ASHHRA Career Pulse

ASHHRA Exchange is a private and secure online community that allows you to interact with fellow ASHHRA members online and via email. This personalized membership benefit connects you to the health care HR community wherever and whenever you want. Ask questions, respond to discussions, share resources, expand your network and connect directly with your health care HR peers through ASHHRA Exchange.

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What are management skills and why are they important?

Career Builder

Management skills are something that you hear a lot about in the abstract; yet you may find you're at a loss to define what the term really means. In the broadest sense, management skills can be nearly anything that enables you to manage others effectively. While some skills will vary based on your industry, there are several that are universal across nearly every work environment.

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Health Care Hiring

ASHHRA webinar: Five Common Background Screening Mistakes Made During the Hiring Process

Tuesday, May 9, 2017, 1:00-2:00pm ET

Complimentary for ASHHRA members

Background checks are a common — and often required — element of any health care organization's hiring process. However, a tidal wave of new laws and regulations in the industry, and an onslaught of FCRA violations create uncertainty for many employers on how to ensure that their hiring processes are in compliance. In this webinar, Certiphi Screening’s general counsel Alexander Erlam and associate general counsel/director of compliance Sadeq Khan explore five of the most common compliance mistakes employers make during the hiring process regarding background screening.

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HR’s vital role in how employees spend their time, talent and energy

Harvard Business Review

HR’s value and efficacy is a favorite topic of debate in business. Complaints about HR abound, but here the authors make the case for why hating HR can be bad for your company — and why HR has a vital role to play in helping an organization make the best use of its human capital.

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American Society for Health Care Human Resources Administration