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Excel in Your Career with an HR Professional Membership

Ignite Your Career, Define the HR Landscape

Your workforce looks to you to create an engaging, positive and inclusive culture. Your leaders rely on you to seamlessly adapt to new technologies while anticipating future challenges. You have big aspirations. SHRM prepares you for it all.

Modern Solutions for Dynamic Workplaces

Face the multifaceted challenges of today’s work environment with the expert knowledge, resources, skills and a community while developing as a strategic leader as you guide your organization through change—successfully.

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Access exclusive workplace news and information to always be ahead of the curve, and stay well-informed about critical issues affecting your role.

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Discover resources for navigating state and federal compliance updates effortlessly.

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Connect directly with HR knowledge advisors, who will provide expert guidance on complex workplace matters, giving you the support you need to make informed decisions.

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Browse our collection of customizable templates, guides, and toolkits, empowering you to work more efficiently while reducing costs.

Accelerate Your Success

Be a trailblazer in HR with a membership that grows alongside you for just $264 a year.

Set your sights on the SHRM Annual Conference & Expo 2024 in Chicago, June 23-26, 2024.

Expand your skillset, boost your earning potential and become an invaluable asset with SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP certifications.

Browse the latest HR topics, policies, research and more.

Frequently Asked Questions

Get answers to your questions about SHRM membership.

No. SHRM is an individual membership organization. Use of your membership by any nonmember is a violation of the SHRM membership policy.

Visit mySHRM or shrm.org/memberrecord to update your information.

12 months from the end of the month in which your membership was processed. Example: If your membership is processed on 1/7/2018, then your membership expires on 1/31/2019. 

Any professional SHRM member may contact an HR Knowledge Advisor via phone, instant message, or e-mail from shrm.org/hrinfo. Student members may search member-protected pages of the SHRM website to conduct their own research.