Sunday, February 24, 2013

[CNG] Digest Number 2787

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Digest #2787

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Sun Feb 24, 2013 6:34 am (PST) . Posted by:

"Thomas Donohue" donohue83


RamseyJSWT Members:

Listedbelow are next week's upcoming networking events. All meetings are open to thepublic, plus you are welcome and strongly encouraged to attend. Try attendingat least one or two meetings a week, what you learn there will definitely helpshorten your time in transition. Also, many of these groups convene in theevening, so it will not take time away from your daily job search activities.

Intraveling to these meetings, think about car pooling. Not only will it reduce the cost of drivingthere, but the friendly conversation will make the ride seem to go much faster.

In case ofsnow, please check the website or call ahead to make sure that the meeting hasnot been canceled.

Ifanyone is aware of an upcoming meeting not mentioned, please let me know and Iwill gladly include it with my weekly updates.

Thankyou,

Tom Donohue
1-201-934-9078
a83td@aol.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/tcdonohue


NextWeek's Upcoming Networking Events

Sunday, February 24th from 1:00 – 4:00pm, Our Lady of MountCarmel Church will host Ed McCabeand Rich Kritzer who will presentthe first segment of a four part workshop titled: Create Your Communication Strategy and Resume. A good communicationstrategy assures that the key qualifications and assets you possess willsupport your objective. Written and Verbal ways to achieve this will bediscussed. Strategies will include written qualification statements, exitstatements, accomplishments statements and resume writing. Professionals willalso help with questions following the presentation. Please bring along your mostrecent resume or job summary information. The workshop is at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, OnePassaic Street, Ridgewood, NJ 07450, in the lower church meeting room. All arewelcome! For additional information, please call Carol Shea at 1-201-447-4215or Tom Lewis at 1-201-445-1864.

Monday, February 25thfrom 10:00 am – 12:00 noon:Northern NJ Professionals in Transition will host: Tony Calabrese, a professional life coach, who will give apresentation titled: Questions You MayChoose to Ask on an Informational Interview. We'll talk about the type of people with whomyou may choose to speak to during an informational interview. What does it makesense to ask your contact? How might you choose to go about the interview? The meeting is at the MaplewoodPublic Library, 51 Baker St, Maplewood, NJ 07040.

Monday, February 25thfrom 10:30 am - 1:00 pm:Professional Service Group of Central NJ will host Chris Curran, Author of Leap Beyond Your Limits, will give apresentation titled: The Art of Not Giving Up. The meeting will be at First United MethodistChurch of Somerville, 48 West High Street, Somerville, NJ 08876.

Monday,February 25th from 6:00 – 8:00 pm: The New JerseyNorth Chapter of the Greater Philadelphia Senior Executive Group GPSEG (formerly NJENG) invites you to an After Hours Social. Come for an eveningof intelligent conversation, business networking, reconnecting with goodfriends, or making new ones. This is a great way for working members to keep intouch and meet the many new members. We invite other executive level networkinggroups such as: ChemPharma,FENG,IERG,MENG,NJ-SENG,and TENG.No RSVP or registration is needed, and there is no cost to attend. The meetingis at the Hamilton Park Hotel, 175 Park Avenue, Florham Park, NJ 07932.

Monday, February 25thfrom 7:00 – 9:00 pm:Temple Community Network (TCN) will host AlexFreund, a career coach, who will give a presentation titled: Penetrating the Hidden Job Market. Unemployment is 100 percent if you don't work. Large companies lay offen masse as the result of, say, a merger, while at the same time, smallcompanies are hiring because the true job market is localized. The audience will learn about:1) Contingent jobs—meaning,they're part-time with temporary workers or contractors, 2) Whytwo-thirds of all job openings are filledbefore they're even published, and 3) Some practical advice about how to search forthose hidden job opening. This presentation is full of such valuablefacts and more. It sets forth a rigorous plan to follow for discovering andpenetrating vast and yet invisible opportunities to get reemployed. The meeting is at Barnert Temple, 747 Route 208 South, Franklin Lakes,NJ 07417.

Tuesday, February 26th from 10:00 am – 12:00 noon:The Westport Public Library's Business Librarian, Sylvia Schulman, will give a presentation titled: Energize Your Job Search. Gain anadvantage by using valuable online tools such as Reference USA, LexisNexis andBusiness Company Resource Center. Ms. Schulman will show you how to identifyyour key companies, spot industry trends, and get in-depth backgroundinformation for greater success in networking and interviewing. The meeting isat the Westport Public Library, 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT 06880.

Tuesday, February 26thfrom 12:00 noon – 2:00 pm:The RocklandJob Network will host a roundtable discussion on WHAT IS KEEPING YOU STUCK? What are you having trouble with inyour job search? Come and get a clearer picture of what those things might be. Comeand get some advice from your peers as to how you might be able to clear thosethings up. Bring one challenge you have in your job search that you would liketo discuss. Our group is a wealth of information, experience and compassion forall things job search related. You just may get the answer that will help youmove forward! The meeting is at the New CityLibrary, 220 North Main Street, New City, NY 10956.

