HR Club Sydney
Psst! There’s something shiny and new coming…
I wanted to share with you as HR Club Sydney has been a bit quiet, that I’ve been working on a new blog in collaboration with a few other very talented and interesting HR professionals. Yay!
We are pulling together the last few things now so please stay tuned and get ready to subscribe. Also, if you know of any HR events coming up that you think others would be interested in please email the details to hrclubsyd@gmail.com and I’ll pop them in our new calendar.
Cheers,
Jess
Your chance to attend #rectec
It is with absolute pleasure that I’m able to give away two tickets to RecTec today! RecTec stands for Recruitment Technology Evaluation Convention. It is the only event dedicated to recruitment technology in the Australasian region. If this were a festival, people would be talking about the awesome lineup. Check it out here. Each delegate [...]
A Day in the Life of… an Employee Experience Manager
So last week, we were lucky enough to read about a day in the life of OD Professional, Reanna Browne. Congratulations to Reanna because she has also just been nominated for the Dave Ulrich HR Rising Star of the Year Award! Today we also have an award nominee, Megan Bromley from RedBalloon. Megan has been [...]
A Day in the Life of… an OD Professional
Today’s post comes from Reanna Browne, who is an Adviser in Strategic Workforce Planning and Development for the Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment. I’ll leave her explain to you what that all means, but you can find her here on twitter. Most people in the HR profession have a strong sense of traditional [...]
More HR Networking Opportunities in Sydney
Just a quick one, to let you know about some further opportunities to meet with people in the Sydney HR Community. 13th October- AHRI NSW Young Professionals Evening “HR in the Hot Seat” Come and join us on Thursday 13th October to hear from a number of HR Professionals including Alec Basinsky, National Partner – [...]
A day in the life of… a HR Director
I met Helen Lyons a few years ago when she was the HR Director at the University of Western Sydney. She is incredibly supportive and continues to be passionate HR professional who is doing an amazing job at promoting the HR profession. She’s also a phenomenal networker! Helen has held roles such as the Head [...]
More HR Networking and Development Opportunities
Hey! I found another opportunity for you to network and develop yourself as a HR pro in 2012. You know my feelings about promoting stuff, so if I find something I think is worthwhile to share, I will.
Recently I had a cuppa with David Owens who is the Managing Director at HR Partners. We had a bit of a chat about HR networking in Sydney, personal development for HR pros and what we need more of. On the note of sharing, we got to talking about his HR Networking group and while some think it may be silly to promote another group, its important to remember; the more HR professionals working together and sharing information- the better for us all!
Basically the network provides an HR focused forum for practitioners to discuss current industry issues, listen to well respected and established HR professionals and most importantly, the opportunity to network!
They regularly hold breakfast meetings in a number of locations where HR practitioners are invited to come together to learn about a topical HR issue. Each breakfast will be hosted by HR Partners, and a specially selected guest speaker will present on a relevant HR ‘hot topic’. Guest speakers will talk about their area of expertise, or give insight into how they have approached a particular HR situation within their organisation. Time is allocated at the end for discussion and questions on the subject matter.
Each breakfast starts at 7.30am and is expected to finish by 9.00am.
Now the cost for one year’s membership is $180 (if you jump in now and get the early bird saving). While that might sound like a bit at first, that includes your access to the breakfast briefings (which is good because most other briefings in Sydney are in the evening) and access to past presentations. They have networks that run in Sydney CBD, North Ryde and Norwest.
In addition to formal meetings, they also run a LinkedIn Group, where members can raise questions, topics of interest, research or ask for advice on various subjects in a non-competitive and collegiate environment.
Another plus, is your free magazine subscription to Human Capital Magazine for 2012 (value of $90). Each addition will be delivered to your desk so that you can keep up to date with a Journal that is dedicated to the unique needs of Australia’s most senior professionals.
Each month HC examines the issues that are at the forefront of today’s people strategies and analyses the thinking of those who are at the cutting edge of the industry. The issues are timely and relevant, tailored to the needs of its high level readership.
As you can see, the price is not set to make money- just to cover basic costs, which is what I like, and with the magazine subscription I think its good value for money.
If you are keen, jump in now for the early bird special online here.
A great opportunity
You might have already guessed that I’m pretty passionate about HR. It’s challenging but I am just so interested in making it a career to be proud of, because that’s good for all of our wellbeing right? So what this means is yep, I’m all about HR Club Sydney and getting people together to share [...]
What’s the haps?
I’ve been holidaying in the US for the last couple of weeks, and it has been awesome to have a decent break away from everything. I spent two weeks doing a Contiki tour including New Orleans for Halloween, then to Orlando to visit Disney World, and then to Miami for some time spent on the beach. I got some “south in my mouth” and pretty much ate crab cakes, pickles and fried green tomatoes across America.I then spent time in New York and Chicago shopping up a storm, eating turkey and pumpkin pie for Thanks Giving and watching everything I could on Broadway. It was awesome.
In that time I’ve reflected on everything that’s important to me, what floats my boat and what I want to do in the future.
I’ve spent the last year at Lion, and have recently been made permanent which is fantastic. I’ve been working with the AHRI NSW Young Professionals this year and am pretty excited about the Christmas Party coming up.
And HR Club Sydney has continued to grow and be beneficial for many people, in different ways. However, after a few years I think it needs a bit of a revamp.
So, I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and all the very best for the year ahead. Let’s catch up again in the New Year and see what is on offer then.
Cheers!
Jess
How do you check in on the mental health of your people?
I was reading the paper quickly yesterday while microwaving my lunch when I came across this article and I thought it might be worthwhile sharing it. While the survey was only of around 800 people, there some concerning statistics in there. For instance, Graeme Cowan (Director of R U OK?) said “Work stress has become [...]
Your chance to attend #rectec
It is with absolute pleasure that I’m able to give away two tickets to RecTec today!
RecTec stands for Recruitment Technology Evaluation Convention. It is the only event dedicated to recruitment technology in the Australasian region.
If this were a festival, people would be talking about the awesome lineup. Check it out here. Each delegate also receives a free copy of ‘DIFFERENT THINKING‘ by Nicholas Beames. It’s a book on 20 of the most inspiration recruitment leaders in Australia.
If you’d like to snap up one of these passes, just leave me a comment on this post with your name and email address and I can liaise with you from there.
If you miss the free tickets from HR Club Sydney, jump online and check it out. Tickets are pretty cheap and it is also a great opportunity to meet other people.
22 Nov. Sydney. Be there or be square!
Happy Friday!