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1.: FW: Update St. John's Fair- December 8, 2009 From: Janice Erzmoniet

2.: Unemployed? Have a Little Faith From: Alex Freund

3.: How many of you have heard about SGGNG? Oh,..you haven't? You shou From: Alex Freund

4.: FW: [BigMoneyJobs] $65 Hour - NYC > C# .NET Developer From: Tom Bley

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1.: FW: Update St. John's Fair- December 8, 2009

Posted by: "Janice Erzmoniet" jerzmone@msn.com jerzmoneit@ymail.com

Wed Dec 2, 2009 6:10 am (PST)

See below for list of companies attending www.myworkster.com/jobfair .

Regards, Janice
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/janice/erzmoneit

Janice Erzmoneit
12 Maple Court
North Haledon, NJ 07508

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(973) 310-3011 business
(973) 427-5573 home
(973) 427-3078 fax

Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2009 16:17:58 -0500
From: bmiller@PACE.EDU
Subject: Update St. John's Fair- December 8, 2009
To: CS_ALUM_NEWS-L@LIST.PACE.EDU

Date: December 8, 2009
Time: 12-5PM
Location: St. John's University

To register:
There is a $10.00 non-refundable reservation fee applied to maintain a quality community of active job seekers. Register today to reserve your spot!
Visit www.myworkster.com/jobfair
1. AFLAC
2. Astoria Federal Savings
3. Becker Professional Education
4. Bayada Nurses
5. Cerebral Palsy Associations of New York State
6. Coca-Cola Enterprises
7. Commerce One Financial
8. Community Access, Inc.
9. Dime Savings Bank
10. First Investors Corporation
11. GEICO
12. Graham Windham
13. Human First Inc.
14. Independence Residences, Inc.
15. Intermark Media
16. Internal Revenue Service
17. Madison Estates
18. Nephrologica
19. NetCom Information Technology
20. New Visions for Public Schools - Hunter College Urban Teacher Residency
21. New York Islanders Hockey Team
22. North Shore Financial Group
23. Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
24. NYC Fire Department
25. Obsidian Financial Group
26. OHEL BAIS EZRA
27. Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic
28. Professional Sports Publications
29. Promed Personnel Services
30. Promesa, Inc.
31. RCDS -Early Intervention Program
32. Roosevelt Children's Academy Charter School
33. SCO Family Family of Services
34. Social Security Administration
35. Strategies for Wealth
36. Target Corporation
37. The Alliance of Insurance & Financial Professionals
38. The Bronx Rhio
39. TheraCare
40. U.S. Army Healthcare
41. U.S. Dept. of State
42. UBP ASSET MANAGEMENT
43. UCPN
44. US Navy
45. Wells Fargo Financial
46. Wright Risk Management
47. YAI Network

Industries represented include:

Advertising/Marketing (5%)
Education (5%)
Federal government (5%)
Financial Services (26%)
Government Administration (2.5%)
Government Healthcare (2.5%)
Government: Public Safety (2.5%)
Healthcare (13%)
Human Services (2.5%)
Information Technology (2.5%)
Insurance (10.5%)
Management (2.5%)
Medical Staffing and Recruiting (2.5%)
Non-Profit (47% of companies)
Professional sports franchise (2.5%)
Real Estate (2.5%)
Retail (2.5%)
Sales (5%)
Social Services (13%)

Here is an example of some positions these companies will be hiring for:

ABA Teachers & Lead Teachers

At-Home Residential Habilitation and In-Home Respite positions

Benefit Authorizers

Bilingual Service Coordinators

Campaign Coordinators

Case Worker

Claims Representatives

Credit Manager

Data Analyst

Day & Residential Habilitation Specialists

Day Program Habilitation Manager,

Developers

Dietitians/Nutritionists

Educational Consultants (IT Training Sales)

EMT (Emergency Medical Technicians) & Para Medics

Entry Level Sales

Executive Team Leader

Financial Advisor Trainee

Financial Representative

Financial Service Management Training

Fire Alarm Dispatchers

Foreign Service Special Agent

Graphic Designers

Inside Salesperson

Internal Revenue Agent

IT Technical Engineers (Tech Support)

Loss/Risk Control Specialist

Manager of Financial Reporting/Controller

Marketing

Nurses

Occupational Therapists or COTA's

Outreach Coordinator

Part-Time Telesales

Program Coordinator of Quality Improvement & Staff Development

Programmer

Project Coordinator

Residence Manager

Residential Counselors

Risk Management Project Manager

Sales Agent/Sales Manager

Sales Agents and Brokers

Security Engineering Officer

Security Technical Specialist

Spanish speaking: Occupational therapists or COTA's

Spanish speaking: Speech language pathologists or CF's

Special Educators (birth to grade 2)

Stockbroker Trainee

Tax Compliance Officer

Teacher Assistants

Teachers

Teachers of Speech & Language Disabilities

Teachers of the Blind & Visually Impaired

Tellers, Personal Bankers, Assistant Head Tellers

Ticket Sales Executive

Workers' Compensation Claims Adjuster

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2.: Unemployed? Have a Little Faith

Posted by: "Alex Freund" alex@landingexpert.com freundalex

Wed Dec 2, 2009 7:42 am (PST)

A terrific article from the current US1 (Princeton NJ based weekly magazine)
about one of us - Greg Wheeler. Well worth reading.

