Customer Services Representative

I continue to keep my I-Match account open and current so I will have some idea of what positions are being offered in our community.  As you may recall, I-Match will send you job leads directly to your email account if you have it programed to do such.

This is the second time in a month this particular job has been sent to me.

*****
Work From Home Reservation Sales Representative (Portland-Metro) (ID: 849002)
Experience: At least 6 months
Location: Portland-Metro
Wage Offered: $11.10 per Hour, Plus Bonus
Hours per week: 40

More information and the job description are available inside iMatchSkills.  Additional screening criteria may be required to obtain the contact information for this job.  You can respond to this job notification in one of the three following ways:

If you have an iMatchSkills username and password:
- Go to www.iMatchSkills.org and from the left side of the screen, click on "Job Seekers Start Here".
- On the screen titled "WorkSource Oregon Registration", enter your iMatchskills username and password and click the "Logon" button.
*****

Feel free to contact Pam Oliver, a DVOP in Oregon City or any other Vet Rep you would like to work with.  FYI:  Pam is the only female DVOP in our area and I count her among my friends.  If you need numbers/addresses for employment specialist working with veterans, please let me know.  They are by and large a great bunch of people.

Employment Rights for America's Returning Veterans

Here is a link which helps to explain your rights for employment within a Federal agency.

I was interested to see: if you have 30% or more service connection, there is a possibility of you being directly hired rather than the long process.

Good luck!

Portlandia, Season III

The site says:

"Portlandia is the Independent Film Channel’s comedy series that lovingly illustrates the people and values of Portland, Oregon.  We’ve got Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein as our leads and we’ve had lots of great guest stars like Kyle MacLachlan, Jeff Goldblum, Jason Sudeikis, Gus Van Sant, and even some musicians."

Extras earn about $70 per day just to be themselves in the right place at the right time.  Here is the link if you are interested in applying.  If you are a professional actor, the page also has application procedures for you.

Add 1 Job updated

A wide variety of jobs have been added to the KATU site.  You can see the posting here. 

Wide variety of employers, wide variety of kinds of jobs.

Mac's List

Mac Prichard has revamped his site and I want you to get the benefit of all of his information.  Access to the list is here.

Part of the "new" content will include:
1. a blog: job hunting tips and news about networking events, employment trends, and educational opportunities
2. tabs: sort jobs by industry and posting date making it easier to use online tools for posting jobs and other listings
3. lists: employers who advertise with us
4. integration: of our Mac's List Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube pages as well as our new Mac's List LinkedIn group

HUD - VASH vouchers

Ironically, we were talking about this in our morning group.  Here is a link with additional information.

Your stay at the Martha Washington is considered transitional housing and HUD - VASH is considered permanent housing.

I am working on building a solid relationship with the Clackamas County housing teams.  I will let you know the process once we have it nailed down.

Umpqua Bank

This week, Umpqua Bank announced they will be making a concerted effort to hire more veterans within their banking system.  My friend Michael sent me this information and I want to share it with you.

Calling All Vets
Monday, June 18, 2012
Umpqua Bank is launching a veteran’s hiring program, “Calling All Vets”, and is currently working with several organizations to give more veterans a chance to work for the World’s Greatest Bank.

Why is this program important? According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 2.3 million veterans have served overseas since September 11, 2001 and there are over 700,000 veterans between the ages of 18-24 looking for work. Add that to the remaining 300,000 veterans who are 24 and older and/or served in other conflicts, we are seeing about 1 million veterans currently unemployed.

I went to their career site and found 56 openings in Oregon.  You can review those openings here.

Best Wishes!
Cindy B.

Jobs in the Media

These are jobs within the media industry and I would like you to bear in mind: every business needs support staff.  If your experience is not directly with media, it might still apply.

Six positions with KOIN.

KGW has no positions currently posted.

Fisher Broadcasting / KATU has four positions posted here.

Interviewing skills

How many of you know how to interview an employer?  What questions do you really want to know?  How can you ask the sensitive questions about wages and benefits?

Women Veterans Job Club on Thursday June 21st will help you answer these questions plus many more.  Nathan, a manager at Red Lion on the River will be available tomorrow to help you learn more about interviews.  Please come prepared with a few questions.  If you need help writing questions, please review the books on my bookcase.

Let's get a good turnout tomorrow!

Mac's List 06.19.2012

Mac has again posted some interesting positions.

• Administrative Support Specialist
• Skill Builder
• Communications / Outreach Specialist
• Database Specialist

Mac has over 60 positions posted this week.  You can review the openings here.

