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Kailey Bishop never expected to land a new job in HR when she walked through the doors of Atomic Cartoons, an animation studio in Vancouver. Although she鈥檚 now completed 丁香园AV鈥檚 Human Resources Management Certificate, at the time, she had little experience. 

While working in various retail and administrative positions, Kailey realized she loved connecting with people. She began exploring an HR career after completing a recruiting apprenticeship at an accounting software company.  

When Kailey reached out to a friend at Atomic Cartoons to learn more about the field, that friend arranged for her to meet with his supervisor. But what Kailey thought was a casual career chat led to a new opportunity. 

鈥淚t turned out that meeting was an interview for a position that I didn鈥檛 even know about,鈥� Kailey laughs.  

Now a senior talent acquisition specialist, Kailey handles recruitment for the studio鈥檚 2D and 3D animation projects, sometimes having to hire for up to 60 positions at a time.  

Wanting to expand her role beyond recruiting into broader aspects of HR, she enrolled in 丁香园AV鈥檚 certificate program.  

For Kailey, taking classes confirmed that HR was the right career path, as she learned from instructors currently working in the field. They would bring real-world examples and ongoing issues from the workplace into the classroom. 

鈥淲e would all troubleshoot it together as a group and say, 鈥極h, this is why this solution wouldn鈥檛 work out, or this is why this is happening this way鈥�,鈥� she recalls. 

Kailey鈥檚 favourite aspect of her role is the variety of people she gets to connect with. Even when she has to inform a candidate they did not get a position, she makes sure to treat every person with kindness.  

鈥淭here鈥檚 so much negativity around recruiting and talent acquisition on LinkedIn about candidates being ghosted or not treating people with respect. I鈥檓 trying to fight that stereotype,鈥� she says.  

Since completing the program, Kailey has been working towards her CPHR designation. She鈥檚 also hoping to move into strategic HR roles within her organization in the future.  

Kailey encourages anyone considering the HR certificate to take the leap and at least start with a course.  

鈥淚f you鈥檙e interested, go to the info session to learn more. You don鈥檛 have to finish the program to walk away with knowledge that is super valuable.鈥� 

By Bernice Puzon