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UpcomingEvents
HRintheNews
FeaturedMember
HRJobs
TakeYourCareertotheNextLevel
HiReEXPO
LegislativeAlert
GetCertifiedwithGMU
HRLibrary
ClearLawInstitute
FrontlineTalentAccelerator
VATechMBA
VLPFinancialAdvisors
ReferralProgram

UpcomingEvents

April29

ThinkBig,DoBig,WinBig
Speaker:
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Location:
TysonsCorner
Time:5:30pm
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Compensation&BenefitsSIG
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Training&DevelopmentSIG
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The Pulse
HRJobs
HRGeneralist,Arlington,VA,Apr7
AccountManager,McLean,VA,Apr7
DirectorofHumanResources,Washington,DC,Apr7
HRandBenefitsAdministrationProfessional,Alexandria,VA,Apr7
HR/PayrollCoordinator,Washington,DC,Mar20
InterimTalentRecruiter,Arlington,VA,Mar19
HumanResourcesAssociate,Vienna,VA,Mar16
CompensationAnalyst/HRAdministrator,Fairfax,VA,
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7StepstoTakeYourCareertotheNext
Level
ByDanielAlly
DanielwillbespeakingtoNOVASHRMonApril29,2015.Heisthe
PresidentandCEOofTheAllyWayInternational,whichhelps
individualstoimprovetheirperformancetopromotegreaterresults.

7StepstoTakeYourCareertotheNextLevel
Irecentlydiscoveredthatthereareamultitudeofpeoplewhoarereadyfor
promotions.Theyhavebeendoingtheirbestattheirworkandeven
volunteeringtheirtimetogivethebestvaluetothecausestheycareabout
buttheyhaven'tbeenabouttogettothenextleveloftheircareer.

Therearemanywaystogettothenextlevelofyourcareerandyoumust
bedetermined.Thisworldistoocompetitivetolayback.Youmusttake
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1.EvaluateYourself:Wearesometimesourworstevaluators.Rightwhen

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HRintheNews
FutureofWork:UsingGamification
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2BigReasonsEmployeesareMore
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FeaturedMember

AmberMyers
NameofUniversity,Nameof
Programandexpectedgraduation
date:
GeorgeMasonUniversity
BS,BusinessMarketing(electives
concentratedinHRManagement)
ExpectedGraduationDate:
December2015

Whatisyourcurrentprofessional
status?
IamcurrentlyaHumanResources
InternatHumanCapitalStrategic
ConsultingandtheStudentAssistant
totheHeadofCollection

wethinkwehaveitalltogether,weareprovedwrongonceagain.Thebest
waytoevaluateyourselfistoletsomeoneyoutrustdoitforyou.Ask
yourself"AmIreallyasgoodasIthinkIam?"Ifnot,findoutwaysthatyou
cangetbetter.Evaluationstakedeepmomentsofreflection.Youcan'tdoit
ifyou'rebusyallthetime.Createtimeforyourself.

2.AddValuetoOthers:Askyourself,"WhatdoIreallyneedtodotoadd
morevaluetomorepeople?"Ifyoufindthattherearedeficienciesinyour
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3.SearchEndlessly:Weliveinthesearchage.Yourcompetitorsaredoing
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4.AskQuestions:Callpeopleandaskthemquestions.Prepareyour
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makesuretheyleadyouintothechannelinwhichyouwouldliketobe.
Don'tansweryourquestions,questionyouranswers.

5.StartPlanning:Writedownthegoalthatyouhaveandformulateaplan
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6.GetTraining:Listentoaudioprograms,readbooks,andattendseminars.
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7.Don'tSettle:Thereasonwhymostpeoplefailisbecausetheysettlefor
less.Expectgreatthingsinlife.Ifyoufindthatyouareinadiscouraging
atmosphere,changethatbygoingsomewhereelse.Lookfornewfriendsby
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Askyourself,"WherewouldIliketobebytheyear2020?"Thenact
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DevelopmentandtheElectronic
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Whatareyoulookingtopursuein
thefuture,andhowdoyouthink
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yourfuturegoals?
Aftergraduation,Iwanttopursuea
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WhydidyoubecomeaNOVASHRM
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HiReEXPO
DATE:Tuesday,April28,2015
TIME:9:00am2:00pm
LOCATION:SheratonTysonsCorner

GetmoreinformationabouttheEXPOatwww.hireexpo.net.

