Featured Job: Project Manager @ IBM
If you’ve got over 20 years of project management experience, and 10 years of Software Lifecycle Management, you should definitely consider applying for this exciting role in the field of technology.
The Project Manager leads a project team in delivering solutions according to project charter or contract for Public Sector engagements. This role has overall performance responsibility for managing scope, cost, schedule, and contractual deliverables. This role manages project plan, budget, structure, schedule and staffing requirements, including IBM and client employees and 3rd party vendors. This role requires experience with PM methodologies.
This position is based in Dallas, TX. To learn more, or to apply online, visit the IBM website here.
Featured Job: Director, Benefits @ Evergreen Packaging
Evergreen Packaging created this new position to support their global packaging organization, which consists of three separate companies that have recently been combined. Together, these three companies comprise 128 global manufacturing facilities in 36 countries with revenue in excess of $5B and over 10,000 employees.
A key corporate position, The Director of Benefits is responsible for leading the planning, design and implementation of benefits plans throughout the organization. This position will also support the Human Resource leadership team(s) in the development of strategies and programs for collectively bargained and non-bargained health and retirement plans. This will require research, analysis, planning, and reporting with respect to these plans and a wide range of direct and indirect labor cost issues. This position will also be a subject matter expert on the labor negotiations team.
This position is based in Memphis, TN. To learn more or to apply online, visit the Evergreen Packaging job posting here.
Featured Job: Director, Faculty Affairs & Development @ St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
The Director, Faculty Affairs & Development serves as the key administrative contact for Faculty Affairs & Development with responsibility for providing leadership for the operational, administrative, and ongoing development aspects of the office. Ensures a smooth and efficient pre-employment process and serves as the key partner with Chairs to facilitate the separation process.
This position is responsible for the support and coordination of faculty meetings and special events and the St. Jude Standing Committees. Engages others in positive and efficient manner to meet all needs for Faculty Affairs and Development within the Institution. Oversees the Faculty Affairs Office and staff with responsibility for the budget for recruitment and relocation. Works collaboratively with Human Resources to ensure regulatory compliance standards are met.
This position is based in Memphis, TN. To learn more, or to apply online, visit the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital website here.
Featured Job: Director of Corporate Strategy @ AT&T
With over $145B in annual revenues, AT&T is the largest diversified telecom company in America. The Corporate Strategy team leads and supports AT&T’s strategy development and long term planning across our businesses working closely with the top leadership team. This is a great time to be part of a team at the forefront of injecting new thinking and fresh insights that reshape the industry.
As a Corporate Strategy Associate working in AT&T headquarters, you will apply strategic insights, financial expertise and project management acumen and to develop solutions to the company’s most pressing strategic issues. In this role you will analyze AT&T’s current operations and explore potential new opportunities to keep us at the forefront of technologies and business models.
This position is based in Dallas, TX. To learn more, or to apply online, visit the AT&T website here.
Featured Job: Product Design Engineer, Consumer Hardware @ Google
Does this sound like you? You are someone who wants to reinvent the shape of electronics: balancing comfort, performance, and appearance. You like to work on a team that balances these in an innovative and harmonious design that complements and enables the technology.
Then you might just be the perfect Product Design Engineer, Consumer Hardware for Google. Your responsibilities will include:
- Owning the subsystem and individual part design in Creo from paper to production
- Making up-to-date recommendations on design architecture and manufacturing processes
- Interacting with toolers and partners to debug design and guide it successfully to market
This position is based in Mountain View, CA. To learn more, or to apply online, visit the Google website here.
Featured Job: Director, Business Process Solutions @ Terminix
Terminix is the leading provider of termite and pest control services in the United States, with a network of 864 service centers worldwide.
The Director, Business Process Solutions directs the design, development and implementation of business solutions that improve customer center performance and customer experience. Partners with resources and leadership to develop and implement short and long-term solutions to facilitate delivery of customer center strategy. Oversees strategic alignment of Sales, Service, Collections, and Quality Assurance. Designs, and monitors, execution of playbook strategy across multiple customer call center sites.
This position is based in Memphis, TN. To learn more, or to apply online, visit the Terminix website here.
CCP91: Landon Holder, Balani Custom Clothiers
Episode 91 of the Copeland Coaching Podcast is now live! This week, we talk with Landon Holder in Los Angeles, CA. Landon is a Professional Custom Clothier at Balani Custom Clothiers – specializing in men’s tailored clothing. Landon has also worked as a Store Manager at Brooks Brothers and an Assistant Manager at Men’s Warehouse.
On today’s episode, we talk about what you should wear to an interview, what you need to know about accessories, and how to buy your first suit. We also answer listener questions!
