INTERVIEW WITH STUDENTS Rachel I’ve always been interested in working with different audiences and diverse groups. I’ve particularly found that I love working with students and found as I took more HR classes, I recognized the applicability of many concepts and how course concepts will help you in many aspects of life. Whether through group projects, work environments, or interviews, HR will be applicable and relevant to the work you do anywhere. While HR was my first choice, it can definitely take time to go through your courses to decide what you want to concentrate in! Take time to figure out what you like and are interested in, as well as join clubs, such as HRSA that will give you first-hand experiences of what working in the field may be like.
What influenced your decision to concentrate in HR? Why are you interested in HR? Was HR your first choice?
Jaya Coming into Beedie I was unsure of what I wanted to concentrate in, but it did not take long before I realized that I wanted to pursue HR. Getting involved in JDC West near the end of my first year of studies exposed me to recruitment efforts and managing teams, both of which I really enjoyed. As a member of the executive team, I also helped build the culture of the team for that year which was an incredible experience and ignited my desire to concentrate in HR. With the help of my extracurricular experiences, I have found myself most interested in working with others and supporting the ‘people’ part of organizations. More specifically, I have enjoyed learning about how organizational culture, learning and development, and change management play a role in companies. One of the most important things I have learned, and one of the reasons why I enjoy HR so much, is that each organization is different. Different companies will be facing different challenges, whether regarding organizational culture, recruitment, improving employee morale, or anything else and the way this is handled varies by the company as well. Lana
In high school, I was interested in Arts & Social Sciences, especially in the area of languages. It wasn’t until my last year of high school that I discovered Human Resources and took a risk to apply to Business. It took me a few months of deliberation to finally 15