It’s been a while I’ve been trying to find a remote HR Administrator or HR Assistant role but am still waiting for a positive response. I hold an MBAs in HRM and Strategic Management, and I have hands-on experience through an HR internship and a volunteer role as a Talent Administrator, both are remote positions. Could anyone advise me on what I need to develop to get hired?

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Hi Shajeda - I'm in the same boat as you. After a year of daily job searching for a remote role, it couldn't be any clearer to me that the single most important thing you can do to land a job in this market is to be open to working an ON-SITE job.

The problem we're seeing right now is one of sheer, unprecedented, INSANE application volume that companies are struggling terribly to handle. Postings for remote jobs get hundreds - even thousands - of applications within very short periods. It's not uncommon at all for a remote job posted on LinkedIn to say "no longer accepting applications" after being live for only a couple of hours!

I started getting better results when I pivoted away from the remote roles and started looking locally. Remember that many on-site roles CAN become remote - or at least hybrid* - in the future (*meaning the company eventually allows you to work from home one or more days per week while you report to the office on the other days. That can be a very nice arrangement!)

I don't want to discourage you - because you sure sound like someone I'd hire as an HR Assistant if I were looking for one! - but remote jobs are overflowing with applicants to the point where perfectly qualified people are being rejected for no other reason than the recruiting teams are exhausted by the effort it takes to screen them. They might look at the first 50 applications that come in and if there are enough in that group to start interviewing, they'll stop there. If your application was number 51 or later, you're just out of luck! Switch to on-site roles if you are at all able to do so, and see if that makes a difference. You'll at least have MUCH less competition!

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Thank you very much for your kind and supportive words. Your words mean a lot to me.

Aim a little higher. If you have MBAs already, try securing an HR Advisor role. Trying to start in the most junior roles may not be the best way to jump start your career.

Intern and Volunteer are great, and you have been an Administrator, now move up. You can then go from HRA, to HRBP/HRM and see if you like that (and maybe work up to head of function, if that is your goal).

I have been HR Administrator, HR Advisor, then quickly moved to HR Business Partner and I love this level. You can show that you have worked in a junior capacity, now work towards mid/senior level?

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If you don’t mind, can I connect with you on LinkedIn?

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