PERSONNEL

PER 12
Personality Development
Your personality has been developing for a long time. This class will help you shape it to fit the requirements of a professional photographer. You will receive guidance on goal setting, and we will direct your attention to self-development programs that have helped others succeed.

PER 21
Employee Relations, Compensation, and Motivation
What's the best way to select and hire employees and encourage good relationships between everyone on a staff? How can you organize work time and delegate responsibilities to maximize efficiency? What are the guidelines for wages and benefits, bonuses, and commissions? This class will give you the answers to a smoothly operating photography business.

PER 25
Career Development I
This class will introduce Hallmark's Career Business Plan as your blueprint for success. Discussions about your personal goals and the career options that are available to you will be initiated.

PER 33
Training, Education, and Advancement
Giving employees the opportunity for self-improvement fosters loyalty. This class will show you how to establish training schedules, where to find outside self-development resources, and how to create advancement schedules that are linked to pay increases.

PER 35
Career Development II
You will continue working on your Career Business Plan in this class, further exploring your personal and professional goals to establish a specific career direction. In-depth discussions will take place regarding the contents and feasibility of your plan, supported by a personal career conference with staff members. Post-conference, you will have the opportunity to meet and interview with potential employers.

PER 41
Part-time Employees, Outside Services
Who are the other people that are directly involved in the photographic industry? What's the best way to find, hire, and work with part-time or freelance employees? How can you locate and evaluate the best stylists, makeup artists secretarial and accounting services? This class will show you how.

PER 43
Self Improvement
It's important to stay current if you want to achieve long term success. This class will give you a number of ways to keep abreast of industry changes. We will discuss convention attendance, association memberships, participation in seminars and workshops, continuing education, entering photographic competitions, and maintaining an up-to-date library as good ways to remain at the top of your field.