St. Petersburg College of Business

(Formerly College of Technology & Management)

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St. Petersburg College of Computer & Information Technology

(Formerly College of Technology & Management)

College of Computer & Information Technology Information:

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St. Petersburg College website:

St. Petersburg College

CT&M Alumni was initiated by our CT&M graduates and we would like our students to remain connected to the college and with each other.  You are invited to publish your professional profile on this blog in order to network and showcase your skills.

Your profiles will be listed here, and your biography will be located on the Alumni Bios page; which you can access at the top of the page.

As your career evolves; we will be happy to update your information.

Thank you, good luck, and please keep in touch.

CT&M Alumni Accomplishments

Name              Program and Date             Title/Position/Grad School Status          Type of Industry/Grad School           Organization

• Butt, Keith (BIO included) – Technology Management 2010

Lead Systems Access Administrator and Grad Student-2010

IT and Master’s Degree in Interactive Entertainment

IT Industry, Master’s Degree with concentration on Video Game Producer

• Cinelli, Nicholas (BIO included) – Technology Management 2010

President, Founder & Owner

High quality video editing

www.mydvdtransfer.com – Home video editing & legacy film to digital transfers.

• Gomez, Alex – Technology Management 2009

Grad student 2010

Master’s Degree

USF-Entrepreneurship in Applied Technologies

• Guthrie, Jesse – Technology Management 2009

Owner 2010

Small Business Marketing

JLG Marketing Solutions – jlgmarketingsolutions

• Irving, Ryan (BIO included) – Technology Management 2010

District Area Field Technician-2010

Public School system

Hillsborough County Public Schools (K-12)

• Knutson, Robert (BIO included) – Technology Management 2004

Idea Development Program Coordinator Sr. Production Technician 2010

Electronics and Security Industry, L-3 Communications

University of Tampa Master’s Degree in Technology and Innovation Management

• Nesic, Nemanja (BIO included) – Technology Management 2005

Mid-Level Java Web Developer and Grad Student-2010

Insurance and Master’s Degree

Tower Hill Insurance Group and Nova Southeastern University in Computer Science

• Reyes, Natalia (BIO included) – International Business 2009

Collections Account Manager, 2010

Banking

FIS

• Srinivasa, Chandrahasa – Management & Organizational Leadership 2009

Athletics Operations Manager, 2010

City Recreations

City of St. Petersburg Parks and Recreations

• Webb, Michael (BIO included) – Technology Management 2005

Systems Manager 2010

Non-Profit

The Salvation Army Clearwater Citadel Corps

• Welsh, Rachael – Management & Organizational Leadership 2010

Grad Acceptance 2010

Master’s Degree

Cleveland State University in Environmental Studies, with concentration on Environmental Non-profit Management

• White, Alan (BIO included) – Technology Management 2006

Enterprise Architect- 2010

Media and Consumer Research   

Nielsen Company

• Williams, Shawn (BIO included) – Management & Organizational Leadership 2010

Office Administrator-2010

Legal Industry Master’s Degree

BA Law Group Grad School-Concentration on Political Science and/or Psychology

Board of Advisors Capstone Award Recipients:  

Fall 2006 through Spring 2010

TM-Technology Management

MOL-Management & Leadership

IB-International Business

SUS-Sustainability

BUS-Business Administration

* A number of the organizations listed have Internships and Scholarships, as well as employment

3M

Access Worldwide Communications, Inc.

Aetna Health Care

African Wildlife Foundation

Allstate Insurance

American Bankers Association

American Cancer Society

American Dental Association

American Express

American Greetings

American Veterinary Medical Association

Amgen

APCO Worldwide

Archer Daniels Midland Company

Ashley Furniture

ASUSTek Computer, Inc.

Atlantic Records

BAE Systems

Baxter

Bechtel Group

Birkshire Hathaway Homestate Companies

Blackstone

Blizzard Entertainment

Boeing

Bose Corporation

Brinker International

Broadcom Corporation

Camelot Community Care

Campbell Soup Company

Canon U.S.A., Inc.

Carlson-Restaurants/Hotels/Travel

Carnival Corporation & PLC

Chartwell Seniors Housing REIT

Children’s Defense Fund

Cintas Corporation

Crisis Center of Tampa Bay

Dairy Farmers of America

Dean Foods

Deckers Outdoor Corporation

Deloitte Development LLC

Dimension Data

Dish Network

Dow Chemical

Duke Energy

Eaton Corporation

Energy Solutions, Inc.

Environmental Defense Fund

FannieMae

FedEx

First Solar, Inc.

FOSSIL.Inc

Fujitsu Global

Genentech

Gentex Corporation

Google

Grant Thornton LLP

GUESS

Harris Corporation

Hillenbrand Industries

IBM

IDEXX Laboratories

Interpublic Group

Jo~Ann Fabric and Craft Stores’

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International

Kenneth Cole

Kindred Healthcare

Levi Strauss & Company

Limited Brands

LOEWS Hotels / Resorts

Logitech

Loral Space & Communications

Magellan Health Services

Medimix International

Monsanto

Mortgage Bankers Association

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

National Credit Union Association

National Rural Electric Cooperative Association

Navistar, Inc.

NBCUniversal

Northeast Utilities

Omnicom Group

One Kings Lane

ORACLE

Pearle Vision

Perry Ellis International

Perry Homes

Pfizer

Planned Parenthood

POET LLC

Q3 Technologies

Qualcomm, Inc.

RockStar Games

SAS Institute

Southwest Airlines

Sports Authority

Standard Textile

State Farm Insurance

Sykes Enterprises, Inc.

The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers

The Humane Society of the United States

Time Warner Cable

Tyco

United Parcel Service

United States Department of Veterans Affairs

UnitedHealth Group

USA Jobs-Government

ValueOptions

Western Digital Corporation

Weyerhaeuser Corporation

World Wide Technology, Inc.

{Updated on October 27, 2011 with President Obama’s Student Loan Plan Debt Relief Information}

~ Financial Aid, Grants, Scholarships, Loans, Bankruptcy, Jobs and Career Information ~

Financial Aid

Financial Aid is an allotment of funds that assist students with their higher education expenses that do not have to be paid back.

To apply for financial aid, you need to complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The information you provide determines whether you qualify for federal and state grants and federal loans based on your financial needs.

FAFSA.ed.gov

Financial Aid Overview. ed.gov

Federal Work Study Program. ed.gov

Grants

Grants are awarded by federal, state and institutional sources and do not have to be paid back. Grants are based on financial need and require that you complete a FAFSA.

Federal Pell Grant Program

Academic Competitiveness Grant

Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant

Loans for Students:

A guaranteed college loan that many students qualify for; depending on their living arrangements, income, and other financial responsibilities. A student loan usually has a lower interest rate and a specified repayment date usually up to a year after graduation.

* Please review all information about loans before deciding to borrow and to borrow only what you need.

Federal student loans: Loans designed to ensure affordable financing for higher education, training, and are considered a form of financial aid. Borrowers can count on fixed, affordable interest rates, low fees, consumer protection, repayment options, and forgiveness programs from the federal government.  Federal loan terms and conditions are set by Congress and are the same for all borrowers regardless of their income, credit score, living arrangements, or where they go to school.

Federal Direct Stafford Loans

Federal Direct PLUS Loans

Federal Perkins Loan Program

Private student loans:
Student loans that provide a choice when a situation necessitates it. A private loan is not recommended and is usually a person’s last resort when they have explored every other option because private loans are ten times harder to pay off in the long run. Private student loans are offered by a variety of banks and other lenders and generate profits through higher variables rates and fees.

