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5 Tips To Protect Your Information & Identity From Hackers

2014-08-22T06:30:00.000-07:00

As a result of major information leaks occurring in the past months, online security is a growing concern for many. These recent breeches have created awareness about the importance of taking preventative measures to safeguard our information to reduce the effect that any cyber attack can have. Below, we will discuss 5 tips to help you protect your personal information from hackers.

Tip #1: Change your passwords frequently.
It is recommended that you change your passwords at least once every 90-180 days depending on the importance of the information handled in the account. This could prevent your accounts from being spied on long-term and more of your information falling into the wrong hands

Tip #2: Don't use the same password for multiple sites.
Using the same password across several account makes you a more vulnerable target. Sure, one password is easier to remember, but if login information for one of your accounts is obtained by hackers they can easily attempt to login to other sites with the same information.

Tip #3: Turn on cookie notices in your web browser.
Most browsers now have features that allow you to see when a site tries to write a cookie file to your hard drive. The notification usually gives you some information about the cookie and allows you to decide to accept or decline it. If there doesn't appear to be a legitimate reason for any tracking to occur, don't accept.

Tip #4: Have a separate email account for certain activities.
Experts recommend that you have a side account to use for initial emails with individuals that you don't know, registering for online promotions that many retailers/services offer, and to use when posting on blogs and online forums. In case that this email is compromised, your professional and personal accounts will remain safe.

Tip #5: Never reply to spam emails.
Avoid opening emails that look suspicious, and if you happen to accidentally open one remember to never reply "Unsubscribe" or "Do not send me any further emails" this just confirms that you received the email and are still a target for obtaining information.

We hope that these bits of advice can help you take steps in protecting your information. If you have any other suggestions please comment below!

The Characteristics Your Resume Should Portray

2014-07-24T12:12:00.000-07:00

We all wonder exactly what employers are looking for when they review a resume. Which keywords catch their attention? What types of traits do they value most?

We interviewed several CIOs, VPs, and Directors of leading companies from various industries to see what type of characteristics they value most. Here's what we found...

It is important to remember to effectively describe how you have developed and used these characteristics rather than just list them under a skills section. Also, be sure your resume accurately reflects your personality and abilities.

Be prepared to answer questions about items on your resume and provide examples during interviews. Have a list of times that you took on a leadership role for a team project or examples of how your willingness to learn helped you quickly master a new technology ready to discuss so that you aren't caught off-guard.

Notice that the majority of employers look for characteristics that don't necessarily relate to job functions, and instead to how an individual will interact with team members and contribute to company culture. Be sure to focus on how you can supply the company with fresh ideas, positive energy, and technical talent.

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5 Tips to Make Yourself More Accessible to Recruiters

2014-01-30T15:28:00.000-08:00

5 Tips to Make Yourself More Accessible to Recruiters

In the 2013 job market, it’s extremely challenging to stand out as a job seeker. There are thousands of job applications online and hundreds of people apply to each position. You need to make yourself readily available to recruiters. Not going above and beyond is the easiest way to fall through the cracks in your search.

There are a number of things you can to do make yourself more accessible and get noticed by recruiters. Here are suggestions:

1. Create a strong personal brand. You need to build a solid reputation for yourself both on and offline. Take advantage of social media, your personal website or blog, your resume and cover letter, personal references, and more to paint yourself in a positive and memorable light. That way, when recruiters look for more information about you, they will be impressed enough to want to set up an interview.

2. Be open to meeting with employers. A really great way to establish relationships with recruiters is to reach out to them for informational interviews. These are the perfect opportunity to build your network, and indirectly put yourself in the running for jobs. Set up an informational interview with a recruiter at your ideal company. Ask lots of useful questions and build a relationship. While you won’t be asking for a job right away, the relationship you foster could lead to one down the road because you’ll be remembered. Since 40 percent of hires come from referrals, having a strong network is a great way to be more accessible to recruiters.

3. Attend job fairs. There are lots of opportunities all of the time to attend job fairs. They could be run through your university, township, professional organization, and more. Recruiters are making themselves extremely accessible to you, so take advantage of it. Showing up to a job fair puts a face to your name and allows you to have a conversation with a recruiter, rather than simply sending your resume into a virtual vortex.

4. Promptly return emails and phone calls. In many companies, the job search process is conducted very quickly. Employers want to hire the best candidate for the job, as soon as possible. They need to fill positions effectively, but efficiently. By responding to emails and phone calls quickly, you will make the process easier for recruiters and you will be looked at more favorably. Waiting more than a day to respond with the information they need could cost you a position, so follow the 24-hour rule (send your response within 24 hours of receiving any communications) to be more accessible and keep yourself in the running.

5. Send follow-ups. After you submit an application or attend an interview, it’s essential to always send follow-up emails. For an interview, send a thank you note immediately. In all instances, if the application deadline, or another deadline set by the recruiter passes and you haven’t heard anything, send a concise follow-up note to remind the interviewer about your qualifications and interest in the job. After that first follow-up, you can try again every week up to two more times for a total of three follow-ups. Sending these emails will help keep your candidacy fresh in the recruiter’s mind. Make sure you’re not forgotten.

It’s really important to keep recruiters’ needs in mind by becoming an accessible job seeker. By doing things to make a recruiter’s job easier, you are setting yourself up for success in return. There are lots of little ways you can be more accessible, and you should take advantage of all of them to set yourself apart from other candidates. With a little luck, your efforts will turn into the best job you’ve ever been offered.

http://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/2013/11/12/5-tips-to-make-yourself-more-accessible-to-recruiters/

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Over 16 years of experience in professional IT recruiting, supporting industries such as Technology,Energy/Utilities, Financial Services, Commercial Real Estate, Retail, Health Care, Telecommunications, and Hospitality. Successful consulting with “C” level executives at Fortune 200 companies on market shifts and strategies necessary to win the war for talent. In-depth involvement in human resources and resource management initiative across several lines of business. Fully committed to the concept “People First” in business and personal relationships.

5 Common Resume Mistakes and How to Fix Them

2014-01-30T15:24:00.001-08:00

5 Common Resume Mistakes and How to Fix Them

Writing your resume is simple, right? You just open up a Word document and start dumping your responsibilities, a few metrics and just the right amount of keywords onto the page. And voila, that pesky task is done. Wrong! Resumes are strategic marketing communications that must be created thoughtfully and with oomph.

Books are written on the subject and still careerists struggle. One blog post or article cannot comprehensively guide you on building that perfect resume. That said, in bits, bytes and chunks we can construct tips and strategies and highlight everyday mistakes to avoid to help you get out of the resume-writing starting gate. Following are five common resume mistakes along with solutions to fixing them so you can more readily land that next great job!

