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From time to time people post about looking for work, being between jobs, etc, etc. My company* is currently hiring, and I'm sure with all the Hatrackers there are I'm guessing other people's are, too. So I thought maybe we could have a thread for work recommendations and help fellow hatrackers find jobs or better jobs. And, of course, get referral bonuses for doing so.
I'll just post some basics to get things started and if anyone wants more details, let me know.
Location: Minneapolis, MN Type of Company: Bed manufacturer/retailer Hiring (we're doing a big expansion, so lots of different stuff): Entry level: Customer Service (inbound phones) and Delivery people/Installers Project Engineers: Electrical, Structural/Rigid Material, Flexible Material, Cushioning Materials, Fluid Dynamics, R&D Test Engineering Manager Finance: Treasury Analyst, Internal Auditor Marketting: Consumer Insight Analyst Project Managers: Supply Chain/Logistics, Wholesale/Direct Sales: Retail Trainer, Director Real Estate Leasing, Directro Retail Operations
There's actually some more, but I don't know much about them from the job titles and don't have time right now to read all the descriptions and figure out what they are. Anyway, if anybody's looking for a new job in the Twin Cities, let me know.
--Enigmatic
*The one I work for. It's not mine like I own it or anything.
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Fahim's looking for work. He has a job at present, but it's stressing him out. He's currently working as a sysadmin for a domain hosting outfit and has done this type of work for the last year and a half. He's also a programmer. You can look at his, admittedly, outdated resume.
He's looking for remote work, ie working over the internet. Whether it's programming or other development work or sysadmin stuff, I don't know if he cares.
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Both of my sons are currently looking for work. However, I don't think either have any huge desire to leave our state at this time. Especially not to Minnesota in winter time
I don't suppose you guys use Lotus Notes/Domino for anything, do you? I've thought that Minneapolis/St. Paul seemed like a remarkably good place to live for years, and wouldn't mind moving up there at all.
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Noemon: I can check into that. I know we're in the process of converting a lot of our systems to Oracle, so if you have experience with that I bet there's an opening that would fit.
Parsimony: The best I could do there would be starting a crime spree, convincing the police department that they need to hire more officers. Would that help?
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Nah, on Oracle experience, I'm afraid. Thanks though! If you are using Domino for anything definitely let me know.
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If anybody's looking for an IT internship (helpdesk) in SE Wisconsin with Harley-Davidson, mine will be vacant in about 3 weeks or so.
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I'm lookin' for a job of sorts myself -- a summer position along the lines of either:
Political science/economics/social informatics/some combination research (even CS research is okay, but that's much lower on my list, and definitely not a pure programming position; I've got killer resume items for my programming credentials already)
Policy-related work (these positions are much rarer).
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I have a Java programmer friend who is looking for work (I think he still is anyway). He is in Wisconsin.
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Quid, your husband is helping me with my site (actually, he's doing more work for it than anyone will be, including me) and yet he still hasn't quoted me his price. I'm wondering if this is because I havn't given him enough details to work with, but I'll probably be able to pay him a fairly large price ($250-$1250AU), so I'm just wondering if that helps. The running of the site could be ongoing pay too, I really don't know yet.
I would email him and ask but I promised my next email would be very detailed and I'm still designing that, and waiting for my more artistic girlfriend to get back from her sisters farm to help, so it may be a while. If it's not too much trouble, could you please pass that message onto him and tell him I'll have the designs done a.s.a.p, hopefully everything he'll need covered in my next email.
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The restaurant I work at is hiring. Anyone near Troy, Michigan, let me know if you need a job, and are very desparate, otherwise, I wouldn't recommend working in a restaurant.
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Cheiros, yep, I know a bit about what's going on. It's likely that he hasn't quoted you because he doesn't have enough information.
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We use an Oracle system called Banner at my job. (I think it's Oracle) Too bad it's not a year and a half from now or I probably WOULD need a job. Posts: 4816 | Registered: Apr 2003
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UnitedHealth Group is hiring. I just got hired by them as a claims operations specialist (mmm longass job titles).
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My downtown Chicago law firm is breaking apart and moving, and so we are going to be looking to fill two positions in the not-too-distant future:
1. Part-time bookkeeper. The bosses that are staying think that "everything can be done in 15-20 hours a week", and knowing it's going to be difficult to find someone on those terms, they're amenable to someone doing this as a second job on evenings and weekends. Fairly standard office bookkeeper: AP/AR, small amount of collections, payroll, benefits management (insurance, 401k, etc), possibly additional related tasks.
