February 5, 2013

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Struggling with your cover letter? Aimee Fahey, a Portland career coach, has 10 cover letter tips to help you get a job.

 

Alison Green, author of the "Ask a Manager" blog and an excellent job-hunting book says your most important job search decision is to know what you want.

 

A new weekly post from recent arrival Kaitlin Fisher about looking for work in Portland describes how informational interviews work and help job seekers. 

 

Job seekers need to understand the importance of community, says Jessica Williams in a post on how two Portland employers create and engage community.

 

In an interview with Mike Russell, local recruiter Vicki Lind says to nail a job interview you need to stick to your talking points.

 

Aerotek recruiter Megan Smith gives Hanna Hallman three tips for building a blockbuster resume.

 

Ready for the Grammys on Sunday? Hanna Hallman writes about

 

  

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Featured Jobs

Rotary Club of Portland (Portland) is hiring a Member Services Coordinator. Salary: DOE.  


Our United Villages
(Portland) is hiring a Community Legacy Program Events & Communications Coordinator. Salary: DOE.

   

National Indian Child Welfare Association (Portland) is hiring a  Community Development Specialist. Salary: $47,000 - $60,000.

 

Boora Architects (Portland) is hiring a  Marketing Coordinator. Salary: DOE. 

Jobs (Newest to Oldest)
1. National Indian Child Welfare Association (Portland) is hiring an Executive Assistant to the Executive Director. Salary: $32,000 - $44,900.

2. Oregon Trial Lawyers Association (Portland) is hiring a Temporary Receptionist/Administrative Assistant. Salary: DOE.

3. Clackamas Community College (Oregon City) is hiring an ACT-ON Career Coach. Salary: $3,588 - $3,909/month.

4. Parkinson's Resources of Oregon (Lake Oswego) is hiring a Program Services Coordinator. Salary: DOE.

5. JDK (Portland) is hiring a Copywriter. Salary: DOE .

6. Metro (Portland) is hiring a Senior Public Affairs Specialist. Salary: $59,662 - $79,875.

7. Portland Water Bureau (Portland) is hiring a Laboratory Analytical Specialist. Salary: $25.91 - $34.40/hour.

8. Portland Community College (Portland) is hiring a Development Associate - PCC Foundation. Salary: DOE .

9. Rotary Club of Portland (Portland) is hiring a Member Services Coordinator. Salary: DOE.

10. Healthy Kids, Healthy Portland (Portland) is hiring a Field Organizer. Salary: DOE.

11. Children's Center (Oregon City) is hiring a Grants Manager. Salary: DOE.

12. Our United Villages (Portland) is hiring a Community Legacy Program Events & Communications Coordinator. Salary: DOE.

13. Children's Center (Oregon City) is hiring a Human Resource/Volunteer Program Manager. Salary: DOE.

14. National Indian Child Welfare Association (Portland) is hiring a Community Development Specialist. Salary: $47,000 - $60,000.

15. Catholic Community Services (Portland) is hiring a Family Therapist. Salary: $43,265.
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16. Educational Service District 112 (Vancouver) is hiring a Building Commissioning Field Manager. Salary: $78,624 - $85,367.

17. Boora Architects (Portland) is hiring a Marketing Coordinator. Salary: DOE.

18. Oregon State University Foundation (Corvallis, Oregon) is hiring an Assistant Director, Information Technology Services (ITS). Salary: $75,000 - $85,000.

19. Adpearance, Inc. (Portland) is hiring an Account Director. Salary: DOE .

20. Gere Donovan Creative (Portland (Sellwood)) is hiring a Web Developer/Programmer. Salary: DOE .

21. Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette (Portland) is hiring a Health Center Manager. Salary: $44,850 - $72,500.

22. OCP (Portland) is hiring an Online Marketing Specialist (Bilingual). Salary: DOE.

23. Oregon State University Foundation (Corvallis, Oregon) is hiring a Foundation Services Coordinator. Salary: $35,000 - $40,000. 

24. Resource Media (Portland) is hiring a Digital campaign coordinator. Salary: DOE .

25. Allion (Beaverton) is hiring a Technical Writer. Salary: DOE.

26. Educational Service District 112 (Vancouver) is hiring a Database Developer/Administrator. Salary: $68,182 - $76,190.

