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So, I am 24 years old. I am currently active duty Navy. Assigned as a Religious Program Manager and personal security officer for a US Navy Chaplain. I am about to finish up the first half of my cours
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Question on my ability to find a good HR Job
posted at 8/26/2008 10:33 AM EDT
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First: 8/23/2008 Last: 8/26/2008 |
The certificates they offer are merely an extension of the curriculum you are currently in. Basically like a slightly more in depth minor (or a secondary minor if you will). It is 18 semester credit hours (6 courses). |
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Question on my ability to find a good HR Job
posted at 8/27/2008 9:04 AM EDT
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In reading the posts, just my thoughts...It honestly sounds like you have jumped career paths a lot -- military, security officer, computer graphics, chaplain/religious services, HR, marketing and business law. Like you can't seem to decide exactly what you want to do. I would expect a few
questions in interviews about that. (My husband went from teaching History to training to IT over the last 13 years...and always gets questions about it.) I suspect you would "fit" better with either a large company that needs an EEO officer or a trainer OR a very small company that needs someone who can wear many hats. Smaller companies may not pay as much or have benefits/perqs as good as large companies, but I enjoy the small company I work for. We have much more flexibility than the consulting firm did. I agree with HRPro about networking. I also agree that you would come in at an entry level position. The military doesn't always run the same as a business. While that experience is good, it could be comparable to working in a small business vs a large one....or in a consulting firm vs for a client. Again just my thoughts. |
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Question on my ability to find a good HR Job
posted at 12/11/2008 6:32 AM EST
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It would also be wise to speak to someone currently in a civil service HR role. I work for a (non-civil service) contractor on a large USMC/Navy military base on the east coast, and civil service HR has very little to do with HR as most of us know it. From what I've seen from this angle, it's a lot of administrative, personnel mgmt work. Even the people who process your IDs are considered "HR" in civil service. It's a very broad term.
However, I see openings all the time for various Family Readiness Officer positions on base, and the starting pay for those are in the mid 40s. With your background, you may want to look at something like that. |
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Question on my ability to find a good HR Job
posted at 12/12/2008 3:35 AM EST
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First: 7/10/2007 Last: 8/31/2011 |
Preacher: going back to your original question about your employability. Bear in mind that its always a competitive selection process. In a candidate-rich environment as we have now, youre going to be up against people with a lot of experience which hiring managers may deem to be more relevant to their needs. Back a few years ago after the dot-com bust I was in the job market for a while. The standing joke about employers looking for industry-specific experience was that it doesnt matter if you have 10 years experience working for a company making blue widgets, you might not make the short- list in a company making red widgets.
The bottom line there is to look for employers and opportunities where your unique experience would give you the edge over other applicants, such as public sector or faith-based organizations. Good luck |
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