Dear Friends,
I hope you're well and that you can attend our next event with our speaker and topic: "The NLRB's New Focus on Non-Union Employers" with Marlene Muraco, an Employment Lawyer Defending Companies in Class Action Litigation & Advising on HR Compliance at Littler Mendelson.
Please note that our event time has changed. For more information and the response form, please click here.
Last month, Christine Young and Belina Pignataro planned our event with William Uranga. William's topic was "Hot Trends in Talent Acquisition." Many thanks to our planners and speakers, Susan Hailey, Director of Talent Acquisition at eBay, Michael Cox, VP, HR & Talent Acquisition at Walmart Global eCommerce, and Gracia Huntington, Talent Acquisition Manager at Lab 126.
It was a very interesting evening and if you're a job seeker, one of the most important pieces of advice is that recruiters like to hunt for you and they are heavily using LinkedIn. You must have a presence, complete your profile, include your contact information, and join groups.
We've seen a year of tremendous growth in the Silicon Valley. A lot of companies are hiring, a lot of housing is being built, money is spent at stores and restaurants. The nightmare must be over, right?
I don't think so.
People who have been busy working during the downturn may not be aware of how many of their family and friends have been struggling and what that really means to them.
One one of my mailing lists, a woman who just landed a new job wrote a wrenching letter to a group detailing the hardship she has faced over the past few years. I've edited her letter a bit and am including the core of her message.
"I've signed up for various job boards and followed up on any lead that looked close to what I was looking for. During the worst of the economy, there were few postings and I rarely heard back when I sent in resumes or had contacts submit them. Two years ago, I got a part-time job. That helped, but didn't pay the mortgage so I continued to look."
She configured job alerts on relevant job boards, had several interviews but no offers. She noticed that her interviewers had checked her LinkedIn profile.
"This hasn't been as easy time. When I was downsized ...I didn't get unemployment. For 18 months I had little or no income. For the 2 years at XYZ, I had to try to make up the difference each month between my income and my mortgage. I lived on my retirement and still had to file for bankruptcy just to survive. No matter how hard it got, I never gave up trying to find something better. I've finally succeeded."
How did she get through this time? With the support of family and friends.
It's so important to look at the people around you and see if you can help, encourage hiring managers to give people a chance - it is often not their fault if they were one of millions who were laid off over the past few years. Many people have a patchwork of companies who would hire them as contractors and then let them go. It's a terrible pattern and it is not an ethical way of dealing with people. That's my editorial statement and I'm sticking with it.
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Because of my commitments I can’t mentor you, and please don’t send me unsolicited resumes. Come to an event and meet someone who can help. I receive a lot of unsolicited resumes (from our group and strangers) and I refer people to the forum at www.ourhrsite.com/forum. See the blog post for more thoughts. http://marciastein.blogspot.com/2009/02/setting-boundaries-and-professionalism.html
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1. HR Women and Friends Community Event: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 6:00-8:30 p.m. Our topic is "The NLRB's New Focus on Non-Union Employers" with Marlene Muraco. Please click on the registration tab for details and note our NEW TIME.
2. Discounts and Offers – view them online. Thanks for extending the discounts to our group!
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Author: "Strained Relations: Help for Struggling Parents of Troubled Teens" and "Recruiters on Recruiting"
Blog: http://helpingparentsofteens.blogspot.com/
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Silicon Valley Women in HR...& Friends Mailing and Event Announcement
Dear Friends,
I hope you're well and that you can attend our next event with a stellar panel and topic: "Hot Trends in Talent Acquisition." Please note that our event time has changed.
This topic should be of interest to recruiters, HR professionals and everyday people seeking new jobs, and it is open to the community. If you strictly want information about this event, please look at the links to the right and go to Event Registration. Before you go, please see the book links at the bottom of this page.
Trends in recruiting is a huge topic. There are so many options, everything from networking to tweeting to using extensions browsers and all kinds of apps. What's most effective for recruiters and job seekers? Many studies and personal experience in recruiting and job seeking indicates networking works best, but there are still those positions filled by many other methods. It'll be fascinating to learn from our panelists.
Last month, Idit Stefanson, Lisset Nevarez and Patrice Lindo planned our event with William Uranga. William's topic was "Dumped: When Employees Lose That Loving Feeling" and there is a handout from the event on the Previous Speakers' Page. Many thanks to our volunteers and speaker. I wrote a book about recruiters and William was one of the people I interviewed. I’ve uploaded a PDF of his interview and hope you enjoy it. (The book is "Recruiters on Recruiting" and, like most writers, copies are usually in my car and available online. More information is on my website.)