2. "Kid Friday". This position doesn't currently exist so it'll kind of be whatever we can throw at this person to keep them busy. Filing, copying, taking documents to the courthouse or county building, answering phones, supply maintenance, special projects, etc.
Both of these positions have estimated hire dates of March 1.
And because of the floor plans I've seen of the new office space, I'm trying to convince them that we also need a full time receptionist. Someone that will stay in that chair and not leave except for potty breaks and lunch. There doesn't appear to be any way for the secretaries in "the back" to know when we have a visitor waiting to be acknowledged. Haven't quite managed to convince them of that yet, but we don't move till April, so there's time LOL
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As some of you may already know, I'm looking for a job in editing (books, magazines, journals, whatever).
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Blacwolve: I haven't heard anything definite about interns, but I'm pretty sure we had a few last summer. I can check into it for you. What type of work would you be looking at? What's your major?
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Thank you. My major is political science, but I have a minor in statistics and that's what I'm looking for work in. The Consumer Insight Analyst position was what caught my eye because that sounds a lot like what I want to do.
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We also now have a posting for a bilingual English/French customer service person, if anyone's interested. I think the bilingual representatives get an extra hourly rate. Any French-speakers in the twin cities looking for work?
Blacwolve: I've sent you an email with my work address.
quote:Originally posted by fugu13: I'm lookin' for a job of sorts myself -- a summer position along the lines of either:
Political science/economics/social informatics/some combination research (even CS research is okay, but that's much lower on my list, and definitely not a pure programming position; I've got killer resume items for my programming credentials already)
Policy-related work (these positions are much rarer).
Right now I'm applying at the Santa Fe Institute, but they're extremely competitive.
fugu, would a paid internship with the government relations arm of a high-tech firm appeal? There's a fellowship program I did last summer that should still be accepting applications for the next few weeks. They take both undergrad and grad students.
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I am also looking for a job. I just moved to Cary, NC so I'm not planning on moving too soon... unless the job is just that good. So if anyone knows anyone who's hiring in the Raleigh or RTP area, my email is in my profile. I have a BA in Digital Media, but I'll do just about anything.
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quote:Originally posted by fugu13: That would definitely be of interest, could you post or forward me the appropriate information (fugu13 OT mac DAT com)?
Oh, of course. The fellowship's page is here, and it looks like you've got three weeks to get an application in.
I will say that I was a little disappointed by the program, but most of the other fellows seemed to get a great deal more out of it than I did, so I suspect that was more of an issue with a disconnect between me and my particular placement than the program as a whole. I can talk about it in more detail if you're still interested after looking over the page; my AIM's ambyrglow.
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I work for a large telecommunications company. We are hiring small business sales consultants in our St Paul, Minnesota office. This is in a primarily inbound call center, not making cold calls. It's mostly answering the phone from new or existing customers with questions about their service or setting up new service. There is some customer service (explaining bills, troubleshooting problems) along with sales.
This is a commisioned sales position. Starting/base pay is $24,400. Sales consultants who are meeting 100% of objective can expect to be making over $45,625 annually after six to eight months.
I wouldn't necessarily have posted this if it was in one of our residential sales centers, but from what I understand the small business jobs are pretty nice. It is somewhat stressful, there are sales objectives to meet. But if you don't mind that sort of thing, it's a good place to be. Benefits are excellent, and I know people who make well over that $45K number.
If you're interested, drop me a line, and I'll refer you to the on-line job posting. We do do phone interviews, so you do not currently have to be a Minnesota resident, although there may be some testing that would necessitate a trip to one of our offices nearest you.
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I am looking for any job in archaeological fieldwork or labwork, preferably in Canada or overseas. I specialized in Arctic, Greek and Roman (especially Roman Britain) archaeology, and have large amounts of osteological experience.
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(Astaril, I'd love to be able to download your archaeological knowledge into my brain! That sounds so cool!)
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Asta, that's so cool! I had no idea. I started out in college leaning toward archaeology, and it's still something that I wish I could go back and do. It wouldn't have occurred to me then, but what I'd specialize in if I were to be going back and getting my degrees now would be the area that is now Laos and NW Thailand.
