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[cblj_backup]

So, you remember when I told snaxcident about webinars and she told her boss and all hell broke loose?

We were talking about it the other day while she cursed the name of Webinar, and I said, "I have to ask, though, are the webinars at all productive? Are they bringing in new clients or at least new contacts?"

She made many frowny faces at me but said, "Unfortunately for me they have an incredible ROI - they are generating lots of leads, especially in the states. We hired an event manager to manage our webinars because they became so popular."

This means I literally talked a job into existence. I have created employment for someone! Let's hold onto that magic.

Let's have a SAM'S CAFE JOB FAIR.

The job fair is simple!

Leave a comment about where you are and what you do and what kind of work you're looking for (use your own good common sense about how much personal info to share). If you're looking to hire, know someone who is, or have resources to share, feel free to post those too!

I'll kick it off: I don't have many general jobsearch bookmarks anymore, but if you're looking for Not For Profit Jobs, there's a place to start.

Have at it!

ETA: Comments have been locked due to spammerz. Sorry guys!

Comments

Yay, job fair!

[i-phianassa.livejournal.com]

I just graduated and moved to the SF Bay area and I need anything entry-level. Really, anything! I have a Bachelor's degree in International Business and a separate one in Classics.

I'm also bilingual English/French.

Re: Yay, job fair!

[catko]

Welcome to the Bay Area! UC Berkeley jobs get listed here:

http://jobs.berkeley.edu/

Don't know how close you are to Berkeley, though; the SF Bay area could be as much as an hour commute away!

[wellowned.livejournal.com]

I'm in Louisville, KY. I have experience in office work, copyright permissions, desktop support, and I have a BA in French. I'm fresh out of college, so I'm cheap and eager to move!

And by move, I mean I'm willing to relocate. Immediately.

I would love to be able to use my degree, but I'm quite comfortable with any job out there. I've worked in university communities until this point, so it's something I'm comfortable with, but willing to grow on. If anyone's willing to hire me, I'm looking to grow and get going!

My work email is morghana [dot] tyler [at] gmail [dot] com. Any ideas y'all have would be welcome.

[rednwhiterose.livejournal.com]

Totally unrelated but...I'm from the 'ville as well!!!!

*sings It's a Small World*

[ellen-fremedon.livejournal.com]

I very much want to move to Chicago; I'm looking for tech writing, PR, or university administration work there, or possibly anything with 'communications' in the title. I'd appreciate hearing about any resources or leads.

(Short resume: MA in linguistics, three years as a research assistant at a university research institute, plus various office jobs and some OTW committee work.)

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

I assume you're already checking, but Chicago has a shit-ton of universities and most of them have their own jobsearch sites. Northwestern also has an in-house temp agency I've used; the work's not glam but if you land something it's usually reasonably steady. UChicago always has jobs going too and I've heard through the grapevine they're good to their people. If you want some other names, let me know.

[laura47.livejournal.com]

allo! I live in Boston, I have a degree from MIT in Comparative Media Studies, i have no idea what to do with it. I've got experience teaching, and I wicked down with web 2.0. My favorite job was working here (http://newmedialiteracies.org/) designing online activities to teach students about digital media literacy skills that let them talk about and understand what they do online from a more meta and academic perspective.

I'm really good at organizing things, and my friends keep suggesting I should be an event planner, or be a distributed personal assistant for well-paid geeks. I write well, I am very outgoing and extroverted, I have some video editing skills. I've learned java and python at various points, but it's rusty now. I'm considering picking up ruby on rails. My professors always said I was good at media analysis, but I don't know what to do with that.

What should I do with myself? :-)

[imaginarycircus.livejournal.com]

Do you know flourish? She just finished her CMS degree at MIT and is working for an interesting group called The Alchemists. She is still here in Cambridge. *waves across Charles at you*

[illariy.livejournal.com]

Not looking for jobs in the US at the moment but I wanted to send a big cheer for you. I love that you're doing this, holding a job fair and inadvertently creating a webinars job at another company. More power to you! ♥

Office Adminstration -- 12 years experience

[spiderine.livejournal.com]

Hi, I'm Spider.

(Hellooooo, Spider!)

I'm in Boston and I am SUPER SECRETARY! Like Donna Noble (Patron Goddess of Temps), I can type over 70 words a minute, learn any computer application at the drop of a mouse, memorize where all the bodies are buried files are kept and keep them organized WITH MY BRAIN. I can maintain your database, answer your phones, type your documents, arrange your travel and placate the most irritable partner of the firm ALL AT THE SAME TIME while solving crimes, fighting aliens and bantering with time-travellers!.

