Human Resource Management
It’s About People.
Human resources management is undergoing tremendous change in New America. Whether the organization is public or private, large or small, or for-profit or non-profit, human resources is a job function that helps those organizations transform business goals and key objectives into successful outcomes. What does that mean?
People are at the heart of most organizations. From offering a service to making a product to helping the world to be a better place, those end results don’t happen without people. A human resource professional plays a critical role in making organizations run effectively by helping to manage and coordinate people resources.
Today, human resource professional might be responsible for are:
- Recruitment, placement and orientation of employees;
- Training and career development;
- Management of compensation and benefit programs
- Development of personnel policies and procedures.
What can you do with this major?
The number of HRM professionals is expected to grow rapidly in the coming years because of an increased awareness of the costs and benefits of effective human resource practices. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projected that jobs for HR, training, and labor relations managers and specialists will be increased by 22% between 2008 and 2018 (Source: Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition).
The HRM major prepares students for careers in management as:
- Employee Benefit Manager
- HR Generalist
- Industrial Relations Representative
- Job and Occupational Analyst
- Compensation Specialist
- Employment and Placement Specialist
- International Human Resources Manager
- Training and Development Specialist
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