2. Throughout this course, we’ve explored the role of human resource professionals. The traditional role of an HR professional is transforming due to internal and external factors. Those factors include natural disasters, pandemics, recessions, offshoring, onshoring, federal law, legal compliance, risks, and the list continues. No longer are human resource professionals focused on personnel and administration functions. Today, the role is more strategic, versatile, and diverse. As you learned, human resource professionals manage the employee lifecycle including talent attraction, staffing, employee engagement, hiring, onboarding, talent management, total rewards, risk management, learning/development, diversity and inclusion practices, and much more. Before you begin this assignment, reflect on what you have learned about proactive human resource strategies and their impact on employers and employees. Then, for your initial post, address the following: How will you apply what you have learned in this course to your current or future career? Think about which topics in this course have been the most interesting, valuable, or important in your opinion. How do you think human resource responsibilities will evolve in the next three, five, or ten years? How will you respond to those changes? Finally, respond to at least two of your peers by offering suggestions for how to apply concepts from the course or prepare for changes in the industry. For example, you could address any of the following: What resources or tools do you recommend that they draw from to develop the skills needed for that area? What concepts covered in this course do you think would support them as they navigate those changes in the industry? Do you have any insight in this area based on personal experience that you can share? To complete this assignment, review the Discussion Rubric.