Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Week 4

By: Adam Brockman This week was one of my slower weeks thus far.  I worked in records which is a necessary job but not one that comes with much excitement.  I made new file folders for the nurses in book in so that when they get a new prisoner they can process them quicker.  I also did physical tactics training for 2 hours this week which was very fun.  We learned basic grappling techniques so should we get on the ground with a criminal we can keep ourselves safe and neutralize them as quickly as possible.  On Thursday I finally get to go back on patrol which has been the funnest and most education portion of the entire internship because it forces you to respond and act on the fly to any number of situation that are presented to you throughout the night.  

Be Prepared, Not Surprised

By Jayne Harris

If you've ever been asked to "tell me about yourself" in an interview for anything more than a part-time job, your interviewer was likely inexperienced or unprepared.  Some interviewers will just talk and not let you get a word in edgewise to elaborate on your qualifications.  Having the skills to identify the approach of your interviewer can give you valuable insight into their expectations and allow you to give tailored answers that showcase you in the best light.

I was once interviewed by somebody who spent over 30 minutes talking about the position in so much detail I could have started the job that day and performed well.  After reading this article, I now know that interrupting in a polite manor could have been to my advantage.  I was eventually able to highlight a few points on my resume; however, I left feeling the interviewer knew nothing more about me than the information my resume had already presented.  This can leave you questioning your chances of getting the job and lowering your confidence in future interviews.

In addition to "the talker", I've also had interviews with people who seemed to not care whether I was there or not; I felt like they wouldn't notice if I started singing or stood up on my chair.  How do you respond to their apathy?   Just make sure you maintain your enthusiasm and are polite - mimicking their attitude won't serve you well.  They'll remember you as dull and disinterested, likely not realizing that was the vibe they were sending you.

Invest the time in reading and understanding the interviewer types in the article so you can be prepared for your next interview.  Have you ever experienced "the brash", "the heroic", or any of the other styles in an interview before?  Share your story and reactions.

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

CRI

Hillel Sapir
With the end of the fiscal year just around the corner, July 1st, Centerstone and CRI have been in a frenzy; grant proposals are being completed and re-evaluated, government financial records are being examined and research information is being sorted.  The past year’s information is being sorted so that all the records accurately show what occurred and plans for this coming year must be approved so that all the programs, grants and research projects can continue to run smoothly.  Due to this change in pace, my last week of work was slightly different than normal.
The grant, the BE Well Program, with which I work, has reached its first 6 month milestone.  The grant was approved in November of 2010, but patient intake and research did not begin until January 2011.  While still in its infancy, 6 months allows program staff to evaluate the grant with some level of understanding.  At our last staff meeting we discussed how the program had matured and how it would progress over the next 6 months.  We examined patient intake and release rates, patient cooperation, mental health and stability issues, and the possibility of patient relapse.  Since this research exclusively deals with patients who are quite cognitively impaired and have been diagnosed with severe mental illnesses, these issues are of great concern to the program staff and as such, require extensive examination during such milestone markers.  Following the patient information discussions, we discussed an additional grant the program applied for – a $200,000 grant focused on health information technology improvement.  This additional grant, if approved, would help support review of medical records and information transfer.  We also detailed the possibility of contracting a dietitian to focus upon educating BE Well clients in proper food and nutrition intake.  The continuation of this discussion expanded to include the possibility of including a nutritionist, dentist, and ophthalmologist within the near future.   
With the conclusion of the meeting, I began to prepare the BE Well Program analysis plan.  An analysis plan is a document which specifically details how evaluation and research questions will analyze the data collected.  An example of one data collection agent and how it is to be analyzed is as follows:
a.        Class Rosters and Attendance
i.         We will record every patient group activity Centerstone holds and then record the number of patients who attend and the individual attendance of the patients
ii.        This data will allow us to examine if there is an association between class attendance and progress within the program, and if so, at what point do the benefits outweigh the cost of the program or patient knowledge ‘plateau.’  This will also allow us to decide and extrapolate the effects of class size on participation, progress and social maturity within the patients.
While I did partake in a number of other tasks at work this past week, I still had my own personal work, which included completing the SAMHSA required Clinical Registry Data.  

