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- HR Generalist - Bethlehem, PA From: Angela Steklenski
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- Article: Job Hunters, Beware (WSJ) From: Eric Nilsson
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- Article: How To Reject A Job Rejection (Forbes) From: Eric Nilsson
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- Recruiter Recommendation From: Keith Bogen SPHR
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- Article: Why Resume Headlines Are Better Than Objectives (Associated From: Eric Nilsson
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- 3 Java Development Managers in King of Prussia, PA From: Keith Bogen SPHR
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- Fwd: Thingamajob Job Alert Match Found - management, United States, From: laurainnj@aol.com
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HR Generalist - Bethlehem, PA
Posted by: "Angela Steklenski" asteklenski@yahoo.com asteklenski
Fri Feb 5, 2010 7:21 am (PST)
HR Generalist
Bethlehem PA
High tech service Co. based in Bethlehem since 1974 is seeking an H R Generalist to formalize their HR practices. This individual will coordinate all aspects of HR with emphasis on benefits administration. Degree preferred, but not necessary.
3-5 years of HR experience required. Compensation based on experience plus full benefits package.
Please submit resume in word format to H R Connect, attn: Jack Siplak at HR_Connect@yahoo.com .
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Article: Job Hunters, Beware (WSJ)
Posted by: "Eric Nilsson" ericnilsson@earthlink.net eric_s_nilsson
Fri Feb 5, 2010 7:44 am (PST)
Job Hunters, Beware
By Sarah E. Needleman
There's been no shortage of warnings about the career dangers of posting
racy content on sites like Facebook and Twitter. Yet many job hunters still
don't heed that advice, and others don't realize they're doing just as much
damage by doing things like bending the truth or spamming their résumés.
Recruiters say such faux-pas can result in immediate and lasting career
damage.
"You're going to be remembered—and not in a positive way," says Colleen
McCreary, chief people officer for Zynga Game Network Inc., a San Francisco
developer of social games including FarmVille. "Recruiters move around a lot
from company to company, and that can carry on with them for a long period
of time."
Ms. McCreary says candidates consistently damage their reputations by
sending cover letters that disingenuously claim a specific position at the
company is their dream job. With a check of Zynga's applicant-tracking
system, she can see that those people submitted the same letter for several
other openings, too. "They've now lost all their integrity," she says. As an
alternative, she recommends that job hunters write about the two or three
positions they're most qualified for in a single letter.
Job hunters also regularly flub by submitting their résumés to multiple
recruiters and hiring managers at a single firm. "What they're doing is a
huge turn off because it sucks up a lot of time for people," says Ms.
McCreary.
Likewise, job hunters repeatedly derail their chances by applying for
positions for which they don't even meet the basic requirements. "There are
a few people out there who seem to see it fit to apply to every job we ever
post," says Dan Goldsmith, a managing partner at AC Lion, an
executive-search firm in New York. "Those people just go right in the trash
folder."
There are also job hunters who repeatedly send the same recruiters their
résumés year after year, which can give the impression that they're
desperate or a job hopper, adds Mr. Goldsmith.
Liars make up another category of memorable job hunters. "People will say
they graduated from [a] school and you find out from looking online that...
they just took a course," says Ms. McCreary.
Executive recruiter Russ Riendeau says he checks candidates' résumés against
their LinkedIn profiles and often discovers discrepancies. "It's helping me
assess whether candidate is indeed who they say they are," says Mr.
Riendeau, a partner at East Wing Group, a search firm in Barrington, Ill.
Résumés should tell a candidate's full story, he says.
Meanwhile, many job hunters are also continuing to overlook the dangers of
posting provocative photos and other dubious content on social-media sites.
Case in point: Recruiter Lori Fenstermaker says she lost interest in a
recent candidate for a legal-assistant job after finding her raunchy MySpace
profile. "She represented herself in a way that would not align with the
company's philosophy and ethics," says Ms. Fenstermaker, founder of
Automatic LLC, a search firm in Grand Rapids, Mich. "Anything someone
publishes online could knock a person out of the running per se."