Mistake #1:

Using an objective. For example: “To leverage my past experience and education to secure a finance management position.” Objective statements traditionally are about you, but today’s resume should be focused on their (employer’s) needs.

How to fix: Replace the objective with a focused headline and profile summary that markets your value to alleviate a company’s pain. Example headline:

Financial AnalystTransforming complex business problems in technology sector into focused, data-backed solutions.

Driving down costs, elevating reporting capabilities and improving decision-making processes.

Mistake #2:

Not including your most persuasive information above the fold. While the resume doesn’t stop after the first paragraphs or bullets or even after the first half of the page, ‘above-the-fold’ marketing does matter.

How to fix: If you want to hook the reader, don’t bore them right out of the gate. Grab their attention with sizzle. So, instead of the profile summary just saying that you are a skilled financial manager with 15 years of experience, power up the message with an achievement. Example:

Most recently, contributed as financial manager for a large automotive group in Kansas City, MO, a position acquired by rising through the ranks of ABC Automotive Company from the sales floor. In this leadership role, consistently performed in top 5% of the company’s pool of 20 finance managers.

Mistake #3:

Writing in the 3rd person. For example: Kevin Jones offers extensive experience as a project management professional.

How to fix: Convert to implied first person. Example:

Offer more than 10 years of project management experience with expertise in applying novel efficiency and productivity solutions.

Mistake #4:

Including a picture. While the value of LinkedIn rises when you post a photo to your social media profile, the same is not true for your resume. When it comes to pasting a picture into your resume file, don’t. Doing so may create problems for human resources screeners in regard to equal opportunity issues.

How to fix. Simply do not include a photo. Paint vivid word pictures and stories, instead. And if you like, add a few splashes of color, a chart or graph or other impressions that add value while adding flair.

Mistake #5:

Using overused words. For example: visionary, dynamic leader, results-oriented, passion, integrity.

How to fix. Because some of these words regularly are woven into formal job postings, it is difficult to avoid using them altogether if you want to meet the applicant tracking system (ATS) needs some companies have. So, if you do use these buzzwords, be sparing. As well, when you DO use them, be sure to build a contextual story around those words either at the time of use or later in the resume. In other words, prove, through concrete achievements, that you are visionary, or that you have integrity. Example:

Leadership Impact: Captained a mission and vision focus on profitability. Engineered a>$15 million turnaround in one year, shifting unit from quarterly loss of ($8 million) to $7 million profit in Q4 2011.

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Over 16 years of experience in professional IT recruiting, supporting industries such as Technology,

Energy/Utilities, Financial Services, Commercial Real Estate, Retail, Health Care, Telecommunications, and Hospitality. Successful consulting with “C” level executives at Fortune 200 companies on market shifts and strategies necessary to win the war for talent. In-depth involvement in human resources and resource management initiatives across several lines of business. Fully committed to the concept “People First” in business and personal relationships.

How to Impress Your Boss on Your First Day

2014-01-30T14:55:00.001-08:00

How to Impress Your Boss on Your First Day

Want to make a great first impression on your first day of work? Then you must put yourself in your new manager’s shoes.

The perspective you have as a new employee can be very different than that of your manager’s. While on the first day you want to impress your new boss, you also want to distinguish yourself as a new hire who will be a valuable asset to the company. Not only will this help you establish a good first impression (and also job security), but also you’ll get your career with this new company started on the right track.

Here are some things you may want to think about as you prepare for your first day at your new job:

Professionalism.

The way you carry yourself, your attitude, and the way you communicate with others will illustrate your level of professionalism to your boss. You should be prepared to hold yourself to the level of excellence your boss expects from you and should also possess a sincere attitude. Your new boss is instilling trust in you, so strengthen that trust by being genuine and professional.

Accountability.

There are going to be plenty of ups and downs during your first few weeks on the job. On the first day, you want your boss to understand you are a responsible person. Your boss is going expect you to hold yourself accountable for learning your new job and meeting deadlines. Regardless of the ups and downs you experience, make sure you hold yourself accountable for your actions. There isn’t going to be time for you to place blame on outside factors that prevented you from completing a task or project.

Innovative.

Your employer hired you because you have new ideas to bring to the table. Your boss and coworkers are going to expect you to have fresh ideas and contribute your input to the rest of your team. Even if your ideas seem a little crazy, your boss will appreciate your effort to contribute to the company’s success.

Enthusiasm to learn.

Enthusiasm on the first day is a great way to start your new job. Your boss is going to want to see you are excited to work and passionate about what you do. Display your enthusiasm by asking thoughtful questions and taking notes. Your boss will see your desire to learn more about your position as a sign you are genuinely interested in the job. You should also be open to opportunities your boss presents you with and run with them, too.

Ask for help (but make sure you truly need it first).

Managers expect their new employees to need help, but they also expect them to be resourceful. On your first day, you’re going to have numerous questions and need some crash courses about your new position. Your new coworkers are there to assist you, so as long as you tried to use your resources first, there is nothing wrong with asking for help along the way.

Be prepared to bring results.

Remember, you want to show your new boss you are ready to bring the results you promised in your interview. This is your opportunity to scope out your new job and look for solutions to any problems. Your manager is going to expect you to accomplish goals and drive results for your department. To do this, you’ll need to have an attitude that’s willing to work hard to achieve desired results.

Your first day is your chance to show what you have to offer as a professional and how you will continue to add value to your company’s goals. If you implement these different ideas, you’re bound to make an excellent first impression on your new boss and coworkers.

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IntegrITalent
Over 16 years of experience in professional IT recruiting, supporting industries such as Technology,
Energy/Utilities, Financial Services, Commercial Real Estate, Retail, Health Care, Telecommunications, and Hospitality. Successful consulting with “C” level executives at Fortune 200 companies on market shifts and strategies necessary to win the war for talent. In-depth involvement in human resources and resource management initiatives across several lines of business. Fully committed to the concept “People First” in business and personal relationships.

5 Job Search Tips Going Out of Style in 2014

2014-01-30T14:48:00.001-08:00

5 Job Search Tips Going Out of Style in 2014

During your job search, you’re going to receive a lot advice. Some of this advice is going to help you land jobs, while some of it might set you back.

Whether it’s advice you receive from your mother or even a tip you get from a recruiter, some of it won’t guarantee job search success. When searching for jobs, it’s important to know which tips work for you and how to use them to their best potential. Once you’re able to weed out the bad advice from the good, you’ll be on your way to more interviews and landing a job.

