Meeting Details for Job Search Strategy Program for Professionals In-Transition!

HR Professionals...Recruit Your Next Employees Here! 

Meet us at Memorial Drive United Methodist Church "MDUMC"  

The Gate 
13194 Memorial Drive, Houston, Texas 77079

Class is held at MDUMC’s off-campus facility called "The Gate" which is a newly renovated office location about ¼ mile west of the main campus, located in a strip shopping center at 13194 Memorial Drive.  It’s impossible to miss this location, since the mall is anchored by a T.J. Maxx store in the center.

 

If you’re traveling to the location on I-10, exit south on Wilcrest until you arrive at the Memorial Drive intersection (about ½ mile from I-10).  Take a left (you should now be heading east), and the shopping center is located about ¼ mile on the left (north) side of Memorial Drive.  "The Gate" is situated at the far left side of the mall.

 

The facility is gorgeous and extremely user friendly, with tables and comfortable cushioned chairs.  Lighted parking is in very close proximity to the front door.  Please remember that the new location is church property and, as such, please treat it with the utmost courtesy and respect as we did with our former host.
 

The class meets on Wednesdays from 6:15 PM – 9:15 PM.

Space at this same location can also be available during the daytime for meetings of small groups or mock interviews.  We will continue to meet every Wednesday evening thereafter, unless notified in advance.

 

Your Texas HR Pros faculty will include Marvin Martin, Val Kasperek, and Eric Griesel. 
 

Phone messages related to the class may be left with Sheri Kelley – our host, at 713-468-8356 ext. 119.  Also, feel free to reach out to Marvin, Val or Eric via phone, as needed.

We will work hard to get everyone connected with their next employer.

Summer 2013 Edition

Calling all HR professionals!

Austin, Dallas, and Houston are seeking...

• Event volunteers,
• Meeting volunteers,
• Meeting leaders,
• Training leaders, 
• Social Media Managers,
• Marketing volunteers, and a
• Volunteership drive team.

Please contact the founder Eric Griesel and share how you would like to help.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR HOUSTON

Effective June 1, Eric Griesel's weekly Strategic Job Search Program moved from Second Baptist Church.  

The program has moved to a new location to be announced later on the LinkedIn Group by Eric Griesel.  Please join Texas HR Pros' Professionals In-Transition Group on LinkedIn to find out where the new location will be and for the new days/times. 
 
Many thanks to Second Baptist Church for hosting the program for 2.5 years!

Thank you for your patience.

MEET TEXAS HR PROS' DALLAS LEADER LIZ D'ALOIA 

            

Liz, an attorney and HR executive will be a moderator at this year's 26th Annual South Texas College of Law Employment Conference in Houston on July 25-26. 

Liz is also the founder of HR Virtuoso, a revolutionary product for HR departments and businesses. 

The conference fee is $300-$325 for HR professionals. 





HOW HR COOLS OFF AT THE BEACH...

 

Can you spot HR at the beach?  Our next mixer will be at Sam’s Boat on July 25, 2013. 

Special thanks to our dedicated sponsor Kathleen Ater Personnel.

ASTD Houston Technology Conference 2013

REGISTER HERE

 

ASTD Houston Technology Conference 2013

Technology in Action

Keynote Speaker: RJ Jacquez, Mobile Learning Analyst and Consultant
Early Bird Registration:
Register by Friday, June 14 for a Discounted Rate and a Chance to Win a Kindle Fire

 

Date:Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Time:8:30am - 4:30pm
Location: University of Houston-Downtown, One Main Street, One Main Building, Academic Foyer Area on 3rd floor, Houston, TX 77002

Speaker: RJ Jacquez, Mobile Learning Analyst and Consultant

Pricing* (Before June 14): ASTD Houston Members - $99 Non-Members - $129 Student Members - $79 Student Non-Members - $119 Conference Volunteer - $69 Breakout Speaker - $69

Special Thanks to Guest Speaker Ruby Glass

Texas HR Pros' training program attendees on May 23, 2013

On Thursday, May 23, Ruby Glass of Near Northwest Management District was a guest speaker at Houston's Job Search Strategy Program at Second Baptist Church.

