When you hear the word “disability,” what comes to mind? Most people immediately think of physical disabilities with which a person was born. While this can be true, many long-term disabilities are caused by accidents or illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, obesity and back pain. A recent study by The Empowerment Zone [...]
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Did you know that you could earn up to 8 hours of recertification hours just by attending the AHRMA 2009 Annual Conference. The conference is August 20th- 21st at the Palmer Event Center. Early registration is up and running, but you need to act soon because the discounted rate for early registration ends July 16th. [...]
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When my position was eliminated from a start-up company last August, I really had no idea what I was supposed to say to anyone when I met them or how “networking” was going to help me find a job. Luckily, my previous employer had already paid for me to attend the AHRMA Conference that was [...]
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Learn how you can receive a COMPLIMENTARY AHRMA annual two-day conference registration….by participating in the AHRMA Membership Drive. The Membership Drive has been extended through June 30th! This will allow you additional time to share AHRMA with those that may not know about the valuable resources available to HR professionals. The Membership Committee has made [...]
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WORKFORCE READINESS TAKES CENTER STAGE! This month the Workforce Readiness Committee is taking center stage! The newly-created AHRMA Committee led by VP, Kate McLagan, has been researching and conducting due diligence for several months in its efforts to determine the most appropriate initiatives for 2009 based on its mission to create partnerships and programs to [...]
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CONGRATULATIONS !! MARILYN MARTIN, 2008 AHRMA PRESIDENT, & 2008 BOARD MEMBERS The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) in Alexandria, VA has awarded the Superior Merit Chapter designation to the Austin Human Resource Management Association for its scope of work in perpetuating and supporting the mission of the organization in 2008. The Society for Human [...]
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Program approved for 1.0 STRATEGIC recertification credit hour E3 ALLIANCE: EDUCATION EQUALS ECONOMICS “LOSING GROUND, LOSING OPPORTUNITY”: The State of Education in Central Texas, How it Ties to Our Economic Future, and What AHRMA Can Do About It… Business Entrepreneur turned Civic Entrepreneur Susan Dawson, President and Executive Director of the E3 Alliance: Education Equals Economics, is a much-recognized education [...]
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JOB SEARCH TOOL KIT The AHRMA Workforce Readiness Committee announced this week the addition of a new resource on the AHRMA website called the Job Search Tool Kit. The Tool Kit is designed to help job seekers in different areas of their job search through interactive e-learning modules. This resource is made possible through a [...]
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AHRMA has had a newsletter for over 50 years and it always has evolved over time to meet the needs of the membership. Most recently, in 2007 we transitioned from a printed and mailed newsletter to the online PDF format. This saved AHRMA and its members considerable money on printing and supported a more eco-friendly [...]
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Program approved for 2.0 STRATEGIC recertification credit hours WORKFORCE READINESS – OUR FUTURE Panel discussion of local representatives from Capital Area Workforce Board, Central Texas SHRM Chapters, Texas Business & Education Coalition, Texas Workforce Commission, Communities in Schools of Central Texas, and Right Management, largest career transition firm in the world presenting their views on what is happening [...]
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