Friday, June 24, 2011

The Name Game: How Learning Names can make you a More Appealing Job Candidate


By Stephanie Larson 
      How are you with name recall? To be honest, I am terrible at it. I cannot count the number of times I have forgotten or mixed up the names of new acquaintances. Yet, it seems I am not alone. I have been called “you” so many times that at moments I am tempted to respond by letting out a nice loud “baa” and explaining that I am a Stephanie and not a female sheep. 
         This lack of name recall may all be jest in casual situations, but what happens when we take the situation to the work place? Are names really that important when you go in for an interview, or are they simply trivial things to be thrown aside until you are officially hired?        
       According to an article written by Miriam Salpeter, which can be found here, names hold more importance than we often attribute to them.
      In her article, Salpeter explains that in an increasingly competitive job market learning someone’s name can increase your appeal to potential employers. When employers must choose from a pool of qualified candidates, little things, like demonstrating that you have taken time to learn names of potential employeers, can make a world of difference. 
         According to the author Nicholas Aretakis, who is cited in Salpeter’s article, learning someone’s name can “boost your image, earn you respect and differentiate you”. This, according to the author, is due to the importance names hold for the individual.
         By taking the time to learn someone’s name, you demonstrate your personal investment in the company. Think about it, how many potential employees are going to take the time to learn names of potential employers? Most applicants will be so focused on the interview that they will overlook the little things that make you stand out as an applicant. Don’t get me wrong, the interview is very important, but taking time to do something different, such as learn names can really put you a cut above the rest. 
         The benefits of name recall are not limited to the work force. Salpeter also recommends using name recall during volunteer opportunities, internships, or even networking situations.
         If you are anything like me and need to brush up on your name recall skills, make sure to follow the link to Salpeter’s article. In the article, Salpeter lists a number of helpful ways to learn to remember names so that the next time you meet new people, especially in the work place, you can impress them all by addressing them by their names. 

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Week 3

By: Adam Brockman This week was very exciting and I learned a lot.  This week I exclusively focused on (EOD) Explosives Ordinance Disposal.  Tippecanoe County is one of the only bomb squads in the state of Indiana and there are only a little over 400 in the entire country so it is a huge opportunity to work with a bomb squad.  This week we spent the majority of our time in a class room learning what to look for as a first responder on a bomb scene or possible bomb scene.  We had speakers from the FBI and ATF came and spoke to us.  One of the agents for the FBI worked in Pakistan and was involved in a blast that killed multiple people.  In the class we also worked on what to look for when you show up on a scene with a potential bomb threat.  We did 10 shots on the bomb range to see what different types of bombs looks like. 
            The last day of the course the bomb squad set of 5 other charges that we then had to perform post blast investigation on and rebuild the bomb.  It was amazing that we found almost all the parts to each bomb could nearly reconstruct the entire apparatus.   I learned an incredible amount during this course and it is all very applicable for my career choice.   The biggest thing that I have noticed up to this point is that what I have learned in school isn’t very applicable to my every day work which is understandable but it has become very apparent to me of how much more I have to learn to become an asset to a department in this field of work.

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

CRI

Hillel Sapir
 
This week I will primarily be completing the Federal Clinical Registration data.  As stated before, the BE Well Program is a federally sponsored and financed research project.  As with any research project, the sponsors generally require a certain level of periodic information or insight so as to determine how well their money is being utilized; no government would be pleased to realize their money is being embezzled or being used instead to rent a yacht in the Bahamas.  The US government offered this 2 million dollar grant to Centerstone's BE Well Program with the goal of reducing emergency room visits and government medical spending.  Using other methods this program is designed to help reduce individual patient medical costs and therefore accomplish the government's goals. 
 
To continually assess the program's progress the government requires clinical data at regular intervals.  Due to the significant amount of data this program has per patient, the government has very specific guidelines on what data they deem relevant.  Wishing to simply reduce monetary costs and streamline services for clients, the government wishes be informed concerning:
 
1.  How many times patients are seen by paid employees, registered nurses, psychologists, medical professionals, case managers, therapists, etc.
 
