HR.com Press Releases

HR.com’s Interactive Leadership Excellence Essentials ePublication for November 2013 offers unmatched collection of content in Leadership.

Aurora, Ontario, Canada – The largest global human resources (HR) network of shared resources, HR.com has developed the complimentary online publication, Leadership Excellence Essentials, from thirty years of Leadership Excellence articles collected by top thought leaders and leadership experts. This monthly series offers twelve monthly online publications in specialized tracks that provide an unmatched collection of high quality content and experts’ solutions.

The November Issue of Leadership Excellence Essentials is online and interactive. HR Professionals in any industry can help themselves and their companies grow and develop better managers and leaders. READ NOW

This month's issue features the following articles:
- “1-to-8 Minute Leaders” by Ken Shelton
- “The Hard Truth” by Marc Effron
- “5 Essential Questions” by Steve Arneson
- "Leadership Derailers" by Nicole Lipkin
- “Innovation Mindset” by Vijay Govindarajan and Srikanth Srinivas
- "Beyond the Idea" by Chris Trimble
- “Playing Office Politics” by Jack Godwin
- "Negative Feedback" by Steven Berglas
- “Flatten the Hierarchy” by Gary Cohen
- "Home-Grown Leaders" by Jim Collins
- “Being in Business” by Ram Nidumolu
- “Don’t Let Ego Win” by Jann E. Freed
- “Mitigate, Don’t Litigate” by Michael G. Winston and Suzanne S. Browning
- “Whistleblowing” by Chuck Gallagher
- “Corporate Character” by Stan Craig
- “Cooperative Leadership” by Iris Dorreboom and Rudi de Graaf
- “Bankable Leadership” by Tasha Eurich
- “The Last Mile” by Gregg Thompson
- “Behind the Eight Ball” by Susanne Biro
- “What Leadership is NOT” by Erick Lauber
- “Putting People First” by Jon Derek Croteau
- “Getting Unstuck” by Ralph Jacobson
- “New Leadership Paradigm” by Bob Rosen

All Excellence Essentials Publications provide an interactive online experience with access to options such as surveys and benchmark data, learning modules, online archives, custom content for a company, and a mobile excellence app to launch soon. Companies interested in using these stories in internal newsletters should contact HR.com. Archive access is also available for a nominal fee.

To complement Leadership Excellence Essentials’ leadership skills and development resources, executives can also currently subscribe for free to:
- Personal Excellence Essentials, and
- Sales and Service Excellence Essentials.

More information available on HR.com: Excellence Essentials Publications

In the coming months, additional targeted editions will be added to the series with themes including Talent Acquisition Excellence Essentials, HR Strategy and Planning Excellence Essentials, and Benefits and Employee Wellness Excellence Essentials, Integrated Talent Management, Rewards and Recognition/Employee Engagement, Workforce Management (Time and Attendance), Technology Enabled Learning, Legal and Compliance, as well as Core HR (HRIS and Payroll).

About HR.com
HR.com, the largest global social networking and resource site for HR Professionals, is THE ONLY place to earn IHR (Institute for Human Resources), HRCI and WorldatWork credits all at the same time for NO COST. HR.com is committed to providing a deeper understanding of the HR function for 240,000 members by offering 23 Certification Programs, 3,500+ webcasts, 230+ virtual conferences, blogs, community networks, industry news and advisory boards. crm.hr.com

HR.com Contact:
Debbie McGrath, Chief Instigator and CEO
dmcgrath@hr.com
877-472-6648

 

Madinah Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship (MILE) and HR.com announce results of Strategic Workshop to Evaluate an HR Portal to Help Local Saudi Arabia Businesses with Best Practices in HR.

On September 6 -7, 2013, HR.com’s CEO, Debbie McGrath, addressed a group of more than 40 human resources (HR) leaders in Saudi Arabia about the importance of developing a strategic HR portal in the local area to showcase HR best practices and HR leaders. The workshop was held in Jeddah and was organized by the Madinah Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship (MILE) and sponsored by the Human Resources Development Fund (HRDF).

