Profile: Wisconsin Society for Human Resource Management

About Us

The Wisconsin Council represents human resource professionals in the State of Wisconsin and is supported through the national Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), a non-profit professional association founded in 1948. The State Council provides a communication link between the chapters and national, and is a forum for the exchange of ideas and information concerning chapter administration and the HR profession.

Job Seeker Benefits

Membership allows you to be part of the largest professional organization in the world dedicated exclusively to the advancement of the human resource management profession.

This involvement comes with the following benefits:

• Exposure to other HR professionals and companies revealing how other organizations handle various human resource situations, procedures, policies, etc;
• Access to a network of professionals and specialists providing HR information that might otherwise be difficult and/or expensive to obtain;
• Opportunity to develop relationships and contacts in other companies to share information on HR concerns;
• Availability of local professional development opportunities to improve your competence;
• Access to current best practices to make your organization more efficient, increase employee commitment, and help line managers carry out business strategy;
• Availability of up-to-date information on pending legislation that may impact your company’s operations;
• Opportunity to develop leadership skills by taking on a volunteer leadership role in a local chapter; and
• Development of a reputation and credentials in the HR field through your involvement in a local chapter.