National gala event will be held Oct. 24 in Toronto
Alright, I’ll be the one to say it. Human resources professionals — you’re a little too shy.
Not when it comes to the jobs you do. We all know HR folks wear a few too many unorthodox hats — friend, confidant, psychologist, conflict resolver, employment lawyer, engagement booster. The list is almost as endless as it is constantly growing, and most professionals tackle every task with tenacity.
The shyness only appears when the spotlight turns on you, when it’s time to accept accolades from your peers or to pat yourself on the back.
This is trait fairly unique to the human resources profession. Lawyers don’t suffer from this malaise — they line up confidently in droves to get on every top list or ranking possible.
If the profession was a country, human resources would be Canada. That means it’s undoubtedly great, but without the swagger to back it up. It doesn’t have nearly enough self-confidence, and often looks to the outside world for validation.
Canadian HR Reporter is trying to wave the flag for you. Our panel of experts is fresh off judging the nominations for the 2017 National HR Awards, which we will announce in the Nov. 13 issue.
But now the call is going out to individual professionals. For the second straight year, we’re looking to name the Top 25 HR Professionals in Canada. But we need your help and, more importantly, your nominations.
Let’s play a numbers game. Here’s a figure you might not be aware of, courtesy of our friends at Statistics Canada: There are about 100,000 HR professionals in Canada.
And here’s another fun fact — this issue of Canadian HR Reporter is being read by about 35,000 professionals.
And yet only a fraction of the people reading this publication will submit nominations.
That’s a shame, because the work you do every day — while it may seem mundane and uninteresting to you — might actually be extraordinary.
The editors of Canadian HR Reporter, who are also the judges for these awards, want to hear your stories. We want you to shed your cloaks of modesty and pat yourself, or one of the colleagues you admire, on the back.
Just go to www.hrreporter.com/top25 to fill out the nomination form. Nominations are open now and the deadline to apply is Friday, Oct. 13.
Winners will be announced in the Nov. 27 issue, and are invited to be our guests at the 2017 National HR Awards gala cocktail reception being held Oct. 24 in downtown Toronto.
Good luck!