2.  Medical visits: hospital emergency rooms, hospital visits, clinical visits
 
3.  Medications: increases and decreases in medications, types of medications (both for mental and physical health), treatment planning, and other medication management
 
3. Substance Abuse: how substance abuse affects the patients, amount of counseling and peer support groups
 
4. Healthy Group Activities and Meetings: education seminars (diabetes, smoking, cooking and nutrition courses, etc), physical activity and exercise, etc
 
5.  Therapy: Types of therapy used to help the patient (Cognitive Behavioral, Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Comprehensive Case Management, Integrated Dual Diagnosis Treatment, Motivational Interviewing, etc)
 
While this seems fairly simple and straight forward, this information must be assessed for each recorded patient visit (patients are seen for a variety of reasons ranging from group meetings to individual therapy to full physical and mental examinations, this may lead to vast changes in their medications or other treatment forms which the government needs to examine).  Depending upon the patient’s progress, intimacy with the program, personal will and physical/mental state, the amount of clinical visits may be incredibly different between patients.  As an example (using fictitious figures), patient may be seen 60 times by licensed professionals within a 90 day period, with a standard deviation (SD) of 10 visits.  While a majority of the patients fall within this norm of 50-70 visits, some may be seen 150 times, almost 3 times as often.  The government requires a complete log of each one of these visits, and therefore this coding takes an extraordinary amount of time.  The patient for which I am currently entering data has already taken 2 days code, and will most likely require another day to complete. 
 
While these requirements take an amazing amount of time and energy, they are quite complete and incredibly useful.  With the conclusion of these databases, one will be able to easily assess a patient's clinical visits in a comprehensive, yet simple fashion.  The data can be easily arranged to produce pictorial images and graphs, so as to easily display shifts in medication usage and other changes. 

Your Office Door Is 2-Way

by Jayne Harris

We all know an employee who simply loves their job and raves about everything - from how 'cool' the employees are to how 'awesome' their office chair is.  For every work-loving person we know, we likely know five more people who hate their job and continuously complain about everything from the boss to the color of the carpet.  In his article, Why You Should Keep an Open Mind About Your Career, Curt Rosengren stresses the importance of not thinking only in black and white.  This type of thinking can block you into a corner (or your office) and cause you to lose sight of the fact that you can walk out of the door - just like you walked in.  

Rosengren's article is targeted at career professionals; however, college students working part-time jobs should heed his advice.  If your boss is unprofessional or your job isn't flexible to your class schedule, you do have the right to look for other jobs (just make sure you do it at home, not work!).  He states that the words, "always, never, have to, and can't" can be the culprit, keeping you in the same routine that you've been fed up with for months. Most part-time jobs are "at will", meaning you can leave when you want without providing a reason.  Be courteous and give a formal two-weeks notice to ensure you stay on good terms with the company.  If your new employer asks why you are leaving your previous job, don't ramble about how horrible your boss was - be brief and honest.  Adopting an open-mind now will allow you to carry the attitude into your post-college career and avoid you feeling stuck on the wrong track.

Friday, June 17, 2011

Changing Perceptions of Higher Education: Do you 'Degree'?

By Stephanie Larson             


           When I think of career development,  a college degree seems to be one of the major building blocks necessary to obtaining the career of my dreams. Yet, according to an article, which can be found here, it seems that the value of a college degree may not be held in as high esteem as it used to be. In a recent report conducted by the Pew Research Center, 2,142 Americans (57% of those surveyed) “claimed that the nation's higher education system does not offer adequate value in return for increasingly high costs”.  When I first read this statement I was shocked!
           I grew up in a family where the value of higher education was upheld in the highest regard. Neither my mother nor my father attended college. They understood the difficulties the job market could present without a degree. Since I was a child, I was encouraged to pursue higher education at all costs. Apparently, my parents were not alone. According to the article, parents have not been greatly affected by this growing skepticism about the value of college. In fact, according to the survey, 94% of parents expect their children to pursue higher education.  This encouragement was not limited to my parents. I cannot think of a teacher who did not encourage me to pursue education beyond the high school level. Therefore, it is difficult for me to imagine where those 2,142 survey participants who do not believe the costs of higher education outweigh the benefits.  
            I understand that I am a bit biased. Like I said, I was raised to value higher education. Likewise, I am a college student, and I would probably not be attending a university if I did not believe that the degree I am earning will be of value. A college degree, in my opinion, is essential for getting the career I want. In a world where even entry-level positions require some kind of higher education, I have a difficult time imagining getting the career I desire with just a high school diploma.  
            I will admit, college is expensive, but I am confident that the value of my education will outweigh the costs. I am not alone in my thinking.  According to the article, 757 of the participants surveyed “were confident that their investment in higher education proved beneficial.”            
            I will not deny that there are cases of people who do not have a higher education who were able to find a great deal of success. But in the end, I am confident with the value of the degree I will earn and, according to the article, it seems most college graduates feel the same way.
            What do you think? Are the statistics about college at all shocking? 

