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HR Generalist

Location
  • Online
Associated College
Continuing and Professional Education

About the Class

This exciting two-day course will explore the roles and responsibilities of the HR Generalist. This program is ideal for HR professionals who need detailed information on staffing, HR development, rewards programs, and performance management. This course will provide you with valuable, comprehensive information on the HR Generalist’s Core Competencies. Each competency presented will provide you with the meaning, role, and responsibility of the HR Generalist, key definitions, latest trends, useful metrics, and relevant employment laws. These competencies will be discussed and practiced through dynamic lectures, interactive roleplaying, and small group discussions. This is your opportunity to learn from the best in the field and to network with your peers. Participants will receive a Pace University Certificate of Completion. This course is approved for 14 Professional Development Credits (PDCs) toward SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP recertification.

Program Topics

  • Develop a HR Generalist Perspective
  • Staffing
  • Orientation
  • Total Rewards, including compensation and benefit program evaluation
  • Employee Engagement Tactics
  • Employee Relation Strategies

Who Should Enroll

The HR Generalist course is designed for:

  • Entry-level HR professionals
  • HR specialists whose experience has been in a single functional area
  • Individuals exploring HR as a career field
  • Managers with responsibility for hiring, paying, training and evaluating employees

Meet the Instructor

Marie Esposito
Human Resources Management/Payroll

Marie was born and raised in upstate New York near Albany. She graduated from Bryant and Stratton Business College with an Associate Degree in Business Management/Accounting. She also graduated from Empire State College with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Management, Economics & Finance. She has been working in the payroll industry for almost 30 years, utilizing various in-house and outsourced payroll processes, procedures, and payroll systems. Whether it’s been in Human Resources and/or Finance, she has worked for both teams. She has also worked in HRIS and HRMS fields as well as project management, learning and development and system training. She obtained her Certified Payroll Professional credential in 2009 and is a member of the American Payroll Association. She speaks at various events, writes articles for PayTech Magazine as well as conducts workshops for the annual American Payroll Association Congress. She currently works remotely as a Director of Enterprise Payroll in the HR Shared Services Department for a 4th generation family-owned company in Indiana.