USM Student Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management

The USM Student SHRM Chapter seeks Officers to serve the organization for the 2015-16 academic year. If you think you may be interested in serving, please review the 'Roles' document at the Dropbox link below. If after reading that information you want to apply, please send the following information to Dr. Bruce Gilstrap via email ([email protected]) before Friday, September 4th:

1. Your current resume
2. The title of the position for which you want to be considered
3. A statement of interest explaining why you are seeking the position and why you would be good at it

Put all this information in a single Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF file (named as follows: 'SHRM President Lastname Firstname' - substitute the office for which you are applying for 'President' in the preceding example).

Top candidates will be invited to an interview during the week of September 7-11.

Link to 'Roles' document in Dropbox folder Shared with Dropbox

The USM Student Chapter of the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) invites you to attend a presentation focused on helping you improve your resume and present yourself well in job interviews. Our speaker will be Ms. Natalie Bond, a former USM student who is now an Employment Coordinator for Pine Belt Health Care Services. Ms. Bond has spoken to our group before, and students really appreciated her insight into the hiring process. This event is open to everyone, whether or not you are a member of our Student SHRM chapter. Lunch will be provided free of charge. We hope to see you there!

Who: Natalie Bond, Employment Coordinator for Pine Belt Health Care Services
When: April 14th, 12:15 to 12:45 pm
Where: Joseph Greene Hall, Room 202

This article about the legality of personality testing in the employment process appeared earlier this week. Although not all of the tests discussed in the article are actually tests of personality, there is good information here: these tests are being used more and more, they are being used earlier in the screening process to eliminate the least-qualified candidates, and legal challenges regarding their use are increasing on the grounds that their use may be discriminatory. Interesting...

Are workplace personality tests fair? The use of online personality tests by employers has surged in the past decade as they try to streamline the hiring process.

Our first SHRM meeting of the semester will take place tomorrow in Joseph Greene Hall room 216 at 12:15 p.m. Spread the word!

What are you doing to prepare to enter a job market in which employers expect you to be job-ready from the first day?

Where Did All the Entry-Level Jobs Go? Entry-level work isn't what it used to be. Some firms have cut entry-level jobs. And others have raised the bar for new graduates, expecting them to arrive job-ready from day one.

SHRM giveback night is tonight! Make sure you mention that you are there to support SHRM, and 20% of proceeds will go to our student chapter!

Our last SHRM meeting of the semester is today! 12:15 PM JGH 202! See you there!

SHRM is participating in the Rock for Autism this Thursday! Please come out to the Union and donate to SHRM's cup. Proceeds go to sending several children with autism to a summer camp.

There will be a SHRM meeting today at 12:15 PM in JGH 202. Hope to see you there!

SHRM meeting today at 12:15 in JGH 202! Hope to see you there!