A human resources management (HRM) professional is responsible for successfully acquiring, developing, motivating, and retaining employees. That is, they are on the “people” side of business operations, and because people do the work of organizations, a company’s success rests heavily on the quality of its HRM. An HRM professional is a full business partner who adds value to business decisions and aligns HR practices with those decisions.

The work calls on you to know about compensation and benefits, labor relations laws, how to forecast working needs, organizational learning, and organizational change. Students’ specialty courses include “Competitive HRM Practices,” “Negotiations,” and “Cultural Aspects of International Business.” They also select an honors seminar in “Management of Innovation.”  In the classroom and on co-op, students gain the broad base of knowledge and the business expertise that’s needed as an HRM professional.

Human resource management is an effective tool for students interested in helping businesses succeed in a changeable personnel environment.