What does SHRM do
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What is SHRM?
• Founded in 1948
• World’s largest professional
association dedicated to human
resource management
• Over 200,000 professional and student
members in more than 100 countries
• More than 560 affiliated local
professional chapters
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What is SHRM?
• SHRM’s Student Program was
created in 1965 to promote
interaction between students and
practitioners.
• The program now includes over 430
affiliated student chapters and
11,000 student members.
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Student Membership
• Professional membership dues
are $160 per year
• Student membership costs just
$35 per year
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Student Membership Benefits
• HR Magazine
• Twelve monthly issues
of this full-color
magazine featuring indepth articles on human
resource management.
• Echoes Newsletter
• Online e-newsletter
featuring chapter news
and job search hints
published eight times per
year: SeptemberDecember and FebruaryMay.
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Student Membership Benefits
• HRNews
• Monthly online newspaper featuring the latest
trends and issues in the field, as well as legal
updates.
• Free Bibliographies
• Cut down your research time. National
SHRM student members can contact the
Society's Information Center toll-free at 800283-SHRM. Supply your membership ID
number to access the service.
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Student Membership Benefits
• SHRM® Book Service
• Discounted prices on HRM/general management
publications. A catalog of publications is published
periodically in HR News and is also available online.
• SHRM® Store
• Discounted prices on HRM/general management
publications. A catalog of publications is available
online.
• White Papers
• Browse the growing collection of Information Center
White Papers, available on the SHRM web site.
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Student Membership Benefits
• Annual Conference
• Over 150 educational sessions, a one-day student
conference, and attendance of over 10,000
professionals and 250 students. Held in June each
year--student members can attend at a substantial
discount.
• Member Directory Online
• Searchable database helps you locate and network
with SHRM professional members around the
country and the world.
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Student Membership Benefits
• SHRM Online's HR Talk
• Go online to discuss issues affecting the HR
profession.
• State & Regional Conferences
• Student and professional educational conferences
held around the country sponsored by local SHRM
chapters or state councils.
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Student Membership Benefits
• Membership card
• An official SHRM membership card including your
membership number, which allows you to access
your membership services.
• Scholarships/Awards
• Two annual awards recognizing two outstanding
student leaders. Award winners receive $1000, a
commemorative plaque, and a complimentary
registration to the Society's annual conference.
Application deadline is March 1 each year.
– Leonard R. Brice, SPHR, Outstanding Student Award
– SHRM Foundation Graduate Student Leadership Award
– SHRM Foundation, Dr. Lisa Burke, SPHR, Scholarship
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Student Membership Benefits
• Conversion Dues
• Graduating members can convert their membership
to professional status for only $80 for one year of
membership, half off the regular membership fee of
$160!
• Note: A conversion application must be submitted
within six months of the expiration of student
membership to receive this special rate.
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Student Membership Benefits
• Access to online information:
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Webcasts
HR Policies Database
Job Descriptions Database
HR Forms Database
HR Basics Database
HR Toolkits
HR Surveys
HR Metrics
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Student Membership Benefits
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Business Literacy Toolkit
HR Links
HR Job Postings
Career Articles
White Papers
HR Legislative Updates
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Student Membership Benefits
• Opportunity to sit for PHR certification
exam
• For students or recent graduates, passing the exam is
the first step toward becoming fully certified.
• Within five years of passing the exam, students must
acquire two years of exempt-level HR experience.
• Individuals will then be designated a certified
Professional in Human Resources or PHR.
• To learn more about certification, visit
www.hrci.org.
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Student Membership Benefits
• Opportunity to sit for PHR certification
exam
• Take the exam within one year of graduation
(before or after)
• Cost is $120 (cost will be much higher if you
take it as a professional)
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HR Games
• HR Games are a fun way to motivate and prepare
students for the HRCI exam.
• One-day series of Jeopardy-style matches, between
teams of up to three undergraduate students from
various universities.
• Questions are divided into categories similar to those
used in the PHR certification exam.
• Winning teams at the state level earn the right to
compete at the regional competitions.
• Regional winners go on to compete against other
regional champions at the SHRM Annual Conference.
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HR Careers
• HR professionals oversee the business of
managing people in an organization including:
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Compensation
Benefits
Career development
Training
Hiring
• HR practitioners structure retention programs to
recruit and retain the best employees by making
the company an employer of choice.
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HR Education
• Education—What classes should I take?
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Behavioral sciences (Sociology & Psychology)
Economics
General business & management
Business and labor law
Accounting and statistics
Oral and written communication
Compensation and benefits
Industrial relations
Organizational development
Organizational behavior
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HR Education
• Master’s in HR vs. MBA
• If MHR, be sure to take courses in finance,
economics, accounting, marketing, MIS, and
management OR have an undergraduate degree in
Business
• An MBA gives you “clout” with the organizational
leaders
• Choose an AACSB-accredited program
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Generalist vs. Specialist
• HR Generalists have a broad spectrum of
responsibilities
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staffing the organization
training and developing employees at all levels
managing a diverse work force
maintaining a fair and equitable compensation program
developing policies and procedures
planning ways to meet the HR needs of the future
ensuring that internal policies and programs conform to all laws
that affect the workplace
• Entry-level generalist positions are often titled human
resource/personnel assistant or specialist and support the
work of the whole department.
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Generalist vs. Specialist
• Larger organizations require specialists with
technical knowledge and skill in specific areas
of HR management.
• Entry-level positions often fall within these
specialties.
• Opportunities in these areas are more likely to
be found in larger organizations.
• There are five major areas of specialization.
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Entry-Level Roles
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Employment and Recruiting
Training and Development
Compensation and Benefits
Employee and Labor Relations
Health, Safety and Security
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Getting Into HR
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Networking
Informational Interviews
Internships
Entry-level jobs
Being involved in SHRM!
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Visit SHRM’s Web Site at www.shrm.org!
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Student Membership
• Qualifications for SHRM student
membership:
• You are enrolled in the equivalent of at least
six (6) credit hours per term in a degreeseeking program.
• Your coursework, taken or planned, supports
a demonstrated interest in HR.
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How to Join SHRM
Complete a membership application
• takes 4-6 weeks to process
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Join online
• secure website
• no wait - temporary member number gives you
immediate access to
your SHRM benefits
www.shrm.org/students
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