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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN HUMAN RESOURCES

Why Scranton
oneThe Princeton Review ranks Scranton’s business school among the “Best Business Schools“ in the United States.

twoU.S. News & World Report's “America's Best Colleges“ edition ranked The University of Scranton among the 10 top master's universities in the north, the survey's largest and most competitive region. The University of Scranton is also regionally accredited.

threeThe University of Scranton's business school, the Kania School of Management, is one of only 7% of worldwide educational institutions offering business degrees that have achieved the distinction of accreditation by AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

Thanks to an increasingly diverse, advanced and global marketplace, there are more career options in the human resources field than ever before. The focus is still on recruiting excellent employees and handling personnel issues, but today’s career opportunities include specializations in the field and leadership positions. Overall employment in human resources is projected to grow 17 percent between 2006 and 2016, faster than the average for all occupations.

Learn more about our online master’s program in Human Resources.

The human resources professional still functions as an employee advocate and may also be positioned within an organization as a strategic partner on the executive level, helping to shape policies and research industry trends. The evolving roles of human resources professionals have made advanced credentials essential assets to ascend into the field’s highest levels.

The increasing complexity and fast pace of business has resulted in a demand for human resources specialists. These specialists might find and train employees to handle advanced technology, analyze an organization’s job classification system and develop new positions, or work to staff international offices. Self-employment and consulting is another area of growth as more organizations outsource their human resources staffing.

To learn more about careers in the human resources field and how our human resource masters can help you reach your career goals, request more information.