Read a news article On the top navigation bar is the ‘HR TODAY’ section; hover over this and then select the link to ‘HR News’. Select and read one article on current issues in human resources.

Week 2 Assignment Instructions – SHRM

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is the organization that supports and connects professional HR managers.

Their website is a great source of information on the HRM field, on careers, and on various specialties with HRM.This week’s assignment is to go to the SHRM website. Use this link to go to the SHRM website: https://www.shrm.org_ Have a look around the website, then complete the following activities:

1) Read a news article On the top navigation bar is the ‘HR TODAY’ section; hover over this and then select the link to ‘HR News’.

Select and read one article on current issues in human resources. You can pick one of the featured articles near the top, or scroll down to explore the topics in the list below the advertising. NOTE that some articles are only available to members; if this happens, just pick another article.

2) Learn about Student Membership Click the magnifying glass icon near the top to open the search window; search for Student Membership Note how much a Student Membership costs for a year Read through the benefits of Student Membership, and note two benefits or resources that seem interesting.

PREPARE YOUR DOCUMENT Your document of 400 – 600 words*

should contain:

• A brief summary of the article you read, including the title of the article and at least two interesting ideas from the article. Tell me what you think, based on your experience.

• A paragraph about Student Membership, including the cost for a one-year student membership in SHRM and several member benefits and resources available to student members.

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