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Human Resources Jobs and MBA Programs in Maryland
Human relations managers plan, direct, and coordinate human resource management activities of an organization to maximize the strategic use of human resources and maintain functions.
Maryland photo by Abhijit Tembhekar
Nicknamed the Old Line State, Maryland is home to 5,699,478 people. It has grown by 7.6 percent in the last 10 years. Annapolis is the state capital. In 2008, there were a total of 3,471,985 jobs and at $48,164, the average annual income in Maryland was higher than the previous year's per capita figure of $46,922. The unemployment rate in Maryland was 7.0 percent in 2009. It rose by 2.6 percentage points from the previous year. Roughly 31.4 percent of state residents have college degrees. This exceeds the national average.
Engineering services, radio broadcasting communications equipment manufacturing, photofinishing and photofinishing laboratories (except one-hour) are the top employing fields in Maryland.
While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, Swallow Falls State Park near Oakland showcases Muddy Creek Falls. At 63 feet it is the largest waterfall in Maryland. One of the unique tidbits about Maryland is Fort Meade near Laurel became a base because a train engineer delivering soldiers to Meade knew only one Meade, the one in Maryland. He was not aware of Fort Meade, Florida. The confusion happened so often a second base was built in Maryland in an attempt to avoid the confusion.
Human Resources
Human relations managers plan, direct, and coordinate human resource management activities of an organization to maximize the strategic use of human resources and maintain functions.
While working, they furnish employees with data related to policies, duties, working conditions, wages, and opportunities for promotion and benefits. Also, they administer compensation, benefits and performance management systems.
They are required to direct the development of teams and individuals with the aim of problem solving and task completion and listen well to others and take in their information and issues.
Human relations managers should be able to listen to and understand others in meetings and understand what others are saying to them even in a noisy environment.
In order to be successful in the workplace, human relations managers must have exceptional integrity and be able to take change and lead.