Private student loans do not have the fixed rates, consumer protection, flexible repayment options in comparison of federal loans, and usually are based on creditworthiness. In 2008, interest rates for private student loans were as high as 18 percent, based in part by the borrower’s credit score. Fees can vary with the same lender with different borrowers and “Promissory Notes” usually gives the loan holder authority to increase the borrower’s costs and raising interest rates in response to late payments. Another difference between federal vs. private student loans is consumer protection in distressed situations. It is the discretion of the private lender as to what kind of relief is extended to the borrower who is having difficulties in meeting their loan payments.

Compare Loans and Information sites: 

Simple Tuition.com

SLA-Lender Ratings

Tuition Chart

Student Loan Assistance, Guidance, and Resources:

AmeriCorps.gov/postponing student loan payment

Direct Loan Budget Calculator

FinAid.org

Information-Student Loans.gov

National Student Loan Data System-Student Access

Loan Repayment Information

Loan Consolidation.ed.gov

Pros and Cons in consolidating your student loans:

Pros

• Locks in interest rate
• Combines loans into one monthly payment
• Borrower has a longer repayment time

Cons

• Locks in the interest rate
• May increase the amount of the loan due to the elongated repayment extent of time and interest rates
• Forfeit all or a portion due to the grace period
• Borrower could lose borrowing benefits and certain deferments related to the current loans

Student Loans, forgiveness.ed.gov

Student Loans Information

The U.S. Department of Education released the Cohort Default Rates-Data in December 2010.

The Cohort Default Rate data is calculated based on borrowers and the 2-year window after entering repayment and based on fiscal year.  The overall cumulative lifetime default rate for 2008 calculated based on  “Student Loans”, including defaults occurring from the time loans entered repayment through 9/30/10 was at 9.8 percent, up from 2005/2006, but lower than 2004/2007.  The U.S. Department of Education places 2-4 year proprietary schools at the highest-46 percent, and 2-year public & private non-profit schools at 31 percent.  It is estimated that 67 percent of all students who graduate from four year colleges now have loans and that the common average loan debt is $23.000.00. Many undergraduates do have federal student loans and that a growing number are taking private student loans in addition to, or instead of, safer federal loans.

2.ed.gov/Default Management

*Update October 27, 2011 on President Obama’s Student Loan Plan Debt Relief~ “Pay as you Earn Plan”, key points:

The goal of the President Obama Student Loan Plan Debt Relief is to provide an instantaneous motivating effect on the economy.

The Debt Relief Plan will help make higher education more affordable by assisting current college students to not only consolidate their loans but lower their monthly payments.

The Debt Relief Plan will give conscientious, honest, hard-working and responsible people who pursued a higher education hundreds of extra dollars per month to use, which could fuel the economy at this time.

What do student loans cover?

1. Tuition
2. Housing, yes even off-campus
3. Books
4. Lab fees
5. Computers
6. Cost of living
7. Food
8. Anything related to your college attendance

Usually federal student loans are only eligible for the cost of tuition and do not allow a student to borrow for rent and miscellaneous expenses- in general. Private loans can be tenable for all costs associated with college such as your rent, books, food, etc.

• According to the new study of The College Board, the increase in average tuition and fees at public four-year institutions has rapidly increased as comparable to private nonprofit institutions for the fifth year in a row.  Public in-state tuition rates at four-year institutions are 8.3 percent higher than they were in 2010-2011. Tuition and fees at private colleges and universities increased by 4.5 percent.  For more information:  CollegeBoard.org
• The U.S. Department of Education announced on September 12, 2011 that the cohort default rates increased for all sectors. Public institutions went from 6.0 percent to 7.2 percent. Private institutions progressed from 4.0 percent to 4.6 percent. And For Profit schools advanced from 11.6 percent to 15 percent. The FY 2009 cohort consisting of borrowers whose first loan repayments came due between Oct. 1, 2008, and Sept. 30, 2009, and who defaulted before Sept. 30, 2010. More than 3.6 million borrowers from 5,900 schools entered repayment during this window of time, and more than 320,000 defaulted. Those borrowers who defaulted after the two-year period are not counted as defaulters in this data set. ED.gov Default Rates Rise Federal Student Loans
• Many for profit colleges that bestow students degrees online at an accelerated rate have produced a high rate of default among its students.  According to the New York based College Board students left public universities with an average of about $22,000 in debt, up from $15,000 a decade ago. At private colleges, they were burdened with about $28,000, up from $17,000.
• Private student debts which may be provided by lenders Sallie Mae and Citibank are not included in President Obama’s plan. Private loans are subject to considerably fewer shelters than federal loans and on average have variable interest rates.
• The total amount of the outstanding student loan debt is over the $1 trillion mark and actually has exceeded credit card debt. With the President Obama Student Loan Relief Plan approximately 8 million borrowers will be effected by debt relief of their student loans.
• President Obama will hasten the law passed by Congress that lowers the maximum required payment on student loans from 15 percent of  discretionary income annually to 10 percent for eligible borrowers; and will forgive the remaining debt after 20 years.
• The new plan lets the nearly 8 million borrowers combine two student loans into one at a lower interest rate with a 0.5% reduction. To be eligible borrowers must have direct government student loans and government-backed private loan.
• If you are already in Default you will not qualify for this relief. The component of the income based repayment plan only applies to borrowers who take out a loan in 2012 or later, and who also acquired a loan sometime between 2008 and 2012.
• According to a White House fact sheet, a teacher $25,000 in debt and earning $30,000 a year will see their payments reduced to about $114 a month. Another example from the Obama Administration is a nurse earning $45,000 a year with $60,000 in federal student loans. Under the current income-based repayment (IBR) plan, he or she would pay $358.00 a month, but under the new plan announced by Obama, payments would be reduced further, to $239.00.  Income-Based Repayment (IBR) is a new payment option for federal student loans. It can help borrowers keep their loan payments affordable with payment caps based on their income and size of family. For most eligible borrowers, IBR loan payments will be less than 10 percent of their income – and even smaller for borrowers with low earnings. IBR will also forgive remaining debt, if any, after 25 years of qualifying payments. IBR is available to federal student loan borrowers in both the Direct and Guaranteed Loan programs and will cover most types of federal loans to students only.  For more information:  StudentAid.gov IBR Plan
• Those who want to participate in the consolidation initiative don’t have to do anything yet. Early next year, the Department of Education will contact qualified borrowers and provide more information.
• Consolidation may not be for everyone. If you have the capability to repay your student loans and you want to expedite your payments on the most expensive loans; you can only accomplish this if they are separate.
• President Obama’s plan will go in effect next year 2013 / 2014.

Articles on President Obama’s Student Loan Plan Debt Relief and College Tuition:

ED.gov

ED.gov Display of Fast Facts

Money.CNN.com College Tuition

Moneyland / Time.com

The Washington Post.com

Wall Street Journal-Education.com

Student Loan Bankruptcy Information:

Bankruptcy due to outstanding student loans is usually the last alternative and not one to take lightly. You should always talk over all other options before making this crucial decision with a Financial Advisor.

For more information regarding the BAPCPA of 2005 and Bills/Hearings regarding a proposed amendment to the Bankruptcy Act should be discussed with a bankrupt attorney who would be able to go over your current rights and responsibilities regarding your specific student loans.

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 – public law

In 1978, Congress gave student loan creditors more favorable treatment regarding bankruptcy than any other unsecured creditors in order to protect the viability of the Federal student loan program and in actuality, the public’s money.

The reform act of 2005 amended that “Any and All” educational loans (private & public) cannot be discharged through bankruptcy due to unproven “Exorbitant” hardship”.

Many courts use the “Brunner Test” to evaluate hardship. This test requires the borrower to show and prove:

1.       The debtor cannot maintain the payment, based on current income and expenses.  And will have a minimal standard of living
for the debtor and/or their dependants if they have to repay the loans.

2.     The debtor has significant other existing circumstances that will persist throughout the length of the repayment period of the student’s loans.

