Experience

The Job Council

• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Services Representative

  • gru 1998 - – obecnie

  Initiate contact with business to assist with recruitment efforts. Responsible for outreach to prospective employers, work closely with partners and employment agencies tomeet business needs. Focus on businesses to identify their needs and develop appropriate solutions. Follow planning standards and work independently. Effectively and clearlycommunicate with business customers on a regular basis. Address human resource issues for employers in a timely manner. Attend business community meetings and present services to diverse businesses. Knowledge of partners and their services. Interview, staff and refer participants to appropriate job openings. Able to identify industry leaders and possible job openings.

• Business Services Representative

  • cze 1985 - – obecnie

  Pam Farquhar has proactively served the Jackson County business community as a Job Developer and Business Specialist for the last fifteen years. She is actively involved with the local outreach and marketing efforts of the Medford and Central Point Chambers of Commerce with a focus on professionally assisting local human resource professionals with their staffing and recruitment needs while connecting qualified job seekers with meaningful employment opportunties. Earlier in her career, she was involved in coordinating employment opportunties and vocational experiences for young adults, including special needs and at-risk youth. Pam's experience includes Sales and Marketing, Human Resources Development and Supervision, and over 20 years with The Job Council as an Employment Counselor, Job Developer and Business Specialist.Pam's certifications include:Certified Workforce Development Professional - National Association of Workforce Development Professionals - (NAWDP), Business and Employer Services Endorcement.

• Employment Counselor

  • lip 1985 - gru 1998

  Developed appropriate work sites, monitored and set goals for continuous program improvement. Ensured compliance with regulations and addressed potential problems. Functioned as contact person for work site accidents and completed SAIF reports. Oriented and trained new staff in the Work experience program. Liaison for special needs crewleaders. Worked within budget guidelines to provide the best services. Counseled participants in accordance with employability plans, maintained accurate and comprehensive records, provided vocational counseling, identified and evaluated goals and resolved employment barriers. Developed and implemented workshop activities, administered assessment tools, tutored in GED completion, taught job search and work ethic workshops.



International Memories, Inc

• Supervisor

  • mar 1982 - cze 1985

  Developed and administered job training program as a support function for manufacturing.Reviewed and modified training based on engineers' needs and feedback. Researched andprocured all necessary training aids and equipment. Initiated program to establishemployee relations and hiring policies. Administered new hire orientations. Developed andexecuted safety program. Monitored contract for nine-person team that provided 24-hoursecurity watch. Supervised training department. State certified with Worker CompensationDepartment to provide vocational assistance to injured workers. Backed up personnel