Spring 2018 - HR Prose

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Spring is in the Air!

Have you booked your annual required Sexual Harassment Training yet?  If not, this is your lucky day!  HR Pros is offering our Spring Special discount:

On- Site Training for all employees – 4 hours of training by a professional HR Trainer at your business location:

• 10-30 employees (was $199.00/employee) if booked in April - September: $129.00
• 31-50 employees (was $159.00/employee) if booked in April- September: $120.00
• 51-100 employees (was $139.00/employee) if booked in April -September: $99.00
• 100+ employees (was $99.00/employee) if booked in April - September: $49.00

**Meets the State of Florida Sexual Harassment Mandatory Training Requirements.**

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reer Coaching and Counseling is a relatively new field that is gaining a lot of ground lately.  Have you ever considered the possibility of getting help in the job market?  Today, more than ever, career help is making a strong statement.  Finding jobs, though better right now than in several years (according to the Department of Labor) is still very time consuming and fraught with many new rules.  The workplace is full of new technology, practically hundreds of job boards and search engines, recruiters who generally are fresh out of college and perhaps do not know how to evaluate job skills and many other state of the art technological advances that many of us have not been exposed to.

How do I find a good Career Coach?
Finding a good, honest Career Coach can not only help when you are out of work but can also help when you are gainfully employed. Looking to advance your career may be an important goal for you but you may not have the time to pursue it due to many other responsibilities: “It can also help those who are facing a downsizing/rightsizing situation or those who are just plain unemployed.  The role of a Career Coach basically helps the unemployed, the underemployed and the over(qualified) employed.“ says Machelle Thompson, an Independent Career Coach and Legal Counsel.

What services does a Career Coach offer?  A Career Coach can offer a multitude of services to include:  

• Resume writing/revision
• Career Testing – offer DiSc, Myers Briggs and StrengthFinder
• Mock interviewing Sessions (interview practice)
• Career Search – Listing of jobs/openings candidate is suited for
• Training on various Search Engines and Job Boards
• Schools and classes for increased learning opportunities
• Cover Letters, Thank you letters and many tools and samples that are key to finding the right job.

How does one go about finding a good Career Coach?
There are many ways:  Google Career Coach, ask a friend or relative if they know of anyone, and by checking your local news sites and social media for Career Coaches.

What is the Cost of a Career Coach?
That will vary depending on the services you require.  A good Career Coach should be able to give you a free 30-minute phone consultation and then write up a plan with pricing along with other details.

Do I have to go to their office?  No, many Career Coaches can do everything on the phone and will make it as easy on you as possible.  
Finding a professional, full-service and priced right Career Coach can be full of benefits and can help anyone from the college student who moved back home after graduation to the Senior Citizen who is looking for some part time income to add to their social security check.

Written by:  Deb Sutton, MS, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, is the owner/founder of HR Pros, LLC a full service HR Consulting firm that specializes in HR Consulting, Career Coaching and Recruitment.  More information can be found at www.hrprosllc.net.

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State Legal Briefs

Florida:  State Minimum Wage Rises

Starting January 1, 2018, Florida’s minimum wage rose to $8.25 per hour, up from $8.10 – a 2% increase, due to inflation.  Employers can still pay workers less than minimum wage if they are eligible for the tip credit under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and if workers make up the difference in actual gratuities.  However, businesses must still pay tipped workers a base wage – which will rise to $5.23 per hour.

Employers need some information on FLSA may contact HR Pros, LLC.  www.hrprosllc.net or debsuttonhrpro@gmail.com.
Source:  HR Magazine

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Examples of High-Potential HR Employees

Looking for an awesome HR Professional?  We have them and our fees are very reasonable – use a sliding scale depending on business size and work amount. Typically, we charge anywhere from 20% - 5% of the 1st years’ salary, depending on the amount of work you need done and your size.  Contact HR Pros, LLC for more information.

Michelle:  Looking for a back office HR job in Compensation, Benefits, Compliance. B.S. in Human Resource Management – 2016- experience from June 2016 – present- working for an Industry leading HR Consulting practice.  Position:  HR Coordinator and Talent Acquisition Specialist. Bradenton/Sarasota, FL location.

Pamela: Degreed and SHRM Certified professional with excellent generalist background in both non-profit and industry 5 years of HR Generalist experience.  Bradenton/Sarasota, FL – may go to Tampa for right opportunity.

Donna:  Senior HR Professional with fifteen plus years of experience.  B.S. degree and bilingual.  Industry experience in Banking, Financial, Consumer Products, Non-profit, Healthcare and Consulting.  Will travel - Tampa and surrounding cities.