Listen and learn more! You can play the podcast here, or download it for free on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher. If you enjoy the program, subscribe today to the Copeland Coaching Podcast on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher to ensure you don’t miss an episode!
To learn more about Balani Custom Clothiers, visit their website here.
Featured Job: Coordinator, Partnership Marketing @ Macy’s
Love event planning and marketing? Plan your entire Thanksgiving Day around the Macy’s Parade? This could be a dream job for you!
The Coordinator, Partnership Marketing is responsible for the creation of marketing materials, managing the day to day support of existing and new sponsorships that support Macy’s annual events with a primary emphasis on the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. This role supports sales and fulfillment initiatives and works across multiple internal departments in support of Parade sponsors.
This position is based in New York, NY. To learn more, or to apply online, visit the Macy’s website here.
Featured Job: Chief Communications & Engagement Officer @ United Way of the Mid-South
This is an amazing opportunity at one of the largest and most influential non-profits in the city.
United Way of the Mid-South seeks a senior-level leader to be responsible for the overall design, direction and execution of UWMS’s marketing, communications, engagement, education, public relations, special events, promotional products and services. This includes messaging for meaningful, year-round engagement of donors & volunteers in the community. The position is charged with strengthening the brand, effectively reaching new markets, and developing communication components to amplify this non-profit’s value proposition related to creating community solutions.
This position is based in Memphis, TN. To learn more, or to apply online, visit the United Way of the Mid-South website here.
Is the perfect resume the answer to your job search troubles?
I meet with job seekers every day. It’s no surprise that they are often frustrated with the process of finding a new job. Between the energy applying takes, and then being rejected — looking for a job can be exhausting.
One question I always ask is, “Where are you getting stuck?” More than half of the time, the job seeker identifies the biggest hurdle as their resume. If it was better, they would get a job faster.
I completely agree that a good resume is one of the keys to a successful job search. But, I don’t put quite as much weight on it as you might think.
That must be surprising, right? After all, resumes are kind of my thing.
First, let me say again – a good resume is one of the keys to a successful search. But, there are a number of other important things:
- How well you network and stay in touch with people you’ve worked with, or know professionally
- How up to date your LinkedIn profile is
- How comfortable you are at reaching out to people you don’t know
- How well you delivery your elevator pitch
- How well written your cover letter is
- How specific your job search criteria is
- How much money you want to make
- How in demand your job is — and how much competition exists
I could go on and on. There are a number of factors that influence your job search that go beyond your resume. And, if you are ignoring these other pieces in order to focus on your resume, it’s possible you may struggle more than you need to.
But, if you want to get your resume right, so you can move on to the other parts of your search, here are a few tips to get you started:
- Check for spelling errors. There is nothing worse than having a hiring manager find a typo in your resume.
- Look for inconsistencies. Very often, we may start using one format at the beginning of our resume and switch to another without noticing. For example, we may start off with having our company name above our job title. And, a few jobs later, we’re putting the job title above our company name. Either way is okay, but be consistent.
- Check out your tenses. Very often in resumes, we use bullets to describe our work experience. And, those bullets typically begin with action verbs. If you’re using this format, be sure that things you did in the past are listed in past tense. Things you do today should be in present tense.
- Use a professional looking e-mail address. Stay away from old e-mails, such as AOL. Stay away from an e-mail with your birth year, your graduation year, or any other year with a significance. Stay away from using the names of hobbies in your e-mail address. Use your name, plain and simple.
- Your resume should be one entire page, or two entire pages. This is not a free form document. A resume is a formal presentation of your work history. It shouldn’t be one and a half pages, two and a half pages, or three pages. If you’re putting together a CV, the number of pages could vary, but for a resume, stick with this recommendation.
- Don’t use a resume writer! I can’t stress this enough. If you need help, reach out to a coach who can read your resume and provide feedback. Then, you make those changes. The most embarrassing resume moments I have seen have always (and I mean always) happened as a result of a resume writer. The writer doesn’t know the job seeker’s entire history and does their best to translate their lengthy experience into a two page document. But, they make a mistake. And, the job seeker ultimately doesn’t notice it until it’s too late.
These are just a few of my resume tips. Remember: a resume is not the single key to success. It’s one of many keys. Spend the time to update your resume, but don’t spend ALL of your time on it. Get it to a good place and then move on to the other keys of success.
Anytime I’m thinking of resumes, this quote comes to mind: “Done is better than perfect.”
I hope these tips have helped you. Visit CopelandCoaching.com to find more tips to improve your job search. If I can be of assistance to you, don’t hesitate to reach out to me here.
Also, be sure to subscribe to my Copeland Coaching Podcast on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher where I discuss career advice every Tuesday! If you’ve already heard the podcast and enjoy it, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts or Stitcher.
Angela Copeland
@CopelandCoach
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