3Llje ^portlanh O bserver
r ia l s a n d p a c k a g in g .
O n th e m a r k e tin g s id e , th e r e
a r e p le n ty o f s a le s a n d m a r
k e tin g j o b s — e s p e c ia ll y f o r i n
d iv id u a ls w ith te c h n ic a l b a c k
g r o u n d s . L ik e o th e r h ig h - te c h
i n d u s t r ie s , th is is a f a s t- p a c e d ,
r a p id ly c h a n g in g f ie ld , a n d y o u
c a n e x p e c t to w o rk h a r d ;
w o r k w e e k s o f te n e x c e e d 5 0
h o u r s . In r e tu r n , y o u ’ll m a k e
a c o m p e ti tiv e s a la r y a n d c a n
e x p e c t s to c k o p tio n s — a n d i f
y o u la n d a t th e n e x t I n te l, th e s e
c o u ld
m ake
you
ric h .
T e s tin g a n d a s s e m b ly o p e r a
tio n s — b o th la b o r - in te n s iv e
a c t i v i t i e s — a r e g e n e r a lly l o
c a te d in A s ia n c o u n t r i e s a n d
o th e r p la c e s w h e r e la b o r is
c h e a p . I f y o u w a n t to tr a v e l,
g e t in to a s s e m b l y o r p a c k a g -
in g . F a b r ic a tio n a n d R & D g e n
e r a lly ta k e p la c e in th e U n ite d
S ta te s a n d o th e r in d u s tr ia l
c o u n t r i e s , b e c a u s e b o th r e
q u ir e a t e c h n ic a l ly s o p h i s t i
c a t e d w o r k f o r c e a t t u n e d to
A m e ric a n
m a rk e t n eed s.
Telecommunications
E v e r y a r e a o f th e te le c o m
m u n i c a t i o n s e m p i r e is
g r o w in g , k e e p in g o p p o r
tu n it ie s p le n t i f u l f o r th e
h ig h ly te c h n ic a l w o r k e r as
w e ll a s f o r th e t e a c h e r ,
la w y e r, a n d m a rk e tin g
ty p e s — o r j u s t a b o u t a n y
o n e w h o u s e s te c h n o lo g y
o f a n y k in d in h e r jo b . T h e
i m m i n e n t r i s e in h i g h
s p e e d d a ta s e r v ic e s , v o ic e
c o m m u n ic a ti o n s o v e r th e
Helping Seniors
Enter the Workforce
The SeniorCommunity Service Em
ployment Program (SCSEP) employs
qualifiedolderworkers in part-time on-
the-job training positions, and assigns
them to government or private, non
profit agencies serving the community.
Wages and other costs o f employ
ing SCSEP partic iparits are paid for by
Federal grant funds. There are no costs
to a participating agency for having an
SCSEP participant assigned to them.
Thepuiposeofthe SCSEP is to offer
a “stepping stone” back into the woik
force. Positions are not meant to be
permanent employment, and all assign
ments are temporary. Participants un
dergo assessment, testing and coun
seling while on the program. Every ef
fort is made tomatch the participantand
the training site as closely as possible.
The program requires partici
pants to attend periodic training
sessions, and may also arrange for
them to take classes to further in
crease their training skills. Partici
pants are not available to the train
ing site during these times.
SCSEP participants may be
trained in a wide variety o f duties.
These can include: providing so
cial services to other seniors and
the community, clerical/office sup
port, cooking, and kitchen duties,
building maintenance and minor
repairs, helping at child care cen
ters, and many other tasks.
For more information, call the
National Council on die Aging,
Inc., located at 3034 N.E. Martin
LutherKingBlvd.,503/241 -4644.
Science and Technology
Immersion for Teen Women
The Oregon Institute o f Technol
ogy (OIT) will be hosting a 4-day explo
ration program introducing young
women in high school to different tech
nical career areas and the excitement o f
science and technology through hands-
on laboratory and field exercises.
The event is called T w ist Twist
participants will use Robolab Lego
Mindstorms to learn scientific problem
solving; developing a hypothesis, de
signing and crating models, program
ming, gathering data, documenting
work, presenting results and drawing
conclusions.
They will also meet positive, profes
sional role models and others in their
age group who share similar inter
ests. For those interested, young
women whoare freshmen or sopho
mores in high school can partici
pate. Twist will be held on two
occasions: July 1 6 - 19attheO IT
East Portland Campus in south
east Portland and July23-26atthe
OIT West Portland Campus in
Beaverton. Portland Community
College,Cascade Campus will pro
vide Shuttle Service.
To register, call OIT Centerfor
Pre-College Outreach a t503/725-
2145 or 541/885-1675. Register
online at www.oitedu. or email
mckinlea@oitedu.
June 13,2001
areers
I n te r n e t , a n d d a ta n e tw o r k s
w ill a ll m e a n m o r e R & D c o m
p e titio n a n d , a s le a d e rs e m e rg e ,
c o n s o lid a tio n . L o o k f o r f o r
e ig n c o m p a n ie s to c o m p e te in
an in c r e a s i n g a r r a y o f m a r
k e ts a s f o r m e r ly s ta te - o w n e d
te le c o m
c o m p a n ie s
lik e
D e u ts c h e T e le k o m lo o k a b ro a d
fo r n e w b u s in e s s . A ll o f th is
a c t i v i t y r e p r e s e n t s a lo t o f
p h o n e c a lls , e -m a ils , an d
ta x e s . I t ’s a ls o g o o d n e w s fo r
j o b s e e k e rs : T h is in d u s tr y is
h o t a n d i t ’s g o in g to s ta y th a t
w a y f o r s o m e tim e to c o m e . I f
y o u w a n t an in d u s try t h a t ’s
g o in g to r e q u ir e y o u le a rn f a s t
a n d a d a p t q u ic k ly , th is is it.
* To earn a One-year Certifi
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cate through PCC’s Telecom
munications Administration
Program, call the Cascade
Campus at 503/978-53/7.
Sources: The Job Prospect
Guide o f Major Industries was
taken from the online websites
o f Portland Community Col
lege and weetfeet.com.
Are You Considering
a Career
Protecting
the Environment?
ortland's Bureau of Environmental Services is a
city-owned utility providing Portland residents
with Clean River programs including water quality
protection, wastewater collection and treatment, and
sewer installation.
P
Environmental Services creates programs, designs
projects, and builds and operates facilities Portland
needs for a healthy environment. We employ
engineers, construction inspectors, industrial
mechanics, chemists, educators, economists, and
support personnel.
The more than 450 culturally diverse employees
working in Environmental Services also include
graphic designers, financial analysts, and regulatory
specialists. For more information, call 503-823-7005.
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
CITY OF PORTLAND
CLEAN RIVER WORKS
D an S altzm an, D irector of Public A ffairs
B ureau o f E n v iro n m en tal Services
1120 SW 5th A venue, R oom 1000
P o rtla n d , O regon 97204
T h e C ity of P o rtla n d is a n a ffirm a tiv e a c tio n / e q u a l o p p o r tu n ity e m p lo y e r.