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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
Tracy Burns, CEO of NEHRA, recaps her visit to Boston City Hall for the signing of the "100% Talent: The Boston Women's Compact," with an outline and overview of the document.
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ClearRock's Ellie Eckhoff defines the importance of mentoring, and the rewards both organizations and individuals can enjoy when it's a primary point in your development strategy.
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The Department of Labor's proposed changes to the overtime regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act are closer to an official release, as they are now with the Office of Management and Budget for final review. After the review period — which could be a few weeks or a couple of months — the final rule will be published in the Federal Register and will likely take effect 60 days after publication.
SHRM submitted comments to the DOL last year and provided opportunities for SHRM members to discuss how these changes will impact their organizations before the DOL, the Small Business Administration and multiple congressional committees. Additionally, SHRM has recently supported the introduction of bills designed to stop these changes from going into effect until Congress does more research on the adverse effects of the change on nonprofit organizations and small businesses.
In the meantime, we wanted to share this list, provided by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), of eight important things to know so that you can prepare for what lies ahead.
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Membership
While you may have known that webinars are FREE to NEHRA Members, did you know that nearly all webinars provided are eligible for recertification credit?
On average, NEHRA hosts two webinars a month — that means, if you can find two hours per month for webinars, you could possibly earn more than half the credits necessary toward your recertification over the course of a year. Check our Events Calendar for these and other credit-eligible events, and join us for a webinar soon!
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The 2016 Annual Meeting of Members of the Northeast Human Resources Association will take place at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 19, 2016 at the Westin Waltham Hotel in Waltham, Massachusetts. Please click here to complete the proxy — you will be asked to log in to complete it. If you have forgotten your password, simply click here to reset it.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact Pat DiSalvo at pdisalvo@nehra.com or 781-235-2900. Thank you in advance for completing the proxy!
Join us after the Annual Meeting of Members for a Networking Event, hosted in partnership with Hollister Staffing, FREE to members!
5:00pm-7:00pm
Light Refreshments | Cash Bar
Immediately following the Annual Meeting
at the Westin Waltham
Members - FREE Non-Members - $30
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Career Center
Even if you’re qualified for an interview, your resume could prevent you from getting to that step, if a ‘screener’ finds something to disqualify you. Screeners typically spend less than one minute looking over your resume so it’s important to show them your best attributes right away and not waste their time. Don’t bury your most essential or biggest accomplishment – put it right at the top of your resume. For example, if you’re a recent college graduate, your degree will likely be your biggest qualification. If you’ve worked in a certain industry or in a certain role for a few years, summarize that as your biggest qualification.
Other things that screeners look for include: a resume that’s easy to read; your location (and whether it is near the job location); your education; the dates in your work history; whether your resume contains language that matches the keywords in the job description (especially the listed job requirements); and proper spacing and formatting.
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Atrius Health’s medical practices (Dedham Medical Associates, Granite Medical Group, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates) serve 675,000 adult and pediatric patients across eastern Massachusetts. They currently have an opening for a Senior OD&L Consultant position.
Under broad direction from the Director of Organizational Development & Learning, The Senior Organizational Development & Learning (ODL) Consultant will lead and facilitate a variety of ODL programs and activities. The candidate will provide OD consulting to leaders and groups across the practice and will lead efforts that support achievement of organizational goals. Specifically, the Senior ODL Consultant will be responsible for creating and delivering development and talent management programs and solutions across the practice, through coaching, consulting, and training. The candidate will work with colleagues to support organization wide initiatives, carry out the Organizational Development strategy, and assess opportunities for continued growth and development of the organization.
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Educational Opportunities
WEBINAR: Ready, Set, Engage! 5 Ways to Grow Your Social Talent Community
Presented by Mira Greenland of CareerArc
Cost: Members - FREE! Non-Members - $49
You just hired an amazing candidate, but before you can celebrate, you return to the long list of other requisitions to fill. Hiring today is a constant effort, and the wise know how to build a pipeline of qualified talent to keep the best candidates within reach when that perfect opportunity arises.
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Beyond the Basics: Talent Life Cycle
Cost: Member - $179; Non-Member: $199
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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WEBINAR: Recap of the H-1B Season and Updates to Employment Rules for Foreign Students
Presented by Brian Coughlin and Allison Williard of Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy LLP
Cost: Members - $FREE, Non-Members $49
Join us for a comprehensive analysis of the Fiscal Year 2017 "Cap Season." In addition to reviewing the year’s H-1B Cap lottery results, and current government processing trends, this presentation will provide recommendations for employers on how to most effectively respond to Request for Evidence notices in association with Cap filings. This presentation will close with a discussion of the very recent changes to the rules surrounding the Optional Practical Training employment of foreign students that have completed studies in the United States, who are holding degrees in "STEM" (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) fields.
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HR Basics
The First Step in NEHRA's Core Programming
Cost: Members - $499, Non-Members: $699
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.
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
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The topic at this Community Forum will be Next Practices in Women's Leadership.
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WEBINAR: What Retirement Plan Sponsors Need to Know About Fee Transparency & Fiduciary Liability
Presented by Larry Albert of Capital Management Partners
Cost: Members - $FREE, Non-Members - $49
In 2012, the DOL issued fee disclosure rules for qualified plans under sections 408(b)2 and 404(a)5 of the ERISA code. These rules provided a new level of transparency to the retirement plan industry. Many plan sponsors do not realize the significant fiduciary responsibility they have in this area not only to make sure that their plan’s expenses are disclosed to plan participants, but also to examine whether the fees paid to service providers and other expenses of the plan are "reasonable." This program will discuss how plan sponsors can satisfy these fiduciary obligations by benchmarking their retirement plan against similar plans in their industry.
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