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I have recently decided to try and break into the world of HR. Problem is, I have no HR experience whatsoever. I do have a BA in Sociology, and am enrolled at a local college for an HR certificate. Al
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Career changing into HR....
posted at 9/26/2003 11:31 AM EDT
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I have recently decided to try and break into the world of HR. Problem is, I have no HR experience whatsoever. I do have a BA in Sociology, and am enrolled at a local college for an HR certificate. All the jobs I've been looking at these days ask for some HR experience; my question is how can I break in without the experience? A pay cut is not unreasonable to me because I understand that I would be starting at the bottom....but you'd think that a BA would help me just a little, wouldn't you? Need help and advice!! |
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Career changing into HR....
posted at 9/30/2003 9:19 AM EDT
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First: 11/25/2002 Last: 9/30/2003 |
I'm not sure if it's the same as when I started 4 1/2 years ago, but I was in the same boat. I had a BA in psych and an M.Ed in Special Ed and thought I wanted to be a recruiter, not a Spec Ed teacher!
After trying my hand at recruiting at a temp employ agency, I landed an HR Assistant job at my current company. Lessons learned - I didn't like recruiting and taking a totally entry level job (making $13/hr!!) gave me a chance to learn hands on all the different functions of HR. I'd also suggest being open to temping to find the best fit. You probably want a manager who will like the job of grooming someone totally new to HR. If you're in Boston contact me as we have an entry level HR position available. Good luck! |
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Career changing into HR....
posted at 9/30/2003 1:09 PM EDT
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Thank you very much for responding!! I thought I was out there alone! You gave me some sound advice, was actually thinking about recruitment to start out, but temping may be the way to go since the job market is so lousy these days.
I live in Madison, WI, and you'd think that this capital city would have something.....but alas, I will continue my hunt. Thanks again! |
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Career changing into HR....
posted at 7/23/2004 2:27 AM EDT
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First: 11/11/2003 Last: 5/13/2010 |
You are wise to attend seminars to get an overview of the HR field and to to learn more about specific functions. I think the World at Work course offerings are very good.
Your BA will not necessarily give you a leg up if your coursework didn't include any business courses. HR professionals need to understand business operations and to have a good grasp of employment law. |
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Career changing into HR....
posted at 7/23/2004 5:51 AM EDT
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First: 7/23/2004 Last: 2/15/2006 |
You might want to check with a HR professional in your area to see when one of the national companies such as Council on Education might be holding a seminar in your area. They are a little pricey but you glean a great wealth of information and they do offer CE credits. |
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Career changing into HR....
posted at 8/17/2004 12:01 AM EDT
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I have an experience to help a person without HR experienxe to be a HR in 2 months.
Below is my experience. 1.Teacher her the most common case HR will handle. and how to handle. 2. Learn the related Law and policy from internet and books. 3. Have a trainng coiurse of HR so that you can get more theory of HR 4. Apply the job eventhough you are not qualifed for those position to get a chance for interview. during those interview you can learn which you should learn and how to learn. 5. Get some template resume of HR to see what they are doing. 7. The most improtant is the attitude. good attitude to learn new knowledge. Form above point you may learn the basic knowledge of HR, and try to get a chance. eventhough the chance is not good. but if you get don't mind the payment and so on, just go ahead i believe that you can have a chance to learn more. I am in China. perhaps the experience is not suitable for USA. but remember that for A HR, The most important thing is to know how to deal with people. So try best to learn more about people and i am sure you can achieve. good lucky! |
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