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How to Build Trust as an HR/TA Professional

Hosted by Preston Sharpston

Thu, Jul 2, 2026

4:00 PM UTC (45 minutes)

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The HR & TA Career Accelerator
Preston Sharpston
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What you'll learn

Why employees don't trust HR or come to you with problems

Learn why unpredictability quietly erodes HR's credibility and what it looks like to show up the same way every time.

How to become the kind of HR professional employees trust

Understand where trust breaks down with employees, and the specific behaviors that rebuild it in each area.

How to make your competence visible day to day

Build a presence that employees recognize as capable and approachable — not just when something goes wrong.

Why this topic matters

Most HR and TA professionals aren't losing trust because they're doing bad work. They're losing it in small, everyday moments — an inconsistent response, a presence that only shows up when something's wrong, work that goes unnoticed until it's too late. This session walks through the three areas where trust is most commonly lost and gives you practical actions to start rebuilding it.

You'll learn from

Preston Sharpston

The Career Coach for HR & TA

Four times over, I've been the Head of Talent, for startups, enterprises, and everything in between. I've built recruiting functions from scratch and led HR teams in conditions that would give most people a stress fracture. Before all that? I was a mid-level HR and TA professional wondering when doing great work was going to finally translate into something.

Through Guideline Talent, I work with HR and TA professionals who are done waiting to be noticed, and ready to actually do something about it. I hold the SPHR and SHRM-SCP credentials, teach through UT and Maven, and speak at conferences including SHRM, RecFest, and DisruptHR.

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