Knowledge vs. Situational Judgment Exam Questions

?As you prepare for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP certification exam, it is important to understand how the exams are created and how the questions are formatted. All of the exam content is... Read more »

Want a Successful Mentorship Experience? Do Your Part

?There is more to a mentoring relationship than simply having a more experienced person to run to for career advice. A successful mentorship experience has a structure, purpose and time frame, according... Read more »

How to Make a Career Pivot Without Taking a Pay Cut

?Editor’s Note: SHRM has partnered with Harvard Business Review to bring you relevant articles on key HR topics and strategies. Many professionals dream about shifting into a new role or perhaps an entirely new career.... Read more »

Managers Can Help Employees Hone Critical Soft Skills

?A worker’s gossiping was creating problems among team members. Neither the first-time manager nor the group’s supervisor knew quite how to correct the behavior that was causing distrust among co-workers. April Metcalf,... Read more »

Sponsors, Individual Effort Can Help Women Succeed at Work

?Many employees deal with everyday struggles in the workplace. Those challenges can be more pronounced for women. Women have long experienced pregnancy discrimination, pay inequity, sexual harassment and a host of other... Read more »

CEO Action Mentoring Initiative Works with Mentees from Diverse Populations

?Vanessa Hinds, director at Protiviti, a business consulting firm based in Menlo Park, Calif., wanted to grow her ability to lead and manage and strengthen her networking approach and strategy. The CEO... Read more »

CEO Mentoring Initiative Works with Mentees from Diverse Populations

?Vanessa Hinds, director at Protiviti, a business consulting firm based in Menlo Park, Calif., wanted to grow her ability to lead and manage and strengthen her networking approach and strategy. The CEO... Read more »

Black History Month: Go Beyond Ticking a Box

?Octavia Goredema, a Los Angeles-based author and career coach, provides tips to employers each year during Black History Month to equip them with the necessary tools to better support Black workers’ careers.... Read more »

Career Pathways Help Workers Become Nurses

?The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that employment in health care occupations will grow by 16 percent from 2020 to 2030, adding 2.6 million new jobs. Meanwhile, HR executives in health care... Read more »

The Plight of Front-Line Workers

?Omar Washington lost hope years ago. The Raleigh, N.C., resident has always been an hourly employee, and he says he’s never had a legitimate opportunity for upward mobility. Washington has worked on... Read more »