The Society of Human Resource Management is the world's largest association devoted to human resource management. The Society's mission is to serve the needs of HR professionals by providing the most essential and comprehensive resources available, as well as to advance the HR profession to ensure HR is recognized as an essential partner in developing and executing organizational strategy. Founded in 1948, SHRM currently has more than 575 affiliated chapters and over 250,000 members in more than 140 countries. For more information about the organization and SHRM membership, visit www.shrm.org.