Do on the job training positions still exist?

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April 13,2023 at 8:25PM UTC

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Do on the job training positions still exist? I want to use my experience and transferable skills to start a new career in HR; however, because I have no HR experience it's not happening. I have sales, customer service skills, and office management skills, and a BS in Organizational Management.

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AnonymousApril 19,2023 at 12:26PM UTC
now days it is called internships - usually those are stated for rising juniors or seniors or graduate students. Not saying a non student couldn't apply and be selected. There are some companies that have leadership programs for people who they will hire and have a specific program to learn many functions in the company. Those positions are not normally focused on one area because it allows the company and the employee to figure what works best for them. I know several years back Enterprise Car Rental Company had a great program where you learned all functions of their business from the actual car rental counter to marketing to finance, etc. Many college students would go for that opportunity to learn what they would like to do. After they made their rotations many of them found positions someplace in the company.
AnonymousApril 19,2023 at 8:02PM UTC
Thank you for responding...would like to see more companies restart on the job training positions. It would help career changers so much!
AnonymousMay 2,2023 at 4:47PM UTC
We offer on the job training for some positions; the training isn't a formal program but a group effort including side-by-side training, formal training, and other items. I think HR is a little harder because unless you are at a very large organization there often is only 2 or fewer HR positions.