Tag: entry level hr

  • Getting Entry Level HR Positions (Video)

    The only people who seem to know about getting entry level HR positions are those who already have an entry level HR job. It’s a crappy system, and it needs to change. As I said yesterday, we have to stop setting people up to fail. We need to help the next generation understand what it…

  • Set Up to Fail-Stop Sabotaging the Next Generation

    Tomorrow night I’m going to talk with some local HR students about what “real” HR is like outside of the classroom and the textbook. We’re going to discuss what the actual workload is like for an entry level HR professional. Even though it is routine for me, it’s like a secret formula to these students.…

  • The Next Generation of HR

    Tomorrow evening I have the pleasure of speaking to a group of local HR students. The problem is I have time to talk on one topic, but I have several in mind! In a perfect world I’d have the chance to come back a few times and expose them to the full realm of knowledge…

  • Entry Level HR Jobs-The Ultimate Guide

    Welcome to the Entry Level HR Jobs Ultimate Guide! Feel free to share this post on Facebook, Twitter, via email, or by renting a plane to carry a banner proclaiming how much you love this guide. If you’re not already on the email list to receive free updates, here’s how you can do that. Now,…

  • Getting a job in HR (Q&A)

    I love getting questions about what it’s like getting a job in HR. Today I’m giving C a hand with her questions (answering a little late, but better than never!). As a generalist, what exactly is your job like? What kind of projects do you work on, etc? Every day is fairly different in my…

  • Helping an HR Student

    Recently I got an email from someone looking for some information on early HR career type stuff. Thought it might be interesting for someone else out there as well. Hello My name is Jay, I’m a french economics student, I’m in second year in college. I have a project to write about the job I…

  • How to Get Into HR (HRYP Series)

    How can I get into HR? That question has been asked untold numbers of times, and the answer isn’t always an easy one. And then there’s the sticky issue of trying to figure out what’s next when you finally do get into one of those highly coveted and treasured positions in the the human resources…