Jobing Community Video in Phoenix

Theresa Maher has some great information for those interested in a career in I.T.

Thursday April 30, 2009 The Jobing Foundation is hosting the first ever Experience Your Future Day at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale. Students from all over the valley will be bussed in to take part in an interactive employment experience with employers in dozens of different industries.

4 recent college graduates, discouraged by their professional experience out of school, set out on a cross country road trip to find answers. 16,000 miles, 100 days and 200 interviews later they returned with a wealth of career knowledge and began working for the Jobing Foundation building resources for students and professionals unhappy with their work. See there weekly career interviews on Friday's at Jobing.com or sign up for the newsletter at www.pursuethepassion.com

Pursue the Passion interviews Director of Animal Management, Dan Sabaitus about his career in the animal business. Dan highlights the importance of volunteer work and a love of people in his profession, but admits there is nothing as important as, "...being able to use a rake and shovel."

You deserve to be passionate about your career. Kevin Tucker, Career Coach, speaks about his views on passion.

Kevin Tucker, Career Coach, offers his advice how you can improve your job search results.

Kevin Tucker, Career Coach, offers his advise on how to approach your interview.

Richard Hubbard, President/CEO of Valley Partnership describes his first job and the principles he learned from it and the skills that he uses today.

Chris Callahan, Dean of ASU Walter Cronkite School of Journalism & Mass Communication shares his first job and some lessons he learned from that experience.

Learn more about the Arizona Culinary Institute from a graduate student.

I recently started a short video on first jobs based on the interviews done on the Pursue the Passion Tour. What I was surprised to find was that most of our interviewees didn’t generally succeed their first time out. Their first jobs were primarily obstacles or learning experiences that simply contributed to the overall journey. With that said the video quickly became a compilation of stories about obstacles. Here are some of the professionals we interviewed speaking about the “hiccups” e

During high school Galán submitted an article to Seventeen magazine which was so impressive she was asked to be a guest editor and led to a permanent position.

Hear the story of how Pursue the Passion got its start.

Jobing.com gets to know Andrew Thomas better with a first job story!

On April 30th the Jobing Foundation will be presenting Experience Your Future Day, a hands on career experience for 7,000 8th graders in the Phoenix area. 8th graders from the Ward Traditional Academy, here in the valley, speak about what they would like to do when they grow up and their questions surrounding those ambitions.

Leon Young has spent the entirety of his professional career working with one organization. Starting as a night security guard he proceeded to learn all facets of "hospitality 101" while working for Starwood Hotels. His tenure with the company also allowed him to become an authority on the culture and processes of his organization. He now works as a GM for the company he started with over 20 years ago. In this video Leon speaks about some of the more significant turning points in his career.

David Martin, President, Associated General Contractors, Arizona Chapter, shares the experiences of his first job mowing lawns.

Steven Cody, the Founder of Peppercom Communications speaks about the entrepreneurial experience and the importance of failure in ones professional growth. Cody also stresses the importance of a work/life balance.

Chris Pandolfi of The Infamous Stringdusters speaks about his passion for music and more specifically the banjo. Pandolfi makes reference to our ability to utilize the brazen courage and ambition of youth to accomplish our goals and the reward that accompanies true creativity in ones work.

Brett Farmiloe and Zach Hubbell of Pursue the Passion spoke with representatives of several youth charities at the Steve Young Desert Classic, hosted by the Forever Young Foundation. Hall of Fame Quarterback Steve Young, Devon Harris of the original “Cool Runnings” Jamaican Bobsled Team, and Ezekial Sanchez of the Anasazi Foundation address the importance of mentorship and perseverance when pursuing ones goals.

Ray Karam began his career journey working as a teacher only to reconnect with a childhood calling; the dairy business. Employing scientific aptitude, strong mentorship and blind passion Ray worked his way into his dream job. As Senior Tastemaster for Cold Stone Creamery Ray gets to be creative in his work, developing new flavors for the brand and eating ice cream everyday. "Always give your employer more than they ask for." says Ray. "I'm thinking about this business, I'm trying to make thi

Brett Farmiloe and Zach Hubbell of Pursue the Passion spoke with representatives of several youth charities at the Steve Young Desert Classic, hosted by the Forever Young Foundation. Hall of Fame Quarterback Steve Young, Devon Harris of the original "Cool Runnings" Jamaican Bobsled Team and Ezekial Sanchez of the Anasazi Foundation address the importance of mentorship and perseverance when pursuing ones goals.

Why bussing rocks.

You can learn and apply much from your earlier career experiences.

William Higgins, Apprenticeship Coordinator with the Phoenix Bricklaying/Tile Setting Apprenticeship program discusses his first job as a bricklayer.