Saturday, February 16, 2013

[SMCNG] Digest Number 1063

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Digest #1063
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LEAD:  Dir PMO - NJ - ISO by "john sampson" jcsspike
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Fw: Next Week's Upcoming Networking Events by "Terrence Seamon" thseamon

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Sat Feb 16, 2013 5:05 am (PST) . Posted by:

"john sampson" jcsspike


Our Client, an industry leader has an immediate for a Business Analyst.

If qualified and interested, please send your resume to arapa@contech-it.com

The Business Systems Analysis role supports the acquisition, analysis, and definition of business requirements and the definition/planning of user test cases.
 
Responsibilities include:

 Writes business requirements for complex enhancements.

Conducts requirement interviews and demonstrations with business areas on complex initiatives.

Performs analysis, documents business problems and recommends solutions
Accountable for the creation of the Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) and the review of project artifacts developed by the BSA role.
Faces off with business customers, business system analysts and technical systems analysts
 
 
Qualifications: Strong analytical skills 4-6 years business systems analysis experience Prior insurance experience is a plus

Must be able to work flexible hours and overtime when needed.
 
GROUP INSURANCE EXPERIENCE IS A PLUS

Some travel may be required

Minimum of a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Highly motivated self-starter also a must.

Strong interpersonal skills Commitment and willingness to see issues through to resolution

Proven flexibility and adaptability in effectively driving results in an environment of changing priorities

Demonstrated problem solving and decision making skills Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with ability to manage diverse client groups and influence others without direct authority

Ability to successfully manage multiple priorities Understands the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

MIS Ntwk Assoc Mtg Dates

Feb 19th - Tuesday - No Mtg

Feb 26th - TUESDAY - Combined Dinner Mtg - Recruiter Night Out - Holiday Inn - Totowa
Mike Szot - Moderator - KPMG - Rich Zaziski Henderson Harbor - Mike Petronaci J Heart - Cindy Grider Skyline Staffing - Judy Onystok QPharma

Mar 5th - Tues - Reg Mtg - 6 pm Offices of Berman Larson Kane - Bring 10 copies of your resume -Don't use GPS for Dir to BLK Offices - Go to BLK site for directions

Sat Feb 16, 2013 5:05 am (PST) . Posted by:

"john sampson" jcsspike


Director - PMO
ISO - Jersey City, NJ

A leading source of information about risk, Verisk Insurance Solutions and ISO provide data, analytics, and decision-support services to professionals in many fields, including insurance, finance, real estate, health services, government, human resources, and risk management. Using advanced technologies to collect, analyze, develop, and deliver information, Verisk helps customers evaluate and manage risk. The company draws on vast expertise in actuarial science, insurance coverages, fire protection, fraud prevention, catastrophe and weather risk, predictive modeling, data management, economic forecasting, social and technological trends, and many other fields. To meet the needs of diverse clients, Verisk employs an experienced staff of business and technical specialists, analysts, and certified professionals. In the United States and around the world, Verisk helps customers protect people, property, and financial assets. For more information, please
visit our website www.verisk.com .

We offer a competitive salary, a solid benefits package that includes medical, dental, life insurance, a 401(k). Verisk is an equal opportunity employer. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of background investigation.

Responsibilities:
Expert experience in Project/Program Management and able to lead in the coaching and mentoring of Junior and Senior Project managers to help them achieve individual expectations and deliverables.
Advises and report to Sr. IT Management and business executives at the highest levels on the project portfolio, status and resource planning
Implement program and operational metrics across project portfolio for reporting, issue identification, and process improvement.
Monitor portfolio performance against schedules, resources, scope changes, financial budgets and project and deliverable quality
Provide leadership, direction and coaching on PMO process and specific project tasks
Reviews and approves resources allocations across the portfolio to ensure that all projects are completed within committed time, scope and budget.
Create and maintain staffing plan to support the current and future work demands and project deliverables.
Continue to refine and develop PMO processes, standards and procedures.
Provide leadership, direction and coaching for direct reports' professional development
Provide career development, performance management and pay determination and communication
Completes all responsibilities as outlined on annual Performance Plan.
Completes all special projects and other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:
Four year college degree and at least seven years experience in project related work.
Expert experience using Project Management software, such as Microsoft Project, CCPulse, MPulse portfolio management, and Excel.
Experience operating day-to-day activities of a Project Management Office (PMO)
Expert experience in Project/Program Management and able to lead in the coaching and mentoring of Junior and Senior Project managers to help them achieve individual expectations and deliverable
Expert understanding of Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) Discipline (Integration, Scope, Time, Quality, Human Resources, Communications, Risk Management, Procurement)
Expert ability to implement standard project management framework, including detailed project plans, work breakdown structures, resource plans, detailed budgets (days/dollars), risk mitigation plans, communication plans, performance tracking and management plans, status reporting process, etc.
Expert understanding of software development and infrastructure project lifecycles.
Excellent oral, written, presentation, interpersonal, negotiation and conflict management skills
ISO - 17 hours ago

MIS Ntwk Assoc Mtg Dates

Feb 19th - Tuesday - No Mtg

Feb 26th - TUESDAY - Combined Dinner Mtg - Recruiter Night Out - Holiday Inn - Totowa
Mike Szot - Moderator - KPMG - Rich Zaziski Henderson Harbor - Mike Petronaci J Heart - Cindy Grider Skyline Staffing - Judy Onystok QPharma

Mar 5th - Tues - Reg Mtg - 6 pm Offices of Berman Larson Kane - Bring 10 copies of your resume -Don't use GPS for Dir to BLK Offices - Go to BLK site for directions

Sat Feb 16, 2013 8:49 am (PST) . Posted by:

"Terrence Seamon" thseamon



 
Terrence Seamon, author of "To Your Success!" and "Lead the Way!"

