Portland Job Support



Job Networking Groups:

The Breakfast Club, (executives and sr. management) meets every other Tuesday at 8:00 a.m. (free)

First floor (signs to meeting room), Five Centerpointe Drive; Lake Oswego, OR

No website and check with Rodger Cook (LinkedIn) before attending. Yahoo & LinkedIn groups.

Career Networking Job Club, (all who are looking for next role) meets Monday 9:30-11:00 am (free), Worksource Portland Metro SE, 7916 SE Foster Rd, Suite 104, Portland. They ask that you register with iMatchSkills first.

Career Resource Network, meets every other Wednesday at 11:00 am -1:00 pm (free), Baja Fresh Private Meeting Room (in back), 12286 SW Scholls Ferry Rd, Tigard. Contact Doug Goodrum at: douglasmichael@ for schedule. No groups.

Executive Net, (executives) meets monthly with date changing at 8:30 a.m. (free)

Pathways/IO Partners Inc., 6500 SW Macadam Ave., Portland, OR

Check with Jean Walker at: jwalker@ before attending.

High Tech Job Search Group, meets Monday and Friday 9:30-11:00 (free & public) Willow Creek Center, 241 SW Edgeway Drive in Room 103, Beaverton, OR. Website: . Yahoo group.

Job Finders Support Group, (all who are looking for next role) - Friday at noon (free & public)

Capitol Hill Library, 10723 SW Capitol Highway, Beaverton, OR

Website: support_group.htm. No Yahoo group.

Job Seekers Support, (all who are looking for next role) meets Monday 4:00 to 6:00 pm (free & public), Baxter Hall, Marylhurst campus, 17600 Pacific Hwy, Lake Oswego, OR. No groups.

Website: .

Job Seekers Support and Networking, meets Tuesday 2:00-4:00 pm (free), 5193 NE Elam Parkway, Suite A, Hillsboro, OR. LinkedIn group. Website (check Programs & Events ( Networking Events (Job Seekers):

PortlandConnect, (business owners, professional and job networking in one) using LinkedIn and living in the greater Portland area (free for most events). They meet at different locations. Join Yahoo group “PortlandConnect” and LinkedIn group for notices of network meetings. Yahoo group: .

Professional Networking Group (Job support), Every Thursday morning at 7:30am, Employment Resource Center: 10509 SE 5th St. ,Vancouver, WA 98668, 360-885-2856

Vancouver Community Job Support Network/The Mosaic Job Café, meets every other Monday for locations in Vancouver, WA. Check site for location and required RSVP (limited space):

Welldiggers (professional and networking) meets first Thursday each month at 7:30 a.m. (fee $5.00 with coffee/etc.). Buffalo Gap Saloon and Eatery 6835 SW Macadam Portland, OR 97219

No website. Yahoo group:

General Master Lists:

America’s Jobs Bank:

CascadeLink (Job lists and support):

Career Builder:

Career Journal (Wall Street Journal):

Craig list Portland:

Hot jobs:

: :

Job Dango:

Mac's List (job list):

Monster:

New Organizing Institute:

One Stop:

Oregon State (link to iMatch): and

Oregon :

Portland Job Finder:

Quintessential Careers:

SW Washington Workforce Development Council (SWWDC):

Top job sites (rates job sites):

Vault (job lists, tips and links to research):

Workforce Portland Metro:

Yahoo Jobs:

Your Job Stop:

Networking and Networking Event Calendars:

American Marketing Association: or

Association for Corporate Growth (Portland):

News+Releases.aspx

Biznik (business focus, Portland Community):

The Boss Group (business owners strategic solutions) Vancouver, WA. Meets at different locations in Vancouver:

Bullivant Houser Bailey Events: events.aspx

Business Journal of Portland:

Calagator (list of events):

City Club of Portland:

Karnopp Petersen: Resources/Events

Lane Powell News & Events: news-events

No Frills Networking Kelso/Longview, 7:30-8:30 am Tuesday at BackStage Cafe, 216 S Pacific Av & Vine St, Kelso (free).