There are also some job hunters who are unwittingly going out of their way
to spoil their prospects. Last year, a candidate for a senior
client-services position invited Mr. Goldsmith to be part of his Facebook
network. After accepting, the recruiter found a semi-nude photo of the
candidate, prompting Mr. Goldsmith to withdraw this person from
consideration. "It was so horribly inappropriate," the recruiter recalls.
"To flaunt that with such a lack of sensitivity to professional decorum is
very disquieting."
Write to Sarah E. Needleman at sarah.needleman@wsj.com
URL:
http://online.wsj.com/article/ SB10001424052748 7041072045750393 61105870740. ht
ml?mod=WSJ_Careers_CareerJournal_ 4
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Article: How To Reject A Job Rejection (Forbes)
Posted by: "Eric Nilsson" ericnilsson@earthlink.net eric_s_nilsson
Fri Feb 5, 2010 7:44 am (PST)
How To Reject A Job Rejection
Jerome Young, 02.03.10, 12:09 PM ET
Your career progressed steadily for years or even decades, and now you find
yourself hunting for a job after being laid off. That's all too common these
days. With the unemployment rate still hovering at around 10%, talented
professionals are experiencing a painful amount of rejection as they apply
for job after job after job.
Often a candidate gets a computer-generated rejection 10 or 20 days after
applying online. It says, "Thank you for your interest in XYX Company. We
have reviewed your qualifications and at this time have decided to pursue
other candidates." You can usually tell that it's computer-generated from
the e-mail address it was sent from and the farewell at the end of it. It
typically comes from an impersonal corporate address like recruiter@xyx.com
or careers@xyx.com , and it is signed with a similarly corporate title rather
than a person's name.
Recently a client of my firm, Attract Jobs Now
<http://www.attractjobsnow.com/ > , received such an e-mailresume-services
after applying for a position she was more than qualified to fill. She said
to me, "I'm perfect for this job. Is that it?" As we've told many clients,
that's not it. You should think of a form rejection letter as not the end
but the beginning. Many companies use talent management software to filter
candidates based on keywords they find in their résumés. Receiving such an
e-mail only means you have been screened by that software.
Don't be discouraged. The message is a valuable opportunity. Receiving it
means you didn't have the right words for the job on your résumé, and it may
indicate that the official screening and hiring process for the job has just
begun. Whoever applied and wasn't filtered out is being interviewed now. If
you want the job, you need to act fast. Here's what to do:
1. Re-evaluate the job description. Review the job description and look for
keywords, meaning any words that are most likely to be used to identify
qualified candidates for the job. Typical keywords include the job title and
words and phrases that are used repeatedly in the job description.
2. Revise your résumé. Once you've identified keywords in the job
description, place them in the keywords section of your résumé. That should
get the employer to add you to the candidate pool when they view your
résumé.
3. Find an inside contact. One of the most effective ways to get to the top
of the résumé pile is by finding an employee at the company to recommend
you, or at least to forward your résumé to the hiring manager or human
resources manager responsible for the job posting. Ask your contact to
search on the company's intranet for the job and identify the hiring manager
and H.R. manager. If you can't come up with a contact at the company,
utilize Attract <http://www.attractjobsnow.com/ > Jobs NOW'sresume-services
business contact service to find the employees who are managing the job
posting and contact them directly.
In this job market, you need to be more aggressive than ever, and you
mustn't be deterred by an initial computer-generated rejection. You haven't
been truly rejected until an employee of the company tells you you're not
qualified for the job. The computer-generated e-mail is just an opportunity
to work a little harder to get the job you deserve.
Jerome Young is the founder and president of www.AttractJobsNOW.com
<http://www.attractjobsnow.com/ > , a job search and recruiting consulting
firm.
