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Featured Articles
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Membership
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Career Center
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Educational Opportunities
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Featured Articles
According to 2014 statistics from the US Department of Labor, 76% of Human Resources Managers are women. However, HR Executive’s list of Top 100 companies revealed that fewer than 49% of the top HR jobs are held by women. While this is relatively good news, as compared to the gender gap amongst other functional areas within the C-suite, it does beg the question, why aren’t there more women in top HR jobs? Furthermore, the US DOL data states that male HR Managers earn 40% more than their female counterparts and in HR Executive’s "HR’s Elite: Class of 2013" list, printed in September 2014, only 11 of the 50 top earning HR leaders were women. NEHRA CEO Tracy Burns explores recent discussion amongst HR leaders in this subject.
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According to the U.S. Department of Labor, since 2001 more than 2.6 million Americans have served in the military, returning to the civilian community with highly competitive skills, abilities and experience. Leveraging this highly competent talent pool to meet organizational talent needs makes a lot of sense, and if done right can be a differentiator for companies engaged in this war for talent. Michael Dunford, 2015 Erdlen Award winner, addresses the issues confronting both veteran job-seekers and the HR professionals who will be hiring them.
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NEHRA is excited to offer a Study Group for the NEW SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) and SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) Certification beginning in the spring. You can learn more about the new SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP Certifications at www.shrmcertification.org (you can also check exam eligibility requirements here). This study group will help participants prepare for SHRM’s SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP exam.
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Membership
The CFO Leadership Council is pleased to invite NEHRA Members to attend its CFO Talent Show, scheduled for Wednesday, May 16. NEHRA Members get 20 percent off registration, so sign up today! Information is below, including a link to register.
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
7:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Bentley University's LaCava Center
This year's full-day event is dedicated to the lifecycle of your talent processes. It will inspire you to change the way you engage with your most important asset — your people. CPEs offered.
Sessions Include:
- Keynote: The Psychopathic CEO (Julia Cowley, Supervisory Special Agent FBI Boston)
- Keynote: Engaging Your Employees (Anne Lang, VP of Human Resources & Legal Services, Winchester Hospital)
- Follow Me: Find The Best Employees the First Time
- When It All Falls Down: Managing a Downturn
- Beyond The Benefits: How To Be The Next Cool Place to Work
- Putting It All Together: The Future of our Workforce
- 10-Minute Radical CFO Talks
- Our 5th Annual CFO Social for a Cause ~ Make-A-Wish MA & RI
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NEHRA's Diversity and Inclusion Community Forum is a way for Members to network on a regular basis, share best practices and provide thought leadership as we work to embed diversity and inclusion into our organization.
The NEHRA D&I Forum aims to take the leadership actions necessary to identify attitudes, behaviors, strategies and visions that create a productive work environment where personal and professional growth occurs for all people. Furthermore, it is our mission to provide learning opportunities that promote an inclusive environment designed to meet the ever-changing face of our nation’s greatest resource – its people.
Scroll down to the Educational Opportunities section of this eNewsletter for upcoming forum meetings!
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American Graphics Institute has been awarded a state grant to train Massachusetts-based employees at no cost to the individual or their employer. Available courses include Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, HTML, Google Analytics, and WordPress.
American Graphics Institute is offering no-cost training in the latest digital design programs and technologies for employees that work in Massachusetts through a grant from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The grant is open to employees of companies who work in Massachusetts, regardless of where the company is based.
Registration for the no-cost training courses is available until all grant funds have been exhausted, and is available on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information contact Kerri Wenson by phone at 781-404-4072 or email at kwenson@agitraining.com.
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Career Center
With more and more companies using LinkedIn, it is important that job seekers not only keep their profile up-to-date, but also that they respond to all messages that come through LinkedIn. Even if the message is about a job they aren’t interested in, it is always worth networking with the sender to learn more about the company, the exact role itself, and to keep in touch for possible future roles at that company or another company that that sender may work with. The HR community in the greater Boston area is small one and it’s important to keep doors open.
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Boston Medical Center has the following openings:
And, if you're looking for a new position in the Compensation & Benefits field, visit the NEHRA Career Center - these positions fill quickly, so apply today!
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Educational Opportunities
Hiring Veterans to Win the War for Talent
Hosted by EMC in Hopkinton, MA
Cost: Members - $49 Non-Members: $99
Note: 9 FREE TICKETS are still available to the next 9 NEHRA members who register for this event using the code VETS16! Act quickly to attend for FREE!
Talent acquisition strategies, by design, must be multi-faceted in order to meet the diverse and changing needs of companies. In order to effectively compete for the best talent, companies must look in non-traditional places for people who will make a difference. There are many companies recruiting and placing veterans in meaningful jobs that leverage their talents and experiences, but there are many companies that could do more. Missing this piece in your strategy could mean the difference between winning and losing this Talent War.