Northwest Entrepreneur Network:

Oregonian Business Calendar:

Oregon Business Council:

Oregon Employer Council: employment.EMPLOY/OEC/oecevents.shtml

Oregon Entrepreneurs Network:

Oregon Self Employment Assistance (SEA) Program:

Oregon Start Ups (networking and calendar):

Portland Business Alliance (Chamber of Commerce Portland):

Portland Chamber of Commerce,

Portland Human Resources Management Assn:

Portland (PDX) Mind Share:

Portland State School of Business:

Professional Connections meets 11:46am - 1 pm, Monday at Boppin'Bo's, 7809 Vancouver Plaza Dr, Vancouver, WA

Professionally Speaking: (RSVP for events)

Project Management Institute (PMI):

Schmooze meets every other month (check site for events):

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt: events.aspx

Software Association of Oregon: and

Stoel Rives Events: events.aspx

Young Professionals of Portland (YPOP) (open to all ages):

Other Networking Groups:

Career Coach:

Chief Executive Forum: contact Rene’ Fritz, renef@

Computer Human Interaction Forum of Oregon:

Meridian Technology Group, Inc:

Oregon Coalition Resources:

Oregon Excellence (quality awards to firms):



Oregon Grad Institute/Center for Prof Dev:

PDX Business calendar site:

Society for Technical Communications Willamette Valley:

Society for Information Management (members and guests):

Windmill Networking (Professional):

Master Role Hunting (pulls together other sites lists):

Career Mole:

:

*:

Local Job Board:

*Simply Hired:

Teacher, Trainer and Educators:

Confederation of Oregon School Administrator (COSA):

Online Teaching Jobs (edZapp):

Oregon Professional Educator Fair:

Oregon School Boards Association:

Teach Oregon (fee based):

Teachers-Teachers:

Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (left tool bar):

Washington State Board for Community & Technical Colleges:

Washington Teaching Jobs:

Scientific and Engineering (Electrical, Computer and Others):

AEA, American Electronics Association (membership for key events):

public/councils/index.html

Electric Net Online:

Engineering Jobs:

Fiber Optics Online:

IEEE Oregon:

Information Technology Association of America:

Just Tech Jobs:

Photonics Online:

Premises Networks:

Research Gate Scientific Network:

RF Global Net:

Today’s Engineer (good articles):

Wireless Design Online:

Wireless Networks Online:

Environmental, Green, Clean, Sustainability and Natural Resources:

American Fisheries Society: .

Clean Tech:

Connect Portland (networking):

EcoTuesday (TM):

Energy:

Environmental :

Environmental Education:

Environmental Jobs and Careers:

Green Drink (networking first Tuesday):

Hydro Carbon Online:

Job Reservoir - Water and Wastewater Jobs:

Natural Step Framework network:

Naturalist Network:

Northwest Association of Environmental Professionals (NWAEP) – Meetings and website

Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance:

Oil and Gas Online:

Orion:

Strategic Economic Development Corporation (SEDCOR):

Sign up for e-newsletter containing job opportunities:

Society for Conservation Biology:

Society of Environmental Toxicology (SETAC):

Solid Waste:

Sustainable Business Network of Portland:

The Environmental Careers Organization:

Power Online:

Pollution Online:

Public Works:

Renewable Northwest Project:

Universities Water Information Network:



Water Online:

Nonprofit Organizational Roles:

American Leadership Forum:

CNRG - Community Nonprofit Resources Group:

Craigslist:

Employment Spot:

:

Guide at Idealist: careerguide

Idea (state by state listing):

Involved:

Mac's list (weekly) nonprofit needs in Oregon:

The Performance Center (Sr. mgmt to assist with org. changes):

Portland State University Institute for Nonprofit Management:

Technical Assistance for Community Services (TACS):

Regional Arts & Culture Roles:

Council Art Jobs:

Americans for the Arts- Job Bank:

Artcareer Network:

Artjob:

Artist Trust (WA):

Backstagejobs:

CraigsList:

Creative Hotline:

Cultural Commons:

Fine Art Directory:

Global Art Jobs:

Museum Employment Resource Center (MERC):

National Art Education Association (NAEA)- art teacher job openings (nationally):

National Writers Union Job Hotline:

Opportunity Knocks (for Non-Profit jobs):

Oregon Film and Video Office: for film and production jobs in Oregon:

Regional Arts & Cyktyre Council:

Sunoasis Jobs:

Visual Nation:

Medical, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology Role Sites:

All Healthcare Jobs:

All is Well Medical Staffing -

American Assoc of Medical Assistants -

Bioresearch Online:

Drug Discovery Online:

Healthcare Information and Management systems Society (HIMSS):

Health Jobs USA - or

Indian Health Service –

LabForce Staffing -

Laboratory Network:

