What does SHRM do for Students?

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What does SHRM do for Students?

• Name of Presenter
• Volunteer Title

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What is SHRM?

• Founded in 1948
• Worlds 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?

• SHRMs 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 in-depth articles on human resource
  management.
• Echoes Newsletter
• Online e-newsletter featuring chapter news and
  job search hints published eight times per year
  September-December and February-May.

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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 800-283-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
• 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

• Access to online information
• 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
• 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

• EducationWhat classes should I take?
• 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

• Masters 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
• 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

• Employment and Recruiting
• Training and Development
• Compensation and Benefits
• Employee and Labor Relations
• Health, Safety and Security

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Getting Into HR

• Networking
• Informational Interviews
• Internships
• Entry-level jobs
• Being involved in SHRM!

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Visit SHRMs 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 degree-seeking
  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
• OR
• 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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