We invited Glass, because the Near Northwest Management District recently awarded Texas HR Pros with a Community Service Award for volunteering and speaking at their annual job fair also benefiting WorkFaith Connection. Marvin Martin of Texas HR Pros and Second Baptist Church's Career Connections is a strong supporter of WorkFaith Connection and encourages HR professionals to volunteer for them and perform mock interviews.

Glass gave her MBA and commerce experience advice for job seekers, which was well-received because her organization represents 300+ businesses in Houston.  She also made a compelling speech at the end of the class about working with ethical and Christian principles, and she had a fan club approach her after the meeting.


During her free time, Glass is a minister and instructor for New Harvest Christian Church.  She teaches Christian business owners who desire to apply Kingdom Principles to starting and running a business. She has an upcoming business series beginning on Saturday, July 6, at New Harvest Christian Church.  For more information and registration, see  http://kingdomclassy.eventbrite.com/ or email KingdomClassy@gmail.com.

UH Hosting Managing Change and Learning within the Energy Sector Panel on May 29

Brown Bag Lunch Series

11:00 AM to 1:00 PM - May 29

Brazos Hall, Room 103B, University of Houston - Sugar Land Campus

Managing Change and Learning within the Energy Sector

Lunch provided by Wood Group, ODL (Training, Competence & Assessment)
RSVP at uh.edu/executivehrd.

The Challenge

What are the issues of change, learning, and performance as they relate to your work? How do those issues impact your strategy, approach, and solution? How do you approach problem analysis? How to do you know that it is more than a knowledge and skill problem? What are your questions? How do we create strategy, behavior and value for managing change and learning? What are our lenses?

The Opportunity

A free, brown bag discussion will engage the experience of industry and academic professionals on the strategic integration of change, learning, and performance. Please come prepared to share your experience, ask questions, and extend your learning.

Speakers

• Brent Powell Ph.D., Head of Learning, Americas, Aggreko
• Patrick Schiele, General Manager, Global Services, Measurement & Control, GE Oil & Gas
• Jason Ramos, Global Technical Training Manager, Wood Group GTS, Oil, Gas & Industrial Services
• Jim Molloy, Training, Competence, & Assessment Manager, Wood Group, ODL
• Jorge Leuro, Global Competency and Employee Development Manager, Halliburton

For more information, visit http://tech.uh.edu/programs/graduate/executive-human-resource-development/brown-bag-registration/.

Veteran Job Ministry Job Fair on Friday- Employers Free

Memorial Day Job Fair
Church Without Walls
5725 Queenston Blvd
Houston, TX 77084
 

The Church Without Walls Armed Forces Ministry is committed to addressing the needs of veterans and proud residents of the City of Houston who face the challenge of unemployment. You are invited to join our efforts by attending the Memorial Day Weekend Job Fair on Friday, May 24, 2013.

Our primary purpose is to assist veterans and provide encouragement and support in their effort to find employment and restart their lives. We are searching for companies that are willing to participate by interviewing for jobs and/or provide promotional items and/or refreshments. The theme for this day is "Honoring Our Heroes."

We invite you and your organization to participate in this momentous event for veterans and our community. We look forward to hearing from you and thank you in advance for your support.

 

10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Vendors Set Up @ 8:00 AM

Attendees: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Admission is FREE!

 

Vendors interested in participating can register online .

 

You may also contact Michael Criddell at armedforcesministry@churchwithoutwalls.org or by calling 281-649-6791.

 

If you are a Veteran seeking employment, please bring a copy of your DD214 to help facilitate your employment process. Likewise, if you are a non-Veteran seeking employment, please bring a resume.

Video Stars Wanted for Small Business Webinars

Calling All Trainers and Subject Matter Experts

Bizperity is producing small business webinars and providing COMPLIMENTARY professional video production for a webinar library for pilot program for a local chamber of commerce and later distribute to regional non-profit business organizations.

