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Creating Better Workplaces - Meet the #SHRM19 Bloggers

On March 7, 2019 0 comments

                             

 

 

Creating better workplaces starts with a commitment to excellence. And there's no better place to begin or continue this commitment than the 2019 SHRM Annual Conference & Exposition – #SHRM19.

HR's role sits uniquely at the intersection of people and business – and this positioning presents unique challenges and opportunities. Hot-button issues facing society have permeated our workplaces as technology and innovation continue to change how work gets done....

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SHRM is Called to Shape National Workforce Strategy

by Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., SHRM-SCPOn February 13, 2019 0 comments

 

When it comes to the future of talent, America’s prospects are in serious, if not critical, condition. There are currently more than 7.3 million unfilled jobs in the United States, in large part because we don’t have enough American workers with the skills or training to fill them. Our nation’s most valuable resource—our workforce—is ill-served by our current system of education and training for the in-demand jobs of the future. 

The skills gap is a worldwide problem, and here in the U.S. it deeply impacts the economy and our prospects...

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SHRM Making a Stand for Hiring Candidates with a Criminal Record!

by Tim SackettOn February 11, 2019 0 comments

 

 

When it comes to hiring bias in America, some of the groups often targeted include older workers, obese people, and people with a criminal record.  

SHRM decided to try and make an impact and help those with criminal records get hired with their new initiative called: Getting Talent Back to Work. 

GTBW is an initiative launched by SHRM to get employers to join in and take a pledge that their organizations will work to put people with criminal records back into their hiring pools. Koch Industries, a multi-billion dollar corporations with...

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They’ve Paid Their Debt: Now Let’s Help People with Criminal Records Get Back to Work

by Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., SHRM-SCPOn January 28, 2019 0 comments


 

Today, I’m calling on business leaders across the nation to commit to give greater employment opportunities to qualified individuals who for far too long have been excluded from the workforce because of their criminal records.
 
Every year, 650,000 people in the U.S. leave prison to re-enter society. They often find themselves shut out of opportunities to make an honest living. Consequently, they have difficulty reintegrating and too many end up back behind bars – a cycle that leaves families broken...

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Helping Ex-Offenders Re-Enter The Workforce

by Darcey McAllisterOn January 27, 2019 1 comment

 

 

I admit it. I have been one of those HR people reluctant to hire ex-offenders under the assumption that once trouble – always trouble.

But my husband helped me realize the error of this stereotyping. He worked in the court system for 20 years, dealing with felons and their legal financial obligations. Having heard his stories, I’ve realized that our society often sets up those released from prison for failure through a myriad of barriers to re-entry.

These barriers include employers that are unwilling to take risks on those with...

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Personalizing Criminal Records

by Heather HollandOn January 27, 2019 0 comments

 

 

Do you know someone with a criminal record?

I recently learned a startling statistic from the Brennan Center For Justice. The number of Americans with a college degree is nearly the same as the number of Americans with a criminal record. Let that sink in for a moment. While that sinks in, a couple more statistics to provide further context and perspective. More Americans have a criminal record than married couples. More Americans have a criminal record than households with a dog. Back to the question initially posed. Do you...

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New Multinational Members Expand SHRM’s Global Impact

by Lynn.ShotwellOn March 22, 2019 0 comments

 

In a global economy where goods and services flow freely across borders, multinational enterprises must also be able to move their employees to the locations where their talent is most needed.  These companies need HR professionals who understand the nuances of global talent acquisition and mobility.

So, it was an easy decision when the National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) approached SHRM, the Society for Human Resource Management, with an offer: integrate the NFTC’s International Human Resources (IHR) program and its members fully into the SHRM family.

As a thought leader on...

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Professionalism. What Is It?

by Tracie Sponenberg, SHRM-SCP, SPHROn March 22, 2019 0 comments

 

 

A recent tweet by Sarah Noll Wilson got me thinking of my earliest experience with “professionalism” in the workplace

Merriam-Webster defines professionalism as "the conduct, aims, or qualities that characterize or mark a profession or a professional person;" and a profession as "a calling requiring specialized knowledge and often long and intensive academic preparation." 

Nowhere does it mention coming to work every day in a suit. And yet, if you asked a child, even today, to draw a “professional” - they will likely draw a person in a suit, probably...

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HRDO - Building Your Team #SHRM19

by Tessa BrownOn March 21, 2019 0 comments

 


 

There is much to be said about an HR Department of One. As the lone resource for compliance, employee relations, administration and the occasional retirement party, no one day is ever the same. It would be delightful to roll back your chair and delegate a project, get some clarity on a problem or even just blow off some steam. These are the times that you wish that there was more than one of you. If only you had a team. The solution is not so hard to find. If you...

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