All the graduates in a small, competitive degree program were hired months before commencement. It's difficult not being able to provide corporate recruiters with the talent they need, but it's very satisfying to have a 100 percent placement record. The professional degree program is designed for individuals entering the fields of industrial relations and human-resource management. But like numerous hot career fields today, there are not sufficient numbers of qualified graduates to go around. The placement rate for these grads, she said, has been at 100 percent for the past four years.
Human resources is no longer just about issues related to payroll and benefits.
Organizations are changing so rapidly. Students with the MILR degree have the skill and level of understanding of the workplace we want. A current student in the MILR program, Cynthia Vogel, did a three-week internship between semesters and then began interviewing for summer internships. The most surprising thing for me about the ILR program at Cornell was the demand by the employers for students. I had heard I could get a summer job, but I didn't realize that before we arrived on campus, recruiters were already asking for our resumes and that 60 companies were seeking summer interns.