“The goal of HR.com’s collaboration with MILE is help the local HR professionals understand the importance of sharing, collaboration, and best practices to improve the effective use of managing local Human Capital”, said Dr. Mohamed Mostafa Mahmoud, CEO, MILE.

The results of the two-day strategic workshop clearly identified:

1. Key areas of content required to make this initiative a success and provide long term viability,
2. The key stakeholders required to make this viable and drive adoption,
3. The prioritization of the functions, content and user adoption to ensure success.

Attendees of the workshop included representatives from MILE, HRDF, HR.com, Microsoft, ITworx, Link Development, Sunbulah Group, PANDA, Basamh, Al-Nahdi, International Medical Center, Bupa, and Crestcom.

“With 70% of the Saudi population under the age of 18 and one-third of the workers imported, Saudi has incredible potential to utilize global best practices and social infrastructure to grow the local economy”, stated Debbie McGrath, CEO, HR.com.


About Madinah Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship (MILE)
Madinah Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship (MILE) is a non-profit Executive Education and Leadership Development Institute located in Al-Madinah Almounawarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. MILE is a part of Madinah Knowledge Economic City (KEC) and aims at developing leadership and managerial skills of C-Level senior executives in developing countries in general with special focus on Muslim and Arab world.

MILE has launched several flagship executive education programs and has organized numerous international conferences in Madinah since its inception in January 2010. MILE operates a very active family of social media networks; regularly delivers series of live webinars by renowned professors and consultants and moderate several on-line communities on many critical topics; continually adding videos of business gurus to its You-Tube channel; and expanding its network of effective collaboration with academic and professional institutions.

Globally renowned university professors, CEOs of successful local and global companies, government leaders; and world-class consultants have contributed to MILE programs. MILE alumni include hundreds of senior executives from variety of businesses, governments and NGO sectors representing more than 40 countries.

In response to the immense leadership deficit in the Arab and Muslim world, MILE aims at bridging this gap. The initiative aims at building local intellectual capital and is based on a business model that ensures sustainability and provision of high quality, affordable and relevant life-long development opportunities to future business leaders.

About HR.com
HR.com, the largest global social networking and resource site for HR Professionals, is THE ONLY place to earn IHR (Institute for Human Resources), HRCI and WorldatWork credits all at the same time for NO COST. HR.com is committed to providing a deeper understanding of the HR function for 240,000 members by offering 23 Certification Programs, 3,500+ webcasts, 230+ virtual conferences, blogs, community networks, industry news and advisory boards. crm.hr.com

For more information, contact:
Debbie McGrath
Chief Instigator and CEO
HR.com
dmcgrath@hr.com
1-877-472-6648, ext. 104

MILE
www.mile.org
www.community.mile.org
Tel: +966 14 865 1010
Fax: +966 14 865 2900
Email: inquiries@mile.org
MILE - Knowledge Economic City, King Abdul Aziz Road, P.O Box 43033, Madinah 41561, Saudi Arabia

October 22, 2013 -- Aurora, Ontario / Recruiting Trends Conference 2013, Las Vegas -- HR.com, the largest social network for human resources (HR) professionals, has joined forces with RealMatch, the leader in performance-based recruitment advertising, to provide a superior hiring solution for employers looking to hire and HR professionals in search of a new job. HR.com is officially launching its new job board called HR Careers which is built on the RealMatch solution, at the Recruiting Trends Conference in Las Vegas October 22nd to 25th.

“Prior to partnering with RealMatch, our career center offered incredible opportunities for our more than 220,000 members but lacked advanced targeting and tracking features for employers. HR.com’s new job site leverages RealMatch’s sophisticated job matching platform, vast network reach, and targeted distribution capabilities in order to generate more qualified applicants for our advertisers in much less time compared to traditional job boards,”
stated Debbie McGrath, Chief Instigator and CEO at HR.com.