3.      The debtor up until this decision has made payments on the student loans in good standing.

Outside of bankruptcy, a defaulted private or public student loan can be rehabilitated, consolidated, elongated out, or discharged due to a proven disability.  The most that bankruptcy could do in many cases is wipe out the other debts the student has incurred.

The BILL, H.R. 5043 Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2010: Hearing before the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law of the Committee on the Judiciary House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session on H.R. 5043, April 22, 2010.

Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2010, pdf

Variety of Scholarship Websites:

AAUW.org

AGC.org

AICPA.org

American Foundation for the Blind

APA Scholarships and Fellowships

AWSEF.com Scholarships

Bank of America Joe Martin Scholarship

Best Buy Scholarships

Career Info Net

Coca-Cola Scholars.org

Colgate Professionals.com

College Board Scholarship Search

Collegiate Cancer.org

Create a Greeting Card Scholarship Contest

Emerge Scholarships

ESA Foundation Scholarship

Executive Women International.org

Fast Aid

FastWeb

Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant

Foley & Lardner Diversity Scholarships

Friends of Arts Education

Global Automotive Scholarships

GM Scholarships

Go College

Golden Key Worldwide

International Scholarships

Jackie Robinson Foundation

Jeannette Rankin Foundation.org

John A. Hartford Foundation

John Lennon Scholarships

Kodak Scholarship Program

Microsoft Careers-College Scholarships

Military Scholar.org

Military.com-Education

Minority Nurse Scholarships

National Association for the Self-Employed Scholarships

National Restaurant Association Scholarships

National Smart Grant

NCAA Scholarships and Internships

Nelson Mandela Scholarship

Nordstrom Scholarship

NSBE.org

PBA/NCA Sally Beauty Scholarship

Psi Chi Awards & Grants

Publix Pharmacy Career Program

RBC Royal Bank Scholarships

Richard A. Freund International Scholarship

Ron Brown Scholars.org

Ronald McDonald House Scholarships

ROTC ARMY Scholarships

Scholarships.com

School Soup

Society for Science.org

Student Conservation Association

Study Abroad School AIFS.com Scholarships

Surety & Fidelity.org

SWE Scholarships

The Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship

UNCF.org

UNCF.org Scholarships

US Bank Internet Scholarship

USDA Scholarships

Vector Marketing Scholarships

Walmart Foundation Scholarships

Wegmans Scholarship Program

Xerox Technical Minority Scholarship

* The College institution that you are interested in will likely have their own scholarships to apply for; which will be presented on their main website.

Avoid Scholarship Scams

Please watch out for scholarship scams. Every year, many families lose money at the hands of fraudulent scholarship companies who claim to have access to billions of dollars in private funding. They will state that these monies are unclaimed student aid. Before you use a scholarship service, please make sure a reputable company backs the service.

A scholarship service may be a scam if they tell you:

• the scholarship is guaranteed or your money back
• you can’t get the information anywhere else
• they will do all the work
• the scholarship will cost money
• they need your credit card or checking account number in advance
• you are a finalist in a contest that you never entered

Scholarship Scams Information:

Scholarship Scams, ed.gov

*For more information on scholarship scams: Federal Trade Commission
Get the most for your money by choosing the right Institution:

The most essential item to think about when determining a school’s credibility is to make sure that the school is accredited by
appropriate organizations. Degrees from unaccredited schools do not have the same status that degrees from accredited schools do, something that many students discover too late.

Regional & National Accreditation

When searching for higher education you will want to know if the institution is accredited regional or national.

CHEA.org Directory of Higher Education Accreditation

CHEA.org Search for Accredited Institutions & Programs

1.       Regionally Accredited is the most distinguished accreditation. Agencies only work with academically oriented, not for profit institutions. All institutions must meet strict standards. Regional accredited will only accept credits from regional accredited schools.

2.      Nationally Accredited are mostly for profit schools and are usually more expensive. Nationally accredited will accept
transfer credits from regionally accredited institutions.

• Approximately 65% of educational institutions will accept transferred credits of regionally accredited colleges; but only 15% will accept nationally accredited credits.

What do you want to be when you grow up?

Websites of Jobs / Careers in Demand and Career Advice:

Accounting.com – accounting and financial resource/job search

After College – employment

AOL Jobs – jobs and career information

Bank Jobs – banking career site

Broker Hunter – employment

Career Builder – advice, employment, resources

Career Intelligence – career tips

Career Journal – career information

Career Key – career advice

Career Magazine – job postings and career resources

Career Overview – career and job search resources

Construction Jobs – jobs and career information

Dice – career tips, employment

Diverse Jobs – higher Education jobs/career resources

Eco Jobs – environmental employment

Employment Spot- articles/tips/job search

Execu-Search – job search

Fashion Job Search – job listings

Flipdog – job search

Global Corporate Careers – international employment

Government Careers – government employment

Guidance Counselor Jobs – guidance counselor job opportunities

Health Careers – healthcare resources, employment

Health Management Jobs – employment listing

Higher Education Jobs – higher Ed career tools, employment

Hound.com – employment search

IEEE.org – career resources, employment

Indeed – employment search

Insurance Jobs – insurance employment

International Jobs – International employment

Job Bank USA – career tools/tips, employment

Job Circle – career resources, employment

Job Hunt – job search strategies/networking, employment search

Job of Mine – job search/career advice

Jobs in Sports – job search

Job Star – resume tools, employment search

Job Web – career information, employment search

Jobvertise – USA & Canada job search

Just Jobs – employment search

Kforce – employment search

Krop – design employment

Linkedin – jobs

Marketing Jobs – job search

Media Bistro.com – job listings

Military.com – career advice/resources, overseas employment

Monster – career advice/tools, employment search

My Future – Career search

National Restaurant Association – jobs and careers

Nation Job – employment search

Nursing Jobs – jobs in nursing

Overseas Jobs – global employment

Public Relations Society of America – public relation/communication employment

Quick Online Jobs – employment search

Quint Careers – career tools/resources, employment

Resume Logic – resumes for engineers, by engineers

Resume Submit – resume writing/tips

Retirement Jobs – career resources/advice, employment

Riley Guide – career and employment information

Sales Gravy – career tips, employment in sales

Sales Jobs – positions in sales

Science Jobs – employment in science

Simply Hired – employment search

Six Figure Jobs – employment search

Snag A Job – employment search

Social Service – social service job listings

Sustainable Business.com – green job listing

Talent Zoo – career information/tips, employment search

Techie Jobs – employment search

The Ladders – employment/career advice

Think Energy Group – employment search

US Dept. of Labor – career information/resources, employment

USA Jobs – employment search

Vault – career information/tips, employment

Vet Jobs – career tips, employment search

Wall Street Journal/Careers – career tips/tools, employment search

Worktree – career tips/information, employment search

Xemion – web design job search

Written by:  Judy Steeg

Accountant

Requirements:

Bachelor Degree, Master’s Degree, CPA exam

AICPA.org

You may truly love & flourish in this career:

If you are strong in Math, you like to analyze finances, taxes, investing, balancing accounts, and budget planning, skilled in entering figures & data, auditing, definitely into numbers, detailed in record keeping, timely in meeting deadlines, and are committed to many hours tracking other people’s money.

Salary range due to:

Level of the position, capacity, education, experience, and geographic location

$60,000-100,000+

efinancialcareers.com

Accountingjobshelp.com

Actuary

What exactly is an actuary?

Financial Officers and Business Managers that minimize stress and affliction.

Requirements:

Bachelor Degree and/or Master’s Degree, various exams, experience, and Casualty Actuarial Society (ACAS & FCAS)

CASACT.org

You may truly love & flourish in this career:

If you like to manage risk, analyze data, strong in math, enjoy & succeed on any given challenge, have the intellectual edge for problem solving, and enjoy working in different areas such as banking, retirement funds, and insurance.

