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THE AUGUST GROUP NEWSLETTER |
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October 29, 2007 |
Volume 1, Number 11 |
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Rochester’s Premier Professional Networking Organization |
In this Issue. Upcoming Events - August Group Affiliated
Other Upcoming Events Member Announcements
Feature Articles
Have an article to contribute? Submit it to newsletter@augustgroup.org Send calendar additions to calendar@augustgroup.org
JOB POSTINGS NEW Postings this week Previously posted
UPCOMING August Group meetings - See the website calendar for details.
LinkedIn training Tuesday, October 30th 9:30 – 11:00 at Bagel Bin Cafe (Brighton) Presented by Greg Taylor, Founder of The August Group - LinkedIn – A job-seekers guide. Making connections with employers, employees and jobs. Want to search for connections in an industry or at a target employer? Seeking to connect with professionals in your field? Trying to connect with former co-workers, classmates or friends? Join in this interactive session that will make this tool work for you in ways unimagined while protecting your privacy.
How to Get the Most out of Job Fairs – Nov 14th, 9:40 a.m. at RochesterWorks
Presented
by John Bayley, August Group Advisors. Job fairs provide numerous opportunities
for jobseekers. How can you make your contacts with the employers there more
effective? How can you better prepare for the job fair? What can you get out
of standing in line? John will unlock the secrets to making these tedious
events more rewarding.
One of the biggest obstacles people have in getting more networking meetings is picking up the phone and making effective calls to schedule those meetings.
What if
you could discover ways to make it easier to pick up that 500 lb phone?
Looking for a social networking event? For a donation of $5.00 at the door, you get pizza, beer and soda. Come network in a casual atmosphere with other TAG members. Meet current and new members. You never know whom you’ll see and network with at Johnny’s. Last month we had a big crowd.. Some of the companies that were represented there included: ITT, Birds Eye Foods, Melles Griot, One Communications, Gleason Works, Rogers Associates, Red Cross, Advanced Interconnect Manufacturing, and Millennium. Make sure you don’t miss this great opportunity to connect with others in the companies you are interested in and keep your network intact.
Don’t
forget your business cards. See you there! OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS Digital Rochester – www.digitalrochester.com Knowledge Upgrade - Today’s CIO – Tactician, Strategist & Soothsayer Wednesday, November 7 at 7:30 – 9:30 a.m. at the Inn on Broadway
Networking
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November 13 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. At Max’s Eastman Place We need a volunteer to collect events of interest for all members. We welcome professional events with broad appeal. Events can sent to calendar@augustgroup.org
MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS – NEW!!!! Each week we will post ten (10) announcements of members comings and goings as submitted on a first come, first served basis, with preference given to new members. All others will remain in queue for future publishing. We welcome postings from all members, upon joining the group or landing a new job. Entrepreneurs may participate, too, identifying the services they offer and contacts they seek. All announcements are limited to 4 lines.
Susan W. Less
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sless@rochester.rr.com or 582-1865 or 330-7058 Brian Burkhart
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copyman9@hotmail.com 585-519-9522 or 585-576-7969
If you would like to be announced to the group, send an email to
AnnounceMe@augustgroup.org.
In the subject line describe your announcement as "Member Announcement,"
"Now Working," or "Seeking Contacts." The last descriptor is good
for entrepreneurs. If you have suggestions for this section, you can submit
them to the same email address with "Suggestion" in the Subject Line. We
suggest that you include your contact information in your announcement,
but it is NOT required that you share your email address or phone
number. It’s a matter of personal choice, but if you leave out this
information, you are limiting the effectiveness of your announcement. Former Employers - List prior employer(s)
Target - list job titles, roles, employers or industries sought
FEATURE ARTICLES Self Empowerment & Accountability contributed by Susan Nau and her “Cheer” peers You may ask yourself, "Where’s my motivation?" You know the urgency to find a job. Where can you find your motivation to keep going when you think your resume is in a black hole and no one returns your calls? You may have a job search strategy, attended workshops, met with the August Group for networking. Now what? You are seeing the same faces and the same situation. Something has to change. What else can you do? What else do you need? Those are the questions I asked myself. Here are my conclusions:
I know I need people around to challenge and cheer me on for
small successes and others probably need the same.
