TY - BOOK AU - Kahnweiler,William M. AU - Kahnweiler,Jennifer B. TI - Shaping your HR role: succeeding in today's organizations SN - 0750678232 AV - HF5549 .K233 2005 U1 - 658.3 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Amsterdam, Boston PB - Elsevier KW - Personnel management N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1; Laying the groundwork for success --; 2; What does an HR career look like today? : opportunities, appeals, and challenges --; 3; The many hats HR professionals wear --; 4; The HR career success model --; 5; Actions to take : self-knowledge --; 6; Actions to take : learning about the field --; 7; Actions to take : learning about the organization --; 8; Achieving results : pathways to success --; 9; Your future in human resources : career development planning for the savvy --; App; HR and HR-related professional associations --; App; Example of HR career paths N2 - "This book has been written for the HR Practitioner and will provide readers with tools, guidelines, ideas, and strategies for developing their role within the Human Resources function. This text focuses on current issues and future trends in both the HR profession and the workplace. Organizations will continue to be forced to function in a lean and mean manner, HR professionals are now required to manage outsourcing functions and to move through multiple internal roles quickly. This book will act as a roadmap to help them plan and implement these roles quickly and efficiently, aligned to their organizations strategy.? Helps HR practitioners develop their role and skills? Combines theory and practical case studies to support development.? Incorporates interviews with HR directors from organizations across a range of industries and sectors"--Publisher description ER -