Maxim Health Care Services -

Medical Design:

Medical Sales, Reps:

Medical Society of Metropolitan Portland -

Onward Healthcare -

Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems (OAHHS):

Oregon Bioscience Association (OBA):

Portland State U. Professional Development:

Thera Tech Staffing -

Washington Biotechnology and Biomedical Association:

Women’s Health Assoc. Inc. – about/jobs.htm

For local list of hospitals and clinics:

Human Resource and Training Roles:

American Society for Training and Development (ASTD):

American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) (Cascadia Chapter):

HR Consultants: HR Guide to Internet Resources from HR-:

International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI):



Lake Washington Human Resources Association:



NHRMA – HR Development for the Northwest:

Organization Development Network (Must purchase a subscription to use job bank):



Portland Human Resources Management Association:

Portland Industrial & Organizational Psychology Association (PIOPA):

Salem SHRM:

Seattle SHRM:

Society of Human Resources Management:

Information Technology Roles:

.Net user group (networking):

Dev Group NW (networking):

Java User Group Portland (networking):

PDX Mindshare (networking):

Software Association of Oregon (networking):

Visual Basic User Group of Portland (networking):

Computer Jobs:

Computer Work:

Data Base Jobs:

Developers Net:

Dice:

Internet and IT Networking:

Jobs for Programmers:

Just Tech Jobs:

Nation jobs in computer field:

Monster:

Web programming jobs:

Apparel and Footwear Roles:

Apparel Networking Group (TANG) in Portland: LinkedIn group T.A.N.G.

Apparel and Textiles Professional Network: LinkedIn group

Freelance Apparel & Accessory Design Network: LinkedIn group

International Fashion & Apparel Association: LinkedIn group

Oregon Shoe People's Network (OSPN): LinkedIn group

Portland Product and Apparel Designers:

Finance Roles:

Bloomberg:

Brokerage Consultants, Inc:

Careers in Business:

Career Mosaic:

CFA Society of Portland:

Efinancial:

Financial Career:

Financial Executives Networking Group:

Jobs in the Money:

Search Up:

Legal, Paralegal, Enforcement and Investigation:

911 Hot Jobs:

American Alliance of Paralegals Inc.:

American Bar Association Career Corner:

Association of Corporate Counsel:

Attorney Jobs:

Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (Employment and Links):

Cop Career:

Corrections Connection:

:

Federal Law Clerk Information System,

International Association of Crime Analysts:

International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training:

Int'l. Paralegal Mgmt. Assoc.:

:

Jobs4Police:

Law Enforcement Recruiting Directory:

Law Enforcement Jobs:

Lawyers Weekly Jobs:

Legal Blogs:

Legal Employment:

National Para Legal Assoc.:

National Federation of Paralegal Assoc.: 

Official Directory of State Patrol & State Police:

Oregon Careers in Correction:  

Oregon Courts, Oregon Justice Dept.:

Oregon Law Firms - Statewide Database:

Oregon Paralegal Assoc.:

Oregon State Bar:

Social Media Law Blog:

Social Networking for Lawyers and Professionals:

Police Jobs:

US District Court/Oregon Employment Opportunities:

For private security firms:  

Security Networking Roles:

Computer Related Investigations Management & Education (CRIME):

CRIME home page:

Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) Portland chapter:

ISSA Portland Oregon Yahoo Groups:

ISSA National:

Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA):

Information Technology Association Of America (ITAA):

InfraGard:

RAINS and Oregon Regional Alliance for Information and Network Security:



Senior (over 50) Networking Roles:

Dinosaur Exchange (international):

Jobs for :

Employment Network for Retired Government Experts:

Senior Job Bank:

Seniors 4 Hire:

Your Encore:

Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations Pros Roles:

American Advertising Federation (US) and American Marketing

Association (US and worldwide):

and

6 Figure (US and worldwide):

Brand (Worldwide):

Colloquy Jobs Board (US and Canada):

Curt Rosengren’s Marketing Jobs (Pacific Northwest):

Direct Marketing Association Job Bank (US):

Electronic Retailing Association (ERA) (US):

(US and Worldwide):

ExecuNet (US, Canada and Worldwide):

Marketing (US):

Marketing Professionals of Portland (search engine):

Marketing Research Association (US):

Media Life Magazine’s classifieds (US):



Nation Job (US): and

National Association for Retail Marketing Services (job area):

