January 2019 

HR InTouch

The Monthly Newsletter of the Greater Madison Area SHRM

In This Edition

President's Message

By Tammy Wacek, SHRM-CP, PHR
 

Government Affairs & Legal Updates

Day on the Hill Registration is Now Open
 

Education and Development


SHRM Certification Scholarships
 

Workforce Readiness


Workforce Planning for the Future – Are You Ready?

 

GMA SHRM Media Relations

Why I Love Being a Social Media Professional

Newsletter Suggestions


GMA SHRM News & Upcoming Events


January 22, 2019 - Professional Development Summit
Session 1:  Recruiting Next Gens; Using Internships and Other Strategies
Session 2:  Recruitment Strategies for 2019: Recruiting Next Gens and Developing Compensation Strategies 


Save the Date!  February 22: HR on Ice!
Networking Event with Madison Capitals Hockey

GMA SHRM Member News


Spotlight: The College Relations Committee

Welcome New Members!

Movin' Up

In Transition

 


 

 

President's Message

GMA SHRM
2019 Corporate Partners

Platinum Level

Boardman & Clark Law Firm
Hausmann-Johnson Insurance Group
The Payroll Company
The QTI Group
UW Credit Union
UW School of Business - CPED

Gold Level

Career Momentum
Godfrey & Kahn
Group Health Cooperative of
South Central Wisconsin


Silver Level

Cottingham Butler
M3 Insurance
Reynolds Transfer
Summit Credit Union

Bronze Level

The Alliance
Edgewood College
Littler Mendelson
Madison Capitols Hockey
MRA
Restaino & Associates Relocation

Thank you!

 


 

Greetings GMA SHRM Members –

I hope you had a safe and happy holiday season! I am looking forward to the New Year and all the possibilities it brings. I am happy to announce that we have our full list of programming topics and dates available on our 2019 programming page. I recommend getting a head start on planning which events to attend this year and getting them on your calendar.   
 
As a reminder, we have our next Professional Development Summit on January 22, 2019. The focus of this event is around recruitment strategies and, with our tight labor market, you can’t afford to miss out on this free event included with your membership! For the full details and registration information, see the program details.   
 
I would also like to invite any of our members interested in learning more about GMA SHRM and the process we go through to determine our chapter’s strategic priorities to an event coming up this month. We will be holding our Strategic Planning Meeting on Friday, January 18, 2019. This event typically runs from 10am to 4pm with lunch included. If you are interested, please reach out to me for details and to RSVP at tammy.wacek@wpsic.com. We would love to have a variety of members provide input on our goals and priorities for 2019.    
 
Finally, I would like to point out a new SHRM HR Resource Spotlight available at a national membership level. The purpose is to gather many SHRM resources related to a specific topic and make them available in one easy, convenient location.  Located at this Resources and Tools link, you can click on the topic that interests you and be brought to a page dedicated to topic-specific resources.  

 I hope to see you in January or at another upcoming event this year! Please feel free to reach out to me with questions or feedback any time at tammy.wacek@wpsic.com.  


Take Care,

Tammy Wacek, SHRM-CP, PHR
President
GMA SHRM

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Government Affairs & Legal Updates

Day on the Hill Registration is Now Open

Submitted by: Jeff Palkowski, MHRM, SHRM-CP, PHR – Greater Madison Area SHRM Director of Government Affairs and SHRM Advocacy Captain – Wisconsin’s First Congressional District

What are you doing next Valentine’s Day? Hopefully your plans include attending the WI SHRM 2019 Day on the Hill event hosted here in Madison on the Capitol Square. 
 
If you haven’t attended a previous Day on the Hill event, it is an annual event that brings human resources professionals from across the state to network, hear from employment law and legislative speakers, and participate in visits to the Wisconsin State Capitol to speak with elected officials about the issues that are important to human resources professionals and practitioners.  Greater Madison Area SHRM is again proud to be a sponsor of this important annual event. 
 
The 2019 event is being held at the Best Western Premier Park Hotel with an evening reception on Wednesday, February 13th with the full-day event the following day on Thursday, February 14th.  This year’s program includes the following: 
 

  • Government Affairs and Advocacy Update from SHRM National 
  • A Quick Overview of Wisconsin State Government 
  • State Legislative Update 
  • Panel of State Legislators (depending upon availability) 
  • Student Loan Assistance as an Employee Benefit Panel Discussion 
  • Employment Law and Legal Update 
  • Visits with State Senators and Assembly Representatives at the Wisconsin State Capitol 

 
If you would like more information or wish to register for this event, please visit the WI SHRM Web Page at: http://www.wishrm.org/2019-Day-on-the-Hill 

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Education and Development

SHRM Certification Scholarships

Submitted by Clara Tavarez, Media Relations Committee Member GMA SHRM

Is one of your new year’s resolutions getting a SHRM certification? SHRM Foundation wants to help you reach this goal!

