2026 Illinois SHRM State Conference
Thu, Apr 30
|EVEN Hotel Chicago-Tinley Park-Conv Ctr
Saddle up for the premier HR event in Illinois! The 2026 ILSHRM State Conference is circling back to the Tinley Park Convention Center with a bold new theme: HR’s Wild West: Wrangling Today’s Workforce.
Time & Location
Apr 30, 2026, 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM CDT
EVEN Hotel Chicago-Tinley Park-Conv Ctr , 18501 Convention Center Dr, Tinley Park, IL 60477, USA
About the event
Saddle up for the premier HR event in Illinois! The 2026 ILSHRM State Conference is circling back to the Tinley Park Convention Center with a bold new theme: HR’s Wild West: Wrangling Today’s Workforce. Join hundreds of HR professionals, business leaders, and workplace innovators from across the Midwest as we tackle the modern frontier of human resources through timely education, practical strategies, and meaningful connections.
MY SESSION
Culture Fit Is Lazy. Hire for Culture Add
As HR professionals, we’ve all heard it—“They’re just not a culture fit.” It sounds harmless, even intuitive. But let’s be honest: that phrase can reinforce bias, kill innovation, and keep out exceptional talent. In our session, we’ll challenge this outdated mindset and explore how shifting from “culture fit” to culture add can transform how we recruit, hire, and grow teams. Because great cultures aren’t built by hiring the same—they evolve by…