To help you decide which job search advice to ditch this year, here five job search tips to avoid in 2014:

1. Only focus on your resume and cover letter.

A common piece of advice you’ve probably heard over the last year is to focus on customizing your cover letter and resume to every position for which you apply. This is a very important piece of advice to follow (and you should always do this); however, there some other important pieces of the job search puzzle you’re missing.

During your job search, you must also focus on marketing yourself as a professional and the value of your personal brand. Your resume and cover letter definitely serve as tools for landing an interview, but what’s going to seal the deal is your credibility as a professional. In addition to crafting the perfect resume and cover letter, make sure you also have a stellar online presence. This means making sure your LinkedIn is current and you’re utilizing the best social media platforms for your career. This not only will help you build credibility as a job seeker, but also help you become discovered by employers who want to hire you.

2. Make sure your Facebook profile is unsearchable.

If you’re worried about employers finding you on Facebook, chances are you’ve probably gone out of your way to make it private. If you’ve changed the spelling of your name on Facebook and applied every privacy setting to make it impossible to discover you, this could send a red flag to employers.

As a job seeker, you need to be as transparent as possible on social media. Why? Because employers want to feel confident that you have nothing to hide from them. Do your best to be your true self online and you won’t have to worry about blocking employers from your Facebook.

3. Keep your personal and professional online presence separate.

You may have been told the safest way to utilize social media for your job search is to create separate accounts (such as two Twitter accounts). While this seems like sound advice, it could have a negative impact on your online presence. Employers want to see that you’re able to blend your personal and professional lives as one on social media. By blending the two, you’re able to show employers your experience as well as your personality online.

As mentioned earlier, it’s important to be transparent as a job seeker because you want employers to see your genuine personality. If you’re worried about employers finding dirt on you, make sure you are only posting appropriate content online. This will save you a headache from having to manage two separate social media personalities for yourself as a job seeker.

4. Apply to as many jobs as you can.

No matter how desperate you are to find a job, don’t apply to every job posting you think you are even remotely qualified for. People land jobs because they show employers they are qualified for the position through their experience, not because of a single qualification or skill.

If you want to land a job, you need to carefully research positions that would be a good fit for your skills and experience. Once you find some jobs you feel are the right fit, begin networking with those companies. When you’re ready to apply and you’ve made some connections, customize your cover letter and resume to each position. This will show employers you are serious about working for their company and will give employers a reason to want to interview you for the position.

5. Use as many buzzwords as possible in your resume.

You’ve probably been told to use as many buzzwords as possible such as “driven” and “innovative” to spruce up your resume and help you win over resume screeners. However, this is actually a job search tip you need to avoid. In 2013, LinkedIn revealed their top 10 list of resume buzzwords you should avoid using in your resume. Regardless of how “responsible” or “analytical” you may believe yourself to be, no employer is going to believe you unless you can support your qualification with an accomplishment story. When writing your resume, make sure you are using relevant keywords that are tailored to the position. This will help you stand out to employers and make your resume appear more credible.

If you can avoid some of these tips during your job search, you’ll be on your way to landing more interviews and jobs. Your job search is more than sending a resume or hiding your personal life from employers online. It’s about being persistent and thoughtful when applying for jobs and making the right connections. Hopefully you’ll be able to use some of these tips to tweak your job search this year and lead yourself in the direction of landing a job.

3 Rules For Remote Workers

2014-01-30T14:37:00.005-08:00

3 Rules For Remote Workers

Work in blocks of time

Take your day and break it up into chunks of time. Spend a few minutes every morning (or afternoon if you’re a Night Owl like Aaron Levie) to map out your day. Give yourself reasonable amounts of time for each task with some breathing room between tasks. Give yourself space to check your email and to read industry articles. Know that you don’t need to be productive with every second of your day, you need to be super-productive with your productive time.

I like to structure my days around one major task and three or four smaller tasks. I can focus and work on one task for an extended period of time, usually two hours around 10:00 a.m. to noon and another two hours from about 2:00-4:00 p.m. I can then get the smaller tasks done during the other times.

In structuring weeks, I just list the items that I’d like to get done, then I map those into my daily routines. I try not to be too forward looking in my tasks because at a certain point, my crystal ball simply cannot factor in all of the potential changes that tend to occur.

Get out of your house

Cafes and coffee shops are sometimes awful to work from, but seriously, get out of your house. If you spend all of your time in isolation, you’ll eventually go stir crazy. It’s fine to unplug and take your laptop to a park on occasion, it’s a great place to get writing work done. If you’ve got your day mapped out, you know when you can turn off the internet, get some sunlight and write. Search out other places that you can work from, you may be surprised at some of the local places where you can get great wifi and great food.

“You time” is sacred

Just because you’re working from home doesn’t mean that all home time is work. Work time has a tendency to encroach on your personal time when you’re a remote worker, don’t let it. For me, Saturday and Sunday are off limits unless I have to travel. I don’t do any work, I try not to respond to email, weekends are my personal time. Nights I’m somewhat more lenient with because I have the flexibility to take some mornings and make them personal time. When I had stricter working hours, my nights too, were off limits beyond 6pm. You need to make sure you’re taking the time to do things that you enjoy, otherwise, why work? - Originally posted on Personal Branding Blog by Nick Ingli

How To Get A Job Before It’s Posted

2014-01-30T14:32:00.002-08:00

How To Get A Job Before It’s Posted

It’s a story every job seeker has to tell. You find the perfect job opening. You apply. And then you wait. And wait. And wait.

Just because an organization wants to hire doesn’t mean it’s in any rush to fill its open slots. But a new study by three economists underscores that the flip side is also true: firms frequently hire even without having a formal opening.

To better understand how vacancies relate to actual hiring, Steven Davis of the University of Chicago, Jason Faberman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, and John Haltiwanger of the University of Maryland dug into the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. This survey samples some 16,000 establishments each month, asking firms how many people they are looking to hire, what sort of advertising they’re doing to find workers, and more.

Looking at data from 2000 through 2006, the researchers found that 42% of hires were happening at establishments that had said, just the month before, they had no vacancies. The take-away for job-seekers: companies often move fast to fill positions as they open. If there’s a place you want to work, find a way to introduce yourself before a job opening is even posted. Because once companies decide to hire, you might not have much time to sell yourself.

And a short window of opportunity is actually the best case scenario. The survey asks companies about vacancies at the end of the month, and then tracks how many hires happen in the next 30 days. This means that the raw numbers don’t differentiate between a company quickly filling an opening, and a company hiring a person without ever officially logging a vacancy. Using some fancy economic modeling, the researchers found evidence that for a full 27% of hires, establishments never recorded a vacancy. What’s going on there? It’s possible to come up with different stories, but one is that establishments hire when they see someone they want—even more reason to try to get your foot in the door before the door is open.

