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Portland has jobs available in just about
any field you can imagine. Everything from government and law oriented jobs to
military and computing. Portland has its share of Fortune 500 employers such as
Intel
, Nike
Inc. Safeway, and Willamette Industries. Other major employers include
Fred Meyer Inc., Oregon Health Sciences University, Louisiana Pacific Corp.,
U.S. Bank, and Providence Health Systems. As an example, I've located a list of
major
employers in the Portland metro area Many sites out there have been
created to assist in the job-hunting process. Some are extremely helpful
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some are not. I've compiled a list of the more useful links to help in your
search. Some are local and more specific, and a few are national which I've
taken the liberty of narrowing down to the local area as well if you choose.
The world truly is an exciting place, and I hope this site can help you along
the way.
General and Job Search
Engines
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General Provides
general job information in many fields in the Portland area.
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Monster.com Has a very comprehensive list of
features. This is also one of the largest and most successful job search
engines on the net. To make things easier, I have linked the area/field
page directly as well.
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Flipdog.com
A large job search engine that claims over 300,000 jobs. Narrowed
to the Portland area
here
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Hotjobs.com
Another large job search engine, also narrowed to the local area
here
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Worktree.com
Claims to be the biggest resource of jobs on the Internet, but also
requires registration.
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Multnomah
County Job Openings Very local listing of job opportunities. Some
jobs are time sensitive and most include wages as well.
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Oregonlive.com
Locally related site directed to their job information. Site also
includes a local employer
directory
Local Field Specific Pages
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Government Everything
from police work to city administrators listed here.
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High
Tech Lists the larger local high tech employers.
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If you're new at this, or just want to
be sure everything goes well, here are also some tips
on job interviews that might prove useful.

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First Time Buyers >The Seller May Pay
The costs of buying a home may be daunting. For example, you may have finally saved enough for a down payment on your first home, with a little left over to buy the furniture you will need. Then you hear about having to pay closing costs you weren't anticipating, and this may seem like a real setback.
One way to cover such a shortage is to make the sellers an offer that calls for them to credit you for some of the closing costs. As a rule, the sellers may pay a maximum of 3 percent of the sales price if the buyer is putting five percent down. If the buyer is making a down payment of 10 percent or more, the seller can contribute up to 6 percent of the sales price to cover the buyer's closing costs. Some items, such as prepaid taxes and the first month's mortgage payment, must be paid by the buyers. Sellers may also contribute to paying the appraisal, points, title insurance, settlement attorney fees, state or local transfer taxes and similar items.
Keep in mind that if the credit is included in the price of the house, the appraiser will have to justify the amount, based on sales prices of similar homes in the neighborhood.
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What is currently the most sought-after amenity in the majority of upscale homes?
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Technology that "enables" a home with features such as structured integrated wiring and broadband Internet access is the current amenity of choice. |
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