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What advice would you give a H.S. student interest in career in HR ~ what type of a school and degree program should he/she pursue? What can they expect in the marketplace. What jobs are hotand/or gro
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Advise for HighSchoolStudent interested HR Career

posted at 10/31/2006 6:49 AM EDT
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I agree with OLDHR on obtaining a strong background in business if you desire to become a high-level HR executive someday. On the other hand, it's important to note that if you want to get into a HR job fresh out of college, you're chances of getting one will be much better if armed with a HR degree. What you learn in school can be applied directly and immediately to a variety of HR functions with minimal training.

Nonetheless, acquiring business knowledge (finance/accounting, economics, statistics, marketing, etc...) throughout your HR career will be imperative to achieve great success as a HR professional in the 21st century globalized marketplace.

HR is a great career, good luck!
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Advise for HighSchoolStudent interested HR Career

posted at 1/16/2007 5:43 AM EST
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First: 12/28/2005
Last: 2/11/2010
If I had done an internship, I may have had a better shot at getting into HR right away. My degrees are in business (emphasis on HR) and technical writing. I started out in a temporary position as a HR Admin Assistant and worked my way from there. While I'm still loving HR, I realize that there are parts of it that I don't want to do for the rest of my life, so am glad I have other education/skills to fall back on.
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