There has been a huge change in my personal life and I wrote about it on another blog. It's interesting that when you share your own story, you hear from a lot of people with similar experiences.
You can subscribe to the blog, share it on Facebook or Tweet it. Join us on LinkedIn.
Because of my commitments I can’t mentor you, and please don’t send me unsolicited resumes. Come to an event and meet someone who can help. I receive a lot of unsolicited resumes (from our group and strangers) and I refer people to the forum at www.ourhrsite.com/forum. See the blog post for more thoughts. http://marciastein.blogspot.com/2009/02/setting-boundaries-and-professionalism.html
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1. HR Women and Friends Community Event: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 6:00-8:30 p.m. Our panel's topic is "Hot Trends in Talent Acquisition." Please click on the registration tab for details and note our NEW TIME.
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I hope to see you soon.
All the best,
Marcia
Marcia Stein, PHR - www.linkedin.com/in/marciastein
Author: "Strained Relations: Help for Struggling Parents of Troubled Teens" and "Recruiters on Recruiting"
Blog: http://helpingparentsofteens.blogspot.com/
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2. Discounts and Offers – view them online. Thanks for extending the discounts to our group!
3. Using our Forum at www.ourhrsite.com/forum. You can view messages without registering, but you must register to reply or post a message. You are not automatically registered because you receive this email. Please review the Terms and Conditions available under any topic on the forum. It’s your responsibility to keep track of your user name and password, and if you change email addresses, please log in and update your profile. If privacy is an issue, please be careful when you post anything: use a separate email if necessary and you can skip your street address if you’d like.
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I hope to see you soon.
All the best,
Marcia
Marcia Stein, PHR - www.linkedin.com/in/marciastein
Author: "Strained Relations: Help for Struggling Parents of Troubled Teens" and "Recruiters on Recruiting"
Blog: http://helpingparentsofteens.blogspot.com/
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Monday, April 1, 2013
Silicon Valley Women in HR...& Friends Mailing and Event Announcement
Dear Friends,
I hope you're well and you're enjoying our lovely weather.
This month's topic of retention, turnover and exit interviews should be interesting. It'll great to see William talk about the latest trends. If you strictly want information about this event, please look at the links to the right and go to Event Registration. Before you go, please see the book links at the bottom of this page.
Last month, planned our event with Arden Ng Arden's topic was Global HR, and there is a handout from the event on the Previous Speakers' Page. Many thanks to our volunteers and speaker.
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I was talking with someone about recruiting and how hard it was for his managers to fill their open positions. During our long and rambling conversation, I learned that this little start-up wanted youngish people with Stanford degrees and would not look at anyone who had ever contracted, consulted, or had been at a job less than two years.
My reaction: really? You're not trying at all! Sure, some positions are truly difficult to fill, but many are not that difficult. When you rule out all these groups of people, you set yourself up for failure and maybe discrimination. Furthermore, many studies point to diverse workplaces as hotbeds for creativity.
We discussed options for finding great candidates. If you've ever been unemployed or underemployed, you know the feeling of gratitude when you get a new job. There's a lot to be said for having that feeling in the workplace.
And here's a news flash - most college graduates did not attend Stanford. A small percentage of all college grads attended an Ivy League school, and the reality is that a good education depends on the student's desire to learn.
If you have an open requisition where no one is a good match, it's time to reexamine your recruiting process and internal attitudes. If you have some thoughts or experiences you'd like to share, you can post a comment here - I'd love to hear your thoughts.
Because of my commitments I can’t mentor you, and please don’t send me unsolicited resumes. Come to an event and meet someone who can help. I receive a lot of unsolicited resumes (from our group and strangers) and I refer people to the forum at www.ourhrsite.com/forum. See the blog post for more thoughts. http://marciastein.blogspot.com/2009/02/setting-boundaries-and-professionalism.html
We have a page on our site for advertising with links to Amazon products. Our site also has Google ads, and you're welcome to click on relevant links. These links provide a small amount of money to help pay for our domain.
1. HR Women and Friends Community Event: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 6:00-8:30 p.m.
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1. HR Women and Friends Community Event: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 6:00-8:30 p.m. William Uranga will present “Dumped: When Employees Lose That Loving Feeling." Please click on the registration tab for details and note our NEW TIME.
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2. Discounts and Offers – view them online. Thanks for extending the discounts to our group!
