I never planned a career in HR. It began on a college campus, when a recruiter saw something in me that I hadn’t yet seen in myself — and offered me an opportunity that changed the direction of my working life.

That moment taught me something I still carry with me: there is no single door into this profession. Everyone’s way in looks different. Mine was unexpected. Yours might be too — and that’s not a weakness to apologize for. It’s the perspective you’ll bring.

What kept me here was simple. I genuinely like helping people — the nervous new hire on their first day, the manager who’s in over their head, the person sitting across from me on the hardest day of their working life. HR, done well, is where supporting a person and helping a business succeed turn out to be the same thing.

But I won’t pretend it’s all warmth. What surprised me most is how much of this work the outside world never sees: the compliance, the legal weight, the responsibility of handling people’s livelihoods with care. You have to be equipped for that — professionally and emotionally. Nobody tells you that part before you start.

So I built Career in HR to be the honest, practical guidance I wish someone had handed me when I was beginning. Not a glossy career book that skips the hard parts. A real one — covering the whole journey, from understanding what HR actually is, to reframing the experience you already have, to landing the role and thriving once you’re in it.

If you’re standing where I once stood — curious about HR, unsure how to get in, wondering whether your background ‘counts’ — you’re in the right place. It counts. Let me show you how to make it count.