Featured Job: Director of Employment Services @ Goodwill
Goodwill’s mission is to strengthen communities and meet the needs of job seekers. Last year, this non-profit helped more than 26.4 million people train for careers.
The Director of Employment Services is responsible for effectively leading a department in the preparation of people with disabilities and/or disadvantages, for employment, job placement and job retention.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop goals for the number of persons to be placed that are achievable and cost-effective.
- Establish strategies for effective job preparation, placement and retention.
- Lead department staff to compile and analyze occupational, educational, and economic information to assist consumers in meeting vocational and educational objectives.
- Maintain competency and current knowledge of market trends.
- Develop, implement and monitor systems and processes that result in effective programmatic and financial performance.
- Lead by example creating an environment of high morale through transparency and team participation.
- Collaborate with Vice President in preparing program budget, setting revenue goals and the strategy to achieve them.
- Must be able to advocate for, and provide support to, individuals with disabilities.
This position is based in Dallas, TX. To learn more, or to apply online, visit the Goodwill Dallas website here.
Featured Job: Programmer Analyst @ CBU
This four-year, private university was founded in 1871 by the De La Salle Christian Brothers, a Catholic teaching order. Its 75-acre wooded campus is located in Midtown Memphis, just minutes away from Downtown.
Reporting to the Director of Applications within the Information Technology Services department, the Programmer Analyst performs analysis and design of application software and manages the implementation of technology projects in a higher education environment. The Programmer Analyst also performs programming, testing, documentation, and deployment of systems. Incumbent responsibilities include supporting vendor products, in-house databases and web-based solutions. Responsibilities entail business analysis, design/development, integration and daily support of applications assigned.
This position is based in Memphis, TN. To learn more, or to apply online, visit the Christian Brothers University website here.
Are you getting the most out of your performance review?
It’s that time of year again: time for the dreaded employee performance evaluation.
Most companies that do these reviews tend to do them in the same way. And, frankly, they’re a bit disconnected. Typically, your boss gives you little direction about the review, other than to schedule a meeting to go over it. In the meantime, you log into an antiquated online system where you rate how well you’ve done this year.
The rating system is often a bit strange. You have a particular goal listed to explain what you were supposed to do at a high level; for example, “lead implementation of new company website.” For each goal, you give yourself a numerical rating (say a 5 out of 5), and then explain why you believe you qualify for this score.
When it comes time for the review with your boss, you print out your self scores and take them to have a discussion about how your boss’ ratings compare to yours.
There are good and bad things about this ratings process. One bad thing is that it doesn’t encourage you to get the most out of your review. The good thing is — if you do extra work to stand out, you’ll probably be the only one of your coworkers who does.
Here are a few tips to get you started:
- Don’t wait until the last minute to do your self evaluation. The last thing you want is to be rushed.
- Take your evaluation seriously! Just because your evaluation is not part of your official ‘job’ responsibilities, it’s still important. It’s your one opportunity all year to shine and show off what you’ve done.
- Don’t undersell yourself. Give honest ratings and be ready to back them up with examples of your hard work.
- When you meet with your manager, bring printed copies of everything — one for you and one for your boss.
- Be prepared to have discussions about your annual performance bonus, your annual salary increase, and the possibility of a promotion. This meeting is the perfect time for those discussions. Don’t assume they’re off limits.
- Be open to honest feedback and potential criticisms. Your manager will often look to give you suggestions on how to improve. Many managers feel this is part of their responsibility. Don’t be hurt if they give you a few pointers.
- Do more than the minimum. I’ve witnessed even senior level employees doing the bare minimum on their performance review. Take the time to do something a little extra, and you will stand out from all of your peers. An easy way to do this is to prepare a PowerPoint presentation that highlights your accomplishments. Come up with solid examples of your work, and be prepared to present them.
This leaves one open question. What if your company doesn’t do performance evaluations? Sometimes, smaller organizations don’t incorporate this into their policy and unless you have a particularly ambitious boss, you may not automatically have one. If this is the case, ask your boss to do a less formal performance review with you. You can go through all of the steps listed above, even without the online system. Going through the process (even when one doesn’t exist) will show drive, it will give you the chance to present your work, and it will allow you to get feedback from your boss regarding your performance.
Whatever route you take, best of luck with your upcoming review!!
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.
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Happy hunting!
Angela Copeland
@CopelandCoach
This newsletter was originally published in the Memphis Daily News.
Featured Job: Client Services Coordinator @ SRVS
SRVS has been providing services for people with disabilities for over 50 years. This non profit also offers elder and adult care.
