SHRM学习和认证为人力资源管理的学习和认可提供了全面的方法，协会提供各种资源，包括培训课程、认证考试、会员资源、研究报告和最佳实践指南。这导致了学术界和人力资源专业人士的广泛接受和参与意愿。SHRM提高组织绩效，为公司的进步做出贡献，保持竞争力，并为公司带来更高的利润。
Founded in 1948 in the United States, SHRM now has more than 300,000 members in 165 countries around the world. Since 2011, SHRM has invested huge resources and brought together the efforts of 35,000 corporate HR managers and academic leaders from 33 countries around the world to create a globally recognized "Human Resource Capability Model". The model focuses on the competency of HR practitioners in leadership, strategic contribution, innovation and execution, which is the core of SHRM's competence and body of knowledge.