When You Screw Up in HR, Memorize and Say These 4 Magic Phrases…
By Alan Collins
As HR pros, we all make mistakes.
Or say the wrong thing at the right time.
Or misjudge a situation from time to time.
But not everyone in our profession will confess to their screw ups…especially in high stress, corporate environments where others are watching and judging us every day.
However, I learned a very important lesson early in my career at Quaker Oats.
As a young HR director for a tiny division of the company, I reported to an amazing boss who relied heavily on my judgment and experience.
She had taken a chance and promoted me into the director role largely because of my relationships and knowledge of the organization.
But the job was a stretch for me and a bit over my head.
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14 Warning Signs That You’re About To Get Fired In HR…And What To Do About Them!
By Alan Collins
No one in HR immune from getting fired.
Sometimes the reasons are within your control. Sometimes they’re not.
The key is to recognize the early warning signs so that you can take control of the situation as soon as possible.
Early in my career, I was doing some work for my boss, the HR director at the time, when we were about to present an offer to an executive job candidate.
But he called me into his office that afternoon and told me: “I can’t go through with this offer…and I can’t do this job anymore.”
I was shocked and just a bit confused.
He then got up and closed the door to give us both some privacy.
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27 Ideas For Taking Your Career in Human Resources To The Next Level…
By Alan Collins
Frustrated?
Unsure about your next move?
Feeling stuck in place?
I call these the “big 3 dream destroyers” because 99.9% of HR pros will, at some point, experience one of these career roadblocks (often all three).
So realize you’re not alone.
I almost quit many times during my few first years in HR because I kept getting passed over. Now I’m very glad that I didn’t.
If you ever feel similarly, always ask yourself this question:
“What’s the ONE thing that I can do today that will help move my HR career to the next level more quickly?“
Then begin brainstorming.
To get you started, here are 27 different ideas to consider:
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6 Tips For Breaking Into the HR Profession
By Mark Griffin
Many people are eager to start a career in HR, but often don’t know what steps to take to break into the profession.
If you are in this situation or know someone who is, this article will provide some helpful hints.
Finding a job in HR is easiest for those with an HR-related college degree. Frankly, in most cases, even an advanced degree and/or HR certification is increasingly becoming the preferred credential.
But, people with majors in areas as business, sociology, psychology, and social sciences can also be considered, especially for entry level jobs.
However, in today’s highly competitive job market, even if you have the right credentials, you may need to do even more.
With that in mind, here are 6 additional tips for launching a career in HR.
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6 Subtle Warning Signs That It’s Time to Leave Your Current HR Job…
By Alan Collins
Here’s a quick story a headhunter I know likes to tell about a fictitious fisherman.
As the story goes, this fishing dude had just bought an brand new shiny anchor for his boat.
And as he went forward to tie it to the side of his boat, he slipped and fell overboard.
Suddenly, he’s sitting on the bottom of the river in fifteen feet of water, cradling his new anchor.
He paid a lot for it, didn’t want to let go…but he was running out of breath.
So, realizing his choice was either to drown or lose the anchor, he reluctantly let it go and swims to the surface.
And he lives to fish again.
Not one to waste a good story, the fisherman then shares his near-death experience with his colleagues the next day at work.
Everyone has a good laugh at his expense.
But then he shares something else that stops them dead in their tracks.
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Why The HR Job You’re In Right Now Is So Damn Important…And What To Do If It Isn’t!
By Alan Collins
Let me be blunt.
The job you’re in RIGHT NOW is the best launching pad for your success in HR.
It pisses me off when I hear HR pros complaining about their career advancement… when they’re not delivering the goods in their current job!
I was reminded of this fact recently when I bumped into Kevin.
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Take Off Your Mask! A Surprising Way To Really Impress Others As An HR Professional…
By Alan Collins
You don’t have to be perfect to impress and inspire people as an HR pro.
Why?
Because people are MORE impressed and inspired by you based on how you DEAL WITH YOUR IMPERFECTIONS.
Confused?
Let me explain with a story I tell often.
Some years ago, I was at lunch in Chicago in a fancy restaurant, with some top Pepsi HR executives from our New York corporate office.
When the salads came, there were too many forks on the table to choose from, and I wasn’t quick enough to watch which one everyone else picked up.
And I was honestly confused.
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Stop Being Average! How To Become Awesome in Human Resources…
by Alan Collins
When you gain a reputation as someone who is awesome in HR, a lot of things become irrelevant.
It won’t matter how much HR experience you have.
It won’t matter what college you went to.
It won’t matter what degree you have.
It won’t matter whether you’re HR certified or not.
No one will give a crap about that stuff. Instead, they will be spellbound by your awesomeness.
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Tired of Your HR Day Job? Here Are 5 Simple Tips For Becoming An HR Consultant For Hire in 24 Hours…
By Alan Collins
Everyone at some point in their HR career thinks about becoming an independent consultant or coach.
Are you currently in that boat?
Are you an HR pro, tired of your day job and want to make a full-time switch into consulting or coaching?
Or do you want to keep the comfort and security of your current HR gig…but start consulting on a part-time basis?
In this article, I’ll walk you through ONE approach that will enable you to become a consultant (or coach) for hire in about one day. Okay, it may take you two or three days at most. But it can happen at warp speed, if you want it to.
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One Brutal Truth That Will Make You A Better HR Professional in 2013…
By Alan Collins
Don’t read this if your HR career is going great.
Enjoy the rest of your day, this article isn’t for you.
However, if you want to make 2013 your best year yet in HR, then there is one brutally harsh truth you must embrace.
Here it is…
Your organization has it’s hands out…and it only
cares what it can get from you!
Confused? Don’t be.
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