Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Love on LinkedIn? Oh No...

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 Love on LinkedIn

Love on LinkedInThink eHarmony and Match.com are the only sites for people to find love online? Think again! A client of mine just alerted me that she found love via LinkedIn. It's a lovely story, read more about it here.


Oh No! Bad News!

Brace yourself! LinkedIn has discontinued their popular LinkedIn Answers feature. As of Jan. 31, LinkedIn Answers will be retired from LinkedIn. What’s going on? LinkedIn says rather than keeping Answers alive, they want to focus “efforts on the development of new and more engaging ways to share and discuss professional topics across LinkedIn.” Don't worry, I've collected a list of alternative Q&A sites for you to use instead.


What Else?

I have some great plans for the new year. I will be providing more free Webcasts, more emails with tips, and more in-person workshops! In fact, I already have a Workshop scheduled for Saturday, April 20th in New York City. This full day, executive workshop is designed to help you unleash your full online potential and brand identity. Learn more!

LinkedIn Presentation

That's it for me right now. Thanks for reading and if you found any value in this email, I'd love to hear from you! Simply click reply and let me know what you think. :-)

---Donna
Donna Serdula
http://www.LinkedIn-Makeover.com

Monday, January 28, 2013

Background Checks HRCI Webinar Compliments of ImperativeInfo.com

Five Hours of Free HRCI recertification credit
Background Checks Under Fire: Policy Considerations to Avoid Discrimination Claims

Thursday, January 24, 2013
1:00p - 2:00p CST

This program is pre-approved for one hour of general recertification credit by the HR Certification Institute. You can register at http://www.imperativeinfo.com/webinars.

I have several other webinars scheduled (also pre-approved for credit) for February and March:

Feb 5th : DOT Driver Qualifications and Background Checks
Feb 12th: What Employers Need to Know About Background Checks
Mar 19th: Background Checks Under Fire: Policy Considerations to Avoid Discrimination Claims
Mar 28th: Social Media Policy Considerations for Employers

Also, in 2013, we have rolled out a few more new topics, including employment investigations and OFFCCP trends. Stay tuned!

Sunday, January 27, 2013

Talent Connections Presents Wednesday HRCI Webinar on January 30



Welcome to a refreshing opportunity to join a monthly live broadcast with industry experts!

With ever-increasing pressure to provide exceptional human resource services for your employees while providing an efficient, competitive value for your employer, it's very easy to neglect taking personal time to gain additional wisdom and encouragement for yourself.
The Wednesday Webinar Series is an intimate, high-quality collection of ongoing events designed to inform and inspire you, the Human Resources industry professional, on a variety of relevant topics -
  • Outplacement Trends
  • Cost Per Hire Research
  • Tips for Elevating Your HR Career
  • Building Quality Leadership in Your Organization
  • And more
As our gift to you, these events are provided FREE courtesy of Talent Connections® and Career Spa™!
Space is limited. Please Review and Register for any of the following upcoming events:

 
 
Upcoming events!
 
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
TOPIC: 4 Simple Ways to Increase the Physical and Financial Health of Your Company (Earn 1 credit hour towards HRCI recertification)
Featured Speaker: Katharine Pike, HHC, AADP
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013
TOPIC: Behavioral Interviewing
Featured Speaker: Tom Darrow
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Saturday, January 26, 2013

Free Job Fair for Employers March 1st in Houston

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Second Baptist Church will host a free city-wide job fair from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM, on Friday, March 1, 2013. 

Please use this link to register now for your company as we’ll be considering the first 65 employers for participation. Pre-Registration: https://second.wufoo.com/forms/career-fair-2013-employer-registration-form/.  Participation is open to registered employers with current salaried positions available. Once your registration is received, it will be reviewed and you will receive a follow-up email indicating approval of participation.


Woodway Village Center
Second Baptist Church's School
6410 Woodway
Houston TX 77057


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Thank You!
Career Connections Team
Theresa Morgan  
713.722.1830
tmorgan@second.org
Second Baptist Church – Houston, TX
www.second.org

Friday, January 25, 2013

Developing Leadership Webinar Compliments of HR Smart

Building Leaders To Grow Your Company
Presented by
Tom McKeown

Join HRsmart's complimentary webinar to learn how to build leaders and grow your company!


Research confirms employee development is one of the top three factors that directly impacts retention. Surveys of HR leadership identify employee development as one of the top three factors that directly impacts business performance. Yet, most organizations struggle with how to empower managers with time-saving tools to identify gaps and create meaningful development plans. Effective development plans identify objectives, measures, timelines, and go beyond just prescribing training.

Join us for an educational webinar that explores the building blocks of a successful development program. You will learn how practical coaching tips, self-pace resources, and mentors can be incorporated in development plans. Whether the plans target gap-fills, employee growth, or leadership development, you’ll gain practical insight of how technology can help managers create highly effective plans in record time.


