in the middle of navigating that.

    I find it often leaves a legacy when it come to looking at the experience you/ we have and what we can do for other companies in the future. We can downplay our experience as a result.

    Firstly I'd say, be kind to yourself, this is a tough experience.

    Take your time to process it and acknowledge how you feel.

    Get a friend to help you to review your skills and experience and CV or ask for a CIPD mentor to help - it's free and there will be people open to mentoring you on career next steps.

    Look at your CV and your LinkedIn profile to see how it can be positioned to put you in the best possible position to find new work. Think about what you want and what roles could match your skills, in and outside of HR. Then start looking. Once you have a good CV and profile, you can then move on to practising how to interview again which can be the next stage in recovery.

    Wishing you good luck and all the best for your next role. Don't blame yourself for the company's failure to thrive and survive.
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  • Firsty Rachel, I will echo all the thoughts below and the best wishes too. Redundancy is a bruising experience and has a big impact financially, practically and emotionally and it can be a hhuge shock and leave people reeling. It's completely understandable for this to deal a blow to confidence and wonder what can I do next whilst you are in the middle of navigating that.

    I find it often leaves a legacy when it come to looking at the experience you/ we have and what we can do for other companies in the future. We can downplay our experience as a result.

    Firstly I'd say, be kind to yourself, this is a tough experience.

    Take your time to process it and acknowledge how you feel.

    Get a friend to help you to review your skills and experience and CV or ask for a CIPD mentor to help - it's free and there will be people open to mentoring you on career next steps.

    Look at your CV and your LinkedIn profile to see how it can be positioned to put you in the best possible position to find new work. Think about what you want and what roles could match your skills, in and outside of HR. Then start looking. Once you have a good CV and profile, you can then move on to practising how to interview again which can be the next stage in recovery.

    Wishing you good luck and all the best for your next role. Don't blame yourself for the company's failure to thrive and survive.
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