Centerstone Research Institute - Hillel Sapir

By way of introduction my name is Hillel Sapir.  I have been working at Centerstone Research Institute (CRI) since May 1, 2011, but I just registered for GS 490.  CRI is the research and evaluation branch of Centerstone; Centerstone is the only community based mental health center which includes its own research/evaluation branch in the nation (Centerstone also largest community based health center and contains the largest mental health data base in the country). 

Being part of CRI, my job includes research and evaluation, and in this instance I am working on the BE Well Program (Centerstone's Building Exceptional Wellness Program), a 2 million dollar federal grant project which targets patients, 18 years and older, who have serious mental illnesses and a co-occuring physical disease.  The grant is designed to improve the physical health status of 250 patients in hopes of lowering physical and mental health symptomatology, medical costs, hospital emergency department utilization, and other health disorders.  The specific execution of this grant is to be conducted by the BE Well Program under Centerstone, but the evaluation of the data is to be conducted by CRI.  The purpose of CRI is to make sure the implementation of the program fulfills all the federal government guidelines, that the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) receives the required data, and that the grant program evolves in a way that the patients continue to receive healthcare at an exceptional level. 

As stated earlier, I began working at CRI on May 1st, 2011.  Instead of stating what I have done over the past week, I will give a brief description of what I have completed over the past month and a half; my following posts will follow the course requirements more strictly and describe simply the past week.

The BE Well Program examines both the patients mental and physical health.  Due to this, there is an extraordinary plethora of information at our disposal.  This information needs to be first put into computer databases so that future evaluation and examination can be easily accessed.  For a majority of May I wrote SPSS databases and entered patient physical and mental information, interviews, and assessments.  Between entering the required information I would attend required training sessions, bi-weekly staff meetings and grant advisory boards.  Now that most of the baseline patient information has been correctly entered and cataloged, I have been gathering the information required by the federal government and SAMHSA.  The information requested by these government agencies is being logged seperately so that all the grant requirements are completed on a timely fashion.

That is a basic overview concerning CRI, my employer, my basic job requiremetns and what I have done at work over the past month and a half.  I do apologize for the lengthy post. 

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

week 2

By: Adam Brockman In my second week of working at the Sheriffs office I got to experience some new things.  I spent 4 hours on Monday in K9 training.  This was one of the most amazing things I have seen in my life.  We worked on the dogs tracking human scents and take downs by the dogs.  We would hide in the woods about a quarter mile from a car then the dogs would track to us and find us very quickly usually.  The take downs were great because the handlers would pop the door on their car and the dogs would run down the dummy suspect and take them to the ground and keep them there until the officer could make it to them. 
On the second day this week I was on an 8 hour patrol in which we made a few domestic calls, 3 traffic stops and a investigatory stops in which there were strange reports.  The domestic calls were by far the hardest because the people were having a lot of issues and tended to be very emotional at the time of our arrival on the scene.  It is very challenging to get the full story of what actually happened especially when you start talking to witnesses that don't want their family or friends to get in trouble with the law.  This was a very hands on experience for me even though I didn't help much with the actually reporting, I was able to be right in the action of what was going on and interact with the subjects.
My third day I was in detectives.  It was a slower day but was still interesting to see the inter workings of what goes on in a long investigation.  A good example was on a credit card fraud investigation in which credit card companies usually take 30 days to release any information.  This makes a case very frustrating because it is usually cut and dry.  They get a subject on camera but they have to wait for the credit card companies to release that information.  Overall it was a very good week and I learned a lot.