3. Using our Forum at www.ourhrsite.com/forum. You can view messages without registering, but you must register to reply or post a message. You are not automatically registered because you receive this email. Please review the Terms and Conditions available under any topic on the forum. It’s your responsibility to keep track of your user name and password, and if you change email addresses, please log in and update your profile. If privacy is an issue, please be careful when you post anything: use a separate email if necessary and you can skip your street address if you’d like.
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7. Potential Speakers/Topics. Please see http://ourhrsite.blogspot.com/p/potential-speakers.html for details and a form to submit your information. This will be reviewed during the January 2014 meeting.
8. Notifying us of upcoming events and discounts. If you email me right after I’ve sent a mailing, I can update the website, but I can’t send a separate mailing to the group. It will be in the next mailing.
I hope to see you soon.
All the best,
Marcia
Marcia Stein, PHR - www.linkedin.com/in/marciastein
Author: "Strained Relations: Help for Struggling Parents of Troubled Teens" and "Recruiters on Recruiting"
Blog: http://helpingparentsofteens.blogspot.com/
Visit our Associates and Advertising Page
2. Discounts and Offers – view them online. Thanks for extending the discounts to our group!
3. Using our Forum at www.ourhrsite.com/forum. You can view messages without registering, but you must register to reply or post a message. You are not automatically registered because you receive this email. Please review the Terms and Conditions available under any topic on the forum. It’s your responsibility to keep track of your user name and password, and if you change email addresses, please log in and update your profile. If privacy is an issue, please be careful when you post anything: use a separate email if necessary and you can skip your street address if you’d like.
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7. Potential Speakers/Topics. Please see http://ourhrsite.blogspot.com/p/potential-speakers.html for details and a form to submit your information. This will be reviewed during the January 2014 meeting.
8. Notifying us of upcoming events and discounts. If you email me right after I’ve sent a mailing, I can update the website, but I can’t send a separate mailing to the group. It will be in the next mailing.
I hope to see you soon.
All the best,
Marcia
Marcia Stein, PHR - www.linkedin.com/in/marciastein
Author: "Strained Relations: Help for Struggling Parents of Troubled Teens" and "Recruiters on Recruiting"
Blog: http://helpingparentsofteens.blogspot.com/
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Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Silicon Valley Women in HR...& Friends Mailing and Event Announcement
Dear Friends,
I hope you're well and that you can attend our next event about global HR business practices with Arden Ng. Please note that the event time has changed and we've moved our speaker up 30 minutes. We hope this will work well with your schedule.
If you strictly want information about the next event, please look at the links to the right and go to Event Registration. Before you go, please see the book links at the bottom of this page.
Last month, Christine Young and Karen Duffy planned our event with Roberta Hayashi. Roberta talked about new Legal Restrictions on Employer Controls of Social Media. It's interesting to learn what the laws dictate considering how we've seen and increased use of social media in many workplaces. There is a handout from the event and you can download it from the Previous Speakers' Page. Many thanks to our volunteers and speaker.
This month's topic should be of interest to many of us. Several years ago, I was the HR Manager (solo department) for a company with a large division in India filled with engineers. Their HR Manager was a dotted line report to me and we basically shared information. He was experienced and qualified and really didn't need my management insights. I learned a lot from our conversations and it was fascinating to learn about his challenges, the different laws, the business culture and the treatment of employees. What an eye-opener!
When working with people in or from different countries, and one of the first things I do is get a book or read online to learn about specific business practices and tips about working with people from different cultures.
We should learn a lot from Arden Ng about supporting employees in foreign operations. Come along and bring your insights, too!
We have a page on our site for advertising with links to Amazon products. Our site also has Google ads, and you're welcome to click on relevant links. These links provide a small amount of money to help pay for our domain.
You can subscribe to the blog, share it on Facebook or Tweet it. Join us on LinkedIn.
Because of my commitments I can’t mentor you, and please don’t send me unsolicited resumes. Come to an event and meet someone who can help. I receive a lot of unsolicited resumes (from our group and strangers) and I refer people to the forum at www.ourhrsite.com/forum. See the blog post for more thoughts. http://marciastein.blogspot.com/2009/02/setting-boundaries-and-professionalism.html
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1. HR Women and Friends Community Event: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 6:00-8:30 p.m. Arden Ng, founder and President of Blueback Global will present "Global HR Business Practices." Please click on the registration tab for details and note our NEW TIME.
2. Discounts and Offers – view them online. Thanks for extending the discounts to our group!
3. Using our Forum at www.ourhrsite.com/forum. You can view messages without registering, but you must register to reply or post a message. You are not automatically registered because you receive this email. Please review the Terms and Conditions available under any topic on the forum. It’s your responsibility to keep track of your user name and password, and if you change email addresses, please log in and update your profile. If privacy is an issue, please be careful when you post anything: use a separate email if necessary and you can skip your street address if you’d like.
