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by Alan Collins (Author)
Frustrated with your career progress in HR?
Passed over for promotions you know you should have received?
Not getting the appreciation, recognition and rewards you know you deserve?
Then discover the strategies the best HR pros on the planet use to advance their careers.
In this ground-breaking book, Unwritten HR Rules, Alan Collins, former Vice President of Human Resources at PepsiCo and currently Founder of Success in HR, reveals secrets for taking your HR career to the next level and attaining the success in HR you've always desired and dreamed of.
It doesn't matter if you're a seasoned HR generalist, an HR leader, an HR specialist in talent acquisition, employee relations or any other key function or just launching your career right out of school, you'll find this book useful.
Unwritten HR Rules has been developed to provide you with one thing and one thing only: practical, actionable career advancement wisdom you can use right now. It doesn't strive to be "politically correct," sugarcoat any messages or conceal the realities of what it takes to move your career forward in HR. It can and does tell you like it is.
Grab this book and you'll discover:
- The real secret to impressing your business leaders as an HR professional and winning a seat at the table where the big boys and girls sit.
- The awful, unpleasant truth about advancing your career in HR. Find out the painful "secret" that was revealed after getting passed over three times in two years for HR promotions.
- 15 sneaky, but brilliant little ways to get the edge on your HR competitors using the world's most powerful and free career management tool.
- How to make more money faster in HR. Stop settling for measly little 2-3% merit increases when you could be earning a heck of lot more.
- How a marketing hire moved into HR, adopted the "Tiger Woods career approach" and wound up becoming a vice president in the HR function with global accountabilities. (Note: this relates entirely to Tiger's approach to his golf career, not at all to his admitted "indiscretions").
- Why you should stop chasing HR jobs, recognition and promotions...and use the P.O.W.E.R. formula instead...so that the best HR opportunities come to you all served up on a silver platter.
- Everyone in HR makes mistakes. But here's what you should do when you screw up and still come out ahead.
- The truth about how 70% of all HR jobs are really filled...no matter what you've been told by your boss, headhunters or your HR colleagues.
- Why you should embrace and use the F-word regularly...no matter who you might offend in the process.
- Why you should never, ever reject a chance to represent your company at outside events and three items you should bring back to work to help advance your career.
- The simple 5-minute career investment you should make each week if you want to avoid sabotaging your career in HR.
- Insider strategies from a recognized expert for building and expanding your professional network that applies just to HR professionals.
- Building your G.R.A.N.D. circle of relationships...including two people you must always keep on speed dial. This is your insurance policy in case you find yourself suddenly downsized and forced to look for a job. Note: This has never, ever been outlined before in one place in print for HR professionals.
- Steps you should be taking right now to set the stage for acing your next performance review.
- How aspiring HR executives leverage everyday meetings to keep their HR career moving forward.
- And much, much more!
Author Biography
ALAN COLLINS is Founder of Success In HR, a company providing HR professionals with insights and tools for enhancing their careers. He was formerly Vice President of Human Resources at PepsiCo where he led HR initiatives for their Quaker Oats, Gatorade and Tropicana businesses. He has 25 years of corporate, field and executive experience in HR. Author of the "HR Recession Guide: 7 Ways To Recession-Proof Your Career & Avoid Losing Your HR Job," he has also written over 100 articles and white papers on human resources topics. He earned his BS and MS degrees in Industrial Relations from Purdue. His works can be accessed at SuccessInHR.com.