They are looking for experienced professional speakers and trainers with credentials to deliver original training content that is useful to business owners of start-ups to medium-sized businesses.

Would you like to be considered?

Bruce May, the president of Bizperity, would like speakers to email him their resume and professional training experience along with three business topics they would like to deliver.  May will also be pre-screening, approving, and consulting speakers.

Contact him right away at:

bruce@bizperity.com

www.bizperity.com

 

 

About Bizperity

 

President Bruce May has more than 30 years of business experience, as a consultant, a business executive, and entrepreneur. His career includes over 20 years of experience in both traditional and interactive media. His broad background includes expertise in many disciplines that impact business management including business development, marketing and sales, training and development, partnership development, and systems management. He is a recognized expert in business systems, performance excellence, marketing & sales, social marketing, and digital media solutions.

From 2003 to 2008, Bruce worked with a pioneering online broadcast platform creating customized solutions for multiple markets including television, radio, film distribution, corporate communications, distance learning, and emergency communications. Bruce worked with many clients and partners that included a custom distribution system for EROS, the largest "Bollywood" film company; live broadcasting for the Indy Racing League delivering the Indy 500 to over 88 countries; live broadcasting of Aviation Nation, the largest Air Show in the world (produced in association with the U.S. Air Force); a customized player design for Autism Speaks; integrated video services for satellite based emergency communication systems; and online broadcasting services for the Missouri School Board Association among many others.

In 2012, Bruce founded Bizperity which has quickly evolved into a media and marketing company providing content production services with a special focus on online media services and solutions. In 2013 he transitioned Bizperity by building the management team featured below in order to form a comprehensive service company blending the wide range of expertise needed to fulfill the vision for Bizperity as both an online media service provider and content production company with blended expertise in video and interactive production.

Bruce has written many books on business practices including Marketing Fundamentals (2008), The Eighth Criteria: Market Focus (2010), The Content Graph (2012), covering social marketing theory and strategies, Building a Performance Improvement System (2008) (co-authored with Richard Laramy, a Baldrige examiner and advisory board member to the University of Texas Center for Performance Excellence). His two most recent books are The Bizperity Business System Guidebook, an easy to follow guide for building a business system and The Bizperity Marketing and Sales Guide, a comprehensive guide for building an integrated marketing system.

Bruce has spoken at many industry events, both as a panelist and as a presenter and continues to write, currently working on his next book.
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Volunteers for Job Fair in the Woodlands on May 23

It's that time of year again, and we are holding our Fourth Annual Career Fair on Thursday, May 23, 2013. We are in need of volunteers to help with greeting and directing job seekers, assisting employers and serving water and snacks. We have over 60 employers who have signed up this year and expect over 1000 job seekers to attend. We need a minimum of 30 volunteers to help at the Career Fair! 

 

Woodlands Church Career Fair

Thursday, May 23, 2013
10:00am - 3:00pm

Woodlands Church- Fellowship Campus
One Fellowship Drive
The Woodlands, Texas 

If you are available to assist again with volunteering your time, we'd love to have you. Please email Diana.Tucker@me.com with your interest, and she will follow up with an email to you with further information. 

 

Thank you!

