r/HRAustralia

Hi all,

I recently finished my Bachelor of Business in HR and Marketing and am really struggling to land a job, let alone an interview. I am 31 years of age, from VIC, and come from a retail background in Visual Merchandising, with my most recent role being in a senior position. I took the plunge 4 years ago as I wanted to change my career direction and enrolled myself into a Bachelor of Business, and I really enjoyed the experience at a mature age. I am doing lots of networking, following up and applying, and I just cannot seem to gain much traction. I know the job market is tough at the moment, but I have found myself at a dead end road and I'm not really sure how to move forward.

Hi there,

I finished a honours degree in psych (i know, not HR but bare with me) and was looking to get into organisational psychology. I'm having issues getting into a program because the masters is very competitive and i was wondering about what getting HR experience would look like as i don't have a HR degree.

I've had interviews for HR generalist jobs and have been told that i would have been chosen but i just didn't have a HR qualification that would give me the understanding of the rules and regulations that would be relevant for my role.

I was curious if theres any advice on what to do in terms of getting a job in HR because, outside of doing an entire other bachelors in HR, it feels impossible.

any and all advice appreciated