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What HR career advice would you give your younger self?

Steve Bridger

A bit of a sneaky question to draw you in... but in all seriousness this Community surfaces many of the challenges people professionals face at various stages of their cereers.

aced throughout their career and try to draw out some common themes. So, back to the questions...

  • What career advice would you give your younger self?
  • What has been your most important resource when thinking about the career progression you have made to date?

...and with my CIPD hat on, how have CIPD resources helped you to progress your career to date (leaving to one side qualifications and professional recognition)?

...and what kind of resources for career development do you feel the CIPD could provide that we do not already?

Thanks.

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  • -Careers advice to my younger self? Think harder about specific career goals and formulate a plan to achieve them. It's very easy to drift from one job to another. Having said that, my career history has underpinned my general knowledge of commercial business which is an important aspect of dealing with HR.
    -Most important resource for progression of my career? Two things have helped enormously: (1) Professional relationships with colleagues who have been generous with knowledge-sharing and advice and (2) the internet! It gives you access to the CIPD, ACAS and too many other resources to mention here.
    -CIPD resources that have helped progress my career? I use CIPD resources regularly, for example fact sheets, reports and survey results. I use these (as well as other resources) to make sure my knowledge is up-to-date and I can respond to queries and MI requests confidently. I'm convinced this has aided my career progression in my current company, in terms of being thought of as someone who is well-informed and whose responses are based on fact and not (too much!) on opinion. In a nutshell- being good at my job.
    -Other career development resources? I can't think of any at this moment in time!
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  • -Careers advice to my younger self? Think harder about specific career goals and formulate a plan to achieve them. It's very easy to drift from one job to another. Having said that, my career history has underpinned my general knowledge of commercial business which is an important aspect of dealing with HR.
    -Most important resource for progression of my career? Two things have helped enormously: (1) Professional relationships with colleagues who have been generous with knowledge-sharing and advice and (2) the internet! It gives you access to the CIPD, ACAS and too many other resources to mention here.
    -CIPD resources that have helped progress my career? I use CIPD resources regularly, for example fact sheets, reports and survey results. I use these (as well as other resources) to make sure my knowledge is up-to-date and I can respond to queries and MI requests confidently. I'm convinced this has aided my career progression in my current company, in terms of being thought of as someone who is well-informed and whose responses are based on fact and not (too much!) on opinion. In a nutshell- being good at my job.
    -Other career development resources? I can't think of any at this moment in time!
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