The Human Resource Professiona

Written by Jeanne Palmer, one of the superstars of HR recruiting and consulting, The Human Resource Professional’s Career Guide is the first ever comprehensive look at the choices, challenges, and rewards of building a life’s work in HR. Whether you are new to the field or you are wondering how to best leverage the value of all your experiences to make the next big career leap, this book gives you all the information you need to know to make smart career decisions. Based on Jeanne Palmer’s  30 years in HR, this book tells you how to

• Acquire the essential qualifications and experience that executive recruiters and search committees look for
•  Make the right choices today that will help spell success tomorrow
•  Rise above past career missteps
• Ace senior-level job interviews
• Prepare yourself today for a future of opportunities you can’t even imagine
• Be ready when your dream opportunity comes along

Palmer draws on 30 years of experience in HR to provide students and professionals with a practical guide to the care, planning, and development of an HR career over a lifetime. The text combines Palmer's best advice with 11 interviews of top HR leaders from major companies, including Charles Schwab, Hewlett-Packard, AFLAC, Intuit, Gap, and Deloitte & Touche, describing their personal experiences in the HR field. Pfeiffer is an imprint of Wiley. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Jeanne Palmer is president of The Palmer Advantage, Inc., which provides consulting and search services exclusively for HR. A lifelong HR professional, she has worked with major corporations including Cisco Systems, Genentech, National Semiconductor, Oracle, Palm, Polycom, the San Francisco Symphony, Veritas Software, and World Savings.

Martha I. Finney is a journalist specializing in HR and career management. Her column on HR career advice appears in HR Innovator magazine. She is also the coauthor of HR From the Heart: Inspiring Stories and Strategies for Building the People Side of Great Business.