CalSHRM Student Case Competition 2022
On March 11 and 12, 2022, the College of Business at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ hosted the annual Human Resource Management Student Case Competition presented by the Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹division of the Society for Human Resource Management (CalSHRM)!
This year’s competition brought together Human Resource (HR) professionals from Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹and the Long Beach community with over fifty HR students representing nine Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹universities, including the CSU system, the University of Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹(UC) system, and beyond.
Ten undergraduate teams and three graduate teams presented their analysis and solutions for this year’s case. Four panels of HR professionals judged multiple rounds of case team presentations, challenged them with critical questions, and offered developmental feedback. The case centered on a regional community bank restructuring its remote work practices after the COVID-19 pandemic. Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ needed to balance competing concerns for worker flexibility, organizational culture, competitive advantage, and legal protection. We would like to congratulate the undergraduate team from San Diego State University and the graduate team from the University of Southern Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹for their first-place victories!
Friday evening, the event kicked off with a networking session and keynote talk on building adaptive and effective teams by (Founder of the Pathwayz Group). Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ even received a complimentary copy of her newly released book, Uniquely Better!
Throughout Saturday, students attended even more exciting events as they competed. Andrew Hoag (Fisher Phillips in Los Angeles) presented a timely update on impactful Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹labor laws. Half a dozen HR professionals hosted an hour-long set of roundtables to answer students’ questions on everything from technology in HR to beginning their HR careers. In the Saturday keynote session, Terrell Holmes (Founder of The Good Org) discussed the importance of engagement and personal growth in career success. The day concluded with an exciting guided boat tour of the Port of Long Beach around sunset.
We are deeply grateful to our many outstanding sponsors including , our very own (HRAB) here at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹, , the Professional In Human Resources Association (), Northern California , the Santa Barbara Human Resource Association (), the Bay Area Human Resources Executive Council (), and the College of Business here at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹!
PLEASE ENJOY SOME OF OUR FEATURED PICTURES FROM THE EVENT!