HR Roundtable on Tuesday, May 14

LinkedIn Groups

Group: HR Roundtable Network Subject: RSVP's needed for next week's Roundtable Network meeting in Houston: “All Stressed Up & Nowhere To Go!” presented by Bill Crawford, Ph.D. If you plan to attend the meeting on Tuesday, May 14, please send an email to Lynda.Doty@LHH.com and include both your name and your email address in the body of the email, so it can be easily copied to the attendee list. AGENDA: 9:00 - 9:30 am coffee & networking 9:30 - 11:00 am presentation LOCATION: 9th floor conference room at UBS Financial Services in the Galleria Financial Center, 5065 Westheimer, Houston, TX 77056. The meeting space is generously provided by Lori Siegel, VP Investments. (Note this is inside the Galleria, and the Financial Center is near the center court of the mall.) TOPIC: “All Stressed Up & Nowhere To Go!” presented by Bill Crawford, Ph.D. Everyone has heard the statistics . . .75% of professionals describe their lives as “very stressful” and with the pace of change and increased demands on our time, chances are good that it’s just going to get worse! Plus, even though everyone is experiencing more stress than ever, they are also tired of traditional “stress management” and people giving them simplistic answers to life’s complex problems. In this presentation, psychologist Dr.Bill Crawford addresses this problem by first explaining why this level of stress and frustration is so prevalent, and why so much of the advice about how to deal with these problems will never work! Then, using a conversational style that is free of psychobabble, he uses the latest research on the brain to outline a comprehensive system for dealing with stress and accessing the clarity, confidence, and creativity necessary for success in today’s world. In addition to holding a doctorate in Psychology from the University of Houston, Dr. Crawford is a licensed psychologist, author of four books, organizational consultant, and life coach. Over the last 26 years he has created over 3300 presentations for such organizations as Sprint, Shell, The American Medical Association, PBS, and many other organizations and professional associations nationwide. He has a unique perspective on life that he shares with such humor and energy, he is constantly referred to as the "Steve Martin" of corporate America. In addition, his two PBS specials have been seen by over 15 million people and he has been quoted as an expert in such diverse publications as The New York Times, Entrepreneur, Investor's Business Daily, The Chicago Tribune, Self Magazine, The Dallas Morning News, and Working Mother just to name a few. Bill Crawford, Ph.D. Crawford Performance Solutions Website - www.billcphd.com This event is open to the public, and there is a $10 cover charge to attend. Active LHH candidates should also register via their LHH CRN and identify themselves at the door to avoid the cover charge. We look forward to seeing you soon! Posted By Lynda Doty

Texas HR Pros Volunteer for Near Northwest Management District

Left to right:  Ana, Sandra, Ruby, Lisa, Bonnie, Val

Thanks to our expert volunteers from Texas HR Pros' HR Centric who advised job seekers on resumes and interviewing at a community job fair on May 8. 

We also presented on the blessings of earning certifications during a job search which highlighted our personal collaborations with Six Sigma Management Institute, San Jacinto College, and Lone Star College. 

NEAR NORTHWEST MANAGEMENT DISTRICT

9TH ANNUAL COMMUNITY JOB FAIR
WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2013
ADVENT LUTHERAN CHURCH
5820 PINEMONT DR.
HOUSTON TX 77091
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Uber Networking at the OTC

Several people told us today that they are expecting record attendance on Tuesday.  We caught up with many HR professionals at each of the booths.  Bring plenty of business cards and have a good time networking with people from around the world. 



HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Professionals from all around the globe are flocking to Houston, the energy capital of the world, for the Offshore Technology Conference. More than 2,000 companies from 110 countries and from every energy field you can think of are here to make contacts and share the latest technology in the industry at Reliant Park.  Read more here:  http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=9091666

People on the Move

Promote your employees or yourself on Houston Business Journal's "People on the Move" section.

Form link:  http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/potm/form

Early Bird Register for the 2013 Texas Total Rewards Conference

2013 Texas Total Rewards Conference

September 22 - 24, 2013

Houston, Texas

Registration is now open!

Click here to Register

Early Bird Deadline ends July 31, 2013

√ If you are interested in volunteering for the 2013 Conference, contact Christine Gough This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and Bonnie Griffin This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Conference Co - Chairs.√ If you are interested in exhibiting at or sponsoring the 2013 Conference, contact Christine Gough This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Exhibitor/Sponsor Chair.

Find out about this year's conference from our LinkedIn Group!

