On the initiative of Cindy Strickler, an instructor of management at ULM, a group of students gathered in February last year and established the Society for Human Resource Management group (SHRM).
The group is a part of the National SHRM organization.
Its purpose is to help its members gain experience by exposing them to the companies of different fields that are going to hire them once they graduate.
Daniel Jamieson, a senior management major and president of the SHRM, said students need to realize how big of an opportunity it is to be a part of the group since its members get a chance to visit different companies, meet important people and get an idea of what a job interview looks like.
“Everyone will eventually have to be interviewed for a job, and knowing how it works can only benefit you,” Jamieson said.
Jamieson also said a student doesn’t have to be a business major to be a member of the SHRM, adding that the experience members get can equally contribute to any student, regardless of the major he or she has chosen.
“We have already visited Graphic Packaging and CenturyLink, which are the companies that hire different degrees. Our newest visit will be at the St. Francis Medical Center, which would be ideal for the health studies students,” Jamieson said.
Mel Sims, a management major and secretary of the SHRM, said SHRM is like a big family.
“Being a member of the SHRM will definitely stand you out on your resume considering that the SHRM is a National organization, and it is most likely that your interviewer for a job will be a part of the same society,” Sims said.
The group has scheduled to visit some of the career fairs and business symposiums, but also to get more involved in the campus activities.
The group agreed, the biggest weakness is the lack of people in the group.
“We have done some recruitment trying to get a big and strong group of people to make us more successful, and we will see results of it on our meeting,” Jamieson said.
The next meeting will take place at 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 1, in Hemphill Hall, Room 134, and SHRM encourages all to attend.
