The HR Career Guide

- I. INTRODUCTION: This is Your Life, Make it Shine
- II. STARTING AND GUIDING YOUR HR CAREER
- 1. Taking the First Steps Toward an HR Job
- 2. Making the Transition to U.S. HR
- 3. Do You Need a College Degree to Work in HR?
- 4. Work Your Way into HR Management
- 5. Applying for Jobs before Graduation
- 6. Mind the Experience Gap
- 7. Developing General HR Skills as a Specialist
- III. RESUMES
- 1. Refocus for Results
- 2. Tell the Story of Your Career
- 3. How Much Experience Is Too Much?
- 4. How to Write a Resume that Recruiters Will Read
- 5. The New Rules of Resumes
- 6. The Real Benefit of Cover Letters
- 7. Seeking Advancement After 17 Years in Same Job
- IV. JOB SEARCH
- 1. Preparing for Job Transition
- 2. Too Long in an Organization?
- 3. How to Determine Your Asking Salary
- 4. Best Time for Job Search
- 5. Working with Headhunters
- 6. How to Job Search in a New Field with a Disability
- 7. Growing Your Consulting Practice
- 8. Worried Skills Won't Translate with Age
- 9. HR Specialist Looking to Be Strategic Partner
- 10. What to do When Your Job Search Is Stalled
- 11. How to Plan and Execute a Stealth Job Search
- V. NETWORKING
- 1. Networking as a Critical Career Survival Skill
- 2. Back on Track after Economic Derailment
- 3. Putting Your SHRM Chapter to Work
- 4. The Perils of Job Boards
- 5. Social Media and Networking Tips for Job-seeking Introverts
- 6. How to Ask for Help
- VI. INTERVIEWS
- 1. Getting the Job Offer
- 2. Owning Your Job-hopping Mistakes
- 3. Overcoming Hurdles
- 4. Dealing with Incompetent Interviewers
- 5. Interviewing for Introverts
- 6. "Why Did You Leave That Job?"
- 7. The Effect of Communication Skills on Winning Job Offers & Promotions
- VII. JOB STABILITY
- 1. Four Ways to Make a Fast Start in a New Job
- 2. How to Increase Your Job Security
- 3. Struggling with New HR Position
- 4. How to Get Skill Development Opportunities
- 5. Changes on the Job
- 6. Leveraging a Lousy Job
- 7. Preparing for the Worst
- 8. Preparing for and Surviving Layoffs
- 9. Offer Rescinded
- VIII. LEADERSHIP
- 1. Gaining Credibility in a Volatile Environment
- 2. Building HR from the Ground Up
- 3. Are You Manager Material?
- 4. Negotiating and Managing Up
- 5. Giving Feedback to Company Leaders
- 6. How to Develop Leadership Skills in an Entry-level Position
- IX. PROMOTIONS & TRANSFERS
- 7. How to Get Promoted
- 8. How to Accelerate Your Career: Part I
- 9. To Do When Promotions Pass You By
- 10. The Importance of Professional Certifications
- 11. HR Transition within a Company
- 12. Getting Ahead within the HR Department
- 13. Moving Up to Manager
- 14. Targeting Your Next Step and Gaining the Credentials
- 15. Making the Most of Difficult Transitions
- X. JOB CHANGE
- 1. Turning a Job Interview to Your Advantage
- 2. Tailor Broad Experience to Specific Jobs
- 3. Should I Stay or Should I Go?
- 4. Challenges for Non-Profit to Commercial Sector Transitions
- 5. Where to Go When Your Career Options Are Limited
- 6. Taking a Step Back to Re-align & Take Two Steps Up
- 7. Coming to America
- 8. How to Recognize When It Is Time to Leave a Job
- XI. CAREER CHANGE
- 1. Prepping for Career Change
- 2. Career Crossroads
- 3. Pursuing Professional Development in HR
- 4. A Complete Career Change
- 5. Career Change at Midlife
- 6. Making the Switch from HR to Headhunter
- 7. Finding Fulfillment
- XII. CONCLUSION: Accomplishing a Successful, Secure, and Fulfilled Life