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Pride Runs Deep as New Graduates Begin Career Path
H undreds o f O regonians are
em barking on their journey to a
professional career this summer,
after graduating from colleges and
high schools throughout the state.
For most who walk across the
stage to receive their diplomas, they
will hear the cheers of their chil­
dren, spouses, and co-workers in
the audience.
‘T h e graduation ceremony is the
most inspiring event for our stu­
dents and faculty,” said Pat Hardie,
vice president/campus director at
the University of Phoenix, Oregon
cam pus. “Because our students
average about 34 years old, we of­
ten have students who receive their
first college diploma the same year
theirchildren are learning to walk or
ride a bike.”
Randolph Williamsof Vancouver
is an African-American father of
three, married for nine years, and
has overcome significant obstacles
as he worked to get to where he is
today. He credits his success
largely to his family and his strong
faith in God.
“I believe that the struggles en­
dured in my childhood are what
stimulated my ability to succeed,”
said Williams. “We were raised to
believe that we could achieve our
goals with fortitude, resilience, and
faith in God.”
Randolph will add a M aster’s
degree in business administration/
technology management from the
University of Phoenix to his list of
accomplishments.
Randolph Williams
Rey Mene
Erin Wallner
“Iam proud to be leaving a legacy
o f excellence for my family,” said Bank made the decision to enroll in sary to complete her master’s degree
Williams. "M eeting the criteria for college because she wanted a man­ in organizational management.
agement degree and had to find a
Rey M ene is a m ilitary veteran
program that allowed her to con­
tinue to work full-time. She not only
worked full-time at the bank, but
had tw o young ch ild ren who
needed her time as well. W allner
was committed to making it work
despite a heavy workload, family
- Randolph Williams
commitments and late night study
obtaining my MBA has truly em ­ schedules.
“My fellow students helped me
powered me and created a level of
self-confidence and self-respect.” through,” said Wallner.
Wallner fought to push through
Erin Wallner, an assistant branch
manager for Washington Mutual and finish her last few classes neces­
/ am proud to be
leaving a legacy of
excellence for my
family.
and Air Force Reserve officer who
pursued a business m anagem ent
degree. T hroughout his tim e at
the U niversity o f P hoenix, he
struggled with a failing econom y
to find good work. But his fellow
stu d en ts w ere su p p o rtiv e and
encouraged him to stay focused.
"This market was not kind, but I
remained steadfast in my pursuit of
a degree, because I new it would
somehow payoff,” Mene said.
It has paid off. In M arch, the
college graduate accepted a p o ­
sition as O ffice M anager T rainee
for W illam ette Dental. Mene b e­
lieves that his college experience
and the fact that he now holds a
bachelors o f science in business
m anagem ent, has prepared for the
position and for w hatever the
future holds.
In Oregon since 1997, the Uni­
versity of Phoenix has six locations
in O re g o n in c lu d in g T ig a rd ,
Clackamas, Hillsboro, Albany and
S alem , and a new cam pus in
Vancouver. For program informa­
tion, call the admissions office at
5()3-67(M)590or360-693-2525or visit
the Web site at http://phoenix.edu/
Oregon.
Celebrating 38 years of service to our community.
Look to M t. Hood Community College
this sum m er fo r GREAT CLASSES and
GREAT EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES!
photo by M ark W ashincton / T hf . P orti . and O bserver
Yo! Center Helps Young Adults
Patrice Wilson works with Walter “Tiny” Butler at the Youth Opportunities (Yo!) Center on Northeast
Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. The center helps prepare young people for jobs and careers in
today's challenging workforce. Yo! employment specialists help create resumes, build networking
skills, find paid internships and locate volunteer opportunities to give job seekers work experience
and many career options.
Employment Firm Shares Secrets
Insider tips
about resume
building
Recently, an Internet company
undertook an immense project of
conducting a survey o f over 2,500
r e c ru ite r s and h e a d h u n te rs
throughout the U.S. and Canada to
find out theircomplaints with many
resumes.
“It really validated our thoughts
that recruiters are receiving hun­
dreds o f resumes a day and that
they see major problems with them,"
sa id M ike W o rth in g to n o f
ResumeDoctor.com. “It also pro­
vided valuable insight into the lat­
est trends in Internet based job
seeking.”
According to executive search
recruiter Terry Cantrell of Panama
City, Fla., “People often try to write
a resume so generic that a reader has
no idea what industry the candidate
comes from. I am usually looking for
a reason to exclude resumes, not a
reason to include them."
R esum eD octor.com provides
resume-consulting services for job
seekers in all industries. Recruiters
report that spelling errors, typos
and poor grammar are the first re­
sumes to be cut.
They also dislike resumes that are
too duty oriented, and don't explain
what the job seeker's accomplish­
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ments were and how they did so.
Recruiters do not enjoy fumbling
through resumes with inaccurate
dates and unexplained gaps.
For more information about how
to get your resume to stand out,
v isit w w w .re su m e d o cto r.co m /
ResourceCenter. htm.
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