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Hints from HR - Tips For And From The Multifamily Industry

49 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings

Hints from HR, features HR professionals in the multifamily industry who share tips and tricks for both job seekers and employers in the apartment industry. Join our hosts, Nicolle Block with Brookfield Properties, Blaise Spitaleri with Gemstar Construction and the Texas Apartment Association Education Foundation's (TAAEF) Becca Ramati as they peel back the curtain on hiring, recruiting and finding a career in the apartment industry. This podcast is a project of the Texas Apartment Association Education Foundation (TAAEF). TAAEF raises awareness of careers in the multifamily. There's room to grow in the Texas apartment industry. www.roomtogrowtx.org

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Hints from HR - 2023 Recap and Forecast for 2024

November 16, 2023 06:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MB

Join the 'Hints from HR' Crew (Nicolle, Billy & Becca) and our 'How to Speak Maintenance' host, Jason Fein, for our finale episode of 2023! We're diving deep into the trends and challenges that shaped this year and getting a sneak peek into what's on the horizon for 2024. TAAEF's live series, 'Hints from HR,' is your go-to source for insights from HR Professionals and multifamily experts. Tune in to nurture your most precious assets – your people!

Hints from HR - Hiring and Retaining Talent with Assessments

November 09, 2023 15:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MB

Join us for a new episode of "Hints from HR" as we take a deep dive into the world of assessments as a crucial tool for talent acquisition and retention. In this episode, we're exploring strategies for maximizing assessment tools. Join the "Hints Crew" Nicolle Brennan Gaffney-Block, Billy Griffin and Becca Ramati as we welcome our special guest, Deldric Comeaux from Morgan to share his insights from their program with The Culture Index!

Hints from HR - Intentional Training

September 28, 2023 01:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MB

Join us as we discuss the importance of “intentional training” with the Hints from HR Crew (Nicolle Block, Brookfield Properties, Blaise Spitaleri, Gemstar and TAA’s Becca Ramati) with our guest Thomas Marmolejo, Camden Property Trust. We’ll be discussing the new Maintenance Apprenticeship Guide launched by TAAEF and Camden’s own experience with a very intentional maintenance training program.

Hints from HR - Onboarding Isn't Orientation

August 10, 2023 18:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MB

Join us for another episode of "Hints from HR" today as we discuss the importance of onboarding and why onboarding definitely isn't orientation. Our guest today is AG Living's Christi Wedel  and she joins the Hints from HR crew, Nicolle Brennan Gaffney-Block, Billy Griffin and Becca Ramati for another great conversation.

Hints from HR - Recruiting is the New Marketing

July 18, 2023 14:00 - 28 minutes - 19.3 MB

Join us for a new episode of “Hints from HR” as Kara Rice with Swift Bunny joins today's Hints crew, Nicolle Block and Becca Ramati to talk about how recruiting is the new marketing! How everyone should be responsible for recruiting new talent to the industry no matter if "recruit" is in their title or not!  The Texas Apartment Association Education Foundation (TAAEF) presents this series where HR professionals share tips and tricks for employers and job seekers! Stay tuned each month for a ...

Hints from HR - Cross-Training Your Teams

June 20, 2023 13:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MB

Check out our latest episode of Hints from HR with Nicolle Block and Becca Ramati where we discuss cross-training with Josh Haynes from Madera Residential. This was a great discussion touching on #professionaldevelopment, #companyculture #careerpathplanning and much more.

Hints from HR - Changing the Hiring Mindset

May 11, 2023 00:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MB

We’re excited to have Melissa Rhoades, Talent Acquisition Advisor with Greystar join the Hints from HR crew to talk about changing the mindset on recruiting and hiring. Join us as we chat about bringing new people into the rental housing industry without the old recruiting expectations!

Hints from HR - Back to Business

March 23, 2023 13:00 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MB

Hints from HR is back! We've added another co-host and are excited to welcome Billy Griffin to the Hints from HR crew along with Nicolle Block, Blaise Spitaleri, CAS and Becca Ramati. Please enjoy our first conversation of 2023 as we welcome Billy, talk about upcoming topics, resources available from TAAEF, trends we're seeing in multifamily right now and more!

