Southern Nevada SHRM Receives Prestigious SHRM Award for Advancing the HR Profession

Las Vegas, NV May 21, 2018 — The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) recently awarded Southern Nevada SHRM its prestigious EXCEL Platinum Award for the SNVSHRM’s accomplishments in 2017.

The award aligns individual chapters’ and state councils’ activities with SHRM’s aspirations for the HR profession. The award recognizes accomplishments and strategic activities and initiatives that enhance the human resource profession.

“SHRM exists because of our great chapters and state councils like SNVSHRM which work tirelessly to help advance the important mission of the HR profession through initiatives that support our future, build inclusive organizations and focus on workplace readiness,” said Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., SHRM-SCP, president and chief executive officer of SHRM. “Recognizing you as a recipient of this prestigious award is just one way to show that SHRM supports you and that we are by your side step by step as we move Together Forward.”

The EXCEL Award can be earned at four levels: bronze, silver, gold and platinum. Each level has a prescribed set of requirements and accomplishments that must be met. SNVSHRM will receive recognition in SHRM publications and at conferences, a logo to display on its website, and information to share with its members about the significance of this award.

This is Southern Nevada SHRM’s 3^rd year in a row receiving Platinum! SNVSHRM was excited to tackle four different initiatives in order to qualify for SHRM’s highest award: Membership Drive, Workforce Readiness, Get Noticed Get Certified and a Job Fair for Aging Workers.