These past few weeks the BilingualHire team has been working diligently with The Wallace Medical Concern leadership team on helping ramp up their bilingual staff. Wallace is a volunteer organization providing neighborhood-based, urgent health care services and referral assistance to Portland and Gresham residents who face barriers to care. Mission: Founded in 1984 by Dr. James Reuler, a physician with the Veteran's Administration, and made possible by a bequest from local businessman, Edwin B. Wallace, the organization believes that no one should be excluded from quality health care. The Patient Relations Representative: The Patient Relations Representative works directly with the public and community welcoming them and processing their information. While the position announcement goes into more detail I want to highlight a few that should be mentioned: someone who understands the safety net clinic model--its importance--but, can easily grasp big concepts like FHQC … [Read more...]

Mark Twain once said, “I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” When I dropped out of Mount Vernon High School (MVHS) and went to work for LaConner’s Olympic Fish Company full-time offloading and receiving salmon, cleaning and grading them, and packaging them in ice for shipment I was constantly learning about the product, teamwork, business environment and everything else that goes with creating value out of salmon----and this prepared me for the next assignment. Yes, finally graduating from MVHS was a prerequisite for attending Skagit Valley College (or any community college), and community college a prerequisite for attending Oregon State University (or any university) and all this formal schooling has been important but its also important to learn outside of the box. What are we reading and learning online? Which blogs are we subscribed to? Which TEDtalk fascinates us the most? What volunteer projects are we starting or are engaged in that fulfill our … [Read more...]

Fact: BilingualHire is in the business of staffing bilingual (Spanish/English) professionals. Fact: BilingualHire is a proud member of both the Oregon Staffing Association (OSA) & at the national level, the American Staffing Association (ASA). Fact: while we may not be able to place you if you're not fully bilingual, for instance fluent in both Spanish & English, no worries because if you are looking for employment (or know someone that is) & ready to work (or needs additional hours), at BilingualHire we can directly connect you with someone within the OSA & ASA family that can certainly help you. For instance, today I was speaking with a Portland business owner in a specific industry who doesn't have openings within her office but has a resume for an individual highly qualified ready to go. I told this individual to send the candidate my way because if we cannot bring them on as a BilingualHire Associate we'll personally direct them to one of our colleagues … [Read more...]