As we’ve all experienced, the unemployment rate has held steady at 3.8% and in March, marking the 13th straight month the unemployment rate was at or below 4%. More interestingly, for women specifically, it is the lowest rate we’ve seen since 1953.*
 
What this means for companies and specifically the talent acquisition teams, is that they must think creatively to find new and innovative ways to attract and retain talent. From sourcing techniques, to out of the box recruitment ideas, our guest speakers for this event will cover it all!  
 
During this event, a panel discussion of thought leaders will provide their unique perspectives into the market, examples of activities that have worked well, and recommendations on who to target and how. This will be followed by breakout roundtable sessions where each of the panelists will dive deeper into a specific topic area and facilitate a discussion with participants regarding their own experiences and challenges.
 
You should walk away from this event with new and exciting ideas to take back to your organizations talent acquisition efforts.
 
*Source: Chicago Tribune, April 24, 2019, Author: Leanne Hoagland-Smith.

Join the HRMAC Talent & Organization Effectiveness Interest Group for a panel discussion on the latest trends in performance management, including the removal of performance ratings. The panel speakers will provide insight on this topic, including the rationale on decisions made related to performance ratings. Following the panel, participants will engage in table topic discussions around the key success factors, organizational and change readiness and best practices. We hope you can join the discussion!

A strong learning culture helps improve a company's bottom line by keeping business competitive, boosting productivity, and improving retention/engagement across the organization. The best organizations prioritize learning, coaching, feedback, training, and more to learn continuously to ultimately drive value. Join us in HRMAC’s Learning and Development Interest Group’s interactive panel to hear from some of Chicago's best and brightest companies and understand how they have established learning cultures at their organizations.

Tom Friedrich, Associate Partner, HR Effectiveness at AON, will present on the latest trends, thinking and innovations in HR service delivery.  His presentation will explore dimensions of HR organization design, operations, and enablement.  Findings from AON’s groundbreaking research report, “Driving a Customer-Centric Employee Experience through HR Shared Services” will be shared.  Lastly, Tom will describe trends and real-world examples of key disrupters changing HR practices such as the impact of globalization, digitization, AI and robotics.

Kick off the summer and enjoy delicious appetizers, beer and wine from Wishbone, conveniently located within walking distance from the Chicago Metra and the CTA!