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Check out Kristen Wilhelm, SPHR, SHRM-SCP and Orchard HR quoted and in the news.

June 2022
Business New Hampshire Magazine: Managing Negative Online Reviews
When it comes to jobs and businesses, there are always going to be both negative and positive online reviews. It’s how you handle them that matters.

“It’s important for employers to respond to reviews, both negative and positive. “It shows candidates that you are open to feedback and interested in being transparent…,” Kristen Wilhelm, owner of Orchard HR, and Nashua-based human resources consultant.

Read More about how your business can handle both the negative and positive reviews that come in, including more of Kristen’s point of view on responding to the negative ones.

May 2022
Business New Hampshire Magazine: Creating a Magnetic Company Culture

With the nation’s “quit rate” at a 20-year high, workers are voluntarily abandoning their jobs for better opportunities in record numbers, leaving many business owners struggling. Now more than ever you need to create a magnetic company culture. Learn what changes Kristen and others recommend to make from recruiting to gauging employee perceptions.
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April 20, 2021
Greater Merrimack-Souhegan Valley Chamber (Video Presentation): Uplevel Employee Retention – Why Great Onboarding is So Crucial

Kristen Wilhelm presents her tips with Mike Egan, and Sandy Demarest.
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July 9, 2020
SHRM (SHRM.org): As Companies Emerge from COVID-19 Lockdowns, Managers Face an Aggressive Workplace Foe—Substance Addiction
As companies emerge from COVID-19 lockdowns, managers face an aggressive workplace foe—substance addiction

“Managers should discuss performance concerns and leave the door open for the employee to bring up any conditions or personal problems they are comfortable discussing,” said Kristen Wilhelm, owner at Orchard HR LLC, a human resources outsourcing firm in Nashua, NH.”
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