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About the Society for Human Resource Management 

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is the world’s largest association devoted to human resource management. Representing more than 250,000 members in over 140 countries, the Society serves the needs of HR professionals and advances the interests of the HR profession. Founded in 1948, SHRM has more than 575 affiliated chapters within the United States and subsidiary offices in China, India and United Arab Emirates.


SHRM Members              
SHRM is an individual membership organization, and our members include HR professionals with the following titles:

  • President, CEO, Chairman, Partner, Principal
  • Chief HR Officer
  • Vice President of HR, Personnel
  • Assistant/Associate Vice President of HR
  • Director of HR, Personnel
  • Assistant/Associate Director of HR
  • Manager of HR, Personnel
  • HR Generalist
  • Supervisor
  • Specialist
  • Consultant
  • Administrator
  • Representative
  • Legal Counsel

Nearly forty percent have titles of director or above. Approximately fifty percent of members work in organizations with more than 500 employees, and approximately thirty-five percent are in manufacturing or service industries.

GLOBAL REACH              
SHRM provides resources, global best practices and a network of valuable contacts to more than 5,000 members in over 140 countries, in addition to U.S.-based HR professionals involved in global HR. As part of SHRM’s commitment to developing the HR profession globally, SHRM opened offices in Beijing, China, and Mumbai, India, to help establish important two-way relationships, provide education and facilitate the advancement of HR. SHRM is running a pilot program to create Member Forums in selected countries to encourage local networking among SHRM members.

SHRM is an active member of the North American Human Resource Management Association and the current secretariat for the World Federation of People Management Associations.

 Local Chapters
SHRM has more than 575 affiliate chapters both in the United States and abroad, which provide additional programming and networking opportunities in your local area. SHRM chapters are autonomous organizations, so it is not automatic that you will be a member of your local chapter when you join SHRM at the national level, and vice versa. Information on how to join your SHRM local chapter is available here.

 Awards & Scholarships

Information about SHRM's awards and scholarships, including a description of the program and application deadlines.