I Am 41 Yrs Old And Have Just Got My Degree In Human Resources. How Can I Market Myself Without Experience?
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010 at
10:46 pm
I had a 3.97 gpa and eight certificates earned through my degree program. I have indirect skills related to HR but not practical experience.
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Brainstorm.
Write a list of all your jobs, paid and volunteer.
Under those jobs list all your skills and experience.
Write a rough draft of your resume and a boiler plate cover letter (you will want to customize each for each job – but it’s nice to have a starting point.)
Take all of the above and make an appointment with your school’s career counselor. He/she will help you get your resume polished and highlight how your previous experience relates or gives your additional value as an employee. The counselor will also be able to answer other questions that come up and give you an idea of the job market and things that have worked for other people.
Once you have a polished resume and a game plan, apply to some positions that you don’t care if you get them or not. Think of these as practice. If you get an interview, all the better, you can practice interview skills. Sometimes you might stumble upon a job that turns out to be a good choice this way – but this practice is important for when you apply for a position you really want.
Congratulations and good luck!
Use your HR expertise to find a solution.
What better way to know HR, than to be a worker yourself? List all your career experiences and your educational ones. You can also try to either find a niche in HR, such as compensation, workplace laws, or training, some companies look for specific niches when hiring for their HR departments. Another thing to do is to market yourself as an HR generalist.
You could also join a professonial organization like the Society of Human Resource Management and earn some of their credentials.
I would also look at obtaining a job as an HR director or manager at a small or nonprofit company, to gain experience, most large companies require anywhere from 5 to 7 years experience.
Congrats!:)
Be honest if you go for interviews, on your resume say that you are looking for experience.
Check with some post secondary institutes, they’re good at hiring people who need experience.