Employers who post jobs on HR.com’s new job site, HR.com Careers, now get unprecedented reach to top HR talent within HR.com’s community of HR professionals, as well as on TheJobNetwork, the largest recruitment ad network reaching over 100 million job seekers monthly. To ensure maximum qualified response possible, jobs posted on HR.com are automatically optimized, distributed, and monitored as part of targeted ad campaigns across more than one thousand local, niche and job aggregator sites on TheJobNetwork. In addition, the new site allows hiring managers to save valuable time and effort with Real-Time Job Matching™ which automatically screens, grades, and ranks applicants, as well as returns qualified passive job seeker matches instantly from the site’s resume database and from LinkedIn® so that they can invite them to apply. Employers can read more details for posting positions here: Employers’ Information.

HR.com’s new site, HR.com Careers, also offers job seekers within the HR.com community an enhanced user experience driven by Real-Time Job Matching™, eliminating the need for tedious keyword searching and browsing through hundreds of irrelevant job postings. Job seekers who register on HR.com’s job site can view relevant job matches and apply in real-time from their online account and via the HR.com job seeker mobile app. With Real-Time Job Matching™, job seekers on HR.com now spend less time searching for the right position and more time applying to relevant jobs for which they qualify.

About HR.com
HR.com, the largest global social networking and resource site for HR Professionals, is THE ONLY place to earn IHR (Institute for Human Resources), HRCI and WorldatWork credits all at the same time for NO COST. HR.com is committed to providing a deeper understanding of the HR function for 220,000+ members by offering 23 Certification Programs, 3,500+ webcasts, 230+ virtual conferences, blogs, community networks, industry news and advisory boards. crm.hr.com

About RealMatch
RealMatch Inc, the leader in performance-based recruitment advertising, offers digital publishers, and the communities that they serve, a superior recruitment advertising solution that connects employers and job seekers in a much more efficient manner. RealMatch’s private-label solution is built on the most sophisticated job matching technology and performance-based recruitment ad distribution across thousands of sites on TheJobNetwork, which reaches over 100 million job seekers monthly. Find out more at www.realmatch.com

HR.com Contact:
Debbie McGrath, Chief Instigator and CEO
dmcgrath@hr.com
877-472-6648

 

Presenters, experts, and thought-leaders required for the Talent Acquisition Excellence Forum in San Francisco January 27-28.

As the largest social network for human resources (HR) professionals with over 220,000 members globally, HR.com has announced a unique Staffing and Recruiting conference, Talent Acquisition Excellence Forum, to take place in San Francisco at the South San Francisco Conference Center January 27 and 28, 2014. HR.com is looking to crowdsource the absolute best presentations for the upcoming Talent Acquisition Excellence Forum.

Presentation submissions are currently being accepted online from highly qualified individuals interested in showcasing their talent and expertise in the following four Staffing and Recruiting tracks:

1. Online Staffing and Sourcing SUBMIT Presentation or VOTE
2. Recruitment Process Outsourcing SUBMIT Presentation or VOTE
3. Contract Workforce and Talent Exchanges SUBMIT Presentation or VOTE
4. Quality of Hire SUBMIT Presentation or VOTE

“Too often content at conferences is selected based on sponsors and is not relevant to the audience. Using crowdsourcing to identify key presenters and content and allowing the audience to vote will ensure the content is aligned to the audience needs.”
Shally Steckerl, President, The Sourcing Institute

Voting will be open from October 1st to November 1st, 2013 and the top 40 chosen sessions will be awarded spots in the event lineup by November 7th. The subsequent 15 popular sessions per track will be conducted in roundtables.

The event’s Affiliate Program will be launching soon allowing registrants to make referrals to this staffing forum and have the opportunity to earn cash, raise money for a charitable donation or earn credits for event admission. Forum attendees will also be able to earn 8 HRCI re-certification credits over the two day conference period.

