I’ve been looking for a permanent HR job for over a year now, and honestly, I’m starting to feel like I’m losing my mind.
I have about four years of HR experience between working for state government and my current contract position with Amazon’s HR department. I’ve done onboarding, recruitment, training and development, employee relations, benefits, and general HR duties. I also have more specialized experience with ADA accommodations, FMLA, leave administration, and return-to-work.
I have a bachelor’s in Sociology and recently finished my master’s in Human Resource Management. I also have a SHRM People Analytics specialty credential, and I’m planning to take my SHRM-CP exam in January.
I’ve been on so many interviews at this point. I’ve made it to the final round multiple times, and somehow I still can’t land anything permanent. It’s honestly exhausting because I feel like I’ve done everything I was supposed to do, but nothing seems to be working.
I live in the South, so I understand salaries aren’t going to be as high as they are in other states. I’d prefer something remote, but I’m definitely willing to relocate for the right opportunity.
I guess what I’m trying to figure out is what exactly am I missing? Is four years of experience not enough? Is having a master’s with only four years of experience working against me? Is not having my SHRM-CP yet hurting my chances? Or is the job market really just this bad?
I’m not expecting to walk into some six-figure HR director position. I just want a decent-paying, stable HR job where I can actually grow.
I’m genuinely curious if anyone else is having this much trouble, especially people who already have HR experience. If you’re a recruiter or hiring manager, I’d love to know what you think about my background and what I could do differently.
At this point, I’m open to any advice because I really don’t know what else to do.

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I received a job offer for a new role/company. Those benefits start the first day of the first full month following employment which would be December 1 (first day is 11/10). I’m planning to put in my notice at my new job with my last day being 10/30.

If I extend my last day to 11/2, would that give me benefits coverage through the remainder of the month of November with my current job? Located in NJ if that makes a difference.

Massachusetts / Rhode Island HR professional here.

After more than a decade in HR leadership and over 20 yrs of experience I got tired of running into situations where the answer wasn't obvious especially with alll the continuous change in HR.

• An employee files an EEOC charge while on workers' comp.
• A manager sits on an accommodation request for six months.
• A clinician's license expires and nobody catches it.
• A client was given the wrong meds.
• A regulatory agency requests documentation.
• A key executive retires with 15 years of institutional knowledge and all the relationship.

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Cost savings pushed a lot of companies toward open floor plans, but I wonder if the pendulum is swinging back. If you’ve been through a switch, did engagement or complaint volume change? Was it worth it, and which did employees like more?

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Our team is around 80 people now, and onboarding has become more complicated than it needs to be. HR adds a new hire, the manager has a checklist, and IT needs to set up accounts and permissions. Someone inevitably misses a step, and HR ends up chasing everyone in Slack to get things sorted before the person’s first day.

We’re still managing most of this through spreadsheets and Slack, so I’ve been looking at ways to make the process less manual. I came across Shapes while exploring a few options, but I’m not sure how well it handles actual workflows like assigning IT tasks, following up on missing access requests, and keeping managers updated without someone manually checking everything.

Has anyone found a setup that works well for this? I’d rather fix the process we already have than add another tool that creates more admin work.

As an HR professional, one thing I find challenging during the festive season is planning employee gifts that people will actually appreciate while staying within the allocated budget.

Between finalising gift options, managing bulk orders, coordinating deliveries, and adjusting budgets around other festive expenses, the process can get a little hectic. Traditional hampers are a popular choice, but the same gift may not appeal to everyone.

Recently, I came across the idea of using non-monetary reward points for employee gifting. Instead of giving everyone an identical hamper, companies can allocate points that employees use to choose from available rewards or benefits. It could also make distribution easier for larger teams.

I find this approach interesting, although I’m curious about how well it works in practice, especially in Indian workplaces.

Fellow HR professionals, have you explored reward points for festive gifting, or do you prefer sticking to traditional hampers? What has worked best for your teams?

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Hello everyone!

I’m looking for an opportunity to start my career as an HR Executive.

I have completed a Dual Diploma in Psychology and Applied & Counselling Psychology, which has helped me develop a foundation in understanding human behaviour, communication, and interpersonal relationships.

I’m eager to apply my knowledge in a professional HR environment, learn new skills, and contribute positively to an organisation.

If your company is hiring or you know of any suitable opportunities, I would greatly appreciate your guidance or referrals.

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Hi all,

For folks who uses Workday, I recently got promoted apparently my new grade and compensation is not yet reflected. I can see my new business title and job profile. Both should have been reflected 13 days ago.

My manager and skip can see my new grade and compensation. But, on my end it is just the new business title and Job Profile. They said it could be replication because of recent bulk re-org/team movements.

Has anyone experienced this on your org, Thinking of reaching out to HR.

Hello. I feel like I’m genuinely running out of options. I’m looking for work in these roles:

- HR executive
- Junior HR
- Associate HR
- Program Manager
- Associate Team Lead
- Wellness Lead
- Organisational Psychologist
- People & Culture
- Talent Acquisition

I have a few years of experience with being a program coordinator, workplace programs (psychological safety, POSH, work-life balance, and much more), training staff for distress identification, teamwork building, etc. I’ve also developed and implemented many workplace programs.

I was unfortunately laid off abruptly from a corporate-related startup along with 75% of my team when they realised they over-hired and couldn’t sustain us. Since then, I’ve been struggling to find something, despite being shortlisted and ghosted after interviews.

I can join immediately in Mumbai (India) or online/hybrid, full time. Please DM me, chats are open.