Complimentary Live UT-Austin Webinar on HR Strategy on 4/18/13

The Dilemma of HR Strategy: It's Not What You Think!
Thursday, April 18, 2013
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CDT

Webinar Registration

As the call for companies to develop human resource (HR) strategies has steadily increased over the past ten years, so has confusion surrounding the issue. For many HR professionals, making the shift has meant learning to see themselves in a strategic role without the benefit of a guide. Fortunately, strategy is a mindset that requires only a shift in how we think about what we are doing. By adopting the science of investment, the responsibilities of stewardship, and the art of influence, HR strategists can uncover new resources to leverage and affect their organizations.

Components of the presentation include: * Seeing with an Eye to Growth * Principles of Investment- Learning the Science * The Art of Influence- Managing Changing Environments

Olive Gatling is a passionate writer and business leader who has been the featured speaker for professional HR associations across Texas. Olive teaches a one-day workshop called 'People Matter: Making the Case for HR' at the Professional Development Center at The University of Texas Austin.

WorkFaith Connection is Looking for Volunteers

The WorkFaith Connection is a Christ-centered nonprofit organization providing job readiness training and career advancement planning.

The program begins with an 8-day workshop, followed by job search support, and 1-2 years of life coaching.

 

There are volunteer opportunities in the following areas: Guest Interviewers; Computer Literacy Team; Graduate Encouragers; Welcome Team.

For more information please visit www.workfaithconnection.org or contact:
Sonja Thomas
sthomas@workfaithconnection.org
713-984-9611

 

Social Media in the Workplace Seminar (HRCI) on April 18

Register here

Exclusive Interactive HR Workshop in Houston on April 18

Free HR Workshop in Houston

Coming to Houston on April 18th — RSVP Now Think you're too busy to attend a full-day HR workshop? Worried that there's a catch, it'll be dull or just another sales pitch? Don't be. You need to be at this complimentary HR workshop to learn techniques to develop successful HR programs. Get the facts on how to be viewed as a trailblazer within your organization. Sign up now for this exclusive event. Date: Thursday, April 18, 2013 Time: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Location: The Houston Museum of Natural Science 5555 Hermann Park Drive Houston, TX This program is pending approval for recertification credits from the HR Certification Institute, the American Payroll Association & the National Registry of CPE Sponsors.

Motivational Coach Dr. Elko Speaking at The Noble Group's Meeting

Please join The Noble Group for a complimentary lunch and our (HCRI approved) educational seminar Tuesday, April 16, 2013 11:30am-1:00pm Del Frisco's Steakhouse With Dr. Elko CE Approved

Learn To Be A Motivator... Succeed In Your Business *Securities offered through Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. Member FINRA/SIPC *The Noble Group and Raymond James are independent entities "The use of this seal is not an endorsement by the HR Certification Institute of the quality of the program. It means that this program has met the HR Certification Institute's criteria to be pre-approved for recertification credit."

DR. ELKO Inspiring You To Reach Your Maximum Potential! Dr. Elko received his Bachelors in Biology Education and Coaching from California University of Pennsylvania. He then went on to West Virginia University where he received two Masters and a Doctorate and was later inducted into West Virginia University Hall of Fame. He went on to intern at the United States Olympic Committee in Colorado Springs. In Sports, he has consulted with various successful teams including The Pittsburgh Steelers, The Dallas Cowboys, The Philadelphia Eagles, The Miami Dolphins, The New Orleans Saints, L.S.U., The University of Miami, The University of Alabama, The University of Nebraska and Rutgers University. His corporate clients have included ING, Tyson Foods, Abbott Labs, LPL Financial, The Hartford, Genworth, Jackson National Life, Pioneer Investments, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, and Sun Life. Dr. Elko is the author of four books, Nerves of Steel, The Pep Talk, True Greatness: Mastering the Inner Game of Business Success and Touchdown: Achieving Your Greatness on the Playing Field of Business and Life. The movie rights to his book The Pep Talk have recently been sold and the book is in the process of becoming a motion picture. Sign up now! 5061 Westheimer Rd, Ste 8060 Houston, TX 77056Tel: (713) 355-2600 Don't wait, the last day to register is April 15th! Register now!

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