I specialize in legal support, but that transfers perfectly into any office situation. I can administrate the HELL out of your office. Hire me, and in three months you'll wonder what you ever did without me.

(References upon request.)

Re: Office Adminstration -- 12 years experience

[ataralas.livejournal.com]

My division is looking for someone; not sure on the job details/how the search is going.

Our super-competent admin left and all of the scientists are wandering around like lost puppies. Our temp isn't very good and none of us know how to do....anything. PLEASE COMPETENCE PLEASE.

If you ping me an email address (either LJ messaging or this name at gmail) I can see if the post is still out and send it to you.

[taffimai.livejournal.com]

My company has a job open in the southern Baltimore suburbs. I think it pays somewhere in the $30K range, and requires bookkeeping/administrative/general office godliness skills. I can send more information to anyone who wants it, just leave me your e-mail address.

[rdprice29.livejournal.com]

How south of southern Baltimore are you talking? I'm in Bel Air.

Please email me at rdprice29@gmail.com.

THANKS SAM!!!

[greyandgrey.livejournal.com]

What could it hurt, right? Thanks for hosting this, Sam!

I'm Molly, I'm a (very) recent college grad, I'm looking for my first job out.

What I'm looking for:
-An entry level position in Marketing/Advertising or Broadcast Media, or similar

-A chance to leverage my social media skills into a job that also allows me to learn more about the business I'm in.

-To be involved with a company that is creative and interesting, and that runs on good teamwork. An ideal Broadcast company would be something like Discovery Communications, National Geographic, or other communications companies that have a learning/exploring element to them. I'm also interested in Advertising companies that do a little bit of everything, rather than having a particular specialty - but I would love to be involved in a social media branch. Something like a Leo Burnett, DraftFCB, or Digitas would be aces!

-Ideally a position in Chicago, but I am happy to move for the right job!

What I'm good at:
-Social media. Being fannish, this is obviously not surprising, but I've also used social media for more practical purposes, like conducting research. I'm also currently working on a start-up NFP's social media strategy on a sweat-equity basis - both in overall strategy for social media and in technical elements such as page design and integration with the main site

-Multi-tasking/organization. I just finished being a student, where I juggled a full course load, a part-time job, a gigantic independent research project, and anywhere from 2-5 student clubs and managed to get everything done on time, well, and still have time for internetting. :D

-Talking to people. I've got great oral and written communication skills! Because I am a clever bee! I'm good at listening to people, understanding what they want, and then effectively communicating that to someone else or taking action on those wants and needs myself.

-Education. I have worked both as a teaching assistant and as an intern at a large children's museum, which gives me an understanding of both conventional and non-conventional ways of educating. This experience is what I think will make me a particularly good fit for an education/exploration oriented broadcast company


I'm happy to provide a detailed resume and/or references on request! I can be reached at chanceofgrey [at] gmail [dot] com (or via PM, or response here)

[skysplitter.livejournal.com]

There is a ton, and I mean A TON, of openings for those savvy in social media in Washington, DC. It seems like every NGO, non-profit and even big government orgs wants someone to harness teh power of them there social webs. DC is also the #3 media market in the country (after NY and LA) but it's a bit harder to break into. If you played your cards right, you might be able to sashay over to media from the social stuff for the right company. Anyway, no idea if you're interested in moving to DC, but at least there are jobs here for what you're interested in! :)

DC, Admin or Library

[kinetikatrue]

HI!

I've just moved to the DC area and when I'm doing what I like I'm a Library Tech/Asst type person. I'm unemployed at the moment, however, and while I have the current month's rent paid, I really need to have a job in my life sooner rather than later. Which is hardly guaranteed in this climate. Even though I've had two interviews within the past week.

So, uh, yeah, I will take pretty much anything in DC that runs to the admin/data entry/whathaveyou end of things and doesn't require a car. Please?

Re: DC, Admin or Library

[missjaneregrets.livejournal.com]

Hi. Welcome to dc. There are lots of jobs here. I'm sure you'll find one. I start a new one on Monday after 6 months of unemployment so I feel your pain.
Have you been checking idealist.org? There are 30 or more nonprofit jobs posted every day. Also if you message me I can send you links to several lefty job lists that might have something good.
And govt jobs take a while to get, but there's lots of temp political work in the meantime.

