Membership Criteria

To become a member of the Dallas HR, you must meet the following membership requirements:

Professional Member

A Professional Member is an individual that is either:

• Engaged in the human resource profession with at least three years of experience
• Certified by the Human Resource Certification Institute (PHR, SPHR, GPHR)
• A faculty member with three or more years experience holding at least assistant professorial rank in HR
• A full-time Human Resource consultant or attorney

Professional Members are dues-paying members, have full voting rights and may hold any office.

General Members

A General Member is an individual that is engaged in the human resource profession but does not meet the requirements for Professional membership. General Members are dues-paying members, have full voting rights and may not hold elected office.

Associate Members

An Associate Member is an individual that does not meet any of the foregoing categories, but has a bona fide interest in the human resource profession. Associate Members are dues-paying members, have full voting rights and may not hold elected office.

Student Members

A Student Member is an individual that is enrolled at a college or university as a full time undergraduate (12 or more credit hours) or graduate student (9 or more credit hours), and is not employed or working on a full-time basis in an exempt HR position.
Student Members are dues-paying members, but do not have voting rights and may not hold elected office. For additional information on joining Dallas HR as a student, please contact our offices at 214-631-8775. Please use the printable application form to apply for Student membership.

Membership in Dallas HR is on an individual basis and is non-transferable.

Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Membership:

The Dallas Human Resource Management Association, Inc. is an affiliated SHRM chapter. SHRM membership, however, is separate from Dallas HR membership. If you are interested in new SHRM membership, contact the Dallas HR office or SHRM's headquarters directly:

SHRM Member Services
1800 Duke St.
Alexandria, Va. 22314-3499

If you meet the membership requirements and wish to become a member of Dallas HR, please complete the printable or online membership application.