Comments on: Local SHRM Chapter-3 reasons to find one and join today

By: SHRM Leadership Conference | upstartHR

SHRM Leadership Conference | upstartHR — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 21:57:19 +0000

[...] other new and future SHRM volunteer leaders around the country (world?). Anyway, like I said, my local SHRM chapter made it happen for me, so I’ll be going and focusing on ideas to really help them in the [...]

By: What I’m doing and not doing today | upstartHR

What I’m doing and not doing today | upstartHR — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:04:07 +0000

[...] Tuesday (September 14th), I am going to be speaking at my local SHRM chapter’s luncheon. Yeah, I’m kind of surprised, [...]

By: SHRM Chapter Planning and Marketing | UpstartHR

SHRM Chapter Planning and Marketing | UpstartHR — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 11:00:28 +0000

[...] you a member of a local SHRM chapter? Do you get anything out of the experience? Why or why [...]

By: China Gorman

China Gorman — Sat, 22 May 2010 16:25:39 +0000

Hey Ben! I love that you’re really involved with your chapter. We need more like you, that’s for sure. SHRM local chapters are as varied as you can imagine. They reflect the makeup of the membership — demographically and functionally; they reflect the economic base of the local community; they reflect the average tenure in the profession of the membership. Some chapters are eager for change and some chapters really like the status quo. Some chapters are focused on recruiting (the staffing management chapters) and some are focused on health care (the ASHHRA chapters). Some are for very senior HR executives only, some are for everyone. It just depends. I’m thrilled that you are part of a chapter that is embracing change and embracing new professionals. But I’ll bet some of that is because you didn’t give up. I’ll bet some of that is because you don’t take no for an answer. I’ll bet some of that is because your enthusiasm is infectious and irresistible and your commitment to the professional all-consuming. I’d love to put a Ben in every chapter we’ve got and start grooming them for chapter and state council leadership roles. I’ve suggested to Chuck Salvetti, who is SHRM’s manager of young professional and student chapter initiatives to reach out to you for input. We can obviously learn a lot from you. Keep up the brilliant work!

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:09:06 +0000

Hey, Barbie! I think that’s a brilliant idea. I’m going to put it in my writing queue and start on it today, actually.

I actually have a post right now that I’m working on that focuses more on SHRM, but I can bring the chapters in, too. I talk about how the research and other high-level info is not very useful to someone who’s not in a leadership position. I think that would touch on some ideas that you’d be interested in.

Thank you very much for the comment!

By: HR Barbie

HR Barbie — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:59:15 +0000

I am so glad I found your site. It is so important for the newly minted HR Professionals, like me.

It was extremely hard for me to transition into HR, and like you, I did not find an HR position until I began attending CSHRM meetings (Cleveland chapter).

My problem with SHRM in general, is that it is directed more towards the management side. For professionals new to HR like myself, who only implements policy and is not a policy maker, it can be very off putting or in some cases a waste of time to attend.

I really want to join / attend on a more regular basis. Perhaps in one of your next posts you can write about how we can make chapter SHRMs benefit all levels of HR.

Once again, thanks for an informative site.