Salary range due to:

Level of the position, capacity, education, experience, and geographic location

$60,000-100,000+

Actuaryjobs-DW Simpson Recruiting

Actuary.com

Athletic Trainer

Requirements:

Certified & experience

NATA.org  Athletic Trainers

You may truly love & flourish in this career:

If you enjoy working out, alot? Do you enjoy motivating others to keep physically fit-healthy? Are you physically fit? You have a passion in helping others reach theirideal body formation goals in any age groups. Do you have a love for medicine and preventive
practices? Well then, this may be the ideal job for you!

Salary range due to:

Position, certification, experience, connections, and place of employment

$45,000 to 80,000+

Athletic Trainers-Top USA jobs

Athletic Trainers jobs-Glassdoor.com

Biomedical and Environmental Engineer

Requirements:

Bachelor Degree in Engineering, Master’s and/or Doctoral

ABET.org

You may truly love & flourish in this career:

Are you a problem solver, love math & physical/life sciences, and technical processes? Then please read on, this career
may be for you! The Biomedical and Environmental Engineer may conduct reseach with chemists, scientists, and technicians, instruct & write, analyze & evaluate drugs, develop computer simulations to measure life processes, safety measures, testing,
environment, medicine, supervision of production, and all other specialized tasks of the specific position.

Salary range due to:

The position specialization, experience, place of employment, and geographic location

$65,000-100,000+

Biomedical Engineering jobs-Engineering.com

Computer Programmer

Requirements depending on the specific position:

Associate Degree, Bachelor Degree, and/or Master’s Degree

Computer Programmers & Computer Software Engineers.gov

You may truly love & flourish in this career:

If you are team oriented, multi-tasked, effective communicator, can master different programming languages, efficient in writing computer codes, problem solver, can create applications, and meet timely deadlines.

Salary range due to:

Level of the position, capacity, education, experience, and geographic location

$40,000.00-60,000+

Computer Programmer jobs-Monster.com

Computer Software Engineer

Requirements depending on the specific position:

Bachelor Degree and/or Master’s Degree

Computer Programmers & Computer Software Engineers.gov

You may truly love & flourish in this career:

If you can develop software systems and measure ramifications, programtesting software, monitor equipment, strong knowledge of applications, supervise programmers/technicians/other employees, team player, and have no difficulty in meeting deadlines.

Salary range due to:

Level of the position, capacity, education, experience, and geographic location

$50,000-80,000+

Computer Software Engineer jobs-Monster.com

Computer Support Specialist

Requirements depending on the specific position:

Certificate, Associate Degree, Bachelor Degree, experience

You may truly love & flourish in this career:

If you possess strong interpersonal, verbal, and written skills, exceed at troubleshooting the complexity of computers, experienced in common repairs of viruses, device drivers, and windows (to name a few), conscientious with checking computers daily, set up and testing of hardware components, and are alright with being in high demand all the time because you will be.

Salary range due to:

Level of the position, capacity, education, experience, and geographic location

$35,000-60,000+

Computer Support Specialist jobs-Careerbuilder.com

Computer Systems Analyst & Administrator

Requirements:

Certification, Associate Degree, Bachelor Degree, experience

You may truly love & flourish in this career:

First you have to love working with computers-operations and maintenance.  Installation, supporting and being proactive for possible complications. Patience due to all the troubleshooting and problem solving you will encounter day to day with
computers that you will maintain and be accountable for. Infrastructure, security, database, configuration, hardware, software, and all technical support knowledge.

Salary range due to:

Level of position, specialization, company, capacity, education, experience, and geographic location

$40,000-90,000+

AOL Careerbuilder.com Computer Administrator jobs

Court Reporter

Requirements:

Associate and/or Bachelor Degree,

Certification, state licensure, training, strong listening skills, excellent grammar, speed and accuracy, notary

NCRA Online.org

You may truly love & flourish in this career:

Do you value the law? You must  comprehend legal terminology, have strong listening skills, possess the ability to transcribe to the letter all evidence (at least 70+ words a minute) given in a court hearing quickly and accurately, proofreading precision, editing correctness, superior communication skills, reliable, discreet handling of confidential materials, sitting for lengthy periods of time, and all other duties for the specific type of court reporting assigned.

Salary range due to:

Type of transcriber, position of employment, and geographic location

$30,000-60,000+

Get Court Reporter jobs.com

Dental Hygienist

Requirements:

Bachelor Degree, and/or Master’s Degree, exams, licensing

ADHA.org

You may truly love & flourish in this career:

If you are comfortable with working on other people’s mouth, teeth & gums, can maneuver small dental instruments & devices easily, interpersonal abilities, skilled in teaching patients of all ages preventive measures of teeth and gum care, patient and attentive especially with surprises/emergencies, enjoy flexible hours, and are comfortable wearing safety eye wear & masks while working long intervals.

Salary range due to:

Level of the position, capacity, education, experience, and geographic location

$50,000-70,000+

Dental Hygienist jobs-Monster.com

Environmental Science

Requirements depending on the specific position:

Bachelor Degree and/or Master’s Degree, experience

EPA.gov

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.gov

You may truly love & flourish in this career:

If you really care about the environment and are consistently thinking of creative ideas for a cleaner & ecological society, don’t mind getting your hands soiled dealing with different types of testing, know the legal laws and aspects of environmental measures, effective project planner, and enjoy both outdoor and indoor work.

Salary range due to:

Level of the position, capacity, education, experience, and geographic location

$40,000-80,000+

Ecojobs.com

Ecoemploy.com

Financial Advisor

Requirements:

Bachelor Degree and/or Master’s Degree

NAPFA.org

NAIFA.org

You may truly love & flourish in this career:

If you are professionally reputable, knowledgeable in finance, can give solid investment advice, are ethical with all confidential information, give sound advice, possess the ability of strong communications with clients, are consistently informative with retirement, and long term financial goals.

Salary range due to:

Level of the position, capacity, education, experience, and geographic location

$40,000-80,000+

Careers – Edward Jones.com

The Washington Post-National Jobs-Financial Advisors

Healthcare Manager

Requirements depending on the specific position:

Bachelor Degree and/or Master’s Degree, experience

American Association of Healthcare Administrative Management.org

Healthcare Financial Management Association.org

You may truly love & flourish in this career:

If you have a genuine compassion for anyone that is ill, hurt, with disabilities, and/or older women & men, you possess clear communication skills, economics, prior sales and marketing experience, consistent management style, strong work ethics, flexibility, the ability to prepare budgets and financial calculations, and are serious about assisting others with their health needs-“You Care”.

Salary range due to:

Level of the position, capacity, education, experience, and geographic location

$85,000-100,000+

Healthcare Manager Jobs.com

Human Resource Manager

Requirements depending on the specific position:

Bachelor Degree and/or Master’s Degree, experience

Society for Human Resource Management.org

You may truly love & flourish in this career:

If you possess disciplined management skills, can be objective & fair in variable situations regarding employees, strategic planner, team leader, motivator, steady listener, finance/budgeting expertise, marketing and public relations background, and can take charge of any situation while remaining poised.

Salary range due to:

Level of the position, capacity, education, experience, and geographic location

$50,000-90,000+

ihirehr.com

Human Resource Manager Jobs-Monster.com

Interpreter/Translator

Requirements:

Associate and/or Bachelor Degree, Certification & Licensure, fluency in English and one or more foreign languages-Interpretors specialize in spoken language and Translators specialize in written vocabulary, experience a plus, different countries may have diverse requirements depending on the specialization

National Association of Judiciary Interpretors & Translators.org

International  Medical Interpreters Association.org

National Council of Interpreting in Health Care.org

You may truly love & flourish in this career:

If you can speak and write foreign languages with ease and take satisfaction in it, enjoy traveling-depending on the type of Interpreter/Translator position, computer skills, ability to work anywhere/at home-freelance, Interpreters are a liaison between people and must have the ability to be professional, give full attention to, finesse and sound judgment with any situation, responsible and reliable, Translators must have research skills/Internet savoir-faire, speed, accuracy and a good memory is a must!

