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Growing Careers: Career Profile: Director of Human Resources

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Meet Dave Shepard, Director of Human Resources at Ippolito Fruit and Produce Ltd. In his role, Dave is responsible for the employee discipline, encouragement, performance reviews of over 300 staff. Additionally, he works out staffing plans for the week. To become a Director of Human Resources, you will need a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or other Business-related degree. Many employers may also require you to have your SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) or SPHR (Senior Professional in Human Resources) certification. Human Resource Managers are employed at most medium and larger size companies. You can work in a variety of agricultural industries, being bi-lingual would be extremely valuable in recruiting in many sectors of agriculture. This video is for all ages.

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