Early bird pricing continues until October 31st. Staffing experts and recruiting professionals and vendors interested in the Talent Acquisition Excellence Forum 2014 can read more details and registration information at: crm.hr.com/talentacquisitionforum

About HR.com
HR.com, the largest global social networking and resource site for HR Professionals, is THE ONLY place to earn IHR (Institute for Human Resources), HRCI and WorldatWork credits all at the same time for NO COST. HR.com is committed to providing a deeper understanding of the HR function for 220,000+ members by offering 23 Certification Programs, 3,500+ webcasts, 230+ virtual conferences, blogs, community networks, industry news and advisory boards. crm.hr.com

For more information, contact:
Debbie McGrath
Chief Instigator and CEO
HR.com
dmcgrath@hr.com
1-877-472-6648, ext. 104

 

Retraction of HR.com Press Release Issued June 13, 2013:

On Thursday June 13, 2013, HR.com issued a press release announcing "Two Low Cost Options for Certification Preparation and Re-Certification, to Fit Anyone’s Budget". HR.com would like to issue a retraction on this release to emphasize that this offering is in no way affiliated with either HRCI or SHRM. This press release was intended to promote a show special and a product launch that is simply being offered and announced at the Annual SHRM Conference and Exposition being held in Chicago June 16-19th. The following is a Revised Release.

HR.com is expanding its products for members making career advancement easier and more affordable with a guaranteed pass certification preparation course as well as a new certification/re-certification membership level with unlimited e-learning credits. A special will be available at the SHRM Annual Conference and Exposition.

June 13, 2013  SHRM Annual Conference and Exposition Chicago/ HR.com Aurora, Ontario  --  HR.com, the largest social network for human resources (HR) professionals with over 220,000 members globally, is pleased to announce two new products to help educate HR professionals and enable them to stay on top of the latest best practices and standards.

Currently, the national pass rates are only 59% for PHR, and 48% for SPHR – depicting how challenging these exams are to write. HR.com has teamed up with The Human Resource Certification Preparation (HRCP) Program to facilitate an instructor-led course, blended with experienced HR.com personnel, offering 30 to 36 hours of individual guidance and instruction. This Preparation Course package offered by HR.com is so comprehensive and effective that HR.com is guaranteeing the participants will pass their PHR/SPHR online exam, or HR.com will return the entire cost of the Preparation Course.

“Attending a PHR/SPHR prep course can be a highly effective way to prepare for the certification exam”, says Terri Zaugg, HRCP’s business manager. “Not only do you have an instructor whose knowledge or expertise may exceed your own, but their experience in helping others prepare for the exam is of great value. Working together with a peer group provides support and encouragement, as well collective experience to draw from throughout the duration of the course.”

Registration also includes the HRCP Program which is comprised of six units covering all functional areas tested on the exam, hundreds of flash cards, and online access to over 800 practice questions. The virtual classes are small and personal (12-15 students per online class) and very flexible scheduling allows registrants to conveniently fit the course into their busy calendar. The next series of classes begins in July to prepare for the December exam session. For more information on the course or future dates, visit Certification Preparation Info Page here.

A growing number of HR professionals are seeking career advancement, increased job security, and overall expanded knowledge in best practices and core principles of HR management. HRCI is the global leader in the HR space for certification, which is one of the most effective ways for HR professionals to set themselves apart from others by showcasing their commitment.

In addition to the PHR/SPHR test preparation program, HR.com is also announcing the most comprehensive offering of re-certification credits. HR professionals are now able to obtain all the required re-certification credits (webcasts and e-learning credits) for HRCI re-certification, WorldatWork credits where applicable, as well as credits for IHR certification across 23 specialty areas.

