Human Resources Jobs and MBA Programs in Vermont

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.

Vermont photo by Jared C. Benedict

Nicknamed the Green Mountain State, Vermont has a population of 621,760. It has seen its population grow by 2.1 percent over the last 10 years. The capital is Montpelier. There were 434,917 total jobs in 2008 and workers in Vermont earned more than the previous year with an average annual income of $38,700, up from $37,735. The unemployment rate in Vermont was 6.9 percent in 2009. It went up by 2.4 percentage points since the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 29.4 percent. This surpasses the national average.

In Vermont, the top employers are in computer product manufacturing, nonupholstered wood household furniture manufacturing, sporting goods merchant wholesalers and fixture manufacturing.

While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, Montpelier, is the largest producer of maple syrup in the U.S. One of the unique tidbits about Vermont is Montpelier, Vermont is the only U.S. state capital without a McDonalds.

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.