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Get Your Foot 'In The Door'

By Jayne Harris


Today I was introduced to a new networking site that utilizes facebook to help you with your job search by telling you where your friends have worked and are working, in addition to job openings at those companies.  I initially thought this was a less-professional version of LinkedIn; however, after reading the article, In The Door thoroughly impressed me.

As the article mentions, LinkedIn can't always be fully utilized by our generation as many of us are students and have few professional contacts.  In The Door is targeted to us - the generation with more friends than are true on facebook.  It's not what you know, so find out who you know using In The Door - I signed up and was presented with 51 companies in my network who are hiring.  Some were hourly positions such as Starbucks and Chick-fil-A, but Ford, Apple, GE, United, and Delphi were also on the list.

It's important to note that I'm not somebody who adds every person I ever make eye-contact with on facebook.  Those 51 companies came from just 200 friends.  Sign-up and share your thoughts!

Monday, June 13, 2011

AdamTBrockman

I started my first week in the jail which is an eye opening experience all to itself.  Most people go to work every day and they have colleges and associates.  Jailers or correction officers go to work everyday in the most dangerous place in the county because every single person they work with is a criminal.  Its a fairly simple and to the point job, keep yourself and the inmates safe.  This is very easy to say and not that easy to do.  There is constant interaction through out the day with inmates who are cooperating and some who aren't. Most of the inmates are pretty easy to work with.  Treat them with respect and they will return the favor.
My second job of the week was at SRT training, which stands for Special Response Team.  This was very exciting and fun though as an intern I didn't get to do much I was still able to participate in some of the drills and learn a lot. This something I will want to be a part once I get a job. 
My final task of the week was WRT training or Water Rescue Team.  This again was a very big learning experience and because we weren't using any live rounds I was able to participate in all of the exercises.

Saturday, June 11, 2011

Take The Weak Out of Your Weekend

By Stephanie Larson

           If you were not aware of it already, today is Friday. This means that most of us have two days of sweet respite awaiting us. Although the thought of sleeping in and relaxing by the pool seems more than appealing in this muggy Indiana heat, I cannot help but wonder whether I could spend my weekends engaged in productive activities relating to career development. Therefore, going along with the theme of Jayne’s latest article “Summer Better than Others,” I am going to look for ways to use the weekend in a manner more productive for career development.
            In my quest for an answer, I came across the article “5 Ways to Make a Jobless Summer Productive” written by Katy Hopkins. Although this article focuses on productivity during the duration of the summer, I believe the piece also speaks to anyone looking to increase his/her weekend productivity.
            In the article, Hopkins recommends using the summer to boost one’s resume. Okay, that sounds great, but how? Hopkins provides a list of five tips to increase summer productivity: work on your personal brand, consider community college, tap into your local network, turn a weakness into a strength, and find a mentor.  Summer classes. Check! A mentor. Check! Two out of five is not that bad, but I definitely could spend my weekends working on the other three suggestions. Now, where to start?
            I suppose branding is a great place to begin. Hopkins recommends creating a personal blog. She also suggests using Twitter as a job tool. This sounds plausible. I could definitely spend my weekends updating my social media so that it is at its most appealing for future employers. Hopkins also suggests leaving Facebook as your own personal space used for more casual comments and updates. Although she does not state it, I think it is important to remember that regardless of the fact that you are using it in a casual manner, you should refrain from posting inappropriate pictures and comments on any social media network. A friend once told me that when it comes to social media, even though it is your personal space, you should never post anything that you would not want your parents or a well-respected adult to see.  
            The next productivity tip Hopkins suggests is to tap into your local network. She suggests attending community events where connections may easily be formed. I really like this suggestion and believe it is a perfect way to spend my weekend and have fun too. In fact, it almost seems geared toward increasing weekend productivity.  What better way to spend a weekend than meeting new people and helping to support your community? This would not be a difficult task to accomplish either since many communities, including Tippecanoe County, have wonderful community events, especially in the summer.
            Finally, Hopkins recommends turning a weakness into strength. You can do this by volunteering in you community or participating in activities that require practicing your weakness.  This is a fantastic suggestion, and one I had never considered before reading this article. This suggestion provides a great opportunity to assess your weaknesses. It is important to know your weaknesses because you may be asked about them in an interview. I know when I interviewed for a leadership position I was asked to name one weakness and how the position would help me strengthen it. Such an experience provided a fantastic learning opportunity for me. Therefore, if you have not done so already, sit down and take inventory of your weaknesses. Be prepared to talk about them. Why stop at a simply acknowledgement of those weaknesses? Follow Hopkins’ suggestion and use the weekend to strengthen those weaknesses.
            So, here is my new plan for the weekend: work on my personal brand by updating my blog and Twitter, tap into my local network by attending community events, and turn my strengths into weaknesses by volunteering or engaging in activities that require me to practice my weakness. It is going to take time, but it will be worth it.
            I have my weekend planned out to maximize productivity, but what about you? Don’t let your weekend be weak, beef it up with some of the productivity strategies suggested by Hopkins, or, follow LACD on Facebook and Twitter for daily updates related to career development. If you have any creative strategies to enhance weekend productivity, let me know in the comments section. I would love to hear from you!

