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Originally Posted by Unregistered
First of all better brush up your English, I doubt anyone would be interested in interviewing a Talent Development specialist who cannot even write proficiently and needs language development.
Secondly, if OD/TD is your interest (not saying you have any chance of getting it), why are you joining a Sales job and expecting it to be a stepping stone?
If you want to do proper HR, it is better off to start with operational / administrative side in a corporate setting. Try to get something in at least a decent sized local company to gain experience.
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Agreed - I used to study Diploma in HR (subsequently changed to Commerce track in Uni) and thought I could go into a recruitment firm because I wanted to "match the right candidates to their dream jobs". Went to interviews/assessment centres with Robert Walters/Michael Page/Selby Jennings - all rejected because I was not "Salesy" enough and I had the wrong impression of recruitment/head hunting business at that point of time.
Questions to ask yourself:
1) Why specifically recruitment? Have you even spoken to a friend/relative who works in recruitment before and what's their day to day?
2) If you are a fresh grad, it is generally less likely to land yourself in a specialized HR role like TD/OD/TA/PM/CB, so perhaps a HR Generalist (does everything) is something you can aim for at this moment then find out what you like > specialize after 3-4 years
3) Is you degree specifically in HR? You might have done some HR internships during your uni days - are any of those stuff you did what you envision HR to be? Also, consider the fact that because they are internships - the team might not have exposed you to the more strategic functions (i.e. made you do admin)