[pocky_slash.livejournal.com]

I'm Kait!

I am moving to Boston in a matter of weeks. I have a BA in creative writing, two years experience as a Department Lead at Barnes and Noble, three years experience doing print layout design for a weekly newspaper, a year's experience as an office intern for a major US non-profit, and tons of other retail experience.

I'd love to find work in a library, as I'm planning to eventually do an MLS and aspire to be a children's librarian, but right now I'd be happy with admin work or publishing work or whatever. I'm good with computers, I'm familiar with both PCs and Macs, I'm a little obsessive-compulsive when it comes to organizing, I have amazing customer service skills, and I'm a good writer.

I can give you a more detailed resume and references upon request.

[imaginarycircus.livejournal.com]

I know from friends that Harvard used to pay for their library employees to get an MLS degree at Simmons college. I do have a friend who got her MLS that way. They've had a hiring freeze for a while, but it might have let up by now. I can ask her about it if you like. Entry level library jobs at Harvard do not pay wonderfully well--but if they will pay for your MLS it might be worth it.

[skipthedemon.livejournal.com]

Hello! I am a recently admitted attorney with a particular interest in education and employment law. I'm just coming off a stint as an administrative law judge for the Mississippi unemployment benefits department, which I did by telecommuting. I'm only admitted in Massachusetts, but I'm looking for at any legal work in the Boston area.

I also have two years as an office assistant type under my belt. I coordinated classes all over the state of Alabama for Kaplan Test Prep, and did payroll and other book keeping. I also dealt face to face and over the phone with customers. I would be very willing to do something like that for the short term.

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

I had to LOL at this -- you should team up with Spider and open a practice! :D

[lowercaseyou.livejournal.com]

Hello!

I have a BA in English and Art and am currently working on certification programs in Marketing and Web Development.

I have five years of experience editing, as well as three years working in a marketing environment, and two years working as a desktop publisher. I also have a variety of admin and graphic design skills.

I am looking for something in Austin, as I've been living here for about three years (my company recently downsized and laid off about 50 of us).

I'm looking for something similar to what I was doing, but I'm open to almost anything (I say almost because I don't want a receptionist-type position, I hate sales, and I don't like cold-calling).

[thorinsmistress.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hijack the thread, but hello fellow Austin-person! Holler if you ever want to hang out with a fellow Sam's Cafe member!

UK, south, Consultant/PM

[seshat1.livejournal.com]

Let's see if this thing can go international :)

I live in Berkshire in the UK, and I currently work in transportation research (specifically, consultanty type stuff mostly to do with motorway traffic flows and speeds and related technologies and I know a little about roadworks).

I am a very good, if not properly qualified project manager and I have a strange love affair with numbers and finances. I am not tied to my current vocation, but can't find a PM type job that doesn't require field related experience - for some reason transport doesn't travel well when it comes to jobs! I am great with people, like teaching seminars, and am good at talking down the technical side of the job to make it comprehensible.

Think that's it. I'd prefer to stay between West Dorset and East Berkshire (via Southampton), but would consider elsewhere.

Thanks!

Remote technical writer

[speck.livejournal.com]

Though I don't think I've written for a remote. 12+ years experience in software development documentation for end users and administrators. Looking to plump up my portfolio with non-NDA stuff I can post!

[themegaloo.livejournal.com]

I live in Eastern North Carolina and have a BA in English and an MPhil in Anglo-Irish literature, and not sure that teaching is necessarily where I want to end up. Most of my work experience is retail and I'm currently a wedding consultant at a bridal store. I'm looking for something, anything fulfilling and non-retail! Willing to relocate if it's something I think can make me happy.

Particular skills are my reading & comprehension (very quick learning curve), 8 years of theatre (I can talk your ear off and most people like me? I also stage managed a few times so I can be highly organized) and a memory that is truly scary. I'm one of those people that you should not tell things you want forgotten.

[slice254.livejournal.com]

My company has several openings in the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area. The Executive Assistant position listed is much more challenging and interesting than the description sounds.

If you want a link to the careers page, drop me a note at slz254 at gmail dot com and I'll be happy to send it.

[ruisseau.livejournal.com]

My husband is trying to break into broadcast engineering (the people who keep radio stations on the air). He's been interning with a guy at our local public radio station, has his SBE membership, and is working his way through an electronics textbook (as a refresher; his BS had a minor in physics).

