Dear Seniors
I've worked with a financial services firm and a publishing firm as corporate communications and research person. I want to enter into hr function, and have been trying out opportunities. If I try with a financial services or publishing co for a hr career, they say they prefer hr from IT. So, to get a similar position in hr even with the industries I've worked with is not possible. I tried a junior position. That too, the preference is from IT. So, my queries are:
1. Do I begin from the beginning? ie an entry level hr job with an IT co so that I can learn the tools of the trade?
2. How do I handle the 'contacts' query? ie they call up and ask me if I have applicant database. Do I try to build a database? If so, how can I just like that without working with any company just build a database? Is it alright to just open my linkedin profile and start connecting? is that how it works?
Pl help as I'm at my wits end.
I've worked with a financial services firm and a publishing firm as corporate communications and research person. I want to enter into hr function, and have been trying out opportunities. If I try with a financial services or publishing co for a hr career, they say they prefer hr from IT. So, to get a similar position in hr even with the industries I've worked with is not possible. I tried a junior position. That too, the preference is from IT. So, my queries are:
1. Do I begin from the beginning? ie an entry level hr job with an IT co so that I can learn the tools of the trade?
2. How do I handle the 'contacts' query? ie they call up and ask me if I have applicant database. Do I try to build a database? If so, how can I just like that without working with any company just build a database? Is it alright to just open my linkedin profile and start connecting? is that how it works?
Pl help as I'm at my wits end.