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I'm at a point in my life where I feel like I need a career change. I currently work in the IT field and have lost my passion for it. While I do enjoy helping people, I feel like I am ready for a new challenge and change in work. I have recently grown curious about the recruiting and onboarding process, as well as motivating and helping people with issues they have at work.
My degree is in Business Administration, so I'm curious to know how I would go about changing over to Human Resources? How would I go about applying for HR jobs when all my previous work experience has been in IT?
One thought I had was to ask my current place of employment's HR office to allow me to shadow them or help them out during my lunch break, so that I could at least somehow put that on my resume.
I'm at a point in my life where I feel like I need a career change. I currently work in the IT field and have lost my passion for it. While I do enjoy helping people, I feel like I am ready for a new challenge and change in work. I have recently grown curious about the recruiting and onboarding process, as well as motivating and helping people with issues they have at work.
My degree is in Business Administration, so I'm curious to know how I would go about changing over to Human Resources? How would I go about applying for HR jobs when all my previous work experience has been in IT?
One thought I had was to ask my current place of employment's HR office to allow me to shadow them or help them out during my lunch break, so that I could at least somehow put that on my resume.
You do know that most of that work is confidential, you cannot just stick your nose in the Human Resource department at your workplace and look at employee files, salary, hiring, firing, etc.
You do know that most of that work is confidential, you cannot just stick your nose in the Human Resource department at your workplace and look at employee files, salary, hiring, firing, etc.
You can always ask .... but there are very strict and enforcable laws when it comes to the HR business. A big part of my school education was teaching me about discrimination. Common sense is not enough, you gotta know your stuff, what to say and especially, what not. An unprofessional in the HR department can do big damage and get the company sued in a heartbeat.
However, training and helping others sounds more realistic.
You can always ask .... but there are very strict and enforcable laws when it comes to the HR business. A big part of my school education was teaching me about discrimination. Common sense is not enough, you gotta know your stuff, what to say and especially, what not. An unprofessional in the HR department can do big damage and get the company sued in a heartbeat.
However, training and helping others sounds more realistic.
I have a Masters in HR and Employment Relations.
I definitely would not want to get anyone in trouble...I guess I would like to find the best way break into a field that I have no work experience in. I do have experience in helping and training others, because of my work in IT, but I don't want to be stuck in IT any more.
The local college offers a certificate in Human Resources Management that has "courses" such as Fundamentals in HR, Employee Relations, Current Issues in Employment Law, etc. that I have started to look into. But I don't feel that the certificate alone would be sufficient for a job change.
I definitely would not want to get anyone in trouble...I guess I would like to find the best way break into a field that I have no work experience in. I do have experience in helping and training others, because of my work in IT, but I don't want to be stuck in IT any more.
The local college offers a certificate in Human Resources Management that has "courses" such as Fundamentals in HR, Employee Relations, Current Issues in Employment Law, etc. that I have started to look into. But I don't feel that the certificate alone would be sufficient for a job change.
Any tips or suggestions?
That sounds reasonable. I am not an expert though so please do not rely on my unprofessional opinion. Maybe some others want to chime in, too ....
I feel like I am ready for a new challenge and change in work. I have recently grown curious about the recruiting and onboarding process, as well as motivating and helping people with issues they have at work.
Have you ever been asked to train new employees at your current or previous jobs? Since you have no real HR experience, you can build upon that and try to spin it as onboarding experience.
If the company is any size, they will hire people with degrees in HR, and not bring someone in from the IT world. HR has to know so many laws, and court rulings to do their job, that it is not something they could/would be in a position to employ you in HR. Just like they don't move people from HR to manage IT positions.
Id suggest marrying your IT background with interest in HR thru HR Info System management.
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