Friday, June 10, 2011

Summer Better Than Others

By Jayne Harris

It's true, some are better than others and this article on ways to use summer to your career advantage from U.S. News writer Andrew Rosen is definitely on the better list.

In High School, going to the pool everyday and perhaps working a part-time job was perfectly acceptable; however, college students need to take the initiative to seek career-relevant jobs and internships instead of scooping ice cream.  Without a full course load and extracurricular activities to worry about, students have time to focus on their personal brand by compiling documents such as a resume, vitae, and portfolio.  By preparing these ahead of time, you'll only have to make minor updates before a career fair - not panic because they're not complete.

Rosen's list includes 9 items directed at career professionals, but the list can be altered to fit any college student.

#1:  Catch up on professional reading
#2:  Make new contacts
#3:  Get outside
#4:  Skip the casual dress
#5:  Meet the temps
#6:  Reorganize
#7:  Take career inventory
#8:  Apply for jobs
#9:  Flex your leadership muscle

All college students should heed the bold items on the list and those working or holding an internship can utilize the entire list.  Rosen's article can be found here and is a must read for those twiddling their thumbs this summer!

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Getting Personal

By Jayne Harris

Our generation complains when internet service is down for less that fifteen minutes and thinks the world is ending when a cell phone has no signal.  A generation of technologically savvy 20-somethings, we rely so heavily on the internet and our cell phones for communication, many of us don't even know where our local post office is.  The lack of face-to-face communication is incredibly apparent in our generation...how many of us have texted somebody in a different room of the same apartment or house?!

Using technology to communicate with others can be an indispensable resource - just yesterday I participated in a conference call with people in over 20 different states.  On a broad scale, technology does bring us closer; however, in our personal lives we're becoming separated by such heavy use of impersonal communication.  This impersonal attitude toward communication often extends toward more professional arenas.  Do you know the names of your coworkers or the secretary in your advising office?

Miriam Salpeter's article How Learning Names Can Boost Your Career is a fantastic resource for tips and tricks to use to remember names and makes a lasting impression.  How do you feel when somebody can't remember your name or calls you something that doesn't even start with the same letter?  It's frustrating and makes you feel like that person wasn't paying attention to you.  Salpeter quotes Lee Silverstein, who made a strong and valid point when he said, “How often have you heard the excuse ‘I’m not good with names?’…What the person is really saying is, ‘I don’t have the listening skills, or the patience, to remember people’s names.’ Remembering someone’s name shows you care.”

Salpeter doesn't mention using social media to help remember names, but it can be an additional tool.  If you just met a group of people, write down their names.  When you get home, you can look for their profiles on facebook to put a name with a face one more time (you usually don't have to be 'friends' with someone to see their name and picture).  You can do this before you meet people for a second time to refresh your memory and avoid an embarrassing forgetful moment. 

Whichever method you employ to help you remember names, it's an investment in your career and your personal brand that will communicate that you pay attention, are personable, and that you care.

