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The Portland Job Fair

The eleventh annual Portland Job Fair will take place on Friday, April 10, and Saturday, April 11. This year’s fair promises to be bigger and better than ever. The event will be held in the Portland Civic Center and will begin at 8 in the morning and conclude at 7 in the evening on each day. Representatives from 450 local, national, and international businesses have pledged to attend. These companies represent some of the biggest names in the aerospace, financial, manufacturing, robotics, and shipping industries. In addition, local airplane manufacturer Plautus will be in attendance and hopes to hire 100 individuals at the fair. Attendees are advised to wear formal clothes as some of them will be given interviews on the spot. They should also arrive with resumes, portfolios, and other documents. Attendance is free, and there is no need to make reservations.

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Portland Job Fair Ends in Success

Portland (April 12) - The Portland Job Fair ended yesterday, and organizers are calling it the most successful event in the history of the fair. More than 15,000 jobseekers are estimated to have visited the Portland Civic Center in an attempt to land jobs. The most popular booth by far was the Plautus one as the company had publicly announced its intentions to hire attendees at the fair. Plautus did not disappoint. Company spokesman Rod Merchant said, “The high quality of the attendees convinced us to hire double the number of individuals that we had initially planned. We’re very pleased with the results of this year’s fair.” other multinational firms, such as Orion, Walker Research, and PT Systems, claim to have hired several individuals at the fair as well. Orion’s representative Wilma O’Neil stated, “This is one of the best job fairs in the country. We know we’ll be getting attendees who are well educated and ambitious when we come here.”

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TO: All Employees, R&D Department

FROM: David Murphy, HR SUBJECT: New Employees

DATE: April 21

Please be aware that there will be 38 new workers starting in the R&D Department here at Plautus. The individuals will all begin on Monday, May 1. All of them were hired at the Portland Job Fair, where many of you also found employment here. Since we’ve never hired this many new workers at the same time, we need to be sure that the orientation process goes smoothly. After consulting with Samir Punjab, the head of your department, I decided to set up a mentoring program. Some of you will be assigned to act as mentors to new employees. You will be responsible for teaching your mentee everything he or she needs to know about his or her new position. I’d prefer that everyone involved be a volunteer. So if you think you’d be a good mentor, please contact either me (extension 549) or Mr. Punjab no later than April 25.

Winston Academy

Providing the finest writing instruction in the city

How about taking a class at the Winston Academy? The summer semester is about to start, and we have some exciting classes on offer. In addition to our regular classes, here are four that we’re hosting for the first time:

The semester begins on June I and ends on August 20. All of our instructors are professors at universities around the country, and they are published authors as well. Many students who have taken our classes have gone on to become published writers themselves. All classes cost $800 for the session. Call 485-5837 for more information.

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May 16

Dear Ms. Lincoln;

I regret to inform you that I will not be able to fulfill my duties as an instructor at the Winston Academy this summer, while I had intended to be here in Knoxville for the entire summer so that I could teach class and complete my book; I have been instructed by the dean at my university that my services are required on campus. Apparently; one of the summer school instructors at my college suddenly fell ill and will be hospitalized for three months. He was scheduled to teach two summer school classes. The English Department has been unable to find a replacement instructor in the local area; so my dean has insisted that I return to Charlotte to teach in his place. I truly feel bad as I was looking forward to having my first class at the Winston Academy. I apologize for the inconvenience and hope you have enough time to find a suitable replacement.       

Sincerely,

Stan Morris

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To: Christine Solo <[email protected]>

From: Susan Lincoln <[email protected]>

Subject: Summer Schedule

Date: May 20

Dear Ms. Solo,

You recently inquired if David Powell was going to be an instructor at the academy this year, and I responded that he would not. However, there has been a sudden change in the schedule as one of our instructors will not be able to teach a class this summer. As a result, Mr. Powell is going to be an instructor at the Winston Academy this summer. He will be teaching a class on how to write a proper essay. I believe you expressed an interest in learning about that, so this would be the perfect opportunity to do so. There are currently 5 seats available for the class, so I suggest that you hurry to enroll as Mr. Powell is popular with many students here. They may rush to register for the class once they find out he is teaching it.

Sincerely,

Susan Lincoln

Winston Academy

Silver Lake Apartments Open House

This Saturday and Sunday, August I 2, Silver Lake Apartments is having an open house. After two years of construction, Silver Lake Apartments is almost complete. So people will be able to move in at the beginning of October. There are still more than 250 units available for purchase or rent. These include apartments with two, three, and four bedrooms. There are both furnished and unfurnished apartments available. All furnished apartments are only available to rent though. The facilities at Silver Lake Apartments are top notch, and the complex is located near outstanding schools and the main shopping district in Knoxville. Anyone is welcome to attend the open house. Tours of the available apartments will be given, and visitors will be shown around the entire complex as well. Call 984-5859 for more information and to get directions to the complex.

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To: [email protected]

From: [email protected]

Subject: Silver Lake Apartments

Date: August 6

To Whom It May Concern,

Last Sunday, my wife and I attended the open house that took place at Silver Lake Apartments. We were extremely impressed with what we saw there, and we have decided that we would like to live there. We are planning to move to Knoxville in November, and we intend to live in the city for the next three years. After that, I expect to be transferred to my company’s headquarters in Denver. As a result, we are not interested in buying an apartment but would instead prefer to rent one. We would like to have a three-bedroom apartment so that each of my sons can have his own room. I’m currently in Miami, but I can arrange to fly to Knoxville whenever you need me to sign a contract. Is the monthly rent on the unit I want still $2,200?

Yours faithfully,

Patrick Sanders

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To: [email protected]

From: [email protected]

Subject: Silver Lake Apartments

Date: August 8

Dear Mr. Sanders,          

Thank you for inquiring about Silver Lake Apartments. Like you, many people are very pleased with how the apartments look, so it’s one of the most popular properties in the entire city. Due to that fact, there are no longer any three-bedroom units available. In addition, the last two-bedroom apartment was just sold this morning. There are currently only a few four- bedroom apartments available to rent left. Of course, the rent for these apartments is a bit higher. It costs $600 a month more to rent a four-bedroom unit than it does to rent a three- bedroom unit. If you are still interested, please inform me immediately, and, once I receive a nonrefundable payment of $2,500, I can reserve a unit for you until you are able to fly here to sign a contract. If you are no longer interested in Silver Lake Apartments, I can introduce you to several other properties in the same neighborhood that I’m sure you would approve of.

Regards,

Richard Desmond

Desmond Realty