I am currently working in the social services field as a adoptions specialist. I decided about two years ago that I wanted to change career fields and began working on a MA in Human Resource Management. I have no experience in payroll or any management positions. Now that I am close to a year from graduating, I wanted to know how I can prepare myself for a job in that field. I thought about a internship but not sure if that will work...open to any suggestions.
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An internship would be the best way, if you can commit to one on top of your schoolwork. If you don't know how to go about finding one yourself, use your school's career center or talk to your professors. You might also consider volunteering somewhere. And if none of that's possible, then try to find a way to get some extra training in payroll, assuming you don't feel you've covered it adequately in your coursework; if you have, then you can list it as "relevant coursework" on your resume or address it in your cover letter.
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MM is right, an internship is a good idea. If you have trouble finding them in your area, you might also want to think about job shadowing. Job shadowing involves following someone around who does the job you want to do. Not in a stalker way though, lol. Call around to some local companies (ones that have HR offices on site) and tell them you are a grad student looking to shadow someone in their HR office for a day (or week, whatever). This is a good way to see what you might be doing ... and a good way to get your name out there to companies that might be hiring in the future.
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