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Is this realistic?
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Posted 2 months ago I have spent the last 12 years doing seond level software support fin a call center or HR/Payroll software for the number 2 payroll service bureau. Other experience has included software support for a small HR/Payroll software company, international software support for multilevel company, and HRIS specialist for national direct mailing company. I would rather not continue with the call center work and would like to change careers to working in an HR office. Although I was an assocate member of SHRM for a number of years, I never pursued certification. I would like to spend 5 to 6 years in an HR office, doing clerical work or whatever needs doing, prior to my retirement. Is this a reasonable expectation for me and how should I word a cover letter to get noticed and hired? When I was work force reduced, I was able to pay off the mortgage on my house, so salary is flexible. |
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| Posted 2 months ago You've done very well in preparing yourself to be able to do what you want with the last five or six years of your career! Well done! The fact that you want to work long-term in one office doing one thing is good, but you're obviously over-qualified for what you're wanting to do. I would suggest that you write a cover letter introducing yourself because it's generally expected, but leave out the fact that you're now in a position to be so flexible on pay. Just say pay is negotiable in the "salary expectations" part of your resume. If you sound too comfortable, it can actually work against you. When you write your resume, soften things a bit so that you don't sound too high-profile, but put bullets on the front page highlighting the skills that apply to the job that you want, and then expound on where and how you got those skills. If I were looking at your resume, just from what you've told me so far, I would be interested in hiring you for the payroll clerk's position, which involves alot of what you're saying you want to do. It's fairly easy work, and would give you the opportunity to do filing, data entry and even some of the "dirty work" like maintaining I-9 files. It fairly low-stress and quiet, if you get a small enough company. |