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NC State College of Management to Host 2010 State Collegiate HR Games on March 27

The teams will be tested on their knowledge and understanding of human resource strategies, concepts and laws, said Clinton Davidson, lecturer and faculty advisor for the college’s Student Human Resource Management (SHRM) chapter.

The winning team will go on to represent the state at the regional HR Games to be held during the southeast regional Student Human Resource Conference in Knoxville, TN, on April 7 and 8. In previous years, the NC State College of Management teams have won both state and regional competitions.

“We have many alumni who go on to successful careers in the human resource field,” Davidson said. “Given the current corporate needs and issues related to talent management, productivity and corporate culture, human resources is a tremendous and expanding career opportunity,” he said.

According to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, “job growth in HR jobs will outpace overall job expansion by a ratio of more than two to one, a whopping 22 percent compared to 10 percent based on December 2009 reporting,” Davidson said.

“Opportunities like the HR Games enable students to gain even more knowledge about their field and to meet with professionals in the process,” he said.

Originally created as a method to help college students prepare for professional HR certification exams, this competition also has a history of opening doors for internships and jobs in the HR profession, said Michele Langley, senior partner at HR Advantage, LLC, in Raleigh, N.C.

She knows from experience. In 2005, she was one of a team of three NC State College of Management undergraduate students who competed in the SHRM games. She graduated in 2006 and now serves as the NCSHRM State Council’s collegiate relations director for eastern North Carolina and is coordinating this year’s statewide HR Games.

Another NC State College of Management alumnus, Sarah Johnston, has been recruiting volunteers to help with the statewide competition as collegiate representative for the Raleigh Wake County Human Resource Management Association. Johnston is on the global human resources staff at Arysta LifeScience in Cary, N.C.

While the professionals come to help with the event, they also see it as a great opportunity for employers to scout for prospective employees. “They are coming to meet the brightest students out there,” Langley said.

“We have about 65 HR professionals volunteering for this month’s games, and when they come to these games, they are amazed at what the students know about HR,” she said. The student teams will be answering questions in about employment law, training and development, health, safety and security, recruitment, compensation and benefits.

“This is a tremendous opportunity. As we continue efforts to grow interest in Human Resources careers, this year’s games will be showing even more folks across the state the good work and talented students pursuing careers in human resources,” Davidson said.

The North Carolina HR Games finals will be held from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. in Nelson Hall, home of the NC State College of Management. Parking for this event is in the Dan Allen Parking Deck, on Dan Allen Drive.

Participating teams are representing the following colleges and universities:

  • Meredith College
  • NC A&T
  • North Carolina State University College of Management
  • Peace College
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • University of North Carolina – Wilmington
  • Winston Salem State University

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