Over the years, I’ve concluded that if you are an HR professional and want to get ahead, then you must engage in relentless, continuous, uninterrupted, constant self-promotion in order to keep your HR career moving forward.
As an HR professional, I confess I’m an introvert. I’d much rather e-mail, or write in this blog, than attend a meeting. I just dread them. It’s a tough place to get heard. Lots of voices compete for the floor. And if you don’t say much, you’re not viewed as leadership material. If you’re introvert too, sound familiar?
Our countdown of the “Top 50 Blogs For Advancing Your Career in HR” continues with the People At Work & Play Blog coming in at #48. This blog will appeal to the HR professional looking to build a successful career while maintaining strong work life balance. The content on this blog features very unique and different ways of thinking about your career, your personal life and your organization.
To succeed in HR, you’ve got be able to sell your ideas to the key decision makers your organization. HR leaders unable to do this will stall their careers at the starting gate. It’s that important. To stand a chance, you must have a good idea…but to ensure your success there is one ingredient that is crucial. Failure to do this one simple thing lowers your chances by 80% that your idea will get supported.
Take 10 minutes to view this video by Dr. Randy Pausch. It’s truly inspirational, especially if you feel your career and your life is not moving in the direction you want it to move. He will be dying in the next couple of months. Doctors have told him they can’t do anything more…
Our countdown of the “Top 50 Blogs For Advancing Your Career in HR” continues with the BullsEyeResume.com Blog checking in at #49. If you are an HR person returning to work after being downsized, or on disability, or if you are changing careers after years in another industry — you’ll find this blog very helpful.
One of the toughest things anyone does is to decide to leave their job. Leaving the familiarity of your colleagues can be uncomfortable. Figuring out days you’re going to take off to interview is a pain. Polishing up your interviewing skills is no fun. Going through the gauntlet of interviewers can be brutal. So arriving at this decision is not easy. Here are the indicators that it’s time to move on to your next HR role:
Our countdown of the “Top 50 Blogs For Advancing Your Career in HR” begins with Surpass Your Dreams.com rated at #50. This blog is authored by Deborah Brown-Volkman author of Coach Yourself To A New Career and How To Feel Great At Work Every Day. Deborah is the President of Surpass Your Dreams, a successful career, life, and wellness coaching company, that has been delivering a message of motivation, success, and personal fulfillment since 1998.
Our countdown of the “Top 50 Blogs For Advancing Your HR Career” will be starting later this week. For a career-minded HR professional this will allow you to benefit from the best available advice out there for enhancing your career, your personal impact and your paycheck. So, in addition to the HR career advice we’ll regularly be giving out on this blog, every few days we’ll feature a different blog in our top 50.
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