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Five things to survive a local search
Buy Tax Credits Now
If you have any Oregon State Tax Liability, you should look into buying tax credits from the Tillamook County Transportation District. Buying tax credits may help you reduce your liability and be a financial benefit to you. If you are interested, contact me and I will get you to the right people.
The Alliance Project

5 Counties pool their transit resources on the coast of Oregon! ConnectOr Ride from Tillamook to Corvallis to Portland to Astoria and back to Tillamook using public transportation.
Now Providing Services for Special Districts of Oregon
Firm Foundations is now providing human resources services to Special Districts of Oregon. Districts in Oregon can receive, eight hours of consultation free through their membership with SDAO. Just contact Dave Westmark 503-812-6900
Job Opening
The Port of Tillamook Bayis looking for an Office Manager. The successful candidate should have 5 years experience in governmental accounting, working knowledge of GAAP, Oregon Budget Law and grant accounting; must be able to multi-task, strong GL skills, and Accounting Software. Duties include: supervising office personnel, mgmt of property, financial reporting, grants, public mtg. regulations; and employee benefits. Salary $40K DOE including a robust benefit package. If interested, go to www.potb.org and fill out application. Please send resume with application to info@potb.org or fax to 503-842-3680.
How to Hire Smart
The Wall Street Journal, January 3rd 2012 published an article “3 Small-Business Blunders to Avoid This Year”. The article said that the number one blunder is: Not hiring smart! They go on and explain: Many small business owners do not know exactly how to find the right employees. They resort to hiring a friend or family member. This is typically a “REDFLAG”… Your friends and family members often do not have the right skills and experience to grow your business. Although your friends and family have the best intentions, it is often hard to set the personal relationships aside. When it doesn’t work, the business owner creates bigger personal issues.
Why not do it right the first time and save yourself time and money? How much difference can a high performing employee make to your business?
A Harvard Business Review tells us that you have a 14% chance of hiring a high performing employee using the traditional hiring methods (Vol. 58 No. 5). Using our Hiring Smart process you can increase your chances of hiring a high performing employee to 75%.
Contact503-812-6900for a consultation in how to hire smart.
Job Transitions / Career Counseling
Job Transition/Career Counseling
Are you looking for the next opportunity in your career? One of the most important questions that you will want to address: “Is this next job a good fit for me?”
Finding job fit is a process of assessing your thinking style, behaviors and interests. Our process includes matching your profile assessment to our library of job descriptions. You will be able to begin your next job search with purpose and direction.
Our trainers will teach you how to find the next right job. How to present an updated resume with a focus on your skills. How to begin a successful search.
Learn the techniques from professionals who have changed their careers. Contact us at 503-812-6900.
