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Copyright © 2002 Career Strategies, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced or used in any other way without prior written permission of Career Strategies, Inc., 11 Beacon Street, Boston MA Getting In and Moving Up in Human Resources Page 4 What We Do at Career Strategies Competency models and applications of them for organizations seeking improved fit between people and work Business-focused career programs for organizations and individuals

Copyright © 2002 Career Strategies, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced or used in any other way without prior written permission of Career Strategies, Inc., 11 Beacon Street, Boston MA Getting In and Moving Up in Human Resources Page 5 MOST HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENTS Vice President HR Generalist Client Client Client HR CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER HR Generalist HR SPECIALISTS (can be outsourced) Client Client Generalists may report to the VP of HR or to their client with a dotted line to the other relationship

Copyright © 2002 Career Strategies, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced or used in any other way without prior written permission of Career Strategies, Inc., 11 Beacon Street, Boston MA Getting In and Moving Up in Human Resources Page 6 When You Start Out in HR, Your Success Depends on: Throughput — what you can produce Learning the basics — Ask... for the opportunity to learn... Customer service skills Employment law The business + The processes of your organization

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Copyright © 2002 Career Strategies, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced or used in any other way without prior written permission of Career Strategies, Inc., 11 Beacon Street, Boston MA Getting In and Moving Up in Human Resources Page 18 ÊLooking at the first five of the skills: — Which one is your biggest strength now? What story of one of your accomplishments illustrates that strength best? — Which one do you want to learn more about in the next three months? Whom can you Ask... for an opportunity to practice this skill? ËIn pairs, share your biggest strength, what you want to learn next, and how you’re going to accomplish that. ÌAnd on March 21st... What’s Next in Your Career? Big 6

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