[Verse 1] The forties brought a global war that shook the corporate ground War Manpower Commission stepped in, regulated wages all around Women flooded factory floors in numbers never seen New policies had to be written for this changing workplace scene [Chorus] WWII made HR grow, professionalization flow Army tests and psychometric screening GI Bill brought college grads, ASPA formed when fighting passed Personnel gained academic meaning From clerks to pros, that's how it goes The war transformed what HR knows [Verse 2] The military had a system, testing minds to classify Army General Classification sorted soldiers by their type Corporate world took notice of this psychometric way Screening became the standard for the modern hiring day [Chorus] WWII made HR grow, professionalization flow Army tests and psychometric screening GI Bill brought college grads, ASPA formed when fighting passed Personnel gained academic meaning From clerks to pros, that's how it goes The war transformed what HR knows [Bridge] Nineteen forty-eight brought ASPA Later known as SHRM today Universities started teaching Personnel management as the way College-educated managers Thanks to GI Bill's design Academic discipline emerged Personnel crossed that professional line [Chorus] WWII made HR grow, professionalization flow Army tests and psychometric screening GI Bill brought college grads, ASPA formed when fighting passed Personnel gained academic meaning From clerks to pros, that's how it goes The war transformed what HR knows [Outro] Quantum leap from clerical tasks To strategic professional masks The war changed everything we knew About managing people through and through
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