Welcome to the Personnel Testing Council of Northern California- 
an organization of personnel assessment and selection professionals in the public and private sectors in Northern California.

August Training Forum - Thursday, August 19^th

Interactive Presentation & Group Discussion:
Recent Changes in Personnel Selection - Implications and Solutions

We're going to try something a little different for our August Training Forum.  Rather than having a presenter with a PowerPoint (not that there is necessarily anything wrong with that), we're going to have a group discussion/brainstorm about some of the changes going on in personnel assessment such as automation, self-certification, and large candidate pools.  As facilitator, Bryan Baldwin of the California Department of Justice will have a list of what he thinks are the major changes as well as the implications for HR and hiring managers, but this session will be a true group effort.  The goal is for everyone to come away with some fresh ideas on how we can successfully meet current and future challenges.  More info.

Introducing PTC/NC’s 2010/2011 Officers and Board Members

President:  Bill Groome

President-Elect:  Chris Gist

Vice-President, Sacramento Area:  Michelle Garbato

Secretary:  Carol Gagnon

Treasurer:  Clinton Kelly

Communications Officer:  Geoff Burcaw

Board of Directors:  Heather Patchell, Ryan Platt, Kelli Johnson (Past-President)

Congratulations to our newly elected Officers and Board Members, and thank you to everyone who participated in the election process!

Bill Groome

PTC/NC is on LinkedIn

PTC/NC has started its own LinkedIn page!  For those of you who may not be familiar with LinkedIn, it is a business-oriented social networking site that allows professionals to maintain "links" to other professionals in the field.  By creating our own page, PTC/NC is joining groups like PTC/SC, SIOP, IPAC, SHRM and many other professional organizations in creating an on-line meeting place for discussion and organization announcements.

We are hoping that our members will take the opportunity to post questions, ideas, or interesting announcements in the field of personnel selection and testing.  Becoming a member of our group on LinkedIn will allow you to follow discussions, post comments, and follow activities of other members. If you haven't yet become a member of LinkedIn, now is the time to do so.  Once you do that (and for those of you who are already members), join our group and get connected. (See the link on the left.)

Membership Survey

Just a reminder that our survey is still up and running and we would really love to have your input.  The results of this survey will directly influence some of what PTC/NC offers to you as our members, so it's crucial we receive your opinions.  And it's only 9 questions!   Membership Survey