Every year, the SHRM Foundation awards scholarships in support of students seeking undergraduate, graduate, certification and professional development opportunities. Scholarship funds may be used for any combination of test preparation expenses, such as SHRM Certification Preparation tools and/or exam fees.

For eligibility information and to apply go to the SHRM Foundation Scholarship page.

Now accepting applications for the spring offering through April 15, 2019.



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Workforce Readiness

Workforce Planning for the Future – Are You Ready?

Submitted by Angela Fischer, Director, Conferences and Events at MRA – The Management Association

You’ve seen the headlines and probably experienced the pain. Hiring is getting tougher. Job candidates can take their pick of employers, and companies need to adapt to survive.

Candidates want to move through the recruitment process faster, start off on the right foot in an organization, and receive instant feedback on how they are doing. Employers who recognize these trends understand that they need to address this current reality to retain top talent, and they are focusing on three main areas.

Technology
Having effective technology solutions to support your hiring and staffing objectives gives you a competitive advantage to elevate your recruiting game, whether that is an updated applicant tracking system (ATS), text recruiting, or video interviewing.
The goal is to make the process—and experience—easier and faster for the candidate. The challenge is not to get too high-tech at the expense of high-touch. Candidates want to feel like they are more than just a number. Face-to-face conversations are still the best way for candidates to understand the personalities and culture of the organization they are considering joining.

Onboarding
You never get a second chance to make a first impression. That’s why it’s critical to connect a positive candidate experience with a great new hire experience.

We all can relate at some point in our careers to starting a new job with a sink-or-swim approach. New hires are deserving of more. They have choices when it comes to employment so you want to ensure they feel they made a good decision to join your company. According to Mark Stein and Lilith Christiansen’s book Successful Onboarding, almost a third of employees employed in their current job for less than six months are already job searching to see if there is something better out there.

That is a wakeup call to any employer. Now is the time to revamp your onboarding practices to ensure new hires have a clear understanding of the mission and culture, make connections with other employees, and are given the time and tools to fully succeed in their job.

Feedback
While performance management is a chore, it has to get done. The answer isn’t to stop doing it, but rather to find out how to do it differently or better. Feedback is important and the trend is toward giving more feedback, not less. A growing number of employers are starting to rely on real-time, in-the-moment conversations to foster better communication about employee performance and development.

Managers play a key role in this process and should be empowered to participate in goal-setting, coaching, and providing continuous feedback.
Workforce planning has changed drastically in the last five years. It’s imperative to remain on the cutting edge of hiring trends if you want to attract and keep qualified candidates. Having your technology in place, making new employees feel welcome and engaged, and staying on top of employee feedback are a few ways to help you win the talent war.

Angela Fischer is Director, Conferences and Events at MRA – The Management Association. Follow MRA on LinkedIn: http://tinyurl.com/MRAonLinkedIn, Facebook: http://facebook.com/MRAmeansHR, or Twitter: @MRA­_HR_Pros.

Plan to attend the GMA SHRM Program on January 22, 2019 from 10:15a to 12:15p to learn about industry leading recruiting techniques, how and where technology plays into your HR strategy, how to evaluate whether your incentive pay program is competitive and more. MRA’s human resources professionals, Deidre Garrett and Valerie Grube, will share their expertise on these important topics.

 

GMA SHRM Media Relations

Why I Love Being a Social Media Professional 

Submitted by: Mary Moua, Media Relations Committee Member GMA SHRM 
 
I enjoy social media because it allows people to build both personal/professional connections through mediums such as images, videos and messages world-wide.  We are able to express who we are, our values and share things that are meaningful to us. 

This is why I am on the Social Media Committee.  I believe the evolution of social media has made us stronger has human beings in this aspect: creating a stronger connection with those we can’t easily meet in person, especially in our digital age.  Relationships are what makes us who we are and help us stay connected, making us feel like a part of something… knowing we are not alone.  It helps us learn from each other, through tutorials or simply listening to a motivational speech because we need that extra boost of confidence.  It helps us build a purpose and spread joy where needed. Anything that helps build positive connections across the human race… I’m in full support!  

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Newsletter Suggestions 

Hey GMA SHRM Members! We’d love to hear from you on topics of interest for our monthly newsletter in 2019. What would you like to see in future newsletters? Please send your suggestions to our Newsletter Editor here.

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GMA SHRM News & Upcoming Events

January 22, 2019 - Professional Development Summit

Session 1:  Recruiting Next Gens; Using Internships and Other Strategies

Session 2:  Recruitment Strategies for 2019: Recruiting Next Gens and Developing Compensation Strategies 

Program Details


Save the Date!  February 22: HR on Ice!
Networking Event with Madison Capitals Hockey

Mark your calendars for this fun event!  Enjoy complimentary drinks and appetizers from our new Corporate Partner the Madison Capitols from 5:00 - 6:30.   Ticket specials for the game to follow will also be available to members and thier guests/families.

