A professional journey to growth and opportunity is best done with trusted partners alongside you—all advancing together. In this spirit of partnership, and with the goal of long-term maximization of membership benefit and growth for our members.

I’M ALREADY A MEMBER OF SHRM. WHAT CAN THIS CHAPTER OFFER ME IN ADDITION TO MY NATIONAL MEMBERSHIP?

Being a local chapter member provides you with a local networking resource and a community of fellow HR professionals. You have the benefit of meeting other local professionals who are facing the same challenges that you are and can assist you with answers to your questions. You will receive notification of webinars, seminars and professional development opportunities in your area, including SHRM certification study groups, and annual conference events. The vast majority of our programs have been approved for SHRM and HRCI certification credits. You will learn about issues that are directly affecting your community. Additionally, there are leadership and volunteer opportunities to assist in your development as a professional. 

WHY SHOULD I JOIN SHRM?

SHRM membership is a requirement of San Diego SHRM membership.

SHRM membership offers many exclusive resources to save whomever manages the HR function time and money as they strive to stay compliant and create a great workplace. SHRM has an Ask an Advisor service, offering live advice on your specific HR questions or challenges, how-to guides, sample policies, job descriptions and interview questions, and more. SHRM Members also get discounts on all sorts of professional, personal and travel services plus HR labor law posters, employee handbook builders and much more. Finally, SHRM members get access to quick and powerful Interactive Tools like the Multi-state Law Comparison Tool, the Salary Benchmark Tool, the Performance Review Builder Tool and more! 

HOW DO SHRM AND SAN DIEGO SHRM IDENTIFY ME?

Both your SHRM and San Diego SHRM memberships will identify you by your email address. It will be important for you to ensure your email address is the same with both national and San Diego SHRM. 

HOW DO I PAY FOR MY SHRM AND CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP?

All members will now pay for their SHRM membership and local membership in one transaction through SHRM at www.shrm.org

WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SHRM, CALSHRM SHRM AND SAN DIEGO SHRM?

SHRM: The Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) is your professional society with over 300,000 members around the globe. Now more than ever your profession is focused on creating better workplaces for a better world. SHRM works directly with members like you, business leaders and federal and state legislators to advance the profession - together forward. 
 
SHRM’s mission: SHRM provides education, thought leadership, certification, community and advocacy to enhance the practice of human resource management and the effectiveness of HR professionals in the organizations and communities they serve.
 
CalSHRM: CalSHRM is the state level governing body for affiliated chapters in California. They support SHRM with local legislative insights and chapter resources. CalSHRM is a 100% volunteer entity consisting of 16 SHRM affiliated chapters and one community across the state.

CalSHRM’ s primary objective is to support the mission and initiatives of SHRM and the California SHRM-affiliated Chapters. 
  
San Diego SHRM: The San Diego Society for Human Resources Management is a SHRM-affiliate chapter whose service area encompasses San Diego County and Imperial County.  
 
San Diego SHRM’s mission: To foster robust and diverse relationships while offering education, resources, and inspiration for our HR and business communities.