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8/5/2014 
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In This Issue
NEW: Jubilee Kitchen Event a Success
NEW: Chapter Connections
NEW: Speed Networking Event
NEW: PHRA SHRM Leadership Conference
Contribute to September Perspectives
NEW: Golf & Bocce Outing Pictures
Meet Your PHRA Colleagues Networking Event
Why Hires Can't Succeed on Skill Alone
Fall 2014 PHR/SPHR Certification Test Prep Class
Is it Time to Kill the Performance Review?
The Callos Company
Emerging Leaders Survey
Coffee & Donuts with the PHRA E.C.
NEW: Geneva College MSOL Program
Managing Change Series
PHRA at the Pirates Suite Networking Event
2014 PHRA Annual Conference & Exhibition
New HR Certification & Survey
Webinar- Engaging Employees Through Training
Work Preferences of Millennials Survey
 
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NEW: Jubilee Kitchen Event a Success!
PHRA Members & Staff: Eileen Wickett, Sharon Ricketts, Patrick Bendel (Networking Committee Chair), Kristine Irwin, Elizabeth Lamping (PHRA E.D.), Julianne Huntington, Melissa Morgan & Deven Snyder (PHRA M.S.M)
Thank you to the PHRA Members that came out to our volunteer event on Saturday, July 19 at the Jubilee Soup Kitchen. The Kitchen provided a truly valuable experience and we couldn't have asked for a better way to be involved with the Pittsburgh community. 

The Jubilee Soup Kitchen accepts walk-in volunteers as well as donations online. Check out their website to learn more about ways that you can get involved with their fantastic cause!
Chapter Connections
NEW: WHRA Culinary Bus Tour
This is not a PHRA Event
Date: Friday, August 8, 2014
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
RSVP by Thursday, August 7

Please contact info@whra.org for more information.
NEW: Speed Networking Event
Dates: Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Time: 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Location: PHRA Office in One Gateway Center

 

 
Registration: $19 for Members & Non Members
NEW: Highlight from PHRA SHRM Leadership Conference
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Rex Gatto Ph. D. Emotional Intelligence of Leadership
Contribute to the September Perspectives Newsletter!

Interested in writing for the September Perspectives newsletter?  Have an article you would like to submit for publishing?  The submission deadline for the September issue is Friday, August 15th, 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, LLamping@Pittsburghhra.org.

 

Editorial Guidelines for submissions can be found HERE

NEW: Golf & Bocce Outing Pictures are Posted!
Click the Google+ button below to check out pictures from the 2014 PHRA Golf & Bocce Outing:

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Meet Your PHRA Colleagues Networking Event
Dates: Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Time: 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Location: DoubleTree by Hilton - Green Tree

500 Mansfield Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15205

 
Registration: $15 for Members & Non Members

 

Please note that all 2014 PHRA Annual Conference & Exhibition registrations INCLUDE a free registration to this event. If you are registered for our conference, there is no need to register for this event.

Why Hires Can't Succeed on Skill Alone (Free Webinar)

This is not a PHRA Event.

Date: Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Time: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. EDT

Learn More & Register

 

This webinar has been approved by the HRCI for 1 General Recertification credit.   


Soft Skills will determine YOUR success in HR. 

Rich will cover the needs for the HR professional in soft skills, and what skills you need and WILL need as well as how Soft Skills will affect the performance, the climate, and the bottom line of business both today and tomorrow. Hire for Attitude... Train For Skill It's ALL about soft skills! 

Fall 2014 PHR/SPHR Certification Test Prep Class 

Date: Begins Monday, August 25, 2014

Time: 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. for 12 weeks

Location: New PHRA Office - One Gateway Center

Learn More & Register

 

This 12-week course is a comprehensive review of the SHRM Learning System facilitated by SPHR and PHR volunteers at no additional cost to you. The full six-module SHRM Learning System is included at a discounted cost in your registration!

 

Registration:

PHRA Members: $850.00

Non Members: $955.00

 

TOP TEN REASONS HR Professionals Give for NOT Being Certified

 

Apply today for the PHRA Scholarship Fund.

Is it Time to Kill the Performance Review?
Back by Popular Demand!
Date: Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: NEW PHRA Office, One Gateway Center, Suite 1852, 420 Fort Duquesne Blvd.
Learn More & Register

Pending Approval for 3 General HRCI Recertification Credits 
 
Registration:
PHRA Members: $49 
Non Members: $99 
PHRA Vendor Directory 

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. 

Quick Links

Our web site offers a myriad of resources for PHRA members. Here are just a few of the things you can do online:  

  

 

Track PHRA Events

 

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Newswatch

IRS Guidance: Employee Income Tax Correction for Same-Sex Spousal Health Coverage

 

Onsite Flu Shots Save Health and Absence Costs 

 

Outgoing Chief Defends Drivers' Hours-of-Service Rule

 

Brazil Adds HIV/AIDS Status to List of Protected Employment Categories

 

Why Your Company Needs an Ergonomics Program

Vendor Spotlight

The Callos Company is a full service human resource support organization specializing in temporary and temporary-to-hire administrative (all types), data entry industrial, light technical and warehouse positions.  We also have specialized vertical markets in IT Technical, Medical (clinical & non-clinical staffing), Executive Coaching, Outplacement services, PEO Leasing Services, Financial Services, and Benefits. Ask us how we can work with your organization today! 

