Eric Hilden

Current

Professional Resume Writer at Orange County Resume Services
Director of Career Placement at Saddleback College Center for Career and Life Development

Past

CMIS Database Administrator at OC Partnership
Southern California Area Manager at Good Shepherd Communities (Bethesda Lutheran Homes)
Care Coordinator at Regional Center of Orange County

Case Manager at College Community Services

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Education

California State University-Long Beach
California State University-Long Beach
Whitworth College

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Eric Hilden’s Summary

My current position offers the professional flexibility to use and enhance many of the skills I've acquired throughout my career path. I bring over 10 years of professional experience in Social/Human Services in areas including: Non-Profit Leadership, Mental Health, Homelessness, Vocational Rehabilitation, Residential Youth, Developmental Disabilities, Education At-Risk Students including positions of direct service, database administration, and executive leadership.

In addition, as a Professional Resume Writer at Orange County Resume Services, I get to 'practice what I preach' in assisting professionals in various industries capture their value on paper through the resume.

A Washington State native, Eric received his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Whitworth College in 1994. While at Whitworth, Eric played tennis, basketball, club volleyball, and sang in the college choirs. He has a wonderful family with 3 children, two dogs, a lizard, and an amazing wife.

His career path includes extensive experience in the human/social services assisting a wide range of individuals to achieve vocational, educational, and personal goals. While the Southern California Area Manager at Good Shepherd Communities, Eric developed key leadership, recruitment, and interviewing skills that he incorporates into his workshops and individual appointments for students, classes, and other groups on campus. Eric's speciality is resume, interviewing, and job search preparation.

Eric was recently appointed as Board Member of the California Placement Association and the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office Statewide Advisory Committee for Work-Based Learning and Employment Services (COSAC)

"The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can't find them, make them."
- George Bernard Shaw

Eric Hilden’s Specialties:

Career Services Expertise includes:
* Resume Writing Workshops
* Interviewing Workshops
* Job Search Workshops
* Employer Relations
* Job Development
Additional experience in:
* Database Administration
* Web-content management
* Mental Health Care / Services
* Community Resource Development
* Business Development
* Athletics
* Fine Arts/Music

Eric Hilden’s Experience

Professional Resume Writer

Orange County Resume Services

(Writing and Editing industry)

January 2007 — Present (2 years 11 months)
Director of Career Placement

Saddleback College Center for Career and Life Development

(Educational Institution; Sports industry)

September 2006 — Present (3 years 3 months)

Integral member of Saddleback College's Student Services and the Center for Career and Life Development offering students and alumni tips, techniques, and guidance in the areas of job search/preparation, resume development, interviewing, and networking. Point of contact for employers interested in recruiting and hiring Saddleback College students. Database administrator for Gaucho Jobs, our online employment center.
Member of many campus committees and recently appointed to the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office Statewide Advisory Committee for Work-Based Learning and Employment Services (COSAC)
CMIS Database Administrator

OC Partnership

(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

2006 — 2006 (less than a year)

DBA monitoring, evaluation, and system training for homeless shelter staff throughout Orange County on client management information system for national homeless tracking system. Coordinated with Orange County Department of Social Services for data integration and HUD grant opportunities available to service providers.
Southern California Area Manager

Good Shepherd Communities (Bethesda Lutheran Homes)

(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

2004 — 2005 (1 year )

Managed operations, staffing, and services for Southern California Regional residential homes and independent living skills programs for adults with developmental disabilities. Recruited, trained, and monitored staff of 100+ from direct support professionals to program managers. Assisted in the development of Regional Budget and individual budgets at each home. Interviewed and assessed situations involving CCL regulations and filed reports with licensing boards as required.
Care Coordinator

Regional Center of Orange County

(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

2003 — 2004 (1 year )

Provided comprehensive care and support for individuals and families with adults and teens challenged by developmental disabiliites. Interviewed, assessed, and evaluated client needs on an ongoing basis to determine service provisions. Requested services for clients through established committee evaluation groups presenting client requests, needs, and necessity for services. Monitored the financial impact of each client needs given the culture of 'fiscal stewardship' at RCOC.
Case Manager

College Community Services

(Higher Education industry)

2000 — 2003 (3 years )

Provided comprehensive care to adults with chronic mental health needs requiring various levels of services and interventions to maintain positive personal growth and development as well as community participation and involvement. Established relationships with various local, state, and federal service providers including Board and Care facilities, Hospitals, Medi-Cal/MediCare representatives, Social Security Administration, and others. Responded to crisis situations requiring police involvement and often hospitalization for stabilization of symptoms. Led group therapy sessions with clients including traditional day programs, dual diagnosis groups, cooking groups, and others.

Eric Hilden’s Education

California State University-Long Beach

MPA , Public Administration , 2009 — 2011 (expected)

Currently enrolled in the Masters in Public Administration program at CSU, Long Beach.
California State University-Long Beach

MSW , Masters in Social Work , 2002 — 2003

Took educational leave to care for young children. Returned in 2008 to Graduate School shifting focus to the MPA program.
Whitworth College

BA , Psychology , 1990 — 1994

Additional Information

Eric Hilden’s Websites:

Eric Hilden’s Groups:

*California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office Statewide Advisory Committee for Work-Based Learning and Employment Services (COSAC)
*Saddleback College Tech-Prep Committee
*Saddleback College Office of Relations with Schools (ORS)
*Saddleback College CTE Collaborative/Kaleidoscope Grant projects

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