Prepare for a People-Focused Career in a Growing Business Field
If you are a business-minded people person who can cope well with conflicting points of view and demonstrate integrity, discretion and fair-mindedness, this specialized area of business may hold your best career opportunity. In a human resource (HR) management career, you'll be providing support to the employees of a company, dealing with everything from labor relations and employment law to training and staffing for management positions to the data integrity and maintenance of the entire HR system. With knowledge about current business practices, experience with HR practices and strong communication skills, you'll have the foundation you need to help effectively manage a company's workforce.
Human resource management careers can be found nearly every industry, including:
- Corporations
- Non-profit organizations
- Government offices
- Education
- Healthcare
Put Your DeVry Degree to Work in a Human Resource Management Career
When you earn your business administration degree from DeVry with a concentration/major in human resource management, you'll be prepared to spearhead a wide variety of personnel issues. With titles such as director of human resources; compensation, employee assistance plan, benefits, employment, placement or labor relations manager; equal employment opportunity officer; affirmative action coordinator; occupational analyst; recruiter; and training and development specialist, your professional responsibilities could include:
- Interviewing and hiring employees
- Developing personnel policies with top management
- Managing employee benefits
- Investigating and resolving grievances
- Maintaining confidential records and personnel files
- Coordinating equipment acquisition and IT access
- Preparing new hire manuals and conducting orientation
Get the Human Resource Management Career You Want with a Degree from DeVry
Graduates of DeVry's Business Administration bachelor's degree program with a concentration/major in Human Resource Management are prepared for all these career responsibilities and more! Through a mix of informative classes and hands-on experience, you receive the in-depth, specialized education required to step into today's most rewarding human resource management careers. Or, take the next step in your career and continue your education at DeVry's Keller Graduate School to earn your MBA (Master's degree in Business Administration).
DeVry graduates in business administration with a concentration/major in human resource management will be prepared for careers in areas such as:
- Benefits and compensation
- Employee relations
- Human resource information systems
- Training and development
DeVry is the university where you can gain the skills, credentials and respect you need to make it big in the world of human resource management. DeVry's success at preparing its students for careers is hard to beat! Check this out.for the past year in all DeVry programs and locations combined, 91% of DeVry graduates in the active job market held positions in their chosen field within 6 months of graduation and earned average entry-level salary of $41,000.
Earn your degree at DeVry today and start your human resource management career tomorrow!
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