HR professionals looking to certify can compare HR.com to other suppliers’ offerings:

HR.COM
- Unlimited free webcasts
- $40 per e-learning credit (available July 1st) or unlimited for $200 per year
- Total re-certification cost with HR.com $200
- Total re-certification cost for people attending the SHRM Annual Conference and Exposition is only $150, available in booth #1855 or online at crm.hr.com/showspecial
- Over 3,500 webcasts and 350 e-learning credits to choose from, all HRCI approved
- HR.com webcasts also count towards WorldatWork and IHR Certification programs

OTHER SUPPLIERS
- Up to $199 for each webcast (PHR, SPHR, and GPHR need at least 20 of these to recertify online)
- $60 - $150 for each e-learning credit (PHR, SPHR, GPHR require 40 of these to recertify online)
- Total re-certification cost $1500 or more

Individuals looking to obtain re-certification credits at the SHRM Annual Conference and Exposition are invited to drop by the HR.com booth in Chicago June 16-19, 2013 to obtain code and save an additional $50 off an HR.com Certification Preparation Membership. The show special of $150 saves $50 off the all inclusive membership which gives HR professionals everything they need to re-certify their PHR, SPHR, or GPHR.

The HR Certificate Institute (HRCI) is the leading certifying organization for HR professionals worldwide offering professional certifications, including those for Professional in Human Resources (PHR), Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), and Global Professional in Human Resources (GHRP). All courses offered by HR.com must adhere to the guidelines established by HRCI to be a qualifying credit.

About HR.com
HR.com, the largest global social networking and resource site for HR Professionals, is THE ONLY place to earn IHR (Institute for Human Resources), HRCI and WorldatWork credits all at the same time for NO COST. HR.com is committed to providing a deeper understanding of the HR function for 220,000+ members by offering 23 Certification Programs, 3,500+ webcasts, 230+ virtual conferences, blogs, community networks, industry news and advisory boards. crm.hr.com

About HRCP
Since 1995, HRCP has been dedicated to helping individuals prepare for the PHR and SPHR Certification Exams. The HRCP Program is a comprehensive set of study materials, which includes six units (one covering each area tested on the exam), a set of flash cards (over 600 terms and definitions), and online access to over 800 review questions. www.hrcp.com

For more information, contact:
Debbie McGrath
Chief Instigator and CEO
HR.com
dmcgrath@hr.com
1-877-472-6648, ext. 104

SAN FRANCISCO - HR.com and Gild today announced that Brad Warga, Senior Vice President of Customer Success at Gild, Inc., has been selected as a member of the advisory board for HR.com’s Institute for Human Resources (IHR) Online Staffing and Sourcing. HR.com, the largest social network and online community of HR executives, provides access to shared knowledge on best practices, trends and industry news to assist HR professionals and suppliers in developing their most important asset – their people.

“Brad Warga brings nearly two decades of recruiting and talent acquisition expertise to the nine member IHR advisory board. As a member of the advisory board, he will partner with IHR’s Online Staffing Sourcing division and provide input regarding its strategy and the curriculum design of its virtual events,” said Debbie McGrath, Founder of HR.com. “Formerly the Vice President of Corporate Recruiting for Salesforce.com, Brad is now working with Gild to make tech hiring more merit-based through innovative new recruiting technologies. This refreshing approach to recruiting - focusing on a person’s proven skills and talents - is exactly what we need to instill across the full HR spectrum.”

“HR.com and specifically, the Institute for Human Resources, is focused on developing HR professionals to their fullest potential,” said Brad Warga, Senior Vice President of Customer Success, Gild, Inc. “It is an honor and a privilege to join a board that is held to such high standards.”

The advisory board works in coordination with the IHR  to help identify industry experts to join the HR.com faculty and guide the strategy, direction and virtual events offered by the Online Staffing and Sourcing. IHR’s unique online certification program offers a distinct specialization in each division of HR. Online sessions offered by IHR include e-learning credit courses as well as webcasts that may earn members both IHR credit and HRCI credits in each course to help HR professionals advance their careers and stay up-to-date on the latest HR knowledge.