The researchers also took a look at how fast different sorts of firms fill open positions. Construction outfits were the fastest to fill openings. Retailers, leisure and hospitality firms, and transportation establishments were fairly speedy, too. At the other end were employers falling into the categories of government, health and education, and finance. These sorts of establishments took more than a month on average to fill an open position. That’s not to knock certain employers. As the researchers note, some industries are subject to laws and regulations requiring formal search processes, while others survive on constantly filling short-term positions.

In fact, the notion that some outfits are constantly and quickly hiring meshes with another finding: the higher an establishment’s worker turnover rate, the more likely it is to fill positions quickly. That is to say, the firms that get back to you immediately about your application may also be the ones where employees are frequently leaving.

Perhaps that’s something to keep in mind the next time you are waiting and waiting to hear back about a job application.

How To Find a Job On Google (And Bing)

2014-01-30T14:27:00.001-08:00

How To Find a Job On Google (And Bing)

Hey job seeker! Let me see if I can challenge your thinking a bit. Do you know how many employment web sites there are online? Take a guess. If you said ten, fifty or even a hundred, you would be wrong. Actually, you would be very wrong. According to the International Association of Employment Web Sites, there are 40,000 employment sites that serve job seekers, employers and recruiters worldwide

With so many employment sites out there, do you think it’s possible to search them all? Pretty unlikely? Well, not so fast. Even though there are 40,000+ job boards out there, Google has done a pretty good job of indexing their jobs content. As such, if you search Google a certain way, you will be able to search a lot of those employment sites. For example, let’s say that you are looking for an accounting position. This is how you could look for that job on Google.

intitle:accountant (intitle:job OR intitle:jobs OR intitle:careers) (apply OR submit OR eoe)

At this writing, there are 1,230,000 results! Not bad and since… what? (My spider sense is telling me that you have no idea what I just did.) Hmm… Let me explain to you what I just did by breaking down the search bit by bit.

intitle:accountant – Google look for web documents that have accountant in their title

(intitle:job OR intitle:jobs OR intitle:careers) – Hey, Google, while you’re at it, look for the words job or jobs or careers in the title of web documents as well.

(apply OR submit OR eoe) – Just before you show me anything, check those webpages for the words apply or submit or EOE (Equal Opportunity Employer). Why? Job descriptions typically say “apply for this job” or “submit your resume” or have EOE on it somewhere.

Just in case the light bulb is flickering in your mind (but not quite fully lit), here are a few more examples to spark your online curiosity.

I would find an accounting job in Atlanta by adding the area codes for Atlanta:

(404 OR 678 OR 770 OR 912) intitle:accounting (intitle:job OR intitle:jobs OR intitle:careers) (apply OR submit OR eoe)

This is how I would find an accounting job with great benefits:

“excellent benefits” intitle:accounting (intitle:job OR intitle:jobs OR intitle:careers) (apply OR submit OR eoe)

This is how I would find an accounting job where I could work from home:

(intitle:”work from home” OR intitle:virtual) intitle:accounting (intitle:job OR intitle:jobs OR intitle:careers) (apply OR submit OR eoe)

Although I am using Google on these searches, these same searches can be run on Bing. I wonder how well Bing has done indexing jobs from various online job boards. For giggles, let me do a bit of a comparison to see which ones give the most results. Bing it on! Wait… have you heard of that? Hmm… I better explain that.

Microsoft has been running this commercial promoting “Bing It On,” which is a blind search engine taste test (of sorts). A user enters their searches and is presented with two sets of results; one from Google and the other from Bing. However, you don’t know which search engine is giving you which set of results. You choose which set of results is superior and after five tries, you discover which search engine you chose. Supposedly, it will be Bing.

We’ll see.

These are the searches I am testing.

intitle:accountant (intitle:job OR intitle:jobs OR intitle:careers) (apply OR submit OR eoe)
(404 OR 678 OR 770 OR 912) intitle:accounting (intitle:job OR intitle:jobs OR intitle:careers) (apply OR submit OR eoe)
“excellent benefits” intitle:accounting (intitle:job OR intitle:jobs OR intitle:careers) (apply OR submit OR eoe)
(intitle:”work from home” OR intitle:virtual) intitle:accounting (intitle:job OR intitle:jobs OR intitle:careers) (apply OR submit OR eoe)
intitle:sales (“submit your resume” OR “to apply”) (intitle:job OR intitle:jobs OR intitle:careers)

Bing it on!

Unfortunately, my searches could not be compared due to technical issues with the Bing it On website. (Bummer) I tried it multiple times, but no luck there or on BlindSearch.net, which lets you do comparisons between search engines as well. There was also a site I considered called “Bing vs Google,” which did work for me. However, it was not a blind comparison, so I could not judge. Oh well.

I would be interested in learning these results. Maybe you can do the comparison for me and leave your findings in the comments? I would appreciate it

http://www.glassdoor.com/blog/find-job-google-bing/

How To Reinvent Your Career in 2014

2014-01-30T14:22:00.000-08:00

How To Reinvent Your Career in 2014

For many people reinvention is front in center in their minds as we enter the New Year. While most focus on losing weight and saving more money, reinvention can also be about your career. Whether you are star employee looking to move up or dealing with a bad reputation there are multiple ways to reinvent yourself in the workplace.

“The beginning of a new year is always a perfect time to take stock and think about what you may want to achieve in your career,” says Cali Williams Yost, CEO and founder of Flex + Strategy Group/Work + Life Fit and author of Tweak It: Make What Matters To You Happen Every Day. “But it’s not enough to define what the change is. You have to put a plan in place to make the change happen.”

One of the main reasons people fail when it comes to New Year’s resolution is they don’t figure out realistic ways to reach their goals. Take weight loss as an example. Many people resolve to lose weight but they don’t think about how they are going to achieve it whether it be going to the gym five days a week or forgoing the desert at night. Same can be said about reinventing yourself as it pertains to your career. Let’s say you want to move into another department. It’s not enough to say you are going to do that in 2014. You have to figure what skills you may need and you have to identify the right people to network with.

But before you can even put a plan in place, career experts say you have to engage in some self- reflection, especially if you are struggling within your job or company. “One of the first steps in reinventing yourself is taking a look at yourself and acknowledging some short comings you might have or development areas that need improvement,” says Paul McDonald, senior executive director at Robert Half. After that, McDonald says to make a list of the areas you think you need to improve and then seek out advice from your mentors or trusted advisors who will be willing to give you unbiased advice. You want people who aren’t afraid to tell you the truth and not yes men and women who will simply reaffirm whatever it is you think about yourself and your work. “Talk to people who know you well on a professional and personal level,” says McDonald. “Some people will give you an honest answer and some won’t.”

