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June 6, 2001
CAREERS EDITIO N 2001
P ro file o f a W eb Designer
W ELLS
FARGO
Take Your Career
To The Next Stage
Robert Parker
Freelance Web Designer
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E arn in g p o te n tia l: F o r a n in -h o u se w eb d e sig n e r, $ 2 5 ,0 0 0 - $ 2 0 0 ,0 0 0 p e r year.
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Working for Wells Fargo means working in an inclusive
environm ent w ith talented managers driven to the very best.
We are currently seeking motivated team players who
want to jo in the best business team in the West.
to co m p lete.
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is w o rk in g p ro p erly .
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Tellers
(Full-time and Part-time Openings)
Process customer transactions, refer bank products and services, and provide
superior customer service. Retain profitable customer relationships, as well as
strengthen existing account relationships. Previous retail or sales/business
experience, strong communication and organizational skills.
Must be energetic, professional, and customer service oriented.
c o n ta c t th e c u s to m e r to m a k e su re ev e ry th in g is c o rre c t a n d to th e ir ap p ro v al.
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o n to th e ir n e w w eb site.
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lin k s a n d c o n n e ctiv ity .
7 p .m . - P ro ject co m p leted . E n d
o f m y w o rk day.
Personal Bankers
(Full-time and Part-time Openings)
Develop and retain profitable customer relationships, as well as
strengthen existing account relationships. Requires 2+ years' retail or
sales/business experience and excellent communication skills.
Must be energetic, professional, and customer service oriented.
Experience selling financial services and working within incentive plans a plus!
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th e tim es. I a lso lik e th e lev el o f
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Competitive Salaries
W h a t d o y o u le a s t lik e a b o u t
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W h a t a d v ic e c a n y o u g iv e f o r
so m eo n e in te re s te d in g e ttin g in to
th is p ro f e s s io n ? I t ’s a relativ ely
easy jo b to do. T h e h ard est p ro b lem I see is p eo p le n o t trusting th eir creativity an d m ak in g th eir jo b h a rd e r than it is.
To Degree or Not to Degree
Are Great Careers Built on Academic Success?
By D arrell W , G lr . ney of msn . com
A s a longtim e professional recruiter,
I’ve often been asked, “H ow im portant is
you’ll encounter demanding recruiters
w ho want more. The more letters after
your name, they think, the better You
placeofPersistenee. Talent will not; noth­
ing is m ore com m on than unsuccessful
individuals with talen t G enius w ill n o t
a degree for getting a better position?”
The short answer: A s im portant as
you make i t Yes, there are headhunters
who draw lines in the sand, unwilling to
touch “non-degreed” jo b seekers. B ut
that simply culls out w orkers w ho are less
likely to be placed o r less m arketable to
client com panies. Recruiters receive so
m any resum es eachday that they look for
m ay even be on track to head straight
back into school. Buttakeit fiomme: Stop
and think about your motivations.
unrew arded genius is alm ost a proverb.
Education alone w ill not; the w orld is full
any w ay to low er the stack. F or the sam e
reason, recruiters tend to specialize in
various industries and occupations. W e
can’t be all things to all people.
But an individual without a degree is
not any less “hot” than som eone with
one (orm ore). A non-degreed person can
get ju st as m uch attention from recruiters
and hiring com panies ifthey know how
to present them selves effectively.
For those w ho are about to graduate,
don’t disregard this m essage ju st be­
cause you already have a degree or two
under your belt. O ut in the real world.
The Examined Life
IfM o m is a lawyer, doctor, or profes­
sor, and you’re expected to follow the
family line, then good luck. But this is your
life, your decision. If you think that an
advanced degree autom atically m akes
you m ore marketable, consider life after
school.
College degrees do support career
grow th - but you can’t rely solely on
them. There are so m any m ore determi­
nants o f success than good grades.
M aybe you can land that first great job,
b u t it will not always lead to a satisfying
long-term career.
What are the core “life skills”? I remem­
b er one little quotation, author unknown,
that spells it out quite well:
Press O n
“N othing in the world can take the
o f educated derelicts. Persistence and
Determ ination alone are o m n ip o ten t"
So, w hat’s m y point? Ify o u ’re gradu­
ating, I offer a hearty “Congratulations!”
on your very w orthw hile accom plish­
m e n t A nd let m e rem ind you that your
hard- w on degree, along with other requi­
site like skills, will take you as far as you
choose to go. I f you take tim e now to
develop the non-academ ic side o f your
Oregon's construdion industry generates good family wage jobs in
every community throughout our state. For people from all walks of life,
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personality, career grow th and happi­
ness can be yours.
For those w ithout degrees, you can
gain a trem endous am ount o f informal
educationsim plybybem gontheplaym g
fie ld -in the w orking world. A s a profes­
sional recruiter w ho has placed many
individuals incorporate A m erica, I know
that those who develop them selves aca­
dem ically and personally stand the best
chance o f m aking it
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