International Assn. of Business Communicators (IABC):

Oregon Media Production Association:

Product Development and Management Association Job Bank (US):



Portland Advertising Federation:

Public Relations Society of America:

Quirk’s Marketing Research Review (US and Worldwide):

Research Info’s Market Research Employment Center (US and Worldwide):



Management and Business Roles:

Careers in Business:

Career Mosaic:

ExecuNet (local office - fee based):

Mosaic Blueprint (roles over $100K):

Portland Chamber of Commerce:

Society for Human Resources Management:

UpLadder (fee based):

Lists of Public Sector Roles:

CascadeLink: (city, county and state government jobs)

General Services Administration (GSA):

Federal Jobs:

Metro:

Oregon job list (State of Oregon):

City of Portland:

USA Jobs (federal positions):

Washington job list (State of Washington):

Summer or Intern Positions:

Business Education Compact (BEC):

Comp jobs:

Great Summer jobs:

Idea List:

Intern jobs:

Internships:

Overseas jobs:

Resort jobs:

Rising Star Internship:

Summer jobs:

Military support websites:

Caters to separated or transitioning military:

Companies looking to recruit former military:

Department of Defense: DoDTransPortal.dod.mil

Department of Labor: military

Oregon Employment Service Programs for Veterans:

Matches job seekers with active security clearances:

Post resume for firms looking for former military:

Single source for transition:

Washington State Dept. of Veterans Affairs:

Temp and/or Temp:

Mom Corps:

Net Temps:

Free Training:

:

Capital Career Center (job workshops):

Docmail:

Goodwill Community Foundation:

Itunes university & training:

Khan Academy:

Learn That:

Linux training site:

Lunch & Learn through the Multnomah County Library:



Massachusetts Institute of Technology online training:



Mentor Graphics:

Microsoft software for training (free - limited):

Multnomah County Library computer classes:



New Horizons: , and

OGI training courses (note free training):

OHSU Brain Awareness:



Tigard Library (hands-on):

Tutorials: Click on “software tutorials”

(Word, Excel, RealPlayer, Paint Shop Pro, Flash 5)

University of Texas:

W3 Schools:

Information about firms:

Oregon firm information and location maps:

Oregon business:

Oregon state Economic Department:

Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division:

Oregon state OLMIS system (future growth by industry and position):

Salary Analysis:

ACCRA -The Council for Community and Economic Research:

Best Jobs USA (job leads, salary surveys and more):

Calculator for salary, relocation and cost of living by area:

Career Builder Service (salary range):

Greythorn salary index:

GM Ryan salary and moving calculators:

Monster salary tool:

Oregon Employment (OLMIS) Wages & Income:

Pay Scale salary report:

(fee based):

Salary Expert:

The Riley Guide:

U.S. Department of Labor:

Wall Street Journal (salary search):

Writers:

NW Association of Book Publishers:

Self Publish (fee) - Create Space:

Self Publish (fee) - iUniverse:

Willamette Writer’s Group:

Social Networking Groups, Guides and Tools:

Brand-Yourself - Personal Professional Students Websites:

Creating Electronic Portfolios:

Creating Reusable Social Content:

Ecademy®:

Facebook®:

Favorite Social-Media Resources for Job-seekers:

Google® Alerts:

Google® results identity calculator:

Guide to finding a job with Twitter®/JobMob®:

Konnects®:

LinkedIn®:

LinkedIn® user guide:

LinkedIn® profile checklist:

Manage Your Reputation On-line:

Social Media strategy step-by-step:

Software A. of Oregon (social for technical people):

Trends in 2012 in social media:

Plaxo®:

Real Contacts:

Reputation Management --> Clean Up Your Online Reputation:

Ryze Business Networking: ?

Spoke®:

Tips To Manage Your Reputation Online | JobMob:

Twitter®:

Twitter® as a Job Search Tool and Job Search Tips and Advice - Applicant:

Twitter® Job Search - Job Search Engine for Twitter:

Twitter® My Jobs:

UNYK® (address book):

Networking with People:

Business Network International OR and WA (BNI):

Executive Officer's Club:

Kiwanis Club International:

Networking Opportunities (list):

PRO (Professional Resource Organization):

Rotary International:

Take the Lead:

Toastmasters International:

Retirement Jobs:

Retirement Jobs:

Volunteer Resources:

Campus Access Internships and Volunteer Opportunities: campus_weB/intern/i2int.htm

