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Careers in HRGetting into HRGraduatesRecruitment & retentionThe HR profession

Graduate routes into HR

by Stephanie Sparrow` 15 Jul 2011
by Stephanie Sparrow` 15 Jul 2011

Graduate opportunities in HR are withstanding the faltering economic recovery, with organisations offering both specific graduate programmes and, thanks to the constant need to re-organise and upskill post-recession, a steady stream of entry level positions to enable graduates to get a foothold in HR.

Research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), to be published later this year, has found that more than 200 roles for HR graduate programmes were advertised in private and public sector organisations during 2010.

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