Human Resources students will learn how to recruit, train and manage staff including administering benefits, evaluating performance and coordinating compensation. Students in this program build people skills and study subjects such as training techniques, needs assessment, compensation and benefits guidelines, recruitment, employment law, management skills, labor relations and interviewing basics.

Typically, Human Resources majors seek a bachelor's degree from a college or university. Some students choose to start with an associate transfer degree from a community college. Others choose to earn a one to two year certificate from a technical school, college, online school or university to qualify for assistant level positions. College and university master's degrees in Human Resources are also available and recommended for some areas of the field.

People person, outgoing, team player, excellent communicator and highly organized are all words that describe the best candidates for the Human Resources major. You'll meet plenty of new people on the job so professionalism and interpersonal skills are paramount.

If you're interested in staffing and legal employment issues, you should also explore related majors including Human Resources Development, Human Resources Management, Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, Labor Studies, Labor and Industrial Relations and Organizational Behavior Studies.