Charity Guide:

Citizens' Utility Board:

Classroom Law Project (CLP), Portland, Oregon, nonprofit educators, lawyers, and civic leaders:

Community Non-Profit Resource Group (CNRG):

Hands on Portland:

International and domestic work and volunteer opportunities:

Portland is Better Together:

United Way-New Leaders (volunteer ( newleaders):

Volunteer On DemandTM: Charity Guide presents flexible service projects:

Self Assessment Tools:

Bowling Green State University, Career Center (self assessment and career assessments):



Bureau of Labor Statistics Career Guide:

Career Development Profiler (CDP):

Career Planning and self-assessment:

Career link Inventory:

Career research, job search, skills:

Enneagram Institute:

Human Performance Institute (HPI):

Keirsey Temperament:

Live Career (career testing):

Motivational Appraisal of Personal Potential (MAPP):

Myers Briggs instrument:

Personality type:

Transferable skills survey:

University of Waterloo Career Center:

US Department of the Interior Career Manager:

US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Division:

Life Tools:

Personal mission & vision:

Vision statement:

Business mission & vision:

CEO mission and vision:

Resume writing:

4 Step Resume: 15min-

How to create Winning Resumes:

Job Web:

Quintessential Careers:



Resume Redux (hiring manger view):

Riley Guide (cover letters and resume info):

Smart Career Moves Resume Generator:

Job Fairs:

Career Builder job fairs:

City of Portland job fair:

Hire Quest (sales and marketing) career fair:

Jammin 95.5 annual career fair (annual in spring):

National Career Fairs:

Nonprofit Career Fairs (Portland):

Oregon Employment Dept.:

Pacific NW Tech Career Fairs (Portland & Seattle):

Portland Community College:

Urban League of Portland (annual):

Westside Job & Career Fair:

Starting and Growing Your Own Business/Role:

Links for government business support:

Northwest Entrepreneur Network:

Oregon Entrepreneurs Network and Angel Oregon:

Oregon Self Employment Assistance (SEA) Program:

Oregon Start Ups (have a weekly event calendar):

Oregon Technology Business Center (OTBC):

Portland State Business Accelerator:

Registering a business in Oregon:

Registering a domain for a website:

SCORE and small business:

Small Business website:

Small Business Development Center (SBDC):

Self Employed Creative Professionals:

Software Association of Oregon:

Starve Ups:

Gender Based networks:

The Business Journal of Portland:

Transition Books:

“The 50 Most Asked Questions from the Newly Unemployed”, by Cleon Cox

“Become Who You Were Born to Be”, by Brian Souza

“Don’t Get a Job, Get a Life”, by Erik Vonk

“Halftime”, by Bob Buford

“Knock’em Dead 2009”, by Martin Yates

“Never Eat Alone”, by Keith Ferrazzi

“Networking: Insiders’ Strategies for Tapping the Hidden Market Where Most Jobs Are Found”, by Douglas B. Richardson (out of print)

"Now, Discover Your Strengths", by Marcus Buckingham & Donald Clifton

“Pathfinder: How to Choose or Change Your Career for a Lifetime of Satisfaction and Success”, by Nicholas Lore

"StrengthsFinder 2.0", by Tom Rath

“Want A Better Fantastic Job?” by Pam Gross and Peter Paskill

“What Color Is Your Parachute”, by Richard Bolles

"Who Moved My Cheese", by Spencer Johnson

“Winning the Job Race: Pathways Through Transition”, By Jack Heyden and Scott Kane

Interviewing and Interviewing Resources:

Abounding Careers: (undergoing update)

Career Info Net (click on “Career Resource Library”): acinet

How to Land a Job Interview:

Informational interview with State of Oregon:

Interview guidelines:

Interview questions (64 toughest questions):

Interview questions (behavioral):

Interview questions (200 questions):

Net Temps:

Wall Street Journal®(informational interview):

Career Support:

Career Tips newsletter (email): CareerTipsAndAdvise-subscribe@

Emergency Resources for Job Seekers:

Dial “2-1-1” (Oregon and Washington social services):

The Rose City Resource (free guide for Clackamas, Washington and Multnomah counties in Oregon) Community resource list:

Clark County, Washington resources:

Software tools:

Job Tabs (helps manage your candidacy):

Personal and Business Cards:

VistaPrint® (keep an eye our for free upgrades, pay shipping):

Iprint® (low cost):

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