Facilitating Change - Achieving Results!
Organization Development & Training
http://www.facebook.com/FacilitationSolutions 
(732) 246-3014 home/office
(732) 715-8218 cell 
thseamon@yahoo.com

~ "Grow your people, and they will grow your business" ~

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Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 9:00 PM
Subject: Next Week's Upcoming Networking Events


Ramsey
JSWT Members:
 
Listed
below are next week's upcoming networking events. All meetings are open to the
public, plus you are welcome and strongly encouraged to attend. Try attending
at least one or two meetings a week, what you learn there will definitely help
shorten your time in transition. Also, many of these groups convene in the
evening, so it will not take time away from your daily job search activities.
 
In case of
snow, please check the website or call ahead to make sure that the meeting has
not been canceled.
 
If
anyone is aware of an upcoming meeting not mentioned, please let me know and I
will gladly include it with my weekly updates.
 
Thank
you,
 
Tom Donohue
1-201-934-9078
a83td@aol.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/tcdonohue
 
 
Next
Week's Upcoming Networking Events
 
Saturday, February 16th
from 8:00 - 10:00 am:The Breakfast Club NJ will host Debra
Wheatman, globally recognized as an expert in advanced career search
techniques, will give a presentation titled: Social Media Networking Strategy.  Debra will discuss using relevant social media to grow and leverage
contacts to facilitate job search.  Your
network is a very important part of helping to uncover opportunities that might
otherwise not be found.  What are the
current tools and techniques that today's job seeker should be using?  This informative session will tell you!  Plus you will learn some valuable information
to best utilize the available tools to your advantage.  The meeting is at the Days Hotel Conference Center, 195 Rt.
18 South, East Brunswick, NJ 08816.   There is a meeting fee of $10 to cover the cost of the hotel conference
room.  Due to the snowstorm this meeting
was rescheduled to 2-16-2013.
 
Saturday, February 16thfrom
8:15 - 10:30 am:The
Saint Gregory the Great Networking Group (SGGNG) will host Mary Anne Kennedy, an author and principal consultant at MAKHR
Consulting, who will give a presentation titled: Finding the Right Job: A Step-by-Step
Approach.  This presentation will focus on the job
search from not only the candidate perspective but from the corporate
perspective.  Incorporated into this 60
minute presentation will be the step by step approach to the job search
highlighting the importance of differentiating yourself in order to land the
right job with the right organization and not just settle for a job.  The meeting is at Saint Gregory the Great'
Church, 4680 Nottingham Way, Trenton, NJ 08690.
 
Saturday,
February 16thfrom 8:30 - 11:00 am: Careers in
Transition (CIT) meeting. Individuals give a 15 second elevator speech about
themselves -- 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 by
a short period for networking with people you would like to introduce yourself
to and exchange business cards. The group then divides into smaller teams for:
1) Resume Assistance, (Please bring
15 copies of your resume if you want it reviewed.) or 2) Support in Overcoming Job Search Obstacles. This includes:A) Small group advice for individuals
who 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 in
the Winston School Gym at Christ Church, 30 East Lane, Short Hills, NJ 07078.
 
Monday, February 18th
from 10:30 am - 1:00 pm:Professional Service Group of Central NJ will host the Talent Network, who will give a
presentation titled: Put Your Best Face
Forward.  The meeting will be
at First United Methodist Church of Somerville, 48 West High Street,
Somerville, NJ 08876.
 
Monday, February 18thfrom 6:00 – 9:00 pm:The Westchester Networking Organization (WNO) will host ChristopherHanson, who will give a presentation
titled: The Job Search Life Cycle.  Chris will teach us how to apply project
management techniques to our job search plan.  The meeting will be at the First
Congregational Church of Chappaqua, 210 Orchard Ridge Road, Chappaqua, NY
10514. Please register in advance at http://wno20130218.eventbrite.com.
 
Tuesday, February 19th from
12:00 noon – 1:30 pm:The New York Science, Industry and Business Library will host John Crant, who will give a
presentation titled: Self-Recruiter
Resume Renovation.  John will discuss
how making the cuts necessary to be seen as a stand-out during your job search
actually increases the value of the items on your resume.  The meeting is at the New York Science,
Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 34th Street, New York, NY
10016.
 