Currently, one member is very close to getting a job offer. It’s been a long journey for her because she spent nine months looking. It’s time for that great job to show up. There’s
one significant thing I’ve learned from this group. Your “attitude” is your
Altitude!
RECRUITER’S TIP – Giving Your Resume the “Acid Test” Contributed by Gene Voss gvoss@frontiernet.net Resumes are scanned and not read in the initial screening process. This is my resume-scanning test to see what jumps off the page in the first few seconds:
You’ll see that rarely will someone make it to page two of a resume in ten seconds. Consequently, you’ll want your strengths on page one. As an example, a common strength or weakness is education. If you think it helps, page one, if it hinders you, page two. Here are some format strategies to increase the odds that someone will read your strengths:
Have a question, you’d like to ask of a recruiter? Send it to Q&A@augustgroup.org
NETWORKING TIP - Requesting Contact Leads Networking is the exchanging of information and sharing of connections where both parties experience mutual benefit. There are usually two parties and each has a role that can maximize the experience and benefit of building new connections. Requesting contacts When seeking assistance from others be sure that you communicate clearly the types of connections that you are seeking. Identify the role of the person you desire to meet, the industry that they are in and the purpose of your desired connection. When seeking the assistance of others always state a personal desire to make a connection one that is mutually rewarding offering your assistance to them as well. When you are given the name of a contact understand the relationship between the person giving the referral and the referred contact. Ask about their relationship knowing how mature and enduring it is. Request advice from the referring source as to how best to approach this person, by email or phone at work or at home. You might ask if they would be kind enough to alert the referred contact with a call or email prior to your making contact. There response will affirm the strength of their connection. There is nothing better than a personal introduction in a face-to-face meeting. Only suggest or request this when you have previously facilitated significant connections yourself for the referring professional. When making your first connection with the referred, announce your name and that you are referred by so-and-so immediately. In email your Subject line will read, “Referred by Chris Smith.” When making an initial contact by phone, wear a smile as you speak and always ask if you are calling at a convenient time for them. If not ask for an appointed time to call them back. When leaving voicemails, be brief repeating your name and phone number twice and mention your referral source. State that you will follow-up with another call. Do not expect others to return your phone calls simply because you requested them to. Always, always, always follow-up with your referring source reporting your progress on referred contacts making certain to again express your gratitude for their assistance and again asserting that you would like to help them in any means possible. Follow-up might be ongoing as your relationship matures. It pays to make the referring source feel appreciated. You may find more referrals coming forward for doing so. Next week – How to give referrals that count Have a question, you’d like to ask on networking? Send it to Q&A@augustgroup.org
Have a story, book review or workshop experience to share or something similar to contribute? Send it to newsletter@augustgroup.org
JOB
POSTINGS Foreclosure Prevention Counselor The Housing Council is seeking a highly motivated, energetic staff person to assist homeowner’s who are in mortgage default. Some of the specific duties of the position include:
Preferred Skill and Qualifications:
Please send letter of interest and resume by 11/10/07 to August Group member Darryl Walczak at DWalczak@monroecounty.gov
Help Desk Analyst - contract to hire. Job description:
Contact August Group member Brendan Tunney at eire@frontiernet.net
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Reporting: Reports To: Facility
Operations Manager Specific Experience Required:
Contact Greg Taylor @ gtaylor@excelsiorsp.com.
This position is for a
designer and web skin developer. The perfect candidate for this job will have
heavy HTML, Javascript, CSS, and browser compatibility experience.
In addition they'll be familiar with XML, and have the ability to create
and edit core graphical components that make up a web skin. You must
demonstrate through a portfolio of your sites, your ability to create
search-friendly, visually appealing sites, in normal html and css (not flash).
