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HR Manager

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Your path to the next level

Bachelor's degree → entry role → credentials → graduate path → mid-level → senior-level.

  1. Recommended bachelor's path
    Business Administration
    Business
    Your academic foundation
  2. Entry-level role
    No entry-level role mapped yet.
  3. Credentials that advance you
    PHR
    Professional
  4. Graduate paths worth considering
    MBA
    Business
  5. Mid-level roleYou are here
    HR Manager
    Mid
    2–5 years typical
  6. Senior-level role
    No senior-level role mapped yet.

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Degrees that lead to this role

Career ladder

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Certifications

Credentials that advance you

Professional
Recommended
PHR
Professional
Professional
Recommended
PMP
Professional
Professional
Recommended
SHRM-CP
Professional
Master's degrees

Graduate paths worth considering

Business
Recommended
MBA
Human Resources
Recommended
MS Human Resources

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