After a twelve year hiatus, I decided to go to back school to pursue my Masters degree in Human Resources Development! Even as an undergrad, I was sure I wanted to go back to school, but never knew what I wanted to study. After a career shift four years ago from a business operations position at Aerotek, a temporary staffing company to a human resources management position, I finally felt that I had a career I wanted to pursue with formal education.
I very much enjoy my work because I feel like I am in a position where I can help others and where I can contribute to the overall success of the organization. In my human resources management position, I am responsible for recruiting, hiring and on-boarding new employees, administering benefits, managing employee relations and disciplinary actions, maintaining compliance for local, state and federal laws and regulations and organizing an annual staff retreat. It’s a full time job that keeps me 100% engaged!
The Human Resources Development program is well-designed to fit my busy schedule. On Wednesdays after work, I commute to the Westminster campus for class. I spend Saturday mornings at the campus as well. Classes are accelerated which means that there is only one class at a time which lasts 12 sessions, 6 weeks. I am going through the program with a cohort and there are 8 other members of our group. Being back in the classroom has been very enjoyable. I brushed up on my writing skills with the help of the Writing Center and have made some changes in commitments I have outside of work to accommodate the busyness of school. So far so good as one class is complete and the second one is half-finished!