URL:
http://www.forbes.com/2010/ 02/03/job- rejection- employment- leadership- careers
-hiring.html
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Recruiter Recommendation
Posted by: "Keith Bogen SPHR" keith.bogen@yahoo.com hrslugger2002
Fri Feb 5, 2010 8:05 am (PST)
I've had the pleasure of interacting with this recruiter - she's working on some great opportunities. Feel free to send her your resume and let her know that I recommended her.
Shari Burke
A Corporate Connection Staffing
Houston, TX
713-972-9080
sburke88@comcast.net
Specializing in oil, gas, accounting and medical.
All the bestKeith
Keith Bogen, SPHR - MS - MA
Chief Networking Officer
Whine & Dine Networking LLChttp://whineanddine.orgKeith. Bogen@yahoo. com
http://linkedin.com/in/keithboge n
http://twitter.com/KeithBogen
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Article: Why Resume Headlines Are Better Than Objectives (Associated
Posted by: "Eric Nilsson" ericnilsson@earthlink.net eric_s_nilsson
Fri Feb 5, 2010 9:37 am (PST)
Why Resume Headlines Are Better Than Objectives
<http://www.associatedcontent. >com/user/ 2046/deborah_ s_hildebrand. html
Deborah S. Hildebrand
Published August 06, 2008 by:
Deborah S. Hildebrand
Sell Your Best Qualities, Don't Tell Employers Your Needs
"What have you done for me lately?" asked Janet Jackson on her 1986 hit song
of the same name. This is exactly the kind of question employers are asking
job seekers. It's not just about what you want from a job, a company or a
career. It's about what you have to offer. And that's why topping your
resume with a headline instead of an objective is a better way of selling
yourself to potential employers.
Why Objectives Don't Work
Here's the thing about objectives, if you try and make them generic -
"seeking a growth opportunity in a supportive environment where I can
utilize my background and experience to its fullest" - in order to make them
fit with every job you apply for, you risk making them so general and empty
that you render them useless.
On the other hand, if you attempt to make them more substantial - "seeking
an entry-level general accountant position in a non-profit environment" -
you limit where you can send your resume, so you wind up needing different
objectives for different jobs, which is not necessarily a bad thing. In
fact, many resume specialists subscribe to the idea that your resume should
be adjusted according to the job posting.
However, very often job seekers will write one resume with one objective
that is too specific and send it out to jobs that don't even fit the
objective. And while objectives rarely cause a person to lose out on an
opportunity, it will probably cause the recruiter to scratch his head and
wonder if you are lazy or not smart enough to know better.
Instead of filling your objective up with "Twinkie" words (see Don't
<http://www.associatedcontent. com/article/ 879413/dont_ use_twinkie_ words_in_ y
our_resume.html?cat=31> Use "Twinkie" Words in Your Resume) that really
lack substance, write a headline that characterizes your best qualities and
helps the employer see what you have to offer them in the way of skills,
abilities and knowledge.
Headlines Sell Newspapers and Resumes
If you've ever picked up a newspaper and seen a bold headline splashed
across the front, you know the impact that those words can have on people.
The same is true for a resume headline. Not with quite the same ferocity,
mind you, but with a similar amount of interest.
Just like with newspaper headlines, resume headlines are designed to capture
in one sentence the most important aspects of what you're about. This
includes information on things such as business or industry, field of
interest, job title, skill sets, education, and areas of knowledge.
You can start by narrowing down exactly what you want to say in your
headline by creating a list of those things most important to your career
and job search AND that help you to stand out from the crowd. You're a CPA
and MBA? That should be on your list. You have over ten years of accounting
experience in the entertainment industry? Yes, that helps. You're a
Sarbanes-Oxley expert? Now you're cooking with nitro.
From these bits of information you can grab the attention of potential
employers while still communicating what you want; unless, of course, you
are looking to move out of the accounting field to take up a new trade. But
if you're not, then your headline might look something like:
"Sarbanes-Oxley expert with a Harvard MBA, Big Six CPA background and over
ten years specialized accounting experience in the entertainment field"
Objectives vs. Headlines in a Nutshell
The whole idea behind submitting your resume for an employment opportunity
is to grab the employer's attention and sell them on the idea that you have
what they need to run their business. If you're still using an objective,
you're still asking them to meet your career needs.
