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This is the presentation used in the first of four job-related sessions in conjunction with the New Beginnings Life Skills Tuesdays in Kennesaw. This session covered growing in your career or industry, expanding your relevance, and a basic employment regulations overview.
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Welcome to Life Skills Tuesdays, a ministry outreach of
New Beginnings United Methodist Church
Nanci Lamborn, SPHR Senior Professional in
Human Resources
20 years Insurance Industry Personnel Management
Global Financial Software Company Generalist
Published Freelance Writer
Careerbuilder’s Workbuzz
AOL.com jobs column
National Underwriter Magazine
Growing in your current role, improve your relevance and increase value.
Labor regulations / Employment law
Homework assignments
Questions & Answers
grow
Growing in a roleGrowing in a role
• Investigate what Investigate what the business does.the business does.
• Seek out industry Seek out industry publications publications sources.sources.
• Dig into what is Dig into what is readily available to readily available to you.you.
• Magazines, journals, Magazines, journals, newsletters, online.newsletters, online.
Growing in a roleGrowing in a role
• Investigate what Investigate what the business does.the business does.
• Seek out industry Seek out industry publications publications sources.sources.
• Search for Search for certifiable certifiable designations.designations.
• Dig into what is Dig into what is readily available to readily available to you.you.
• Magazines, journals, Magazines, journals, newsletters, online.newsletters, online.
• Valuable industry Valuable industry education options.education options.
Automotive: AAP, AFIP, ASE, CAFM, MAAPConstruction: CAASH, CAPS, CGA, GMR, HCCP, RCSFinancial: AIF, CPA, CMA, CFM, CIA, CFE, EA, CGFM Insurance: ARM, CEBS, CIC, CISR, CPCU, SPIRHospitality: CFMP, FMP, CHA, CMP, CRFPSales/Marketing: CSE, CME, SCPS Staffing: CPP, CSP, CTS, PHR, SPHR, TSC Technology: CISSP, CWNA, NACSE, SNIA, XMLM
Professional Professional Certification Certification DesignationsDesignations
Growing in a roleGrowing in a role
• Investigate what the Investigate what the business does.business does.
• Seek out industry Seek out industry publications sources.publications sources.
• Search for certifiable Search for certifiable designations.designations.
• Investigate soft-Investigate soft-skills required to skills required to advance.advance.
• Dig into what is Dig into what is readily available to readily available to you.you.
• Magazines, journals, Magazines, journals, newsletters, online.newsletters, online.
• Valuable industry Valuable industry education options.education options.
• Time mgmt; coaching; Time mgmt; coaching; active listening.active listening.
- strong assessment and organizational skills- solid communication skills- ability to negotiate and mediate
Soft skills educationSoft skills education
- working knowledge of Crystal Reports- familiarity with RFP process- deliver PowerPoint presentations to clients
Other relevant Other relevant educationeducation
•Complete Java 2 certification study guide•Learning Excel 97 Visual Basic•Microsoft Excel VBA programming for the beginner•Marketing for dummies •What color is your parachute?•Building the awesome organization : six essential components that drive entrepreneurial growth•Out front leadership : discovering, developing, & delivering your potential •Business etiquette for dummiesChange without pain : how managers can overcome initiative overload, organizational chaos, and employee burnout•Getting things done when you are not in charge •Influence without authority•Management for dummies
Share everything. Play fair. Don't hit people. Put things back where you found them. Clean up your own mess. Don't take things that aren't yours. Say you're sorry when you hurt somebody. Learn some and think some and play and work some every day.
Attitude is everythingAttitude is everything
Robert Fulghum
Key Employment Key Employment RegulationsRegulations
• FLSA – Fair Labor Standards ActFLSA – Fair Labor Standards Act– Governs wage & hour law including Governs wage & hour law including
minimum wage, overtime regulations, minimum wage, overtime regulations, child labor. child labor. • EXEMPT employee means standard salary EXEMPT employee means standard salary
regardless of hours; no overtime earned.regardless of hours; no overtime earned.
• NONEXEMPT means paid by the hour; eligible NONEXEMPT means paid by the hour; eligible for overtime if over 40 hours worked in a week.for overtime if over 40 hours worked in a week.
– Regulated by Department of LaborRegulated by Department of Labor• www.dol.gov/compliance/laws www.dol.gov/compliance/laws
• FMLA – Family Medical Leave ActFMLA – Family Medical Leave Act– Covered employers allow eligible employee up to Covered employers allow eligible employee up to
12 weeks unpaid leave in a 12-month period for:12 weeks unpaid leave in a 12-month period for:– birth of a newborn child of the employee; birth of a newborn child of the employee; – placement for adoption or foster care; placement for adoption or foster care; – immediate family member (spouse, child, or immediate family member (spouse, child, or
parent) with a serious health condition; or parent) with a serious health condition; or – employee’s own serious health conditionemployee’s own serious health condition
• Regulated by Department of LaborRegulated by Department of Labor• www.dol.gov/compliance/laws www.dol.gov/compliance/laws
Key Employment Key Employment RegulationsRegulations
Key Employment Key Employment RegulationsRegulations
• ADA – Americans with Disabilities ActADA – Americans with Disabilities Act
• ADEA – Age Discrimination in Employment ActADEA – Age Discrimination in Employment Act
• COBRA – allows for health insurance COBRA – allows for health insurance continuation* continuation*
• EPA – Equal Pay ActEPA – Equal Pay Act
• HIPAA – Health Insurance Portability and HIPAA – Health Insurance Portability and Accountability ActAccountability Act
* * COBRA covers private employers of 20+ employees, & all government workers. If you didn't have health insurance through your employer, you have no COBRA rights when you leave. (new laws on the way)
15 or more employees under Title VII and ADA20 or more employees under ADEA50 or more employees under FMLAVirtually all employers under EPA
Key Employment ConceptsKey Employment Concepts
• Georgia is an “At Will” employment stateGeorgia is an “At Will” employment state– ““termination for any reason or no reason at all”termination for any reason or no reason at all”
• Unemployment pay is never automatic Unemployment pay is never automatic – If fired for controllable cause, it may be denied.If fired for controllable cause, it may be denied.– Keeping benefits requires weekly action.Keeping benefits requires weekly action.
• http://www.canmybossdothat.com/ http://www.canmybossdothat.com/
Homework Assignment Homework Assignment #1#1
• Get access to an industry Get access to an industry publication resourcepublication resource– MagazineMagazine– Trade JournalTrade Journal– Online newsletterOnline newsletter– Email distribution listEmail distribution list
Homework Assignment Homework Assignment #2#2
• Identify one skill or qualification Identify one skill or qualification you need to advance, and take you need to advance, and take one step towards itone step towards it– Checking out a library bookChecking out a library book– Sign up for a seminar/webinarSign up for a seminar/webinar– Inquire at work about trainingInquire at work about training– Meet up with local interest groupMeet up with local interest group
Homework Assignment Homework Assignment #3#3• Make your list of professional or Make your list of professional or
industry contacts / colleaguesindustry contacts / colleagues– Current/former coworkersCurrent/former coworkers– Satisfied clientsSatisfied clients– Satisfactory vendorsSatisfactory vendors– Association peersAssociation peers
• We’ll use this next weekWe’ll use this next week