 

Contact:

Marcy McKivitz

412-281-8235

Emerging Leaders Survey

Building on Vibrant Pittsburgh's efforts to engage emerging leaders in the Pittsburgh region (ages 25-45: Gen Yers/Millennial and Gen Xers), they have created a survey to better understand what diverse young professionals value most about their jobs, and how these preferences may impact their desire to continue with their current employer and continue to live in the Pittsburgh region.


 

Vibrant Pittsburgh invites you to participate in the survey HERE


This survey should only take about 10-15 minutes to complete. Your individual responses will kept confidential. Vibrant Pittsburgh will aggregate the results and share with employers in the region to help them better understand the needs and desires of the emerging diverse workforce.

LAST CHANCE: Coffee & Donuts with the PHRA Executive Committee (Members Only)
Date: Thursday, August 14, 2014
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m
Location: NEW PHRA Office
 
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! This event is free for PHRA Members, but you must register to attend. 
NEW: Geneva College MSOL Program Offered at PHRA Headquarters

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FOR PHRA MEMBERS

Geneva College is offering their MSOL Program at the PHRA headquarters in Downtown Pittsburgh!

Classes begin Thursday, August 28, 2014.


 

PHRA members receive a SPECIAL 

TUITION SCHOLARSHIP of $3,000

NEXT WEEK: Managing Change Series 
(SPHR Credits)
Dates: August 13, September 10 & October 15, 2014
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Location: NEW PHRA Office, One Gateway Center, Suite 1852, 420 Fort Duquesne Blvd.
Learn More & Register

Approved for 7.5 Business (SPHR) HRCI Recertification Credits TOTAL
 
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
PHRA at the Pirates Suite Networking Event (Members Only)
Dates: Monday, August 18, 2014
Time: 7:05 p.m. Game Time
Location: PNC Park
Learn More & Register

Registration: $79 per ticket 

This is a PHRA Members Only Event.
2014 PHRA Annual Conference & Exhibition
Building Excellence in HR:  
Strategic Alignment & Integration
 
Dates: October 7 & 8, 2014
Location: DoubleTree by Hilton - Green Tree
Learn More & Register

Sponsor and Exhibitor Opportunities Still Available!

Pending Approval for 10 HRCI Recertification Credits
 
Registration:
PHRA Members: $389 
Non Members: $429
 
2014 PHRA Conference & Exhibition
2014 PHRA Conference & Exhibition
 
New HR Certification & Survey Results

The PHRA continues to be dedicated to offering our members the most current and cutting edge programming available for HR professionals.  We also know how important your opinions are when the industry faces a change in order to continue offering these programs. For that reason, we asked our members to fill out a brief survey regarding their opinions on HR certification offerings, and here is what we found: 

  • Of the respondents, 88% do not believe SHRM will launch a new certification that is truly different than what is currently offered by HRCI.
  • 97% of the respondents will continue to support their HRCI designation of an SPHR or PHR.
  • 77% of the respondents that currently hold the HRCI SPHR or PHR designation do plan on completing the online educational module and brief online tutorial to obtain the new SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) or SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP)
  • 91% of the respondents plan on maintaining their HRCI designation and the new SHRM designation.
  • 54.5% of non certified survey respondents stated they plan on obtaining the new SHRM designation. 
  • 68% of the survey respondents that are planning to take the HRCI certification exam stated the new certification will not affect their decision. 

As always, please follow the links below from HRCI and SHRM regarding SHRM's announcement of a new HR certification.

 

PHRA will continue to update this information as it is made available. 

You Asked, We Listened! Webinar - Engaging Employees Through Training
Date: Thursday, September 25, 2014
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m
Webinar
 
Approved for 1 General HRCI Recertification Credit
 
Registration
Members: $39.00
Non Members: $99.00
 
You asked for it, we listened! The PHRA is excited to offer our first lunch-hour webinar to PHRA members. 
Work Preferences of Millennials Survey
Were you born in or after 1980? Then you can help your fellow PHRA Member, Kristine Irwin, gather data for her upcoming Perspectives Article! 
 
To participate, simply complete Kristine's short survey about the Work Preferences of Millennials. Thank you in advance for your participation!
 

Join a PHRA Committee!

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 DSnyder@Pittsburghhra.org.

Official Events Sponsor:

 

The Pittsburgh Human Resources Association (PHRA) is a membership organization and a source of practical policy, regulatory, workforce and emerging trend information for human resource and business professionals.  

 

PHRA services enhance the HR professional's leadership role in the vitality of the region's workforce and economy. Representing more than 1100 individual members, the Association's mission is to serve the HR community by providing superior professional development, networking opportunities and educational resources to enhance the value of the profession. Founded in 1915, PHRA has been improving the competency and value of the HR professional and is the premier human resources association in the region.  

 

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