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8. Notifying us of upcoming events and discounts. If you email me right after I’ve sent a mailing, I can update the website, but I can’t send a separate mailing to the group. It will be in the next mailing.
I hope to see you soon.
All the best,
Marcia
Marcia Stein, PHR - www.linkedin.com/in/marciastein
Author: "Strained Relations: Help for Struggling Parents of Troubled Teens" and "Recruiters on Recruiting"
Blog: http://helpingparentsofteens.blogspot.com/
http://www.tellmeaboutyourself.info/
www.scribd.com/Marcia_Stein
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I hope you're well and that you can attend our next event about global HR business practices with Arden Ng. Please note that the event time has changed and we've moved our speaker up 30 minutes. We hope this will work well with your schedule.
If you strictly want information about the next event, please look at the links to the right and go to Event Registration. Before you go, please see the book links at the bottom of this page.
Last month, Christine Young and Karen Duffy planned our event with Roberta Hayashi. Roberta talked about new Legal Restrictions on Employer Controls of Social Media. It's interesting to learn what the laws dictate considering how we've seen and increased use of social media in many workplaces. There is a handout from the event and you can download it from the Previous Speakers' Page. Many thanks to our volunteers and speaker.
This month's topic should be of interest to many of us. Several years ago, I was the HR Manager (solo department) for a company with a large division in India filled with engineers. Their HR Manager was a dotted line report to me and we basically shared information. He was experienced and qualified and really didn't need my management insights. I learned a lot from our conversations and it was fascinating to learn about his challenges, the different laws, the business culture and the treatment of employees. What an eye-opener!
When working with people in or from different countries, and one of the first things I do is get a book or read online to learn about specific business practices and tips about working with people from different cultures.
We should learn a lot from Arden Ng about supporting employees in foreign operations. Come along and bring your insights, too!
We have a page on our site for advertising with links to Amazon products. Our site also has Google ads, and you're welcome to click on relevant links. These links provide a small amount of money to help pay for our domain.
You can subscribe to the blog, share it on Facebook or Tweet it. Join us on LinkedIn.
Because of my commitments I can’t mentor you, and please don’t send me unsolicited resumes. Come to an event and meet someone who can help. I receive a lot of unsolicited resumes (from our group and strangers) and I refer people to the forum at www.ourhrsite.com/forum. See the blog post for more thoughts. http://marciastein.blogspot.com/2009/02/setting-boundaries-and-professionalism.html
1. HR Women and Friends Community Event: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 6:00-8:30 p.m.
2. Discounts
3. Using our Forum
4. Spam Filter Alert
5. To change you email address
6. Unsubscribe
7. Potential Speakers/Topics
8. Notifying us of upcoming events and discounts.
------------
1. HR Women and Friends Community Event: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 6:00-8:30 p.m. Arden Ng, founder and President of Blueback Global will present "Global HR Business Practices." Please click on the registration tab for details and note our NEW TIME.
2. Discounts and Offers – view them online. Thanks for extending the discounts to our group!
3. Using our Forum at www.ourhrsite.com/forum. You can view messages without registering, but you must register to reply or post a message. You are not automatically registered because you receive this email. Please review the Terms and Conditions available under any topic on the forum. It’s your responsibility to keep track of your user name and password, and if you change email addresses, please log in and update your profile. If privacy is an issue, please be careful when you post anything: use a separate email if necessary and you can skip your street address if you’d like.
4. SPAM Filter Alert: please add mstein@ourhrsite.com to your address book.
5. To change your email address, click here and go to the correct form.
6. Unsubscribe To discontinue mailings please respond with "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the subject line or go to the form. If you receive mail at more than one email address, please note all addresses to delete.
7. Potential Speakers/Topics. Please see http://ourhrsite.blogspot.com/p/potential-speakers.html for details and a form to submit your information. This will be reviewed during the January 2014 meeting.
8. Notifying us of upcoming events and discounts. If you email me right after I’ve sent a mailing, I can update the website, but I can’t send a separate mailing to the group. It will be in the next mailing.
I hope to see you soon.
All the best,
Marcia
Marcia Stein, PHR - www.linkedin.com/in/marciastein
Author: "Strained Relations: Help for Struggling Parents of Troubled Teens" and "Recruiters on Recruiting"
Blog: http://helpingparentsofteens.blogspot.com/
http://www.tellmeaboutyourself.info/
www.scribd.com/Marcia_Stein
Silicon Valley Women in Human Resources...and Friends
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