For more information on Gild, visit: http://www.gild.com/company/press

About Gild (www.gild.com)
Tech recruiting has been begging for innovation. That’s why Gild is here. Gild provides recruiting solutions that harness the power of data to liberate hiring teams from the challenges of finding developers. Using patent-pending technology, Gild evaluates the work of millions of developers so companies using Gild’s talent acquisition tools know who’s good and can target the right candidates. Launched in 2011, Gild is backed by Globespan Capital Partners and Baseline Ventures, and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

About HR.com (crm.hr.com)
HR.com, the largest global social networking and resource site for HR Professionals, is THE ONLY place where you can earn IHR (Institute of Human Resources), HRCI and WorldatWork credits all at the same time for NO COST. We’re committed to providing a deeper understanding of the HR function for more than 220,000 members by offering 23 Expert Certification Programs, 19 Certificate Programs, over 1,700 webcasts, 230 plus virtual conferences, blogs, community networks, industry news and advisory boards.

About The Institute for Human Resources (www.instituteforhumanresources.com)
IHR focuses on education, online certification, and career development in the HR profession. IHR currently covers 23 key HR verticals ranging from Online Staffing and Sourcing, Leadership, RPO, Quality of Hire, Integrated Talent Management to Employee Wellness and others. Each program provides a full list of education, virtual events and accredited certification courses for a 12 -18 month period.

For press inquiries contact:

Susan Baldwin for Gild
Leap! Public Relations

phone: 509.939.1137
email: susan@leappr.com

HR.com Announces the most comprehensive Industry Buyer’s Guide with Crowd Sourced Ratings for Products, Services, and Educational Offerings from Over 3,300 HR Companies.

This significantly improved virtual HR.com Buyer’s Guide will soon provide a multi-dimensional assessment and showcase of real-time reviews and ratings of HR suppliers listed by area of HR specialty, allowing both vendors and customers to benefit.

“HR.com's buyer’s guide is a Trip Advisor "like" format for a service that offers an alternative to the traditional analyst model”, says Jeff Nugent CEO of Contingent Workforce Solutions. “A buyer’s guide based on feedback sourced from the crowd gives a more realistic view of the offerings and service levels of the various HR suppliers. Using the crowd versus vendor paid research of a single analyst is an exciting way to give buyers a transparent view of alternative suppliers and real customer adoption.”

This enhanced guide offers the most extensive listing of both HR suppliers (3,300+) and their respective products (4,400+) in the industry. The interactive nature of this guide allows for real-time rankings and ratings of vendors that will produce the Industry top-20 list driven by consumer feedback each quarter. HR professionals will be able to filter results to find metrics similar to theirs including the ability to sort client ratings based on company size, industry vertical, geographical scope. Suppliers of HR services are encouraged to update their product guide listing for no charge and add additional products, and service offerings to their listings at no charge. Product version tracking is also accounted for in this new system which enables vendors to show significant improvements in product lines.

“Too often innovative and up and coming suppliers such as Provade cannot get the attention of Industry Influencers without large fees. This platform gives us the ability to showcase our satisfied clients and connect potential new system buyers to existing clients. It also helps connect our clients and offer them an ability to influence future product development which helps all of our community and development cycles”, stated Freddy Vaca, SVP, Sales & Strategy Provade.

Currently this product is free of charge for both HR vendors and suppliers but HR vendors are not able to rate their own products or their own companies. Any HR professional is required to have a valid company domain name in their email to provide ratings.

