人力资源管理（HRM或HR）是管理工作中涉及人或人事方面的任务所进行的管理工作。在现今全球经济一体化发展快速的前提下，HR愈来愈被重视。*(1)
就业展望
Human resources majors learn how to handle employment issues such as staffing, training, pay, and health and safety in the workplace.
HR工作内容包括：人员招募、培训及开发、薪酬及福利管理、绩效考核、员工关系、企业文化六部分。
劳动关系专员Labor Relations Specialists：$56,210
人力资源专员Human Resources Specialists：$60,660
律师Lawyers：$130,880
职业健康与安全专员Occupational Health and Safety Specialists：$67,960
复健咨询Rehabilitation Counselors：$37,330
典型课程列表
| 管理法 | Law of the Management Process |
| 劳动关系学 | Labor Relations |
| 成本会计 | Cost Accounting |
| Labor Economics | |
| 产业心理学 | Industrial Psychology |
| Organizational Behavior--Micro Perspective | |
| 薪水管理 | Compensation Management |
| 招聘选拔与考核 | Recruitment, Selection, and Appraisal |
| 人力资源政策、规划与信息系统 | Human Resource Policy, Planning, and Information Systems |
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注：课程列表为本科专业课程列表。
选校分析
建议申请者选校时考虑以下因素，再做决定：
毕业后学校会协助就业吗？
最近一届毕业生都在哪里实习？
学校里开设人力资源学生协会组织吗？
人力资源领域的优势专业有哪些？
院系师生比是多少？是否可以得到更多的关照？
心理准备
未来想要从事HR工作的学生需注意——
“Frequent developments in the law, in judicial rulings, in technology (for example, the Internet), and in research … require that HR professionals constantly reinvent themselves.”
Wayne F. Cascio, Professor of Management, Business School, University of Colorado, Denver
Practice training methods on your classmates
Read the history of labor unions
Learn the laws on hiring and firing
Study the psychology of motivation
学生评价
A team player who genuinely enjoys working with other people. Spoken and written communication skills and interpersonal skills are a must.*(8)
参考资料
(1)人力资源管理 维基百科
(2) Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2012 13-1075 Labor Relations Specialists US Bureau of Labor Statistics
(3) Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2012 13-1071 Human Resources Specialists US Bureau of Labor Statistics
(4) Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2012 23-1011 Lawyers US Bureau of Labor Statistics
(5) Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2012 29-9011 Occupational Health and Safety Specialists US Bureau of Labor Statistics
(6) Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2012 21-1015 Rehabilitation Counselors US Bureau of Labor Statistics
(7) Major: Human Resources Management The Princeton Review
(8) Major: Human Resources Management College Board