Doing a self-assessment and asking for advice is one thing, but in order for you to be successful in your reinvention you have to be willing to take the advice, criticism and feedback you are getting, even if you don’t agree. According to Neil Lenane, business leader of talent management at Progressive Insurance, employees have to be open-minded to the feedback, particularly if it’s a different perspective than their own. “In today’s business environment people have to be agile and willing to do different things even when they are performing well,” says Lenane.

It also pays to be a good observer when you are trying to reinvent yourself. McDonald says to find someone you admire in the office and observe how he or she handles themselves in meetings, with other co-workers and out with clients. Keep in mind when emulating someone to make sure it’s an employee who is respected within the organization. The last thing you want to do is take a page from someone who is despised or is close to being on the chopping block.

With your feedback and plan in hand, the final step is breaking down your goals into small manageable pieces instead of trying to do it all at once, says Yost. Let’s say your goal is to learn a new skill to move up the ladder in your organization. Part of reaching that goal could include taking a class to learn the skills, finding opportunities to test those skills and identifying a mentor to help you progress. Once you have the basics you then have to figure out ways to make those different goals manageable so you stay committed to the reinvention. “It’s really about breaking it down into small actions and priorities and then intentionally and deliberately making it part of your work life week to week,” says Yost. “Over time you’ll get to your goal.”

Rightly or wrongly, often employees in an organization develop a reputation of either being a good or bad worker. If you fall into the latter, it’s not too late to turn that around, granted your reputation isn’t tarnished beyond repair. If you made a few mistakes along the way you can overcome negative perceptions and improve your personal brand within the company, says Amanda Augustine, the job search expert at TheLadders. A surefire way to do that is to demonstrate your improvements rather than talking about them. It’s not enough to proclaim you are going to be on time every day, for example. You actually have to do it. “Actions speak louder than words. Don’t tell people how you have changed; prove it through your actions,” says Augustine. “Look for opportunities to add value. No matter how you ended up damaging your brand, it goes without saying that you should strive to be the model employee for the foreseeable future.

http://www.glassdoor.com/blog/reinvent-career-2014/

How Young Professionals Should Prep For An Interview

2014-01-30T14:13:00.000-08:00

How Young Professionals Should Prep For An Interview

A great resume isn’t going to get you hired but a great interview will. Whether you are a recent college graduate or a seasoned professional preparing ahead of time can make all the difference.

“Being prepared for the interview will give you an edge over the competition,” says Pamela Skillings, co-founder of job coaching firm Skillful Communications. “People feel like they can wing it with no problem but the job interview is different than any other type of communications, especially for new college grads.”

According to career experts, job seekers have to view the interview as their opportunity to shine above and beyond their resume. In order to do that, Amanda Augustine, TheLaddersjob search expert says the interviewee needs to come across as poised, polished and professional, which is where the practice comes in. “By not properly preparing for the interview, you run the risk of sending the wrong signal,” says Augustine. “The last thing you want to do is send the message that you’re uninterested in the role or that you didn’t take the interview seriously.”

Once you land an interview, the first step in preparation should always be researching the company and job you are interviewing for. Job seekers need to know the products or services of the company as well as the culture, which can typically be found on the company’s website, says Susan Heathfield, the guide to human resources at About.com.

Heathfield says to also do a google search of the person or people that will be interviewing you. Having information ahead of time will show you care enough to do your homework and it also gives you the opportunity to click with the interviewer on a more personal level if you know something about them.

It’s also a good idea to set up Google News Alerts for the company you are interviewing with so you’ll be up on the most recent news about it, says Augustine. Sources like Glassdoor can yield information about the company culture and the type of interviews they conduct. Often companies will put sample interview questions on their website as well, eliminating any excuses for not preparing ahead of time. Based on the research, Augustine says job seekers should put together a list of at least five questions for the interviewer. Avoid asking about pay and benefits until a job offer has been made.

One often overlooked preparation tool is the job ad itself. It’s a good idea to scour the job description carefully to make sure the skills and experience you’re highlighting during the interview matches the needs of the company, says Skillings. “It’s amazing that few people think about it in length,” says Skillings. Job seekers want to go into the interview knowing what strengths the company is looking for, as well as what the job duties are and why the person interviewing is a good fit, she says.

Interviewing for a new job can be nerve wracking, especially for people who haven’t done it a lot. Nerves can undoubtedly get the best of you and cause you to bomb an interview, which is why preparation is important. If you have an idea of what you’ll say prior to the interview, you won’t be stressed out and will be better equipped to handle any curve balls thrown your way, says Skillings. She suggests job seekers either practice with a friend or family member or record themselves so they can recognize any behaviors that may turn off the prospective employer. “It really does make a difference,” says Skillings. “Seeing yourself on Webcam may be a little painful at first but it helps fine tune how your present yourself to others.”

While you don’t want to come off as too polished during the interview spitting out one canned answer after the next, you do want to have answers for some of the potential questions in your back pocket. For example common interview questions include “tell me about yourself” or “give me an example when you stepped up and took a leadership role.” The recent college grad may not have much past job experience but he or she should be able to come up with a couple of stories of how they took on the leadership role in school or during another activity. “If you have at least gone over the details in your mind prior to the interview you really heighten the possibility of answering them well,” says Heathfield. “You don’t want to have canned questions and answers. You want to bring yourself with all your quirkiness and all your humor or whoever you are to the interview."

http://www.glassdoor.com/blog/young-professionals-prepare-interview/

How To Make A Lasting Impression During A Job Interview

2014-01-30T14:08:00.000-08:00

How To Make A Lasting Impression During A Job Interview

Standing out is hard to do, particularly in a job interview. Even in a good job market, competition can be fierce and the interview is the opportunity to make a lasting impression.

While everyone knows to be punctual and dress appropriately, job seekers that want to cinch the interview have to do more than that.

“Whether it’s at the stage where there are 100 applications, or it’s down to you and one other candidate, any candidate who really wants the job should be doing everything they possibly can to set themselves apart from the competition,” says Paul Slezak, co-founder of RecruitLoop.com. “The old cliché will never run dry … you only have one chance to make a lasting first impression.”

According to career experts, one of the most effective ways to make an impression is to research the company before going on the interview. Whether you search the company’s website, use websites like Glassdoor or tap current or former employees, you want to know ahead of time what it’s like to work at the company you are interviewing at both from a cultural and work standpoint. “Candidates should expect to be asked why (if he or she wants to work at) that specific company,” says Christy Palfy, recruiting manager at Progressive, the insurer. “At Progressive we want them to answer a little more in depth than they really like Flo.”

