Tag: Society for Human Resource Management

SHRM certification: How will HR professionals go forward?

By Tammy Binford Jul 18, 2014 HR Hero Line

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

Career-minded human resource professionals interested in proving their worth to their employers devote time, energy, and money into earning certification. But now the credentialing system they’ve relied on for decades is up in the air, and a new system is still a mystery. HR pros were surprised in May when the Society for Human Resource […]

SHRM-HRCI rift: What does it mean for HR professionals?

By Tammy Binford Jul 16, 2014 HR Hero Line

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

The news of a change in certification for human resource professionals struck a nerve this spring when the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) announced it was developing a new certification system that seems to be a threat to the familiar credentials offered through HR Certification Institute (HRCI). The heat has only built since the […]

Attending SHRM 2011 and Wishing I Could Be Cloned

By Gwen Cofield, Contributing Editor Jun 28, 2011 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Jun 28, 2011

I’m at the 63rd annual conference for the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) in Las Vegas, where I’m learning not only the ins and outs of HR, but the need for cloning. There’s so much I want to hear about — technology and HR, the latest on employee benefit issues such as health care […]