Do you ever wonder why some people get the great job when you know others were passed over who seem to have the same credentials? Well maybe it’s because of the image they present. Think about the image a person makes in your mind the first minute you meet them.
Copyright Cascade Careers 2010
I have been asked many times how to succeed in the Human Resource field. Some thoughts from my book, Surviving & Thriving in the HR World.
GETTING NOTICED
It doesn’t matter whether you are a benefits administrator, a payroll person, or a recruiter, you will not get anywhere in HR without getting noticed. To get noticed, you need a plan.
Just hoping you will get noticed and get promoted won’t do it!
Why would anyone want to supervise others? You get the nasty jobs…such as having to take corrective action, firing people, telling people “no” when you would rather say “yes”, work long hours with little thanks.
Well, because if you are really good at your job, the tremendous personal satisfaction you will have in being what I call a respected “class act” leader will keep you coming to work every day. There are a lot of people in supervisory roles today that should not be there. They are still out there, causing long-term damage to organizations. You have probably met some of them. They cause unions. They cause turnover. They cause morale problems. They should be anywhere but in a leadership role.