How Long Should Your Resume Be?

There are horror stories in human resources departments about applicants turning in 11 page resumes, often for entry-level positions. It may sound like an urban legend, but applicants often start thinking in a very specific mindset: 'If I list out everything I have ever done, the hiring manager will decide that I'm perfect for a job.' This sort of information overload makes it far more difficult to get a job, though.

Human resources managers recognize the fact that a single page resume can be a little short and cut off important information. However, the expectation is that a good candidate for a job can sum up his or her experience and that details can be discussed in an interview, after human resources has weeded out the applicants who are obviously unqualified.

When you are writing your resume, keep in mind the fact that you only need to highlight your talents - not overwhelm a hiring manager with your amazing worth. Even if you feel that there are plenty of great things to say about your work history, get your resume down to a single page. If you've been in the work force for quite a while, it's acceptable to fill a second page, but only then.
There are a few tricks to squeezing a few more words into your resume, if you just have to write down a few more skills. Some resume writers will reduce the font size or margins of a document, but such techniques are obvious. Instead, consider condensing job descriptions. A general rule is that any paragraph made up of more than three lines of text can be condensed.

You might also consider deviating from the traditional resume structure. Perhaps a list of your skills with explanations of related duties might better demonstrate your abilities than a list of the companies you worked with. While you should still include a list of your past employers, you can pare it down to company name and location, along with your job title. As long as a reader can still get a good understanding of your experiences by skimming over your resume, the format is unimportant.

There are a few occasions when you may want to offer up a more extensive work history, although requests for such a document may occur further into the application process than a simple call for resumes. They are still relatively rare and almost always occur only in professional fields. A professor might offer one, for instance, or an individual seeking work with the government. It is worthwhile to maintain a full list of your experiences, but it is usually unnecessary to circulate it.

Your resume is the first impression most hiring managers will have of you. Keeping to their expectations will predispose them to prefer your resume.

5 Hot Jobs I am interviewing for this week!

Hey Everyone! Below are the hottest jobs so far this week. Each new job starts in Red and includes a full description and pay rate. If you are interested please sened your resume to MLento@resolvit.com.

FusionWorks Mediation Team Lead to work as full-time Resolvit employee. Successful candidates will provide technical direction to the development team and develop business requirements for future enhancements and improvements to the system. The candidate will be responsible for:

• Perform gap analysis on current mediations system to determine any areas needed for improvement.
• Analyze current system performance and effectiveness in gathering and processing call record details
• Develop business requirements as needed to improve the FusionWorks system
• Lead a team of developers as they customize and improve current system

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with the following:
• At least three years working with mediation software, FusionWorks preferable
• Experience managing or leading a team of developers
• Effective oral and written communication skills

Preferred Skills:
• Degree from four year college or technical school

Pay Rate : $55.00 to $60.00 per hour

Senior Microsoft focused ETL Expert with experience in Data Architecting as full-time Resolvit employee. Successful candidates will work to develop new and modify existing data models, migrate data from Siebel to Salesforce.com, and assist in process improvements.

Duties:
• Writing rules for bringing data into new Salesforce.com system from previous Siebel system
• Work with Data Architect to clean the current data and redesign the data models
• Create the new ETL bridge between SQL Server 2005 and Salesforce.com backend database
• Perform ETL Mapping, designing and development, end to end testing, and deployment.
• Perform Operations support for the ETL process and troubleshoot bug fixes when necessary.

The ideal candidate is required to have experience with the first two bullets and hands-on experience with at least 4 of the following:
• Experience working with Microsoft technologies for 8-10 years
• Experience with at least 1 end to end full Enterprise Data Warehousing lifecycle project
• Experience with SQL Server 2005, SQL Server Management studio, PL SQL, T SQL
• Experience with SSIS packages
• Experience with Business Intelligence Development studio
• Experience with .Net Development and graphical tools
• Experience with Stored Procedures
• Experience with the Kimball Methodology for dimensional modeling

Preferred experience includes:
• Experience with Business Objects from presentations
• Experience with different CRM tools

Pay Rate: $45 to $60 per hour

Strong ETL Lead with SSIS experience to work as a full-time Resolvit employee.
** This position is referral based only – we can not accept Corp to Corp on this position
(US CITIZENS or Green Card Only)

Duties:
• Develop CDS ETL Design Process, Templates and implement the process.
• Manage ETL Developers and Testers (4+) and ensure all the project deliverables are delivered on time
• Responsible for all ETL Code Review and Approval
• Responsible for Developing and Implementing a End to En Data Cleansing Process and Design.
• Develop and Maintain Technical Project Plan
• Automate the Business Rules Loads in to the Database
• Develop Data Cleansing/ETL Test Plan and Test Strategy
• ETL Loads performance tuning
• Manage production support team to resolve any production code fixes.