$45,000+

Freelance Support.com

Career Hound.com – Translator jobs

Interpreter jobs-Career Builder.com

Market Research Analyst

Requirements:

Associate, Bachelor Degree and/or Master’s Degree, experience

Marketing Research Organization.org

You may truly love & flourish in this career:

If you are organized, possess active research & data skills, understanding of business & finance, can foresee & monitor trends, interpersonal, communication skills, supervising abilities, strategic, competitive, and effective in sales. Ability to forecast the
needs of the customer by knowing the product through & through, effectual in decision-making and problem solving with a investigative nature.

Salary range due to:

Level of the position, capacity, education, experience, and geographic location

$65,000-90,000+

Marketingcrossing.com-Market Analyst jobs

Paralegal

Requirements:

Associate Degree, Bachelor Degree, experience (American Bar Association certified programs)

Paralegals.org

You may truly love & flourish in this career:

If you are deeply interested in “Law”, you are comfortable being supervised by an attorney that you will be doing all your work with and on behalf of, competent writing skills for reporting purposes, research data ability, committed to confidentiality, organizational, listening proficiency, communication, and computer skills, understanding of legal forms, library knowledge, and are flexible with hours due to courtroom assistance when required.

Salary range due to:

Level of the position, capacity, education, experience, and geographic location

$30,000-45,000+

Top USA jobs.com -Paralegal Jobs

Physical Therapist

Requirements:

Bachelor Degree and/or Master’s Degree, Licensing

The Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy.org

APTA.org

You may truly love & flourish in this career:

If you are genuinely compassionate and want to help others that have been injured, are ill, with disabilities, older women & men, and other rehabilitative care patients, can effectively evaluate & diagnose mobility, establish commitment in follow-up treatment plans, and possess adequate listening & communication skills, efficient maintenance of records concerning intervention and treatment, ability to train assistants, aides and other staff members for the patient’s individual needs.

Salary range due to:

Level of the position, capacity, education, experience, and geographic location

$50,000-70,000+

Therapy Jobs.com

APTA.org-Job Bank

Public Relations

Requirements:

Bachelor and/or Master’s Degree, experience

Public Relations Society of America.org

International Public Relations Association.org

You may truly love & flourish in this career:

Do you enjoy people-everyone? Are you a people person? You must possess effective communication proficiency, listening
ability, and public speaking dexterity, have a knack for writing and position collectively press releases at any given time, demonstrate professionalism, be involved with current affairs at public, private and community events, possess trust and loyalty traits which will carry over to a client relationship and media affiliations, assured in advertisement, and possess solid budgeting skills.

$60,000+

PRSA.org Job Center

PRcrossing.com

Sales Manager

Requirements:

Bachelor and/or Master’s Degree, experience

You may truly love & flourish in this career:

If you are definitely a people person, fast paced individual, can adapt to change quickly, are a creative person that loves to compete, knows the sales market, easily can analyze research data, management and are team building skilled, have excellent communication abilities, competent in  training, advising, supporting and motivating a team, easily forecast sales and maintain objectives with effective monitoring skills, initiate budgeting details when necessary and uphold them diligently.

Salary range due to:

Level of the position, capacity, education, experience, and geographic location

$60,000-100,000+

Glassdoor.com Sales Manager Jobs

Monster.com-Sales Manager Jobs

Veterinarian

Requirements:

Bachelor Degree, Master’s Degree, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Licensing

American Veterinary Medical Association.org

You may truly love & flourish in this career:

If you emphatically “LOVE” all animals, are comfortable performing testing and surgery on an animal, can easily advise people regarding their animal’s needs and forecast what their pet’s future treatments will be, don’t mind working long hours, understand
& are aware that animals can be temperamental and may bite, claw, kick, and push against the person that is trying to help them due to their fears.

Salary range due to:

Level of the position, capacity, education, experience, and geographic location

$50,000-80,000+

AVMA.org-Jobs

Video & Film Editor

Requirements:

Associate and/or Bachelor Degree, training, experience

American Cinema Editors.org

You may truly love & flourish in this career:

Are you creative, business minded & technical? Accomplished in operating videotape recorders, computer software, linear/nonlinear digital editing systems, cameras, controllers, audio, and all other related equipment adequately.  Can you utilize techniques to describe the project, effective editing abilities, and a strong photographic eye? You will have to possess strong communication & written skills, problem solving, ability to work long hours and tolerate rush jobs.

Salary range due to type of position, organization, level of experience, and geographic location

$45,000-60,000+

Glassdoor.com Video Editor jobs

Filmcrewpro.com Jobs

Web Designer

Requirements:

Associate Degree, Bachelor Degree, experience

AIGA.org

You may truly love & flourish in this career:

If you are artistic & creative, understand the functions of software and web design, visual skills, can program scripted languages, assign new trends, determine coding necessities, advertising ability, can create approved templates, possess Internet knowledge, and have planning skills.

Salary range due to:

Level of the position, capacity, education, experience, and geographic location

$50,000-70,000+

UX Jobs.org

37signals.com

Labor information:

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Written by: Judy Steeg

Statistically Speaking: Everyone in his or her lifetime may be laid off once and it is an alarming moment and one of life’s challenges, but you are not alone, and there is a satisfying life afterwards.

Updated December 2011:

United States Department of Labor Employment Situation Summary dated October 7, 2011:

U.S. Dept. of Labor Employment Summary 10.7.11

From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics:

U.S. BLS.Gov MLS Report 1025 December 2010

Economic News Release August 2011

• The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) conducts the Mass Layoff Statistics (MLS) program to provide information on large-scale layoff events and the characteristics of the dislocated work­ers. This report summarizes the data on extended layoffs for all of 2009. Extended mass layoffs, as defined by the MLS program, re­fer to layoffs of at least 31 days duration that involve the filing of initial claims for unemployment insurance by 50 or more individ­uals from a single establishment during a period of 5 consecutive weeks. Since 2004, the detailed reports no longer cover Govern­ment and agricultural layoffs. Additional information about the program is provided in the technical note that follows the tables.
• In 2009, employers laid off about 2.1 million workers in 11,827 private non-farms extended mass layoff events. Both layoff events and separations rose sharply from 2008. The numbers of layoff events and separations in 2009 registered their highest levels since annual data became available in 1996. Most of the increase in 2009 layoff activity occurred in the first quarter.
• In terms of worker separations, historic highs for the data se­ries were reached in 16 of 18 industry sectors, all 9 geographic Census divisions, and 28 States. Layoffs attributed to business demand factors (especially slack work or insufficient demand) ac­counted for more than 825,000 worker separations, the highest annual level due to demand factors on record. Layoff activity involving permanent worksite closures accounted for 9 percent of all extended mass layoff events and affected 237,821 workers in 2009. Thirty-four percent of employers reporting an extended mass layoff in 2009 indicated they anticipated some type of recall of workers, the lowest proportion since 1996. The total number of business functions reported by employers in non-seasonal layoff events in 2009 was 18,865, an increase of 55 percent from 12,177 business functions a year earlier.
• In 2009, the average national unemployment rate was 9.3 per­cent; a year earlier, it was 5.8 percent. Private nonfarm payroll employment decreased by 5 percent, or 5,910,000 jobs, from 2008 to 2009.
• Unemployment rates were lower in January than a year earlier in 282 of the 372 metropolitan areas, higher in 73 areas, and unchanged in 17 areas, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported March 18, 2011. Sixteen areas recorded jobless rates of at least 15.0 percent, while five areas registered rates of less than 5.0 percent. Two hundred sixty-six metropolitan areas reported over-the-year increases in nonfarm payroll employment, 93 reported decreases, and 13 were unchanged. The national unemployment rate in January was 9.8 percent, not seasonally adjusted,down from 10.6 percent a year earlier.
• In 2009, twenty-eight States—Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Florida, Kansas, Ken­tucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennes­see, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming—reached their highest annual totals of laid-off workers.

