Professional Certificate in Human Resources Management

• Understand the roles and responsibilities of an HR professional and gain an end-to-end understanding of HRM lifecycle;

• Identify best practices for employee communication to increase productivity, prevent misunderstandings and boost morale; including top-down, bottom-up, peer-to-peer and crisis in a variety of scenarios;

• Foster an organizational mindset that embraces coaching and employee feedback to build and maintain a high-performance culture;

• Discover HR analytics tools and frameworks for effective performance management that can help your organization become more data and performance-driven;

• Develop competency in employee care strategies that foster ethical leadership and determine the roles and responsibilities of an HR professional in navigating important ethical issues; and

• Assess a variety of talent management approaches and design a corporate workforce planning strategy for your organization

• Recent graduates or early-career HR professionals such as interns, assistants, executives and generalists, who are interested in complementing their theoretical knowledge with practical experience to secure an HR position, or gain broader exposure to the field to identify a specialty of interest.

• Professionals working side by side with HR, such as administrative assistants, management trainees, or HR consultants, who are interested in formally transitioning to an HR role.

• Entrepreneurs or small business owners, including founders/co-founders and small enterprise managers, who would like to develop the knowledge to manage various aspects of HR and gain a universal perspective of industry best practices for their organizations.

Both hard and soft skills are needed to succeed in HR management. This program offers you guidance for navigating your career path, from crafting your elevator pitch to perfecting your interview skills. These services are provided by Emeritus, our learning collaborator for this program. The program support team includes program leaders who help you reach your learning goals. The primary goal is to give you the skills necessary to be prepared for a job in this field; however, job placement is not guaranteed.

Emeritus provides the following career preparation services:

• Engaging in live sessions with a career mentor

• Navigating your job search

• Preparing for interviews

• Negotiating salary

• Crafting your elevator pitch

• Optimizing your LinkedIn profile

• Writing résumés and cover letters

Exercises specific to building your career in HR management include:

• Building your personal brand and promoting your skills

• Job searching and interviewing for positions in HR management

• Reflecting on your skills to determine how to solve problems and become an efficient leader

• Understanding the roles and workflow of HR management

• Applying HR management concepts through a capstone project

Didn't find what you were looking for? Write to us at learner.success@emeritus.org or Schedule a call with one of our Program Advisors or call us at +1 315 353 4071 (US) / +44 292 271 2826 (UK) / +65 3129 8069 (SG)