-: Within HR it's really gonna come down
to that progressive experience.
And so not expecting to go
in at an intermediate level like anything else.
Look at the coordinators, the assistant roles,
and every assistant
and coordinator role will be very different.
Some will support a generalist
or employee relations function.
Others will support a recruitment function
or a benefits function or HRIS.
So there's really lots of different areas within that field
and so just start to gain that exposure.
Come in at that entry level
and then look and pay attention.
Take every learning opportunity that you can
to figure out what would be the right fit for you
because not everybody should be a recruiter
and not everybody should be doing employee relations.
And if you don't like people you really shouldn't be in HR.
So figure those things out early
and then once you kind of find that path
then start targeting the type of roles that you want
and don't be afraid of different industries
because those things actually still make you well-rounded.
I think the ones that take anything personally
are maybe the ones that are at a disadvantage
because at the end of the day we deal
with people when they're at their
most vulnerable in many ways.
Whether they're looking for new job
or they're having some frustrations with their benefits,
and so I think at the end of the day
you cannot take any comment that you get personally.
A manager is going to be focused on operations.
They come to us to be experts.
But they don't always come to us
with a partnership attitude.
It doesn't mean you can't work through that.
As long as you assume good intention
and you do your best and you use those soft skills,
it's really not that difficult.
But if you're opposed to it and you get annoyed easily
you probably shouldn't really be working in HR.