Hints from HR - Telling isn't Training

January 03, 2023 14:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MB

Lissi Daniels with Madera Residential joins Nicolle, Blaise, and Becca as we talk about training, virtual fatigue and how "telling isn't training"! This episode was recorded in February 2022.

Hints from HR - Burnout!

January 03, 2023 13:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MB

Recorded on July 15, 2021, this episode of Hints from HR focuses on burnout!  Are you feeling burnt out? Are your employees? On this episode of "Hints from HR" we check in and see how everyone is doing as things "return to normal" and what we can do to help as employers and colleagues as we move through another new (and hopefully final) phase of this pandemic!  It was so great having the "Hints from HR" crew together in-person! 

Hints from HR - Stay Interviews

December 13, 2022 06:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MB

Keeping your employees engaged and happy is one of the most important roles of a leader. Yet, we often only ask for their feedback only as employees are leaving? This month we brought back HR professional, Rachel Kleban, to discuss the "stay interview." Rachel has 20+ years of HR experience in retail and technology and provides good insight for us all.

Hints from HR - Stay Interviews

December 13, 2022 06:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MB

Keeping your employees engaged and happy is one of the most important roles of a leader. Yet, we often only ask for their feedback only as employees are leaving? This month we brought back HR professional, Rachel Kleban, to discuss the "stay interview." Rachel has 20+ years of HR experience in retail and technology and provides good insight for us all.

Hints from HR - Ghosting

December 06, 2022 15:00 - 29 minutes - 20.5 MB

One of the number one issues for recruiters and HR professionals is candidate ghosting! We discuss this scary trend with Sam Keller, Vice President of Staffing with Quarterra Group to talk discuss conversations to be had, with candidates and internally, to try and stop it. 

Hints from HR - Finding Talent!

September 27, 2022 05:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MB

Everyone is looking for new talent but are you looking in the right places and thinking about recruiting in the right way? Join the Hints from HR crew and our guest Becca Brown with InterSolutions. As the workforce changes are we changing to keep up?

Hints from HR - Maintenance Appreciation

September 21, 2022 18:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MB

Join us for Hints from HR as we talk to Paul Rhodes with Brookfield Properties about appreciating our maintenance teams. Spoiler alert - another pizza party won't cut it. Great content from Paul who is always fun to talk with. You'll enjoy this important conversation. 

Hints from HR - Employee Engagement

August 16, 2022 05:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MB

We're back with another episode of Hints from HR with Nicolle Brennan Gaffney-Block and Becca Ramati as we welcome back Jen Piccotti with Swift Bunny! Today we're talking about employee engagement and how companies do a better job of keeping their people happy, growing and motivated!

Hints from HR - Employee Engagement

August 16, 2022 05:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MB

We're back with another episode of Hints from HR with Nicolle Brennan Gaffney-Block and Becca Ramati as we welcome back Jen Piccotti with Swift Bunny! Today we're talking about employee engagement and how companies do a better job of keeping their people happy, growing and motivated!

Hints from HR - DE &I

August 02, 2022 05:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MB

We're excited to have Dana Duckworth join us for Hints from HR today. Dana Duckworth is DEI & Social Impact Specialist with Zumper. Join us as we dive into this important conversation about diversity, equity and inclusion.

Hints from HR - Always Be Recruiting!

June 14, 2022 05:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MB

Everyone is looking for talent and recruiting is more important than ever. Is your elevator pitch ready to go? Can you and your team talk about your company in a meaningful way that represents your mission, culture, values, benefits etc.? We’ll be talking about how to craft your elevator speech in an authentic and thoughtful way that is right for you and your company.  Join Nicolle Block, Becca Ramati and our special guest, Sarah Turner with Olympus Property. 

Hints from HR - Performance Reviews

May 10, 2022 14:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MB

The Hints crew, Nicolle Block, Blaise Spitaleri and Becca Ramati are looking outside of multifamily to hear hints from HR from the retail and tech worlds. Rachel Kleban has 20+ years of experience in HR including time at Gap Inc., Airbnb and VSCO. As an HR Consultant now, Rachel is focused on performance reviews that are helpful, aren't biased and provide clarity and accountability for teams.

