HR Made Simple: Smart Starts for California Workplaces

with Carlyn Wice
Wednesday, July 16, 2025 2pm-3pm PST

GUEST PASS PURCHASE REQUIRED/WOMEN ONLY: https://www.harvestgoalcollective.com/offers/M5fccTeF/checkout

### About this Workshop

Legal Considerations in Recruitment and Onboarding Hiring your first—or next—employee in California? Don’t risk your mission, morale, or money by skipping the legal details.
Join HR Consultant Carlyn Wice for a practical, engaging session that breaks down what California small businesses and nonprofits must know about recruitment and onboarding.
This 20-minute webinar walks you through the key compliance areas that protect your organization and set new hires up for success—from writing job descriptions and avoiding illegal interview questions to issuing compliant offer letters and completing mandatory onboarding forms.
You’ll learn how to:
• Draft job postings that are inclusive, compliant, and clear
• Ask legally sound interview questions (and avoid the risky ones!)
• Make conditional offers and run background checks the right way
• Navigate required notices, forms, and policies during onboarding
• Use simple tools to streamline your hiring process
Whether you're hiring your first team member or refreshing your practices, this session will give you peace of mind—and a clear roadmap.
Perfect for: California-based business and nonprofit leaders managing 1–50 employees.

Presented by: Carlyn Wice, HR Consultant & Founder of Carlyn Carter Consulting
www.carlyncarterconsulting.com

### Who is Carlyn Carter Wice?

“As-needed” HR services for your small business or non-profit. Remote-based. All industries welcome.
In the early 2000s, I taught psychology courses at community colleges and to youth at ("nerd") summer camp. After that, I worked for nine years with families and individuals as a social worker. I love both teaching and advocating for others.
In an unexpected turn of events, I became an empathetic ear, not only for the students and clients I served but for colleagues and coworkers as well. I began to see the shortcomings of academic and governmental employment and brushed up on employment law in my spare time. My passion shifted to helping burned-out employees AND the organizations that need them at their best.
During the pandemic In 2020, I pivoted my career to Human Resources from social work. Since then, I have helped nonprofits and small businesses become compliant with HR laws and regulations and build their workplace cultures. CCC started in 2023 and I could not have done It without help from professors, mentors, neighbors, friends, family, and previous employers. I hold a BA and MA in Psychology from USC and an MSHR from Pepperdine and cannot WAIT to hear YOUR story.

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