Are you contemplating a specific career change and want to know what kinds of skills it would take to make that leap? Or do you simply want to explore what kinds of jobs are in a particular industry?
Pathfinder Careers will help write your new résumé, and for your next career, we highly recommend working with the following professionals, who are exceptional resources:
Lead life/career coach for VocationVacations and Life Transition Strategist.
Savannah MayfieldCoaching regarding supporting and empowering women.
Beth Welton-MillerSpecializes in teaching people about being in their bodies and a way to know what they need to nourish themselves and live fully, to have energy, and to make choices that serve their souls.
Tamra FlemingFocuses on clients who are seeking passion and purpose in life, are experiencing burnout or job dissatisfaction, are in the process of contemplating reinventing their image, their life and work, or who are set on creating an entirely new lifestyle.
Anne Messenger, PresidentProviding focused approach that is strategic and practical, yet encouraging and inspirational. Optimizes latest technology and tools to give our customers and clients every incremental edge.
Women-owned, local staffing services specializing in accounting + finance, legal, office + call center, human resources, information technology, and marketing.
Melissa Del Balzo, President - SMR Hospitality ResourcesUltimate freelance team member specializing in hotel sales, marketing and revenue management.
Emphasis on areas of staffing, human resources, training and outplacement, and features unique consulting business model which provides clients with a range of services typically billed at an hourly rate.
Makana Apo and Kelly Kordon - Professional Business Solutions, Inc.Human resource outsourcing specialists.
Kathleen Everett, Managing Director, Boly:Welch ConsultingBoly:Welch Consulting is a professional services firm focused on providing business solutions through thought leadership. We provide on-demand consulting solutions, contract professionals, and compliance services to companies across a wide variety of industries. Successes are achieved by leveraging our community of consulting professionals in a highly targeted approach.
Twitter Job Search
Use cutting edge technology to be on the forefront of finding out about new jobs.
Meeting Planner Jobs
The premier website for meeting professional jobs.
Job Angels
Brings people together in a community setting where each person commits to a single goal: to help just one person find gainful employment.
Rope with Hope
Recruiters and HR professionals providing free resources to job seekers assisting them in finding meaningful work.
iMatchSkills
Match your skills and experience to what employers in Oregon need.
WorkSource Oregon
Oregon Employment Department site.
Portland is Better Together
Get out of the house! Volunteering can help you gain skills, knowledge, experience, contacts and insight into specific fields. Plus, by engaging in altruistic activities, a physiological reaction happens in your body which releases endorphins which make you feel good, too. Which can be particularly important during times of unemployment. This is just one resource in the Portland area for volunteer opportunities. Check your local community listings for additional information on organizations that could use your help.
Portland Job Developers Network
is an association of employers and job developers seeking to connect candidates to open positions. Job listings are regularly updated on their website.
Business Journal
newspapers usually have a complete listing of business networking events in the area. Seventy percent of all job seekers find their next job through networking, and this is a great medium to get out there and make new connections.
Portland Job Finders Support Group
run by Cleon Cox, who has invested his time, energy and expertise as facilitator of the Job Finders Support Group since 1991. He is a fountain of knowledge and is a highly-connected individual who is always glad to assist job seekers with ideas and advice. The JobFinders website has a regularly updated and exhaustive list of job search links and engines. Weekly meeting at the Capitol Hill Branch of the Multnomah County Library every Friday at 12noon-2pm.
LinkedIn
is a great resource to connect to local and national contacts. Profiles are free and once you are in, you can use this as a way to learn about job opportunities as well as make connections to land informational interviews and networking.
Life By Design NW
supports people as they age, by discovering their passion and purpose so they engage their wisdom and skills to strengthen the community and achieve personal fulfillment. This organization is especially useful for mature workers seeking to transition from vocations to avocations.
Institute of Non-Profit Management
is a Portland-specific organization based out of Portland State University, and has a great daily digest of jobs and volunteer opportunities that can bolster a résumé, or be a great place to look for employment in the non-profit sector. Sign up is required.
Community News Resource Group (CNRG)
is another Portland-specific digest of volunteer opportunities and jobs in the non-profit, public and social services sectors. Registration required.
Young Professionals of Portland
provide a place for young professionals to connect, network, and socialize. The YPOP's ultimate goal is to help create a revitalization of the American economy and society based on the principles that people are at the heart of what makes businesses and communities work well.
Idealist.org
is THE resource for non-profit and social-service types of jobs. Registration required.
Indeed.com
is a great job-search spider that goes out and searches all of the job listing websites and does a compilation of your search specifications. It's a wonderful way to save on time going to each website separately, and this website sends job alerts directly to your email inbox. Registration is required but you can set up your own job search alerts that are specific to particular job titles and locations. Very handy!
Focuses on management coaching and organizational effectiveness.
Greg Bell - Water the BambooHighly entertaining speaker, trainer and facilitator that helps individuals and organizations thrive by improving their relationships and communication; his programs and tools have been utilized by companies, organizations and conferences of all kinds.
Mark KoenigsbergSpecialty is organizational and leadership development, as well as team and organizational effectiveness.
Kimberli Ransom - Kimberli Ransom PhotographyA portrait of a corporate executive can portray both the strength of the company and the integrity of its leadership" - professional photography to include head shots and social media profile photos.
Bret BernhoftA phenomenal Generation Y speaker and consultant, and has a high degree of understanding of how to work with younger employees in a workplace setting, which can prove helpful in integrating different approaches in the workplace.
Providing global and local placements, retained searches and contingency searches.
Diane Boly, CPC - Boly:Welch RecruitingMetro specialists in Executive search and Direct-Hire placements specializing in accounting, finance, legal, office, human resources, information technology and marketing.
Anne McDonald, President - McDonald GroupSpecializes in placing staff for professional businesses throughout Central Oregon.
Julie McFarlane, President - (541) 617-8464MHR provides qualified, professional and experienced candidates to hotels, resorts, clubs, restaurants and senior living communities and has over a combined 40+ years in the industry.