Shadow days provide t:Jaluable experience Society prepares human resource management majors Many students begin their college experience as "undecided" majors. Others start out in a major and then find it unsuitable, so they look for a change. Many ofthese who change their major at Harding choose a recent option that combines psychology and business for a human resource management major. And most of these reinforce their choice through involvement in the Society for Human Resource Management. A student organization affiliated with the National Society for Human Resource Management , the student organization seeks to educate human resource management majors about their chosen field. "Helping others learn more about up-to-date information in human resources is a main goal of the organization ," said Jason Sipkowski, a senior human resource management and psychology major who served as president for the 1996-97 year. The society worked with Pi Sigma Epsilon during the year to provide "mock" interviews. These interviews allowed students to become familiar with the interview process and to be better prepared and more comfortable for interviews with companies regarding jobs for the future. Another activity involved working with a human resource management company in Little Rock that provided human resources to smaller companies. The companies conducted internal surveys through their offices to determine whether their businesses were productive. Society members received the data, compiled it for the comparry, studied it and reported their findings to the company. Another important event for societymembers was shadow days. For one day, a student followed a human resource employee to see first-hand the work situation of the employees. Searcy Industrial Laundry, Land O' Frost, Speed Queen and the Bryce Corporation participated in the program. Students were able to see the demands of human resource management and apply this experience to their future careers. This experience helped students meet future employers. "Networking is so importantin college. By participating in shadowing days, people got to make contacts while in school," Sipkowski said. Students studying human resource management as their major have realized the importance of belonging to the society. Nathan Houge, a senior human resource management major, discovered this. "There were lots of opportunities by belonging. The main one was that it gave me the chance to network," Houge said. Although networking is important , Houge felt that there were other reasons to join the association. "It's really an active chapter and they are trying to provide good experiences for good preparation once you are out in the field." - Darcia Woodard Society for the Advancement ofManagement. First row: Sandra Johnson, Belvet Recinos, Monica Torres, Michelle Sasso, Flor Celeste Munoz, A na Aguilar, Nikki Baker, Ana Leticia Varela. S econd row: Cindy Herman, Jose Ma rini, Miriam Ortega, Shery l Ply lar, Yvette Ellis, Wendi Gooch, Mandy Emberson. Third row: Darren Barber, Russell Hawkins, Claudia Pena, Velvet Hernandez, Tammy Clark, Janna Lo. Fourth row: B rian Blake, Robert Killebrew, B rad J ohnson, Tra vis Gable, N athan Gilbert, Karina L ungo, J uan Brenes. Fifth row: Rawle Reynolds, B ill Hemphill (faculty sponsor), Shayne Gardner, Daniel Velasco, Lavon Carter (faculty sponsor). Photo by Aaron Gill ihan. Movie Committee. First row: Becky Clark, Michelle Hobb s, Brook Prater, Ryan Fields. Second row: Meghan Feeney, Mack McFarland, Ryan S cott, Troy Bendickson. Third row: James Clark, Dan Burdette, Mi chelle Browne, Travis Greenwell. Photo by Aaron Gillihan. SAM and Movie Committee 201
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