Digital Media Strategy, Marketing and Analytics Position at Accenture

 

Digital Consulting, Marketing Analytics &  Media Management
New York City, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, Minneapolis, Atlanta

Choose Accenture for a career where the variety of opportunities and challenges allows you to make a difference every day. A place where you can develop your potential and grow professionally, working alongside talented colleagues. The only place where you can learn from our unrivalled experience, while helping our global clients achieve high performance. If this is your idea of a typical working day, then Accenture is where you should be.

With many of the world's leading companies as our clients-including 94 of the Fortune Global 100, more than three-fourths of the Fortune Global 500 and government agencies around the world-the projects we undertake are helping shape the future of business, government and society. For over 20 years, we have consistently produced solid financial results in both good times and bad, generating net revenues of $21.6 billion last fiscal year (ended Aug. 31, 2010). Accenture is your chance to make a real difference to the way the world's leading companies and governments operate.

Accenture offers career opportunities across our workforces, providing a unique career experience, depending on your skills, career objectives and preferred work experience. Across every area of our business, you'll find people who are among the best at what they do.
 
Digital Consulting, Media Management, Marketing and Analytics professionals create the infrastructure and capabilities to power agile intelligent marketing.  Our services cover all aspects of digital consulting, marketing analytics, and media management, to enable a closer, more efficient interaction between the marketing and technology functions of our clients.

Accenture is currently looking for experienced professionals in each of the following fields:
-          Paid Search
-          SEO/SEM
-          Marketing Analytics (SAS)
-          Marketing Mix Modeling
-          Digital Marketing and Advertising
-          Digital Brand Strategy & Transformation
-          Interactive Account Management / Client Services / Engagement Management
-          Web Analytics
-          Social Media Implementations
-          Mobile Product Marketing
-          Web Diagnostics
-          Digital Media Planning
-          User Experience
-          Digital Data and Analytics Solutions
-          Site Optimization

 

Qualifications
 

Digital Media Strategy, Marketing and Analytics - Consultant
Requirements:
-          2+ years of relevant technical work experience
-          Bachelor's Degree
-          Experience working within an interactive agency or tier-one consulting firm preferred
-          Travel: most positions require weekly travel (3-4 Days)

American Idol = Career Advancement Ideas?

According to Anthony Fasano, writing for Careerealism.com, we can learn a lot about how to advance our careers by watching American Idol. 

Read how at

http://www.careerealism.com/american-idol-teach-career-advancement/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+careerealism+%28CAREEREALISM%29

9 Ways to Use Summer to Your Career Advantage - 4 and 5 are my favs.

Andrew G. RosenAndrew G. Rosen writes:

BBQ. Watermelon. Sno-Cones. Beach. Summer means something different to everyone, but to most of us, it means freedom. As students, there was nothing better than seemingly endless summer nights. Without the worry of class the next day, life was pretty darn simple.

As adults, most professions require we that we show up at the office, regardless of the season. While summertime can be considered “lazy days,” it’s actually the perfect time to up your game and advance your career.

Click here to read the 9 Tips or copy/paste the URL below into your browser bar.

http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/outside-voices-careers/2011/05/31/9-ways-to-use-summer-to-your-career-advantage?s_cid=rss:outside-voices-careers:9-ways-to-use-summer-to-your-career-advantage

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Shift Manager Postion - Full time - at HotBox Pizza WL http://tinyurl.com/3o6vy76

HotBox Pizza in West Lafayette is looking for a full time shift manager. If you're interested in adding management experience to your resume and in full time employement for the summer and beyond call Deb Newcomer, General Manager, 765-743-3400.

http://tinyurl.com/3o6vy76

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Many job seekers don’t understand just how important their personal brand is when trying to outline their capabilities as a candidate.  Your personal brand, if clearly defined, tells an amazing story of what you’ve accomplished in your career—and what you can hope to accomplish in the future.

There are a number of ways to go about branding yourself, including giving yourself a title, creating online profiles with LinkedIn and other social networking sites, and even starting an industry-centered blog.  But in your resume, you can showcase your brand by creating a 2- to 3-sentence personal branding statement that acknowledges the benefits you can bring to a company.

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