Tuesday, February 19th
from 6:00 – 7:30 pm:The New York Science, Industry and Business Library will host Kristina Leonardi, who will give a
presentation titled: Staying Motivated
Throughout the Job Search Process.  Kristina will discuss how to re-evaluate your
overall career and job search strategy to reduce stress and improve your
work/life balance.  The meeting is at the
New York Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 34th
Street, New York, NY 10016.
 
Tuesday, February 19th
from 7:30 - 9:30 pm:The Career Forum will hostJohn Wharton,
who will give a presentation titled: TheRoleOfTheHeadhunter.  The meeting is at the Somerset Hills YMCA, 140 Mt. Airy Rd, Basking
Ridge, NJ 07920.
 
Wednesday, February 20thfrom 1:00 - 3:00 pm:The New York Science, Industry and Business Library will offer a program
titled: WorkSearch Orientation.  Are you a 40+ job seeker? WorkSearchis an online system which provides
links to job openings, skills assessment tools, and training programs at no
cost to individuals.  After taking the
orientation, WorkSearch is
accessible to registrants through the Internet, or through Library
computers.  Attendees will be shown how
to 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, NY 10016.
 
Wednesday, February 20th
from 1:30 - 4:30 pm:The NJ Chapter of the ChemPharma Association will host Terrence Seamon, author of To Your Success and Lead the Way, who
will give a presentation titled: To Your
Success.  In this highly interactive
workshop for job hunters and career changers, Terry will share several findings
from the science of success, discoveries that will help anyone who is in
transition to focus, energize, and galvanize their search.  The meeting is at Morris County Library, 30
East Hanover Ave. Whippany NJ 07981.  Please register at: at www.chempharma.net.
 
Wednesday, February 20th
from 6:00 – 7:30 pm:The New York Science, Industry and Business Library will host David Lees, a career coach, who will
give a presentation titled: Marketing
Yourself with Confidence.  David will
discuss the tools necessary to better position and package yourself to move
forward.  The meeting is at the New York
Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue @ 34th Street, New
York, NY 10016.
 
Thursday, February 21st from
9:30 - 11:30 am:Jewish Vocational Service (JVS) of New Jersey will host Sherrill CurtisSPHR, Principal and Creative Director
Curtis Group, who will
give a presentation titled: A View From
the Other Side of the Interview Desk.  If you've ever
felt tongue tied by an interviewers questions, or wondered why that perfect job
wasn't offered, then this workshop is for you.  Learn the art of describing your skills in a
meaningful, relevant way that makes employers take notice.  Discover which highly coveted skills
recruiters and hiring managers crave to see in potential employees.  Whether your dream job is with a local family
business,or a
Fortune 500 global corporation, you'll explore how to transform your interview
approach to land the job that's the right fit for you. Through examples and exercises you will learn
how to: 1) Conduct a
proactive job search, 2) Successfully pitch your job goals in 60 seconds, 3) Develop
your seven stories, 4) Respond to tough questions while promoting your value,
5) Know what to ask hiring managers, and 6) Invite a job offer.   The
meeting is at the Aidekman Family Campus, 901 Route 10 East, Whippany, NJ
07981. To register, e-mail Beverly Feldman at bfeldman@jvsnj.org by noon, 2/20/2012
 
Thursday, February21stfrom 6:00 - 7:30
pm:The New York Science, Industry and Business Library will
host Robin Neiman,
a Vocational Counselor, and Sherry
Natkow, a Career Coach, who will lead a program titled:  Drop-In Job Club for College Graduates
in Their Twenties.  Participants learn how to market themselves,
how to conduct a strategic job search, meet other twenty-something job-seekers
in a supportive environment.  Handouts
and resources will be provided.  The meeting is at the New York Science, Industry and Business Library,
188 Madison Avenue @ 34th Street, New York, NY 10016.
 
Friday, February 22ndfrom 10:00 am - 12:00 noon:The Princeton Public will host Mike
Palestina, an Executive Coach, who will give a presentation titled: Developing an Effective Job Search
Strategy.  Based on the job search
programs at the world's leading global management firms, there are 10 distinct
components of an effective job search strategy. In this highly interactive
discussion, we will identify all of the components, while focusing on how to
create and execute the 4 or 5 most relevant components.  In addition, we will discuss the relationship
between your resume and your LinkedIn profile (what to include and what not to
include), time management (where are you spending your time) and other methods
for searching for your next role (contingency or retained recruiters, social
media, direct mail).  The meeting is at
the Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ 08542.
 
New Job Club:
 
Tuesdays, from 9:30 - 11:30
am:The Willow Grove
Presbyterian Church's Job Search Work Team meets weekly to support each other
in their job search. Using a concept that has been proven to be effective over
the past 20 years, participants share with each other the steps they have taken
in their job search during the past week, indicate what steps they plan to take
in the coming week, and hold each other accountable for taking those actions.
The participants share techniques that have worked for them, and suggest
approaches to 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, and realize that accountability for doing what you say is a
large part of your search. The group meets in the church hall each Tuesday. For
more information please contact Tony Calabrese at tony@absolutetransitions.com or at 973-762-1350.  The meeting is at the Willow Grove
Presbyterian Church, 1961 Raritan Road, Scotch Plains, NJ  07076.
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