2009 EEO Public File Report--Station WKSU-FM, Kent, OH
This
EEO Public File Report is filed in WKSU's public inspection file pursuant to
Section 73.2080(c) 6) of the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) rules.
If your organization would like information when openings
become available with this station, please contact us at 330-672-3114.
Full-time Job Vacancies Filled
During
the period of June 1, 2008 through May 31, 2009 the station filled the
following full-time vacancies:
Position 995812
Job Title: Senior Development Associate
Date
Filled: 7/21/08
Number
Interviewed: 3 (KSU employee, KSU Job Opp)
Number
Hired: 1 (via KSU employee)
Posted:
Akron Beacon Journal, Cleveland Plain Dealer, HigherEdJobs.com, KSU Job Opp
Position 995762
Job Title: Accounting Specialist
Date
Filled: 7/21/08
Number
Interviewed: 4 (via KSU employees, KSU Job Opp)
Number
Hired: 1 (via KSU Employee)
Posted:
Ohio Department Jobs & Family Services, KSU Job Opp, Apostolic Faith
Tabernacle, Akron Urban League, Canton Urban League, Greater Cleveland Urban
League, First Apostolic Faith Church, Greater Bethel Apostolic Church,
Livingstone Apostolic Church
Position 995791
Job Title: Senior Reporter
Date
Filled: 7/29/08
Number
Interviewed: 4 (via cpb.org, KSU Job Opp, KSU employee)
Number
Hired: 1 (via Kent State University Job Opp)
Posted:
KSU Job Opp, current.org, HigherEdJobs.com
Position 992051
Job Title: Senior Secretary
Date
Filled: 08/11/08
Number
Interviewed: 4 (via KSU Job Opp, KSU employee)
Number
Hired: 1 (via Kent State University Job Opp)
Posted:
Ohio Department of Jobs & Family Services, KSU Job Opp, Cleveland Plain
Dealer, Akron Urban League, Canton Urban League, Greater Cleveland Urban
League, First Apostolic Fiath Church, Greater Bethel Apostolic Church,
Livingstone Apostolic Church, Minority Employee Readiness
Job Title: Advancement Associate (Underwriting
Salesperson)
Date
Filled: 10/1/2009
Number
Interviewed: (no data for this source)
Number
Hired: 1 (no data for this source)
Position: 991518
Job Title: Multimedia Developer
Date
Filled: 11/17/2008
Number
Interviewed: 5 (via KSU Job Opp, folkalley.com, cpb.org, KSU employee)
Number
Hired: 1 (via folkalley.com)
Posted:
HigherEdJobs.com, Akron Beacon Journal, Cleveland Plain Dealer, KSU Job Opp,
Digital Music News, folkalley.com
Position: 991378
Job Title: Senior Reporter
Date
Filled: 1/15/09
Number
Interviewed: 4 (via KSU employees, KSU Job Opp)
Number
Hired: 1 (via Kent State University Job Opp)
Posted:
KSU Job Opp, Currnet.org
Position: 995769
Job Title: Advancement Associate (Underwriting
Salesperson)
Date
Filled: 5/11/09
Number
Interviewed: 4 (via KSU Job Opp, KSU employee)
Number
Hired: 1 (via KSU Employee)
Posted:
Ohio Department Job & Family Services., KSU Job Opp, HigherEdJobs.com
Long-term Menu Options Completed
During
the EEO period of June 1, 2008 to May 31, 2009, WKSU undertook the following
long term menu options:
Participation in Scholarship Programs
•
WKSU's Walton D. Clarke Fellowship—Graduate student scholarship program
Participant(s): Numerous members of WKSU staff
Other activities designed to disseminate information as
to employment opportunities to job candidates who might otherwise be unaware of
such opportunities
•
WKSU has increased its diversity resources for posting available positions, as
noted in the positions which have been filled, including adding area minority
churches to our vacancy dissemination list in order to reach job candidates who
might otherwise be unaware of such opportunities. All hires are sent through the
Kent State University Office of Affirmative Action for their review and
approval.
Internship Program
•
WKSU is an annual host of a Senior Experience Program, where an area high
school senior spends three weeks job shadowing.
•
WKSU hosted six news department interns.
