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- New Blog Post: Jumping the Curve From: Terrence Seamon
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- LEAD: BA - CT - 550/day C2C - Mut Funds From: john sampson
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- LEAD: PMP PM - NJ - Oracle Apps From: john sampson
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- LEAD: Linux Admin - NJ - to 90k From: john sampson
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New Blog Post: Jumping the Curve
Posted by: "Terrence Seamon" thseamon@yahoo.com thseamon
Sun Aug 7, 2011 7:32 am (PDT)
I thought you might enjoy this new blog post called Jumping the Curve
http://bit.ly/qIgHVm
Terry
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Sent: Sunday, August 7, 2011 10:08 AM
Subject: [Here We Are. Now What?] Jumping the Curve
Recently, I was asked to speak to a group of job hunters. My talk, called "Jump Starting Your Job Search," went over well with the large gathering of mostly over-50 job seekers.
Afterward, I stuck around awhile to speak with some of the attendees on an individual basis. One man, a salesman, came up to me and said, in a low voice, that he was at the end of his rope and was ready to throw in the towel on his search. I could see that the light in his eyes had just about gone out. It moved me because I've been there myself.
I tried to offer him some words of encouragement and found myself saying, "You've got to jump the curve."
What does it mean to jump the curve?
"Jumping the curve" is a saying that has been around for a few decades. I trace it back to the Irish philosopher and management futurist Charles Handy who said that companies need to become aware of the sigmoid curve. The sigmoid curve (or S Curve) is the naturally occurring sloping line (see the visual above, from this excellent blog post) that Handy used to show that "companies will come to a natural end if they don't re-create themselves during good times."
The same goes for individuals and careers. It all comes to a natural end ultimately. But before that final end arrives, we still have the opportunity to jump the curve and start a new sigmoid curve.
What does it take to jump the curve?
Guy Kawasaki has written a lot about how to start anything, with great suggestions such as:
- find something meaningful to do with your talents
- create your own mission statement to focus your effort
- jump to the next curve by breaking old patterns of thinking and behaving
Let's look more closely at that last point, breaking old patterns.
There's a great saying "If you keep doing what you have been doing, you'll keep getting what you have been getting." So, to get different outcomes, you need to do differently.
But do what exactly?
Here's where the recent research on success from Dr. Heidi Grant Halvorson is of interest. Her Harvard Business Review post, on the Nine Things Successful People Do Differently, has much food for thought, especially:
- set specific goals
- seize opportunities to advance on your goals every day
- continuously get better at what you are striving toward
- don't give up
In the talk I gave, I included the following quotation from Seth Godin:
"Today, right now, go start something. Start a business. A tiny one. Train people in social media. Run an eBay selling business. Sell coffee from a truck every morning at the train station. Run spring break tours by bus for other college students. Start a newsstand on campus. Run a birthday cake delivery service. Train executives in public speaking. Start a dog poop shoveling business. Start something. Run it. You'll probably make more money. You'll certainly learn more. If you're good at it, people will offer you a job, and If you're not, then ask yourself: Why on earth would someone actually hire you? Go get good at it. Have fun. No whining. This is your moment, go make a difference. You can thank me later."
The audience loved it! One woman raised her hand and told a story about someone she knew that did exactly what Godin was talking about.
Perhaps the best way to end this meditation on jumping the curve is the Pixley Formula, named for job hunter Charles Pixley, who turned his resume into a handmade sandwich board and advertized himself on the corner of Wall St and Broadway. He said:
"Believe in yourself, improve yourself, put yourself out there. Have yourself seen. You resume will go into a pile. It's just another resume, just more words. There's no color. These posters provided my soul. It says everything in one lump page."
Believe in yourself. Improve yourself. Put yourself out there.
Do that and you will jump the curve to the next exciting chapter in your life.
Posted by Terrence Seamon on Sunday August 7, 2011.
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LEAD: BA - CT - 550/day C2C - Mut Funds
Posted by: "john sampson" jcsspike@yahoo.com jcsspike
Sun Aug 7, 2011 7:32 am (PDT)
Job Descriptions A major Bank Holding Company with an office in Greenwich, Connecticut is looking for a Business Analyst/Mid Level.
Only candidates with strong Mutual Funds experience should submit their resume for this position.
Responsibilities:
Will lead technical projects and releases from initiation through implementation including phases such as planning,
design, development, testing and implementation using a formal project lifecycle methodology called the Project
Delivery Framework.
Strong knowledge of securities processing (preferably with mutual funds) trade order routing clearance settlement
Daily cash allocation and rebalancing is required.
