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Maryland SHRM Learning Labs 2026 - Free webinars with various topics
SHRM Maryland is launching a new monthly “Learning Labs” virtual webinar series led by the state council. These sessions will cover a variety of topics and are designed for all chapter members statewide. For details, view the Future Meetings Page
Mental Health in the Workplace
- Here is a resource for HR professionals to utilize that offers information and 6 key steps to help you create a mental health strategy in your place of work.
- Mental Health Awareness Guide from the SHRM Foundation
Link: https://lnkd.in/gsirXzUi
6 Key Steps:
- Define goals, roles, and players
- Understand and plan for the needs of your organization
- Assess and build on your existing resources
- Shape organizational culture
- Implement and communicate with employee
- Measure, report, and evolve
Professional Development Resources
WorkBuzz is CareerBuilder's blog--workplace, career, and job search issues
Halogen's TalentSpace Blog has a great section for career management, interview advice, etc.
http://www.halogensoftware.com/blog/category/career-management
The Ladders is a good, basic source for career articles, best practices, etc.
http://www.theladders.com/career-advice
Carroll County Workforce Development
The Carroll County Workforce Development Center is a Maryland workforce readiness center central to Carroll County. Being HR professionals in Carroll County, we can take advantage of free job advertising and other resources. They offer employers free assessment tools to use in the hiring process, as well as training or professional development tools for current employees. They also offer classroom and lab space to employers who need to schedule training. For more details see the Business Services brochure for local Carroll County businesses.
Carroll Business Path was developed for Carroll County, MD residents and businesses to have access to multiple resources in the area when developing their business. This one stop shop offers access to navigating different aspects of creating a business plan: financial guidance, strategic planning, professional development, etc.
Carroll County Chamber of Commerce
The Carroll County Chamber is a hub for businesses in the area. It offers networking events, news and professional development opportunities to local businesses.
The United States Department of Labor offers a wide range of resources for all business professionals. They offer resources to human resources professionals regarding occupational descriptions and occupational census information, for example. You can find rules and regulations on hiring minors, or information about wage and hour regulations. They also offer a host of other topics that would interest an HR professional.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is regulates compliance with discrimination laws. HR professionals can use their website to check for understanding of discrimination laws, and guidance when creating policies in the workplace.
This is a professional networking site to "link" with friends and professional contacts. Public users can access resume-like information and send you messages if they are interested in joining your network. Users can also follow professional groups’ pages to access discussion posts, or follow companies to access company posts. Job seekers can also utilize this in their job search, as well as recruitment professionals looking to post openings.
The Human Resource Certification Institute details the widely accepted certifications in human resources you can obtain. Professionals wanting to further their education, and prove their competency in the area, can obtain certification through this institute as a recognized subject expert.
The Internal Revenue Service website can be used by HR professionals to answer questions they have about employer taxes. HR professionals can access updated employee verification (I-9) forms, federal employer tax (W-4) forms and more.
The MD Workers’ Compensation Commission is an important resource for HR professionals who have responsibilities to administer insurance claims.
Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing & Regulations offers a lot of the information the United States DOL website offers, but can give state specific information. HR professionals can submit unemployment insurance separation requests here.
Maryland Occupational Safety and Health is a valuable resource to help gather information on safety related training for our employees. They offer many free seminars for employers- either pre-scheduled times at their location, or for no charge, they’ll send a trainer to an employer who requests it at their own site.
The National Labor Relations Board website can give HR professionals guidance on laws governing relations between labor unions and employers.
O*Net is a comprehensive database of occupational information that could help human resources professionals in various ways. For recruitment purposes it could help in creating a job description and requirements for a job. It could also help develop expected salary range for positions. It would also be of use when a human resources professional is coaching employees to develop a career path by searching for specific skills, education, or other qualifications an employee would have for occupations.
The Society for Human Resource Management is a good resource for reliable, updated human resources guidance. The organization promotes training, resources and advancement in issues related to the field. For the cost of national membership you gain full access to their website tools, as well as weekly email summaries of developing stories, plus a monthly magazine featuring field specific articles.
