I need some pointers on how to get back into the Human Resources field. I have 2.5 years experience in HR (recruiting, generalist, payroll, and assistant). However my experience is from over 10 years ago as I’ve been working in the Social Services field ever since. My educational background (BS and MA) is in HR. I have been applying to HR related roles and my application goes as far as the hiring manager but no interviews. Any suggestions on how to improve my chances to get back into HR?

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Thank you, will do!

Begin by building connections and relationships with the companies you want to work for. Or reaching back out to weak ties to the companies and relationship you had a decade ago.

Referrals are the number one source of new hires!

Thank you for the feedback!

Having a more recent certification or coursework may help with showing you’ve stayed up to date with the field and best practices. Labor laws and best practices change a lot over time, so while your educational background is a great foundation, if it’s from 10+ years ago it likely won’t be enough on its own to make up for being out of the field.

What types of HR roles are you applying for? Depending on what you did in Social Services, I’d imagine there are a lot of transferable skills for some roles (ex. people-facing, ER types of responsibilities), but for other roles you may need to take additional steps to demonstrate your continuing abilities (ex payroll certification)

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