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NETWORK. Join a professional organization that HR/recruiters frequent. Join a LinkedIn group. Look up people on LinkedIn currently in HR with sales, marketing, ir communications backgrounds and ask if you can send them a $5 Starbucks gift card and “buy them coffee” virtually and learn about their switch. When you see a company hiring in bulk or they have a recent acquisition, they are probably relatively expanding their HR team- network with their CFO or other Hr people to try and by considered for the role.
You can also do a least resistance option and go into Sales at a company that sells HR software and use that role to network your way into an in-house role.
Good luck!
What is it that attracts you to HR? What related experience do you have? If you can answer those two questions, you're on your way to convincing them.
Don’t do it. It’s a terrible place to be, constantly dealing with people’s issues and bad behavior. I wish I never worked in HR
Be smart about the industry you are targeting. You may be able to get experience where you are now, but I think the key to success is strong mentorship. Don't be afraid to take a lower income role for the right experience, and pick a field in HR that appeals most to you (core people ops, recruiting, branding, total rewards, etc.). Then, NETWORK and find a mentor!
Would opt for a talent acquisition/recruiting role first before HR/HRBP.
Why? They are very unrelated
It's important that you're able to demonstrate your understanding of the relevant employment laws and applicable state and local regulations that oversee HR practice, as well. I see a lot of applicants for HR roles who are trying to get a foot in the door, but those who are successful are able to speak to the law and compliance. There's a lot more to the profession than pushing paper, and HR Managers need to see that you can hit the ground running without increasing the company's legal risk.
In the absence of this, I'd recommend seeking internships, co-ops, or rotational programs where you can gain such knowledge while familiarizing yourself with the organization and its mission, vision, and values. Best of luck!
I think it’s great you want to do a career change and challenge yourself in a new industry. Everyone’s experience is different in HR but once you find the right industry you want to be in, you’ll be able to hopefully make some impactful change to the org and employees.
Some steps could be to engage with some HR specific agencies that can place you in temp work to get a feel for it and learn the foundation. Then move around. Of course, outside of that- network network network!
Hope that’s helpful!