About HR.com
HR.com, the largest global social networking and resource site for HR Professionals, is THE ONLY place to earn IHR (Institute for Human Resources), HRCI and WorldatWork credits all at the same time for NO COST. HR.com is committed to providing a deeper understanding of the HR function for 220,000+ members by offering an innovative industry Buyer’s Guide, 23 Certification Programs, 1,800+ webcasts, 230+ virtual conferences, blogs, community networks, industry news and advisory boards. crm.hr.com

For more information, contact:
Debbie McGrath
Chief Instigator and CEO
HR.com
dmcgrath@hr.com
1-877-472-6648, ext. 104

ASTD Dallas, Aurora, Ontario and Provo, Utah – Ken Shelton, world renowned editor and author will join the HR.com team and continue as an integral part of the business, responsible for building out leadership content and leadership programs for the joint global membership community.

Each month, Leadership Excellence showcases 64 experts in three strategic HR areas: 1) personal and professional growth; 2) sales and service improvement; and 3) management and leadership development. "We provide best-in-class content along with application guides to put excellence in action," said Shelton, editor, who launched Leadership Excellence in partnership with Stephen R. Covey and Ken Blanchard. "These are the best ideas from the best and brightest authors," said Shelton. "And if you missed the first 30 years of LE, you can find it all on the searchable online archive of articles, modules, and tools."

Effective immediately, Leadership Excellence and HR.com will combine forces to offer unmatched development resources and actionable solutions for leaders worldwide. The partnership will bring together the world’s top thought leaders such as Warren Bennis, Beverley Kaye, Marshall Goldsmith, Gary Hamel, and Dave Ulrich with HR.com’s community and social model to deliver content that is personalized, relevant, and timely to help individuals become better leaders and to help HR bring better leadership competencies into their organizations. "We are really providing the timely application of timeless principles to improve performance," noted Shelton.

HR.com offers 23 IHR certification programs, one of which is Developing Leadership Organization Change Certification. The Leadership Excellence program will supply content and share to the existing HR.com network of executives who are looking to further their individual careers with access to best practices and industry trends, and looking to advance their careers with credit courses and IHR industry certifications.

“Leadership Excellence’s offerings of educational material and resources will be the perfect fit for building future business leaders," stated Debbie McGrath, CEO of HR.com.

“HR.com is the perfect partner to integrate Leadership Excellence resources into HR's talent and leadership development function. Magic happens when such stars align,” said Beverly Kaye, CEO of Career Systems International.

Both companies will be co-exhibiting at ASTD in Dallas at booth #876 May 19-22, 2013 and at SHRM in Chicago booth #1855 June 16-19, 2013. Attendees may visit the booths to receive a Leadership Excellence 60-day complimentary subscription ($20 value), leadership development book, and a chance to win a docking station sound system.

Collaboratively, the two organizations are seeking Advisory Board Members to assist in planning a mobile Career Development App focused on motivational and branded content for today’s youth looking for leadership and motivation direction as well as a corporate mobile model to offer relevant challenges and tips and education to help adults become the best possible leaders in their life. Leadership is an art which requires several hours of practice each and every day and the mobile strategy will help leaders practice daily.

About Leadership Excellence
For almost 30 years, Leadership Excellence has set the standard in personal, team and organizational leadership development content, guides, and application tools, in addition to listing the most credible thought leaders, best practices, and
top practitioners in the field. www.leaderexcel.com

About HR.com
HR.com, the largest global social networking and resource site for HR Professionals, is THE ONLY place to earn IHR (Institute for Human Resources), HRCI and WorldatWork credits all at the same time for NO COST. HR.com is committed to providing a deeper understanding of the HR function for 220,000+ members by offering 23 Certification Programs, 1,800+ webcasts, 230+ virtual conferences, blogs, community networks, industry news and advisory boards. crm.hr.com

For more information, contact:
Debbie McGrath
Chief Instigator and CEO
HR.com
dmcgrath@hr.com
1-877-472-6648, ext. 104
 

HR.com, the largest social network and online community for over 220,000 senior HR executives, has announced a partnership with OpenSesame, the world’s leading marketplace for buying and selling online training courses.

