So I am needing some advice on the direction of my degree and specialization. I was originally interested in going into a secondary teaching career, but once I realistically looked at the situation, along with my financial state, I decided that would be a bad move. I am now looking into possibly going into corporate training and organization. I am in a type of training position right now in my current job, so I think it would be a good fit. Everything I've researched states a business degree would be the best way to get into that type of position. The confusion I'm having is that it seems many places will require the trainer to also be in human resources, if not running the human resources department. I am certainly not opposed to being in human resources, but I want to make sure I'm choosing the right degree and specialization to encompass these d There are business degrees in Business and Orginizational Development, Business and Human Resources, Business and Corporate Training. I've also seen some Bachelor's Degrees not in business, but only for training and HR. I basically don't want to end up in a position where a company needs a Human Resource person who trains, but my degree doesn't include Human Resource. Or a company that needs a trainer, but my degree specializes in human resources. I'm feeling a little out of my depth and would appreciate any advice.
Human resources encompasses training, recruiting, benefits/compensation, employment laws, and other personnel issues. Corporate training would be limiting and is not even common as a degree or concentration. Human resources would be the more recognizable title. It's also more recognizable and flexible than organizational development. While business administration/management is a flexible degree, it's too general. The glut of people with plain business admin degrees has made them the most underemployed majors. It would be better to either concentrate in human resources within a business degree or just get a degree in human resources management.
Not every training position is in HR. Many companies have dedicated training departments that are somewhere else on the organizational chart, particularly if they also train those outside the organization.
