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LAST CHANCE: Attend the 2014 People Do Matter Awards
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Join us for a fabulous evening of networking and celebration as we announce the winners of this prestigious award.
Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Time: 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Location: DoubleTree by the Hilton - Green Tree
Registration closes on Friday, March 14th
Thank You to the People Do Matter Sponsors:
*Sponsors of this program in no way affect the selection of the overall winners, a neutral judging panel with strict metrics reviews the nominations and selects the overall winners.
Gatto Associates, LLC
Glade Run Lutheran Services
La Roche College
Nova Chemicals
Paychex
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/Monster
PNC Bank
Ultimate Software
Vision Benefits of America
Workday
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NEW: PHR/SPHR Certification Test Saturday Review
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Date: Saturday, April 26, 2014
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Location: New PHRA Office - One Gateway Center
Learn More & Register
Registration:
PHRA Members: $35
Non Members: $45
This full day review will cover all six modules as an excellent opportunity to gauge your knowledge and where you should focus your studying during the last few weeks before your PHR/SPHR Certification Test!
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NEW: Getting the Best from Your Best: Selecting & Developing High Potential Leaders
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Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Location: New PHRA Office - One Gateway Center
Learn More & Register
Pending Approval for 2 SPHR Recertification Credits
Registration:
PHRA Members: $49
Non Members: $99
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HR Energy Summit (SPHR Credits)
| Date: Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Location: Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh/Southpointe
Learn More & Register
Approved for 6 SPHR Recertification Credits
This special Full Day Summit is a must attend for HR professionals from any size organization and will provide thought provoking educational opportunities, forums, and panel discussions that allow participants to gain valuable insights into HR and industry best practices.
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March Perspectives Newsletter
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Is it Time to Kill the Performance Review?
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Date: Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: New PHRA Office - One Gateway Center
Presented by Bill Thomas of Centric Performance, LLC.
Learn More & Register
Pending Approval for 2.5 Recertification Credits
Registration:
PHRA Members: $49
Non Members: $99
This session provides an eye-opening and useful discussion of the performance management practices and related tools used by companies who have discovered for themselves whether this practice is an organization's friend or foe.
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Recruit for Your Company at Verizon Wireless Career Fairs
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Verizon Wireless recently announced that they will be closing their Cranberry Woods Call Center, Warrendale Telesales Center and Warrendale Business focused Care Center (BGCO). Besides customer service and telesales employees, within these centers they also have operations, training and human resources employees who are affected. Verizon Wireless is organizing onsite career events for local employers that might be interested in our highly trained impacted employees.
March 20th from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Verizon Wireless
200 Allegheny Drive
Warrendale, PA 15086
April 15th from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Verizon Wireless
700 Cranberry Woods Drive
Cranberry Twp, PA 16066
Over 57% of their employees on these teams have an AA degree or higher. As an organization, they have a stringent hiring process and, as such, hire very top quality candidates.
To represent your company at one of the Verizon Wireless Career Fairs, contact:
Debbie Alexander
[email protected]
Office: 412-913-2171
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April Meet Your PHRA Colleagues
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Date: Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Time: 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Location: Fox & Hound
Learn More & Register
$15 for Members and Non Members
Join us for Happy Hour to WELCOME new PHRA members, MINGLE with familiar acquaintances, and CONNECT with new business contacts who can help you in your profession and in your HR career! We welcome new and veteran members alike to join us for an opportunity to meet PHRA's Board, Staff, and fellow PHRAers.
Check out photos from past PHRA Networking Events:
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Join a PHRA Committee!
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PHRA is currently seeking volunteers to participate on the Association's committees. To participate as a committee volunteer, you must be a PHRA member in good standing.
More information about our committees and their responsibilities can be found HERE.
Committee participation at the PHRA is an excellent way to expand your network connections, enhance your leadership skills, and give back to the profession! Contact the PHRA today if you are interested in participating at [email protected].
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PHRA Vendor Directory
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Each month, more than 1,100 HR Professionals turn to the PHRA website in the course of their work. Many of these professionals are searching for products and services to help them approach their jobs more effectively. As a valued PHRA member we would like to offer you two months free with the purchase of a 12 month posting on the NEW PHRA Vendor Directory.
The PHRA Vendor Directory is a searchable, on-line tool for product and service referrals within the field of HR available to both members and non-members. Any company or individual may purchase a listing.
The directory is a listing of your company and contact information in up to two out of twenty five areas of HR product and service specialization. Listings are accessible to anyone and may be searched by the product/service category.
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Carnegie Mellon University's H. John Heinz III College is proud to announce a brand new partnership with the Pittsburgh Human Resources Association (PHRA). Designed to help promote and develop the academic opportunities for human resources professionals in the Greater Pittsburgh area, Heinz College will award 35% scholarship support to all incoming Master of Public Management students (MPM) who are current members of PHRA. The MPM program is available in a truly student-centered part-time platform.
Eligibility
The program is designed for Pittsburgh Human Resources Association (PHRA) members who are interested in pursuing a master's degree in Public Management at the Heinz College. The MPM requires five years or more of professional work experience (GRE/GMAT not required).
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Vendor Spotlight
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Simpson & McCrady, LLC is a regional, privately held, full-service brokerage and risk management firm located in Downtown Pittsburgh. Our history spans over 100 years, and throughout that time, our clients have come to know us as an office of stability, value and integrity.