Good Luck!

Non-Traditional jobs

One of the hints provided to us at the Women Veterans Conference last weekend was provided by the Department of Labor.  Manuelita Ybarra was very clear: employers love to see women employed in the trades.

To that end, I have looked up for you the Helmets to Hardhats site for Oregon.  Helmets to Hardhats is the quickest way for veterans to transition to a career in the construction industry.

Feel free to explore the site and review the employment opportunities here.

KATU new posts

KATU Add 1 Job link has updated today and there are several interesting jobs posted.  They range from food services to tow truck operator (I know, not the job for any of you), front office to veterinary assistant.  Give it a look/see at: KATU Add 1 Job .

More employment related contacts

I am very active in the LinkedIn community and accept assistance from anyone who offers it.  The very long list below was offered by my electronic buddy Laurie Cox.  Her web site is here.


Know of a veteran looking for a job?  This list of websites may help them target their job search. 

1. AARP Jobs:  jobs.AARP.org   offers information and advise on job search and lists available jobs for individuals who are over 50 years of age.
2. America’s Career InfoNet.org:  acinet.org
3. American Job Fairs:  jobexpo.com
4. Ask the Headhunter:   asktheheadhunter.com offers weekly quality counsel on the various aspects of career management and job search. 
5. Association Job Boards:  AssociationJobBoards.com  is for those interested in opportunities with the Association world.               
6. Audioacrobat.com:  audioacrobat.com/sa/.WjstDt2x is a free site offering weekly webinars  and teleconferences for job seekers below the six figure mark. 
7. Avuecentral.com:  avuecentral.com  is a commercial site that lists many government positions. 
8. Business and Professional Women’s Foundation:  bpwfoundation.org
9. Careercast:  careercast.com is another relatively new resource for job seekers that covers the basic areas of job search: resumes, cover letters, negotiations, etc.
   
10. Careernet.4jobs.com:   careernet.4jobs.com. 
11. CareerOneStop:  careeronestop.org/jobseekertools.  The US Department of Labor’s employment site.  The Washington Post recently highlighted the site and posted the top-rated social media job search sites based on 16,000 reponses from job seekers, techies, unemployed and others. 
12. CareerXroads.com: careerxroads.com.  This site offers the viewer general and specific  information relative to search on the web.  Career and search sites are ranked, niche sites listed, and links to relevant articles are posted with a two week free viewing in full and downloading.
13. Careers In Newspaper Events:   gannett.com
14. Career fairs: careerfairs.com offers selection by state or career field in identifying scheduled career fairs.
15. Career Fair Listings-Nationally:  jobfairs.ineedajob.com
16. Career resources for job hunters over 50:  retirementjobs.com
17. Carousel Expos:  carouselexpo.com
18. Choice Career Fairs:  choicecareerfairs.com
19. Civilian Jobs: CivilianJobs.com 
20. Coast-to-Coast Career Fairs:  coasttocoastcareerfairs.com
21. ContactsCount.com:   ContactsCount.com.  This is the site of the leading guru on networking, Lynne Waymon.  The value of this site is that the focus is on managing your career or business as opposed to job search.  Companion site, www.FireProofYourCareer.com speaks to managing one’s career.
22. Corporate Gray Job Fairs:  corporategray.com/jobfairs
23. CPC Job Fairs: cpcjobfair.com
24. Craigs List: craigslist.org is an excellent primary resource offering job postings, resume postings, as well as a great number of other resources.  Recruiters regularly check Craigslist as well as Facebook and the other popular social network listings including LinkedIn.
25. DC jobs:  dcjobs.com.
26. Diversity and Inclusion Career Center:   eop.com/career.php
27. Diversity Career Expos: DiversityCareerFairExpos.com
28. Diversity Job Fairs:  DiversityJobFairs.com 
29. Door64.com: door64.com
30. Five O’Clock Club:   FiveOClockClub.com. 
    
31. Foreign Policy Association:  fpa.org/jobs/. The Foreign Policy Association lists global job opportunities at its site along with Foreign policy issues and alerts.
    