Participation in at least four events or programs
sponsored by educational
institutions relating to career opportunities in
broadcasting
•
Periodically through the year, WKSU staff members host middle and high school
students for a day as a part of their school job experience curriculum.
•
Frequently WKSU staff members speak to classes at Kent State University
Journalism School.
•
“J-Link” A link created between Kent State University Journalism School and
WKSU to hire college students who are interested in broadcasting to work at
WKSU while they are attending college.
•
Ohio Professional Writers, Inc. held its annual meeting at WKSU. The meeting
was open to the public and included journalists, authors, photographers and other
media professionals from across Ohio, as well as 7 high school journalists from
the Columbus area who attended along with the advisor to their high school
newspaper. OPW sponsors award programs for professionals, as well as high
school and college journalists. State winners are entered in the NFPW’s
national competitions.
•
Staff appear monthly on News Night Akron, a local public-broadcast (TV) public
affairs program.
•
WKSU staff member has appeared twice on NEO spotlight, a Cable TV public affairs
program.
•
WKSU staff member taught a class at the JMC school on radio news production
•
WKSU staff member has been a guest speaker at the JMC print beat classes each
semester since the fall of 2007 (including summers)
•
WKSU staff member has been a Board member on the Akron Press Club (since fall
of 2008)
•
WKSU staff member moderated a debate between candidates for the 16th
Congressional District sponsored by the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied
Politics
Training Programs for Station Personnel
•
14 Supervisors took on line training for some or all of the following:
Family
Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Workplace
Ethics
Preventing
Harassment
Preventing
Workplace Violence
Sexual
Harassment: Understanding and Behavioral Guidelines
Bullying
in the Workplace
Managing
Conflict
WKSU Recruitment
To
ensure nondiscrimination in relation to minorities and women, and to foster
their full consideration in filling job vacancies, WKSU utilizes recruitment
procedures for reaching a wide range of audiences. For each job opening,
recruitment sources are selected from the list below, dependent upon the field
of expertise sought and requirements of the position, as appropriate.
Recruitment
Sources:
Akron Beacon Journal
(&
Ohio.com & Monster.com)
44
East Exchange Street
P.O.Box
610
Akron,
OH 44308
330-996-3337
ohio.com/bj
Akron Urban League
440
Vernon Odom Blvd.
Akron
44307
330-434-3101
Apostolic Faith Tabernacle
934
East 105th Street
Cleveland,
OH 44108
216-681-3033
CantonRep.com
See Canton Repository
Canton Repository
(&
CantonRep.com & Yahoo Hotjobs)
500
Market Avenue, S
Canton,
OH 44702
330-580-8400
http://www.totallylocal.com/jobs/canton/
Canton Urban League
1400
Sherrick Road, SE
Canton,
OH 44707
330-456-3479
Cleveland Plain Dealer
(&
Cleveland.com)
1801
Superior Avenue
Cleveland,
OH 44190
216-999-4710
plaindealer.com
cleveland.com
Cleveland.com
See Cleveland Plain Dealer
Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) Jobline
cpb.org/jobline
Current Magazine
Sherron
Phillips, Advertising/Production Director
6930
Carroll Ave., Suite 350
Takoma
Park, MD 20912
E-mail:
sherron@current.org
301-270-7240,
ext. 36
current.org/jobs/
Dice.com
4101
NW Urbandale Drive
Urbandale,
IA 50322
877-386-3323
dice.com
First Apostolic Faith Church
790
Easter Avenue
Akron,
OH 44307
330-762-9139
folkalley.com
Linda
Fahey
c/o Folk Alley/WKSU
1613 E. Summit St
Kent, OH 44242-0001
330-672-3114
Greater Bethel Apostolic Church
2335
15th Street, SW
Canton,
OH 44706
330-456-0626
Greater Cleveland Urban League
1255
Euclid Avenue
Cleveland,
OH 44115
216-622-0999
(May
29, 2009 is last day of operation)
Higher Ed Jobs
328
Innovation Boulevard, Suite 300
State
College, PA 16803
Fax
814-861-3082
higheredjobs.com
Kelly Blazek’s Communications Job Bank
ClevelandJobBank@yahoogroups.com
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClevelandJobBank/
Kent State University Job Opp
Kent
State University
Kent,
OH 44242
330-672-2901
jobs.kent.edu
Livingstone Apostolic Church
587
South Arlington Street
Akron,
OH 44306
330-773-8888
Monster.com
Mike.rotterman@monster.com
See Akron Beacon Journal
National Association of Black Journalists
University
of Maryland
8701-A
Adelphi Road, Adelphi, MD 20783-1716
866-479-NABJ
http://www.nabj.org/index.php
The National Association of Hispanic Journalists
1000
National Press Building
529
14th St., NW
Washington,
DC 20045-2001
Email:
nahj@nahj.org
Phone:
202-662-7145
Fax:
202-662-7144
National Hispanic Media Coalition
55
S Grand Avenue
Pasadena
CA, 91105
626-792-6462
Fax: 626-792-6051
Email:
info@nhmc.org
nhmc.org/
National Public Radio DACS
Ohio
Department of Jobs & Family Services
30
E. Broad Street, 32nd Floor
Columbus,
OH 43215-3414
(614)
466-6282
jfs.ohio.gov
Native American Journalists Association
University
of Oklahoma Gaylord College
395
West Lindsey
Norman,
OK 73019-4201
405-325-9008
Email:
info@naja.com
naja.com
Native American Public Telecommunications
1800
No 33 Street
Lincoln,
NE 68503
402-472-3522
Fax: 402-472-8675
native@unl.edu
nativetelecom.org
Ohio.com
See Akron Beacon Journal
Radio-Television News Directors Association's Newsroom
Diversity Project
1025
F Street NW, 7th Floor
Washington,
DC 20004
202-659-6510
Fax: 202-223-4007
rtnda.org
Society of Professional Journalists
Eugene
S. Pulliam National Journalism Center
3909
N. Meridian Street
Indianapolis,
IN 46208
317-927-8000
Fax: 317-920-4789
spj.org
South Asian Journalists Association
2950
Broadway
New
York, NY 10027
saja@columbia.edu
Saja.org
Yahoo Hotjobs
See Canton Repository
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WKSU Positions Reporting FY09
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Source of Notification
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995769
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991378
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991518
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995791
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992051
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995812
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995762
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Advancement
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Senior
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Multimedia
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Senior
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Senior
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Senior
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Accounting
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Source
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Associate
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Reporter
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Developer
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Reporter
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Secretary
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Development
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Specialist
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Totals
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Associate
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KSU Employee
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3
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6
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1
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4
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3
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3
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5
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25
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KSU Job Opp Flier
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1
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1
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2
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2
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2
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8
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KSU Jobs Website
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63
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36
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20
