NPMA’s Recruitment & Retention Committee has developed an infographic on “The Employee Life Cycle” that is now available, click here to view or download. The infographic covers items for you to consider as you recruit, hire, on-board, develop, evaluate, engage and off-board employees.

Whether your company is just starting out or has been in business for generations, we strongly encourage you to join the movement to professionalize the industry by earning QualityPro accreditation for your company. Complete the application and you will gain access to valuable resources for business professionalism. Click here to learn more about becoming accredited.

 As a membership benefit, NPMA has developed a gallery of 
pest images at My.NPMAPestWorld.org for use by NPMA members.

Have a human resources problem? Question? Crisis? Do you simply need to brainstorm a problem or a particular employee situation? NPMA members can call, email or text Seay Management Consultants to speak with one of their HR consultants free of charge regarding any employment issue that arises in your business. The comprehensive menu of services provided can be found here.

Sandy Seay and his associates are very familiar with the pest management industry, having represented and advised pest management companies for nearly 50 years. For more information about Seay Management Consultants, click here. To contact Sandy Seay, call 407-426-9484 or email sandy@seay.us.

You can now earn nine credit hours for Hawaii through NPMA’s Online Learning Center! The NPMA online learning center houses a wide range of technical and business courses, with many of those courses available for credit in over 35 states. Hawaii is the latest state to approve NPMA’s exclusive technical courses for credit. To find out which online courses are approved for credit in each state, click here. Visit npmatraining.org to get started.

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