I was manager of International Accounts until we were bought and our new owners decided to shut down the sales department and I was laid off. Found a job as administrative coordinator of quality control,(read glorified secretary) not my dream job but it was work. Worked there seven months and was asked to help out in HR off and on. Business picked up and I was then offered a job as Human Resource Manager (bilingual).
Still not quite sure how it all happened but I am having a ball.