Member Benefits

Being a member of the leading public human resources organization has its benefits – there are certainly a lot of them.

Benefit 1: Research

• HR Solutions—One-stop shopping for standard HR practices.
  • Over 60 topics, from compensation and benefits to performance management and dress codes.
  • Each topic includes an overview article and sample polices used by IPMA-HR members.
• Successful Practices Database—New approaches to public-sector HR.
   
• Benchmarking surveys—Performance management, compensation, health care cost containment. Free annual surveys.
   
• Collaborative surveys—Surveys completed with IPMA-HR partners.

Benefit 2: Channels for Self-Development 

Advance your career through our professional development and certification programs

• Certification: Obtain the profession’s most recognized certification designations – IPMA-Certified Professional & IPMA-Certified Specialist

• Professional Development: Members receive discounts on professional development
   
• IPMA-HR Annual Training Conference & Exhibition: Premier event of the year for public-sector HR professionals.  Registration discounts. 
   
• Leadership positions—Strategic roles in advancing the industry. Participate in these IPMA-HR nationally active committees:
  • Awards
  • Benchmarking
  • Conference Program
  • Federal Advisory
  • Fellowship
  • Professional Development
  • Member Communications Taskforce
  • Publications Advisory Board

Benefit 3: World-Wide Peer Network

• Online Membership Directory: Online access to colleagues around the world
   
• Discussion Groups: The IPMA-HR email listserv, IPMANet, offers members the opportunity to network with colleagues in the next office or the next state. Facing a dilemma and need answers fast? IPMANet allows you to send out your question and receive responses immediately, or view the history of past discussions at the listserv's webite. Join the list now!
   
•  Social Networking

Benefit 4: Finest Publications Delivered

• HR Bulletin: Email newsletter to help you keep current with news that affects your career
   
• HR News: Monthly magazine featuring member contributions and other HR news
   
• Public Personnel Management: Quarterly journal featuring in-depth analysis of HR policies and procedures
   
• Online Member’s Area: Access to resources, tools, news, networking, legislative updates, discussion groups, and more

Benefit 5: Powerful Advocate in Washington

IPMA-HR is your voice in Washington, D.C.  Our Government Affairs office:

• Communicates with Congress on important legislation.
   
• Files comments on the Fair Labor Standards Act, Medical Leave Act, and other workplace regulation.
   
• Joins amicus curiae briefs—lets courts know where public-sector HR professionals stand on important judicial decisions.

Benefit 6: Job-posting Service

Want highly skilled applicants? Go to the IPMA-HR job-posting service.  Hundreds of organizations do.

Benefit 7: Discounts

Exclusive discounts on IPMA-HR hiring and promotion exams for fire, police, correctional, dispatcher, and clerical positions.

Become a member of IPMA-HR and join thousands of your public sector colleagues and a community of members who all share a common interest...public human resources.