Wednesday, July 21, 2010

[WNO] Digest Number 605

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1.

IA- NYC- Needed

Posted by: "avi wagshol" aviwagshol@gmail.com   awagshol

Tue Jul 20, 2010 5:24 am (PDT)



IA- NYC- Needed
Position Summary:
The Information Architect is a leader on the creative team, developing site
architecture documentation that is consistent with company's business rules
and usability standards. Helps to make sure that the work presented by all
departments embraces the digital/interactive aspects as needed.

Principal Responsibilities:
* Conceptualize, develop, and construct site architecture and architectural
themes
* Design work flow documentation and site maps
* Define interface architecture and user interaction through site maps, wire
frames and user flows
* Establish and maintain a high-level of Information Architecture and
usability standards
* Develop team best practices for Information Architecture
* Develop site architecture that is in line with client scope, business and
user goals

Required Competencies:
* Understanding of basic website architecture from and engineering
perspective
* Ability to interact with the clients
* Full understanding of usability guidelines and information architecture
best practices
* Strong interpersonal and communications skill
* High level of comfort in presenting to and interacting with the client

Qualifications:
Required:
· BA Degree
· 4-5 years experience, at least 2 of those must be in the interactive space

· Ability to juggle multiple tasks
· Ability to work both in a team setting and autonomously

Technical:
· Understanding of : Visio, PowerPoint, HTML, Photoshop, Flash, XML, Adobe
Acrobat

Note: If you do not meet the qualifications mentioned above you will not be
contacted.

Additional Information:
Location: New York City
Relocation: NO- Only Local Candidates
Salary Range: 100-130K
Position Type: Full-Time - Senior Level

Contact:
Please submit cover letter, resume, samples, and website portfolio to Diana
Negron at diana@baatzconsulting.com
2.

Technical Project Manager - Financial Domain experience - NJ Contrac

Posted by: "avi wagshol" aviwagshol@gmail.com   awagshol

Tue Jul 20, 2010 5:25 am (PDT)



Technical Project Manager - Financial Domain experience - NJ Contract
Role: Technical Project Manager with Financial domain experience
Location: Jersey City, NJ
Rate: $60/hr
Duration: 6 Months

Role:
The day to day duties of this position will include the project management
of the Phase 2 of the Broadridge program,
namely the migration of the clearance and settlements operations for Equity
and Equity Derivatives to Broadridge.
Role will oversee the completion of the project tasks impacting the RRF
systems and applications, ensuring total product delivery effectiveness and
efficiency.
The role is responsible for the coordination, tracking, execution and
reporting on project plans and milestones.
The role also involves influencing and coordinating activities with
support/services groups in and outside the division to successful
functions/departments.
Must be able to manage projects transversally and allocated across multiple
geographies/locations.
Responsible for collaborating with all levels of the organization, ranging
from senior management to individual contributors.

Responsibilities:
- Ensure project execution within budget, scope and timeline.

- Organize and facilitate project resource allocation by working across the
organization.

- Define and update project plan as appropriate to meet changing business
needs and technical requirements. Also, track progress against project plan.

- Define resources and schedule for project implementation.

- Plan and schedule project deliverables, goals and milestones.

- Manage day-to-day operational aspects of project and scope, including
reducing operational risk.

- Set and manage client expectations.

- Efficiently identify and resolve project issues.

- Apply inter-standards for project managers, software development testing,
change and release management.

- Communicate major project issues to sponsors and key stakeholders in a
timely manner and follow up on any implemented solutions.

- Provide ongoing status to the team and stakeholders on the progress and
current/next priorities

- Work as a team player within all teams to provide assistance in
understanding the new initiatives and clearly communicating implementation
guidelines.

- Manage project estimations and budgeting process with in-house tracking
reporting tools.

- Adhere to compliance with regulatory and Bank policies.

- Description of the skills/knowledge/expertise required :
Technical Skills:

- Advanced Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

- SQL Knowledge

- Project Management Tools and Testing tools (Quality Center)(Desired/Plus)

- XML Knowledge (Desired/Plus)

Business Knowledge/Competencies:
- Financial Product Knowledge: US- Broker-Dealer environment and Equity and
Equity Derivatives Products

- Accounting Knowledge (General Ledger, Journal Entries, etc.)

- Comprehensive understanding of business analysis methodologies and the
Software Development Life cycle

- Highly self motivated and dependable

- Results-oriented work ethic, strong foresight, proactive mindset

- Excellent written and oral communication skills: able to adapt/customize
messages to specific audiences, excellent listening skills

- Ability to multi-task effectively, prioritize projects to meet
time-sensitive deadlines and follow up with clients

- Strong problem solving and analytical skills. Provide regular work status
updates to management.

- Team-oriented and adaptable to changing environment/demands. Thrive in a
fast-paced environment

Desired/Plus:
- Broadridge Processing System Knowledge (Desired/Plus)

- Six Sigma (Desired/Plus)

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Please send resumes to Ram@sayaadri-inc.com
3.

Sloppy handwriting can cost you a job interview ...

Posted by: "mgrey" maurene.grey@grey-consulting.com   maurenegrey

Tue Jul 20, 2010 6:26 am (PDT)




"According to the Wall Street Journal, Handwriting Analysis is now being utilized by some of the largest companies, a trend which is expected to grow with the ever expanded candidate pool with apparently similar qualifications."

For the article, see http://www.brightmove.com/blog_details/applicant-handwriting-analysis-long-live-the-pen-and-the-paper-952

See also http://www.handwritingpro.com/workingpapers.pdf for samples.

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