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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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  • Hello Rachel, I'm sorry this has happened to you; it sounds horrible.
    I had a couple of thoughts... maybe use this time as an opportunity for reflection, and think about what you really want from a new job. Different size organisation? More HR? Different work pattern?

    Are there any local charities that could utilise your skills? They could lead to other opportunities (it did for me). You could also consider signing up to an HR temping agency, where there is often a mix of HR and admin roles going, and offers the opportunity to try different work places. It also puts you in a good position for any permanent jobs that come up.

    The other thing I found helpful was that I paid for someone to review and refresh my CV and LinkedIn profile, so my message was stronger and consistent, and following that, I had lots more interest from recruiters. (I used Ella Hutchings Coaching, ex HR professional, who I met at a CIPD branch event!). Whatever the next chapter looks like Rachel, I wish you well.
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  • Hello Rachel, I'm sorry this has happened to you; it sounds horrible.
    I had a couple of thoughts... maybe use this time as an opportunity for reflection, and think about what you really want from a new job. Different size organisation? More HR? Different work pattern?

    Are there any local charities that could utilise your skills? They could lead to other opportunities (it did for me). You could also consider signing up to an HR temping agency, where there is often a mix of HR and admin roles going, and offers the opportunity to try different work places. It also puts you in a good position for any permanent jobs that come up.

    The other thing I found helpful was that I paid for someone to review and refresh my CV and LinkedIn profile, so my message was stronger and consistent, and following that, I had lots more interest from recruiters. (I used Ella Hutchings Coaching, ex HR professional, who I met at a CIPD branch event!). Whatever the next chapter looks like Rachel, I wish you well.
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