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Our #Nextchat special guest this week is author, executive coach, and SHRM18 speaker- Stacey Hanke.  Today's topic is “Communicating with Influence.”  Stacey discusses the importance of seeing yourself through the eyes and ears of your listeners, and how we can build credibility and trust through both their verbal and nonverbal communication skills.  For more on this and each week's #Nextchat visit blog.shrm.org.

A major piece of advice given to most people searching for a job is to make contact post-interview. Getting in touch with interviewers after a meeting can be beneficial in several different ways. The more exposure that an applicant has to an employer allows the candidate to stay at the forefront of the hirer’s mind. The exchange after the interview shows the employer that the candidate is dedicated and still very much interested in working for the company. This communication can come in many forms including phone calls, emails, and...

As a SHRM18 blogger, I was excited for the opportunity to interview Mary Ila Ward. I first heard Mary speak at the SHRM Diversity and Inclusion Conference in San Francisco last October. Her session was ‘Hiring for Fit and Diversity’. This year at the 2018 SHRM Annual Conference & Exposition, Mary is talking about How to Get The Best Bang for Your Buck: Are Your HR Programs Bringing in ROI? We sometimes hear a narrative that pits HR’s need to focus on employees against...

You’d think this is something I wouldn’t need to write about, but unfortunately, I do. I’ve said it many times that SHRM18 will be big and the McCormick Place is even bigger! With that comes the need to have volunteers to help us find our way.

The SHRM17 Volunteers helped me so much while I was there, but especially the first day. After driving around trying to figure out where to park on New Orleans streets, I finally got inside of the SHRM17 conference venue and immediately started panicking even...