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What Are the Real-World Concerns of an HR Department of 1?

July 1, 2019

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Among organizations in and around the United States, 30% have only one HR professional. That’s according to SHRM’s president and CEO, who gave that figure during the opening keynote at the 2019 Annual Conference and Exposition. That represents a great number of individuals who single-handedly manage every HR aspect for their organization.

At this year’s expo, I was lucky to attend the session “The Top Five Priorities for an HR Department of One,” given by Jennifer Currence, SHRM-SCP, MBA, and President of The Currence Group. Before the talk began, attendees were asked to speak to one another in small groups to discuss their concerns. Then, Currence asked attendees to get up to a microphone and give their greatest concerns as a department of one.

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