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Beyond the Basics: Talent Life Cycle
Cost:
$179 Members & Non-Members
This session will focus on HR’s role in guiding the selection process throughout the talent life cycle. From attraction and acquisition to development and retention, you’ll learn today’s best practices including: promoting your organization as an employer of choice to attract the best talent and making optimal hiring decisions to build high performing teams. This session also includes hands-on practice to improve behavioral interviewing.
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Cost:
NEHRA Members: $499
Non-Members: $699 (includes a 1-year NEHRA membership)
With experienced faculty instruction, the program is a great balance of theory and practice — and will prepare you for a well-rounded career in human resources management.
The HR Basics is ideal for:
- Experienced HR professionals who want to move from specialist to generalist
- Professionals who are new to the HR field and need a more sophisticated understanding of the core functions of Human Resources Management
- Managers in small organizations who are wearing many hats, including HR Managers
The program is meant to provide participants with access to articles; a book list; a glossary of HR terms, and links to important websites.
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Insights into Improving Interactions
Presented by Maura Snow of Great Brook Biotech
Cost:
Members - FREE!
Non-Members - $49
Are there colleagues who find it consistently difficult to collaborate? Do you need to break through past experience and work toward collaborative excellence?
The webinar Insights into Improving Interactions will provide the skills and assessment necessary to understand how colleagues perceive one another. Participants will develop workable strategies to determine the underlying interactive preferences of others and to adjust their own style to interact most effectively with key constituents. All participants will receive their own unique Insights Discovery Personal Profile that focuses on providing practical strategies to help increase the communication effectiveness of individuals and teams.
Register Here
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Building a Diverse Leadership Team
Cost:
Members - FREE!
Non-Members - $20
Melissa James is the CEO of The Tech Connection, which helps employers find diverse talent faster. She has worked with elite companies such as Google, Teradata, and Sample6 to diversify their team. Join Melissa and NEHRA as we discuss success strategies for diversity recruitment.
Key talking points will be:
-How to leverage online recruitment platforms to source for diverse talent.
-How to create a welcoming interview process that candidates will rave about.
-How to build partnerships to achieve diverse teams.
Register Here
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Strategic Communication in Total Rewards (T4)
Make Sure Employees 'Get It'
This course provides an introduction to strategic communication, focusing on total rewards communication. It begins by establishing the purpose and value of strategic communication along with discussing how behaviors can be influenced by communications. In addition, an eight-step process is detailed providing guidance for creating an effective and efficient communication campaign. Case studies provide participants an opportunity to apply the eight-step process. Furthermore, specific communications related to each of the total rewards elements are highlighted, as are suggestions for communicating special situations, such as a merger or an acquisition.
How to Register:
Register Online
Call 1-877-951-9191 or 480-922-2020 for a Customer Relationship Services Representative
Email customerrelations@worldatwork.org
Cost:
Course & Certification Exam:
Non-Member: $2200
NEHRA Member: $1350
World at Work Member: $1495
Course Only:
Non-Member: $2085
NEHRA Member: $1255
World at Work Member: $1390
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Beyond the Basics: Employee Relations
Cost:
$179 Members & Non-Members
Deepen your employee relations skills by learning how to utilize basic tools and processes that will enhance your ability to resolve issues and mitigate organizational risk. This session will introduce helpful processes and tools, while providing step by step instructions for handling internal investigations.
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Do you wish you could bounce back more quickly after stressful events?
You are invited to attend a complimentary workshop on Resiliency Skills for HR Professionals sponsored by NEHRA in partnership with KGA. Alison Magee and Heidi Beach, senior staff at KGA, will facilitate a discussion focused on:
- The relationship between positive psychology and resilience
- Our own resilient attitudes
- "Hardiness," how people become more psychologically resilient
- Risk-taking as a way to boost resilience
Cost:
FREE to NEHRA Members
Registration:
This session is free for NEHRA members, but you must register by visiting
http://kgreer.com/webinars/register-for-resiliency-skills-for-hr-professionals/
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Hiring Veterans to Win the War for Talent
Hosted by Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, Waltham, MA
Cost: Members - $49 Non-Members: $99
Talent acquisition strategies, by design, must be multi-faceted in order to meet the diverse and changing needs of companies. In order to effectively compete for the best talent, companies must look in non-traditional places for people who will make a difference. There are many companies recruiting and placing veterans in meaningful jobs that leverage their talents and experiences, but there are many companies that could do more. Missing this piece in your strategy could mean the difference between winning and losing this Talent War.
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