The ability to work with the core components to create a DotNetNuke skin
will eventually be required if you don't have this skill already you will be
expected to learn it quickly. You must be comfortable working with the customer
on their design, integrating existing graphics and logos, providing simple
technical support and DNN training to the client, and doing some form definition
and user interface design for forms using standardized DotNetNuke tools. You
will be working on a PC platform using tools such as Photoshop, Dreamweaver,
etc. Simple slideshow-style Flash experience a plus but heavy flash programming
not required. Contact Greg Taylor @ gtaylor@excelsiorsp.com.
Administrative Assistant
Recommended Qualifications:
Core Competencies to be Successful:
ADA Physical/Mental/Workplace Requirements:
Send your resumes to John Bayley at jbayley@augustgroup.org
Previously posted jobs .NET Web and Application Developer
Looking
for an experienced Microsoft .NET web and application developer. Interested
candidates should have practical experience developing real-world ASP.NET
applications, you should be able to work with a team using Microsoft Visual
Studio and VSS tools to create state of the art web and VB Applications. You
will also need a deep familiarity with MS-SQL data access and preferably
DotNetNuke development Javascript, CSS and browser compatibility work experience
a plus. Experience must include at least 2 years in a business production
environment using these tools. This position combines both front and back-end
development. Contact Greg Taylor @ gtaylor@excelsiorsp.com.
Job ID: 101621 Location: USA-New York-Rochester Full/Part Time: Full-Time Regular/Temporary: Regular Return to Previous Page About SPX Corporation SPX Corporation is a global multi-industry manufacturing leader committed to operational excellence and execution. Operating in more than 20 countries with approximately 15,000 employees, SPX is a provider of Flow Technology, Test and Measurement, Thermal Equipment and Services, and Industrial Products and Services. We are currently recruiting talent to focus on innovation, expert technology, service and product leadership that will provide critical solutions that help businesses around the globe perform at optimal levels. We hope you will consider joining our dynamic team. Job Summary Fits and assembles components to construct, rebuild, and repair machines and equipment by performing the following duties. Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Analyzes assembly blueprint and specifications manual, and plans machine building operations. Verifies conformance of parts to stock list and blueprints. Lays out hole locations and drills and taps holes on parts for assembly. Aligns components for assembly and bolts, screws, dowels, welds, or rivets parts together, or arranges for assembly by Welder and Electrician. Removes high spots, and smoothes surfaces. Verifies alignment and tolerances of moving parts. Tests operation of assembly by hand. Assembles, sets up, and operates machine to verify functioning, machine capabilities, and conformance to customer's specifications. Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Education and/or Experience Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; apprenticeship or three to five year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Computer Skills To perform this job successfully, an individual should have the ability to plot drawings and bill of material. Other Skills and Abilities Machine building experience preferably with both mechanical and electrical skills. Ability to produce machines with limited standardized instruction. How To Apply If you are open to pursuing this time sensitive opportunity, please complete an application online by clicking "APPLY NOW." To begin your application, we recommend that you either copy and paste your resume or upload your resume. This process takes approximately 5 minutes to complete. If you do not have a resume to upload, you may build a resume online; this option may take up to 20 minutes to complete. Thank you for your interest in our company. SPX is an EOE
Senior Healthcare
Financial Analyst and HealthCare Financial Analyst
We're
seeking two individuals to join Rotenberg & Co., LLP's growing
OUTPATIENT FINANCIAL ANALYST - Strong Memorial hospital Decision Support Department JOB RESPONSIBILITIES OF OUTPATIENT FINANCIAL ANALYST 30% Development of Outpatient ad-hoc reporting as requested by the Program Senior Administrators that address key operational issues and financial metrics as defined by the Program Chiefs and the Directors Office. 25% Maintaining the Outpatient data bases and enhancing their capabilities to meet the ever increasing requests for data and analysis from this sector that meet the Hospitals increased focus in this operational area. This additionally includes remaining up to date on all Outpatient reimbursement rulings and directions from Medicare, Medicaid and commercial insurers and incorporating those changes into the databases and reporting. 20% Continued development and enhancement to Outpatient standardized monthly, quarterly and yearly reporting as directed by the Program Senior Administrators and the Directors Office. This includes completely reformatting the reporting process for FY ’08 to meet revised reporting guidelines. 10% Work with the Senior team in developing the processes that will allow is to transition our present Decision Support Software to a new Platform, revising all reporting and establishing a dashboard tool. 10% Continued development of the Psychiatric reporting Process (which is different from the remainder of Hospital reporting) with the Department Administrator and Chair of the Psychiatry Department 5% Ongoing support of the Hospitals Business Case Process in developing financial analysis and functional values to be included in Board Reviews and CON’s in relationship to the impact of the Outpatient component of our business. Other qualifications: Needs an excellent knowledge of ACCESS and Excel. Any working knowledge of TRENDSTAR would be a major plus.
