May 2011

We are pleased to announce that on May 5, 2011, Sacramento Professional Network (SPN) member Chris Levis began a new job as Western Regional Sales Manager with Bar Harbor Biotechnology. Bar Harbor manufactures kits used in the analysis of DNA for research and clinical product development.

For Chris, the bewilderment of losing a long-held job was greatly eased when he joined SPN.

Sacramento Professional Network (SPN) member Marc' Freeman has reinvented himself, going from a mortgage-loan executive before the housing meltdown to a green-industry sales career today. Marc' was recently hired by Proinso, a subsidiary of Spain's OPDE, a major distributor of solar technology supplies around the world.

There are some differences in the interviewing process of small companies vs. large companies. Here are a few things to be prepared for.

Though “selling yourself” is still the goal whether you’re applying at a small company or a large company, sometimes what you need to emphasize about yourself is different.

I attended the third annual CSUS Spring Government Mixer on May 3. This was a useful networking event to attend, like all of the events that the California State University Sacramento Career Center puts on.

The mixer included a panel discussion, table discussions related to government hiring and individual networking with government and non-profit agencies at tables. 15 organizations attended, of which two were non-profits, six were federal agencies and seven were state agencies.