What Today Held

I had a good day searching for jobs to post. I found a few different jobs that were a bit above and beyond expectations, so I skipped over them. Almost felt too excessive in qualifications and time. Did a bit of research into Giving Tuesday and will continue my research for my own clarification and efforts. Have a beautiful day, everyone, and I will be at SJS in a moment!

What I did today

Today, my primary responsibility as an administrative associate was to research and publish current job opportunities on our site. I started by exploring platforms such as Idealist, Monster, and SimplyHired to find relevant career options for our community. After successfully identifying two strong job listings, I formatted and posted them for our users to access. Through these efforts, I helped keep our board updated with fresh opportunities to support job seekers in their search.

FT- Customer Service and Operations Representative- San Leandro

Company: R&S Automation Inc.

About: Work for a successful and growing Distribution business! Responsibilities include: answering incoming calls and emails, creating customer quotes, processing orders/returns, assisting with general office and administrative duties, collaborating with other branches/ departments to resolve customer issues, recommending changes to improve customer satisfaction, service, and operational efficiency. Many different responsibilities listed! Check them out to see if they match your work vibe!

Requirements: Customer communication, handling customer returns, interpersonal skills, driver’s license, attention to detail, problem-solving, conflict management, account management, team player, multitasking, some physical demands.

Link: R&S Automation, Inc.

In-person, Full-time / Hourly: Office Clerks, EmployBridge (Client Site), Oakland, CA (94606)

Link: Office Clerks

Full-time office clerk position ($25.00/hour) supporting daily warehouse and manufacturing operations in Oakland, CA. Duties include data entry, filing, document control, processing bills of lading (BOLs), invoices, and shipping/receiving paperwork, as well as coordinating pickups, answering phones, and maintaining inventory records. They are looking for organized candidates with strong attention to detail and proficiency with MS Office. The job specifically requires 1–2 years of clerical experience, preferably within a warehouse or manufacturing environment.

Remote, Part-time / Flexible: Recruiter, Ambiance Matchmaking, San Francisco, CA

Link: Recruiter

Fully remote position with a flexible schedule supporting an upscale matchmaking team in cultivating and managing a network of eligible singles. Duties include building client rapport, conducting outreach, exercising sound judgment, and maintaining strict privacy and confidentiality standards for clients. They are looking for emotionally intelligent, communicative, and self-directed individuals who excel at active listening and professional relationship-building. Entry level (no degree required, and no mandatory minimum years of experience listed).

FT- Customer Service Associate- Oakland

Company: Summit CFS

About: Shipment tracking, client coordination, communication, task prioritization, data entry, and documentation. You will be a key point of customer care, tracking global shipments and handling administrative work.

Requirements: Get to work in person and on time Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, and have basic computer skills.

Link: Summit CFS

What Today Held (from two weeks ago)

I had an amazing first day in my Associate position. I started a bit slowly, attempting to figure out the best method to create my job-posting blog posts efficiently. Once I found my method, I also read through many, MANY job postings that felt good until I read the requirements. It reminded me to start with the requirements before the rest of the information. This ensures the information meets the posting requirements. After checking in with Carrie, I am also excited to learn more about Giving Tuesday and to speak with her about it when I am back. Until then, ta-ta wonderful humans!

PT- Customer Service Support Specialist- Concord

Company: Regal Art & Gift

About: Work approximately 24 hours a week, 8 am to 5 pm in person; schedule coordinated with the employee and the company. Support the service team with incoming inquiries, including order entry, tracking, and general account management. This includes data entry supporting daily operations and collaborating with the team to ensure a professional customer experience. Check out the link for more details on responsibilities and pay!

Requirements: Computer operation and data entry; administrative experience; strong attention to detail; strong organizational skills; office and customer service experience.

Link: Regal Art & Gift- Concord

What I did today

Today was employment services so we first went over the STARS method which is a simple framework. If only remembering and crafting the stories was so easy. But its a good framework to have and though some of the questions I didn’t have good ones right off the bat, trying and “failing” allowed me to come up with ideas and figure out what should be refined. Like one I tried to do an IT example but it just became a hypothetical so I decided to use something from when I worked at as a kitchen steward instead as I can actually use concrete examples.

I also had my employment services intake and worked on refining my resume. I think I look like a much better candidate now. But time will tell. At least now I won’t have a resume design that breaks when I change the text.

Then we did practice interview questions. A lot of them were difficult and required the STARS method. But I felt like regardless of my struggles, it was worth the practice. And it continues to be a great group of people who are welcoming and trying just as hard as I am to improve.

Now we have homework to work on our answer on “what do we bring to the table that other candidates don’t?” It’ll be difficult. But worth the effort.