HR Games

Last Saturday, I volunteered to assist in the Regional HR Games held at VCU in Richmond, VA. This is an annual event, sponsored by SHRM and co-sponsored here in Richmond with the RHRMA (Richmond Human Resouce Management Association). Participation was from 28 teams from Virgina, North Carolina, Maryland, Tennessee and Georgia. It was an all day event and matched teams of two to three students from different colleges and universities. Most of the students have chosen human resources as a profession, and it was a pleasure to be witness to a very diverse crowd of young students, along with a smattering of older students. Seeing students wearing suits which was very impressive as it was their weekend! It was a competition of knowledge and quick thinking. The games were set up like the Jeopardy: answers were given based on the PHR exam and the students had to come up with the question. The first 7 rounds were 15 minutes each. After the answer was read, the teams had 15 minutes to respond. My role was the time keeper. The semi final and final rounds consisted of two 15 minute sessions. Scores were very high from some of the colleges. .

Initially I was to be in charge of finances, but when SHRM said they would take care of that aspect, I stayed on to volunteer. It was a very exciting, professionally staged event, and as this is a field I entered late in my career, it gave me great pleasure to see the number of students who are focused in this field at an early age. I only hope that most of them will be able to realize their dream upon graduation.