27. Apprise Health Insights.com (Lake Oswego, OR) is hiring a Project Manager. Salary: $60,000 - $80,000.

28. Oregon Association of Hospitals & Health Systems (Lake Oswego) is hiring an Administrative Assistant III. Salary: $37,000 - $42,000.

29. Boys & Girls Aid (Portland) is hiring a (#13-01) Recruitment Coordinator. Salary: $31,219 - $37,462.

30. Oregon Food Bank (Portland) is hiring a Donor Relations Coordinator. Salary: $17.90/hour.

31. Leach Garden Friends (Portland) is hiring a Development & Administrative Assistant. Salary: $15/ hour.

32. Sponsors Inc (Eugene) is hiring an Accounting Clerk. Salary: $28,000 - $32,000.

33. Susan G. Komen for the Cure (Portland) is hiring a Special Events Coordinator. Salary: DOE.

34. Main Street Alliance of Oregon (Portland) is hiring an MSA-Oregon Small Business Organizer (Statewide). Salary: $32,000 - $35,000.

35. Vancouver USA Regional Tourism Office (Vancouver, WA) is hiring a Marketing & Communications Manager. Salary: $45,000 - $55,000.

36. EcoZoom (Portland) is hiring a General Manager for US and Developed Markets. Salary: $2,000/month.

37. College Housing Northwest (Portland) is hiring an Accounting Manager. Salary: $45,000.

38. Flint Design Co. (Portland) is hiring a Production Designer. Salary: DOE.

39. Catholic Charities (Portland) is hiring a Director of Housing and Community Development. Salary: DOE.

40. Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue (Tigard) is hiring a Public Affairs Officer. Salary: $4,870 - $6,588.

41. Distinguished Vineyards and Wine Partners (Dundee, Oregon) is hiring an Online Marketing Executive. Salary: DOE.

42. McMenamins Hotel Oregon (McMinnville) is hiring an Executive Chef. Salary: DOE.

43. REACH Community Development (Portland) is hiring a Facilities Project Coordinator. Salary: $46,000 - $71,000.

44. Healthy Democracy (Portland) is hiring a Development & Communications Manager. Salary: $45,000 - $55,000.

45. Open Meadow Alternative Schools, Inc. (Portland) is hiring a High School Program Director / Principal. Salary: $53,000 - $63,000.

46. Open Meadow Alternative Schools Inc (Portland) is hiring a Middle School Program Director / Principal. Salary: $50,000 - $60,000.

47. Center for Improvement of Child and Family Services (Portland) is hiring a Research Project Coordinator (Senior Research Assistant). Salary: $46,164.

48. Island Enterprises, Inc (Shelton, Washington) is hiring a Retail Operations Manager. Salary: $75,000 - $100,000.

49. These Numbers Have Faces (Portland) is hiring a Vice President of Operations. Salary: $30,000 - $35,000.

50. The Oregon Community Foundation (Portland) is hiring an Associate Vice President for Finance and Fund Services. Salary: $80,000 - $90,000.

51. Columbia Empire Volleyball Association (Beaverton, OR) is hiring an Operations Manager. Salary: $33,000 - $35,000.

52. House Spirits Distillery (Portland) is hiring a Director of Operations. Salary: DOE.

53. Hacienda CDC (Portland) is hiring a Staff Accountant. Salary: $14 - $16/ hour.

54. Bradshaw Advertising (Portland) is hiring a PR Account Executive. Salary: $30,000 - $50,000.

55. National Psoriasis Foundation (Portland) is hiring a Marketing Manager. Salary: DOE.

56. Volunteers of America Oregon (Portland (Rockwood area)) is hiring a Integrated Care Addictions Specialist. Salary: $27 - $29/hour.

57. Oregon Humanities (Portland) is hiring an Executive Director. Salary: $80,000 - $95,000.

58. ONABEN (Portland) is hiring a Program Support Level I. Salary: $25,000 - $32,000.

59. The Opportunity Foundation of Central Oregon (Redmond) is hiring a Executive Director. Salary: $79,000 - $90,000.

60. Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Oregon & SW Washington Affiliate (Portland) is hiring a Director of Development. Salary: DOE.