Under the supervision of the Director of Choices and P.A. Services, the Client Services Coordinator will recruit, hire, and supervise Choices and P.A. Services Direct Care Professionals and establish and manage a Choices and P.A. Services PRN, DSP Pool. This process will consist attending various events including networking events and career fairs and conducting over the phone screenings and in-person interviews. The Client Services Coordinator must be able to precisely identify candidate skill sets and core values. This position will be responsible for managing employee work schedules and coordinating training and staffing support for new cases start of care. The Client Services Coordinator will work closely with the Director to provide support in all areas of client services.
This position is based in Memphis, TN. To learn more, or to apply online, visit the SRVS website here.
Marketing Communications Advisor @ Dell
Dell offers great career advancement opportunities, including a Mentor Connect program and a “Marketing University” to help employees strengthen their technical, leadership, and interpersonal skills.
The Marketing Communications Advisor will serve as primary point of contact for all strategic and global tools and processes across Production and Translation. Being the consistent voice of the Customer for Production and Translation, with the various agencies and partners.
Assistance with scaling assessment and operational efficiency studies and monitoring. Support Global Marketing as subject matter expert in bridging technology in process end to end. Monitor all aspects of Dell’s marketing production process, enabling streamlined communication between global and regional stakeholders. Manage direct and indirect agency resources aligned to the technology area.Support Production in securing consistent delivery of error-free, and quality results based on process flow tools and or vendor/supplier process.
This position is based in Austin, TX. To learn more, or to apply online, visit the Dell website here.
Are you an expert?
My latest Memphis Daily News column is out, “Are you an expert?”
How many things have you truly mastered? For example, you must know how to cook to survive day to day. But, is your food the quality of a professional chef? Similarly, you might like to travel – domestically, and maybe even internationally. But, how good are you at booking travel?
In both examples, chances are good you would much prefer to be the customer. You probably aren’t a professional chef, or so skilled with travel you could take it on as a full time job.
Where does your expertise lie? For example, project managers should be organized, able to write business requirements, and good at lead meetings. Let’s contrast this with what makes someone good at looking for a job: being well spoken, good at self-promotion, and a strong networker.
This is a short list of just a few things, but, they’re different skills. The skills needed to be a good project manager are different than those required to be a great job seeker. To become a true expert at something, you must do it every day. This is what happens with your day job.
To find out how you can become an expert job seeker, read the rest of my column here.
Featured Job: Project SEARCH Job Coach @ SRVS
SRVS has been providing services for people with disabilities for over 50 years. This non profit also offers elder and adult care.
The Project SEARCH Job Coach reports to the Director of Community Employment and also takes daily direction from the Project SEARCH Instructor. Primary responsibility is to provide training and support for students, business co-workers, families and other Project SEARCH team members to ensure success during the internship rotations and in a competitive job.
This position is based in Memphis, TN. To learn more, or to apply online, visit the SRVS website here.
Featured Job: Data Scientist @ Indeed
Indeed is the #1 job site worldwide, attracting millions of job seekers from all over the globe each month. Employee perks include endless snacks and drinks, a casual dress code, and catered meals.
As a Data Scientist at Indeed your role is to follow the data. Analyze, visualize, and model job search related data. You will build and implement machine learning models to make timely decisions. You will have access to unparalleled resources within Indeed to grow and develop both personally and professionally.
This position is based in Austin, TX. To learn more, or to apply online, visit the Indeed website here.
Featured Job: Mid-Atlantic College Success Director @ Let’s Get Ready
Let’s Get Ready provides free SAT prep and assistance with college selection and financial aid for low-income high school students. This dedicated non-profit continues to work with students during college to help them on their path to graduation.
Reporting to the Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Region and with direction from the Chief Program Officer, the Mid-Atlantic Success Director (a new position) will play a leading role in further developing, enhancing and implementing LGR’s Success Program in NY, NJ, CT and PA (with a large number of students in the Greater NYC area). Within the region LGR has more than 3,500 freshmen and sophomores in college along with thousands more upperclassmen. Seeking to significantly raise its college graduation rate from 50-65%, LGR has a strict set of quantitative and qualitative benchmarks in place. The Mid-Atlantic Success Director is responsible for helping to ensure that these milestones are met through successful program delivery, quality control and evaluation.
This position is based in New York, NY. To learn more, or to apply online, visit the Let’s Get Ready website here.
Featured Job: Senior Director of Development @ Christian Brothers University
This four-year, private university was founded in 1871 by the De La Salle Christian Brothers, a Catholic teaching order. Its 75-acre wooded campus is located in Midtown Memphis, just minutes away from Downtown.
The Senior Director of Development assists with managing and implementing the University’s fund raising efforts under the direction of the Senior Vice President for Advancement through planning and execution of the annual fund, special events, athletic fundraising, and prospect management system. Supports the planning and execution of the comprehensive capital campaign.
This position is based in Memphis, TN. To learn more, or to apply online, visit the Christian Brothers University website here.
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