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The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is the world's largest association devoted to human resource management. Representing more than 200,000 individual members, the Society's mission is to serve the needs of HR professionals by providing the most essential and comprehensive resources available. As an influential voice, the Society's mission is also to advance the human resource profession to ensure that HR is recognized as an essential partner in developing and executing organizational strategy. Founded in 1948, SHRM currently has more than 550 affiliated chapters and members in more than 100 countries.

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SHRM’s Members

SHRM is an individual membership organization, and our members include HR professionals with the following titles:
bulletPresident, CEO, Chairman, Partner, Principal
bulletChief HR Officer
bulletVice President of HR, Personnel
bulletAssistant/Associate Vice President of HR
bulletDirector of HR, Personnel
bulletAssistant/Associate Director of HR
bulletManager of HR, Personnel
bulletHR Generalist
bulletSupervisor
bulletSpecialist
bulletConsultant
bulletAdministrator
bulletRepresentative
bulletLegal Counsel
Nearly forty percent have titles of director or above. Approximately fifty percent of members work in organizations with more than 500 employees, and approximately thirty-five percent are in manufacturing or service industries.

SHRM Local Chapter Network

SHRM has more than 560 affiliate chapters both in the United States and abroad, and provide additional programming and networking opportunities in your local area. SHRM chapters are autonomous organizations, so it is not automatic that you will be a member of your local chapter when you join SHRM at the national level, and vice versa. Information on how to join you SHRM local chapter is available at www.shrm.org/chapters. 

 

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SHRM Foundation

AHRA proudly supports the SHRM Foundation and is a 2009 Chapter Champion.  More information can be found at http://shrm.org/foundation/

The Foundation promotes research, innovation and the use of research-based knowledge. With an annual budget of approximately $1 million, it funds major research projects that have a direct and practical impact in advancing the HR profession. The Foundation puts out RFP's to the research community and then evaluates the research proposals it receives. Using its "LIVE" criteria: L-Leverage, I-Impact, V-Visibility, E-Enhances the profession, the Foundation selects projects to fund.

The Foundation also funds practical publications on specific issues, educational scholarships, the Effective Practice Guidelines series, and online directories of undergraduate and masters degree programs in human resource management.

MONTHLY FOUNDATION NEWS:

Scholarships for HR Professionals

Are you a SHRM member pursuing a college degree (HR, business, psychology, etc.) or professional certification?  With generous underwriting from the J. J. Keller Foundation, Inc., the SHRM Foundation will award $100,000 in scholarships to SHRM professional members in 2010. 

The scholarships are allocated equally among the five SHRM geographic regions, which means you are competing only with applicants in your own part of the country. Recipients are selected primarily on merit, and a significant portion of the selection criteria includes HR involvement and future career plans, as well as volunteer activities and leadership experience.

Academic scholarships are available to thsoe working toward a graduate or undergraduate college degree in HR or a related field.  Certification scholarships are available to those working toward certification (SPHR, GPHR, PHR, or California) and to affiliated SHRM chapters and state councils that are organizing local certification preparation programs.

The application deadline is July 15, 2010.  For more information, choose "Scholarships and Awards" on the SHRM Foundation website (www.shrm.org/foundation).

HRCI

The Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI) is the leading independent, internationally-recognized certifying body for the HR profession.  HRCI certifications require professionals to demonstrate their expertise in the core principles of HR practice and the application of those principles.    More information can be found at http://www.hrci.org/

Several members and past members of AHRA have achieved PHR (Professional in Human Resources) or SPHR (Senior Professional in Human Resources) certification:
bulletCheryl Christensen, SPHR
bulletWendi Clark, SPHR
bulletAimee Foszpanczyk, SPHR
bulletAmy Klima, PHR
bulletConnie Larson, SPHR
bulletBecky Seeley, PHR
bulletJennifer Tiedeman, PHR
bulletNikki Schram, PHR
bulletHolly Waisanen, PHR
bulletEd Zabinski, SPHR
 

 

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