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Work better, smarter, and faster than you ever thought possible!
As an HR professional, you already know how tough your job
is! From legal issues to employee relations, you're constantly juggling myriad responsibilities.
You are a key player
in your organization's efforts to attract, hire, and keep top
talent. You are also in a unique position to control any legal
liability in employment policies and practices. In addition, you
play a critical role as mediator, "peacekeeper," and resident
problem-solver for your entire organization.
Master tough
challenges, keep your cool during crises, and handle any situation
with confidence!
This seminar is
jam-packed with great ideas, proven strategies, and powerhouse
techniques to help you successfuly navigate the sometimes turbulent
waters of human resources. It will help you effectively and
efficiently support your department and be a reliable and
professional advocate for your organization and its employees.
You'll accomplish your job with less stress, fewer slipups and
blunders, and greater satisfaction and enjoyment.
Best Practices
for Personnel/HR Assistants focuses on time-tested best
practices — information and guidelines reccomended by human
resources experts and successfully applied by companies both large
and small across the nation. You'll also learn up-to-date tips and
strategies that will help you confidently maneuver through the
potential minefields of government regulations and employment
law.
Whether you are new
to HR or have some experience under your belt, you'll walk away with
the essential skills, knowledge, and insight every HR professional
needs to handle all of the complexities of this challenging,
rewarding field.
Here's just some
of what we'll cover:
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Solid
strategies for attracting, hiring, and keeping top talent |
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Foolproof tactics for weeding out inappropriate
candidates early on in the interview process |
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What resumes and cover letters
don't
say — and how reading between the
lines can uncover hidden truths about the applicants you're considering |
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Up-to-the-minute information to
help
you stay on top of critical
issues, new court rulings, changes in federal regulations,
and other key trends affecting your organization and your job |
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Techniques for building employee productivity,
boosting morale, and creating a positive and empathetic work environment |
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Tips and tools to help you
organize your time more effectively and work smarter, not harder |
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And much, much more! |
Who will benefit ...
If you are
a member of a human resources department, or if your job includes personnel-
or HR-related responsibilities, don't miss this opportunity! This program is perfect for:
Program Overview
Keys to
Success in Your
Role as HR Assistant
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Why your role is so important, and
your real impact on the success of your organization |
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How alliances within your organization help you
accomplish more |
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Techniques that help you
come
across as authoritative and confident when you're dealing with other department staff
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Recruitment — Find
and Hire the
Best Employees
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Strategies for creating winning
job ads ... and effective
techniques for screening potential applicants |
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Common — and not so common —
recruitment sources
that can boost your recruiting success |
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Interview questions that get
you the information you need to make the right hiring decisions
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What not to ask: innocent
interview questions that can put your organization in
legal hot water, and
a checklist to help you avoid them |
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How to "read" resumes, learn from
what isn't there, and create questions to find
out more about what is
there |
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Hints for working successfully with temporary agencies |
Employment Law
— Know the Critical Issues Related
to HR and the
Law
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FMLA, ADA, and workers' compensation: which one applies
to a specific situation ... and how to administer overlapping benefits |
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How to interpret and avoid
discrimination claims —
and help managers outside of HR understand the potential liabilities |
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Guidelines for setting up and
maintaining hassle-free,
legally compliant personnel files that keep vital information at
your fingertips |
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Critical information
about HIPAA — and its impact on the HR department |
Personnel-Related Issues
— Handle Them Like a
Pro
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Employee orientation and training:
how to design programs that convey your
message and positively affect employee change |
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Ways to encourage performance
improvement and keep employees
motivated, whether you manage staff or work with other department managers
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How to
handle the employee who "goes fishing" for confidential information |
Policies and
Procedures — Establish Practical
Guidelines and Work Within Them
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What
you need to know about creating and administering personnel
policies so that you
and your organization don't end up in court |
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Why you must enforce your organization's policies
and procedures, and
how to ensure consistency from top management on down the corporate ladder |
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How to effectively communicate
changes to policies
and procedures so that everyone gets — and understands — the message |
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Workplace safey rules and regulations that satisfy OSHA requirements |
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How to respond to a charge of sexual harassment within your organization |
The Road Ahead
— Look into Your
Future as an
HR Professional
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The
art of juggling competing priorities as an HR assistant |
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The latest software programs, and how they
make it
easier to track, retain, and report various HR-related requirements and functions |
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From dealing with unpleasant
situations to
enforcing unpopular policies, effective ways to
deal with the stress of
your job and come back refreshed each day |
To find out more about
Best Practices for Personnel/HR Assistants,
contact our customer service department at customerservice@pryor.com
or by phone at 1-800-780-8476.
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