Please remember the phrase “It isn’t personal, it’s business”.  Many companies will lay off employees due to downsizing, eliminating positions, restructuring, contract cancellation or completion, seasonal reasons, closings, domestic competition, financial issues, and slack work. 

• Manufacturing accounted for 44 percent of layoff events and 38 percent of separations resulting in a worksite clo­sure. Retail trade accounted for 19 percent of the layoff events and 28 percent of separations resulting from closures during the year.

For more detailed Information, please follow the link below:

U.S. BLS.Gov MLS Report 1025 December 2010

Protecting yourself beforehand while remaining Positive in the Workplace:

1.      Your resume and portfolio should continuously be updated-listing your ongoing accomplishments, strengths, and skills.

Best Cover Letters.com

E Resumes.com

How to Write a Resume.org

2.      Accept any trainings and classes that have to do with your position within your current organization as well as in other areas that will benefit the company and you.

3.      If possible, enhance your current job skill set and education.

4.      Anything and everything that you have proposed, projects you have worked on, production accountability, creations, anything you have written, any awards/achievements pertaining to your position, your evaluations, recommendations, certificates, and everything else that were your ideas with successful outcome for the company should be documented and saved within your personal portfolio electronically and hard copied on your own personal technology and residence. Many times in a layoff a company will call you or a group into a random, time sensitive, and discreet setting and you will be dismissed from employment.

At this time you will not be able to access your computer or any work area alone. You will only be able to access your personal belongings. This is why everything you have created and/or proposed during your employment should be on your own personal electronics and/or at your residence. You also should open an alternative email address besides your work email address. During a layoff many employees are surprised when they are informed that they cannot go back to their work stations and are immediately walked out with all the paperwork and instructions. All your permissions with that company have already been locked. It may be hard to understand at the time, but the organization has to be secured during a layoff. It is for not only your protection but for others within the organization, and the business at hand.

5.      Check out other positions at various companies locally and distant. Having this knowledge and a back up plan will make the transition period of looking for another position much easier.

6.      Know the organization financially you work for by researching their quarterly and annual reports. Are their profits in the black or in the red? Are their profits plunging or increasing continuously? Stay “Tuned” in.

7.      Read articles concerning the companies that are on the list for a possible buy out or bankrupt. Is your company consistently named?

8.      Look for the signs within your company- budget tightening, hiring freezes, firings of upper management, potential buyers,
financial/efficiency consultants looking at the extent of distribution of job load/titles, moving of positions and people, some rumors are legit-listen but don’t indulge in them. Other signs of impending layoffs are movement of inventory, sparse inventory on hand, travel cuts, no communication or strategy, considerable decrease in loop emails/correspondence, back to back dismissals,
lighter or greater workloads for various individuals, scapegoats of errors, pay cuts, unknown faces, and new & additional security.

9.      Evaluate your own financial status and if possible hire a Financial Advisor to assess your current situation. Plan for the emergency.

10.  Know your legal rights, laws of your state, union, basis of discrimination claims, severance, and COBRA rights beforehand.

11.  Please remember kindness is always remembered. If you have treated everyone in your day to day activities in a positive and cordial manner than those expressions will be recognized. If you have treated others continuously in a rude deliberate manner; those gestures will also be remembered. Consider this respective quote:  “Be nice to everyone because you never know who your next boss will be”.

* Many states are “At-will”- the employer is free to discharge individuals “for good cause, or bad cause, or no cause at all,” and the employee is equally free to quit, strike, or otherwise cease work.

The Big Layoff and the steps during the exit:

OK, the time has come and you have been let go, terminated, laid off, down-sized. It may only be happening to you at this point or an entire group of employees. Many emotions are going through your mind and body. It is hard to not have spontaneous feelings, but please remain calm before signing or saying anything. This is very important for your sanity and for your future.

It isn’t personal, although it feels that way; it is only business. Remain focused at this time and think of the term “Poker Face”. Yes, the evaluation of a low hand in the game of Poker and the protected jackpot as well as in Chess and remaining calm while planning your next move quickly yet tactically. Your job is the protected jackpot, and you are the king that needs protection. You will feel as though you have been “Checkmate”, but unlike a card game or board game that you can put away and walk away from it is your life and it isn’t something you can store away for another day. The actions you display during a layoff are you, and you cannot walk away from them. The adrenalin you feel at this point inside could be all over the place, please keep it sheltered and composed. It is time to guard you and all your assets within this termination respectively and responsibly.

Very significant: Please remember that some employees are terminated temporarily and asked to come back. This does happen more than you may think. Many individuals have been called back within one month of a lay off due to error within the organization while preparing the separation of employees versus positions. By remaining calm, intelligent and professional
during the initial layoff period could be advantageous in your future within this institution or elsewhere. How you handle yourself at this point of time will be looked at closely. A meaningful & powerful quote by Thomas Woodrow Wilson; “If you lose your wealth, you have lost nothing. If you lose your health, you have lost something. But if you lose your character, you have lost everything”.

Professionally speaking much can happen to you within that time of the initial lay off and when they call you for a rehire/reinstatement. Within that time you may find another position at another company, may be attending college, relocated, and/or realized that there is another career that has opened up an opportunity for you that suits you much better.

Another encouraging excerpt: Many employers will recommend various employees to other organizations that they are laying off due to their continuous exceptional job performance, and you may be given a letter of recommendation for another company and outside contacts for employment. If you are not offered a recommendation letter, you can ask for a recommendation epistle from a valued member within the organization.

*At this point it may be possible to negotiate for a termination clause; which will protect you for future employment by recording that you resigned and states you are eligible for rehire within their company.

Sentiments: During this process you will feel mixed emotions {pain, rejection, dismissal, tenderness, unhappy, disappointment, failure, anger, and exhaustion}. Letting go of a job is a grieving process. It was a relationship in your life and sometimes it was life-long. Remain focused at this time. As hard as it may seem and be plausible, it is and will be. A termination can give you inner strength and turn your life around by discovering your real strengths, skills, and assessing your weaknesses. By taking your time to really think about everything, will lead to acceptance and stability.

After the initial lay off you will be asked to sign exit documents, one of them is your severance package. You may be able to negotiate that severance pay depending on union, contract, and other conditions of the lay off. Please remember the term “At will” and the employer not being obligated to pay out a severance pay. However, many employers will offer 2 weeks to six months plus compensation of your current salary and the unused vacation/sick/floating holiday pay. Your employer may not give you an option on how the severance pay will be paid out to you. If you are given one lump sum, you can collect unemployment quickly but the IRS will tax it as a bonus. If you have the severance paid as if you were receiving a regular bi-weekly paycheck you won’t have a tax bite but you cannot collect unemployment until the severance is used. Please keep in mind to ask your employer about your vested interest and not to take out voluntary contributions to your 401k. You want to roll this over into an individual IRA. Another consideration will be if you have had any stock options. You will be given information regarding choices of your stock options. At the time of a lay off, the HR department of the organization has already prepared all the exit separation paperwork and you may not have time to hire someone to overview your compensation. You will have to make a decision and sign the paperwork. If you are not given an option, and are given a lump sum of your severance package, you may have a check issued you on your exit. If possible, and depending on your individual circumstance with a contract allowance, pending projects, monies involved, and time allotment, you may want to hire an attorney for your financial protection before signing.