By switching to a headline, you assert yourself as someone special. You
communicate confidence in what you have to offer and help the employer see
you as the person they want to hire. Placed at the top of your resume (where
the objective used to go), centered - bold and italicized, if you want to
add a bit of drama - a headline will help you stand out from your
competitors.
URL:
http://www.associatedcontent. com/article/ 905965/why_ resume_headlines _are_bet
ter_than_pg2.html?cat= 31
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3 Java Development Managers in King of Prussia, PA
Posted by: "Keith Bogen SPHR" keith.bogen@yahoo.com hrslugger2002
Fri Feb 5, 2010 1:03 pm (PST)
We currently have 3 full time permanent opportunities for Java
Development Managers with a major company in King of Prussia, PA.
AS 400 experiences is optional
Must have managed a
software and product development team for at least 3-5 years
Must have managed 10
direct reports
Must have experience with
AGILE methodologies
Could have 3-5 years experience as
a PM - but this should not be the focal point of your career
Our client is NOTinterested
in candidates with PSO experience
Qualifications:
- Demonstrated project management
skills across diverse technology platforms
- Demonstrated past experience leading Java and/or mainframe/AS400 application
development projects
- Experience working in collaborative development teams using revision control
systems such as SVN
- Demonstrated experience managing dynamic projects on tight schedules
- A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field is
required
- Prior experience in e-commerce software application development is preferred
- Experienced managing advanced Java development projects is preferred
- Hands on experience with Oracle 8i or higher, BEA Web Logic 7.0 or higher
desired
- Experience managing integrations with XML / SOAP technologies is desired
- Experience leading Spring MVC(preferred) / Apache Struts Web Application
Frameworks is desired
- Strong attention to detail, good communications skills, and a positive
attitude required
Overview:
Technical Managers play a key
technology leadership position in the TIS department. They oversee all
development activities across all areas of the projects, including all internal
and external parties. They drive the technical solution through requirements,
design, development, test and deployment. Technical Managers are skilled at managing
the technical risks to project success and driving solutions through to
completion.
Responsibilities:
- Accountable for the
end-to-end technical solution for the project.
- Coordinate all development activities across the development groups
within a project.
- Work with the Technical Leads from each functional domain to define
work parcels and allocate developers to work.
- Review and approve work estimates from the project staff.
- Signoff point on all technical designs and SRS documents
- Build the WBS for the development activities based on effort, developer
staffing and dependencies. Distribute to the PM to incorporate into the project
WBS for tracking purposes.
- Track development activities across all functional domains through daily or
weekly development checkpoint meetings.
- Identify all impediments that impact development plan, work with the
Project Manager to assign owners and track progress on closing issues.
- Ensure that code packages, branches, and releases are coordinated
appropriately. Work with Release Management and Shared Services to achieve this
end.
- Review and signoff on all deployment and associated validation plans
- When an issue impact or change impacts the budget or delivery date, work with
Project Manager to submit Change Requests for approval
- Assure the team meets all development standards and policies as defined by
Development Management.
- Ensure the team receives approvals for design, code review,
architectural approval and respective Development Change Board approvals.
Manage to closure any issues impacting these approvals.
- Participate in project wrap-up sessions to highlight successes and
failures of the team. Create and manage remediation plans with the development
team for failures to avoid repeat.
- Assist with mentoring new developers on development process and
methodology.
- Assist the Development Resource Manager with performance evaluation of team
members providing input on job performance.
Larry
Brazong
Sr.
Vice President of Staffing
Choice
Systems and Consulting
51 E.
42nd St. @ Grand Central, Suite 1610
New
York, NY 10017
646-254-4343
lbrazong@choiceco.com
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