Hints from HR - Performance Reviews

May 10, 2022 14:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MB

The Hints crew, Nicolle Block, Blaise Spitaleri and Becca Ramati are looking outside of multifamily to hear hints from HR from the retail and tech worlds. Rachel Kleban has 20+ years of experience in HR including time at Gap Inc., Airbnb and VSCO. As an HR Consultant now, Rachel is focused on performance reviews that are helpful, aren't biased and provide clarity and accountability for teams.

Hints from HR - Mental Health is Health!

April 19, 2022 07:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MB

Join us as we chat with our guest Jen Piccotti with Swift Bunny. We're talking about why mental health is health! Jen worked on NAA's Mental and Emotional Health Survey released in December and she'll share the takeaways with us and what the multifamily industry needs to do to support it's current and future employees as we continue to live and work through difficult times.

Hints from HR- Anniversary Episode

April 12, 2022 05:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MB

Join the Hints from HR crew as we take a look back at our first year of the series. We'll talk about the trends we saw over the year, favorite episodes and what we look forward to talking about next! 

Hints from HR- Anniversary Episode

April 12, 2022 05:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MB

Join the Hints from HR crew as we take a look back at our first year of the series. We'll talk about the trends we saw over the year, favorite episodes and what we look forward to talking about next! 

Hints from HR - Being New to the Industry!

March 29, 2022 08:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MB

Hints from HR is BACK! Join us as Blaise Spitaleri, Gemstar Construction and Becca Ramati, TAA Education Foundation are joined by Jeff Duerstock with Spruce. There are so many great nuggets in this episode as we talk about being new to the industry, building your personal brand, opportunities on the supplier side of the business and what employers need to consider when bringing on someone new not only to the company but to multifamily! 

Hints from HR - Bringing you new episodes soon!

February 15, 2022 14:00 - 38 seconds - 479 KB

 Thank you for listening to our first season of Hints from HR. We're going to take a short break as we prep for season 2. While you wait, check out past episodes or check out our other series, "How to Speak Maintenance." You can find it wherever you listen to podcasts or at https://howtospeakmaintenance.buzzsprout.com/. We will be back soon!

Hints from HR - The Great Resignation & Multifamily

February 08, 2022 06:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MB

We're still talking about "the Great Resignation" in 2022 but is it all bad? Perhaps it should be seen as an opportunity to bring new people from different industries into multifamily. Hear from our HR expert Stephanie Grant, Director of People with Olympus Property. Stephanie can speak first hand about what you need to know when switching to a new industry.

Hints from HR - Beginning the conversation about DE&I

February 01, 2022 06:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MB

Join us for this important episode of Hints from HR as we start discussing DE&I (diversity, equity inclusion) with our guests Jason Cantu, Staci Hasman and hosts Blaise Spitaleri and Nicolle Block. 

Hints from HR - Health & Wellness Programs

January 25, 2022 06:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MB

Tune in to hear from Tovah Agler with Gables Residential talk about their health & wellness programs. After these almost 2 years, this topic is more important than ever and learn what job seekers and operators should consider in relation to health and wellbeing. 

Hints from HR - Health & Wellness Programs

January 25, 2022 06:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MB

Tune in to hear from Tovah Agler with Gables Residential talk about their health & wellness programs. After these almost 2 years, this topic is more important than ever and learn what job seekers and operators should consider in relation to health and wellbeing. 

Hints from HR - How to Speak Maintenance!

January 18, 2022 06:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MB

Join us for a special episode of “Hints from HR” and hear from Jason Fein, Camden’s National Maintenance Service Director about TAAEF’s new Facebook Live series, “How to Speak Maintenance”. To find episodes of "How to Speak Maintenance" you can search for it wherever you find your podcasts or visit https://howtospeakmaintenance.buzzsprout.com. This podcast is a project of the Texas Apartment Association Education Foundation (TAAEF). TAAEF raises awareness of careers in the multifamily. Th...

Hints from HR - Finding talent and building an employee referral program!

January 11, 2022 06:00 - 28 minutes - 19.3 MB

Today on "Hints from HR" we have special guest, Sunny Giarritta with The NRP Group LLC! We'll be talking about finding talent and how to build an employee referral program that works! This podcast is a project of the Texas Apartment Association Education Foundation (TAAEF). TAAEF raises awareness of careers in the multifamily. There's room to grow in the Texas apartment industry.  www.roomtogrowtx.org

Hints from HR - Holiday Break!

