| October 2013
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Learn & Connect
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CPHR
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Member Matters
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In the news...
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Job Board
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Learn & Connect
HRMAM is looking for volunteers to help with Connect 2013: Inspire Brilliance! Shifts will involve greeting and directing delegates at various locations throughout the venue. An Orientation & Training session will be held on Monday, October 21st at 5pm.
Shifts available:
Tuesday, October 22 - 7:30am-12:30pm
Tuesday, October 2 - 9:00am-12:30pm
Tuesday, October 22 - 1:00pm-5:00pm
Tuesday, October 22 - 1:00pm-3:30pm
Wednesday, October 23-8:00am-12:30pm
Wednesday, October 23-1:00pm-4:00pm
If you are interested in volunteering, please email your availability to Laura Haines, Events, Sponsorship & Marketing Manager, at lhaines@hrmam.org
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Inspiring HR professionals to connect personally and professionally, this conference is combining effectiveness with imagination to create brilliant solutions that meet business needs.
NEW Busy schedule? Can't attend the full conference but our interested in seeing one of our amazing keynote speakers? Individual tickets to our keynotes are now available! Click here for more info
Keynote Speakers:
Dr. John Izzo I Bestselling Author I Business Visionary
The Leadership Disciplines of a Highly Engaged Workforce
Jeff Havens I Speaker. Trainer. Author
Become a More Annoying You! Video NEW
Talent Anarchy I Joe Gerstandt and Jason Lauritsen
Social Gravity: Harnessing the Natural Laws of Relationships
Wendy Mesley I Award-Winning Broadcast Journalist
Truth or Consequences...Learning to trust in all the wrong places
For more information or to register, please click here.
Sponsorship and trade show opportunities (only a few left!), please click here.
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Certified B Corps are leading a global movement to redefine success in business. By voluntarily meeting higher standards of transparency, accountability and performance, Certified B Corps are distinguishing themselves in a cluttered marketplace by offering a positive vision of a better way to do business.
On November 13, 2013, HRMAM and Ian Martin Executive are hosting a discussion about this global movement. We will have a panel of business leaders who have made the journey in leading their own organizations and they will discuss why becoming a Certified B (Benefit) Corporation was key to guiding their companies to a new future and purpose.
Date: Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Time: 4:30-5:30PM Reception
5:30-6:15PM Insight Sharing/Presentation
6:15-7:15PM Dinner
7:15-8:00PM Q&A
Location: Fort Garry Hotel I 222 Broadway
Cost: Members - $115, Non-Members - $125
Registration Deadline: Friday, November 8, 2013 at Noon
For more information or to register, please click here
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CPHR
The CCHRA (Canadian Council of Human Resources Association) is looking for volunteers for three (3) working groups which are being established to assist with the PPA implementations. These working groups are:
If you are interested in volunteering on any of these three working groups, please email your resume to Roma Thorlakson, Chair Elect at hrmam@hrmam.org by Friday, October 11, 2013. Please specify which working group in the subject line.
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Here is your chance to participate in the CHRP certification process.
Volunteers are required to participate in various panels (committees) involved in writing and reviewing items (questions), constructing the forms (exams), and scoring (key validation) for each administration of the NKE. For more information on these panels, please click here.
If you are interested in volunteering on these panels, please email your resume to Roma Thorlakson, Chair Elect at hrmam@hrmam.org by Friday, October 11th with the name of the panel you are interested in as the subject line.
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Member Matters
This is an exciting time for the profession and our association! HRMAM is creating a new strategic plan for the next five years and we have retained Judy Murphy to assist the Board of Directors and Staff in the plan's development. We want to ensure that all members have an opportunity for input and request that you complete a short survey by clicking on this link. Your responses will remain confidential: only the aggregated information will be accessed and used. That information will help to inform the Board and Staff of your perspectives at the planning session.
Please respond by Friday, October 4, 2013. Thank you in advance for your participation and your input.
Yvonne Thompson
Chair
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HRMAM is currently looking for volunteers for a variety of committees.
Board Committees
Board committees report directly to the Board of Directors.
Staff Committees
Staff committees are committees that are managed and report back to HRMAM staff.
If you are interested in being on any of these committees, please email your resume to Roma Thorlakson, Chair Elect at hrmam@hrmam.org by Friday, October 11, 2013. Please use a subject line indicating which committee you are interested in.
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HRMAM held its Annual General Meeting on Thursday, September 26, 2013 at the Canad Inns Windsor Park. We are pleased to announce our Board of Directors for 2013-2014.
- Yvonne Thompson, CHRP - Chair
- Roma Thorlakson, CHRP - Chair Elect
- Kirsty Stevens, CMA - Treasurer
- Joleen Andres, CHRP
- Jenna Buckley, CHRP
- Diana Chomichuk, CHRP
- Nikolene Day, CHRP
- Jeff McMaster, CHRP
- Robyn Normandale, CHRP
- Reis Pagtakhan, LLB
- James B. Popel, CHRP
- Kathy Randall, CHRP
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In the news...
Nearly one in five Canadian workers (17 per cent) - compared to 12 per cent globally - expect they will never be able to afford to retire fully, according to a survey by HSBC. Read more here
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A majority of Canadians feel youth are significantly underprepared for the job market, a new survey found. Read more here
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Job Board
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Canada Goose |
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Bison Transport |
Manager, Human Resources
- two year term position |
St. Boniface Hospital |
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