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Information about career opportunities with the Port
of Portland can be obtained by calling the Job Hotline at (503)
944-7480. Hearing impaired applicants may call TDD, (503) 944
7485. Applications are available by visiting the Port’s website at
www.portportlandor.com or by calling (503) 944-7400 or by visit­
ing the Port's office, located at 121 NW Everett Street, Portland.
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Leaving The Comfort Zone
(A P) — Jen n ifer Sam s recently
com pleted a w orkshop in diversity
at A labam a State U niversity, but
she plans to use the lessons and
ideas she learned at her jo b at Em­
bassy Suites Hotel and in her future
career as an educator.
“ It’s about respecting and being
sensitive to other cultures while
learning about their custom s and
traditions,” said Sams, w ho partici­
pated in the course as part o f her
education major. “I deal with people
o f all nationalities on a daily basis,
and this type o f training prepares
you to take steps forw ard and get
out o f your com fort zone.”
W orkplace diversity is an issue
that thousands o f national co m p a­
nies spend m illions o f dollars to
ensure.
“ Som e industry categories are
b etter than o thers, but u n fo rtu ­
nately a lotofm inorities are in lower-
paying skilled jo b s and do not hold
top o r m anagerial positions,” said
L am ar H iggins, director o f the Na-
tional A ssociation o f Black Auto-
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coordinate diversity program s,
"B y hiring som eone to coordi-
nate diversity and m inority pro-
gram s, com panies can place spe-
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IJ diversity is not part oj the
company mindset, strategy fo r
growth and initiated from the
top, then it w on’t work.
—Stacia Robinson, executive directorof Business Network International
m otive Suppliers South division.
“ Em ployers need to m ake sure there
are no artificial barriers that are pro­
hibiting m inorities from success.”
A riinda K ennedy-Knight, direc­
tor o f the M ontgom ery M inority
Business D evelopment Center, said
com panies should hire som eone to
cial em phasis on the needed pro­
grams. Peopleare looking foracom -
pany that is diverse," K ennedy-
K night said.
H iggins thinks w orkplace diver­
sity issues start w ith the quality o f
education students are provided in
area school system s.
“The w hole key is education,
and w hen schools have the money
they need to im prove the quality o f
education they provide (the stu­
dents), em ployers w ill have a bet­
ter-equipped, di versi tied work force
to choose from .” H iggins said. “The
m ain goal is to m ake sure the work
force reflects the population in
w hich the com pany is operating
in."
Stacia R obinson, executive d i­
rector o f B usiness N etw ork Inter­
national, said diversity m ust be a
part o f a co m p an y ’s corporate cul­
ture.
“ If diversity is not part o f the
co m p an y m in d set, strateg y for
grow th and initiated from the top,
then it w on ’ t w ork,” R obinson said.
"T his type o f diversity m ust be
evident from em ployees to m anag­
ers to contract suppliers and in
every departm ent.”
Honeywell Recruits Minorities
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sion, v alu es an d g o a ls .”
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Union Wins Convention Center Jobs
Workers credit unity and community pressure
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Security officers at the Or­ accept the unacceptable. When
egon Convention Center and they ratified their first union
other public facilities refused to contract July 16, they gave a
resounding thumbs down to the
pay freeze management had
demanded. Instead, some offic­
ers will see raises o f more than
20 percent under the new agree­
ment.
The 30 part-tim e and nine
full-tim e security workers are
represented by Local 28 o f
the International Longshore &
W arehouse Union. They are
employed by the Metropolitan
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low ing up. A surprising 2 1 percent
said candidates should wait less
than one w eek, w hile 8 percent said
tw o w eeks. N ineteen percent o f the
recruiters said they preferred to
when he saw that too m any trouble­
m akers w ere using it. G ang m em ­
and a choice o f a boiled red potato, bers and drug dealers w ere told to
rice p ilaf or fries for only $8.25. Bar get lost.
menu items include I Ochicken wings
“ H e’s really doing a m arvelous
for $5.50, bacon wrapped scallops job. Y ou can w alk through that bar
for $6 and ham burgers for $6.25.
and be safe now ,” said M ilw aukie
Previously the ow ners had prob­ resident Del B lacketer, w ho had
lem s w ith fights, but C hung hired stopped there for lunch. “The food
m ostly new em ployees and told is really outrageous. It’sexcellent."
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C hung said he is com m itted to
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How long should you w ait to
follow up on an em ploym ent call?
O ne w eek, recruiters say.
M any jo b seekers try to find the
magic num ber using com plex equa­
tions that factor in their enthusiasm
fo rth ejo b , how well their interview
w ent and w hether o r not they’re
currently em ployed.
contact candidates, rather than vice
versa.
It’s a good idea for candidates to
follow up, i f for no other reason that
the fact that recruiters often d o n ’t
- especially for unsuccessful can­
didates. F ifty-four percent o f re­
cruiters surveyed said they do not
notify unsuccessful candidates.
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pressure on the elected offt-
cials who appoint the MERC
Commissioners.
Gerry C aldw ell, a leader
among the African-American
security officers, also stressed
that the workers’ own unity was
key.
“ We won because o f the
united stand o f all the employ­
ees, our resolution that we
weren’t going to be taken ad­
vantage o f or pressured into
something not for our benefit,”
said Caldwell.
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the Expo Center and the Port­
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ing Arts.
Larry Buskrud, a 22-year
M ER C s e c u rity o ffic e r,
stressed that a key to the
union’s victory was com m u­
nity pressure. He said Port­
land Jobs with Justice, the
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Chung hopes to have live music in
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bishing the bathrooms and painting to
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