Skills/Qualifications:
• 10+ Years of Experience with ETL tools such as DTS/SSIS 2005/2008
• Hands on development experience with SSIS packages, PL/SQL, SQL stored procedures.
• Familiarity with other ETL tools such as Data Stage, Informatica
• Hands on 5+ years of Data Profiling, cleansing experience.
• Led a small to mid-size ETL development team.
• Designed and rolled out ETL and Data Cleansing Processes and Procedures
• Experience with Flat file processing, Text Data
• Person who can think out of the box and create innovative solutions
• Good Communication and Documentation Skills
• SDLC Experience is a must
• Familiarity with Reporting tools such as Microstrategy , Business Objects
• SQL Server Database Performance Tuning skills
• Hands on experience developing and deploying packages in Production
• Production Support Experience
• Some travel and weekend / after business hrs weekday work may be required

Pay Rate: $45 to $55 per hour

Deployer to work as a full-time Resolvit employee.
** This position is referral based only – we can not accept Corp to Corp on this position

Duties:
• Support deployment activities for Home Affordability and Stability Plan (HASP) Program
• Requested consultants will assist existing Deployers and provide support for Deployment activities
• Consultants are expected to work off-hours during weekdays and weekends for extended support
• They will perform application deployments to SIT, UAT, Maintenance and Production environments
• Support crosses more than 50 projects, 65 systems with multiple environments and different technologies
• Support new environment creation of 10% of application streams
• Submit ISRs and maintain shared ids used for deployments
• Support automation of build and deployment process
• Document and provide status of the deployment to management
• Perform Peer-deployer review for other deployments
• Document issues surfaced during deployment
• Build and deployment plan for all supported projects
• Create and implement a deployment plan for supported projects
• Deployment status reports for all deployment

Skills:
• Three-to-Seven years experience in Information Technology, preferably systems deployments
• Previous experience as an environment/build/deployment analyst in defining, configuring, and building environments supporting various technologies and lifecycle methodologies including years of iterative/concurrent development efforts; experience in J2EE is preferred
• Good UNIX skills a must
• Work off-hours and weekends
• Will perform Deployer function
• Consultants will be expected to quickly learn deployment process and automation, and start performing deployments with minimum ramp up time for multiple different applications

Pay Rate: $45 per hour

IT Project Associate to work as a full-time Resolvit employee.

Duties:
• Works under direct supervision of one or more internal or Tier 1 project managers.
• Assists with or is directly responsible for select project management processes and supporting work activities over the entire life (initiate, plan, execute, control, close) of the project.
Quickly develops familiarity with the project's objective(s), scope,
team structure, stakeholder types, and the role of each team
member.
• Responsible for maintaining accurate and current information on the project team site, scheduling meetings, booking meeting rooms/locations, specifying meeting agendas (with PM guidance)
• Takes meeting minutes including identification of new, or progress to, existing risks/issues/actions, posting minutes
• Notifying stakeholders of various project communications
• Assists in producing project status reports
• Carries out other necessary project activities at the direction of theproject manager to support project success.

Preferred Skills/Qualifications:
• Typically possesses 2 to 5 years of relevant professional work experience. Has an interest in project or program management as a career and is willing to work up to that.
• Has an understanding of the project management processes and is responsible for assisting, as directed by the project manager, with any of these processes.
• Listens intently to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions when
appropriate, and allowing others to speak without interrupting them.
• Is detail oriented and reliable in getting meetings scheduled, specifying meeting agendas, booking meeting rooms, procuring proper meeting equipment/materials, taking and posting meeting minutes, extracting risks, issues, actions, constraints, and assumptions from meeting minutes.
• Consolidates and maintains project data (documented issues, risks, issues, actions, etc.) using predefined reporting tools and methods in order to help monitor project performance.
• Communicates information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
• Reads and quickly assimilates and comprehends information presented in work-related documents.
• One of the following would be desirable but is not required. PMI Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)or PMI Project Management

Pay Rate: $50 per hour

Why You Should Use a Recruiter

When you're unemployed it's tempting to think that a professional can help you land the perfect job. Rather than thinking of recruiters or headhunters as magicians, think of us as matchmakers. My role and any other recruiter's role are to help match your experience and interests up with a similar open position.

