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ABM

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Simply put, if your efforts directly/indirectly lead to my employment, I will give you $1,500 cash.

I'm currently pursuing opportunities in the Atlanta area with the intent to eventually re-locate to the NW - Oregon or SW Washington. However, my wife and I are prepared to move there immediately - if the right opportunity presents itself.

I'll keep this generic here, but if you are interested in helping me in this venture, please PM me and I will be glad to get my resume to you and/or discuss any aspects in futher detail.

Perhaps this seem like an unorthodox approach to an employment search, but then, I'm an unorthodox person, and we live in unorthodox/challenging times.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

ABM
 
BeerBoy said:
What line of work?
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I can send you a resume.

Last 20+ years in print and retail management. I'm open to new opportunities, though. I'm a people person. :)
 
Tough times require creativity.

Try reading the obits. Maybe a manager at Joes died recently?
 
MARIS61 said:
Tough times require creativity.

Try reading the obits. Maybe a manager at Joes died recently?
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You sure must eat a lot for as many threads as you crap on.
 
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I bit the bullet and scheduled an employment search trip to Portland.

This far, I've enrolled in the Trail Blazers Career Fair (29th). I've also responded to job openings (interviews pending) with KRAFT Foods, Fred Meyer, Trader Joe's, and Bed, Bath, and Beyond.

Wish me luck. :)
 
Hey, u should come work at the Klamath Falls Fred Meyer, we could talk blazers while u stock lol.

Plus we could form a blazer caravan to travel north for Blazer games.
 
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santeesioux said:
Hey, u should come work at the Klamath Falls Fred Meyer, we could talk blazers while u stock lol.

Plus we could form a blazer caravan to travel north for Blazer games.
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:cheers: I'll keep you in mind.
 
Not to bum you out, but Oregon is hurting worse then the rest of the country.

Big article in the O today . . . 9% unemployment . . . expected to exceed 10% . . . turn around in mid to late 2010. Oreogn getting hit harder than other states becuase business is not as diversfied in Oregon.

Hope something works out, but I thought you should know the economic climate in Oregon is worse than oher states.

Thank god for my McDonalds job . . . apprently McDonalds benefits from recessions . . . cheap food and all.
 
Yeah, I've been looking for a job near Portland for a few months and I haven't really found anything (and what I did find was a sales job with mediocre potential in my opinion). I find it strange, because I thought I'd be scooped up like a blue-chip recruit. I don't mean to pounce on your thread ABM, but if anyone knows of something, give me a shout.

My "Resume"

EDUCATION
Honors Bachelor of Science in Business Administration – Magna Cum Laude
Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon (September 2008)
Major Options: MIS and Management
Minor: Communications
GPA: 3.8
Thesis Topic Keywords: Information Visualization, Digital Library, TeachEngineering, Search Relevance,
Interface Design
Substantial coursework in engineering and computer science
International Study: Copenhagen Business School, Denmark (2007)

EXPERIENCE
Business Systems Analyst Intern
Nike Inc., Beaverton, Oregon (June 2007 to August 2007)
• Complete ownership of a major technical research project requiring collaboration
with Nike Global IT team leaders.
• Introduced to ERP packages such as SAP R/3 and i2 SCM.
• Led six-person intern team in developing a cohesive intradepartmental website.

Web Applications Developer
Business Solutions Group, Corvallis, Oregon (July 2005 to June 2007)
• Designed and programmed database-driven websites for client organizations.
• Applied technologies including .NET, C#, T-SQL, and CSS.
• Served as project team lead, managing the work of two peer developers.
• Experienced with databases, user-interfaces, interpreting customer needs and
software testing.

Translation Editor / Consultant
Center for Applied Market Science, Copenhagen, Denmark (January 2008)
• Edited the international publishing of the book “Inside the Customer Universe: How
to Build Unique Customer Insight for Profitable Growth and Market Leadership”.
• Publisher accepted 100% of proposed revisions.

Teaching Assistant – BA 479: Business Telecommunications and Technology
Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon (January 2008 to March 2008)
• Created lab activities on subjects including VMware, Cisco IOS and Wireshark.
• Graded exams, quizzes and research papers. Worked directly with students.

LEADERSHIP
• Brother Mentor, Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, 2004-2007
• Public Relations Officer, Students of Information Management Club, 2005-2007
• Vice President & Student Mentor, OSU PeaceJam Organization, 2004-2008
• Delegate, OSU Faculty Senate Computing Resource Committee, 2004-2007

AWARDS
• Presidential Scholar, Oregon State University
• American Electronics Association / Intel Technology Scholar
• Numerous Scholarships & Awards


Sorry, no cash reward involved here. But you get that intrinsic feeling of happiness in getting my career started. And I give good backrubs. :dunno:

Thanks for any help and good luck ABM. Your previous experience should help you a lot right now.
 
ABM said:
I bit the bullet and scheduled an employment search trip to Portland.

This far, I've enrolled in the Trail Blazers Career Fair (29th). I've also responded to job openings (interviews pending) with KRAFT Foods, Fred Meyer, Trader Joe's, and Bed, Bath, and Beyond.

Wish me luck. :)
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I do wish you good fortune.

However you do need to know that Bed-Bath & Beyond is closing many store here. Not sure of other states.

g
 
sweet.

i would hate to be job hunting right now.....such crap out there right now. even when the economy was great, job hunting sucked ass...especially if you don't have experience. The jobs are fucking horrible...the interviews are lame as hell....just hate that whole scene.....