When I was younger it was Roman Britain and ancient Greece that drew me.
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Random curiosity - Astaril, what exactly does Arctic archaeology entail? Is it pretty much any culture in the Arctic circle? I've never heard of that before, but it sounds nifty.
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Okay, I'll just post the description for my replacement here.
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Posted January 27, 2006
Position Summary: Responsible for assisting in the sound fiscal control and financial management of Kol Ami’s financial stability and operation. The incumbent manages all bookkeeping functions including payroll and generating financial reports.
Responsibilities:
Responsible for all financial bookkeeping and routine accounting functions. Follows procedures for good financial controls and makes suggestions for improvement. Responsible for maintaining accurate financial records and creating financial reports. Updates and maintains several accounting systems including QuickBooks to manage congregant accounts with the synagogue. Maintains investment records. Responsible for Accounts Payable and Payroll, ensures all federal, state, and local regulations are followed. Works with supervisor and finance committee overseeing all aspects of our financial operations providing timely and accurate preparation of all required reports. Hours and Compensation: Non–exempt position: 30 hours per week/ seasonally additional hours/work hours to be agreed upon at hire. $13.00 an hour plus medical insurance. This is a permanent position. Days and hours to be arranged at time of hire.
To Apply: Send or email resume, salary history and contact information of 3 references including former direct supervisors to: Sharon Stetz Executive Director Congregation Kol Ami 2425 E. Heritage Way Salt Lake City , Utah 84109 484-1501 x29
My extension is 23, I can give you email info.
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If anyone in the Seattle/Tacoma wants a very part time child care position, I'm hiring.
My husband needs a job that will pay him more than Kinko's and take less of his soul.Unfortunatley his ambition level is zero and he doesn't have a lot of real skills.
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Man, I wish I would've known a month ago. But our Seattle class is full. They were entry level positions, so don't require a lot of existing skills, but they were decent. I'll let you know if another class opens.
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Reply that has nothing to do with job-hunting:
Noemon (and quid): I think my early love of Greek myth is largely why I wound up in arch as well. It is neat, and extremely fascinating, but arch positions are generally not glamourous or high-paying jobs (unless you're a university prof as well). Field work is not easy or clean. There is no comfortable excavating position. Archaeologists are dirty, dirty people. But it's totally worth it! If you want to get into it without giving up your job and such, there's a load of field schools out there that take on volunteers. They're usually fairly expensive, but doing it's the only way to really learn that side of things. Unless you're into the non-fieldwork research stuff, in which case, go hit a library and go crazy. I can probably recommend some good texts, depending what areas you're interested in.
Nell: Arctic arch basically covers everything in the Arctic, yes. Being in Canada, my work's mostly focused on the Canadian Arctic, naturally, and especially Nunavut (as that's where my advisor/prof/employer worked). There, there's lots of work done on Dorset and Thule sites (basically the biggest two recent historical groups here - the Thule are the ancestors of the modern Inuit) as well as some earlier stuff, and some more recent sites as well. Then there's Eskimo-Aleut, Inupiat and Tlingit cultures to the West, and the Innu of Labrador and Quebec, and the (now extinct) Beothuk, and all the sites in Greenland and Siberia as well. There's loads and *loads* of cultural anthropological interest in the Arctic these days too. The changes there in the last hundred years are just phenomenal in number. And scary, in many ways.
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I'm currently hiring for an administrative assistant. Basically, you would have to count pencils and handle incoming paperwork -- like invoices, lading slips, etc. You'd also be roped into taking minutes for my boss, who generates the most meaningless and stultifying meetings known to man. Pay and benefits are average for the region ($13/hr., 2 weeks paid, full medical), but -- and this is a great perk, IMO -- all classes at Edgewood or the University of Wisconsin (including work towards a major) are free if you're a full-time employee of either college. So if you're looking to complete a BA or MA and don't mind daydreaming about a better job, this wouldn't be a bad idea.
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Tom, I totally agree with you on having classes paid for. Actually I have applied a number of colleges for jobs specifically for that reason. They only pay for one class a semester around here, but thats a lot better than nothing. Plus, I'm seriously considering going for either my masters or a second bachelors.