32. Green Jobs.pro: greenjobs.pro
33. GuideStar.org:  GuideStar.org is the National Database of Nonprofit Organizations.  Outstanding  resource for financial information on nonprofits.
34. Hire Quest Job Fairs:  hirequest.com
35. I Need A Job:   ineedajob.com
36. Idealist.org: idealist.org. For the Academic and Non-Profit world.  Good for information on consulting as well as Career fairs and volunteer opportunities.
37. Indeed.com: Indeed.com.   A helpful web site for the job seeker in looking at positions  by job title, key word(s) or by employer.  Can also sort the search by city, state and/or zip code.
38. Inside Job Work:  insidejobwork.jobamatic.com/a/jobs/fina-jobs  offers the job seeker the opportunity to key in a location, such as Washington, DC, and obtain a listing of vacancies within a specified radius.
39. Intelligence Careers: IntelligenceCareers.com
40. International Association of Business Communicators  iabc.com     This Site offers free access and you can receive e-mail job notifications for free as well as advertising  jobs.  There are also links to the companies with Jobs in PR, Marketing, Communications and  academia.
41. International Career Events:  it-careernet.com
42. JibberJobber.com:  jibberjobber.com
43. JobCircle.com:  JobCircle.com.   This site is for Technology professionals looking for technology organizations and locations across the country as well as online discussion options.
44. Job Matchbox:  jobmatch.com.  Relatively new URL offering job listings by skill and by location.  Offers transition tips and resources.
45. Jobster.com:   Jobster.com.  Jobster offers its own search engine to match resumes to existing posted vacancies.   Saves job searcher time and effort.
46. Journalism Jobs:   journalismjobs.com offers free access and search by job, location or schedule, some Career fair and conference information and Public Affairs opportunities.  Affiliated with the Columbia Journalism Review.
47. LinkedIn:  LinkedIn.com
48. LinkedIn Job Group:  LinkedIn.com/groups?gid=1976445
49. Milicruit Jobs:  jobtarget.com
50. Military Vet Jobs: militaryvetjobs.com
    
51. Monster: monster.com
52. My.chief.monster.com:    my.chief.monster.com.  Is the site at Monster focused to senior executives who “think and work outside the box.” 
53. National Job Fairs:  nationaljobfairs.com
54. National Technical Services Assoc.:  ntsa.com/html/cand/jobfairs.shtml 
55. Nationwide Job Fairs:  nationwidejobfairs.com
56. Niche Job World:   nichejobworld.com is the latest addition to Bill Golden’s assembly of quality websites for military and professionals. This site offers worldwide opportunities for professionals in all career fields, regardless of military or non military status.
57. Nicheboards.com: nicheboards.com.  Boards include Finance & Accounting, Hispanic/Bilingual, Health & Science, Call Centers, Human Resources, IT Professionals, Diversity, Telecom/Wireless, Logistics, Retail, Manufacturing, local & regional careers among others.
58. NicheJobs.com:  nichejobs.com.  Complementary site to one listed immediately above. Offers 2000+ URL and boards for the job seeker throughout the US.
59. Nonprofit Career Network:  nonprofitcareer.com.  Lists jobs and career fairs across the country.  Hyperlinks to other NPO websites.  Free access.
60. Onetcenter.org:  onetcenter.org offers a good resource for job seekers on a large number of  areas from salary to jobs to links to other useful sites such as the US Commerce Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics and it large data base of employment statistics located at: bls.gov.
61. Online Journalism Review Jobs Board (US):  ojr.org shows editorial opportunities.
    
62. Overseas Job Fairs:  jorejobs.net
63. Personnel Strategies.com:   personnelstrategies.com.  Producer of Job Fairs for Diversity interests including the Congressional Black Caucus.
64. PrimeCB.com:  PrimeCB.com.  Website for job seekers 50 years and older for those not ready to “retire” for any number of reasons.
    
