Friendly reminder: If you haven't sent your Medicare Part D creditable coverage notices yet, you're technically late but send them today anyway. There's no specific penalty for missing the October 15 deadline and your Medicare-eligible employees still have until December 7 to make Part D decisions, so the notice is still useful to them.

CMS model letters take about 10 minutes: https://www.cms.gov/medicare/employers-plan-sponsors/creditable-coverage/model-notice-letters

Just document when you sent them and put a September reminder on your calendar for next year.

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I’ve been looking for a permanent HR job for over a year now, and honestly, I’m starting to feel like I’m losing my mind.
I have about four years of HR experience between working for state government and my current contract position with Amazon’s HR department. I’ve done onboarding, recruitment, training and development, employee relations, benefits, and general HR duties. I also have more specialized experience with ADA accommodations, FMLA, leave administration, and return-to-work.
I have a bachelor’s in Sociology and recently finished my master’s in Human Resource Management. I also have a SHRM People Analytics specialty credential, and I’m planning to take my SHRM-CP exam in January.
I’ve been on so many interviews at this point. I’ve made it to the final round multiple times, and somehow I still can’t land anything permanent. It’s honestly exhausting because I feel like I’ve done everything I was supposed to do, but nothing seems to be working.
I live in the South, so I understand salaries aren’t going to be as high as they are in other states. I’d prefer something remote, but I’m definitely willing to relocate for the right opportunity.
I guess what I’m trying to figure out is what exactly am I missing? Is four years of experience not enough? Is having a master’s with only four years of experience working against me? Is not having my SHRM-CP yet hurting my chances? Or is the job market really just this bad?
I’m not expecting to walk into some six-figure HR director position. I just want a decent-paying, stable HR job where I can actually grow.
I’m genuinely curious if anyone else is having this much trouble, especially people who already have HR experience. If you’re a recruiter or hiring manager, I’d love to know what you think about my background and what I could do differently.
At this point, I’m open to any advice because I really don’t know what else to do.

I received a job offer for a new role/company. Those benefits start the first day of the first full month following employment which would be December 1 (first day is 11/10). I’m planning to put in my notice at my new job with my last day being 10/30.

If I extend my last day to 11/2, would that give me benefits coverage through the remainder of the month of November with my current job? Located in NJ if that makes a difference.