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LegislativeAlert
ThisLegislativeAlertisbroughttoyoubyLawrenceP.Postol,VicePresident
forLegislativeAffairs,NOVASHRM,andPartneratSeyfarthShaw,LLP.

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TestYourKnowledge:EmployeeHandbookTrue/False
Quiz;USSupremeCourtDecisionOnPregnancy
Discrimination,NLRBNewQuickieElectionRules,and
DCWageTheftLaw

EmployeeHandbooks

Althoughemployersarenotrequiredbylawtohaveemployeehandbooks,
ifanemployerchoosestogodownsuchapath,legalcomplianceandbeing
currentwithlatesttrendsisamust.Anoncompliantemployeehandbook
canbeusedinclaimsofdiscrimination,uniongrievances,andother
employeeemployerdisputes.Testyourknowledgeoflatestlegaltrendsin
employeehandbooks.TrueorFalse?

1.Employersshouldconsiderincludingapregnancyaccommodationpolicy
initshandbook?

True.Asnotedbelow,theU.S.SupremeCourthasheldthatpregnant
workersmaybeentitledtoaccommodations.Inaddition,statesand
municipalitiesarepassingpregnancyaccommodationlawsthatrequire
accommodationofpregnantworkers,andinmostcasesprovidegreater
rightsandprotections.Thus,employersneedtoreviewtheiremployee
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2.NonunionemployersdonotneedtoworryabouttheNationalLabor
RelationsBoardguidanceonHandbooks?

False.TheNationalLaborRelationsActappliestoallemployersunionand
nonunion.TheNLRBhasbeenveryactiveinchallengingpoliciesand
handbooksofnonunionemployers,especiallyintheareasofSocialMedia,
EmployerConfidentialInformationandRulesofConduct.Allemployers
shouldbereviewingtheirhandbooksinlightofthisguidance.

3.Thereshouldbeacarveoutfortheemploymentatwillpolicyinany
handbookthatreferencestheemployer'sabilitytochangeatanytimeany
oftheemployer'spoliciesinthehandbook?

True.Itisbestpracticetoincludeinanyhandbookareferencetoan
employer'srighttorevise,modifyoreliminateanypolicyatanytime
exceptforthepolicyofatwillemployment.Anemployerdoesnotwantto
concedethatamerepolicyorhandbookchangecanresultinanychanges
totheatwillemploymentrelationshipthatgovernsinmostworkplaces.It
isimportanttomaintaintheatwillemploymentpolicyandrelationshipto
preventwrongfulterminationclaimsandbreachofcontractclaims.

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PresidentElect

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HRLibrary&ImportantNews
JobOpeningsTickUpwardto14YearHigh

Therewere5.1millionjobopeningsatthecloseofFebruary2015,the
highestlevelofopeningssinceJanuary2001,accordingtothelatestJob
OpeningsandLaborTurnoverSurveyreportfromtheBureauofLabor
Statistics(BLS).

Thenumberofavailablejobstickedup168,000fromJanuary2015and
significantlyrosefrom4.2millionayearago.

Overthe12monthsendinginFebruary2015,hirestotaled59.3millionand
separationstotaled56.1million,yieldinganetemploymentgainof3.2
million.Therewere4.9millionhiresinFebruary,whichdespitetheincrease
injobopenings,continuesadownwardtrendfrom5.0millionhiresin
Januaryand5.1millionhiresinDecember2014.

Inaseparatereport,BLSdatashowedthatemployersadded126,000jobs
inMarch2015thefewestsinceDecember2013breakinga12month
streakwheregainsexceeded200,000jobsamonth.

"AfterthedisappointingnumbersfromtheBLS'sMarchEmployment
Situationreport,manyeconomicanalystswereabitmorecuriousthan
usualaboutwhatthelatestJobOpeningsandLaborTurnoverreportwould
say,"saidJenniferSchramm,SHRMSCP,managerofworkforcetrendsat
theSocietyforHumanResourceManagement."ThetrendtheFebruary
numbersarefollowingcanbeconsideredarelativelygoodone.The
numberofjobopeningsremainsfairlyhighandthevoluntaryseparations,
orquitsrate,isatalevelthatindicatesthatmanyworkersarereasonably
confidentaboutseekingnewjobopportunities."

ThequitsrateiswhatmanyHRprofessionalskeepaneyeonasthey
considerwhethertheyshouldbebracingforhighervoluntaryturnover
rates,saidSchramm.

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