Human Resource Management Major

Human resource generalists handle many day-to-day tasks. They help carry out company policies, procedures, and programs. Their work often includes hiring, onboarding, performance management, training, benefits, analytics, and supporting organizational development. Common job titles include assistant, coordinator, manager, operations specialist, advisor, business partner, and employee relations consultant.

Human resource specialists use advanced technical skills and focused knowledge to benefit their organization. Their specialties vary by industry, location, and organization size. Common areas of specialization include talent management, talent acquisition, total rewards, HR analytics and information systems, and employee or labor relations.

• Talent management specialists: These HR specialists help organizations keep and develop their employees. They work with leaders to find training needs and create solutions to build skills. Their work includes designing and running programs for performance, skills, leadership, assessment, and succession planning. Common talent management job titles include trainer, training specialist, learning and development specialist, performance management specialist, instructional designer, or facilitator.
• Talent acquisition specialists: These HR specialists find, evaluate, and hire job candidates. They assess workforce needs and use strategies to recruit, select, and onboard new employees. Common talent acquisition job titles include recruiter; staffing coordinator or specialist; recruitment assistant, coordinator, or specialist; talent acquisition consultant or specialist; corporate recruiter; or onboarding specialist.
• Total rewards specialists: These HR specialists develop, implement, and manage compensation and benefits programs, policies, and procedures. Their compensation work includes job evaluation, survey participation, and designing base salary and incentive plans. Their benefits work includes wellness programs, retirement benefits, and life, health, and disability insurance. Common total rewards job titles include coordinator, specialist, compensation specialist, benefits analyst, and payroll and benefits coordinator.
• Analytics and information systems specialists: These HR specialists set up and manage HR information systems. They work with experts to ensure data integrity and support testing, reporting, analysis, and process improvement. Common analytics and information systems specialist job titles include payroll coordinator or specialist, HR analyst (or HR data analyst), applicant tracking system (ATS) coordinator, affirmative action planner, or human capital management (HCM) analyst.

For jobs such as HR consultant, organizational development consultant, talent management consultant, compensation and benefits consultant, and employee engagement consultant.

For jobs such as HR specialist, HR analyst, HR consultant, HR analytics manager, people data scientist, and talent analytics specialist.

For jobs such as HR generalist and HR specialist.

For jobs such as hospital administration or health care human resources.

For jobs such as diversity and inclusion officer, HR specialist, and employee benefits specialist.

For jobs such as labor relations specialist, government HR manager, and employee benefits specialist.

For jobs such as diversity and inclusion specialist, HR educator, HR trainer, employee relations manager, and community outreach coordinator.