Help a business manage its most important assets with a specialization in human resources

Recruiting and personnel careers are fast-paced and highly interactive. An HR specialization will help you in your career when you are tasked with maintaining contacts in the community and informing the public about open positions. You'll interact with other organizations and social groups about open positions in their organization.  Sometimes travel is required to recruit job applicants. Begin classes for a specialization in HR today.

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Human Resources Courses

An HR specialization will give you the skills and techniques to excel at recruiting, screening, and hiring prospective employees. Once you complete your HR specialization you may develop orientation and training programs for employees at a business. Take a look at what human resources courses you'll take.

Some key courses include:

Human Resource Recruitment and Selection
You will analyze basic and intermediate level theories and strategies utilized in staffing, planning, recruiting, and selection.

Organizational Behavior Analysis
You will conduct an in-depth analysis of the behavior of a contemporary organization.

Compensation Administration
You will learn about tangible and intangible compensation and the use of compensation to motivate and reward employee performance.

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Human Resources Career Outlook

The career outlook for HR professionals is exceptional. By 2016, there will be an estimated quarter million people working in HR in the United States. That is an increase of more than 30,000 from 2006-2016.‡

Here's a snapshot of two possible careers:

HR, training and labor relations specialist: growth +16%, salary $41,480‡
Training and development specialists: growth +16%, salary $38,550‡

The Rasmussen College career placement services staff starts helping you even before you graduate – with your resume, cover letter, interviewing techniques and how to search for a great career. And it doesn't end there – these services are available throughout your career.