Need help finding a job!

[Wicked_Alien]

Well I was just wondering if anyone else is out of a job and cant find one.
I moved back to the northwest in january and I havent found a job yet. I know they did all the layoffs the week I moved up here, but this is ridiculous. I have applied for at least 10 jobs a week and I dont even get a call back. I search Careerbuilder and Washington Worksource daily. I dont know what to do anymore. I have lost my car and all. I am to the point to where i am thinking of moving back to the south so i can have my job back.
Which I REALLY do not want to do. The only thing that has kept me up here is that my girlfriend found a job and was supporting both of us, but she lost her job a week ago. She is hopefully gonna get another job that she applied to almost a year ago with the port of seattle police. They finally called her back to go in and do the background check and all the other formalities.
Anyone that has met me know that I am pretty knowledgeable about cars and handy with a wrench. I would like to find work in the automotive field cause I was planning on going to an Autotech school up here when I moved and get a part time job to help pay the bills, but that hasnt worked out so well.
Anyone that knows someone that can give me a job in the tacoma area. I would greatly appreciate it. At this point I really dont care what kind of work it is as long as I am not on a ladder or up high cause I am deathly afraid of heights. I am posting my resume incase someone can help me.


Eric Ray Andrus
4103 S. 66th St.
Tacoma, WA 98409
253-310-5914
eric_andrus@msn.com

Work Experience:

East Jefferson General Hospital
4200 Houma Blvd.
Metairie, LA 70006
EMS Dispatcher
5/2006- 01/2009

Duties include: Receive, record, and process to emergency and non-emergent ambulance requests via the enhanced 911 system,local hospitals, and healthcare facilities utilizing a CAD(computer aided dispatch) system. Triage incomming calls to effectively and efficiently utilize manpower and resources. Give pre-arrival instructions to callers(ie: cpr instructions and certain medications). Coordinate with the fire and police departments to ensure the safety and well-being of the ambulance crew. Update the EMS personnel of hospital diversions, bed status, and other important information. Resolve the scheduling conflicts of dispatch and ambulance personnel. All other duties requested.


Department of Defense
Ft. Lewis, WA 98433
Forest Fire Dispatcher
05/2005-11/2005

Duties include: Determine the location and size of the fire to dispatch the appropriate fire personnel and equipment to the scene. Receive,
record, and transmit pertinent safety operational information for routine situations covered by instructions, regulations, and SOP's. Coordinate with range control to insure the safety of the forestry personnel. Insure that vehicle inspection sheets are filled out and turned in prior to personnel using vehicle at the beginning of the shift. Insure that the personnel are authorized to drive the type of vehicle that they are using. Issue vehicle, building, padlock, and fuel keys. All other duties assigned.


Primerica Financial Services
Puyallup, WA 98373
Financial Analyst
12/2003- 05/2005

Duties include: Apply principles, practices, and methods of financial analysis to determine whether or not obligations, expenditures, and goals can be met. Formulate a plan to be put into effect to effectively get the client on the right track to meet there financial long/short term goals. Review and revise the plan yearly or as needed to show progress and where things need to be changed to more effectively meet the clients needs.


US Army
Ft Lewis,WA 98433
Air Traffic Controller/ Shift Supervisor
08/2001-11/2003

Duties include: Analyse air traffic to identify and resolve potential conflicts. Disseminate information such as ATC takeoff/ landing/ taxiway
clearances, advisories, control information, range information, notices to airmen, status of emergency operations, and weather information. Determine the location of the aircraft and aircraft emergencies. Collect and maintain radio logs, telephone calls, daily activities including emergencies. Provide en-route flight following services to army aircraft. Provide assistance to emergency aircraft as needed. Train and supervise a shift of air traffic controllers. Formulation of the duty schedule.



Education:

EMT- Basic
East Jefferson General Hospital
Metaire, LA 70006


APCO (Association of Public-Safety Communication Officials)
Public Safety Telecommunicator I
East Jefferson General Hospital
Metairie, LA 70006


CEVO 3- Ambulance Defensive Driving
East Jefferson General Hospital
Metairie, LA 70006


National Incident Managements System
East Jefferson General Hospital
Metairie, LA 70006


Hazmat- Awareness level
East Jefferson General Hospital
Metairie, LA 70006


American Heart Association- CPR
East Jefferson General Hospital
Metairie, LA 70006


Air Traffic Control
US Army
Ft Rucker, AL 36362



Diploma
Terrebonne High School
Houma, LA
06/2001



References:

Available on request.

[SRT-4aKid's Brother]

What sites are you going to for job listings? I have seen quite a few "dispatch" type jobs listed on various City Gov't site, as well as on USAJOBS.GOV. Check that site out.

Medical and public safety are practically the only fields hiring right now, so you should at least be able to find a lot of opportunities.

[inzanesrt4]

I heard wild waves was hiring as a last resort.

[Wicked_Alien]

Yeah you would think that because of the public safety and medical experience i could get a job, but they wont even called me back. The city of tacoma said they didnt want me. City of puyallup isnt hiring anyone right now. The city jobs dont want to hire me because i dont have "police" dispatching experiance(even though i have worked at a 911 center before within a metropolitian area with about 70,000 calls a year just for EMS alone.)The Fire/EMS are consolidated into one agency up here so they dont want to hire me cause i dont have fire experiance. I havent seen any openings for them lately anyway The trucking agencys dont want me cause I dont have the experience with the D.O.T. regulations. The hospitals wont even call me back for a medical receptionist or records clerk. I even applied at safeway, walmart, and homedepot and didnt get a call back.
I did find an opening with Waste Management, for a dispatching postion that I applied for eariler today. Dont know what the pay is and it is way up in seattle somewhere, but if it pays good enough it might be worth it. Hopefully they will call me.

Thanks for the replies.

[tyeayo]

Try usajobs.gov with your federal employment history, you have a heads up against the Joe off the street.

[Wicked_Alien]

I have looked at usajobs also....just checked again. thanks.... I wish i went to nursing school about now even though i would hate that job. There are tons of openings for them.... oh well

[valeriekay_2000]

You should try applying for Equity on Ft. Lewis

[Wicked_Alien]

I did about a week or two ago.... havent heard anything yet.... thanks for the suggestion though