人力資源管理（HRM或HR）是管理工作中涉及人或人事方面的任務所進行的管理工作。在現今全球經濟一體化發展快速的前提下，HR愈來愈被重視。*(1)
就業展望
Human resources majors learn how to handle employment issues such as staffing, training, pay, and health and safety in the workplace.
HR工作內容包括：人員招募、培訓及開發、薪酬及福利管理、績效考核、員工關系、企業文化六部分。
勞動關系專員Labor Relations Specialists：$56,210
人力資源專員Human Resources Specialists：$60,660
律師Lawyers：$130,880
職業健康與安全專員Occupational Health and Safety Specialists：$67,960
復健咨詢Rehabilitation Counselors：$37,330
典型課程列表
| 管理法 | Law of the Management Process |
| 勞動關系學 | Labor Relations |
| 成本會計 | Cost Accounting |
| Labor Economics | |
| 產業心理學 | Industrial Psychology |
| Organizational Behavior--Micro Perspective | |
| 薪水管理 | Compensation Management |
| 招聘選拔與考核 | Recruitment, Selection, and Appraisal |
| 人力資源政策、規劃與信息系統 | Human Resource Policy, Planning, and Information Systems |
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注：課程列表為本科專業課程列表。
選校分析
建議申請者選校時考慮以下因素，再做決定：
畢業后學校會協助就業嗎？
最近一屆畢業生都在哪里實習？
學校里開設人力資源學生協會組織嗎？
人力資源領域的優勢專業有哪些？
院系師生比是多少？是否可以得到更多的關照？
心理準備
未來想要從事HR工作的學生需注意——
“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
學生評價
A team player who genuinely enjoys working with other people. Spoken and written communication skills and interpersonal skills are a must.*(8)
參考資料
(1)人力資源管理 維基百科
(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