You will also be given other information and one of the most important is Health Insurance.

COBRA- COBRA Insurance.com-COBRA Law

During this exit process you may be asked to sign a Non-Compete Clause, depending on the type of industry- the employee agrees not to pursue a similar profession or trade in competition against the employer.

You may also be asked to sign a Non Disparagement Clause- the employee agrees not to make any statements, written or verbal, or cause or encourage others to make any statements, written or verbal, that defame, and criticize the organization’s reputation. Even without a Disparagement Clause you should never bad mouth the boss, people and company to others, never write them a letter in the heat of the moment, and never seek revenge.

Now it is time to go home and tell your family, friends and contacts. Never give this type of news on the phone, email or text. This is something that you should talk with your family and close friends in person. They will all be your support line during this difficult time in your life. They will be there for you to help you get through this as progressively, constructively, securely, and respectfully as the time expedites to a new position/career for you.

Don’t get down on yourself and Do get your future life in order: 

• Prepare a realistic budget and stick to it for a long-term basis. No blowing your severance package allowed!
• Keep a daily schedule and keep busy as if you were working. You are still working but toward a new “YOU”.
• Reinvest in your life by writing down a list of pros and cons of the position you were terminated from. Make a list of what you loved about your position/career, what the company did for you and what you did for them, what you really would love to do in life, your skills, your weaknesses, education background, your past work experience, what you are interested in, what you would need to pursue the new career you would like to have, your work style, your personality, your current life situation, and a goal timeline.
• Capitalize on your strengths, take responsibility for your weaknesses and manage them effectively. Review your natural talents and abilities; endorse them. Enhance your skill set.
• Look at your obstacles at this point. What is preventing you from seeking a different career, and what do you need to do to make that happen? Get past the fear of failure.
• If possible, seek a Career Counselor to assist you with your future career.
• You may want to look at the different programs at college’s in your region or online for new education goals. You may be able to test out on some of your job experience through the college.
• Check regionally for incentives through work programs that may pay for your classes due to being unemployed.
• If you haven’t updated your resume and portfolio, now is the time while on unemployment, going back to school, and/or searching for a job. Seek out your contacts and college alumni for any information they may have regarding jobs.
• Run your own background check and credit check to eradicate any incorrect information.
• At this time you should network and engage with support groups in your job search quest.
• Volunteer within your community face to face for a cause that is close to your heart. You never know where it may take you.
• Go onto the web for positions you are qualified for. If you are able to relocate, search in those regions.
• Check out the online Job Opportunity sites for what the growing trend of jobs are and what will be needed to meet their organization’s job qualifications. What do you need to do now to better your resume?

Career Builder

Government Careers

Higher Education Jobs

Indeed

International Jobs

Job Bank USA

Kforce

Monster.com

Simply Hired

USA.gov

Wall Street Journal/Careers

• Renew yourself with current interviewing procedures and prepare yourself for them. You may have interviewed with your last position 5 years, 10 years, and 20 years ago. Interview and application processes change during a span of time. Role-play an interview with someone you trust for honest feedback of how you handle yourself. Prepare, prepare, prepare.

What type of employee will you be?

What type of employee are they looking for?

What do the questions mean that the interviewer is asking?

Am I communicating with the interviewer correctly my skills, qualifications and abilities for this position?

How are my eye contact, body language, voice tones, and professional appearance?

Types of interviews:

Phone- Conference phone call between you and the employer and possibly a few other employees that will be working with you. This is usually a screening to see if an applicant earns a face-to-face interview. Your voice and tone is the sole importance for this interview. Articulate, and don’t eat, drink or chew gum while on the phone. Disable any type of phone tools that may interrupt. And always make sure that all possible distractions are taken care of beforehand and will not happen during the phone interview.

Web-Usually an interview when it is long distance. You will be on camera; which can make some feel uncomfortable. You may want to practice with a “Straightforward Friend” beforehand and review your sitting position, body language, appearance and voice tones. Tape yourself and critique it beforehand. This will assist you in feeling much more comfortable once you interview.

One on one-A structured face-to-face interview with one person.

Restaurant interviews- A meal setting for an interview. Utilize etiquette, manners and pleasantries while eating and communicating with the employer and staff of the establishment. The employer wants to see how you are socially and how you treat others. Be natural, polite, and please remember your napkin goes on your lap, never order messy food, and say no to alcohol.

Panel/Group- An interview process that will consist of several people from the department you will be working with and/or HR. Each person on the panel may each ask you questions. Good humor is the rule here and show them that ease. The person asking the question should have your eye contact and body language at first, and then speak to everyone.  When you leave, ask for everyone’s business card to follow up with and to send your thank you cards/notes to.

Series of interviews {Phone, Panel, and One on One}- Step one is a phone interview. Once you get through it successfully you will be asked to interview in front of a panel/group, and then you could be recommended to interview with the head of the organization in a one on one interview. During this process you may be asked to perform a presentation of your work depending on the position you are interviewing for.

Closing of the interview:  Once the interviewer begins to close the interview, respond that you are very glad that you had the chance to talk with them. Ask them when they expect to reach a decision and if you may contact them at that time?

After the interview: A thank you card/note is appropriate. The handwritten note should be sent to each interviewer as quickly
as possible-24 hours

• Utilize job search sites and local organizations career websites, network, join alumni/career groups, and attend job fairs.

Execu-Search.com

Trovix.com

 “LinkedIn” is a positive social network for
employment: LinkedIn

LinkedIn has currently 500 employees with headquarters based in Mountain View, California and the European office centered in London, England. Their Customer Service center is based in Omaha, Nebraska. They also have smaller sales offices in San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Sydney, Mumbai and Amsterdam. On average 36.5M people visit LinkedIn every month. As of
January 2011, LinkedIn counts executives from all 2010 Fortune 500 companies as members; its hiring solutions were used by 69 of the Fortune 100. More than one million companies have LinkedIn Company pages.

Research, Research, Research! Check out the organizations that you are interested in before sending your application/resume:

Business.com

Hoovers.com

NASDAQ.com

Moody’s.com

Entrepreneurship- Many individuals that have found that they were suddenly out of a job have started their own business.

Being your own boss and how to begin:

U.S. Small Business Administration.gov

Free Entrepreneurship courses:

MIT Open CourseWare-Entrepreneurship

OpenLearn.ac.uk Entrepreneurial Behavior

My Own Business.com

Free “No Credit” Online Courses ~ What a perfect time to learn something new!

There are many colleges, universities, and organizations that offer free of charge no credit online courses. This is an opportunity for you to learn from an easy access of:

• Video
• Coursework
• Lecture notes
• Podcasts
• Exams

Free online courses are not a replacement for a college/university education.

However, if you are looking to merely gain knowledge of a certain subject matter at your leisure; then you may enjoy and benefit from this form of educational experience.

Please remember the particulars of this type of opportunity:

• You may have to register an email address
• No credits, no certificates, and no degrees granted
• No availability of professors, faculty, support and tutor/assistance
• No class discussion or group study
• Course materials if needed could be pricey with a lesser time of complete course study.

List of various colleges and universities that offer free “NO CREDIT” online courses:

Berklee College of Music-Berkleeshares.com

Carnegie Mellon.edu Open Learning

Harvard University Open CourseWare.edu

John Hopkins Open CourseWare.edu

Kaplan University Open Course Ware.edu

Khan Academy.org Free Courses Online

Kutztown University of Pennslyvania free courses

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Open CourseWare.edu

New York University Open CourseWare.edu

Stanford University.edu/itunes

University of California-Berkeley.edu – Free Courses Online

University of Michigan.edu Open Education

University of Notre Dame Open CourseWare.edu

University of Washington Open CourseWare.edu

Utah State University Open CourseWare.edu

Vanderbilt University.edu/itunes

Yale Open CourseWare.edu

Publications that can enhance your Life- Personally, Financially, and Professionally in the Present and for your Future:

Advertising Age

AGNI Online

Art in America

Barron’s

BizEd Magazine

Bloomberg BusinessWeek

Bon Appetit

Business Week

CDC Gov/Healthy Living

Clean Eating

Connected World

Dealerscope

Diversity Inc.

