This is Find Your Dream Job. The podcast helps you get hired, have the career you want, and make a difference in life.

I'm your host, Mack Pritchard. I'm also the founder of Max List.

It's a job board in the Pacific Northwest that helps you find a fulfilling career. One of the

best ways to get good at job hunting is to talk to people who do it well. That's why once a month,

I interview a Max List reader who found a job they love.

Our guest today is Gregory Day.

He's the HR director at United Fire.

It's an independently owned Fire Safety Company in the Pacific Northwest.

Gregory Day believes in the power of connecting with others.

And a story you can find on the Maxlist website,

Gregory recommends making as many contacts as possible,

especially on LinkedIn when you look for work.

Why do you love your job, Gregory?

That's a great question there. Why do I love my job?

Well, I love every aspect of human resources. I came in late

to the career field, and I've always dealt with HR in a way that I sort of was apprehensive.

So I wanted to change that perception. Well, tell us about your work at United Fire and what you do there.

Yeah, well, I'm an HR department of one and basically responsible for everything from

onboarding to offboarding and everything that's in between managing personnel records,

lots of administrative work, and, yeah, employ relations.

It's really the hardest part of the job. But I'm an HR generalist. I make sure we're

compliant with Oregon and federal laws, leave of absence. You know, it's definitely a generalist position.

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