The research shouldn’t stop at the company, however. If you know who will be interviewing you it’s worthwhile to check out their LinkedIn page, other social media profiles or blogs they may have penned. By learning about the person conducting the interview you will be able to connect with them on a more personal level and hopefully be front in mind when they are choosing the candidate to hire.

The interview is a chance for the hiring manager to see if you will fit into the company and how you’ll perform in certain circumstances, which is why career experts say you have to be prepared with examples of things you did well and challenges you faced. “When it comes to the job interview process, it’s no longer about who you know, or even what you know. It’s about what you did,” says Slezak. “Regardless of where you went to school or university, no matter how much experience you have gained in the workforce, and notwithstanding who you know, if you aren’t able to answer questions articulately based on your past work performance, then you will not get the job.”

You want to have stories about your career achievements in your back pocket, but Palfy says job seekers also want to have examples of challenges or times they fell short. Sure the negative questions can be off-putting, but Palfy says companies often ask them to get a sense of how you handle bad situations and what you learned from them. Because of that Palfy says to make sure that you end a negative story with an example of what you gained from the experience and how you applied lessons learned to a later incident.

The little things also matter when it comes to standing out during an interview. According to Slezak, even in this era of dress down Fridays and business casual, job candidates should show up to the interview dressed at least a level above the person they are going to meet and fight their impulse to show off their individual style. “I once interviewed a candidate who arrived wearing a Charlie Chaplin type hat, a bright lime green short-sleeved shirt, and a pink bow tie that flashed fluorescent lights every few seconds,” says Slezak. “Given that I wasn’t recruiting for Cirque du Soleil, how well do you think he went?” Slezak also says a firm handshake whether you are male or female is a must as is making eye contact with the recruiter or hiring manager. If you’re on a phone interview Palfy suggests smiling every so often. It may seem silly but smiling during a phone interview will change your inflection and perk you up.

Also don’t underestimate the power of a thank you. It doesn’t have to be a handwritten note but a quick email after the interview can do the job. “A thank you email can go a long way, especially if you add something that relates back to the interview,” says Palfy.

http://www.glassdoor.com/blog/lasting-impression-job-interview/

5 Phrases To Close Your Cover Letter & Land The Interview

2014-01-30T13:44:00.000-08:00

5 Phrases To Close Your Cover Letter & Land The Interview

Writing a cover letter isn’t an easy task for many job seekers. There’s a lot of pressure because, sometimes, the cover letter is the only piece the recruiter will read. Therefore, your cover letter must be a piece of writing that describes your achievements and how you will help the company succeed.

Additionally, you want your cover letter to illustrate how you are the best fit for the company and for the reader to believe you have the qualifications they seek. If you want to land an interview with your cover letter, you don’t want to sound vague or wishy-washy. Your cover letter should illustrate why you are the best fit and how you will help the company or organization reach success.

However, when writing the closing paragraph of your cover letter, it’s easy to have a passive voice because you don’t want to appear overconfident. For example, if you say, “I look forward to hearing from you,” that’s great — but that alone doesn’t seal the deal. The closing paragraph of your cover letter must be one of the strongest elements because it is the last impression you leave in the reader’s mind.

Here are five phrases to include in the final paragraph of your cover letter that will help you seal the deal for your next interview:

1. “I am very excited to learn more about this opportunity and share how I will be a great fit for XYZ Corporation.” Strong cover letter closings are enthusiastic and confident. You want the reader to have the impression you are truly passionate about the position and working for their company. This statement will also illustrate your ability to fit into the company culture and how your personality and work ethic is exactly what they’re looking for.

2. “I believe this is a position where my passion for this industry will grow because of the XYZ opportunities you provide for your employees.” It’s always a good idea to explain what you find attractive about working for the company and how you want to bring your passions to the table. By doing this, you can illustrate how much thought you dedicated to applying for the position and how much you care about becoming a part of the company.

3. “If I am offered this position, I will be ready to hit the ground running and help XYZ Company exceed its own expectations for success.” By adding this piece to your conclusion, you will be able to add some flare and excitement to your cover letter. The reader will become intrigued by your enthusiasm to “hit the ground running.” Employers look for candidates who are prepared for the position and are easy to train. Therefore, this phrase will definitely raise some curiosity and the reader will want to discover what you have to offer for their company.

4. “I would appreciate the opportunity to meet with you to discuss how my qualifications will be beneficial to your organization’s success.” Remember, you want to make it clear in your cover letter how the employer will benefit from your experience and qualifications. You want to also express how your goal is to help the organization succeed, not how the position will contribute to your personal success.

5. “I will call you next Tuesday to follow up on my application and arrange for an interview.” The most essential part of your closing is your “call to action” statement. Remember, the purpose of your cover letter is to land an interview. Don’t end your cover letter saying you’ll hope to get in touch. Explain to the reader the exact day and how you will be contacting them. When you state you will be following up with the employer, make sure you do it!

Remember, the closing of your cover letter is the most important element that will help you land your next interview. By crafting a strong, confident, and enthusiastic closing paragraph, you will leave the reader feeling like you could be the best candidate for the position.

Most Common Interview Questions

2014-01-30T13:29:00.000-08:00

Most Common Interview Questions

When it comes to the interview process, research and preparation for the interview can often times determine your chances of making it to the next step. One of the best ways to get ready for a job interview is to practice your responses to any and all interview questions – even the downright weird.

To help you get started, Glassdoor sifted through tens of thousands of interview reviews to find out some of the most common interview questions candidates are getting asked in recent interviews. So, if you have a job interview lined up, practice in front of a mirror or ask a friend or family member to listen to your answers to the following questions so you’ll be ready to put your best foot forward.

Most Common Interview Questions

What are your strengths?
What are your weaknesses?
Why are you interested in working for [insert company name here]?
Where do you see yourself in 5 years? 10 years?
Why do you want to leave your current company?
Why was there a gap in your employment between [insert date] and [insert date]?
What can you offer us that someone else can not?
What are three things your former manager would like you to improve on?
Are you willing to relocate?
Are you willing to travel?
Tell me about an accomplishment you are most proud of.
Tell me about a time you made a mistake.
What is your dream job?
How did you hear about this position?
What would you look to accomplish in the first 30 days/60 days/90 days on the job?
Discuss your resume.
Discuss your educational background.
Describe yourself.
Tell me how you handled a difficult situation.
Why should we hire you?
Why are you looking for a new job?
Would you work holidays/weekends?
How would you deal with an angry or irate customer?
What are your salary requirements? (Hint: if you’re not sure what’s a fair salary range and compensation package, research the job title and/or company on Glassdoor.)
Give a time when you went above and beyond the requirements for a project.
Who are our competitors?
What was your biggest failure?
What motivates you?
What’s your availability?
Who’s your mentor?
Tell me about a time when you disagreed with your boss.
How do you handle pressure?
What is the name of our CEO?
What are your career goals?
What gets you up in the morning?
What would your direct reports say about you?
What were your bosses’ strengths/weaknesses?
If I called your boss right now and asked him what is an area that you could improve on, what would he say?
Are you a leader or a follower?
What was the last book you’ve read for fun?
What are your co-worker pet peeves?
What are your hobbies?
What is your favorite website?
What makes you uncomfortable?
What are some of your leadership experiences?
How would you fire someone?
What do you like the most and least about working in this industry?
Would you work 40+ hours a week?
What questions haven’t I asked you?
What questions do you have for me?