Trust me here when I say it's not an exact science, and like match making in the romance department, even the best of them can be wrong. But a good recruiter can provide you with helpful job leads and advice on how to best position yourself to land a job. For instance one of my greatest assets as a recruiter is the ability to help you edit and rewrite a horrible resume.

Often the terms recruiter, headhunter, and search consultant are used interchangeably. Regardless of title, the important distinction is who is footing their bill. They either receive a placement fee from a firm or they charge job seekers a flat fee for identifying job leads and securing interviews. If you're paying a recruiter to find you job openings, then they work for you. If a headhunter is paid by a company to find the best-qualified candidate for an open job, then their loyalty is to that company. Recognize up front whom your recruiter is working for. It’s just the nature of the business. No hard feelings.

If you use a recruiter, it's important to find one that specializes in your field, for me it’s the obvious technical or federal arena, but for all the other job seekers out there, The National Association of Personnel Services (www.napsweb.org) or the American Staffing Association (www.natss.org) can help you locate a certified recruiter or staffing professional in your area.

I have also found that asking friends and former colleagues if they have anyone they would recommend works too.

Remember however, before paying for services, interview a potential recruiter to find out exactly what they promise to deliver. Ask for references and their success rate of placing people within your field of interest. Check them out on local networking site like LinkedIn (you can find me there), which explains their background and work history in detail. Also ask them to evaluate your resume and let you know, upfront, what they think of their potential to place you.

Be aggressive when working with recruiters. If you're paying, they work for you. Keep in close contact, even after you land a job. If you have a good relationship with a recruiter, they might keep you in mind when another job opens up. And try not to get discouraged if they aren’t contacting you all day everyday. It is there job to support and help as many potential candidates in the job market as possible.
Regardless of whom you use, you'll still need to take the ultimate responsibility in finding a new job. The best chance you have of landing the job you want is to manage your job search wisely, prepare well by having excellent materials (such as your resume, letters of reference, work samples, etc.), and remember to always remain professional and confident and make sure you have some excellent interviewing skills. First impressions are 90% the deal closer or breaker, the other 10% are being smart in utilizing your skills to get your self that initial interview!

Good Luck out there!

When quiting is stupid

I wouldn't be at all surprised to find out that you dislike your job. Most of us can say the same, to varying degrees. And chances are good your dislike is justified: just about every job out there has its downsides. That's the reason we make money for them, because we wouldn't DO them otherwise.

And you may even want to quit. Again, no surprise. And your reasons for for it may be quite justified - but just as often, they may not be. If so, quitting might just be a huge mistake.

Some Reasons not to quit your job:

1.) It's boring. Yep, possibly so. But most jobs are, and often you need to stick with your current, dull position for a while before you get something more interesting. Suck it up and do your time like the rest of us and you'll be rewarded eventually.

2.) It doesn't pay well enough. Sure, this is a valid reason if you desperately need more money and already have another job lined up. But if you're not making enough money and that's all? Bad decision. You need to at least secure other employment before you get rid of your current position. What if you dump your job and can't find a new one? Your old salary will seem a lot more attractive.

3.) You don't like your co-workers. It happens. A lot. But you're not getting paid to like them, you're getting paid to do your job. Unless they make your life absolutely miserable and heavens forbid threaten you in some way, just put up with it and keep on trucking. If worst comes to worst you can complain to the boss and have the situation dealt with.

4.) You get frustrated a lot. Unless your job is severely driving up your stress level to the point that you're getting sick, frustration is just part of the game. Get used to it.

5.) You hate customers. The majority of jobs will have you dealing with a customer in some way, even if it's just a minor situation. Guess what? As bad as the customers seem at your job, they're probably just as bad everywhere else.

6.) Your significant other has a good enough job that you don't need yours. They might be financially sound now, but given the fluctuations in the economy of late cutting off a source of income is a really bad idea.

7.) You want to go on vacation or an extended leave but can't get the time off. Enjoy your trip while you can, 'cause when you get back you'll be struggling to find something new.

8.) You want to start your own business. Starting a business is far from a bad thing, but quitting your job to focus on it - at least until it's off the ground - is a poor decision. At least wait until you get some steady cash from it before devoting yourself full time.