Alex

What's New in Princeton & Central New Jersey?

Reprinted from the November 25, 2009, issue of U.S. 1 Newspaper

Unemployed? Have a Little Faith

by Karen Hodges Miller

Greg Wheeler

We all have pictures in our minds of the unemployed, but for most of us, the
important part of the picture is that the unemployed person doesn't look
like us.

Yes, we know in our heads that unemployment hits white collars just as often
as it does blue. Those of us who feel safely employed are sure that somehow,
if we were in their situation, things would be different. We would not be
out of a job for six months, nine months, a year. Our credentials are
better. We have better connections. We would just work harder.

It won't happen to us.

The Jobseekers group, which meets every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Trinity
Episcopal Church, 22 Mercer Street, helps dispel that notion. The group has
been meeting weekly, except when Christmas and New Year's fall on Tuesday,
since it was founded in 1982. There is no cost for meetings and reservations
are not necessary. For more information call Trinity Church at 609-924-2277.

The first thing you notice when entering a Jobseekers meeting is that
everyone there really does look just like you. They are middle-income,
middle aged, and come from all types of careers. There are engineers, CPAs,
academics, business analysts, pharmaceutical researchers, and corporate
lawyers.

It's not too surprising in New Jersey, a state with one of the highest
percentages of college graduates in the nation, that everyone in the room
has at least one degree. In fact, several had more than one masters or Ph.D.
A common topic of conversation is "dumbing down" the resume.

"I've taken two degrees and 20 years of experience off my resume," reports
one participant.

"Did it help?" he is asked.

"No," he admits. "I'm still being told I'm over qualified."

Joe Levy, one of the facilitators for the group, is also unemployed. A
systems engineer and management consultant, he first joined the group as a
client in 2003. When Jobseekers founder, Niels Nielsen, died, Levy and a few
other alumni stepped in and became facilitators for the group. He has been
committed to the group ever since, even when he has had full-time
employment.

While Levy has been out of work before, this time it is different, he says.
New Jersey has seen its share of mergers, corporate takeovers, downsizing,
and layoffs in the past, but this time the number of people being laid off
and the variety of industries affected is much more widespread.

R. Greg Wheeler, one of the participants in the group, explains that the
tasks of searching for a job and keeping up your spirits are interrelated.
"I'm an engineer. Maybe that's why I approach both as a system," he
explains.

Wheeler received his masters in electrical engineering in 1980 from Clarkson
University in New York. He has worked for several companies, large and
small, over the years. He's been a project manager, a director of new
product development, and a vice president. He holds several patents. His
last job was as director and senior customer programs manager for Motorola.

"I'm really good at putting together high performance teams, working with
smart people to take a project from the concept stage all the way through
production," he explains.

Wheeler is a single father with four children, three of whom are still in
college. A long-time resident of the area, he has lived in Mercer County for
the past 22 years. Luckily, he says, that gives him equity in his home.
While so far he has been able to continue the tuition payments for his
children, he has decided that he will put his home on the market if that
becomes the only way to keep his children in school.

"One of the most difficult things to do is keep up your spirits while
seeking a job," says Wheeler. "It affects so many areas of your life. First
and foremost, the sense of self-esteem we feel from having a job is taken
away. Second, it is often difficult to measure success during the job
search. Finally, there is the knowledge that you are not providing for your
family, and the embarrassment of suddenly having to seek unemployment or
other assistance."

Your unique process. "There is no manual out there that gives a step-by-step
process that you can follow and guarantee you'll have a job at the end,"
says Wheeler.

Understanding that fact helps keep up a person's spirits in the early phases
of a job search. "The first thing you have to do is develop your own
process," he says. That can include networking, making phone calls,
developing several resumes, each tailored to a particular type of job.

The second thing to do: "Acknowledge that it's tough," Wheeler says.

Take care of yourself. Wheeler and many of the other participants at the
Jobseekers meeting recommend exercise as an important way to keep up your
spirits. "Exercise every day if you can, but at least three or four times a
week," says Wheeler.

Not only will exercise help keep you in good shape physically and mentally,
exercising with others at a gym, or just something as simple as organizing a
walking group, gets you out with other people. After years, maybe even
decades, of spending every day with co-workers, the loneliness of being at
home can be difficult for many people.

Set daily goals. Finding a way to measure your progress is important in many
ways, Wheeler says. "It can be difficult to get away from worrying about the
job search. You go to bed at night thinking about, you wake up in the
morning thinking about it."