His education is a BS in Computer Science with minors in math and physics. He has years of experience as a software developer and general IT guy, but he's become disillusioned by the IT field.

If you have an opportunity for him to tour a transmitter, learn a skill, or even get paid in Kansas City, MO, or reasonably close, let me know!

[redstapler.livejournal.com]

The company I just started working for is looking for people. (http://gendaigames.com/careers/) We have offices in LA and Austin.

I already have the admin position in the Austin office, so if you're in LA, you're in luck! If you're in Austin, sorry mate, I got there first. ;)

The job titles are:

* Administrative Assistant (LA only)
* Frontend Web Engineer (LA or Austin)
* Quality Assurance (LA or Austin)
* UX Designer (LA or Austin)
* Game & Tools Engineer (LA or Austin)

[girlpearl]

I know someone who may be interested in this; have sent the link onward. Thank you!

[muchadoabouthim.livejournal.com]

Hi. I am a (soon to be) college sophomore at the University of Alabama. I am currently living in the Cleveland, Ohio, area, but will be moving back to Tuscaloosa in two and a half weeks. I'm looking for a temporary job of any sort in Ohio, and any sort of job in Tuscaloosa.

I am undecided, though I am thinking about creating my own major in Linguistics. I have experience with office work, supervising children, and school cleaning.

[eponymousanon.livejournal.com]

Most universities will have a job posting site. You should also check with your university's career services center; they may be able to help you find a part-time job or internship that is relevant to your interests.

Last but not least, dining halls are usually always hiring--I worked in one for 3 years during college because hey, a job's a job.

[fatascribunda.livejournal.com]

JOB FAIR YAY!

I've been out of school for a little over a year, still searching. I live in CA, but can move anywhere, pretty much.

I have a BA in Politics (minor in English, emphasis in Gender, Cultural, and Ethnic Studies), a JD with a concentration in Government Affairs, and an L.L.M. in Government Law and Policy.

I'm a member of the CA bar and have been for just shy of a year, so if I work as an attorney it needs to be either in the federal government, or in CA. I'm currently volunteering with the City Attorney. I can work in either law, government, policy, or a mix of the three. I'm a rape crisis advocate and have been involved in domestic violence/sexual assault education, awareness, and advocacy for, oh...10 years? Ummmm, what else? I've worked in a lot of gov't and non-profit fields, so I can move easily into pretty much anything ever. I can answer any questions anyone might have, I'm thinking this is long enough.

[giglet.livejournal.com]

I see a bunch of Boston area people here, so I'm posting a couple jobs sites that I check regularly:

Some area universities (in order, these are: Harvard, MIT, Northeastern, Boston University):
http://www.employment.harvard.edu/
http://hrweb.mit.edu/staffing/index.html
https://psoft.neu.edu/psc/neuhrprdpub/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/NEU_HR.NEU_JOBS.GBL?&
http://www.bu.edu/hr/jobs/open-job-opportunities/

State jobs
https://jobs.hrd.state.ma.us/recruit/public/3111/index.do

In addition to Monster, you might check:
Boston.com
http://www.boston.com/jobs/?p1=GN_Jobs

Craigslist is a reputable place to advertise jobs, these days
http://boston.craigslist.org/

and
Hire Culture ("cultural employment opportunities" -- this includes bookstores)
https://www.hireculture.org/

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For publishing jobs, if you are willing to register (I think it's still free), check out Media Bistro. More useful if you are in NYC, but they do have geographic searches elsewhere. Also, they spam me 1-3 times/month with opportunities to spend money on courses. For me it's a fair trade-off.
http://www.mediabistro.com/joblistings/

Best luck in your job search!

Boston: job hunting for a technology startup

[giglet.livejournal.com]

Also, my husband is job hunting. When engineers have a good idea for a startup technology company, he acts as the techie-to-business interface. He consults now, but wants a full-time job with a single start-up. He asks the right questions before a potential investor does, writes business plans, maintains contacts with venture capitalists (and with a variety of engineers), negotiates business deals, and also knows how to run a small company from soup to nuts. His typical title is "VP of Business Development."

He has several decades of experience, some of his companies have gotten very large and some have been funded by Microsoft, bought by Entertainment Arts, or other leaders in their fields.

His superpower is dealing with people who have limited social skills.