Controller/CFO Position – Small Company Those interested in being considered for an opportunity as a Controller or CFO in a small service based company. Send your resumes to John Bayley at jbayley@augustgroup.org
Client seeking a Test Engineer to design and develop hardware to conduct tests on newly developed electronic products and systems. Will Develop manufacturing test equipment and hardware design specifications for new RF and associated test equipment for high volume electro-mechanical products? Will Support equipment SOP and train / support production process floor staff. Also responsible for the direction of day to day work load of test engineering group, test system quoting, reporting on project status and support process improvement activities. Education Requirements: BS or higher in Engineering Experience Desired: 3+ years of experience in test development with 2+ years of RF test systems design. Labview experince a plus. Contact Greg Taylor @ gtaylor@excelsiorsp.com.
Responsibilities:
Requirements: Bachelor’s degree (Masters in Tax is a plus) in accounting and CPA license is required; along with a minimum of five years tax experience in public accounting (large regional/national firm is preferred). A minimum of 2 years supervisory experience is required for the manager level position. Qualified candidates will have experience with all different entity types. Transactional analyses necessary, not just compliance work experience. One must have demonstrated research capabilities, and be able to have total responsible for all tax needs for a client or client group, technical experience with FAS 109 is a plus. Candidates must be proactive in tax planning ideas/processes. Strong communication and team building skills are necessary. The ideal candidate must be able to meet deadlines, be proactive and have solid multi-tasking skills. Contact Greg Taylor @ gtaylor@excelsiorsp.com.
Responsibilities:
Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in accounting is required and CPA license is preferred; along with a minimum of two to five years work experience in public accounting (large regional/national firm is preferred). Qualified candidates will have experience with all different entity types. Transactional analyses necessary, in addition to compliance work experience. One must have demonstrated research capabilities, and be able to handle total responsibility for all tax needs for a client or client group. Candidates must be proactive in tax planning ideas/processes. The ideal candidate must be able to meet deadlines and have solid multi-tasking skills. Contact Greg Taylor @ gtaylor@excelsiorsp.com.
Send resume to:
AMD Email: jcline@amdbizbrokers.com Mention the August Group when submitting.
RTEmd offers the next three jobs. Medical Software Test Technician We are currently looking for a number of individuals that will be involved in planning, executing, and documenting medical software test activities. Individuals should have experience in the verification and validation of medical diagnostic device software. A BA/BS/BT in Laboratory Science, Biomedical Science, or similar is preferred along with 3-5 years of related job experience. Strong experience with FDA QSR requirements andISO9001-compliant processes is a plus. Experience with BL2 lab procedures is also desired. Seeking engineers with embedded software development experience to create a new medical device. Skills include C/C++; real-time programming of mechanical motion with timing constraints; RTOS and UNIX operating system (ideally QNX); and modular/component design. Require experience in integrating software and hardware. Duties focus on design, code and test of new features for medical device in an ISO-9000 and FDA compliant development process. Flexibility to travel regionally within Rochester. Sr. Microsoft Windows Software Engineer Skills required - Visual C/C++ and the ability to design, code and test new features as well as troubleshoot existing code. Familiarity with .NET, MFC, ODBC, Visual Studio and Visual SourceSafe a plus. Flexibility to travel regionally. For the jobs listed above contact Bob Ruppenthal at HR_Recruiter@rtemd.com and tell him you read about them in The August Group newsletter.
