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Hey there, fellow HR professionals! 👋 Have you ever felt like you don’t know how to do your job even after completing your education? I’ve been working as a Human Resources assistant for 2 years and recently finished my HR diploma, but I still feel unskilled and unprepared for a coordinator or generalist role. How did you navigate this transition and become a successful HR professional post-education?
Here are some possible solutions to consider:
– Seek mentorship from experienced HR professionals within your organization or network.
– Take additional training or certification courses to enhance your skills.
– Shadowing seasoned HR professionals to learn practical tips and tricks.
– Don’t be afraid to ask questions and seek advice from colleagues.
I’d love to hear your thoughts and experiences on how you developed your skills and confidence as an HR professional! Let’s grow together and support each other in our career journeys. 🌟 #CareerGrowth #HRCommunity
You need a good mentor, someone you can shadow, and experience.
Shadowing an experienced HR person is what really gives you your sea legs.
The best thing that I would recommend is taking employment law and employee relations courses. Even just joining online discussions or forums to learn more about specific scenarios. The only way to truly learn is to be hands on in the field. Do you have a supervisor that would be willing to show you different aspects of the job? What field of HR are you working in? Medical, banking, manufacturing, etc?
Shadowing on the job. Asking questions. Learning intricacies of industry – admittedly this took awhile. Over time I realized I knew what I was doing was generally correct, but didn’t always know why.
You’re really going to learn best by just being there day in and day out. The degree is a good start, but only takes you so far.
You will learn more on the job than any degree can give you when it comes to hr. Find a mentor and absorb all you can.
I literally took 1 hr course in undergrad and moved into recruiting. A year later I got into HR ops. I wasn’t even sure why and how they picked me lmao. But having a great manager def helped me. I asked as many (and silly) questions I could possibly ask. There were days self doubts creeped in but my team simply reassured me over and over that it was ok to be a learner and I was doing well – I internalized it overtime. I also took trainings and drained my L&D budget. Now doing my postgrad in HR. HR is one of those professions that confidence comes with overtime and with experience. Just keep showing up and doing what you can with help from your supervisors/team. Suggest stuff in team calls even if you’re not sure “maybe we can try this?” Slowly slowly it’ll all add up and there’ll be a situation where you’re like “oh I’ve done this before!” and off you go to solve it. Do that repeatedly and you’ll be good to go. All the best! 🙂
Samee my managers out this week and I’ve realized she’s taught me absolutely nothing to do on my own I have to learn myself or online
I researched and read everything online. I found lots of good blogs, newsletters, and other resources. I subscribed to message boards and watched YouTube videos. The biggest employment law firm in a nearby large city has free training seminars.
My company gives me a $0 budget for training, so I had to find free resources.
I really got thrown into my role and figured it out. I have a background in social work which has helped with my people skills and office politic and influencing skills.
Honestly, I find that I’m just going to continue to make mistakes and figure it out as I go. You live and learn. I try to do things with minimal mistakes, triple checking my work. I also work with a PEO who I use frequently on how to handle situations and will meet with the HR specialist who will help guide me through.
Check out Jackson Lewis webinars they are free, Littler too, you can get HRCI credit packages from Tools 2 Succeed good for a whole year of video training 160 courses
Even if you know the law and info for a class, that can’t show you going you how a company does their specific processes. It will almost always be unique to the company.
Don’t be afraid to ask questions, and just take good notes when you are learning or someone is taking time with you. Everyone has to learn; they will appreciate it if they say you care, are trying, and doing your best. I’d rather train someone with a good attitude who wants to learn, than someone who knows a bit and isn’t good to be around.
You’ll be fine. We’ve all been there. Good luck!