Overall knowledge of Mutual Fund Middle Office is required.
Skills Required Complete understanding of Project SDLC and Agile Development Methodologies.
Experience with MS Project, Visio, Excel and Power Point.
5-7 years of Business Analysis experience minimum open with reason.
Salary Range This is a temporary position which will pay to $550 a day corp to corp and less for W-2. The position could become permanent.
How to Apply Contact Tony Savoca at Momentum Resource Solutions at asavoca@momentumrs.com and then call him at 732-738-0929.
Tony Savoca
Vice President
Director of Financial Services
Momentum Resource Solutions
1090 King Georges Post Road
Edison, NJ 08837
732-738-4700
MIS Ntwk Assoc Mtg Dates:
Aug 9th - Tues Reg Mtg - 6 pm - Berman Larson Kane Offices, Paramus - DO NOT use GPS for directions - Get dir from BLK site - Bring 15 copies of your resume
Aug 30 - Tues - No Meeting Labor Day Holiday
Sept 6 - Tues - No Meeting Labor Day Holiday
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LEAD: PMP PM - NJ - Oracle Apps
Posted by: "john sampson" jcsspike@yahoo.com jcsspike
Sun Aug 7, 2011 7:32 am (PDT)
I've got a PMP Project lead type position in Mahwah I've trying to fill. Client wants a senior person. Mission is an Oracle applications roll-out to some manufacturing plants (Medical industry). This is a year to a year and a half assignment. Experience with an Oracle applications implementation is a big plus but not mandatory. If you know anyone who might be interested please send them my way.
Thank you,
Bob
Robert Manduca
LIBERTY INFORMATION
908 403-5418
MIS Ntwk Assoc Mtg Dates:
Aug 9th - Tues Reg Mtg - 6 pm - Berman Larson Kane Offices, Paramus - DO NOT use GPS for directions - Get dir from BLK site - Bring 15 copies of your resume
Aug 30 - Tues - No Meeting Labor Day Holiday
Sept 6 - Tues - No Meeting Labor Day Holiday
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LEAD: Linux Admin - NJ - to 90k
Posted by: "john sampson" jcsspike@yahoo.com jcsspike
Sun Aug 7, 2011 12:53 pm (PDT)
Linux Systems Administrator - (US-NJ-Jersey City)
Compensation: $80K - $90K / Year
Minimum Education: Bachelors
Job Type: Full Time
Jobcode: ANRJA1
We are looking for an individual who is highly experienced in systems administration for online service, one who has a strong background in managing all aspects of an Apache web server/hosting environment would be the best match for this position.
Job Functions:
§ Perform system administration for web and application servers.
§ Perform in-depth maintenance and tuning.
§ Participate in an off-hours on-call rotation
§ Take an assigned standard day shift
Supervisory Responsibilities:
§ none.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
§ Expert level understanding of Linux, Apache, and TCP/IP.
§ Installation and troubleshooting of software packages and OS
§ Development as needed in Perl, Bash/Shell scripting..
§ Strong experience with Apache and LDAP.
§ Strong experience with Web applications
§ Strong experience in problem troubleshooting and systems monitoring operations dealing with networks and protocols such as TCP/IP, HTTP, FTP, SMTP, Vlan and DNS.
§ Strong experience with Fiber Channel and iSCSI networks,
§ Strong Experience with VMware ESX
§ Experience with storage arrays, 3par arrays preferable
§ Strong experience with systems and network monitoring software configurations
§ Excellent oral and written communication skills.
§ Strong self-starter.
Desired Skills/Experience:
§ Citrix Netscaler experience or knowledge
§ Cabling
§ Resin/Tomcat
§ -Postgres/Oracle/MySQL
§ EMC SAN
§ OSPF/EIGRP/BGP4
§ Cisco PIX, iptables, ipfw, ipf, pf
Minimum Job Requirements:
Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university highly preferred. 4 years of commensurate experience considered.
Email resume in Word to TheBigGameHunter@cisny.com . Please include the job code for the position with your resume.
NO RELOCATION. NO VISA TRANSFERS. NO OVERSEAS RESUMES. NO 3RD PARTIES.
MIS Ntwk Assoc Mtg Dates:
Aug 9th - Tues Reg Mtg - 6 pm - Berman Larson Kane Offices, Paramus - DO NOT use GPS for directions - Get dir from BLK site - Bring 15 copies of your resume
Aug 30 - Tues - No Meeting Labor Day Holiday
Sept 6 - Tues - No Meeting Labor Day Holiday
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