Jobs are scarce these days, and if you don't want yours somebody else will gladly fill the spot. Hold on to what you have and don't quit prematurely, lest you make an irreversible mistake of major proportions.

What were you thinking when getting dressed for that interview?

What is the worst outfit ever worn to a job interview? For me, it was the applicant who sported a Madras tie as a belt and a patterned cotton hat.... and let me speak lightly of the purple highlights and attention attracting earrings! Other contenders, include candidates with dirty fingernails, micro-miniskirts, t-shirts with offensive slogans and even bare feet!

No one needs 'Queer Eye's' Carson Kressley to tell them that wearing shoes to an interview is a good idea, but could you be guilty of one of these top 20 fashion faux pas?

1. Carrying a backpack or fannypack instead of a briefcase or portfolio: Some image consultants suggest women ditch their purse, too!

2. Sunglasses on top of your head or headphones around your neck: Be sure to remove all your "transit gear" and tuck it in your briefcase before entering the lobby.

3. Too-short skirts: Forget what some of those gals on 'The Apprentice' are wearing. Your skirt should cover your thighs when you are seated.

4. The wrong tie: Ties should be made of silk, no less than three and a quarter inches wide with a conservative pattern. Image consultants say the best colors are red or burgundy.

5. Overly bright or large-patterned clothing: With the possible exception of creative fields like advertising or computer programming, it's best to stick with navy, black or gray.

6. Heavy makeup on women (or any makeup on a man)

7. Earrings on men: In fact, men should avoid wearing any jewelry unless it is a wedding ring, class ring or metal watch.

8. More than one set of earrings on women

9. Facial piercings, tongue jewelry or visible tattoos

10. Ill-fitting clothes. Few people can wear things straight off the rack. Spending a little extra to have your garments tailored is a worthwhile investment.

11. Long fingernails, especially with bright or specialty polishes. Nails should look clean and be trimmed to a length that doesn't leave an observer wondering how you keep from stabbing yourself.

12. Unnatural hair colors or styles. Remember, Donald Trump was a billionaire well before he began wearing a comb-over. If you're balding, try a close-cropped cut like Bruce Willis or Matt Lauer.

13. Short-sleeved shirts, even worse when worn with a tie

14. Fishnets, patterned hosiery or bare legs (no matter how tan you are). Women should stick with neutral color hosiery that complements their suit.

15. Men whose socks don't match their shoes, or whose socks are too short and leave a gap of flesh when they are seated

16. Rumpled or stained clothing: If interviewing late in the day, try to change to a fresh suit beforehand.

17. Scuffed or inappropriate footwear, including sneakers, stilettos, open-toed shoes and sandals

18. Strong aftershaves, perfumes or colognes: Many people are allergic to certain scents. For a subtle fragrance, use a good quality bath soap.


19. Belts and shoes that don't match: Shoes and belts should be made of leather or leather-like materials and the best colors for men are black or cordovan.

20. Telltale signs that your wearing a new suit. Remove all tags and extra buttons -- and remember to cut off the zigzag thread that keeps pockets and slits closed!

Don't be a wardrobe malfunction waiting to happen. Plan and lay out what you're going to wear several days before the interview, so you'll have time to shop or get garments pressed and cleaned

It is easier to spell, grammer check, and proof read a resume than it is to explain why you didn't.

It’s surprising how many people don’t proofread, spell check, or otherwise pay attention to the basics when applying for a job. It’s a minority, but it’s big enough that I was compelled to write about it.

I’ve received applications from people spelling 37signals as “37 Signals” and Backpack as “Backback” and Basecamp as “Basscamp” or “Base Camp”. We even got one email from someone calling Highrise “Hi Rise”. One said how much they liked “Packcamp”.

Casual communications are one thing, but when you’re applying for a job you have to pay attention. Know how the company spells its name. Know the names of the products. Read what you wrote so you know what you said.

It’s OK to be funny if you get the basics right. It’s OK to be irreverent if you get the basics right. It’s OK to take some liberties with language if you get the basics right. It’s OK (and encouraged) to have personality and be yourself if you get the basics right.

I don’t want to be critical here. I just want to be helpful: Check your spelling, read your email, double-check everything. This is a job application, not an IM with a buddy. We appreciate when you take the time to apply, but it’s a waste of your time if you don’t nail the basics.

