Experiences at Los Angeles Times

The advice I would give to a new employee is learn all that you can. You don't want to stay in just one department; Los Angeles Times has a lot to offer you just have to know how to go for it. When you learn the different aspects of the company, than you're able to grow and you'll eventually work your way up the latter to maybe and better-paying position....

The three best things about working for Los Angeles Times are the experience, having a stable and flexible schedule, and being able to change departments when you please.

The most challenging was staying on top of the game. There were many changes as far as how many calls to make per hour per day and how to ensure the happiness of each subscriber no matter the circumstance.

What I did for Los Angeles Times was somewhat tiresome but at the same time pretty exciting. You never know what to expect when making outbound calls to so many subscribers in a day.

-Assisting many office personnel including Retail Sales Manager, Operations Manager, Home Delivery District Manager, Operations Supervisor, and Account Managers with various office reports, and general office duties.
-Daily payroll hard copy for 80 employees including hours and mileage, including reconciliation.
-Tracking insurance files for delivery drivers including current policies, payments, and licenses in order to keep records current and easily utilized by mangers when necessary.
-Tracking complaints via computer system reporting results to District Manager.
-Posting run cards to account for delivery amounts and investigating any excessive variances.
-Creating forms and spreadsheets to help better the efficiency rate for the Center.

Accomplishments: Holding this position helped me to gain some insight into the Human Resource Department, Accounting, and Payroll. I learned to work with multiple schedules, tasks, and deadlines. These skills helped me to train other staff members who transferred into the Distribution Office....

I covered news, features, sports and indepth photo stories on deadline for 12 years.

responsible for securing new subscriptions to increase the daily circulation numbers for the newspaper. Responsible for motivating, and training a 12 man outside sales team and holding 2 weekly team meetings in assigned territory.

Filling in for reporters on vacation, working on features

1 or 2 a day. I must have an eye-opener (coffee and a shot of espresso) every morning. I haven't had one this morning and I'm dragging.