Human Resources Development & Management

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Comprehensive Gateway Sites

Big Dog's HR Development Page

http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd.html

Nice combination of links and content with an emphasis on the practical. Covers various topics (e.g. assessment, coaching, communication), provides biographical information on major figures in the field, links to sources of statistics, etc.

Human Resource Management (formerly Ray's list of HRM connections; Nottingham Business School)

http://www.nbs.ntu.ac.uk/research/depts/hrm/links.php

A well organized grouping of HRM links on topics such as training, telecommuting, online manuals and handbooks, organizations, etc.

The Human Resource Professional's Gateway to the Internet

http://www.hrprosgateway.com/www/index2.html

A gateway to HR management web sites, listservs, and job search information.

WorkIndex

http://www.hreonline.com/HRE/workindex.jsp

Gateway site from Cornell University's School of Industrial Labor Relations and Human Resource Executive magazine. Organizes links to workplace-related websites on the Internet covering human resources, labor relations, benefits, training, technology, staffing, recruiting, leadership, motivation. insurance, relocation, legal issues and more.

Government Resources

First Web site

Here is a bit of a description about the web site.

Bureau of Labor Statistics

http://stats.bls.gov/

Labor statistics and information from the federal government. Part of the U.S. Department of Labor.

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

http://www.eeoc.gov/

Information about the activities of the agency that enforces federal anti-discrimination laws that apply to employment. Various fact sheets are provided. Convenient source for the text of major legislation in this area.

FedStats

http://www.fedstats.gov/

Provides links to federal agencies which produce statistics of interest to the public.

Organizations

American Management Association

http://www.amanet.org/index.htm

AMA is a leading membership based management development organization that offers business education and management development programs for individuals and organizations.

American Society for Training & Development

http://www.astd.org/

Provides information on the organization's activities and products. Features include a job bank, selected articles from the Society's publications, various reports, bibliographies, and policy papers, etc. Some features for members only.

Human Resource Planning Society

http://www.hrps.org/

Members are corporate human resource planning professionals and others concerned with employee recruitment, development, and utilization. The site offers conference information, links to selected websites, and abstracts for selected journal articles from Human Resource Planning (full-text available in several Passports business databases).

SHRM Online Society for Human Resource Management

http://www.shrm.org/

Website of the largest professional HR association. Links to selected full-text articles in HR Magazine. Provides news updates of HR topics, resources for professional development, a job databank, and HR links to internet sites. Some features for members only.

WorldatWork (formerly American Compensation Association)

http://www.worldatwork.org/

Main features of interest include a job bank, a resource center with links to related web sites, various search engines to human resources materials, and information on association activities. Some features for members only.

HR Topics

BenefitsLink

http://www.benefitslink.com/

Links to resources on all aspects of benefits, especially legal issues, government regulations, laws, etc. Sample topics include health insurance, compensation, retirement planning, cafeteria plans, and so on.

TrainingSuperSite

http://www.trainingsupersite.com/

Use the site map to explore the features offered here, including a directory of speakers, seminars, publishers of training materials; a job bank; links to publications in the field; descriptions of electronic discussion forums; and related web sites.