Nadeja Lewis
Video Script (2m 35seconds)
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When choosing to work in Human Resources, It may be difficult to decide which path you would like to pursue as
Human Resources Professional. Although you may have an idea as to what you’d like to do, you may have never
known that there are two sides to HR or that there are titles that go beyond being an HR Manager?
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As you leave today you will have a better understanding of the two branches of Human Resources, essentially
answering the ongoing question, “Should I chose a degree in Human Resource Management or Human Resource
Development and what’s the difference between the two?”
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~To begin, let’s start by defining Human Resource Management and Human Resource Development.
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~Human Resources Management can be defined as “the strategic approach to the effective management of people in
an organization, so that they help the business gain a competitive advantage.
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~This portion is designed to maximize employee performance in service of an employer's strategic objective.” This
includes but is not limited to: hiring, payroll function, analysist, enforcement of laws, recruiting, and Employee
Labor Relationships.
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~Human Resource Development often referred to the technical process of HR. Is the unleashing of human expertise
to its fullest potential through the domains: career development, training development, and organization
development.
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~The function of such is to contribute to the mutual long- and short-term benefits of the sponsoring organization and
the individual involved. In which human expertise is developed and maximized through HRD processes that
eventually assist in an organization’s achievement of goals.
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~If you’ve read this and suddenly realized your passions align with helping employees develop through innovative
processes then you just realized that Human resource Development may be for you.
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~But now you may be wondering what are some job options that are available if you decide to pursue a
HRD?
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~From which, you could go on to be become A training specialist, a Instructional Designer, Leadership consultant,
Training Facilitator, or Organizational Development Manager just to name a few.
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~There is nothing quite like a rewarding career in Human resources that allows you to know (pause) not only have
you made a difference in your company but in people’s lives of others while doing something you love.
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~ I hope today may have aided you in your decision on which HR degree you would like to pursue.
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~Thanks for watching!