Try to do your own thing...even if its small time shit.....
 
BalancedMan said:
I find it strange, because I thought I'd be scooped up like a blue-chip recruit.
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If by some chance you are indirectly conveying that thought to your potential employers, it is probably hurting your chances. Not saying you are!

But "I have no experience and I'm hot shit" is not a winning combination for most employers.

barfo
 
barfo said:
If by some chance you are indirectly conveying that thought to your potential employers, it is probably hurting your chances. Not saying you are!

But "I have no experience and I'm hot shit" is not a winning combination for most employers.

barfo
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I'm by no means cocky, but I am a confident individual and believe I interview well. I went into the career center a few times to do mock interviews and was told every time that I was just about perfect (they didn't give me things to really improve upon).

What I do mean is that I thought I would have received multiple offers by now given my excellent academic, internship and extracurricular activities history. Preferably an entry-level technical consulting opportunity with a leading company like IBM, Accenture, Navigant or BearingPoint. I think I even applied to McKinsey but they pretty much don't reply to you if you didn't go to an Ivy League school (or Stanford).

The two schools I have targeted for graduate work are Harvard and Carnegie-Mellon. And I think that these aren't unrealistic aspirations.

So no, I don't think I am the greatest thing to touch the earth, but I'm confident and with good reason. Out of just about anyone who is fresh out of college, I think that I would be hearing back about more opportunities. And I'm not even getting interviews.

That being said, I have a list of about 35 companies with positions that I will try to apply for, including many I found off the list of "Oregon's 100 Fastest Growing Companies" list in the Portland Business Journal. I'm also planning to apply to MercyCorp, and may throw my hat into the ring for Teach For America again (I was in the final round of interviews last spring but had to withdraw because a surgery was going to push back my graduation date).

The biggest problem is that I still don't know what I want to do. I have discovered several things that I don't want to do (such as computer programming) but, since many of my prior work experiences are involved with that line of work, people looking at my resume often assume that I am looking for a backroom technical job. Although it may not have been the case five years ago, I enjoy working with people much more than computers, but have the aptitude for both.

If I had more knowledge and skills, I would start my own company right now. As it is, I have done some various consulting work helping to test user interface functionality on a proprietary electronic device. I'm also in the process of establishing a family-run land development company (mainly for tax purposes) to control my family's assets. But as it is, I am looking to get into a company and move up. I wish my interview with Pacific Crest Securities had gone better a few months ago.
 
BalancedMan said:
I'm by no means cocky, but I am a confident individual and believe I interview well. I went into the career center a few times to do mock interviews and was told every time that I was just about perfect (they didn't give me things to really improve upon).

What I do mean is that I thought I would have received multiple offers by now given my excellent academic, internship and extracurricular activities history. Preferably an entry-level technical consulting opportunity with a leading company like IBM, Accenture, Navigant or BearingPoint. I think I even applied to McKinsey but they pretty much don't reply to you if you didn't go to an Ivy League school (or Stanford).
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Well, you may have noticed the economy isn't so good right now. And most companies are reducing staff, not hiring. So you have that to fight against. On the other hand, you have that as a good excuse if you don't find anything.

The two schools I have targeted for graduate work are Harvard and Carnegie-Mellon. And I think that these aren't unrealistic aspirations.
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You might want to accelerate your plans to go to grad school, then - might be a better option than unemployment.

So no, I don't think I am the greatest thing to touch the earth, but I'm confident and with good reason. Out of just about anyone who is fresh out of college, I think that I would be hearing back about more opportunities. And I'm not even getting interviews.
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Are your classmates getting interviews? If so, then you are probably doing something non-optimal. If no one your age is getting interviews, then see above.

The biggest problem is that I still don't know what I want to do.
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That might indeed be your biggest problem. If I'm an employer, why would I want to hire some kid who doesn't know whether the job I'm trying to fill is really what he wants to do?

I wish my interview with Pacific Crest Securities had gone better a few months ago.
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Why didn't it?

barfo
 
AgentDrazenPetrovic said:
Now is a fantastic time to be in school for about 3-4 years until this economic shit irons out.
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Except they are cutting grants, scholarships and making it more difficult to get financail aid.

Of course one could try to get a part time job . . . if you can find one in this economy.
 
BalancedMan said:
Yeah, I've been looking for a job near Portland for a few months and I haven't really found anything (and what I did find was a sales job with mediocre potential in my opinion). I find it strange, because I thought I'd be scooped up like a blue-chip recruit. I don't mean to pounce on your thread ABM, but if anyone knows of something, give me a shout.

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Nice resume. During better times you would be getting interviews. But even during better times, I have fould the best jobs, coming right out of school, comes from contacts. (Getting that job that is never posted)

I think there is some truth to: "it's not what you know, it's who you know."

So my 2 cents is network. You sound like a people person. Join organizations, committees, networking groups. Buy a lot lunches to "learn" about the industry while you are really fishing for a job. It no fun, sometimes it can be annoying . . . but your looking for a business related job and business owners appreciate a self driven person.

Probably already went over this at the career center . . . but I wonder if it gets emphized enough. I joined an athletic club I really couldn't afford . . . but it led to my first job.
 
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