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From Press Release:

Oregon Marketing Association Connects New Grads with Hiring Managers from Starbucks to Nike at June 3 Conference in Portland

Prizes include personal brand development and interview coaching sessions

PORTLAND, Ore. – Thursday, May 21, 2009 – This June, new graduates from universities across the state will attempt to enter the workforce and flock to Portland in search of entry-level employment.  These new grads – as well as other Portland metro area jobseekers – face some alarming statistics, including last year’s loss of 3,400 marketing, business and creative services jobs (according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics), and the Oregon Employment Department report that the state has a 10.8 percent unemployment rate (as of February 2009).

The Placement Project, part of the Oregon Chapter American Marketing Association’s (AMA) annual Forward conference, will provide new graduates and jobseekers with actionable advice on how to define, protect and market their personal brand in a world where an applicant’s Facebook profile is evaluated as carefully as their resume.

Speakers at the Placement Project have also donated their services for prizes that give new graduates and job seekers informational interviews with influential hiring managers, one-on-one resume and interview coaching sessions – and for one lucky winner – his or her very own personal brand strategy.

Event Details
Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Time: 1:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Location: The Governor Hotel, 614 SW 11th Ave., Portland
Price: $45 (register online at forwardama.com)

About the Placement Project

Presented by Forward ’09: Brandologie, the latest in a series of annual professional development conferences held each spring in Portland, Ore., by the American Marketing Association, the Placement Project is a complementary event that includes two sessions dedicated to jobseekers, young professionals, recent college grads and students.  For more information, please visit forwardama.com.

About AMA Oregon

Established in 1959 with 12 core members, the Oregon chapter won the National Chapter Excellence Award in 1964 and the Overall Excellence Award in 1993. The Oregon chapter covers the geographical area of Portland and SW Washington. Today, it boasts over 400 members representing diverse industries, companies and marketing functions.