61. Red Hills Mortgage (Portland) is hiring a Marketing Coordinator. Salary: DOE.

62. Emerge Interactive, Inc. (Portland) is hiring a Creative Director. Salary: DOE.

63. Health Share of Oregon (Portland) is hiring a Behavioral Health Director. Salary: DOE.

64. Bicycle Transportation Alliance (Portland) is hiring a Sponsorship Manager. Salary: $2000 - $2500.

65. Sparkloft Media (Portland) is hiring a Social Media Strategist. Salary: You tell us.

66. SoupCycle (Portland) is hiring a Lead Soup Cook and Kitchen Manager. Salary: $28,500.

67. Oregon HEAT (Tualatin) is hiring an Executive Director. Salary: DOE.

68. OHSU Foundation (Portland) is hiring a Research & Prospect Management Analyst. Salary: DOE.

69. Children's Center (Oregon City) is hiring an Intake Specialist. Salary: DOE.

70. Children's Center (Oregon City) is hiring a Medical Examiner. Salary: DOE.

71. ONABEN (Portland) is hiring a Marketing and Communications Coordinator. Salary: $33,000 - $45,000.

72. Oregon Medical Association (Portland) is hiring a Development Specialist. Salary: $35,000 - $40,000.

73. Sustainable Harvest Coffee Importers (Portland) is hiring an IT Specialist. Salary: DOE.

74. National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Oregon Chapter (Portland) is hiring a Walk MS Manager. Salary: DOE.

75. National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Oregon Chapter (Portland) is hiring a Bike MS Manager. Salary: DOE.

76. Pacific University (Forest Grove) is hiring a Senior Director of Development. Salary: DOE.

77. Pacific University (Portland) is hiring a Major Gifts Officer. Salary: DOE.

78. Earth Advantage Institute (Portland) is hiring an Education Specialist. Salary: DOE.

79. Portland YouthBuilders (Portland) is hiring a Career Coach. Salary: $19,000 - $21,000.

80. Koopman Ostbo Marketing Communications (Portland) is hiring a Public Relations Account Manager. Salary: DOE.

81. Open Meadow Alternative Schools, Inc. (Portland) is hiring a Development Director. Salary: DOE.

82. Oregon League of Conservation Voters (Portland) is hiring a Development and Communications Coordinator. Salary: DOE.

83. American Tinnitus Association (Portland) is hiring a Development Director. Salary: $45,000 - $55,000.

84. Building Champions (Lake Oswego) is hiring a Marketing Specialist. Salary: DOE.

85. In Other Words Feminist Community Center (Portland) is hiring a Board of Directors. Salary: DOE. 
Internships
1. Healthy Kids, Healthy Portland (Portland) is seeking a Winter/Spring 2013 Campaign Intern.  

2. Jump for Joy Farm (Carver, OR) is seeking a Livestock & Agriculture Program Development Intern

3. White Bird (Portland) is seeking a Marketing & Development Intern

4. Action Without Borders/Idealist.org (Portland) is seeking a Storytelling Intern. Salary: $12/hour.

5. Strategies 360 (Portland) is seeking an Oregon Government Affairs Assistant.

6. The Bus Project (Portland) is seeking a PolitiCorps Admissions Intern.

7. American Diabetes Association (Portland) is seeking a

8. Children's Development Health Institute (Portland) is seeking a
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Events
1. Basic Mediation and Conflict Training (Clark County Public Service Center 1300 Franklin Street Vancouver, WA. Please look at event page for cost.)

2. Introduction to Wikipedia and open edit-a-thon (Collective Agency 322 NW Sixth Ave, Suite 200, Portland, OR 97209. This event is free.)

3. SearchFest 2013 presented by SEMpdx (The Governor Hotel 614 SW 11th Ave., Portland, OR 97205. Please look at event page for cost.)

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Blog Posts for Week Ending 2/5/13
Check out our weekly list of new jobs and employers as well as places in Portland to see Grammy winning artist perform. 

 2. 3 Building Blocks for a Blockbuster Resume from a Portland Recruiter
Hanna Hallman interviews Aerotek Recruiter, Megan Smith, for tips on how to have your resume end up in the "yes" pile.
 
M!ke Russel discusses how to determine what your talking points will be during a job interview.   

 

Jessica Williams discusses the secret to finding meaningful work in Oregon.

 5. Weekly Portland Job Search Dispatch #2: How Informational Interviews Work
Kaitlin Fisher gives step-by-step tips about how to have an information interview.   
 

 

Mac Prichard discusses what's important when making decisions for your job search. 

7. A Recruiter's Top 10 Tips for Getting a Job in Oregon (Part Two: The Cover Letter)
Aimme Fahey gives advice on how to write the perfect cover letter. 
 

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