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Majored in HR in college and crossed my fingers I wouldn't end up as an office admin

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I started my career 3 months ago, you guys are goals!

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I got my start randomly applying to jobs out of college and just kind of continued on this path.

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EA lateral role change to HR years ago

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Started as an EA right out of college, jumped to a role supporting a personnel committee for external workers, then shifted to end-to-end support for our Senior Advisor population (typical HR stuff + invoicing support)

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Personal assistant > executive assistant, then kind of thrown into an HR role when the company went through some org changes. Ended up loving it and 15 years later...

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I love working with people so I felt that HR would give me that opportunity as well as job stability. I took HR classes in college and started as an HR Admin right out of school.

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Staffing really and then I landed in a masters program and well here I am after a few years of head hunting I made the jump a few years back after getting my masters.

Started as a learning and development coordinator, inputting classes in Taleo and a ton of other admit work. Taught classes, but new that I wanted another area of HR. Transitioned to Campus Recruiting and have been here for 3 years. Still deciding what my next move is in HR.

I was an EA in Minneapolis. I heard that Houston was desperate for HR folks so I applied. They flew me down, interviewed me, and offered me the job. Within a month I was living and working in Houston.

I started as a contract HR worker, then moved quickly into a Recruitment Coordinator role. For anyone looking to build a career in HR, I think coordinator roles supporting either Generalists or Recruiters is a great way to start.

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