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.

Summer is here, Volunteer!

Calling all HR professionals!

Austin, Dallas, and Houston are seeking...

• event volunteers,
• meeting volunteers,
• meeting leaders,
• training leaders, 
• social media volunteers,
• marketing volunteers, and a
• volunteership drive team.

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

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!

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

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

 

Personal Ad for HR Peeps

Seeking stately HR gurus who worship Texas and enjoy mingling with like-minded intelligent peers who are dedicated to their profession and to making a difference in business and the community.

Perhaps, this was more of a Personnel ad. 

Spring is here, and we could use some brilliant and industrious volunteers in Austin, Dallas, and Houston to reach our goals for our growing membership.

Please contact Eric@TexasHRPros.com to find out how you can make a difference by volunteering.

ASTD International Conference in Dallas - Volunteers Still Needed!

2013 ASTD ICE Volunteer Registration

http://www.rsvpbook.com/event.php?481571.

 

Be one of the 400 volunteers needed to make ICE a huge success in 2013!

Meet potential employers, vendors, and clients! Network with learning professionals from all over the world!

If you volunteer for the entire day, you will receive one day at the conference for free. If you volunteer for a second entire day you will receive a second day for free. If you volunteer for three entire days, then you will receive three days for free.

As an ICE Volunteer, if you are only available to volunteer for one entire day then you will receive one day for free. You automatically become eligible to attend the remainder of the conference at the $200 per day discounted rate.

• You don't have to be a member of ASTD to volunteer at the conference.
• The conference volunteers are needed Sunday, 19 May through Wednesday, 22 May.
• You will not need to register for the conference.
• If you only volunteer for one day, you will have an opportunity to purchase additional days at a volunteer discounted rate.
• You will meet other professionals and develop collaborative relationships.
• You will have fun at the $75 networking event getting to know your peers.

Please click on the following link for more information on volunteering for the 2013 ASTD ICE and to fill out a volunteer form: ICE Volunteer Form

 

Dallas ASTD thanks you for your support. For further questions on volunteering please contact:

 

Barbara Ashbaugh, CPLP

2013 ICE Volunteer Coordinator

icecoordinator@dallasastd.org

972-442-9000

Dallas ASTD CHIP Code: CH7107

Calling All Austin HR Professionals...



South by Southwest Lounges at SXSW

Did you miss the HR-related seminars at SXSW Interactive last week?  Well, hopefully, you saw Prince perform last night as a finale to the SXSW Music Festival.  We know what employees will be talking about around the water cooler on Monday.

Our social media manager says, "Next year, we will be at South by Southwest representing our Texas-sized LinkedIn Group at SXSW Interactive, so get ready!"

If you'd like to enhance your professional visibility and expand your network of HR professionals, perhaps, getting involved in the Texas HR Pros' networking mixers in Austin is the vehicle you've been looking for!  We have an upcoming networking event and you are invited!  Stay tuned for more details.

Reach out to founder of Texas HR Pros, Eric Griesel, and let him connect you with Vanessa Gonzalez, the group leader in Austin.  She is an employment attorney at Bickerstaff law firm and does many speaking presentations for HR.  You have to meet her! 

Texas HR Pros will be hitting 5,000 members near year's end.  Contact Eric@texashrpros.com be a part of the show now and demonstrate your leadership and networking skills while having fun with a progressive group of like-minded practitioners.

ASTD's International Conference in Dallas

ASTD 2013 International Conference & Exposition

May 19-22, 2013

Dallas, Texas USA

How often are we so close? And you can get a FREE day at the conference for every day you VOLUNTEER! Even if you volunteer for just one day, you can get a free day PLUS additional days at the conference for a discounted rate! But you have to act soon.
 

Register to be a volunteer on the ASTD Dallas website.
 

When you complete your name and organization at the beginning of the form, please type in Hou. ASTD ChIP Code CH7032 so our chapter gets credit in the Chapter Incentive Program!
 

 

Learn more from this quick tutorial.
 

Or contact:

Barbara Ashbaugh, CPLP
2013 ICE Volunteer Coordinator

icecoordinator@dallasastd.org

972-442-9000
 

Normal registration at ASTDConference.org