The HR Career Guide

Section - ONE: Introduction: This Is Your Life, Make It Shine; Section - TWO: Starting and Guiding Your HR Career; Chapter - 01: Taking the First Steps Toward an HR Job; Chapter - 02: Making the Transition to U.S. HR; Chapter - 03: Do You Need a College Degree to Work in HR?; Chapter - 04: Work Your Way into HR Management; Chapter - 05: Applying for Jobs Before Graduation; Chapter - 06: Mind the Experience Gap; Chapter - 07: Developing General HR Skills as a Specialist; Section - THREE: Resumes; Chapter - 08: Refocus for Results; Chapter - 09: Tell the Story of Your Career; Chapter - 10: How Much Experience Is Too Much?; Chapter - 11: How to Write a Resume that Recruiters Will Read; Chapter - 12: The New Rules of Resumes; Chapter - 13: The Real Benefit of Cover Letters; Chapter - 14: Seeking Advancement After 17 Years in Same Job; Section - FOUR: Job Search; Chapter - 15: Preparing for Job Transition; Chapter - 16: Too Long in an Organization?; Chapter - 17: How to Determine Your Asking Salary; Chapter - 18: Best Time for Job Search; Chapter - 19: Working with Headhunters; Chapter - 20: How to Job Search in a New Field with a Disability; Chapter - 21: Growing Your Consulting Practice; Chapter - 22: Worried that Skills Won't Translate with Age; Chapter - 23: HR Generalist Looking to Be Strategic Partner; Chapter - 24: What to Do When Your Job Search Is Stalled; Chapter - 25: How to Plan and Execute a Stealth Job Search; Section - FIVE: Networking; Chapter - 26: Networking as a Critical Career Survival Skill; Chapter - 27: Back on Track from an Economic Derailment; Chapter - 28: Putting Your SHRM Chapter Membership to Work; Chapter - 29: The Perils of Job Boards; Chapter - 30: Social Media and Networking Tips for Job-Seeking Introverts; Chapter - 31: How to Ask for Help; Section - SIX: Interviews; Chapter - 32: Getting the Job Offer; Chapter - 33: Owning Your Job-Hopping Mistakes; Chapter - 34: Overcoming Hurdles; Chapter - 35: Dealing with Incompetent Interviewers; Chapter - 36: Interviewing for Introverts; Chapter - 37: "Why Did You Leave That Job?"; Chapter - 38: The Effect of Communication Skills on Winning Job Offers and Promotions; Section - SEVEN: Job Stability; Chapter - 39: Four Ways to Make a Fast Start in a New Job; Chapter - 40: How to Increase Your Job Security; Chapter - 41: Struggling in New HR Position; Chapter - 42: How to Get Skill Development Opportunities; Chapter - 43: Changes on the Job; Chapter - 44: Leveraging a Lousy Job; Chapter - 45: Preparing for the Worst; Chapter - 46: Preparing for and Surviving a Layoff; Chapter - 47: Offer Rescinded; Section - EIGHT: Leadership; Chapter - 48: Gaining Credibility in a Volatile Environment; Chapter - 49: Building HR from the Ground Up; Chapter - 50: Are You Manager Material?; Chapter - 51: Negotiating and Managing Up; Chapter - 52: How to Develop Leadership Skills in an Entry-Level Position; Section - NINE: Promotions and Transfers; Chapter - 53: How to Get Promoted; Chapter - 54: How to Accelerate Your Career; Chapter - 55: What to Do When Promotions Pass You By; Chapter - 56: The Importance of Professional Certifications; Chapter - 57: HR Transition Within a Company; Chapter - 58: Getting Ahead in an HR Department; Chapter - 59: Moving Up to Manager; Chapter - 60: Targeting Your Next Step and Gaining the Credentials; Chapter - 61: Making the Most of Difficult Transitions; Section - TEN: Job Change; Chapter - 62: Turning a Job Interview to Your Advantage; Chapter - 63: Tailor Broad Experience to Specific Jobs; Chapter - 64: Should I Stay or Should I Go?; Chapter - 65: Challenges for Nonprofit-to-Commercial Sector Transitions; Chapter - 66: Where to Go When Your Career Options Are Limited; Chapter - 67: Taking a Step Back to Re-Align and Take Two Steps Up; Chapter - 68: Coming to America; Chapter - 69: How to Recognize When It Is Time to Leave a Job; Section - ELEVEN: Career Change; Chapter - 70: Prepping to Switch Careers; Chapter - 71: Career Crossroads; Chapter - 72: Pursuing Professional Development in HR; Chapter - 73: A Complete Career Change; Chapter - 74: Career Change at Midlife; Chapter - 75: Making the Switch from HR to Headhunter; Chapter - 76: Research and Transferable Skills to Ease Career Change; Chapter - 77: Finding Fulfillment; Section - TWELVE: Step Ahead to a Successful, Secure and Fulfilled Life; Chapter - 78: Best Career Advice from a Career Advisor; Chapter - 79: Be Smart, Choose a Practical Core Career; Chapter - 80: Plan of Attack;