That said, there have been a handful of absolutely wonderful emails and resumes sent to me from people. Some clearly took the time to put together a special portfolio page (some wisely even used Backpack). Some were bold and clear in their advice. Some were really beautifully written. These are the people who deserve an employer’s full attention. They’ve got mine!

Remember the devil is in the details and in such a highly competeive job market the details are super imporant!

"Oh, you hate your job? Why didn't you say so? There's a support group for that. It's called EVERYBODY, and they meet at the bar.”

I came accross an interesting article listing the top ten reasons you should hate your job, and according to a recent poll they are listed below:

1. You have a boss.
2. You earn a limited amount of money.
3. Your only income stream is your salary.
4. You don’t have control of your life.
5. You have to follow a fixed work schedule.
6. Your co-workers are fools.
7. You have to travel for hours to and from your work.
8. You boss’ problems become your own, and you no longer care about them.
9. You cannot choose what you do each day. You boss tells you what to do.
10. You have to pay so much taxes that doesn’t make sense.

I challenge you to come up with more reasons to hate your job. It might just motivate you to do something about it. Like maybe try and get a new one, maybe something more refreshing, or with more money. Or hell like the rest of the country in this economy just something to get us all by.

OPEN JOBS (each new position begins in purple)
NOC Engineer. Successful candidates will manage the Commercial operations network by monitoring and troubleshooting problems as they occur and initiating triage when necessary.

Duties:
•Monitor the network to identify potential problems using monitoring tools like Netcool
•Troubleshoot problems remotely as they occur on the network by providing Tier II support
•Escalate problems to Sr. Network Engineers that cannot be fixed remotely

The ideal candidate will use their experience, to not only meet the expectations of our client, but to reach beyond our client’s expectations.

The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years of hands-on experience with at least 4 of the following:
• Experience working in a NOC environment (preferably in optical transport)
• Experience with Cell Tower Backhaul
• Exposure to the design and deployment of an optical network
• Experience with Tier II support
• Ability to communicate effectively and with business savvy to negotiate and broker compromise.

Other Requirements include:
• Fluent English
• Legal to work in the U.S.

Network Operations Center Technician. Successful candidates will open tickets and work to troubleshoot issues related to the network. This person will use their prior knowledge to mitigate network events and manage the escalation through resolution. The candidate will be responsible for:

• Surveillance of Commercial Operations Network using all applicable NOC Network Management Tools.
•Performs initial troubleshooting, problem analysis and isolation of network events in accordance with escalation guidelines.
•Performs tracking and management of network events to resolution in accordance with standard Event Management Procedures
•Tracks and supports Network Change Control schedules and activities
•Supports and executes Network Change Control functions for Regional Operations Groups under the direction of a NOC Team Leader.
• Performs administrative tasks for NOC Network Management Tools, contact, escalation and mailing lists and other documentation or systems under the direction of NOC Team Leader.
• Provides input and feedback for the use and optimization of NOC Network Management Applications/Tools (Netcool and Remedy) as well as NOC processes and procedures. Produces, maintains and updates written procedures.

The ideal candidate will use their experience, to not only meet the expectations of our client, but to reach beyond our client’s expectations.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with the following:
• Between two and five years working in a Network Operations Center environment
• Knowledge of optical transport technologies and products such as Nortel, Cisco, Alcatel Lucent, Infinera, and Fuji.
• Knowledge of and ability to troubleshoot DWDM, Sonet technology, network lines ranging from T1’s to OC192’s
• Effective oral and written communication skills

Preferred Skills:
• Degree from four year college or technical school
• Certifications in Optical technology
• Exposure to cellular or wireless technology and products

Unix Systems Administrator. A successful candidate will utilize their system knowledge to troubleshoot Solaris network and system issues as a part or the High Speed Data and Voice over IP Provisioning support group.

The ideal candidate will use their experience, to not only meet the expectations of our client, but to reach beyond our client’s expectations.

The ideal candidate will have the required years of hands-on experience with at least 2 of the following technologies:

• Intermediate level experience with Solaris (5 years)
• Intermediate level experience scripting in UNIX with Shell or with Perl (4 years)
• Basic understanding of Veritas (4 years)
• Basic understanding of Oracle applications (4 years)
• Some level of training in BEA Weblogic (3 years)

Preferred skills include:

• Scripting in Perl, KSH, and BASH
• Solaris system troubleshooting
• Solaris network troubleshooting
• Oracle database knowledge
• Veritas HA knowledge


Other Requirements include:

• Fluent English
• Legal to work in the U.S.

