Job Search 2008: Putting it out to the Universe

[kevyn]

OK Universe, my Pagan friends say this works, so I'm putting my needs out to you. *

I have a lot of talents, a lot of education, and a lot of skills to offer the human race, and right now, I feel like the resources I offer are being totally wasted. It's been a month since I graduated from University. No one is taking advantage of what I have to offer, and my time here is running out.

This is what I need RIGHT NOW: A job, or some other means to pay my rent. Something short-term, just to keep me from being evicted from my apartment (this is a real danger for me right now).

Me being homeless would be a total waste of what I have to offer the world.

Longer term, I need a career, preferably employment in Canada (British Columbia or Yukon), meaningful work where I can make a positive difference in the world, doing satisfying work that I can believe in.

That's really not too much to ask, is it?



RÉSUMÉ:

Kevyn “Hagrid” Jacobs
817 25th St. Apt D3
Bellingham, WA, USA 98225
Email: jobseeker@kevyn.com
Phone: 360.450.2930

Objective

To obtain employment where I may contribute my creative, technical, new media and information management skills to a firm which values out-of-the-box thinking, cutting-edge information technology, and progressive social values.

Education

B.A. in General Studies, Western Washington University – Specialization in Technical Communication and Web Management.
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA – Specialization in Graphic Design, Journalism, Web Management and International Studies.

New Media Qualifications

Ten years experience as an Internet/WWW manager & editor
Experience in staff management and creative team supervision
Excellent troubleshooter & problem-solver
Superior ability to analyze processes and systems

Information Technology Qualifications

Fluent in HTML, XHTML & XML coding
Proficient in Macintosh and Windows; Familiar with Unix, Linux
Proficient in Microsoft Office, Adobe PhotoShop & Acrobat, Dreamweaver, QuarkXPress
Some Flash experience

Business Qualifications

Highly proficient and effective writer and editor
Extensive background in customer service
Superior telephone demeanor
Well-traveled
Washington driver’s license
Type 50wpm

Personal Qualifications

An enthusiastic, quick learner
Excellent communications skills
Very intelligent, creative and innovative
Responsible and honest, polite, flexible and easy-going
Works well with a variety of people with different background & personalities


Employment History

XML Content Editor Kelly Services/McGraw-Hill Publishers Bothell, WA 2/06-9/06
File Clerk Adecco/Verizon Wireless Bellevue, WA 3/05-6/05
New Media Director Juneau Empire Juneau, AK 11/01-05/03
Web Editor Morris Digital Works Augusta, GA 01/99-11/01
CD ROM Editor Royal Purple Yearbook Manhattan, KS 1998
On-Line Editor Kansas State Collegian Manhattan, KS 1995-1998
Web Intern Minneapolis Star-Tribune Minneapolis, MN Summer 1995
Circulation/Bookmobile Manhattan Public Library Manhattan, KS 1/90-4/94


References available upon request.



DEPENDABLE STRENGTHS report for........................Kevyn “Hagrid” Jacobs
817 25th St. Apt. D3
(DRAFT) Bellingham, WA 98225 USA
email: jobseeker@kevyn.com
Tel. 360.450.2930

Description:
Highly intelligent and sensitive gentle giant ... freelancer ... ideasmith, lover of knowledge, information, analysis ... problem-solver, troubleshooter, synthesizing creative, imaginative and out-of-the-box solutions ... highly individualistic, envelope-pusher, adventurous risk-taker, fascinated with exploring the edges of consensual reality, done with flair ... technical communicator, background in visual and written communications ... skilled wordsmith, published writer, able to create entertaining stories about experiences and convey complex ideas in an accessible manner … able to translate geek-to-English ... digital pioneer, trailblazing and creating useful ideas, organizations and informational tools ... articulate public speaker ... compassionate, concerned with social justice and the success of the underdog ... strong set of personal values.

Evidence of
effectiveness:
Spent five months on walkabout, 2003, backpacking 1500km across Northern Canada, living in a tent and journaling the experience.
Early pioneer on WWW, creating first personal web page in 1994. Web editor for eCollegian student newspaper, Kansas State University, 1995-1996, the third student newspaper to go online in the United States. Supervised a small staff and innovated early newspaper web design.
Weekly columnist, Kansas State Collegian, 1995-1996, educating a university audience on LGBT issues.
Founded Flint Hills Alliance, a gay & lesbian services nonprofit organization, Manhattan, Kansas, 1993.
Early blogging pioneer, creating first personal online journal in 1996.
Travel columnist, Kansas State Collegian, 1997, sending dispatches back to Kansas while traveling the world as a student on Semester at Sea.
CD-ROM editor, Royal Purple Yearbook, Kansas State University, created first-ever CD-ROM yearbook at K-State, 1997.
Web manager, Morris Communications and Juneau Empire, 1999-2003, supervised a staff of 13, responsible for hiring; also shut sites down after the dot.com bust of 2000-2001.
Member of Toastmasters International, 2000-2001, successfully honed public speaking skills.
Encyclopedia editor, Wikipedia, 2004-present, regularly contributing to the sum of freely available human knowledge by writing and editing articles.
Passionate advocate for Free Culture, Creative Commons and Open Source movements.
XML editor, McGraw-Hill, Bothell, WA, 2006-2007, helped create computer-readable children's book products.

Education:
B.A. In General Studies, with an emphasis on technical communication, journalism, graphic design, web management and international studies. Western Washington University, 2008.
Semester at Sea international studies student, Fall 1997, lived on shipboard university that circled the globe, studied 12 cultures up close.

Personal:
Exceptionally well-traveled, raised as a military dependent, lived in Europe as a child, 1974-1979.




* Yes, teledildonix, I can hear you now: I'm engaging in "Magical Thinking." But think of this as an empirical test. And I've clearly articulated my needs, and a plan, and posted it on the WWW -- all clearly beneficial acts on my part.

And, Stranger things have happened.

Comments

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Thanks!