Tuesday, February 26thfrom 12:00 noon – 1:30 pm:The New York Science, Industry and Business Library will host Renee Rosenberg, who will give apresentation titled: WOW Your JobSearch. Renee will discuss how todesign a personal road map to create a more focused and successful job searchstrategy. The meeting is at the New YorkScience, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 34th Street, NewYork, NY 10016.

Tuesday, February 26thfrom 6:00 – 10:00 pm:Recruiter Night Out Dinner Meeting.The panel will be moderated by Mike Szotof KPMG, Panel members include: CindyGrider at Skyline Staffing, JudyOnystok – Qpharma, Mike Patronaciat J Heart LLC, Rich Zaziski atHenderson Harbor Consulting, and LoriNadolny at Avaya. The meeting willinclude a dialogue with a panel of four recruiters who will respond topre-published questions and ad hoc inquiries from the attendees. The cost is$45 if forwarded to John Sampson by February 25th at 2 Blackfoot Cir, Wayne NJ07470. Checks should be made out to John Sampson who can be reached at973-248-3251 or via email at jcsspike@yahoo.com. The meeting is at the Holiday Inn,One Route 46 West, Totowa, NJ, 07512.

Tuesday, February 26thfrom 7:30 - 9:30 pm:The Career Forum will host Karen Castellon,who will give a presentation titled: Networking Plus. The meeting is at the Somerset Hills YMCA, 140 Mt. Airy Rd, BaskingRidge, NJ 07920.

Tuesday, February 26thfrom 8:00 - 9:00 pm:The Rutgers Business School Alumni Assoc. will offer an on-line Webinar,featuring Abby Kohut, President of Staffing Symphony, who will give apresentation titled: Using Social Mediato Get a Job. Are your social mediaaccounts helping you in your job search? It's not enough to just sign up for accounts. Social media can help youstand out in the crowd - but only if you know how to use the toolseffectively. In this webinar, you'lllearn: 1) How to create a LinkedIn profile that attracts recruiters, 2) Whererecruiters actually post jobs and why, 3) Why groups are critical to yoursuccess, 4) How to find and get introduced to hiring managers, and 5) How to befound or not found on Facebook. Boostyour level of recognition and prominence on social media, register today at: http://www.alumni.rutgers.edu/s/896/index.aspx?sid=896&gid=1&pgid=4710

Wednesday, February 27thfrom 1:00 - 3:00 pm:The New York Science, Industry and Business Library will offer a programtitled: WorkSearch Orientation. Are you a 40+ job seeker? WorkSearch is an online system which provideslinks to job openings, skills assessment tools, and training programs at nocost to individuals. After taking theorientation, WorkSearch isaccessible to registrants through the Internet, or through Librarycomputers. Attendees will be shown howto download the information to a USB flash drive (Bring your own USB drive). The meeting is at the New York Science,Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 34th Street, New York, NY10016.

Wednesday, February 27thfrom 6:00 – 7:30 pm:The New York Science, Industry and Business Library will host Laura Powers, who will give apresentation titled: Defining What'sNext: 5 Steps to Career Clarity. Laura will present a 5-step formula to clarify your next careermove. The meeting is at the New YorkScience, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 34th Street, NewYork, NY 10016.

Wednesday, February 27thfrom 6:15 – 7:30 pm: EmpoweringToday's Professionals (ETP) willhost Rod Colón, Author andExecutiveCoach, who will give apresentation titled: InterviewSecrets and Techniques for the CEO of ME. Themeeting is at the Monmouth County Library, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan,NJ 07726.

Thursday, February 28thfrom 6:00 – 7:30 pm:The New York Science, Industry and Business Library will host Bruce A. Hurwitz, Ph.D, President andCEO of Hurwitz Strategic Staffing, will give a presentation titled: How to Conduct an Effective Job Search. Bruce will discuss strategies and tactics forsecuring a job. The meeting is at theNew York Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 34thStreet, New York, NY 10016.

Friday, March 1st from1:15 - 2:30 pm: TheNew York Science, Industry and Business Library will offer a program titled: Career Resources. Explore job and career resources available atthe SIBL Library and other public sites; Find industry and career advice,resume guides and more. Themeeting is at the New York Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 MadisonAvenue @ 34th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Saturday,March 2nd from 8:30 - 11:00 am: Careers inTransition (CIT) meeting. Individuals give a 15 second elevator speech aboutthemselves -- who you are, what you are looking for, target companies (2-3),how the group can help you, and how you can help the group. This is followed bya short period for networking with people you would like to introduce yourselfto and exchange business cards. The group then divides into smaller teams for:1) Resume Assistance, (Please bring15 copies of your resume if you want it reviewed.) or 2) Support in Overcoming Job Search Obstacles. This includes: A) Small group advice for individualswho have hit the wall and need help to reinvigorate their job search, or B)Large group discussion on various job search related topics. The meeting is inthe Winston School Gym at Christ Church, 30 East Lane, Short Hills, NJ 07078.