December 14, 2021 06:00 - 23 seconds - 302 KB

Thanks for taking the time to listen to Hints from HR! We're going to take a break for the rest of December and will be back in January. If you haven't already, check out our other podcast, "How to Speak Maintenance." Host Jason Fein, National Maintenance Services Director for Camden Property Trust, and Becca Ramati with TAAEF talk to a variety of guests about why everyone on property and in the industry should learn to 'speak maintenance' for better communication, increased productivity a...

Hints from HR - Assessments, Engagement, & Recognition

December 07, 2021 16:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MB

Our guest today is Kristi DeCarlo with Luma Residential. We're talking about assessments, engagement, recognition and of course retention, all key to keeping an engaged, loyal and happy workforce. Kristi shares some of Luma's key initiatives which have helped them to have low turnover and to being a great place to work. This podcast is a project of the Texas Apartment Association Education Foundation (TAAEF). TAAEF raises awareness of careers in the multifamily. There's room to grow in the ...

Hints from HR - Coaching and mentoring

November 30, 2021 06:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MB

On this episode of Hints from HR we talk about coaching and mentoring with industry Wonder Woman, Tami Martin with Berkshire Residential Investments. You'll also learn about the "poop and swoop" so don't miss it!  This podcast is a project of the Texas Apartment Association Education Foundation (TAAEF). TAAEF raises awareness of careers in the multifamily. There's room to grow in the Texas apartment industry.  www.roomtogrowtx.org

Hints from HR - Coaching and mentoring

November 30, 2021 06:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MB

On this episode of Hints from HR we talk about coaching and mentoring with industry Wonder Woman, Tami Martin with Berkshire Residential Investments. You'll also learn about the "poop and swoop" so don't miss it!  This podcast is a project of the Texas Apartment Association Education Foundation (TAAEF). TAAEF raises awareness of careers in the multifamily. There's room to grow in the Texas apartment industry.  www.roomtogrowtx.org

Hints from HR - Innovation in HR

November 16, 2021 06:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MB

Join the Hints from HR crew (Nicolle Block, Becca Ramati and Blaise Spitaleri) as we talk about HR innovations in multifamily with Mike Rust with Highland Commercial Properties. Mike talks about the new and unique things that they're doing to benefit both their employees and residents.  This podcast is a project of the Texas Apartment Association Education Foundation (TAAEF). TAAEF raises awareness of careers in the multifamily. There's room to grow in the Texas apartment industry.  www.roo...

Hints from HR - What's a Supplier Partner?

November 09, 2021 18:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MB

When looking for a career in the apartment industry, don't forget to look at our supplier partners. Our supplier partners provide products or services to apartment communities and have an incredibly diverse variety of jobs available. Hear from David Lindley with FSI Construction and Stephanie Naylor with Flooring Warehouse about the opportunity on the supplier partner side and their tips for finding the best employees! This podcast is a project of the Texas Apartment Association Education F...

Hints from HR - Onboarding!

November 02, 2021 05:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MB

You got the job, now what? This week the Hints from HR crew (Nicolle Block, Blaise Spitaleri and Becca Ramati) will be talking about onboarding and looking to our guest Delicia De La Rosa formerly with Lurin for her tips for new employees and employers. This podcast is a project of the Texas Apartment Association Education Foundation (TAAEF). TAAEF raises awareness of careers in the multifamily. There's room to grow in the Texas apartment industry.  www.roomtogrowtx.org

Hints from HR - Hiring for Attitude

October 26, 2021 10:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MB

You've probably heard the Simon Sinek quote, "You don't hire for skills, you hire for attitude. You can always teach skills.” We'll look at the apartment industry's take on this as we chat with our guest, Cody Osterman with InterSolutions, host Nicolle Block and Becca Ramati.  This podcast is a project of the Texas Apartment Association Education Foundation (TAAEF). TAAEF raises awareness of careers in the multifamily. There's room to grow in the Texas apartment industry.  www.roomtogrowtx....

