Attend the Society for Human Resource Management Annual Conference (https://annual.shrm.org) and other industry conferences to network and to interview for jobs.
Conduct information interviews with HR consultants, and ask them for advice on preparing for and entering the field.
Become a college student member of the Society for Human Resource Management to access training and networking resources, industry publications, and employment opportunities.
Become certified by the Human Resource Management Institute and Institute of Management Consultants USA in order to show employers that you’ve met the highest standards established by your industry.
- Accountants
- Agricultural Consultants
- Auditors
- Bank Examiners
- Business Continuity Planners
- Business Development Managers and Directors
- Business Intelligence Analysts
- Business Managers
- Career and Employment Counselors
- Career and Employment Technicians
- Chief Executive Officers
- Chief Financial Officers
- Chief Information Officers
- Chief Restructuring Officers
- Chief Revenue Officers
- Chief Sustainability Officers
- Chief Trust Officers
- Corporate Climate Strategists
- Customer Success Managers
- Data Scientists
- Database Specialists
- Decision Scientists
- Directors of Volunteers
- Document Management Specialists
- Employment Firm Workers
- Energy Consultants
- Environmental Consultants
- Ergonomists
- Executive Recruiters
- Financial Analysts
- Financial Consultants
- Financial Quantitative Analysts
- Forensic Accountants and Auditors
- Fraud Examiners, Investigators, and Analysts
- Health Care Consultants
- Health Data Analysts
- Human Resources Managers
- Indoor Environmental Health Specialists
- Information Security Analysts
- Information Technology Consultants
- Information Technology Security Consultants
- Internet Consultants
- Internet Marketing and Advertising Consultants
- Labor Union Business Agents
- Learning Innovations Designers
- Legal Operations Specialists
- Life Coaches
- Management Analysts and Consultants
- Market Research Analysts
- Marketing Consultants
- Military Recruiters
- Office Administrators
- Payroll Directors
- Personnel and Labor Relations Specialists
- Political Consultants
- Press Secretaries
- Project Managers
- Public Relations Specialists
- Regulatory Affairs Specialists
- Retail Business Owners
- Retail Managers
- Security Consultants
- Security Guards
- Strategy Managers
- Temporary Workers
- Workplace Diversity Experts