Job Board! makes me feel better about myself

There. There’s my justification and my bias all laid out. Tough as it is now to land a reporting job, I could have to land one of these things listed on Monster or Craigslist or in the classifieds that I can’t even figure out.

Since the little boxes on the side of this site are little and can’t be archived (well, I can’t make them archive), I’m going to post ‘em. Love to have suggestions – stick them in the comments or email me.

Job board! Import/Export Planner (Roselle, IL)

As seen here on chicago.craigslist.org

Reply to: see below
Date: 2008-07-16, 10:57AM CDT

For more than 60 years, the companies of Clarke Mosquito Control have been setting an unparalleled standard of excellence in the mosquito control industry. Clarke formulates manufactures and distributes mosquito control products and equipment to municipalities, government agencies and other customers worldwide.

The threat of West Nile Virus and other mosquito borne disease throughout the United States and International has created unique growth and market expansion opportunities for Clarke Mosquito Control.

To support our domestic and international growth, we are seeking an experienced Import Export Planner to coordinate all aspects of international supply chain including receiving and processing customer orders, importing and exporting shipments including but not limited to customs clearance, broker coordination, shipment tracking, customer follow-up and billing.

Qualified candidate should possess…

•Bachelor’s degree in relevant field.
•3-5 years of hands on international import/export logistics
•Thorough knowledge of import/export business transactions, customs clearance, and required documentation.
•Excellent communication, Strong interpersonal skills, and relationship building skills
•Strong problem solving, accuracy, and analytical skills.
•Proficiency in MS Office applications and ERP systems.

Clarke Mosquito Control is proud to be an equal opportunity employer!

Submit your resume to us by clicking here: http://career.pereless.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=85313.viewjobdetail&CID=85313&JID=60912&BUID=

Location: Roselle, IL

• Compensation: We offer an outstanding compensation and benefits package (including medical, dental, life, disability, 401k and profit sharing).
• Principals only. Recruiters, please don’t contact this job poster.
• Please, no phone calls about this job!
• Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or commercial interests.

In the Dollar Store

My Google alerts went nuts overnight, still set to grab anything with GateHouse Media, the newspaper company that used to employ me and still signs a paycheck for thousands of other newspaper workers. Seems the stock had dipped below $1 before the market closed Tuesday. The stock had traded at $19 per share about a year ago, according to Editor and Publisher.

Blogs in affected markets lit up. So’d the Boston Herald, a GateHouse competitor around Boston:

GateHouse sees stock fall after analyst’s slam

By Christine McConville Wednesday, July 16, 2008 – Updated 6h ago

Shares of GateHouse Media Inc., owner of the Patriot Ledger, MetroWest Daily News and other suburban Boston newspapers, dipped below a dollar yesterday after an analyst said the firm’s stock “could be worthless.” “Because of the company’s exposure to a challenging advertising environment, a debt-heavy balance sheet and declining cash flows, we think the equity shares could be worthless,” Morningstar Inc. analyst Tom Corbett wrote in a research note.

Fairport, N.Y.-based GateHouse owns 98 daily newspapers and 400 other publications in mostly suburban and rural communities. Its portfolio reaches 21 states.

GateHouse shares fell 32 cents, or 23.5 percent, to close at $1.04 on the New York Stock Exchange. During the trading day, the stock dropped as low as 98 cents – far below its 52-week high of $19.

GateHouse Media spokesman Mark Maring declined comment.

• More from Missouri markets here and here
• Peoria, Ill., weighs in here and a little bit here
• Upstate New York writes here

Still, nothing close to what the Sun Times goes for - about 40 cents.

Speaking of what costs a dollar, Dollar Tree stock is holding steady. Figures, since all us worker-types are broke.