Entry-Level Jobs to Start Your Responsible Career in Operations

For those interested in building a responsible career, it might seem as though there are no responsible jobs available out there. The US unemployment rate remained around 10% in August. which has further added fuel to the thought that the US is in jobless recovery. Moreoever, many young professionals get discouraged, because they don't understand that job postings are like 'wish lists'. In any economy, with optimism and the willingness to accept a job that is 'good enough' rather than to keep waiting for the 'perfect job' to come along, you might find out that there are numerous opportunities for you to start your responsible career!

Of course, responsible career decision making starts with knowing that type of responsible career function you want to compete for (for now). If you are not sure what your skills or work preferences are, see our previous posts on marketable skills for liberal arts students, MBA students, and self-assessment tools to get started in this process!

Not convinced that responsible career opportunities are out there? Well, don't believe me, believe the 178 new US-based entry-level responsible jobs that were added to our justmeans job board within the last month! In my future posts, I will feature responsible jobs taken out of these 178 responsible entry-level jobs. My hope is that these concrete examples of responsible jobs will help you, as young responsible professionals, get a better sense of the variety of responsible opportunities available for you to get business done better! I will organize my posts around functional areas so that you can further appreciate that similar functions (and associated skill sets) are present for jobs in the business, nonprofit or government sectors. Today we will focus on jobs in operations and administrative services and are located throughout the country:

• Administrative Assistant - Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (Los Angeles, CA) - Do you want to provide welcoming and helpful direction to visitors and assist the Operations and Senior Management Team with administrative support for a statewide community organization working with thousands of members to create transformative change by helping ordinary citizens to organize and take action around education, health care and affordable housing?


• Analyst Trainee - Silicon Valley FACES (San Jose, CA) - Would you like to synthesize and analyze information supplied by multiple criminal justice and social service sources to determine crime victim losses and help optimize programs for anonprofit organization that builds a caring and inclusive community through education and by supporting crime victims?


• Customer Support Specialist - Beneficent Technology Inc (Palo Alto, CA) - Would you like to assist in client understanding of products and services as well as provide feedback and ideas to the new product development team for a company that creates new technology solutions, which serve humanity and empower people to improve their lives?


• Human Resources Administrator - Wu Yee Children's Services (San Francisco, CA) - Would you like to participate in recruitment, as well as assist with benefits management, and compensation program for an organization that provides culturally and linguistically appropriate children and family support services?


• LEED Fellow Program Associate - US Green Building Council (Washington, DC) - Would you like to collaborate with nominators, nominees, and staff around Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification development, implementation and maintenance for the LEED certification provider?


• Option Quest Coordinator - Community Options Inc. (Framington, CT) - Would you like to assist the Executive Director and Senior Management Team to identify and serve individuals with disabilities through a variety of Option Quests Activities for an organization dedicated to help individuals with disabilities become self-sufficient?