Building Blocks | Edition 13 💌
Stories, reflections and tools from People leaders & change-makers to help navigate the new world of work.
In this issue…
Building Together – Our events roundup 🗣️
PB Retro – Learnings from last month’s events ⬅️
Builder Kit - Salary Insights tool 🧰
Resource Hub – Curated articles selected by our ambassadors 💻
Hello, People Builders! 👋
Welcome to this month's edition of our Building Blocks Newsletter! The theme for April is all about YOUR empowerment as a People Builder and we're thrilled to share a range of content designed to support you on your personal journey.
Our mission in People Builders isn’t just to co-build the future of work together, it also is all about empowering each of you to take charge of your growth and development. We’ll be recapping some of our recent event learnings and takeaways to inspire, motivate, and support you to excel in your roles. And if you have any other ideas or challenges you’d like to dive into, we also invite you to join us for our upcoming events and community chats to discuss all things future of work.
Together, we can empower each other to reach new heights and create a positive impact within our community and beyond. So, lets get started!
Building Together – Our Events Roundup 🗣️
First up is our exciting roster of events. We can’t wait to see you there and co-create solutions to our challenges!
Community Catch Up 30th April: 17:30-18:30 CET
This is your relaxed, no-pressure opportunity to connect with fellow community members, share updates, and tackle challenges together. ⭐
What to Expect:
Casual catch-up: Share your latest adventures in a supportive space.
Problem-solving: Bring any challenges you're facing — let's brainstorm solutions as a group.
Networking: Make authentic connections with like-minded peers.
Join when you can, share as you feel. Diverse perspectives make for richer discussions and better solutions. Whether you've got a specific challenge in mind or just want to listen in, you're welcome!
Let's make each catch-up a source of inspiration and connection. See you there! 💚
Remote People Experiences Designed to Engage, Develop and Delight: 16th May: 16:30-17:30 CET
In this interactive workshop, we delve into The Post-HR Generation, exploring how organizations can design intentional people experience journeys, particularly focusing on engaging hybrid and remote employees. Join us for a dynamic discussion with the incredible Sapien X founder Luke O’Mahoney, where we reimagine employee engagement and advocacy through deliberate design and innovation.
We're also hosting our event on the smoooothest platform of all, Butter 🧈 with the support of the incredible Cheska (trust me, you don't want to miss out on this!!!)
Retro - Learnings from last month’s events ⬅️
Crafting inclusive job descriptions: Best practices to attract diverse global talent
If you missed our event a couple of weeks ago, don’t worry! We have you covered here with our key takeaways and wonderful blog post recapping the discussion below.
For People and HR teams, writing a job description might seem like a chore—just one more task on an overflowing to-do list. This might be why job postings are often full of uninspired language and corporate clichés.
However, this seemingly banal document is actually the first touchpoint in the candidate experience—which means it’s important to write it in a way that speaks to and attracts the right people to your organization. If you’re a remote or distributed company that hires across geographies, it’s especially crucial to craft job descriptions that will appeal to diverse candidates from around the world.
Watch the discussion with the most wonderful Hibaaq below!
Building Your Personal Brand in a Remote World
We also had another exciting event recently I’d love to shout about. On April 16th, members of our People Builders community came together to discuss the challenges of cultivating our personal brand as people people. Kim Rohrer , Co-Founder of PeakHR and and Eleonora Guagnino , Senior Director of Onboarding Success and Community, walked us through a thought-provoking workshop, equipping us with strategies on how to better communicate our impact both within and outside of our work places.
This was such a great professional development opportunity for our community, and to ensure the rest of our People Builders could also utilize the tips from the workshop, one of our People Builders Ambassadors, Gill, has captured the key takeaways on this interactive worksheet below.
Builder Kit - Salary Insights tool 🧰
We’ve got a very exciting announcement to make from the Oyster side of things - we have just launched a new addition to your Remote Employment Tech Stack!
Are you seeking a salary benchmarking tool to build fair and sustainable compensation packages for your global workforce? Check out our new tool which has:
Global Coverage: Access salary ranges across 130+ countries
Comprehensive Insights: Salary ranges are available for 120+ job titles and 9 different seniority levels
Access to Oyster Pay Bands: Pay bands used by Oyster, designed to promote fair compensation across the globe
Resource Hub – Curated resources selected by our Ambassadors 💻
Our People Builder Ambassadors have outdone themselves again! This month we’re sticking with the theme on personal brand and how YOU can be empowered to understand yourself better, learn and grow!
Thank you for making it this far in the newsletter and I truly hope to see you at our next virtual events! Don’t forget we also have our LinkedIn social People Builders group to chat in the meantime. The group is an opportunity beyond our events to share your latest adventures and challenges in a supportive space, brainstorm solutions as a group, and of course make authentic connections with like-minded peers. 👯
Here's to building the future together,
Carmen Amador Barreiro, Community Lead
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