SQL DBA Position Available!

2013-12-26T11:32:00.000-08:00

SQL DBA Position Available!

http://www.integritalent.com/careers/search/

Job Description:
SQL Server DBA (Production DBA)- Contract to Hire
Not a Senior Role

The SQL SERVER DBA (Production DBA) is responsible for the health and stability of all client Microsoft SQL Databases.
Will support the activities of the IT staff for specific applications by providing in-depth consulting to all levels of the development team, and IT personnel.
He/she resolves all database-related issues and works closely with the Development, Project Management and Infrastructure staff. This includes the identification and resolution of information flow, content issues, and the transformation of business requirements into database definitions.
He/she performs database design reviews managing towards best practices and standards and may help develop detailed logical data models.
The SQL DBA must have the ability to architect, design, install, and configure large, complex databases with replication and high-availability on several MS-SQL versions.
Support activities include analyzing, testing, and implementing physical database designs to support various business applications. Familiarity with Hardware and Operating Systems is needed to complete this job function.
Would be a PLUS if this person has knowledge of Microsoft SSIS, SSAS, and SSRS database support systems as well as possess version upgrade experience (SQL 2005 to 2012).
Experience with design and performance tuning of VLDB's outside of a data warehouse environment is expected.
The SQL DBA should have a four-year (or higher) degree from an accredited university.
Eight or more of years of Information Technology experience are a requirement, with four or more years’ experience with MS-SQL Server on a Windows platform.
The SQL DBA should possess the following skills:

• The SQL DBA must possess strong analytical ability, judgment and problem analysis techniques.
• Data modeling, data entity analysis, and database design skills are nice to have
• Use of a data modeling tool such as Erwin, ER/Studio or Designer/2000 is nice to have
• Proficient SQL scripting skills including stored procedure, functions, and ddl
• Mid-level knowledge of Windows O/S systems administration tasks
• Mid-level knowledge of Hardware in general, and hardware knowledge as it pertains to SQL Server installations
• Display a good understanding of both the RDBMS and the underlying operating system including but not limited to:
1) Database performance tuning, replication, monitoring tools and tuning procedures
2) Strong database management skills including backup and recovery best practices in a high-availability environment
3) Solid skills in productivity factors and the ability to understand impact of problem on overall database performance
4) Knowledge of fault detection and resolution processes
5) Database objects migration – Transfer and synchronize data records, triggers, SPs, tables, databases, SQL Server agent jobs, DTS packages, etc. among different SQL Servers.

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Sr. Business Analyst Position Avaible!

2013-12-26T11:19:00.003-08:00

Sr. Business Analyst Position Avaible!

Apply here at http://www.integritalent.com/careers/search/

Job Description:
Senior Business Analyst with a background in the insurance industry (life and/or health), exposure/experience with e-commerce is preferred. Leadership abilities are desired b/c this consultant will lead all meetings and be able to mentor the other BA. The ability to define a problem, collect and analyze data pertaining to it, evaluate process and procedures and ultimately recommend and assist with the design of the solution are key elements of the position. The following skills are also needed: proficient in creating wireframes, independent and self-motivated, flexible, objective with strong evidence-based reasoning skills, good written and verbal communication skills, organized and detail-oriented. Experience working with C-Level Executives with little to no over-site is a must.

http://www.integritalent.com/careers/search/

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,NET Developer Position Available!

2013-12-26T11:15:00.000-08:00

.Net Developer Position Available!

Apply here at http://www.integritalent.com/careers/search/

Job Description:
Duties:

• Gather and analyze business requirements and transform them into innovative web application solutions that effectively facilitate and enhance product delivery in an n-tier development environment
• Concentrate in hands-on development in the web application space utilizing software programming and user interface best practices and design patterns
• Be able to work directly, efficiently, and professionally in an Agile environment with other developers and team members including external clients, senior developers, systems administrators, and business users
• Be able to work independently with minimal supervision if needed
• Participate in establishing processes and best practices around development standards, version control, quality control, deployment, maintenance and change management
• Hands-on experience with project setup, schema creation, development of queries, documents and dashboard
• Ability to participate in all phases of the SDLC including requirements gathering, business analysis, configuration management and quality control
• Strong problem solving skills. Must be able to invent creative solutions for complex problems
• Passion for computer science, interface design and intrinsic motivation for learning new technologies

Experience

• 6-10+ years of Microsoft-centric development experience using C#
• 4+ years of experience developing multi-tier web applications in either the front-end or back-end space
• Experience with most of the following technologies:
o Javascript / JQuery
o HTML / CSS
o XML / JSON
o Front-end frameworks and toolkits such as Backbone, Knockout, Angular and/or Ember desirable
o ASP.NET
o WCF and/or Web API
o SQL Server 2008/2012
• Understanding of SOA and/or REST desirable
• Strong foundation in technology-neutral programming concepts
• Exposure to Software Design Patterns/Principles including object-oriented analysis, design and implementation, including MVC
• Comfortable with client interface design in the web or mobile arena
• Experience writing integration, acceptance and unit tests with exposure to Test-Driven Development (TDD)
• Knowledge of the HTTP protocol and application layers desirable
• Computer science, software engineering, interface design or information system degree preferred or substantially equivalent experience

http://www.integritalent.com/careers/search/

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Hiring Director of Virtualization

2013-11-26T11:05:00.000-08:00

Director of Virtualization

Client is a software company in the financial services industry with products geared towards capital markets. Client has immediate opening for a hands-on, analytical and detail-oriented leader to manage the rapidly growing Virtualization environment both local and global in scope. The position requires a diverse and in-depth knowledge of networking, hardware, virtualization and storage management. The candidate must be able to work well in a highly collaborative environment with shared responsibilities. Initiative, drive, and strategic outlook are important characteristics as the Director will be expected to identify issues or areas for improvement, suggest solutions and follow them to completion. This position promises a unique opportunity to work in a dynamic, fast growing and entrepreneurial, global company. The applicant will have drive, a can-do attitude, and an ability to juggle a wide variety of responsibilities in a fast-moving environment. The applicant will ideally reside within reasonable commuting distance from the North Dallas office.

