1915: Fred V. Cann, of the training staff of Lakeside Press, invited several men from Chicago institutions to meet with him for the following purposes: acquaintance; mutual benefits; to assist in the proper placement and adjustment of those entering industries from the schools; exchange of young employees, rather than discharge of those not properly placed; study of employment records, test and job analysis; and close cooperation of the schools and the industries."

"[1] The title is cryptic and today, but the writer’s opinion couldn’t be clearer on the "psychologists and character experts who say they are able to tell whether a man is fitted to become a cook or a carpenter by a look at his nose or a measurement of his head."

Sheldon, one of the Club’s founders, later related, "My telephone began ringing and continued to ring….I had to take myself down to the Tribune and find the reporter who had inserted that article….

1919: In March a letter from the U. S. Department of Labor to Mr. Samuel T. Loftus officially chartered the "Employment Managers Association of Chicago."

Throughout the thirties, IRAC continues to present information sessions for members and convene special committees on topics of interest.

Bergen, Personnel Manager at Marshall Field and Company: You are aware of the commitment we have with the Air Services Placement Center.

Member companies provided personnel to give a day a month at the office of the Air Services Placement Center, working with separating fliers from the Navy, Army, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.

In referring to IRAC, the article states that "Chicago is the home of one of the oldest and most active of the many local personnel association in the country and Canada."

Throughout the 1950s, IRAC continued to expand its membership and present speakers of national prominence, including Robert F. Kennedy (Dec. ’58), then chief counsel for the Senate labor rackets committee.

In the Fall Conference, themed "The Strategic New Role of Human Resource Management," drew an attendance of 350 members.

HRMAC Interest Groups provide a forum for HR professionals to connect with like-minded peers through the over 50 educational/networking events each year.

Programming is designed to address cutting edge issues facing businesses and provide strategies to create human capital practices that support organization objectives.