For businesses today, managing people is crucial. Human Resource Management (HRM) deals with the management of an organisation’s workforce, from the most junior member of staff to the chief executive. Organisational success depends upon developing appropriate methods of recruitment and selection, motivation, reward, training and development, grievance and discipline, performance management and career progression. HR specialists work closely with operational managers to manage the employment relationship, enhance individual and team performance and ensure that workers are fairly treated. HRM also attempts to increase the organisation’s ability to adapt within its environment through broadening the skills of the workforce. As such, HR specialists also need to have a good understanding of the labour market and their organisation’s wider social, economic and political environments.

Where are our graduates now? Human Resource Management graduates are contributing to the performance of a range of private, public and third sector organisations including: IBM National Australia Group NHS BBC Guinness Sainsburys BAE Systems BSkyB JP Morgan Aviva UK Royal Bank of Scotland Local and central government Audit Scotland Marks & Spencer Capita Plc Recent graduates from Stirling’s Human Resource Management degree have started their careers in the following roles: Resource Assistant, Hyde Group Engineering HR Administrator, Capita HR Solutions Learning & Development Graduate Trainee, Hilton Worldwide Recruitment Consultant, Recruitair Ltd Researcher, Experis Manpower Group Graduates who left Stirling up to ten years ago have now forged careers in the following areas: Performance Improvement, PricewaterhouseCoopers HR Manager, Sainsbury’s HR Policy Developer, University of Central Lancashire Regulatory Analyst, Baillie Gifford Policy Officer – Care, Health & Wellbeing, NHS Forth Valley Employer Brand Consultant, RBS Insurance An HRM degree from Stirling is a solid foundation upon which to build a career in HR. Some of our more established graduates are currently employed as the following: Regional HR Director, Trinity Mirror Plc HR Business Partner, BBC HR Consultant, Audit Scotland HR Operations Manager, Capita Plc Leadership Development, National Australia Group HR Strategy & Planning Advisor, City of York Council Expertise Management Leader, IBM Deputy Director of Learning & Development Some of our graduates have used their Human Resource Management degree as a basis upon which to progress into some potentially less obvious careers including: Policy Officer (Scottish Government), Senior Business Support Officer (Glasgow City Council), Careers Advisor (University of Stirling), Marketing Consultant (Elementary Solutions), Communications Advisor (BAE Systems), Business Development Manager (Heineken UK) and Management Accountant (Kerry Goods Ltd).