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In this Issue
Everyone has a role in attracting great talent to the Met Council, and in this challenging labor market it's especially important to leverage all our resources, networks, and connections to reach the broadest audience possible with our open positions.
We can all help expand the reach of our job postings, and social media is a powerful way to reach each of our unique, diverse networks. With your help, we can attract a talented applicant pool as diverse as our networks and the communities we serve.
Talent Management has created a new tool to make it easy for staff to share job postings. Check out the Hiring Manager Social Media Guide (PDF) for tips and sample messages for sharing job postings on social media.
Social connection can help us heal our sorrows, feel seen and heard, offer us comfort when we are sad, move forward after a setback, improve our health, sleep better, create access to resources and information, and more. Social connectedness includes more than just our closest relationships; we also all have a need, at any age and at any stage in life, to connect to something bigger than ourselves.
Here are some reflection questions to help you think about ways to grow your community connections:
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What do you like about your community (cultural, faith, work, or neighborhood)? How do others contribute to that factor? Can you help support that good thing that you love? Can you connect with others who like that same thing (e.g., hiking clubs)?
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How can you make others feel welcome in your community?
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Where do you feel a sense of community now, or where have you felt it in the past?
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What do you care about in your community?
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What are the big and little ways you can participate in your community?
- What are your personal strengths and how can you use them to support what you care about most?
To read the full message and get more resources for this week's topic, check out the #StayConnectedMN campaign toolkit (PDF).
We know that connection is not the only factor impacting mental health. Please know that free counseling services are available through our employee assistance program, Sand Creek. For more information, call 1-888-243-5744 or visit SandCreekEAP.com (use company code "metcouncil" to access online resources).
Whether you write to inform, request, or influence, you can improve your writing by taking the Writing for Results class. By completing this class, you will be able to:
- Get quicker responses to your requests.
- Structure communications to meet readers’ expectations.
- Organize information more clearly.
- Construct readable, concise sentences for best impact.
- Use proofreading techniques appropriate for varied communications.
This virtual, instructor-led class will be held Feb. 15 from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. This class is open to everyone. Competencies covered in this class include customer focus, communicates effectively, interpersonal savvy and situational adaptability.
To enroll:
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Go to Learn.
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If you have a Council-issued email address, go to the Talent Hub page on MetNet and click on Learn. Then click "Employee with an email address."
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If you do not, go to https://metc.sumtotal.host, click the "Employee without an email address" button, and sign in with your Learn username and password.
- Click the library book icon on the left side of the page, locate “A-Learning Institute,” and click the arrow pointing to the right to expand the menu options.
- Click “LOD Classes Open for Registration.”
- Locate the class and register.
Email Learn@metc.state.mn.us if you need assistance with registration.
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Human Resources and Bus Transportation are hosting two hiring events at the Metro Transit Instruction Center for full-time bus operators:
Saturday, Feb. 12, 9:00 a.m. to noon
Wednesday, Feb. 16, 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Candidates can apply prior to the event and interview at the event, or they can come to the event and apply and interview the same day. Assistance will be available onsite for anyone who needs help completing and application online.
Tell your neighbors and friends about this opportunity. There is a $1,000 hiring bonus for new operators and a $600 employee referral bonus. Visit MetroTransit.org/Drive for more information.
Join us as we explore tastes, flavors, and cultural traditions from around the world through cooking demonstrations featuring local chefs.
To learn more about the many backgrounds that make up our region and beyond, Fit For Life is hosting various chefs throughout the year for our Cooking Up Culture virtual series. Participants will learn more about global cuisine and the intersections with history, social justice, and traditional ways of sourcing ingredients and cooking.
The first Cooking Up Culture session will feature Chef Lachelle Cunningham of Chelle's Kitchen, Healthy Roots Institute, and The Good Acre. Chef Lachelle is the dynamo at the center of the Twin Cities’ African-American food scene and is known for cooking globally inspired comfort food that thwarts unhealthy stereotypes and fuses in global flavor.
Join us on Friday, Feb. 25, from noon to 1:00 p.m.
Chef Lachelle will be back with us again in April if you’re unable to attend this session. Future sessions will feature chefs Amalia Moreno-Damgaard, Yia Vang, and more!
As part of our self-care and resiliency programming, Fit For Life is happy to bring back Parent Education Training, an eight-week series with certified parenting coach Samantha Moe.
In this interactive training, you will learn step-by-step guidance to handle strong-willed, spirited, even explosive behaviors. Get real-time support from a certified parenting coach, Samantha Moe. This program is for employees with children between the ages of 3 to 13 years old.
Wednesdays, March 23 through May 11
Noon to 1:00 p.m.
There are 15 employee spots available, and employee spouses can participate with their own email/screen or share with registered employee.
Sign up by emailing Joy.Ahern@metc.state.mn.us. This program is voluntary and on your own time.
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