Direct/Supervise all QA personnel, including selection of new employees, training, evaluations, etc. Administers QA activities in compliance with customer specifications, reliability plans and Federal Standards. Administers a total quality cost evaluation and reporting system and a statistical quality control program. Analyzes quality performance indicators to identify trends and initiate improvements. Initiates standards and policies to ensure quality both internally and externally while maintaining profitability. Maintains an information network throughout the company to inform and motivate personnel so that a high standard of quality is always in place. Experience: Minimum 7 years of related experience, preferably in high volume automotive manufacturing environment, including 5 years of management experience. Extensive knowledge in statistical data reporting and database management or quality systems and standards required. Knowledge of electronics and electronic assembly preferred. Degree Preference: BS in Technical Field, MS preferred. Contact Greg Taylor at gtaylor@excelsiorsp.com.
Lead Engineer - Fiber Microwave Communication Senior technical resource responsible for performing enterprise Microwave and Fiber Optic system planning, engineering, project management, documentation, and diagnostics. Provides level 3 engineering support on an after- hours on-call basis. Requirements:
Skills/Abilities: Project management skills including scheduling, cost tracking, development of task plans, and progress/status reporting. Experience/Training:
Required Education: NOTE minimum two year technical degree! Prefer ideal candidate process is 4 year Electrical Engineering Degree OR 4 YEAR technical (i.e. degree telecommunications, information technology, mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, etc. Contact Greg Taylor gtaylor@excelsiorsp.com.
Experience must include:
Contact Greg Taylor gtaylor@excelsiorsp.com.
Plan, coordinate and direct domestic financial reporting, forecasting and AOP activities in order to support and promote the strategic objectives of the Company. Oversee and support the financial analysis of operating results in terms of costs, budgets, policies, trends and increased profit opportunities. Contact Greg Taylor gtaylor@excelsiorsp.com.
Three years recent hands on experience in Sun/Solaris Enterprise server environment, additional experience in Veritas/Symantec Volume Manager is highly desired and SAN/EMC would be considered a huge plus. Contact Greg Taylor gtaylor@excelsiorsp.com. General Manager The role of the General Manager is envisioned to be 50% general management and 50% direct sales involvement. The successful candidate for this position will likely come from a hardware sales/distribution industry, where he/she has demonstrated success in hands-on sales and evidenced capability in goal-setting, coaching improved performance, inventory management and managing tasks through people. $1000 BONUS offered for identifying a candidate hired for this position. Contact Greg Taylor gtaylor@excelsiorsp.com.
The Sarbanes Oxley Manager is responsible for facilitating the ongoing documentation and testing of the internal controls as mandated by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The coordinator will ensure compliance by our client’s process owners with company requirements and guidelines established for the performance, documentation and testing of internal controls as required by Section 302 and 404 of the Act. Qualifications:
Contact Greg Taylor gtaylor@excelsiorsp.com.
Skills: Strong working knowledge of computer hardware, software, and networks. Location: Rochester, NY Pay rate: commensurate with experience Job description: Immediate opening in Rochester, NY with fast growing company for an experienced Systems/Software Technician: Looking for a field technician to service, install, and maintain networks/equipment in our client's offices. This includes hardware setup, installing software (both OS and application), network setup, setup/service of other office equipment. Must be willing to work in a fast-paced environment and be able to work independently with little direction. Candidate must have reliable transportation to our office and job sites around Rochester, NY. We are willing to provide certification training to long term candidates. Skills required:
We are and EOE and will consider all qualified applicants. Travel required: 75% Telecommute: no Contact:
Our
Computer Guy
Quality Manager positions at Harris My friend is the hiring manager for two urgent Quality Manager positions at Harris. One is likely to be hired THIS WEEK, the other, in about a month. These are Level Three roles at Harris with a mid-point base salary of $70K. He is anxious to make a decision this week. If you are interested, please forward me your resume AS SOON AS POSSIBLE and I will see that he receives it directly BY END OF BUSINESS MONDAY. Contact: aperrone@rochester.rr.com.