With both carrier and client relationships that span over 100 years, Simpson & McCrady specializes in all aspects of insurance. Since our inception, we have become the largest Personal Lines agency for Chubb Insurance between New York and Chicago. Our Commercial Lines Division focuses on the overall risk management of our clients. The Employee Benefits Division specializes in all aspects of employee benefit programs from administrative services, consulting, alternative funding methods (self-insurance) and employee communications to retirement and 401k planning. The fourth division of Simpson & McCrady, the Alternative Risk Division, specializes in insurance management service captives, providing captive management and consulting services for captive formations including pure single parent captives, group captives and fronting arrangements.
Simpson & McCrady is guided by our steadfast dedication to client needs. Our allegiance to clients is driven by our keen foresight and unwavering vigilance on their behalf. As a firm dedicated to serving the places we live and work, Simpson & McCrady remains actively engaged in supporting various philanthropic organizations throughout the community.
Contact:
Simpson & McCrady LLC
310-330 Grant Street, Suite 1320
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
P: 412-261-2222 F: 412-261-6719
www.simpson-mccrady.com
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LAST CHANCE: Call for Presenters: 2014 PHRA Annual Conference & Exhibition
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The PHRA is now accepting proposals to present at the 2014 Annual Conference. The PHRA uses the Proposal for Providers of Presentations or Services to process requests submitted by both its current and prospective members to provide pro bono presentations or services to our membership. We appreciate your interest in submitting a proposal to share your experience and expertise with our members and HR professionals in Southwestern PA.
Proposals due by Saturday, March 15, 2014
Topic Areas of Interest in 2014:
*Topics do not need to fit into one of these areas, these are topics that we are targeting based on member interest and current business trends.
- Change Management
- Employee Misconduct-Preventing and Investigating
- Employment Law Trends
- Financial Management for HR
- Healthcare Reform
- Managing Conflict and Mediation
- Social Networking and the Legal Complications
- Succession Planning
- Strategic Business Management
- Talent Management
- Wellness Strategies
Please ONLY submit the Proposal for Providers of Presentations or Services form to Liz Lamping ([email protected]) no later than March 15, 2014.
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College Relations Kickoff Networking Event
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Date: Tuesday, March 25
Time: 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Location: The Porch - 221 Schenley Dr.
Learn More & Register
The PHRA is breathing new life into our College Relations Committee and would like to invite you to our kickoff event!
Check out photos from past PHRA Networking Events:
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Employee Engagement Breakfast Series
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Dates: March 12, April 9, and May 14, 2014
Time: 8:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Approved for 6 HRCI Recertification Credits Total (2 Credits Each Session)
Registration:
PHRA Members: $49 each session, or bundle all three sessions for $119
Non Members: $99 each session, or bundle all three sessions for $239
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Coffee & Donuts with the PHRA Executive Committee (Members Only)
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Date: Thursday, April 17, 2014
Time: 8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
Location: NEW PHRA Office in One Gateway Center
Learn More & Register
THIS EVENT IS FOR PHRA MEMBERS ONLY.
Join the PHRA Executive Committee and Staff for an informal breakfast and opportunity to see our new office and meet our Executive Committee and Staff!
Check out photos from past PHRA Networking Events:
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March 2014 President's Message
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PHRA Golf and Bocce Outing
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Date: Friday, June 6th, 2014
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Location: Montour Heights Country Club, Coraopolis, PA 15109
Learn More & Register
Dust off your clubs and get ready to hit the greens as PHRA kicks off its 29th annual Golf & Bocce Outing. This is one of PHRA's best-attended events and provides great networking opportunities amount peers, vendors, and customers.
Thank You to the Golf & Bocce Sponsors:
Vision Benefits of America
Gatto Associates, LLC
Sponsor Opportunities
Check out photos from last year's Golf and Bocce Event:
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SHRM 2014 Annual Conference & Exposition
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Contribute to the May Perspectives Newsletter!
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Interested in writing for the May Perspectives newsletter? Have an article you would like to submit for publishing? The submission deadline for the March issue is Monday, April 14th, 2014.
We are seeking articles covering the following topics:
- Employee Engagement and Retention
- Healthcare Reform
- HR and Corporate Ethics
- Compensation and Total Rewards
- Training and Development
- Legal Updates
- Multiculturalism and Diversity
- Retirement Planning
- HR Performance Metrics
- Local Issues and Topics (Pittsburgh/Western PA)
Other topical content is welcome as well. Please send submissions and questions to:
Liz Lamping, [email protected].
Editorial Guidelines for submissions can be found HERE.
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Attend a PHR/SPHR Certification Prep Class Module
| Interested in brushing up on one (or more!) of the PHR/SPHR certification modules? We are pleased to offer per-module registration to our members for the Spring 2014 Certification Prep Class!
Registration: $49 per module
Contact the office today to learn more and register at 412-261-5537 or e-mail Donna at [email protected]!
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Chapter Connections
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2014 Philadelphia SHRM Symposium:
Cambria Somerset Human Resources Association 6th Annual HR Conference
Date: Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Time: 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location: Frank J. Pasquerilla Conference Center, Johnstown, PA
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