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Workplace News & Trends

Stay current with breaking news and timely coverage of workplace issues, as well as the latest trends and best practices covered by our award-winning HR magazine, HR Quarterly.

How-to Guides

Turn strategy into action with SHRM’s expert-developed toolkits. Each one delivers a complete framework—guidance, best practices, and templates—to help you design, implement, and optimize key HR initiatives that drive organizational success.

Research

SHRM Research provides evidence-based insights, recommendations and innovations on the most important issues impacting employers, employees and workplaces.

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HR Topics

Find resources on specialized workplace topics below. View key toolkits, policies, research and more on HR topics that matter to you. View All

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Civility at Work - Civility Index Research

New SHRM research highlights the urgent need for workplace civility, with U.S. workers facing millions of acts of incivility per day.

Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace

An organization run by AI is not a futuristic concept. Such technology is already a part of many workplaces and will continue to shape the labor market and HR. Here's how employers and employees can successfully manage generative AI and other AI-powered systems.

Tools & Samples

SHRM members have access to hundreds of tools and resources to support the HR function.

Express Requests

Express Requests offer a variety of resources on today’s trending topics.
Forms & Checklists

Hundreds of sample HR forms at your fingertips, including checklists to help you audit certain HR functions.
How-To Guides

If you’re in need of more detailed guidance, SHRM’s how-to guides provide step-by-step instructions designed to walk you through the process.
HR Glossary

New to HR or just need a refresher? The HR Glossary has all the terms you need to do your job.
HR Q&As

Find answers to frequently asked HR questions with hundreds of Q&As written to give you the concise answers you need.
Interactive Tools

SHRM provides members exclusive access to a suite of interactive tools that can help quickly and efficiently perform HR functions.
Interview Questions

Competency-based interview questions that can be adapted to fit your company policies, practices and culture.
Job Descriptions

Access more than 1,000 searchable job description templates.
Policies

Sample policies every workplace needs that you can download and customize so you don’t have to recreate the wheel.
Presentations

Training presentation templates on topics like interviewing, harassment, new-hire orientation and more.
Quizzes

Test your HR knowledge with dozens of quick (and fun) quizzes on all aspects of the job.
Toolkits

When you need a high-level overview of an HR topic, SHRM toolkits include practical information that offers a general overview of a topic.
White Paper Library

A collection of industry insights and resources created by SHRM's advertising partners.