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Special Interest Groups ("SIG's") are a benefit for PHRMA members; no solicitations please. They serve two purposes:
- Professional growth - discussing issues of interest, trends, successes
- Networking - Opportunity to meet with others in HR specialty and build connections
Ideas for additional SIGs are welcome.
Registration for a SIG meeting is required. For information about dates and times for SIG meetings and to register, please visit the Calendar of Events.
For information about individual SIGs, select from the options below:
Global HR SIG
Next Global SIG meeting June 22nd 8-9:30 AM topic: Immigration, details to be announced. Registration is required on Calendar of Events.
If you are an HR professional currently in transition, or "thinking about" making a job change, or targeting HR as a new career field, this highly participative, productive monthly meeting is the place to be. Looking for a new position can be daunting, exciting, scary, and nerve-wracking -- in many ways, like riding a roller coaster. The Active Search group provides colleague-to-colleague network support, job search tips and techniques, sharing of job leads, and a framework for a productive job search. Just bring yourself and a copy of your resume.
Meetings will be held monthly from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the Double Tree Hotel - Lloyd Center, just prior to the Monthly lunch meeting. Please register to attend under the calendar of events.
The Benefits and Compensation SIG offers an informal opportunity to discuss the constantly changing world of employee benefits and compensation. Skyrocketing insurance costs, and the increasing availability of comp and benefits info on the web have made employees much savvier about their total compensation packages than they've ever been. In addition, the influx of high tech into the Portland/Vancouver area in the past 5 years has upped the ante for all employers in the Pacific Northwest. Please join us to discuss these and other wide-ranging issues challenging benefits and compensation professionals today.
Meeting dates for 2010 are March 4, June 3, September 23 and November 4 from 7:30-9:00am. Location varies. Topics TBD. Please register to attend on the calendar of events.
Diversity
Our Diversity SIG is an important resource for PHRMA members interested in cultivating their diverse work force, customer and supplier base. Our emphasis is on welcoming and working with individuals of difference, races, cultures, genders, ages, physical and mental capabilities, religious beliefs, sexual orientations and educational backgrounds. Topics relate to managing multigenerational and intercultural workforces, implementing strategic diversity initiatives and addressing diversity related topics as requested by the PHRMA community. The Diversity SIG is expanding to include workshops to further explore the more complex issues relating to diversity. The SIG also identifies community resources and notifies members of upcoming diversity related events.
Next meeting August 11, 2010: “Transgender employees in the Workplace: Understanding the Challenges”. Please register to attend on the calendar of events.
Employee Relations is an area that most HR professionals deal with day to day whether it is the primary role of their position or not. The Employee Relations SIG (Special Interest Group) offers an opportunity for discussion and to enjoy speakers on different employee relations / employment law topics. Please join us to get up to date topics in this core HR knowledge area and the opportunity to gain a shared understanding of the new and always changing employment law or ER practices, or just to have the opportunity to get involved with the SIG within the ER area of interest. Any and all HR professionals who are involved in or interested in employee relations are welcome to join us!
Meetings dates for 2010 are TBD. Please register to attend on the calendar of events.
We welcome new and existing members to discuss a variety of topics related to proactive sourcing, recruiting, screening and attracting candidates. Some of the topics include: implementing a recruiting strategy within your organization, attracting and retaining the different generations, best practices in corporate recruiting across industries, utilizing assessments in the hiring process, critical interview questions, references-what you can and can’t ask, labor updates and economic trends, recruiting software and technology for tracking active and passive candidates. Corporate Recruiters, third party recruiters and other HR Leaders wishing to learn more about this critical function within an organization will benefit. Those interested in learning more about recruiting as a specialty will find opportunities for learning and professional development. Networking is encouraged.
Meeting dates for 2010:
Feb. 18- Strategic Recruiting,
April 15- Social Networking,
June 17- Succession Planning,
August 19 -Diversity Recruiting,
October 21- Workforce Planning.
Time: 7:30-9:00 a.m.
Location: Central Portland Workforce Training Center, 1626 SE Water Avenue, Room 301
Portland OR 97214, Parking fee $3.00, waived for attendees.
Please register to attend on the Calendar of Events.
The Training & Development SIG offers HR professionals the opportunity to participate in a peer group focused on organizations' needs to acquire, build, and transfer important competencies. Please join us at our quarterly meetings as we learn new tools and methods for training as well as ways to evaluate outcomes of your training efforts. Everyone is welcome: Training/Development Specialists, HR Generalists, OD/Training Managers, and anyone else wishing to learn more about this dynamic area in Human Resources. Our objectives for this year include: Explore evidence-based, data-driven T+D; training as part of a larger strategic talent management system; Understanding the importance of training from the risk-management perspective; Meeting with other professionals grappling with similar issues.
Meeting dates for 2010 will be announced soon. Meets quarterly 7:30-9a.m.
Location: Offices of Dunn & Carney, 851
Please register to attend on the calendar of events.
Workforce Readiness
Contact: Lisa Neef, Director of Workforce Readiness, 503-227-2211, lisa@arrivestaffing.com
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