Hello everyone,
I’m looking to begin my career in HR, I have almost 6 years of benefit experience I gained through my career with UnitedHelathcare I recently started a new company and with my position here I am considered as Benefits Specialist in HR I don’t have a degree yet but I do want to work on that. Any other advice or tips to help build my career? Thank you in advance

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I'd look into getting a few certificates under your belt. (Here's a decent list that shows how much each one costs, etc. https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/list-of-hr-certifications).

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Awesome, Thank you!

SHRM helps a lot. We just hired a HR benefits Specialist. What we were looking for was someone experienced in what you just put down 🤣. Every company is looking for something different so start applying!

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Thank you so much, I currently started in HR with this company and they started me off at $23. I am looking for more but it helped that the position is remote. If you guys end up with anymore positions I would love to apply!

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