Top Notch HR Professional In Portland

Lance, better known as the HR guy in our circles, is looking for a new job in Portland.  He and the missus moved out to Oregon, and he's looking for a position that's closer than the remote work he's doing now.

As far as career transitions go, this is about as good as it can go. I love the company I am leaving, the company loves me back and doesn't want me to go but outside circumstances are forcing us apart like a corporate version of Romeo and Juliet (minus the double suicide).  Those circumstances are a fabulous job my wife got...250 miles away. The last six months involved me telecommuting but HR is one of those things where something gets lost in the distance. Ultimately, they need an HR guy (or gal) on-premise and I really want to work with someone besides my cat. So while I help in transition, I also have the pleasure of seeking a new position.

The best part about this is applying some of the things I didn't know when I first started job seeking a long while ago. For one, I have started by reaching out to my network instead of just mindlessly sending out a resume to every HR job in sight. I've already received a few leads along those lines. The next thing I am doing in conjunction with reaching out is...well, this. I am blogging about it. I know I have readers in Portland, OR and others who may be familiar with the area as well and I would love your tips and leads on anything HR/recruiting in Portland! Networking events and similar types of functions are also appreciated.

Lance is an excellent blogger (he just won the Best HR Blog at Recruiting Blogs), and if you're in that area, or know people that are, reach out to him and give him a hand.  You'll look good doing so.  His contact e-mail is at the link.