I am an HR Manager

SMPS can help you, as an HR manager, with professional development opportunities for your employees, tools for staff retention, and recruitment options to identify the best and brightest talent to build business for your firm.

Below are some resources to support you in your efforts. These are just a sample of the hundreds of resources available to you, as a member, in SMPS's Marketing Resources Center.

Publications to Read

• Article: “A Marketer’s Perspective on Transitioning into Business Development”
• Article: “Strategy: How to Add or Create Value for Your Firm”
• Book: The Integration Imperative: Erasing Marketing and Business Development Silos—Once and for All—In Professional Service Firms

Tools to Use

• Career Center: Post an Open Marketing or Business Development Position and Review Resumes of Available Candidates
• Job Descriptions (Excerpted from Blueprints: Guide for Marketing and Business Development Departments in the A/E/C Industry. Members can access the full document--including model marketing departments and the full range of related job descriptions, by logging onto the Web site and clicking on “Members: For Your Eyes Only.”)
• Model Marketing Departments
• Salary Survey
• Self-Assessment Tools

Programs for Staff Development

• SMPS University: Leadership Advancement Program
• Certified Professional Services Marketer Program
• Corporate In-House Training
• Marketing Communications Awards
• SMPS Chapters
• Webinars

People to Connect With

• National Staff
• A/E/C Buyer's Guide

Ways Your Employees or Company Can Get Involved

• Speaking: Call for Presentations for Build Business 2012
• Volunteering: Call for National Volunteers
• Writing: Editorial Guidelines for Contributing Authors to Marketer