Tuesday, February 5 | 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. CST


Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Social Media Courses Compliments of Constant Contact



Your SEMINAR & WORKSHOPs Guide 2013
Starting off the New Year right means getting your small business marketing strategy on the right track!

Join us for one or more of our small business marketing seminars.

See current event listings below and register today!
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Tuesday, Jan. 29, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
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"The Power of Email & Getting Started"


Tuesday, Feb. 5, 10:00 a.m. - Noon
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"Social Media Marketing Made Simple"


Thursday, Feb. 7, 10:00 a.m. - Noon
Cost: FREE
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CTCT New Logo "Getting Started with Constant Contact (Learn how the system works!)"
Saturday, Jan. 26, 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
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"The Power of Email Marketing & Getting Started"
Tuesday, Feb. 19, 9:30 a.m. - Noon
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

PHR/SPHR Prep Course at San Jacinto College

PHR/SPHR Prep Course at San Jacinto College
San Jacinto College Business and Professions Continuing and Professional Development department is offering the PHR/SPHR certification study prep class.

They have received scholarship funding through the ABE grant. The grant pays for qualified students, who are eligible to take the PHR or SPHR exam, to attend the course for free ($1,100 normally) if they meet the following criteria:

Applicants must meet the following qualifications:

1. Texas resident with current Texas issued photo ID
2. Birth certificate or passport or authorization to work in the United States
3. Selective Service registration (males only)
4. Social Security Card
5. Applicants must be one of the following and provide documentation to prove: 1) unemployed and/or 2) under employed (working but making minimum wage or no more than $9/hour and full time) and/or 3) under educated (no high school diploma or GED).

Apply ASAP by emailing David.Lewis@sjcd.edu and asking him for the four (4) registration forms and the course study description. The forms and grant/scholarship paperwork must be complete to be considered as a scholarship candidate for the class. Once complete, email or fax to his attention at 281.542.2097. Tell him that you heard about the promo from Texas HR Pros. His info is below.

IMPORTANT- Scholarship recipients will be asked to submit their HRCI approval paperwork to take the exam and will be expected to supply the test confirmation receipt.

The PHR/SPHR Exam Prep class will begin on February 16.

· Central campus in Pasadena

· Fifteen (15) weeks –Feb 16 – April 27

· Hours are 6:00pm – 10:00pm

· Mondays & Wednesday


Thank you for supporting our job training programs!

David Lewis
San Jacinto College
Director Business & Professions
Continuing & Professional Development
281.542.2061
Fax:281.542.2097
Cell:713.594.1665
David.Lewis@sjcd.edu

Monday, January 21, 2013

IHR Certification Programs and HR.Com Webcasts

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  • Group: HR.com
  • Subject: Mark Your Calendar for these FREE WEBCASTS…
Join HR.com today! Create your FREE profile and become a part of the largest social networking site in the HR industry!

REGISTER NOW for upcoming FREE webcasts at HR.com and earn HRCI and IHR credits. Experience our informative, entertaining and enlightening series of Webcasts... all from the comfort of your desktop!

Visit the links below to register for a Virtual Event:

January 22 & 23, 2013 – Payroll #IHRpayroll
http://tinyurl.com/c55oko3

January 24 & 25, 2013 - Rewards and Recognition #IHRrewards
http://tinyurl.com/cxdms7b

January 28 & 29, 2013 - Developing Organizational Leadership Capabilities #IHRol
http://tinyurl.com/bvhozf9

January 30 & 31, 2013 - Contract Workforce and Talent Exchanges #IHRcwte
http://tinyurl.com/bvlv54m

February 4 & 5, 2013 – Performance Management #IHRperform
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February 6 & 7, 2013 – Employee Wellness #IHRwellness
http://tinyurl.com/acuds3j


See what’s coming up next….
http://www.hr.com/en/webcasts_events/virtual_events/upcoming_virtual_events/

Hope to see you at an Event! #webinar


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Programs Offered

Certification programs
Each Institute is driven by its own Advisory Board to ensure that all courses and educational components are state-of-the-art and relevant to current trends in the industry. If you are interested in being part of this Advisory Board please contact HR.com.

