How I Got My Job

In this episode of How I Got My Job (mp3, 23:45, 21.8 MB), Sonia Pressman Fuentes shares how she got a job as a Labor Law Attorney for the National Labor Relations Board over 50 years ago.

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About Sonia

Sonia Pressman Fuentes is a feminist activist, author, public speaker, and retired attorney. She has been involved in women’s rights since 1965, when she joined the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) as the first woman attorney in its Office of the General Counsel. Ms. Fuentes served as an attorney with the Federal government (Department of Justice, National Labor Relations Board, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development) for over 20 years and was an attorney and executive with multinational corporations (GTE and TRW) for over 10 years. She was the highest-paid woman at the headquarters of each of these corporations.

Ms. Fuentes is a founder of the second wave of the women’s movement. She has lectured extensively in this country and abroad on women’s rights and has written numerous articles on that subject in law reviews and other publications both in the U.S. and abroad. Her memoir, Eat First–You Don’t Know What They’ll Give You – The Adventures of an Immigrant Family and Their Feminist Daughter (affiliate link), has been required reading at Cornell University and American University. Ms. Fuentes resides in Sarasota, FL.

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In this episode of How I Got My Job (mp3, 38:39, 35.6 MB), Karen Blocksom shares how she got a job as a Research Statistician. Her story is another combination of great personal branding and authenticity, as well as being well-connected.

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About Karen

Karen Blocksom is a statistician for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Although her dual training in ecology and statistics was not focused on environmental science, a bit of luck brought her to her current career 11 years ago. She has spent the last decade building a reputation in her field on a national scale. However, a recent move across the country for her spouse’s job has opened up the possibility of a major career change, about which she has mixed feelings.

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In this episode of How I Got My Job (mp3, 30:12, 27.7 MB) , Derrick Hayes shares how he got a job as a Juvenile Corrections Officer. He described what it’s like to apply for a job within the city and state government and the type of person well-suited for a job such as this.

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About Derrick Hayes

In addition to his work described in this interview, Derrick Hayes is a motivational speaker. An alumnus of Tennessee State University, he is available for small and large meetings, church events, academic speaking engagements and workshops. Please visit Derrick’s website at http://www.DerrickHayes.com and to book him for a speaking engagement or media event, send an email to info AT DerrickHayes.com or call (706-615-1662).

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