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Astaril - yeah, I've taken a lot of anthro and arch courses for the fun of it, and I nearly signed up for field work classes, but then ended up flying halfway around the world... It's a great field. I'm so glad you love it!
Hey, I suppose this means you know where Norman Wells is, eh? And where are you from, anyway? And why not start a "Why I love archaeology" thread? It'd be fun!
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Astaril, that all sounds really interesting! Archeaology's been a latent interest of mine, but I've never had the chance/motivation to really look into it. Can you maybe recommend any books on the Arctic areas? I am thoroughly intrigued. (Or maybe you should start a new thread before this one gets hijacked any further? )
And, um, in the interests of the actual topic , I will probably be looking for a part-time dramaturgy internship in the NYC area for this summer. Or a high-paying, non-resume-building job in the Long Island area. I actually know of a fair number of internships; it's just a matter of figuring out which ones are worth applying for since I'd be working for free, and this is an expensive place to be doing that.
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quote:Originally posted by Vid: If anybody's looking for an IT internship (helpdesk) in SE Wisconsin with Harley-Davidson, mine will be vacant in about 3 weeks or so.
IT Helpdesk position at Harley? As I am in Milwaukee already I'd say "sign me up" if there was any chance at all of succeeding. However, since you are an intern, I doubt you're in a position to get me in the door.
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I need a job. I've rang/been to six places so far and they've all filled in their positions that I'd hope to get as casual workers went back too school. I left it too late and now it seems the only opportunities I might have may be in fast food restaurants, which I don't think I can do 'cause I'm a vegan. Posts: 1138 | Registered: Nov 2005
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I should probably mention that the company I work for is desperate for people. We are expanding exponentially and we will pretty much hire anyone who seems competent and will be able to pass the 6 and 63 exams.
The pay is just shy of $15/hr when you get your license. There's lots of benefits including a really nice 401(k). We're way overworked right now, which is why we need more people.
So there.
quote:Customer Service Representative for Emjay Corporation in Milwaukee, WI
Emjay Corporation, a premier provider of retirement plan administration located in Glendale, WI, is currently seeking motivated individuals to provide prompt, accurate and professional responses to telephone inquiries, requests or problems from a potential audience of over two million retirement plan participants.
This is an inbound call center position and is the first line of contact for our callers. Representatives must be able to project a professional, courteous and knowledgable image at all times due to the highly visible nature of the position. When an immediate response is not possible, the representative will delegate research to the appropriate unit and conduct follow-up to ensure satisfactory, accurate and timely resolution.
The representatives' duties will also include processing transactions as well as taking inbound calls from premier lines of business.
The successful candidates must be available to work during the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Central Time.
The successful candidates must obtain NASD Series 6 securities licensing within 90 days of hire and Series 63 licensing within 120 days of hire.
The successful candidates will possess an Associates Degree in a business related field with one to three years of customer service experience, preferably in a financial services related field. Without an Associates Degree, an additional one to two years of directly related experience are required.
quote: now it seems the only opportunities I might have may be in fast food restaurants, which I don't think I can do 'cause I'm a vegan.
Funny, that's just exactly what I thought until I started really needing to pay my rent. Apply to every other place you can think of (even those not advertising positions) if you're desperate to avoid fast food. May you have better luck than I!
And Nell and quid: I could start a new thread. But then I'd have to keep up with it. I never start threads for a reason, y'know! Maybe tomorrow. I need to go to bed now. (Enigmatic, I am done hijacking your thread now, honest.)
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I'm bumping this because my employer has just bumped up the starting pay for entry-level Customer Service. It's now $13.25/hour during training, plus a $0.75 shift differential if you work 2nd shift. No degree or previous experience is required, though call-center experience is helpful. Customer Service has the potential to get $1.00/hour raises every 4 months, up to about $18/hour.
This is inbound customer service call center work in the western suburbs of Minneapolis, MN. We're pretty low-stress compared to most call centers. There are occasionally irate callers, but not as many as other places I've worked. We also get a pretty healthy annual bonus.
Let me know if you're interested and I can email you more details.
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, I will probably be looking for a part-time dramaturgy internship in the NYC area for this summer. Or a high-paying, non-resume-building job in the Long Island area. I actually know of a fair number of internships; it's just a matter of figuring out which ones are worth applying for since I'd be working for free, and this is an expensive place to be doing that.
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