ELDR- Celebrate Aging

Entrepreneur

E-The Environmental Magazine

Experience Life

Fast Company

Financial Planning

Financial Post

Fitness Magazine

Forbes

Fortune

GI Jobs

Global Finance

Harvard Business Review

Hospitals and Health Networks

HR Magazine

IEEE SpectrumInc.

Industry Week

Internationalist Magazine

Kiplinger

LIFE

Macworld

Managing People at Work

Marketing Today

Men’s Health Magazine

Mental Floss

Mother Earth News

National Geographic

PC World

Popular Photography

Popular Science

Psychology Today

RT Book Reviews

Technology Review

The Actuary.org UK

The Network Journal

The Office Professional

TIME

Wired

Wireless Design

Wireless Week

Women’s Health Magazine

Worth

Writers Digest

Yoga Journal

There are many positive circumstances that come after a layoff.  A numerous amount of individuals find that afterwards they became a better person and are able to be in a career and organization setting that they were always meant to be in. Only you can change the future and it is a big life change that will introduce many exploratory and beneficial surprises that you never expected, but will flourish in. Best of luck!

Written by:  Judy Steeg

Amazon Internships and Co-ops

American Express

American Express Internships/Careers

Amgen

Amgen Internship/Careers

AT&T

AT&T Internships

Boeing

Boeing.com Internships/College Careers

BroadCom

Broadcom Internships and Careers

Burson-Marsteller

Burson-Marsteller Internships

Caterpillar Corporation

Caterpillar Internships

Colgate-Palmolive

Colgate.com-Student Opportunities

Council on Foreign Relations

CFR.org

The Council on Foreign Relations’ Internship Program offers outstanding opportunities for college and graduate students focusing on international relations and who are considering a career in foreign policy or a related field.

The three areas of qualifications focus on previous work and/or internship experience, educational background-including academic achievement, and specific job-related skills-as indicated.

Interns are recruited year-round on a semester basis for both the New York and Washington, DC, offices. The fall and spring semesters require a minimum commitment of sixteen hours per week. The summer semester requires a full-time
commitment. An intern’s duties generally consist of administrative work, program coordination, research, editing, and writing. The internships are unpaid but provide a small stipend upon successful completion to offset transportation expenses.

Please click on CFR.org for more information, career opportunities, and the steps to submit an application.

Children’s Defense Fund

Children’s Defense Fund.org Internships & Employment

DELL

DELL Internships

Disney

Disney.go.com-Disney Careers/Internships

Are you a college student who is looking for:

o      A paid internship with a world-renowned company that will stand out on a resume?

o      A custom-designed learning curriculum that could earn you college credit?

o      An opportunity to meet people from around the world and make lifelong friends?

As part of the Disney College Program, participants can experience an internship of a lifetime. 

Search Roles:

Agricultural Sciences/Horticulture

Animals, Science, and Environment

Creative/Design

Communications

Education

Engineering

Costuming/Entertainment

Events Planning/Production

Finance & Accounting

Human Resources

Information Technology

Labor Operations

Management

Merchandise

Operations/Guest Relations

Sales and Marketing

Sports and Recreation

Statistics and Data Management

If you have any questions regarding Disney Professional Internships, please contact:

wdpr.professional.interns@disney.com

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SECTION ONE:  The Resume

Do not use objective statements

• Objective statements focus on what you want (i.e. to obtain a job in the XYZ industry), and not what future employer’s wants. Do not waste this valuable space on an objective. Rather use the top of your resume to emphasize your competitive qualities and most relevant skills. Make sure your resume sells you to the hiring in manager at first glance.

Consistently format your resume

• When a hiring manager sees a consistently formatted resume, they know you pay attention to detail. Take pride in your work and show the employer you will put as much effort into working for him as you did into your resume. Use consistent formatting on abbreviations for states & dates, and be sure to present headings, job titles, school names, etc… using the same format.

Use action verbs

• A resume should identify you by using action verbs. This gives the hiring manager the impression that you are someone with a “can do” attitude. Your vocabulary used sends a message all its own. Make sure your message is not telling them you are a passive employee, but rather a proactive one who will take action and drive results.

Don’t date yourself

• You do not need dates older than “10 years” showing in your resume. Even if you graduated from college, simply list the degree and no date. The employer only needs to know that you have received one. Their focus will be on what you have done more recently. An employer might infer negative thoughts about your age before they even meet you. Always protect yourself from age discrimination.

Include your first and last name in any file name created

• Prevent your resume from getting lost on the hiring manager’s computer. Recommendations are that you use both your first and last name in any file name of your resume. When you use a generic file name (i.e. Resume 3), it causes difficulty for any employer to locate you. You should always position yourself as being easy to hire, easy to contact, and easy to work with candidate.  

Keep in mind that your resume is a marketing tool.

You must display “only” the most pertinent and impressive pieces of your experience. If needed, locate a professional resume writer who can prepare your resume to make a positive first impression. Make sure they are experts in the field, and know how to construct a resume that will get interviews. After you write and re-write your resume, do not forget to check your spelling and grammar before using it to apply for a position. People overlook their own spelling and grammar errors. Have several friends or colleagues look. They should determine that it is easy to understand, free of inconsistencies, and minor mistakes.

Written by: Christine Foster, Alumni Secretary 09’

For detailed information on a specific career: 1) click on career title below (you’ll be transferred to the
CareerOneStop web site), 2) indicate your state, 3) check the occupational content of interest (at bottom
of page), 4) click update and 5) Click on printer-friendly version button at top of page for print-out.

Post-secondary or Associates (2 yr.) Degree Bachelors (4 yr.) Degree or Higher
Registered nurses
Postsecondary teachers
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
General and operations managers
Automotive service technicians and mechanics
Elementary school teachers, except spec ed
Licensed practical/vocational nurses
Accountants and auditors
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
Secondary school teachers, except spec/votech ed
Preschool teachers, except special education
Computer software engineers, applications
Computer support specialists
Middle school teachers, except spec/votech ed
Medical secretaries
Physicians and surgeons
Real estate sales agents
Computer systems analysts
Bus/truck mechanics Diesel engine specialists
Lawyers
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
Management analysts
Legal secretaries
Computer software engineers, systems software
Paralegals and legal assistants
Financial managers
Dental hygienists
Network systems and data communications analysts
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
Chief executives
Radiologic technologists and technicians
Clergy
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
Network and computer systems administrators
Medical records and health information techs
Sales managers
Library technicians
Computer and information systems managers
Respiratory therapists
Property/real estate managers
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
Construction managers
Gaming dealers
Insurance sales agents
Appraisers and assessors of real estate
Computer programmers
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
Medical and health services managers
Medical transcriptionists
Pharmacists
Massage therapists
Child, family, and school social workers
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics
Administrative services managers
Architectural and civil drafters
Special education teachers Pre-K – 6 school
Surgical technologists
Educational, vocational, and school counselors
Physical therapist assistants
Mechanical engineers
Civil engineering technicians
Market research analysts
Veterinary technologists and technicians
Employment/recruitment specialists
Mechanical drafters
Education administrators Gr. 1-12 school
Computer and office machine repairers
Training and development specialists
Manicurists and pedicurists
Civil engineers
Travel agents
Marketing managers
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
Electrical/electronic repairer industrial equipment
Physical therapists
Diagnostic medical sonographers
Industrial engineers
Biological technicians
Loan officers

Source:Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections