by Angela Copeland | Jun 9, 2016 | Job Posting
Nike is seeking a Director of Retail Business Analytics of Stores in Portland, OR.
As the Director of Business Analytics you will be at the heart of the Brick & Mortar business and will help the global stores team make decisions that will drive performance, directly leading to the accomplishment of annual goals. You will support the Vice President/General Manager drive insights and will be the point person on understanding the Nike Stores business. You’ll leverage reporting tools and ad hoc analysis to pull out relevant data, provide trending reporting, and evaluate metrics to help the teams drive their business. You’ll forecast and report business key performance indicators (KPIs) to the senior leadership team and will partner with the Global Advanced Analytics team to deliver analysis and insights. Representative projects include building budgets and long term revenue models in partnership with merchandising and planning leadership, analyzing impact of service on store conversion, and finding opportunities to drive growth.
To learn more, or to apply online, visit the Nike website.
by Angela Copeland | Jun 9, 2016 | Job Posting
AT&T is seeking a Lead Channel Manager in Dallas, TX.
AT&T Lead Channel Manager is responsible for designing, developing and driving competitive channel strategies, terms and conditions and channel marketing programs designed to enhance the productivity, revenues, revenue attainment, profitability and overall performance of the channels. The AT&T Lead Channel Manager is a seasoned industry expert and is able to understand the customers buying behaviors and demographics and leverages this information in designing and developing new offer requirements, building sales tools and incentives, driving customer events and demand generation activities and general channel activation.
To learn more, or to apply online, visit the AT&T website.
by Angela Copeland | Jun 8, 2016 | Advice, Career Corner Column, Media
When we’re looking for a new job, we often spend all our time perfecting our resume and applying online to random openings. These tactics can sometimes work, but is there a better way? What about the times when we’re ready for a career change, but aren’t quite sure where to look for something new?
There’s a very special way to boost your search strategy. It’s cheap and easy to do. It can even be fun. In fact, you may be doing it already and don’t even realize it. The secret is called “informational interviewing.”
At first glance, informational interviewing may sound quite intimidating. After all, this phrase contains the word interview. In reality, informational interviews are quite relaxed. They’re more of an educational exercise than anything else.
Instead of calling them informational interviews, perhaps we should rename them “get to know someone new who works in a different industry or company than you do” or more simply, “networking.” Networking sounds a bit more reasonable, doesn’t it?
To set up informational interviews, reach out to those people you’d like to learn more about. Perhaps they work in an interesting industry, or maybe they have a particular job title that peaks your curiosity. Give the person a call, send an e-mail, or write a note on LinkedIn. Tell them that you admire their work, and would be grateful if they’d take just a few minutes to speak with you over the phone. If they seem especially receptive, ask them if you can take them for a coffee, or if you can meet in person at their office.
Before the meeting, do your homework. Learn everything you can about their career and their company. Come prepared with a list of questions. If you aren’t sure what to ask, think of things you’d like to know that will help you to understand more about their company, or more about their career path.
Sample questions include: How did you get into marketing? What convinced you to work at your company? What was the process like for you to switch your career path? What do you like the most about your job?
Be prepared to answer questions about yourself too. The most common question is, “Tell me about yourself.” If you aren’t sure what you want to do next, be honest. However, avoid confusing the other person. The fastest way to do this is to provide a laundry list of possibilities for what you want to do next. If you have a few specific choices in mind, speak about the one most relevant to the person you’re talking to.
Be conscious of time. Show up a little early, and be careful not to keep the person too long. Afterward, send a thank you e-mail and a hand written thank you note. And, don’t forget to connect to the person on LinkedIn and to check in occasionally. The connections created from an informational interview can often turn into a new job offer in the long run.
Angela Copeland is CEO and founder of Copeland Coaching and can be reached at CopelandCoaching.com or on Twitter at @CopelandCoach.
by Angela Copeland | Jun 8, 2016 | Job Posting
Porter-Leath is seeking a Case Manager in Memphis, TN.
The Case Manager will have the responsibilities of providing case management services for clients of Cornerstone and is responsible for assessing and evaluating all program participants. The Case Manager will also maintain a case load of high risk participants while remaining up-to-date on moderate and low risk clients.
To learn more, or to apply online, visit the Porter-Leath website.
by Angela Copeland | Jun 8, 2016 | Job Posting
Williams-Sonoma is seeking a Digital Copywriter / Editor at Pottery Barn in San Francisco, CA.
The Digital Copywriter/Editor is responsible for all copy written for potterybarn.com. He/she collaborates closely with the e-commerce, web production and social media teams to ensure consistent storytelling and marketing messaging across the company. This position reports to the Editorial Manager.
To learn more, or to apply online, visit the Williams-Sonoma website.
by Angela Copeland | Jun 7, 2016 | Advice, Podcast
Episode 103 is live! This week, we talk with Alison Green in Washington, DC. Alison is a Career and Management Advice Columnist at the Ask a Manager website. She also writes columns for U.S. News and World Report, Fast Company, Money Magazine, and Inc. — and is the coauthor of Managing to Change the World: The Nonprofit Manager’s Guide to Getting Results.
On today’s episode, she shares her tips on how to avoid common mistakes, how to follow up after an interview, and how to negotiate for more money.
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 Alison, visit her website Ask a Manager.
by Angela Copeland | Jun 7, 2016 | Job Posting
Vanderbilt is seeking an Executive Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations in Nashville, TN.
The Executive Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations (CFR) will have responsibility for renewing, innovating and growing the strategic framework for the Medical Center’s corporate and foundation support. The Executive Director manages two development officers and a program coordinator and has dedicated research and relationship management staff.
To learn more, or to apply online, visit the Vanderbilt website.
by Angela Copeland | Jun 7, 2016 | Job Posting
Wine.com is seeking a Associate Wine Buyer in Bellingham, WA.
The Associate Wine Buyer is responsible for supporting the Wine Buying Team in the process of sending and tracking orders and setting up new products. Additionally, the Associate Wine Buyer is responsible for data entry, creating and maintaining communication with our operations team who are performing replenishment purchasing, supporting multiple projects for the buyers and managing deadlines.
To learn more, or to apply online, visit the Wine.com website.
by Angela Copeland | Jun 6, 2016 | Advice, Newsletter
I speak to job seekers every day who are miserable at work. Going into the office is a chore they dread. Sunday nights are anxiety filled. Just thinking about Monday morning can keep us up at night.
Does this sound familiar?
If so, it’s really time to stop and think about how much longer you’re comfortable feeling so very uncomfortable.
Finding a job is a process. And, in many cases, it’s not a quick one. If you wait until you can’t bear to go in to work one more day, you’ve waited too long.
Think about it. It can take six months to find a great job. If you wait until things are in a dire situation at work to start looking, you will lose many of your choices. This is especially true if you find yourself out of work.
Suddenly, finding a job FAST is the number one priority. Speed outweighs everything else. When this happens, it doesn’t matter as much how well the job pays. It doesn’t matter as much what the title is. It may not even matter where the job is located. These things all become true when you’re running away from a burning building.
But, if you start now — start proactively — if you plan for the future — you will retain your options. You hang on to your power.
You’ll have time to find the best paying job, with a better title, in a city that you and your family want to live in.
But, this approach requires something different. It requires you to take a proactive approach to your job search. It requires you to take the reins.
If you’re like most people, you have been offered jobs over the years that you weren’t even looking for. You have great skills and someone else picked up on them and tapped you for a job. But, at some point, you may decide that you want to take the wheel on this entire process. You may want to find a job that better aligns with YOUR goals and YOUR interests and YOUR priorities.
It can be scary. Finding a job can be like learning a new skill; like learning a new job. But, this is exactly why you need more time to look. You need the time to learn the new skills of job searching.
And speaking of time, the holidays are coming up. That’s when things begin to slow down in the job search world. Well, they aren’t coming up tomorrow, but they’re just a little over five months away. And, if it takes six months to find something, you’re already behind on finding a job this year.
That sounds crazy, right?
I hope this message doesn’t come across too harshly. My purpose is not to be negative, but to shine a light on the potential that is still available.
If you’re thinking of finding something this year, start now. Start before the holidays. Start before your job gets worse. Start while you still have control.
Having the control to make the choices about your job that you want will be the key to creating a happy and fulfilling future — and to much more relaxing Sunday evenings!
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.
Happy hunting!
Angela Copeland
@CopelandCoach
by Angela Copeland | Jun 6, 2016 | Job Posting
Amazon is seeking a Vice President of Audible Marketing in Newark, NJ.
Audible – an Amazon company and perpetual innovator – is looking for a results-oriented thought leader in its Product Marketing team. As a senior member of the Audible Marketing organization, you have the opportunity to shape innovative customer-focused programs to drive successful customer acquisition and subsequently strong business metrics. Your focus will include prospect acquisition and conversion to membership across all of Audible’s platforms including web, mobile web, and apps via marketing and messaging. You will have direct hands-on ownership as well as cross-functional coordination with teams including Product, User Experience, Creative, and Technology. The role requires a passion for results, a commitment to action-oriented analysis, an attitude that anything is possible, and a relentless focus on the customer. The right candidate will thrive in a highly entrepreneurial, fast-changing, and collaborative environment where people are driven, enthusiastic, collaborative and not afraid to take risks. Your mission (and ours) is unique and powerful: fill hearts, minds, and souls with premium audio content that enables learning and literate entertainment.
To learn more, or to apply online, visit the Amazon website.
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