| There are lots of strategies for advancing your career | | | | Or you might devote an hour enhancing your LinkedIn |
| an Human Resources manager. They vary from the | | | | profile or requesting more endorsements. |
| complex to the practical to the absurd. If I had to select | | | | Or you might give a presentation on your human |
| one high impact strategy for managing your career as | | | | resources specialty at a lunch and learn training |
| an human resources manager, it would be a very | | | | session to sharpen your presentation skills. |
| simple one, that is often overlooked. It is this... | | | | Or, you might spend an hour over lunch networking |
| ....Set aside "ONE career hour" a week to successfully | | | | with someone who may someday offer or refer you |
| build your skills and manage your career. | | | | to your next job. |
| If you are as busy as most Human Resources | | | | Or, it might be returning all those headhunter calls |
| managers are, it's easy to forget to spend some time | | | | you've received and provide them with a referral -- to |
| managing your career. It's easy to get diverted | | | | keep that relationship going.. |
| focusing on day-to-day execution of HR manager | | | | If you don't make time to engage in career building |
| tasks and priorities. However, doing your job and | | | | activities like these, it can be costly to your career as |
| managing your career are two discreet activities. So | | | | an Human Resources manager in the long run. |
| setting aside at least an hour a week at a minimum is | | | | That's why it can pay to set aside a 'career hour' each |
| crucial. | | | | week, where you spend at least one hour reviewing |
| For example, you might spend an hour updating your | | | | your HR career advancement efforts and enhancing |
| resume to make sure it's up-to-date. | | | | them. |