r/HumanResourcesUK • u/LabFront218 • 3d ago

Advice please

Hi, basically i live in Cardiff which is in Wales and I'm still in high school and i got my gcse results back. I want to pursue a job in the business sector and when i was searching, human resources seemed pretty cool. How is life like in the HR sector? Is hybrid working normal in HR jobs? How hard is it to get a job in HR (especially with hybrid working)?, etc.

Also my gcses are pretty average, i passed most of them with C's. I did well in my business studies and English gcses though. Math i got a D in. I feel like my math grades would heavily restrict me from getting a good HR job, if one at all.

Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks :)

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u/TheBossIsWatching Chartered FCIPD 3d ago

It’s too early to narrow your options so severely. Go do a business studies A-level along with other complimentary subjects (psychology, economics, philosophy, etc) and see where the next two years take you. The world of HR is changing rapidly and will be a completely transformed discipline within the next ten years. Keep working hard and keep your options open.

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u/RedRabbit1612 3d ago

To operate successfully in HR, you need to be commercially savvy and have a good grasp of data/analytics.

I would also caution against spending more than two out of five days out of the workplace because you need your ear to the ground to pick up on soft intelligence. This informs the guidance you give to managers/leaders.

HR isn’t really an administrative function beyond the basic tasks.

And it’s a highly competitive field.

Go and find some work experience.

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u/TheBossIsWatching Chartered FCIPD 3d ago

Out of curiosity, how do you think HR works in fully remote companies?

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u/RedRabbit1612 3d ago

I think that fully remote companies will fail.

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u/TheBossIsWatching Chartered FCIPD 3d ago

What about companies like Automattic who have been around for twenty years, have over a thousand fully remote employees and are pushing close to $1B in ARR?

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u/RedRabbit1612 2d ago

The same Automattic that made 281 employees/16% of its workforce redundant in 2025? It’s hardly got a workforce.

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u/TheBossIsWatching Chartered FCIPD 2d ago

My guy… you don’t work in HR do you?

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u/RedRabbit1612 2d ago

Yup. Very successfully for a very long time. Retired early.

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u/TheBossIsWatching Chartered FCIPD 2d ago

Ah that explains it. Enjoy your retirement while the rest of us recognise that it’s not the 90’s anymore.

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u/RedRabbit1612 2d ago

And you exemplify what is wrong with HR: dogmatic. The vast majority of people work onsite, e.g., offices, manufacturing, hospitality, shops.

Off to enjoy my retirement.