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46
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60
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17
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20
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262
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WKSU.org
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3
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4
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2
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9
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WKSU Facility
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1
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1
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Friend
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4
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1
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2
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7
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Job Fair
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1
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1
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Akron Beacon Journal
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5
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1
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6
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Chronice of Higher Education
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1
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1
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Chronicle of Philanthropy
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1
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1
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
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1
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3
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4
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Youngstown Vindicator
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1
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1
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newspaper (not specified)
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1
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1
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Cleveland.com
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1
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1
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cpb.org
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16
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1
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16
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33
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current.org
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2
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2
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folkalley.com
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1
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1
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fundraisingjobs.com
|
1
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1
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HigherEdJobs.com
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5
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5
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inba.net
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1
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1
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2
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Indeed.com
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1
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1
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2
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monster.com
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3
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2
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5
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Northcoast 99 Website
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1
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1
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npr.org
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1
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2
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2
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ohiomeansjobs.com
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1
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1
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3
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scoti.ohio.gov
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3
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995769
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991378
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991518
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995791
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992051
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995812
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995762
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Source of Notification
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Advancement
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Senior
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Multimedia
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Senior
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Senior
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Senior
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Accounting
|
Source
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Associate
|
Reporter
|
Developer
|
Reporter
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Secretary
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Development
|
Specialist
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Totals
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Associate
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3
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Cleveland Job Bank
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3
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1
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College Central Network Services
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1
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1
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Ohio Dept Job & Family Services
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1
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Ohio One Stop
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1
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1
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Professional Contact (not specified)
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1
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1
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Public Radio Jobs Newsletter
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1
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1
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Talent Zoo
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1
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1
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No Response
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2
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3
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1
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2
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3
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8
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19
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Total Number of Applicants
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80
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82
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29
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85
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75
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30
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35
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416
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