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Your Human Resources Department Can Help You On Your Way to Career Advancement

By: Arthur Manford Chambers III

After you are first hired, you work out the details with the human resources department to insure your transition is easy. They provide you with all your benefits information and help you get settled in. That's about the extent of most employees' involvement with human resources, unless they have a difficult employment situation they are trying to take care of. Many people don't realize that getting acquainted with people in human resources can be a helpful way to look for new opportunities in the company. The human resource department is the place that knows about new openings faster than anyone.

A company that is faced with tough times may choose to reorganize certain departments and personel. In that event, sometimes supervisors give workers a heads-up that a probable reorganization is likely to take place in that department. You may not hear the specifics, but the fact that your department has been chosen is a smart indication to start looking at safer havens. You can start to consider other jobs within the business and then go through human resources to see if you have the skills necessary for these jobs. They may not let you in on the actual status of your present job, but they can give you an idea of which jobs in other areas of the company you might be qualified for.

Some businesses even use human resources for outplacement programs when they do go through a big layoff. The human resources department might inform you on how to get your health insurance continued, or what departments within the business are hiring that you might be able to transfer to. They can give you feedback, if you do interview with a hiring manager on how your qualifications stood up against other candidates. This will tell you how to fine tune your career path.

Your career advancement can be altered by supervisors or individuals who have an axe to grind. Human resources is there to make sure all the company's rules are followed to give equal opportunity and fair employment to all employees. If you question whether you are being fairly treated, you can take talk about it with human resources. They will work with you to clarify the matter and safe-guard your rights as an employee.

These issues can be about many topics. If you are not being compensated in your job at the same level of your colleagues, then there may be an issue of discrimination going on. Most businesses have their salary and compensation packages clearly listed by title and department. Check with human resources if you are trying to get a raise and instead you are losing money over misunderstandings on overtime pay or something similar.

If the business is big, it will show all openings and their locations on an information board, giving you a bird's eye view of what opportunities are arising and what areas will be hiring. Make sure you know how to access the information board and continue to watch it. This will be the best way you can take advantage of the opportunities in your business and utilize the help that you have through the department of human resources.

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Arthur Manford Chambers III is a career expert and writer. Learn more about up to date tips on human resources found on the author's website and also receive online career guides, and a FREE career planner "Special Report". Plus you can download the author's most recent career handbook, a complete career guide. www.career-recruitment.com

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