Honest HR

In an era of acute talent shortages and employee departures, it’s important to be sure you’re hiring the right “somebody”, not just “some body”. In this episode of Honest HR, host Amber Clayton, Director of SHRM’s Knowledge Center, speaks with SHRM Knowledge Advisors Rosa Hardesty and Patty Graves on how bad hires can happen and what to do to avoid them.

Earn 1.00 SHRM PDC for listening to Parts 1 and 2 of this mini-series (When Good Hires Become Good Employees). All relevant details are provided during the episodes.

This episode of Honest HR is sponsored by Greenhouse.

Honest HR is a podcast from SHRM, the Society for Human Resource Management.

Have you ever extended a job offer to a candidate who turned out to be a total dud? In this episode of Honest HR, host Amber Clayton, Director of SHRM’s Knowledge Center, continues the conversation on sound hiring with SHRM Knowledge Advisors Rosa Hardesty and Patty Graves on topics that include how to avoid filling a job too quickly, what to do when a new hire emerges as a bad employee and what they each love most about hiring.

Earn 1.00 SHRM PDC for listening to both Part 1 and 2 of this two episode mini-series (When Good Hires Become Good Employees). All relevant details are provided during the episodes.

This episode of Honest HR is sponsored by Greenhouse.

Episode transcript

The pandemic prompted serious reevaluation of what employees expect from their jobs and widespread departures followed. In this episode of Honest HR, host Amber Clayton is joined by Paula Harvey, SHRM-SCP, vice president of human resources and safety at Schulte Building Systems, to make sense of the new talent acquisition landscape and discuss how to make your organization turnover-proof.

Earn 0.75 PDC for listening; all relevant details are provided during the episode.

This episode of Honest HR is sponsored by Mystery.

Asian-American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) are no strangers to adversity in the workplace, but their experience often doesn’t receive much attention because of longstanding positive stereotypes of AAPI as hard workers and good employees. In this episode of Honest HR, host Wendy Fong is joined by Buck Gee (Cisco Systems, Committee of 100) to discuss why AAPI employees go under-promoted, stories on breaking the stereotype of the model minority and how to challenge leadership when climbing the corporate ladder.

Earn 0.75 PDC for listening; relevant details provided during the episode.

This episode of Honest HR is sponsored by Mystery.

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One of the most contentious events of 2022 was the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision (Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization) overturning Roe v. Wade. In this episode of Honest HR, host Amber Clayton is joined by SHRM Chief of Staff Emily M. Dickens and Janell Stanton, senior associate/head of the employment law group at Wagner, Falconer, & Judd, Ltd. to discuss implications for work, workers and the workplace, along with questions including:

• Can employers provide travel benefits to employees who go out-of-state to receive an abortion?
• Does abortion qualify for FMLA leave or leave under the ADA?
• Can employers offer specific paid leave for abortions?

Earn 1.00 SHRM PDC for listening; relevant details provided during the episode.

This episode of Honest HR is sponsored by Mystery.

Episode transcript

In this episode of Honest HR, host Wendy Fong is joined by HR consulting/talent management specialists Karen DeLise, Adrianna Gabriel and Allison Levine from CCI Consulting to discuss everything to learn from the past, present and future of a multigenerational workplace experience.

Earn 1.00 SHRM PDC for listening to both parts 1 and 2 of this two (2) part miniseries; relevant details provided in-episode.

This episode of Honest HR is sponsored by Mystery.

Episode transcript

In this episode of Honest HR, host Wendy Fong continues her discussion with HR consulting/talent management specialists Karen DeLise, Adrianna Gabriel and Allison Levine from CCI Consulting to discuss everything to learn from the past, present and future of a multigenerational workplace experience.

Earn 1.00 SHRM PDC for listening to both parts 1 and 2 of this two (2) part miniseries; relevant details provided in-episode.

This episode of Honest HR is sponsored by Mystery.

Episode transcript

The hosts of Honest HR begin 2023 by welcoming Monique Akanbi as a new voice to the podcast, and give a fond farewell to one of their own, Gloria Sinclair Miller.

Amid talent scarcity, the benefits that employers offer their employees have emerged as a key differentiator in attracting and retaining talent. In this episode of Honest HR, Amber, Monique and Wendy discuss the importance of expanding the benefits organizations typically offer and consider more imaginative employee benefits you may not have previously considered.

Earn 0.75 SHRM PDC for listening; relevant details provided in-episode.

Episode transcript

Hiring and talent acquisition is so often premised on a “hurry up and wait” passivity: You announce a position, cross your fingers, and hope qualified applicants come to you. But what if they just don’t? If so, apprenticeships are another route that allow you develop your own talent, rather than waiting for it to arrive. 

In this episode of Honest HR, host Monique Akanbi speaks with Mary Wright, Manager of the SHRM Foundation’s Apprenticeship Program on how apprenticeships can help to sidestep the war for talent, and how the SHRM Foundation’s HR Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP) has created a path for HR departments to develop their own superstar HR professionals.

Learn about SHRM’s People Manager Qualification (PMQ)

Earn 0.75 SHRM PDC for listening; all details provided in-episode.

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Managing employee attendance is challenging: Employers and people managers need to know not only if employees are showing up to work, but also what to do if they don’t. In this episode of Honest HR, host Amber Clayton speaks with SHRM Knowledge Advisors Barbara Holland and Julie Schweber about handling scenarios such as fishy doctors’ notes, no call/no shows, and above all, the importance of getting all the information before moving toward adverse action.

Learn about SHRM’s People Manager Qualification (PMQ)

Earn 0.5 SHRM PDC for listening; all details provided in-episode.

This episode of Honest HR is sponsored by ADP.

Episode transcript