Joining me this week is Rebekah Zetts, a HR Director living in Dallas.
Rebekah’s journey is a fascinating one as she has only worked in HR for a couple of years. However, in that short space of time she has progressed to HRD and I was curious to find out how.
Rebekah has a background unlike most. She spent a year in France before taking International Studies and French at university. After graduating she moved to South Korea and taught English for a few years. After returning to the US and continuing her teaching career, Rebekah questioned whether this was the right vocation for her. She wrote down all the skills she had acquired and realised they matched those required in HR, so she went back to university to gain the theoretical knowledge needed to support a career transition.
Whilst studying, Rebekah started networking and found this was hugely beneficial. She combined attending events with developing her LinkedIn network, sending messages and introducing herself to others in the
profession. All this networking led to her securing her first HR role and she hasn’t looked back since.
A combination having a unique non-traditional perspective on HR, being able to leverage on the knowledge of her wider network, having the opportunity to get some amazing exposure to strategic projects early on, and absolute hard work have all been ingredients to helping Rebekah accelerate her HR career from first job to HR Director in such a short space of time.
I had such a great time chatting with Rebekah about her whole career journey and there are some amazing insights shared. I hope you enjoy listening!