On March 18, @shrmnextchat chatted with Jason Averbook (@JasonAverbook) about 2015 HR Trends. In case you missed it, here are all the informative tweets from the chat:     [View the story "#Nextchat RECAP: 2015 HR Trends" on Storify]  ...

On my speaking boondoggles around the country, what’s the biggest issue I hear from HR professionals involving transgender employees? Yep, it’s the use of the bathroom. Folks, it’s not that complicated. But, I’ll get to that in a sec. First, with a tip of the hat to Joshua Block (@JoshACLU), over the weekend, I read this tweet, which links to this storyfrom Jessica Shepherd (@JessShepSaginaw), about a Planet Fitness location in Michigan that received a complaint from a female gym member. This woman complained to the gym about a transgender woman (assigned male...

  I received this question over at my blog, HR Bartender. It’s one of those situations that might not come up regularly, but it raises a lot of questions about the best way to handle mistakes. The company I work for is closing. Each employee is being given a severance package of 1 week for every year worked. I started June 2010. When I was told that I would receive 2.5 weeks of severance, I questioned it and was told my hire date was listed as July 2012. When I explained my hire date was incorrect,...

The 2015 SHRM Employment Law and Legislative Conference is March 23-25 in Washington, D.C.   Check out the Storify below with all the best tweets from the conference:  [View the story "2015 SHRM Employment Law and Legislative Conference #SHRMLeg" on Storify]  ...

  Whether you’ve been in the human resources profession for five years or 35 years (back when it was known as the "personnel department"), all HR professionals can tell you what they wish they would have known before they started their careers.  They may talk about the evolution of the profession itself or about trends, laws and advances in technology that have appeared over the course of their careers.  What did you wish you would have known about your resume or job hunt, or about networking? What advice can you share with others who are about to enter or transition...

  I am excited to share with you the new Council for Global Immigration (CFGI) and Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) guide, "Moving Forward on Immigration: How the U.S. Employment-Based Immigration System Works - and How It Can Work Better," which contains information on: An overview of the U.S. employment-based immigration system; Must-know information on the president’s executive action; How reforms will help solve America’s skills gap; Important policy solutions that can make the system work better - from H-1Bs to worksite enforcement; Lessons from the global competition for talent; and more. The guide also outlines our ...

  Last week, I had the distinct pleasure of speaking not once, but twice, about one of my favorite topics: recruitment marketing. The first was during a webinar sponsored by SmashFly that featured insights from Brandon Hall Group’s latest research on the matter, as well as how the components of high-performance recruitment marketing are having real impact on talent acquisition performance at CDW and Lockheed Martin. The second...

  On March 25, @shrmnextchat chatted with Kevin W. Grossman (@KevinWGrossman) about "What I Wish I Would Have Known" before starting a career in HR. In case you missed it, here are all the informative tweets -- and some great advice -- from the chat:   [View the story "#Nextchat RECAP: What I Wish I Would Have Known" on Storify]  ...

  We all know about Reading, Writing and Arithmetic from our childhoods - the 3 Rs. In the HR and talent management world, there are another 3 Rs that are critical to the success of an HR organization - Recruitment, Retention and Relationships. As much focus that is placed on the first 2, it seems the relationship piece of the puzzle is often missing. And that’s a shame, because it is vital to the success of the organization, including the recruitment and retention pieces. It's the people! There are jokes - and books written - that go something like this:...

  Have you heard about the new #SHRM certifications? Our quick Q&A with Kennesaw State University HR program manager Jennifer Henderson will answer your questions about what these changes mean for the human resources industry.           ...