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DevelopmentandtheElectronicResourceslibrarianatGeorgeMasonLibraries.Whatareyoulookingtopursueinthefuture,andhowdoyouthinkNOVASHRMcanhelpyouachieveyourfuturegoals?Aftergraduation,IwanttopursueacareerinHRwhereIamabletoapplytheknowledgeIgainedfrommymarketingandHRcoursestohelpbrandmyfutureemployerbyattractingandretainingnewtalent.IalsoplantofurthermyeducationbyreceivingmyMaster'sinHumanResourceManagement.IbelieveNOVASHRMwillallowmetonetworkwithHRprofessionalsthatwillgivemearealworldexperienceofdifferentareasinHRandhelpmetoachievemyprofessionalgoals.WhydidyoubecomeaNOVASHRMStudentMember?AsastudentIbelieveit'simportanttonetworkwithprofessionalsthatworkinthefieldyouarecurrentlypursuing,soyoucangainarealworldexperience,becomeexposedtotheenvironmentyouarepursuing,andacquirenewpracticalapplicationsofmystudiesReadMore

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HRLibrary&ImportantNewsJobOpeningsTickUpwardto14YearHighTherewere5.1millionjobopeningsatthecloseofFebruary2015,thehighestlevelofopeningssinceJanuary2001,accordingtothelatestJobOpeningsandLaborTurnoverSurveyreportfromtheBureauofLaborStatistics(BLS).Thenumberofavailablejobstickedup168,000fromJanuary2015andsignificantlyrosefrom4.2millionayearago.Overthe12monthsendinginFebruary2015,hirestotaled59.3millionandseparationstotaled56.1million,yieldinganetemploymentgainof3.2million.Therewere4.9millionhiresinFebruary,whichdespitetheincreaseinjobopenings,continuesadownwardtrendfrom5.0millionhiresinJanuaryand5.1millionhiresinDecember2014.Inaseparatereport,BLSdatashowedthatemployersadded126,000jobsinMarch2015thefewestsinceDecember2013breakinga12monthstreakwheregainsexceeded200,000jobsamonth."AfterthedisappointingnumbersfromtheBLS'sMarchEmploymentSituationreport,manyeconomicanalystswereabitmorecuriousthanusualaboutwhatthelatestJobOpeningsandLaborTurnoverreportwouldsay,"saidJenniferSchramm,SHRMSCP,managerofworkforcetrendsattheSocietyforHumanResourceManagement."ThetrendtheFebruarynumbersarefollowingcanbeconsideredarelativelygoodone.Thenumberofjobopeningsremainsfairlyhighandthevoluntaryseparations,orquitsrate,isatalevelthatindicatesthatmanyworkersarereasonablyconfidentaboutseekingnewjobopportunities."ThequitsrateiswhatmanyHRprofessionalskeepaneyeonastheyconsiderwhethertheyshouldbebracingforhighervoluntaryturnoverrates,saidSchramm.ReadMore

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