COMPENSATION 2007 is a free seminar presented by HRA-NCA to review the major trends and findings included in the 2007 HRA-NCA Compensation Survey Report. The seminar is open to all, but space is limited.

The registration deadline is Wednesday, September 5, 2007.

The 28th Annual HRA-NCA Compensation Survey Report will be released at the end of August. In today's competitive market, you can't afford to be in the dark when it comes to trends in hiring, retention and benefits. HRA-NCA's survey products have been developed by local HR professionals, to meet the specific needs of HR professionals in the Washington metro area. There are 330 + jobs in the survey and over 90,000 incumbents were reported this year from every major industry. Make sure your organization has access to the region's most reliable source for comp policies and practices and salary data.

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Pre-order the 2007 HRA-NCA Compensation Survey!

Please join us for lunch on Wednesday, September 12th as we kick off our new HRA-NCA program season! We will be talking about those "pain in the neck" employees that make our days longer and have us all searching for new ways to handle them.

Dan Johnson, a partner at McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, will address how to deal with problem employees. He will cover everything from the hiring process (how to avoid hiring a problem) to how to terminate the problem employee. Topics will include: Employer Expectations; Evaluations; Complaints and Investigations; Progressive Discipline; The Myth of "At-Will" Employment; Avoiding the Pitfalls of Termination; Severance; and, Anticipating Litigation.

Our attendees will receive 1.25 recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR, and GPHR through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI).

The 2007 Washington Baltimore Metro Area Benefits Survey results are in. Thank you to our participants for making the survey a great success! Order your copy today to have the most up-to-date benefits information in the region. The 2007 Benefits Survey Report is based on the responses of over 270 organizations in the area. The report was co-sponsored by the DC Chapter of Worldwide Employee Benefits Network (WEB) and the Washington Area Compensation and Benefits Association (WACABA). With over 20 topics covered, it is the most comprehensive benefits survey in the metro area. It provides the specifics about the kind of benefits employers are providing and the costs associated with them. The report is packed with charts and detailed breakouts to give you specific and reliable data.

Would you like to hone your public speaking skills and at the same time train social workers on how to teach resume writing and interview preparation to the people they serve? For complete details, please contact David Remick, Chair, Community Relations, at 703-769-3712 or remick@worco nline.org.

Many of the nonprofits across the National Capital Area do not have the resources to hire a human resources professional to manage the needs of their employees. Often various human resource-related tasks are divided up between employees of the organization or are handled by members of their boards. HRA-NCA volunteers will help fill this void by agreeing to be assigned to a nonprofit organization and lend support to their staff for a mutually agreed period of time. If you are interested in learning more, please contact David Remick, Chair, Community Relations, at 703-769-3712 or remick@worco nline.org.

Thinking about getting your master's degree? The SHRM Foundation can help. The Foundation has compiled the first-ever comprehensive directory of master's degree programs in human resource management, HRD, I/O psychology and more. Visit www.shrm.org/foundation/directory to view profiles of more than 120 HR-related master's degree programs across North America. The directory provides information on programs of study, location, curriculum, tuition, student demographics and more. Full-time, part-time, online and distance learning programs are included. Access to the online directory is free to SHRM members. This product is supported by your generous donations to the SHRM Foundation.

The SHRM Foundation: 40 Years of Advancing the HR Profession

The Upcoming Events page on our web site shows the next five HRA-NCA sponsored events. We also keep track of upcoming events that may be of interest to you. One of the more recent additions in the DC area is the HR and the Global Leadership Challenge Summit on September 20, 2007.
 
Do you have an event to submit? Send them to Elisa Zlotowitz, Web Chair.

You may look up these and other members' information in the HRA-NCA online membership directory, using various search categories. Log in through the "Member Login" on the HRA-NCA website home page. Keep your membership record up-to-date so we don't lose touch!

HRA-NCA Welcomes These New Members

HRA-NCA invites organizations to sponsor our newsletter - or any of the following: monthly speaker presentations, our website, special events, etc. Interested? Contact Chris Cramer, HRA-NCA's PR & Sponsorship Chair, or access our information on the website. For this issue, sincere thanks to the following sponsors.

STARoundtable Recruiting & Staffing Event
STARoundtable (Strategic Talent Acquisition Roundtable) has formed the Corporate Recruiting & Staffing Leadership Academies for those seeking cutting edge strategies to optimize the way they lead the recruiting function within their organizations. The highly intensive, one-day seminar will be coming to Washington DC on October 4th.

Based on case studies and real-life companies, subjects include workforce planning, metrics, internal/external relationship management, and more. Workshops are conducted by three of the world’s leading talent management gurus, Jeremy Eskenazi, John Vlastelica and Diana Meisenhelter, all of whom have extensive backgrounds in leading the staffing functions of major corporations.

For more information and to register online, please visit www.STARoun dtable.com. Register now and save $200.00 because of your association with HRA-NCA. Please use discount code JMGSTAR2 when registering.

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The 6th Annual HR Measures, Metrics & Analytics
By now, most HR professionals know that they have to use HR metrics in the business world to show the bottom-line results. They understand how to measure turnover, benefits costs, cost per hire and more. However, the HR community is still struggling with understanding the purpose of all these metrics and analyzing them to show management the true value and underlying business results. This is why the American Strategic Management Institute (ASMI) is proud to present The 6th Annual HR Measures, Metrics and Analytics Summit taking place on September 12-14, 2007 in Arlington, Virginia. At this summit, you will acquire techniques to develop, design and implement effective HR measures and metrics within your organization.