Welcome to:
The Human Resource Association of Central Oregon
(SHRM Chapter 310)
HRACO is a member organization for Human Resource professionals and a local chapter affiliated with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).
Our mission is to provide opportunities for education, networking and community connection to Human Resource practitioners in Central Oregon.
We offer individuals in the Human Resources occupation opportunities for skills enhancement as well as tools to obtain certification as professionals in the field of HR. We meet the third Wednesday of each month and have speakers on various HR-related topics. See our Calendar of Events for more information.
Take a moment to browse through our website and outstanding offerings including our monthly meeting calendar, the educational opportunities, job postings and presentations. If you are not currently a member of SHRM, we encourage you to join now. SHRM membership will enhance your career and open a world where thousands of resources are at your fingertips such as sample forms, toolkits, webcasts, podcasts, supervisory newsletters, employment updates and so much more. Your membership in SHRM automatically provides you with member benefits in HRACO. Membership provides you with "member only" access to information on both the HRACO website and SHRM.
We invite you to attend our local monthly chapter meetings. HRACO is not only a professional organization, but also provides members and guests with a great place to meet new friends and learn new ideas for professional growth. We look forward to seeing you at the next meeting.
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If you need additional information about the chapter, please contact any of the board members listed under the About Us tab.
Upcoming Events
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Title |
Location |
6/13/2013
7:45 AM - 9:15 AM | HRACO Board Meeting | Karnopp Petersen, 1201 NW Wall St, 3rd Floor, Bend, OR | 6/19/2013
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM | Chapter Meeting | | 7/11/2013
7:45 AM - 9:15 AM | HRACO Board Meeting | Karnopp Petersen, 1201 NW Wall St, 3rd Floor, Bend, OR | 8/8/2013
7:45 AM - 9:15 AM | HRACO Board Meeting | Karnopp Petersen, 1201 NW Wall St, 3rd Floor, Bend, OR |
ANNOUNCEMENTS
May CHAPTER MEETING
**LOCATION CHANGE!** We will be meeting in the Deschutes B room in the Crossings Restaurant building, not the convention center.
"Advanced Strategic HR Thinking"
Strategic thinking can be defined as the way people think about planning, assessing, evaluating, and creating plans and objectives. It could also be said that Strategic Thinking is thinking about thinking. Many of us spend some part of our day in thought. But how much of it is truly beneficial? Does the thinking lead to positive action? And how does this apply to HR? Given how much of the time HR spends responding to employee and management concerns, is it even possible to think straetgically about HR? This session will cover:
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How to think differently and outside your usual patterns
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How to think about implications of actions and policies to see further into the future
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How to compensate for your biases
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How to use scenario thinking to help you communicate with executives
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How to align HR strategic thinking with organizational goals and decision making opportunities
Attendees will walk away a new sense of their own thinking capability, practical ways to apply it, and a chance to make enhanced HR contributions to their organization's plans, goals, and activities. Participants will be able to apply the newly learned methods toward interpreting information related to their organization's operations from both internal and external sources, for their due - diligence activities, as well as using them for managing future organizational change. Join Deborah for this intriguing and challenging session.
Speaker: Deborah Jeffries serves as the Vice President for HR Answers, Inc. She has 27 years experience in the human resource field, focusing on employment, employee relations, and training. Currently, Deborah directs the organization's Advantage Plan Program and spends time on business development and marketing. Additionally, she is the editor of HR Answers' newsletter, Advantage. Deborah's experience includes recruiting, training, education, customer service, and marketing in retail, restaurant, and manufacturing environments. She holds a BS in Psychology and a teaching certificate from Willamette University, and is a Certified Professional Consultant.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Riverhouse, Deschutes Room B
3075 US 97 Business, Bend
7:30 am - 9:00 am
Please RSVP by completing the RSVP Form
There are no chapter meetings in July and August.
Events & News
- Join us for a PHR practice exam on Saturday, June 1st at 9:00 am - 12:00 pm. We will meet in one of the conference rooms at Bend City Hall. Please RSVP to Sally Sorenson at sorensonsally@gmail.com or Krista Thompson at kthompson@bendbroadband.net no later than 5/31. Please arrive at 8:45 am. This is designed to be an interactive practice exam with opportunites to discuss questions and answers.
- Annual Oregon Employer Council State Conference May 6 & 7 at The Salishan at Gleneden Beach
Over 20 HRCI Credits pending!
See details and registrations here:
http://www.oregon.gov/EMPLOY/OEC/docs/Conference%20Reg%20Form%20business%202013.pdf
- The Oregon Employer - Provided Benefits survey is available!
See this link for the entire 24 page PDF report: http://www.olmis.org/pubs/benefits/benefits.pdfquations
Short article summary: http://www.qualityinfo.org/olmisj/ArticleReader?itemid=00008545
The HRACO Mentoring Program
Although human resource professionals have informally been mentors to others in the field for decades, formal SHRM mentoring programs across the country have had great success. We believe our members in Central Oregon can also benefit from such a program.
The Mentoring Program is still accepting applications for HR Professionals who would like to be mentored.
Find out more information by visiting the Programs page.
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