Key Responsibilities

• Share in the management and direction of a rapidly expanding internal infrastructure
• Oversee the management of the local and global virtualization components
• Contribute to the design and management of the global Virtualization infrastructure
• Participate in the planning for high availability, disaster recovery and security
• Responsible for driving the overall infrastructure of the virtualization solutions
• Work closely with the systems engineering teams to ensure that the needs of the organization are being met
• Develop policies and procedures along with appropriate documentation

Technical Knowledge:

• VMware ESXi 4.x/5.x
• Virtual Infrastructure 4/5, vSphere 4/5
• VMware View
• VMware Site Recovery Manager
• VMware vCloud Director
• vKernel VOPs
• Server Hardware: Dell, HP, Cisco UCS
• Networking: TCP/IP routing
• SAN: FC and iSCSI storage technologies
• Scripting skills – shell, batch, Powershell, etc.
• Working with and implementing recommendations from regular audits
• BA or BS preferred
• VMware Certifications preferred
• Minimum 10 years Information Technology experience
• Minimum 5 years’ experience managing virtualization infrastructure on an enterprise scale
• Minimum 3 years’ experience project management experience

www.integritalent.com

QA Analyst Position Available

2013-11-20T12:09:00.001-08:00

QA Position Available!

The Quality Assurance analyst’s role is to develop, establish, and enforce quality assurance standards and measures within the software development organization, and perform hands-on and testing activities around quality. The QA analyst must be able to report on the state and quality of products prior to release in a quantifiable manner. This individual will work with various business units to direct and perform test development in support of business cases, proposed projects, and systems requirements over the course of software development lifecycles. This individual must develop training, innovation, and oversight to improve overall testing and quality.

We need someone who can and will:

• Lead the development, establishment, and enforcement of quality assurance measures and testing standards for new applications, products, and/or enhancements to existing applications throughout their development/product lifecycles
• Create and refine strategies for integrating manual testing
• Work with various business units to plan, choreograph, direct, and document manual testing of all applications using by leveraging existing resources and planning manual test cycles
• Ensure that software quality measures comply with regulatory standards, industry standards, and accepted best practices
• Create methodologies and processes for the collection and analysis of data for ensuring software, systems, and product quality
• Direct and perform the analysis of formal test results in order to discover and report any defects, bugs, errors, configuration issues, and interoperability flaws
• Be able to read and interpret C# code
• Work independently
• Test software applications dealing with windows based WPF applications
• Test software applications dealing with web services specifically WCF
• Know and implement software testing best practices in a high-production environment

We will be looking for someone who has:

• Superior communication skills
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Expertise working in a “Microsoft shop” with Microsoft technologies
• 2+ years testing multi-tier web applications in Microsoft technologies
• Ability to direct others in manual testing processes
• Understanding of basic technology-neutral programming concepts
• Experience with testing web services written in WCF
• Experience testing desktop solutions written in WPF
• Expertise with test script programming
• Proficiency reading software in C#
• Understanding of relational database concepts and design
• Perform SQL queries as needed
• A 4+ year university degree in the field of computer science, information systems, computer engineering, business administration, or equivalent experience
• Bonus: experience in the mortgage lending, origination, or servicing industry

www.integritalent.com

IntegrITalent
Over 16 years of experience in professional IT recruiting, supporting industries such as Technology,
Energy/Utilities, Financial Services, Commercial Real Estate, Retail, Health Care, Telecommunications, and Hospitality. Successful consulting with “C” level executives at Fortune 200 companies on market shifts and strategies necessary to win the war for talent. In-depth involvement in human resources and resource management initiatives across several lines of business. Fully committed to the concept “People First” in business and personal relationships.

Systems Engineer Needed! DFW,TX Area

2013-11-07T12:23:00.002-08:00

Systems Engineer Needed!

Job Description:
The Application Support Administrator/System Analyst position is responsible for providing application support and technical input for various enterprise applications including Microsoft Dynamics,Microsoft SharePoint, and K2 Workflow. This position will be a central point of contact to ensure stability, integrity, and efficiency of systems operations after they have been implemented and deployed.

In addition the candidate will be responsible for working with internal customers to understand business requirements, business processes, and contribute to definition of system requirements and designs to automate business processes. Position requires ability to work within a team of various BIS members to evaluate 3rd party applications to determine suitability and ensure fit within client’s Technology Roadmap. Must be capable of working with little supervision, have strong troubleshooting skills, and be an excellent communicator.

Responsibilities:

-Translate business requirements from internal customers into a easily understood system design diagrams
-Implement system designs into enterprise applications to automate business processes.
-Serve as technical contact for MS Dynamics, MS SharePoint, and K2 Workflow based enterprise solutions auto
-Provide Tier 2 and/or Tier 3 application support for customer issues encountered
-Maintain an understanding of client’s business practices, core values, and philosophy of information technology needs of the user community.
-Evaluate 3rd party applications to determine suitability for use in system designs based off of MS Dynamics, MS SharePoint, and K2 Workflow

Education
Required – minimum of Associates degree in computer science or similar field, Bachelor’s degree preferred. Related work experience may be substituted.

Work Experience:
5+ years of professional work with either Microsoft SharePoint 2010/2013 or MS Dynamics 4.0
2+ years of professional work experience with 3rd party Microsoft SharePoint related applications
2+ years K2 Workflow platform or other workflow management applications/tools
3+ years professional work experience with Microsoft Server Operating Systems Server 2008/2008 R2
2+ years of business analyst or process improvement experience.

www.integritalent.com

IntegrITalent
Over 16 years of experience in professional IT recruiting, supporting industries such as Technology,
Energy/Utilities, Financial Services, Commercial Real Estate, Retail, Health Care, Telecommunications, and Hospitality. Successful consulting with “C” level executives at Fortune 200 companies on market shifts and strategies necessary to win the war for talent. In-depth involvement in human resources and resource management initiatives across several lines of business. Fully committed to the concept “People First” in business and personal relationships.

IntegreITalent IT Recruiting Solutions

2013-11-05T22:25:00.001-08:00

IT Recruiting Solutions

Success in any IT recruiting strategy depends on choosing the right partner that will best meet your IT skill, resource, and deliverable goals. IntegrITalent is that partner. IntegrITalent, through quality-focused customized recruiting and hiring methods, provides the right people with the right skills whenever and wherever they are needed. The IntegrITalent team has years of industry experience and a proven record of providing highly qualified IT professionals in a variety of roles for a variety of industries.

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