65. PSI Job Fairs:  psijobfair.com   Personnel Strategies Inc
66. Senior Employment Resources:  seniorjobs.org   Information, resources and counsel for individuals over 50 years of age who reside in the metro DC area.
67. SHRinsight.com:  SHRinsight.com.  Excellent resource for individual job seekers as well as executives and HR professionals.
68. Simply Hired: simplyhired.com.  A relatively new entry that offers a strong search engine  that allows the job searcher to enter a location, a job title, or any combination.  Most all career fields are covered.    Searches start with a 25 mile radius but can be modified.
69. Southern Region Job Fairs: mesc.state.ms.us/jobfair/upcoming.html
70. Southwest Career Fairs:  southwest.com/careers/jobfair2.html
71. Staffing Advisors.com:  staffingadvisors.com.  A web site primarily for HR professionals.  This site offers free HR vendor recommendations, free HR Job Postings, and valuable recruiting resources, news, and networking opportunities.  This site is extremely helpful for coaches and counselors to job seekers and job changers as well as for those professionals in the HR field.
72. Sunspot.net/careerfairs:  sunspot.net/careerfairs/  The Baltimore Sun’s web site for career fair listings.
73. Thinking Careers.com:  thinkingcareers.com. Producer of Job Fairs for experienced and individuals with advanced degrees.
74. Transition Guides: transitionguides.com deals with executive search, succession and strategic planning for nonprofits.  Offers current listings of job searches at transitionguides.com/searches.
75. TweetMyJobs.com: tweetmyjobs.com
76. United Career Fairs:  unitedcareerfairs offers a selection of career fairs across the country for Sales and  Management.
77. USA 1099 Jobs: usa1099jobs.com
78. USA Defense Industry Jobs:  usadefenseindustryjobs.com
79. USA Executive Jobs:  usaexecutivejobs.com
80. USA Federal Government Jobs:  usafederalgovjobs.us
81. USA First Responder Jobs:  usafirstresponderjobs.com
82. USA HR Jobs:  usahrjobs.com
83. USA Intelligence Jobs:  usaintelligencejobs.com
84. USA Intern Jobs:  usainternjobs.com
85. USA Linguist Jobs:  usalinguistjobs.com
86. USA Logistics Jobs:  usalogisticsjobs.com
87. Vault.com  vault.com offers a number of very helpful resources including company information.
88. Volunteer Clearing House:  1800volunteer.org  National clearing house for volunteer opportunities.
89. Wall Street Journal:  careerjournal.com
90. Weddles:  weddles.com
91. Women In Technology:  womenintechnology.org
92. Women Job Fairs: womenjobfairs.com  is a site focused on Jobs and for women with registered employers in the public, private and non-profit worlds.
93. Workforce 50:  workforce50.com provides information and job listings in the metro DC area for individuals 50 years of age and older.

Job Club 06.14.2012

We are growing slllllloooooowly!  We now have six women active with this group; never all here at once but continue to be actively involved.  Thank you for taking your job search to the next level by exposing yourself to new ideas and looking at your job search differently.

For the rest of you: please feel free to join us any Thursday afternoon.  We meet at 1:30pm at the Employment Access Center.

Vet Central / America's Job Exchange

Vet Central is a web site of the Federal Contractor Job Listing (FCJL) that are available online by following the link. These jobs are provided to your center to allow you to provide priority referrals to veterans under the provisions of the Jobs for Veterans Act of 2002 (38 USC 4212(a)).

These are community based jobs, not government related.  Apparently, the list updates daily.

America's Job Exchange is a job posting board which I was referred to by DVOP Lee DuPont.  You can personalize this one a bit more in that you can post your resume as well as search for positions.

Best Wishes!
Cindy B.

Compassionate Care

Another Compassion Connect clinic is on the horizon for Portland. Downtown Compassion is focused on offering free health care and other service resources to the uninsured, underinsured and homeless residents of central and downtown Portland. The clinic is the result of local churches, volunteers, social service organizations and community organizations willing to donate their time, resources and professional skills to those in need.

Services
Services that will be offered, while supplies last and appointment times are available, include:

• Medical care
• Dental care
• Chiropractic care
• Vision care
• Physical therapy
• Social service resources
• Bicycle repair
• Haircuts
• Clothing
• Children's play area

Guests can register for clinic appointments as soon as the doors open for the day. Music, fellowship and prayer will add to the positive tone of the day.
Free parking is available at the Garden Garage. Public transportation to the event is encouraged.
WHERE: Memorial Coliseum, Portland
WHEN: Saturday, June 16, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Downtown Compassion is just one of many Compassion Clinics in the Portland metro area. Go to the Compassion Connect website to find a clinic in your area.

New job contacts

I am using the actual job search logs available to you, to create job listings offered to clients through my network.  This past week, I have gathered over 50 leads.  Some I have labeled with names of vets I think might be interested in a position.  That in NO WAY excludes anyone from requesting contact information.

The Job Search log will be available at my desk and each job club.

Additionally, you can ask for individualized job searches.  You identify the company and I will develop a relationship which could facilitate your employment.  My request of you would be: research the company.  If you do not know how to conduct a company search, let me know and we can work on it together.

I am not a mind reader: ask for your needs.

SPEAKER: On the Job Training

Todays session of Job Club will focus on the work you have done to become better prepared to accept a training position.  This is your chance to get your questions answered by an Oregon Employment Department Job Developer.

Please plan to attend today between 1:30pm and 3pm.  (No late entries into group.)