Personnel and Labor Relations Specialists

If you enjoy working with others, you can find helpful experience in managing school teams, planning banquets or picnics, working in your school's dean's or counselor's office, or reading books about personnel practices in businesses. You might also contact and interview (or job shadow) the personnel director of a local business to find out more about the day-to-day responsibilities of this job. Part-time and summer employment in firms that have a personnel department are very good ways to explore the personnel field. Large department stores usually have personnel departments and should not be overlooked as a source of temporary work.

Join student business organizations—such as Junior Achievement (https://jausa.ja.org), DECA (https://www.deca.org), Future Business Leaders of America (https://www.fbla.org), and Business Professionals of America (http://bpa.org) to learn more about the business world and participate in activities that develop your leadership skills. Some organizations—such as DECA—offer business competitions.