Hints from HR - Catching up after the 2021 Winter Storm

October 19, 2021 16:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MB

This episode was recorded following the February 2021 winter storm. The storm (as well as Covid) showed once again that our industry can accomplish amazing things when we work together. Our success is when we have the right formula for finding team members that align with our culture. Join Nicolle Block, Blaise Spitaleri and Becca Ramati as we look back on the topics we’ve covered so far and what’s coming up next. This podcast is a project of the Texas Apartment Association Education Founda...

Hints from HR - Hiring (and being hired for) Maintenance

October 12, 2021 11:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MB

Join us as we talk about the ins and out of hiring for (and being hired for) maintenance positions. Jason Fein and Iris Sanchez from Camden give us the recruiting and maintenance perspectives. This podcast is a project of the Texas Apartment Association Education Foundation (TAAEF). TAAEF raises awareness of careers in the multifamily. There's room to grow in the Texas apartment industry.  www.roomtogrowtx.org

Hints from HR - Decoding Job Descriptions

October 05, 2021 11:00 - 28 minutes - 19.3 MB

Job Descriptions - are they helping or hindering? Who are they written for - the current employee? the new employee? Get out your secret decoder ring as our guest, Charlotte Flores with BH Management, helps us to ensure that job descriptions are an efficient tool for everyone! This podcast is a project of the Texas Apartment Association Education Foundation (TAAEF). TAAEF raises awareness of careers in the multifamily. There's room to grow in the Texas apartment industry.  www.roomtogrowtx....

Hints from HR - Career Paths in Multifamily

September 28, 2021 11:00 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MB

This week we are talking about career paths with our guest, Sarah Fox with BG Staffing. Career paths and advancement is an important part of our industry's story and also a key to retaining talent. To (sort of) quote Drake, this is an industry where you can "start at the bottom and make it here." We can't wait to dive into this topic with Sarah and all of you! This podcast is a project of the Texas Apartment Association Education Foundation (TAAEF). TAAEF raises awareness of careers in the ...

Hints from HR - Culture Matters

September 21, 2021 11:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MB

Shelley Maxey with Olympus Property, will be joined by our hosts Nicolle Block and Blaise Spitaleri to discuss company culture. What does a job seeker need to know about this during their job search and how finding the right fit has to be mutually beneficial! This podcast is a project of the Texas Apartment Association Education Foundation (TAAEF). TAAEF raises awareness of careers in the multifamily. There's room to grow in the Texas apartment industry.  www.roomtogrowtx.org

Hints from HR - Making your resume work for you!

August 25, 2021 21:00 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MB

Join us for this episode of “Hints from HR” focusing on resumes! How to write them, what to include and what not to include and how to make them stand out! We’ll also talk about how those reading resumes can find the gems they’re looking for. This podcast is a project of the Texas Apartment Association Education Foundation (TAAEF). TAAEF raises awareness of careers in the multifamily. There's room to grow in the Texas apartment industry.  www.roomtogrowtx.org

Hints from HR - Ace your virtual interview

August 25, 2021 21:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MB

Amanda Kison with Greystar joins us for this episode of “Hints from HR”. Today our host, Nicolle Block will lead us through a conversation about virtual interviewing and what both job seekers and employers need to do to make them more successful! This podcast is a project of the Texas Apartment Association Education Foundation (TAAEF). TAAEF raises awareness of careers in the multifamily. There's room to grow in the Texas apartment industry.  www.roomtogrowtx.org

Hints from HR - Ace your virtual interview

August 25, 2021 21:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MB

Amanda Kison with Greystar joins us for this episode of “Hints from HR”. Today our host, Nicolle Block will lead us through a conversation about virtual interviewing and what both job seekers and employers need to do to make them more successful! This podcast is a project of the Texas Apartment Association Education Foundation (TAAEF). TAAEF raises awareness of careers in the multifamily. There's room to grow in the Texas apartment industry.  www.roomtogrowtx.org

We have your Hints from HR!

August 20, 2021 19:00 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MB

We launched this series, Hints from HR, to share real tips from real HR professionals in the multifamily industry for both job seekers and employers. Along with our hosts Nicolle Block with Brookfield Properties, Blaise Spitaleri with Gemstar Construction, and Becca Ramati with TAAEF, we feature a different guest and topic in each episode.  This podcast is a project of the Texas Apartment Association Education Foundation (TAAEF). TAAEF raises awareness of careers in the multifamily. There's...