What’s the best thing that new HR people can do to advance their careers in HR?
The best advice I can give any person just starting an HR career would be to ensure they get actively involved in the business and engage the business leaders in meaningful discussions about their challenges and issues in their departments. Once they understand the challenges of the organization they must be seen as someone who can solve problems and be available to provide assistance and guidance. In addition, volunteer for special projects that will provide a wide variety of experiences that will expand your breadth of knowledge. Early on in my HR career, our plant Health & Safety Manager went out on maternity leave and I was asked to take lead for all plant health and safety issues. It was a great experience as it provided me exposure to injury investigations, workers compensation, return to work issues, safety training and conducting safety committee meetings with our union. Throughout my 22 year career that experience within my first year of employment proved to be such a wonderfu
