The Human Resource Professional's Career Guide: Building a Position of Strength

by Jeanne Palmer, Martha I. Finney

Written by Jeanne Palmer, one of the superstars of HR recruiting and consulting, The Human Resource Professional’s Career Guide is the first ever comprehensive look at the choices, challenges, and rewards of building a life’s work in HR. Whether you are new to the field or you are wondering how to best leverage the value of all your experiences to make the next big career leap, this book gives you all the information you need to know to make smart career decisions. Based on Jeanne Palmer’s  30 years in HR, this book tells you how to

225 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Bridget Jeffries · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the first HR book that I read. I am someone who only recently decided to get more serious about pursuing the field, so the best I can say about it is that it gave me solid ideas on how to develop my career. It is well-written, easy to follow, and the stories do a good job of demonstrating the author's points. The interviews are useful as well.

I will say that the book is more geared towards people who are already well on their way up the corporate ladder, rather than towards beginners or people returning to the workforce after an absence. The author also tends to recommend the MBA a lot, even though, in one of her own surveys, only 4 out of 18 HR executives had it, and most of the top executives she interviewed didn't have it (though 2 said they wished they'd gotten it/finished it).

Still, I enjoyed it and would recommend it to anyone looking to build up an HR career.

[Donovan Mattole · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interested in a career in Human Resources - this is the best book for you. There's one chapter that I've photocopied about a dozen times for people who have asked me about careers in HR. I highly recommend it.