Managing a company's greatest asset, their employees, is a key factor in meeting the challenges of today's rapidly changing world.
Human Resource Management at The Woods
Effective management of the human resources within organizations is a key factor in helping businesses, government agencies, industry and not-for-profits meet the challenges of a rapidly changing world. Human resource management is increasingly critical to the success and survival of organizations as the legal environment becomes more complex.
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How we prepare you…
The Human Resource Management major will prepare you to:
- Perform personnel and human resource management activities
- Analyze the needs of a business or organization
- Evaluate the environment in which the organization operates
- Help resolve disputes to avoid costly litigation or other disruptions
- Conduct or organize appropriate employee training
- Work with external organizations that have employee mandates
- Manage employee benefits
At The Woods, you have both the business background that you need and the liberal arts education that employers seek.
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Career possibilities
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2006), "employers seek college graduates who have majored in human resources, human resource administration, or industrial and labor relations. Other employers look for college graduates with a technical or business background or a well-rounded liberal arts education. In addition, overall employment of human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists is expected to grow faster than the average for all occupations through 2014" (Occupational Outlook Handbook, U.S. Department of Labor).
A graduate in this major can expect to earn an average of $36,967; however, with experience and a record of accomplishment, the salary range is much higher. (National Association of Colleges and Employers, 2005). For example, "the average salary for human resource managers employed by the Federal Government was $71,232 in 2005, and for labor relations specialists it is $93,895" (Occupational Outlook Handbook, U.S. Department of Labor).