This technology combination marries thousands of live and archived webcast sessions across 23 different HR specialties with the top eLearning store platform, giving customers access to purchase extensive HR training with a focus. Each course will enable HR professionals to obtain HRCI and WorldatWork recertification credits as well as Institute for Human Resources (IHR) certification credits.

“We are excited to add HR.com’s webcasts to the OpenSesame marketplace. We believe that our audience of HR and training professionals will be very interested in HR.com’s high quality content,” said Tom Turnbull, OpenSesame’s VP of Business and Community Development.

Courses will be available at a set price, with bundle deals for larger purchases of multiple webcasts. HR.com will be working closely with OpenSesame to ensure a complete and diverse offering of webcasts for HR professionals and OpenSesame members, especially a full library of eLearning and Webcast credits.

About OpenSesame
Based in Portland, Oregon, OpenSesame is an open marketplace connecting elearning buyers and sellers. Buyers browse thousands of courses in a wide variety of subjects from workplace safety to business skills, all compatible with any learning management system. For more information, visit https://www.opensesame.com/ or follow @OpenSesame on Twitter.

About HR.com
HR.com, the largest global social networking and resource site for HR Professionals, is THE ONLY place to earn IHR (Institute for Human Resources), HRCI and WorldatWork credits all at the same time for NO COST. HR.com is committed to providing a deeper understanding of the HR function for 220,000+ members by offering 23 Certification Programs, 1,700+ webcasts, 230+ virtual conferences, blogs, community networks, industry news and advisory boards. crm.hr.com

For more information, contact:
Debbie McGrath
Chief Instigator and CEO
HR.com
dmcgrath@hr.com
1-877-472-6648, ext. 104

habachat.com, your local town's social network, is attempting to break Four Guinness World Records while raising money for hometown hockey on November 10th, 2012.

On November 10th, we are looking for pub-crawlers for our first community challenge and social fundraiser, the Canadian Home Town Hockey Pub Crawl. All participating bars will donate proceeds to local hockey initiatives. In addition, for each drink purchased at eligible bars, individuals have an opportunity to win magnificent prizes.  For teams looking to raise money, this is a simple fundraiser where they can build team spirit, have lots of fun, be part of four world records and retain all funds raised by their team just by selling raffle tickets for chance to win over $25,000 in prizes.

We are looking to gather over 5,000 participants to break the current largest pub crawl world record set in Australia with 4,718 in June 2009.
At each bar, crawlers will be scanned with their unique QR code (provided for free upon registration) in an attempt to track and break the following four Guinness World Records:
1.    The Largest Pub Crawl. (Over 4,800 people needed to break current record)
2.    The Longest Pub Crawl, 150 Miles from 1 Yonge Street to bars in Orillia – a new record.
3.    The Most Funds Raised on a Pub Crawl as part of a fundraiser.
4.    And the Most Charitable Funds Raised for Home Town Hockey in a pub crawl – A new record.

“Hockey, although in the hearts of all Canadians, is a sport declining in registration, because of aging demographics and rising costs. The money raised at bars will be used to award hockey scholarships in their local markets to kids who cannot afford to play hockey.“, says Debbie McGrath, CEO of habachat.

Participation is free of charge.  A list of local bars participating will be available on the website 4 days in advance of the event. Any bar is welcome to participate and be part of the world record.

For more information see www.habachat.com/hababash

Upcoming habachat fundraisers also include:
Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest:  Week of December 15th, 2012
NFL Tailgate Party: Aurora Town Park January 20th, 2013
Hot Wing Competition: Week of February 24th, 2013
Iron Chef Competition: York Region North  – April 19 - 21, 2013 Aurora Community Centre

About habachat.com
habachat is every town’s social network.  Using gamification and social media, habachat brings the community together in fun and engaging ways to promote local businesses and support local charities. In doing so, we help the local communities; businesses and people become socially influenced while accomplishing great things.

For more information contact:
Debbie McGrath, Chief Instigator, habachat
1-877-988-4888
dmcgrath@habachat.com