Just Dave Mendoza and Me (and dozens from Bayard Advertising and Colorado HR Leaders)

Dave Mendoza and I will be amongst the presenters at tomorrow’s conference at Invesco Field at Mile High Stadium in Denver. The conference for HR leaders is being organized by Bayard Advertising and will address branding and interactive issues specific to human resources. Dave will talk about blogging. I will talk about best practices for corporate employment web site design.

Informal Education

Through my Marketing Interhsip I have found many a nugget of truth. Some of these treasures I’ve, for years, heard my parents and previous educators warn me about, but because I am young and idealistic, ready to take on the world for the sake of art and constant learning, I didn’t listen too closely. I’ve found I learn best through the methods of swift stomach punches and mind-blowing realities. Hopefully, my admitting this will bring the violence to am immediate halt.
Anyway.
This is what I have learned in the past two months.
1. Some people are hired for jobs they are not qualified for, for no other reason than there is no other option.
2. This will not make them grateful and/or a quick learner.
3. The title of ‘Director”, sometimes, means very little as far as job definition goes (this is not to say it is over-used, because sometimes, it is quite the opposite).
4. Believe it or not, some professionals do not know the impression given off when “AIM-speak” is used in e-mails to clients (i.e. “LOL”).
5. Sometimes, no one notices if you’re doing your job or not. Sometimes, everyone does.
6. Being welcomed into the job force and given managment over a few people, in no way means that you know how to use them/treat them/speak to them/delegate to them.
7. It takes a lot of get fired.
8. People who get paid a lot – are not exempt from falling into the catagory of “lazy”.
This is what I want to do. I want to add a section to my resume entitled “Things You Do Not Have to Worry About Me Doing”.
It will be at least one paragraph long.
References available.

The Top 50 Employers for New College Grads

Businessweek offers a look at the 55 best places for college grads to launch their careers.
Without much surprise, here’s a rundown on the top 10:
Walt Disney
Lockheed Martin
Deloitte & Touche
Goldman Sachs & Co.
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
U.S. Department of State
Raytheon
General Electric
JPMorgan Investment Bank
Abbot Laboratories
Check out the complete list HERE.
Dennis Smith
T-Mobile USA
WirelessJobs.com

Two Memorable Experiences

This final exercise blog has to do with two experiences I had from high school. One is being an eagle that helped to teach students about gun safety, and the other is a disabled experience from my Teacher Cadet class. I know you may seem confused, but don’t worry, I will explain. These two experiences definitely took me out of the ordinary.
The first instance has to do with being E. Eagle ( I am using only the initial of his first name in case I’m not supposed to reveal his proper name). My high school’s resource officer asked me if I would mind helping him go to elementary schools and help teach young kids about gun safety; I said no problem. After telling me who E. Eagle was, he said I would wear his costume, which I thought would be fun. Besides, this was a good reason to get out of class. The SRO recruited other students to travel with us each time because I needed help putting on and taking off the eagle costume. Our SRO, who we called “Coop” as a nickname, even took us out to eat before visiting each school.

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Nine Best Practices for Recruiting Gen Y

Those who look at generational differences understand that there are significant differences between Gen Y (70 million; born between 1977 and 2002) and the older Gen X’ers and Baby Boomers. Gen Y candidates are not grateful for a job. They know that they can get hired by a variety of firms and have their pick of opportunities. So rather than asking themselves if they’re qualified like older generations did, they instead turn the tables and ask employers why their place of employment is better than the one across the street. This generation is poised to do great things and lead wonderful lives. They’re confident, comfortable with technology, community oriented, and want to make an impact immediately upon starting a new position.
So how do you recruit them? In a great ERE article, Ryan Estis of NAS Recruitment Communications laid out nine steps:

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How to Use MySpace to Attract Employers and Land Job Interviews

Want to lose weight? Find a hot stock tip? Get a new job?
In these and most cases, we humans almost always seek out the newest advice.
We want the latest and freshest ideas. We crave novelty.
Yet … sometimes the best advice is also the oldest. Which may explain why the Bible, the I Ching and the Bhagavad-Gita have been in print and read around the world for thousands of years.
With that in mind, I’d like to share with you one old and one new way to find your next job faster …

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A golden opportunity

Whew… so much has happened since my last post. My cousin called me up this week to tell me she found some work for me. Her friend is a recruiter at a temp agency and over cocktails she told Liz that she had so many open spots to fill and not enough resumes. My cousin mentioned my unemployment and a day later I was emailing my resume in.
I had worked on my resume a bunch of times since it’s final approval at my college’s career center in an effort to appeal to different types of jobs. I felt that it was good. The recruiter called me bright and early the next morning to suggest that I completely change the format and then mail it back in.
After I changed the format, she replied right away with an interview for hire. I made my interview at the end of the week so I would have time to prepare.

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The Great Job Hunt

My final semester at Rosemont is shaping up to be stellar. I’ll be able to take an advanced version of the Digital Foundations computer class so I can further fine tune my InDesign and Photoshop skills. It was my goal when I first came here to at least sign up for two design courses because I feel like the skills I acquire through the classes will be invaluable in the realm of publishing. It can also be pretty fun stuff to learn. Last night, in my current design class we learned how to take images from one picture and drop it into another. I took a picture of myself and added it to a group picture at my friend’s wedding because I couldn’t make it to the ceremony.
My other two classes for the Spring semester will be my Thesis and Internship. The requirements for the Internship class I am actually fulfilling this semester. Thesis class isn’t really a class at all; it’s just formally notifying the college that you are working on it. I am going to submit a 50-page business proposal for a new consumer magazine. I just have to work on it throughout the semester and meet with my faculty advisor to get the Thesis done.
One of the main reasons why I am so thrilled at how my semester ended up is that it gives me oodles of time to job hunt. The great plan is to turn that into a class unto itself. I’ll set deadlines when projects or assignments are due and work hard at securing a job. Securing a good job would be like earning an “A.” My mother once told me that looking for work is work. With that exact mentality, I will approach my search with the tenacity I approach my schooling and my writing. I need to have a job set up somewhere before graduation. It’s a tall order, but between working with the Career Services Office and working at it like it’s a required class I should be able to keep on track.

Main Feature: Entry-level Jobs Starring New Jersey

For finding entry-level job opportunities in New Jersey (or really any city) try looking at the local newspapers for job postings. Most newspapers nowadays have local newspapers posted on the web or at least online editions of their most popular daily newspapers. Of course there will be all sorts of jobs listed, not just entry-level job opportunities, but you can get an idea of the types of jobs that are needed in New Jersey.
If you are someone who is thinking of moving to New Jersey and want to see what the job market looks like then this seems like a good idea (along with checking out sites like Craig’s List) to look into before packing up everything and moving. If you currently reside in the New Jersey area, looking at the job listing pages seems more direct than searching using online job search sites.
Then again there are also ways to restrict searches using online search sites as well. Only search for entry-level job opportunities in New Jersey using something like Monstertrak that allows you to search for internships and job opportunities alike. While Monstertrak is limited to college students and helping find their first job opportunities, this is the basic idea. Then of course there are always government sites that have tons of information on the state in question, including job opportunities. So have fun, learn new things and find that entry-level job!!
Resources:
http://www.wnjpin.state.nj.us/jobseeker/joblist.htm
http://www.aftercollege.com/jobseekers/parttime/
http://www.monstertrak.monster.com/
http://www.state.nj.us/personnel/
http://new.jersey.jobs.com/
http://www.jobopenings.net/jobs.php?industry=entry

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