Fast growing company experiencing over 10% growth yearly. This Rochester, NY company specializes in the manufacturing of sheet metal frames and enclosure fabrication for electronic equipment. Responsible for new business development of OEM clients in the NE territory Consultative sales and formulating sales strategies. Account management and working in partnership with the client's operations, engineering and purchasing departments. 50% travel including NYS, New England to Virginia and Ohio. Requirements include BSME or BS Business degree with an understanding of sales to OEMs. Minimum of 5+ years of success and proven sales track record in a regional and or national territory involving overnight travel. Experience selling components, fabrications or related to OEMs with knowledge and keen interest in electro mechanical products or related experience in setting up sales strategies and process improvement. They are seeking a "hunter” with excellent client building skills and consultative approach. Base salary plus overrides and bonus depending on experience. Contact: jbayley@augustgroup.org.
Plans and designs manufacturing processes for high volume production of miniature piezoelectric motors. Primary responsibilities include transitioning products from R&D and low-volume production to full production at quantities of 10,000 per month. Must learn the fundamental design characteristics and master the process requirements of the technology. Utilizing advanced automation techniques and tools, design a production line to meet production volume and cost targets. Procure, install, and setup production lines, validating production and training staff to run the line. Continuously plans and designs methods to improve efficiency in production. Maximizes efficiency by analyzing layout of equipment, workflow, assembly methods, and work force utilization. Studies and records time, motion, methods, and speed to improve efficiency and establish a standard production rate in performance of maintenance, production, clerical, and other worker operations. Develops and maintains knowledge and understanding of the laboratory, shop, engineering, manufacturing, and purchasing procedures and policies. Will develop and maintain relationships with vendors in support of primary responsibilities. Qualifications At least a bachelor's degree in engineering and 3-5 years of experience in the field Experience supporting the operation of automation equipment Fixture design and process improvement experience Experienced with automation tools and latest advancements in the field of automation Familiar with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures The successful candidate will be expected to use their experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals, lead and direct the work of others, while performing a variety of tasks. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected. Send resumes to: resumes@newscaletech.com.
We're looking for the right fit for our team-oriented development projects. We are website engineers. We build the back-end systems that make websites function. Our teams are working on 3 new projects that leverage our skills in Microsoft Technologies (MS SQL 2005, MS IIS, MS ASP.NET, MS VB.NET). Experience with DotNetNuke a plus. Brief descriptions of upcoming projects:
Contact: John Bayley at jbayley@augustgroup.org.
We're looking for a customer friendly, expert web designer to add to our staff of highly qualified individuals. We’re looking to add a web designer/skinner to their growing Web Development staff. This person's position would place them in charge of all the creative aspects of the web design process, as well as integrating those designs into DotNetNuke skins. Extensive and complete knowledge of CSS, HTML, graphic design, photo editing for the web, and web layout are required. Flash programming experience, asp, asp.net, and javascript experience a plus. Contact: John Bayley at jbayley@augustgroup.org.
Technician - Phoenix Equipment Regarding an opening at Phoenix Equipment, we are looking for a technician with experience in trouble-shooting and repairing laboratory equipment such as shakers, water systems, incubators and spectrophotometers. Those interested should submit a resume to GCondon@PhoenixEquip.com.
UPCOMING August Group meetings - See the website calendar for details. Orientations:
Wed.,
Nov. 14, 9-9:30 at RochesterWorks
Wed.,
Nov. 28, 9-9:30 at Bagel Bin Cafe (Brighton) General Sessions:
MORNINGS
every Weds. & Thurs., 9:30 – 11 a.m. Power Networking Groups: Singularly the MOST SUCCESSFUL of programs offered by The August Group. Visit the website to learn when and where they meet. |
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