New Job Search Work Team:

Tuesdays, from 9:30 - 11:30am: The Willow GrovePresbyterian Church's Job Search Work Team meet weekly to support each other intheir job search. Using a concept that has been proven to be effective over thepast 20 years, participants share with each other the steps they have taken intheir job search during the past week, indicate what steps they plan to take inthe coming week, and hold each other accountable for taking those actions. Theparticipants share techniques that have worked for them, and suggest approachesto their fellow searchers. This group is for those who are serious about their search,committed to both receiving and giving support to fellow job searchers, andrealize that accountability for doing what you say is a large part of yoursearch. The group meets in the church hall each Tuesday. For more informationplease contact Tony Calabrese at tony@absolutetransitions.com or at 973-762-1350. The meeting is at the Willow GrovePresbyterian Church, 1961 Raritan Road, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076.


Sun Feb 24, 2013 7:25 am (PST) . Posted by:

"David Pearlstein" dlpconsultingnj



Please respond directly to the recruiter if interested and mention my name. Good luck

- David

Connect with me @ http://www.linkedin.com/in/dlpearls

From: Anne King [mailto:anne@cc-r.com]
Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2013 9:16 AM
To: dlpearls@optonline.net
Subject: Project Manager/TarryTown, NY/6 Months+

02/24/13 9:11 AM

Dear David,

In considering candidates, time is of the essence, so please respond ASAP.

My name is Anne King and I'm a recruiter from Computer Concepts and Resources Inc. My records reflect that you are an experienced IT professional and have experience with Project Management.

This experience is relevant to one of my current openings.

This opening requires Infrastructure and Disaster Revovery exposure in addition to the above skills.

This position is located in Tarrytown, NY.

Visa transfers, benefits and 401k options are all available through CCR.

Here is a copy of the job description as provided to me:

We currently have a six month minimum consulting opportuity for a seasoned Project Manager for a client of ours in Tarrytown, NY. This has a high proabilty of long term extesion.

In addiition to excellent PM skills, candidates must have experience managing infrastructure projects as well as experience managing server migrations.

Summary:

IT Project/Program Manager that has a strong Infrastructure background and has experience working within the BioPharmaceutical industry (plus). IT Project/Program Managers are responsible for establishing and leading enterprise-wide, cross-functional initiatives. The incumbent will lead a variety of different types of projects including implementing new systems and services, application development, systems integration, operational efficiency improvements, process reengineering, and infrastructure upgrades and deployments.

Responsibilities:

-Single accountable party for defining, planning, orchestrating, and delivering a given initiative.

-Defines and tracks project milestones while developing, maintaining, and reporting on an overall integrated delivery plan.

-Ensures end results are of the highest caliber with a clearly articulated scope and quantifiable business benefit.

-Directs multiple projects often involving multiple internal and external constituents and matrix partners.

-Accountable for one or more initiatives including business, operational, and IT deliverables.

-Directly manages all aspects of the project life cycle and works with matrix IT partners to oversee all SDLC phases of a project.

-Rigorously manages scope to ensure commitments are achieved within agreed upon time, cost, and quality parameters.

-Validates financial forecasts and provides on-going reconciliation of resources and other related project expenditures.

-Develops communication plans and interfaces to execute on responsibilities.

-Serves as a Subject Matter Expert in routinely briefing key stakeholders on different aspects of assigned initiatives.

-Develops the project charter, integrated project plan, resource plan, contingency plan, and related project management artifacts.

-Publishes periodic project status reports.

-Proposes recommendations and adjustments.

-Maintains awareness of new and emerging technologies and the potential application on Projects.

-Performs related duties as assigned or requested.

Experience

Qualifications:

-7-10 years progressive experience in Information Technology.

-Experience with IT disciplines and understanding of general IT infrastructure technology and systems (i.e. WAN, Data Centers, Client Services, Storage, Process Management, Security, Disaster Recovery, Firewall, Messaging, Email, Both PC and MAC Operating Systems)

-Minimum 5 years experience in project management with a focus on technology management.

-Knowledge at the expert level of current IT project and services processes and methodologies.

-Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or Information Systems or Computer Science or equivalent work experience required.

If you are qualified, available, interested, planning to make a change, or know of a friend who might have the required qualifications and interest, please e-mail me a MS Word version of your latest resume to anne@cc-r.com> anne@cc-r.com, even if we have recently reviewed or discussed a different position. Please include your rate requirements and daytime phone number where you can be reached.

Thanks for your time,
Anne King
Computer Concepts and Resources Inc., 125 Half Mile Rd, RedAbnk, NJ 07701

732 345 0909

Note: Please allow me to reiterate that I chose to contact you either because your resume had been posted to one of the internet job sites to which we subscribe, or you had previously submitted your resume to CCR. I assumed that you are either looking for a new employment opportunity, or you are interested in investigating the current job market.

If you are not currently seeking employment, or if you would prefer I contact you at some later date, please indicate your date of availability so that I may honor your request. In any event, I respectfully recommend you continue to avail yourself to the employment options and job market information we provide with our e-mail notices.

Thanks again.

Anne King


Company website: www.cc-r.com

Sun Feb 24, 2013 4:06 pm (PST) . Posted by:

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