Setting specific goals - making 10 phone calls, completing and uploading an
online resume, attending a networking meeting - makes it easier to stay
calm, knowing you have accomplished something specific in your search for a
job.

"Once you've done that you can relax for an hour and watch a TV show or go
to a movie and know that you've done something positive for your search," he
says.

Network. Networking is one of the most important parts of any job search.
There are several types of networking that anyone seeking a job should do.
Networking with others who are also looking for work is invaluable. There
are several groups in the area besides Jobseekers, and it never hurts to
attend several of them.

While it might seem counter-intuitive to network with others who are also
looking for work, Wheeler says that other job seekers can help you navigate
the ropes of unemployment benefits and the search for new training, or give
you tips on businesses that are hiring.

Knowing others who are in the same boat as you is also one of the best ways
to keep up your spirits. You should also be networking trade groups in your
industry. "Make sure you that some of your networking includes groups where
most of the people are employed," says Wheeler. These are the people who
might be looking to hire someone.

Get a career coach. "Career coaching is a rather new industry that has
sprung up because so many people are unemployed," says Wheeler. Many career
coaches have been unemployed themselves at some time and "understand the
ropes."

They can also help you develop a process, explain the details of using
websites such as Monster.com, set goals, and give accountability. There are
a wide variety of job coaches with a wide variety of price ranges, says
Wheeler.

One of the most important things to keep in mind, says Wheeler, Levy, and
others who have been unemployed more than once, is that the job market will
turn around. Being ready when that happens means that you will have a head
start on finding that new job.

Alex Freund
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3.: How many of you have heard about SGGNG? Oh,..you haven't? You shou

Posted by: "Alex Freund" alex@landingexpert.com freundalex

Wed Dec 2, 2009 11:57 am (PST)

SGGNG stands for St. Gregory the Great Networking Group. This group has
been established less than a year ago to support the local community of
people in-transition. It was very much welcome since it filled a void in
Central Jersey after the very popular SPNG group (7 years in existence with
about 1800 members) stopped from functioning. SGGNG is open to the entire
community and meets on a regular basis every third Saturday of the month at
8:15 am and every first Wednesday of the month at 7:00 pm. On Saturdays we
have a scheduled speaker and on Wednesdays we have a discussion group on the
subject discussed on Saturday. The location of this church is in Hamilton
Square (a suburb of Princeton) St. Gregory the Great Parish Center, O'Connor
Hall, 4620 Nottingham Way, Hamilton Square, NJ 08690 and for more
information visit their website:
<http://www.stgregorythegreatchurch.org/misc/sgtg_networking_group.html>
http://www.stgregorythegreatchurch.org/misc/sgtg_networking_group.html

The group is meeting tonight and the subject is: The Hidden Job Market - how
to tap into it? Did you know that 90% of the jobs are in the Hidden Job
Market (with little competition) for a while before being published? Some
are never published but once they are your chances significantly diminish.

I hope to see you tonight!

Alex

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4.: FW: [BigMoneyJobs] $65 Hour - NYC > C# .NET Developer

Posted by: "Tom Bley" tombley@hotmail.com pierres1010

Wed Dec 2, 2009 1:32 pm (PST)

Please contact the recruiter directly. Good luck.

Best Wishes,

Tom Bley

Project / Program Manager
Cell (973) 919-1252

To: BigMoneyJobs@yahoogroups.com
From: BigMoneyJobs-owner@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 21:18:44 +0000
Subject: [BigMoneyJobs] $65 Hour - NYC > C# .NET Developer

NYC Bank wants to hire a C# .NET WPF Developer for a LT Contract in NYC, NY

Rate to Candidate - up to $65 hour

What kind of base $$ you making now and seeking - Please advise.

Respond with an Updated Resume to Submit for Interview - I need this ASAP!

Send me your resume then call to discuss this job for Interview.

Richard Smith

Placement Manager

212.763.6956

RicSmith@comsys.com

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Skills Required

* Strong software engineering, analytical, and problem solving skills

* Experience in medium to large scale multi-threaded applications and service based architecture

* Java, C#, Databases, XML processing

Skills Desired * Financial products knowledge

Skill Proficiency Senior

The primary system is the front-office application for trade capture and trade life cycle management of IRD products, as well as a critical component for STP and for meeting Fed targets and regulations. The candidate will be involved in the design and development of new system features and components, varied from new product coverage and trade capture requirements to integration with other systems in the firm. The scope of the projects will soon expand beyond interest rate products.

The role requires someone who is self-motivated, quick-learning and comfortable working across numerous technologies, and who can take ownership of critical problems and work throughout the full project lifecycle from problem analysis to successful timely delivery of the solution. A strong interest in learning about the business will contribute to the candidate's success in the team. The position provides opportunities for interaction with many front end business users, including traders and Operations, as well as active engagement with other IT groups in the firm. Excellent communication skills are a big plus since direct interaction with traders and senior business decision makers is common.

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