Visit the Community pages to:
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Benefits: Cost Containment, Audits & Legal Risks
Benefits or employee benefits, in the broadest definition includes all benefits and services, other than wages for time worked, that are provided to employees in whole or in part by their employers. This program will keep you up-to-date on healthcare legislation & compliance (including COBRA, ERISA, HIPAA), FMLA, Medical Benefits, Outsourcing Benefits, Retirement Benefits, Voluntary Benefits and Work-Life Programs (including EAPs).
Canadian Masters In HR Strategy & Execution
The Canadian Masters in HR Strategy and Execution program is breaking new ground in Canada's HR industry. It is an online program offering courses dedicated to best practices and a wide spectrum of considerations of HR functionalities and Canadian regulations.
Compensation
Sales and incentive, executive, equity and global compensation are all addressed in this Institute. Gain a competitive edge with salary survey deployment and the legal implications of Dodd Frank, FLSA, and Say on Pay. Learn about available technology and how to maximize its effectiveness.
Contract Workforce and Talent Exchanges
This certification program provides need-to-know information about the Contract/Contingent Workforce. This includes, but is not limited to, non- permanent workers such as freelancers, independent professionals, temporary contract workers, independent contractors or consultants. Talent Exchange/Human Cloud is also covered.
Developing Organizational Leadership Capabilities
Learn at your own pace about Developing Organizational Leadership. The quality of leadership within an individual or organization, the difference between leader development and leadership development, and the focus on the leadership process are just some of the topics covered here.
Employee Wellness
This Institute encompasses injury prevention, battling obesity, disease prevention, how technology is affecting wellness (with online challenges and monitoring), using social media, employee engagement (use of incentive/reward programs), biometric data, outsourcing vs. internal programs, ROI and more.
Health and Safety
Preventing work-related illness and injury is the most important job at any organization. This program equips you with prevention tips, assessment tools, raising awareness, health and safety articles, blogs, and other related resources to protect workers' health, safety and well-being on the job.
HR Information Systems
This certification program specializes in all aspects of Human Resource Information Systems that intersect with human resource management. It merges HRM as a discipline and in particular, its basic HR activities and processes with the information technology field.
HR in California
The State of California has a unique set of regulations and labor laws. You'll learn important information about legislation that is relevant to businesses headquartered in this state, as well as organizations situated in other states with employees located in California.
HR in Government
Working for the Government has its own set of challenges but can also be very rewarding. Compliance is number one when it comes to regulations and labor laws. This program provides important information about legislation that is relevant to HR within government.
HR in Retail
From high employee turnover, poor performance, lateness and absenteeism to seasonal issues, retailers must deal with them all. This certification program focuses on how HR in Retail can become more effective by aligning customer and business needs, enhancing best practices, performance and engaging people within retail businesses through sharing and debate.
Integrated Talent Management
The IHR Talent Management certification program will help individuals who deal with the different areas in Talent Management get a better understanding of the big picture of moving their organization to a Talent road map that can seamlessly drive user adoption, key performance metrics and most importantly, align the right people with the right jobs throughout their career.
Legal and Compliance - Managing Employer Risk
This program covers complex processes, legislation and issues facing corporations and legal departments. It is important to adopt and implement an integrated approach to ensure the governance of federal, state and provincial laws and practices to avoid legal action.
Online Staffing and Sourcing
The IHR Online Staffing and Sourcing certification program will support in uncovering, identifying and implementing the strategies necessary to source, screen, market to, and be compliant when seeking candidates.
Payroll
The Institute for Human Resources –Payroll is committed to providing high quality education and tools that are predominately free and easy to access to help more seasoned HR Professionals become extremely knowledgeable and increase their capabilities and understanding of payroll solutions. Through this learning program, Human Resource Professionals that manage payroll operations will develop a more comprehensive understanding of the daily operations and legislation critical to payroll processes. The goal of this information is to help you to achieve improved integrity, productivity, compliance and cost savings for the organization. Through this institute we hope to create a more collaborative partnership between HR and payroll.
Performance Management
The IHR Performance Management certification program includes activities that ensure goals are consistently being met, the performance of an organization, a department, employee, or even the processes to build a product or service, as well as many other areas.
Quality of Hire
It is imperative to hire the best potential candidates to ensure the long term success of an organization. You'll become educated on the ever-changing and evolving sector of HR, and through this certification program, we will provide insight into the metrics, tools, and processes needed to build a highly skilled and trained pool of professionals.
Recruitment Process Outsourcing
The IHR Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) certification program walks you through how RPO providers assume responsibility over the hiring process, from job profiling through onboarding, resources, methodologies and reporting to effective implementation that reduces time to hire and associated costs.
Rewards and Recognition
In this IHR Rewards and Recognition program, you'll be given everything you need to recognize and reward employees. From customer loyalty, safety, sales, company culture and motivation to what makes an effective and efficient results-based program.
Social Media and Employee Communication
Learn all you need to know about Social Media and Employee Communications using the latest Web 2.0 tools that enable people to connect on a massive scale by reading, authoring and reacting to content developed by others. You'll engage employees to new levels of communication that enable productivity and alignment with business results.
Technology Enabled Learning
The Technology Enabled Learning Institute promotes effective, learner-centered technologies and content that are designed to facilitate the formal and informal transfer of knowledge, information and skills in today's workplace.
Workforce Management: Time and Attendance
The IHR Workforce Management Time and Attendance certification program encompasses all the activities, processes, and tools needed to manage a workforce. Learn about comprehensive WFM systems that include planning, forecasting, scheduling, and tracking workers to optimize the balance of customer, employee, labor laws and organizational needs.
Workforce Planning and Analytics
In this program, you'll discover the business process for ensuring that an organization has suitable access to talent to ensure future business success, trends in strategic planning and analytics, resource requests, analyzing resource utilization, forecasting capacity, and managing human resources.

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Additional Institutes will be launched as demand merits them.