More details and registration coming soon!
 

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GMA SHRM Member News

Spotlight:  The College Relations Committee

Submitted by: Tyler Wood, Director of College Relations GMA SHRM
 

Gene Sarmiento, Legal Shield
Barb Waters, American Printing
Andrea Wyant, QTI
Tyler Wood, UW Credit Union
Alicia Genin, Quartz
Arlette Kambwa-Gitau, Genis
Jieqi Mei, UW-Madison (not pictured)

The College Relations Committee is the team that primarily serves as the liaison between GMA SHRM and the student SHRM chapters and the collegiate community, which includes technical colleges and universities throughout the Madison area. We strive to create memorable experiences for our student members and to educate students, faculty, and advisors about GMA SHRM student membership benefits and resources.
 
We have the pleasure of hosting one of GMA SHRM’s most exciting events of the year: Student Night Out! Here, students have the incredible opportunity to hear from a keynote speaker, a SHRM panel, network with SHRM members, and interact with other students. This event has had years of success and gets better each year! If you haven’t played a role, you’re missing out!
 
Piloting in 2019 will be a mentorship program, which will serve as a gateway for students to develop themselves in a way that is customized to them and their needs. A mentor will focus on their individual needs on the topics of job searching, connection, personal development, personal brand, and more. This exciting pilot is crafted to lay the foundation for a formalized program into the future to enable our students to experience deeper connections to the HR community.
 
Additionally, this enables and empowers mentors of the program to practice and sharpen their coaching and facilitation skills. In return, we hope more students experience the benefits of GMA SHRM. Also, this group has the luxury of assessing student scholarship applications and awarding two $750 annual scholarships to deserving students. This allows us to play a critical role in the development and enhancement of future GMA SHRM members and leaders.  We welcome new members and leaders to our team too!
 
Known as one of the most active (and fun!) committees in GMA SHRM, we meet once a month at 4 pm to design, plan and organize the above activities. Mostly though, we have a great time together. More than a committee, we are a team.

If you love working with students, like energetic people, and want to make a direct impact, the College Relations committee is the committee to connect with! Contact Tyler Wood twood@uwcu.org to inquire about joining.
 


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Welcome New Members!

GMA SHRM welcomes the following members who joined our chapter in November 2018!

Maria Aviles Student - Madison College
Sarah Hart InfoSec Institute
Luis Palmer Student - Milw. Area Technical College
Sarah Richmond Student - UW Madison
Sara Ryan YMCA of the USA
Tom Thieding UW System Administration
Charyl Uptegraw Lands' End
Elizabeth Wildes Target Stores



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Movin' Up

Have you started with a new company? Has your organization recently promoted you to a new position? Or do you want to recognize a new person or promotion within your department? If so, we want to hear about it. Send us an e-mail, and we’ll publish your good news in the next HR InTouch!  
 

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In Transition


If you are a member who is in between jobs, or who is currently employed but seeking new positions or career paths, write us a brief description of your skill set, areas of expertise, what you’re looking for, etc. Send us an e-mail. We’ll publish your information in the next HR InTouch.

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HR InTouch Guidelines

Article Writing:

Do you have an interest in writing for the HR InTouch? We have an interest in learning more about your area of expertise!

Why should you volunteer? Top three reasons: 1) to share your knowledge and experiences to educate others; 2) to become more connected in the HR and Dane County communities; and 3) to contribute towards the advancement of GMA SHRM and the HR profession.

The first step is for you to choose a submission option: you can pre-submit an article to GMA SHRM at any time for us to use in any of the upcoming newsletters, you can sign up to write for a particular month, or we can put you on a list of people to contact in future months whenever we need articles.

Article length:

Because the HR InTouch is now in an online format, the size is flexible. The article should be engaging and hold readers’ attention. Include the core information in your article, and we will advise if it is too lengthy.

Solicitation:

GMA SHRM is conscious not to allow solicitation through the articles, in an effort to protect the interests of our partners and members. The nature of the article should be educational (i.e., what are the business advantages of having a product like yours) or informational. Otherwise, if you truly are interested in advertising through the HR InTouch, you can work with our Marketing Committee. As a rule of thumb for article writing, if the submission relates to a for-profit event, or specifically markets your company (vs. your industry), it is an advertisement, and should be purchased. If it is a not-for-profit event that your company is hosting, or an announcement (i.e., a SHRM member recently joined your company), it is an acceptable addition to the HR InTouch content. If you have any questions related to the appropriateness of your submission, please contact us.

If you have questions, or to submit an article, contact GMA SHRM at chapteradmin@gmashrm.org .

 

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