[sanura.livejournal.com]

A college friend of mine founded a textbook digitization company, Uniqu (http://theuniqu.com/default.aspx), using the Connexions (http://cnx.org) framework (Rhaptos engine) and has gotten more contracts than he has the employees to handle time-effectively. He hired me as a contractor to copyedit content for OCR and formatting errors. He needs people to do anything from XML editing to design processing for textbooks.

Most of the work can be done from anywhere. The possible catch is that a Texas address might be required to work for the company (I'm not entirely clear on how negotiable this is).

[kinetikatrue]

If the work can be done from anywhere and the Texas address isn't a hard-and-fast requirement and he needed another person to do copy-editing or anything else on the mistake-catching/words-oriented end of things, I'd be really interested.

[allaroughdraft.livejournal.com]

Hello people! (And hello and thanks for hosting this, Sam.)

I'm in the Brandon, FL area, with the ability to work in Tampa as well. I am a college student but currently taking a break from my education, which means I'm available around the clock, around the calendar. I type over 90 words a minute and have volunteer-based editing, cashier and child care experience; I was also on the Board of Trustees at my church, which means I have experience with organization, budgets, hiring and supervision. I have paid work experience as a home companion that includes typing and editing. I have basic computer skills, and can learn programs quickly. I also know basic American Sign Language and am very familiar with the manual alphabet.

I am looking for any work at all, although jobs in the publishing field would be wonderful, as I plan to eventually go into that area. I don't have a driver's license, so anything based around driving (delivery, etc) is out; anything else goes.

how to find post-doc positions in the US?

[sibylle]

Hi!

I am in the happy position of being in a temp job that still has two years' to run, but since I am thinking about The Next Step after that, here I am anyway ...

In a couple of months, I will be the proud owner of a PhD in American Literature (I also have an MA in United States Studies and MA equivalent degree(s) in American/English studies, Business Management, and Media Studies, and a BA equiv. in Public Law).

I've been an academic in England, Germany and Denmark, but since my main focus is American Studies and I've never yet worked in the United States, I'm right now trying to find out if it'd be possible to spend some time at an American University as an exchange lecturer, visiting PhD scholar, or to get a post-doc position somewhere.

Right now I mostly teach American Literature and Cultural Studies, but I also get some regular experience at teaching media studies classes (and taught the odd business management class this term, oops).

I'd be happy to hear about jobs that might be opening in a couple of months, but mostly I am looking for information regarding the publication of jobs - where's the place to go for post-doc position advertisements in the US?

As a trade, I'd be happy to help people around the German university job market, if anyone's looking to apply over here?

Re: how to find post-doc positions in the US?

[guardantares.livejournal.com]

My roommate is actually a recently graduated doctor who focuses on early modern and medieval Germany. I'll point her in your direction. She can give you a better idea of where to look for job postings.

[(Anonymous)]

Hi! My name is Rachael and I'm going to be moving to Charleston ,SC late August. I'm still in NC right now finishing up things with my current employer, one of the Duke University trade school libraries.

I have been working as a Library Assistant for going on three years. I do all the item processing, damaged materials, have experience training and supervising student workers, and handle all the library displays. I can also do some minor book repair, although I have not been formally trained.

My strengths: I have basic training in Microsoft Office, Outlook, Excel, and Access through my university's workforce skills development program. I can do ten-key by touch and work multiple-line telephones. I have excellent phone manners and am very good at dealing with silly questions. I learn quickly and am not afraid to ask questions when I don't know how to do something (rather than trying to blunder through on my own).

Currently, I'm looking for a 10-15 hour a week job because I'm in full-time art school and studio classes don't permit much beyond that. I'd love to find work in another library or a book store. You can contact me at RSCOTT12 [at] art [dot] edu or dragondee [at] gmail [dot] com.

[guardantares.livejournal.com]

Sorry, the above is me! For some reason I didn't notice that I'd logged myself out!

Four years publishing experience.

[momebie.livejournal.com]

Orlando, FL
Currently a Permissions Specialist for a large textbook publisher.
Would like to work as an editor or researcher. Would love to get my feet wet in a library of some sort, since that's what I'm going to grad school for shortly.
Need to make enough to pay my bills.

Re: Four years publishing experience.

[littlesquash.livejournal.com]

Probably not enough to pay the bills, but there is this, which closes soon:
http://webkiosk.osceola.org/index.cfm?lsFuses=JobApp/Jobs/Detail&sJobID=PS101034

I know library people around here - there's very little hiring going on right now, sadly.