What I Did Today

Today I looked into and summarized 3 job listings to post to CTP’s skill center page. I spent longer on it than I wanted to, but I got it done. I then spent a little while practicing my typing speed, and I managed to match my average from yesterday, which was 51 wpm. Not only that, but I achieved it with a higher accuracy. I’m hoping to be able to keep that up. I looked for CTP Alumni profiles on LinkedIn for a little awhile. I found one that listed a similar sounding institute in their education, but it didn’t quite look like the correct organization, and the year didn’t match. Alex looked at the profile and decided it was likely alumni, which means I actually did run into a profile for a graduate from around 1989. The rest of the time I spent researching B-Corps, and between me and the other AWEX associate, we managed to look at every existing entry on the sheet. Not all of them had a contact avenue, but I contacted as many as I could and actually was able to reach out to several, so I was pretty happy with the progress. We had a lot of discussion about companies that had gone out of business or re-branded, as well as answering general questions about the assignment. I will be going on break for the holidays, so I won’t return for a couple of weeks. I hope to still get some typing practice in during that time so that I don’t lose my momentum, but I expect my typing speed to go down somewhat temporarily. I hope everyone has a happy holiday season!

IT Support Specialist (San Francisco, CA)

Link: https://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=it+help+desk&l=California&fromage=last&start=10&vjk=b04d574655af7c07&advn=4921206492570334

Here is an in person IT support position in San Francisco California on Indeed. You will, Provide Windows desktop, network and mobile devices support to clients via on-site visits, remotely, over the phone and resolve help-desk tickets. Assist senior team members with implementing IT projects including training provided. Configuration of enterprise grade IP security camera VMS servers and cameras. Advanced networking including HP enterprise switches, VLAN’s, Fortigate firewall appliances. Large-scale wireless networks – Ruckus and Aruba platforms. Windows Servers: Active Directory, DNS, Shared Drive. VMware ESXi private cloud servers. Backup systems. Office 365: Email, One Drive, Teams, workstations.

The pay starts at 55,000 a year (40 hour work week)

Desktop Support Tech (Fresno, CA)

Link: https://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=it+help+desk&l=California&fromage=last&start=10&vjk=24feab0d971ffc7d&advn=3414771319454541

Here is an in person desktop support position in Fresno California on Indeed. You will, network equipment, switches, access points, routers, user workstations, laptops, desktops, thin clients. User software application, general apps, ERP software. VMWare and Citrix environments. Active Directory + LDAP integration systems. Dell Servers and Storage systems. Sonicwall firewalls, Barracuda firewalls & Email Security appliances and software. Storagecraft & Veeam backup software. Single Exchange deployments to Exchange DAG and O365. Cisco SMB and catalyst switches. Cisco ASA firewalls. Cloud based systems such as Azure and AWS. Avaya IP Office, 8×8, Polycom and Shoretel PBX voice systems. HP ProCurve switches. We are a very close team organization and have proven that change management reduces downtime.

The pay is anywhere between $25-$30 an hour (40 hour work week)

Client Services Associate (Full-Time, On-Site, SF)

SPS Global is an outsourcing leader that transforms operations to improve employee engagement, enhance productivity, and deliver superior customer experiences. They are looking for someone to demonstrate strong customer service and care, be flexible to customer demands, consistently adhere to safety guidelines, take direction from a supervisor, maintain logs of documentation, participate in cross-training, handle packages, provide backfill when needed, enter information into spreadsheets, and sort and deliver mail. They want someone who has great people skills, patience, and an ability to multitask, has skills in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, has excellent communication skills, can lift up to 55 lbs, can work individually or as part of a team, and has competency in performing multiple functional tasks. The pay rate is $21 / hr.

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IT Technician (Livermore, CA)

Link: https://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=it+help+desk&l=California&fromage=last&from=searchOnDesktopSerp&vjk=177b8c1aad759584&advn=4915260359448310

Here is an in person IT technician position in Livermore California on Indeed. You will, monitor and maintain networking systems, including switches, wireless and internet access. Ensure the coordination, security and efficiency of network and infrastructure. Provide support and documentation to track hardware and software. Purchase hardware, software licensing and subscriptions for services as needed. Manage IT inventory of all school-owned or leased equipment. Monitor, maintain and upgrade as needed network infrastructure including wireless. Develop and maintain the school’s databases and internal and external networks, including externally hosted website. Maintain onsite and off-site backups. Support the rollout of new applications Set up new user accounts and profiles. Assist with maintenance and support for all IT support requests. Manage vendor relations, procurement, installation and implementation of information systems. Assess and respond to the IT needs of all VMS employees. Remain current on new developments regarding software, hardware, networks, telecommunications, training and maintenance. Test and evaluate new technology as needed. Security cameras – maintaining, adding, removal of overall security camera system on VMS campus and property. VOIP telephone system – maintaining, adding, removal of handsets and the entire VOIP telephone system. Photocopiers – ensuring the proper connectivity to the network and ensuring VMS staff are able to print to any copier on campus. Projectors in classrooms – maintaining all projectors on the VMS campus

The pay is anywhere between $95,000 – $120,000 a year (40 hour work week)

Customer Service Representative (Full-Time, On-Site, Sacramento)

Answer Desk Solutions delivers a comprehensive suite of top-tier outsourced customer services across North America. They are looking for someone to help clients by answering questions and solving problems, listening to them to provide accurate solutions and make sure they feel supported, take part in training to acquire new skills, use technology to work efficiently, build strong relationships with clients and colleagues, suggest products or services to clients as needed, and follow all company procedures. They are looking for a candidate who has an understanding of company products and services, strong time management, exceptional customer service and listening skills, strong verbal and written communication skills, a professional phone voice, a proficiency with technology, adaptability, and accountability. The pay rate is $700 – $750 / wk.

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Customer Service Representative (Full-Time, On-Site, San Jose)

R&D Transportation Services, Inc. is a transportation management firm offering a wide range of innovative transportation consulting and management services to various customers throughout California. They are looking for someone who is bilingual in both Spanish and English to handle high-volume calls, notifying customers of service schedules, providing late bus notifications, responding to concerns and questions, obtaining information for service change requests, and other computer tasks. They expect someone with knowledge of phone systems, who can communicate effectively in both Spanish and English, has a typing proficiency of at least 45 wpm and 95% accuracy, has computer skills in Excel, Word, Access, and Outlook, can routinely write reports, can present information to customers and vendors, and can deal with problems involving several variables. The pay rate is $21 – $23 / hr.

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What I Did Today

Today I worked on finding and posting 3 job listings to CTP’s skill center page. I have started to find a more sustainable rhythm for getting these done by giving myself a chance to reset my focus before the last one. Meanwhile, I am still working on improving my typing speed, and it seems my typing skills are at their best if I do my typing tests earlier in the day when I am less fatigued. I tried doing a couple more tests later on and the speed was noticeably lower on average. I had a check-in meeting with Carrie at 11:00 AM and mentioned the upcoming holiday break as well as clarifying the B-Corp research and outreach assignment. Following the meeting, I continued working on B-Corp outreach. I went down the list and managed to send the contact template to several of the ones on the list. I will continue tomorrow. I also spent around 15 minutes trying to find LinkedIn profiles for CTP Alumni, but it seems to be getting more and more sparse as I get to the older entries, so I didn’t find any new ones, unfortunately.