Careers in HR

A Rutgers HRM degree or minor gives you a number of advantages that open up great career opportunities in the human resources field. In addition, the Rutgers HRM Department has developed a network of global organizations that seek out our students for valuable internships and permanent placements. The Rutgers HRM Department can be your steppingstone to a challenging and rewarding HR career.

• You Will Gain Skills Recognized around the World

  Top corporations throughout New Jersey, the nation, and the world recognize that graduates of the Rutgers Human Resource Management Master’s program possess extraordinary skills, knowledge, and understanding of the strategic importance of human resource management to business performance. Companies that have recently hired our students for jobs and internships include GE, IBM, ExxonMobil, AT&T, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Johnson and Johnson, Ingersoll Rand, Merck, Wyeth, and American Express.

• A Job Placement Record You Can Count On

  Student placement is a very important component of the MHRM program. Each year, representatives from numerous Fortune 100 and 500 companies travel to the MHRM site to interview students for HR positions and internships. Many of these corporations do nationwide searches at programs such as ours for high-potential HRM students to enter their HR management associate positions. Our graduates often begin their HR careers with these rotational, high-visibility, fast track developmental positions, which lead to managerial positions in the future.

• Global Opportunities for International Students

  Since most U.S. companies are not prepared to sponsor new hires for H1-B status (work authorization for up to six years), there are only limited U.S. job opportunities for international students on F-1 (nonimmigrant student) visas. That is why the MHRM department will work with international students to help place them in countries where they have work authorization.

• Help Spearhead the Transformation of HR

  Facing stiffer competition in the global marketplace, the role of HRM has undergone a concomitant transformation. Much of the “administrivia” has either been engineered out of the job or has been automated. Some of the HR functions have been distributed to general line managers. As a consequence, there is a need for line managers to broaden their knowledge about how to add value to the organization through effective HR strategies. 

• Expand Your Opportunities

  As your HR career continues, your professional choices expand. You might manage one of the HR functional areas or a general HR unit at an organization. Another common option is to become the general manager of a business unit. Successful careers often include life-changing international experience and involvement in exciting organizational change processes such as mergers and acquisitions, downsizing, and re-engineering.