Python Applications Developer. Successful candidates will work closely with the our client to support their initiatives through completing the following duties:

• Perform backup administration (verify network backups, troubleshooting)
• Perform event impact analysis (use CDRs for determining impact)
• Generate ad-hoc management reports
• Generate capacity measurement reports
• Perform daily monitoring and troubleshooting of voice tools/apps servers


The ideal candidate will use their experience, to meet and reach above the expectations of our client. The ideal candidate will be proficient with Python coding language and have at least two of the have at least 3 years of hands-on experience with at least 2 of the following:

• Programming experience
• Unix systems administration experience
• Experience in production or operations environments
• SQL Experience
• Experience with web technologies such as HTML


Other preferred skills include:

• Networking experience
• Java programming experience
• Postgres SQL experience
• Bachelor's Degree

Job Hopping; “The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one.”

Maybe the recession is here, but do you want to know what the top worry is among chief financial officers? Recruiting. That's right.

The next 10 years will be an employee-driven market, because of a whole host of demographics issues, from boomers leaving the workforce to fewer Generation Yers being interested in corporate life.

Young people are in such high demand right now that they start to look sort of savvy when sources such as MTV report only 17 percent of Generation Y is worried about the economy. Take my good friend Lauren Kieger. She has an entry level job here in DC, which can't be easy given the cost of living in the city, but she is optimistic things will get better for her. And can you believe she even has a Masters degree?

She's at a samll it company, an company that does global outsourcing. Lauren went to this firm because it's growing and creating opportunities for employees. Certainly no recessionary situation. And she is making one of the most profound statements of economic optimism - spending money on expensive food. Yes, she's eating out often with my friends and I. But Laurens's attitude that you live for now and figure things out as you go is typical of her generation, and understandable given they are relatively immune from a recession.

Young people will not have a problem finding jobs.

Some of you - those who read this with mouths wide open in disbelief - are saying that many industries are totally tanking and there is no way employers are hunting down young people like starving animals. But check out the National Association of Manufacturers campaign to recruit young people. The campaign is called "Dream it. Do it" and it cost $70 million. Manufacturing is no exception: there's huge difficultly finding skilled young people for jobs.

Or how about real estate? Sure, your home prices are tanking, but many young people don't own homes. And in terms of jobs in the real estate sector, many real estate agents are older. Given this demographic reality, you don't need a great housing market to provide great career opportunities for young real estate agents.

So there's lots of chatter about how people can recession-proof their careers. But what should young people do, when their golden demographics make them recession proof already? Job hop, of course.

The best thing you can do early in your career is move around a lot so you can figure out what you're good at and what you like. If you compare people who job hop with people who don't, people who job hop build their network faster, build their skill set faster, and are more engaged in their work.
So, young people should take advantage of the fact that they are in high demand and make sure to leave a job as soon as their learning curve flattens. Older people - especially those who have lived through terrible job markets, which includes everyone older than Gen Y - will tell you to be cautious and grateful. These are not inherently bad traits, but they are bad if they instill complacency in a job market that is not demanding that of you.

Some of you will find yourselves gunning for jobs in areas hit particularly hard by the recession. Investment banking, for example, used to be very difficult to break in to, and now, with cutbacks for summer interns, investment banking is insanely difficult to get into.

But so what? What are you going to do with that investment banking experience? Leave, probably. Because the hours are terrible and the work is totally inflexible and driven (at all hours of the day and night) by the client. So you will leave banking to do something that sustains your goals for family and friends. Why not just leave now? It's very competitive -no need to put up with that. Go to an equally interesting field that is not going to require you to take clients to strip clubs.

Tech is hot. Healthcare is hot. And you don't need to be a software developer or changer of bed pans. In fact, any tech company or healthcare company needs sales people and marketing people, and accountants, and all the other types of people who could, possibly, get stuck in an underperforming company, but clearly have the ability to change sectors without dumping their expertise.

So figure out what your skills are, what you love to do, what you're great at. Job hop until you are sure. Or as sure as someone can be at the beginning of his or her career. Then go to a sector that is booming, which is most sectors if you are blessed to be born to Gen Y.

"Every person I work with knows something better than me. My job is to listen long enough to find it and use it.”

Well it's Tuesday and I got jobs! They never stay open for very long, especially in this economy so if you're looking and you think you fit the bill on one of the descriptions below send me your resume to MLento@resolvit.com putting the job you would like to be considered for in the subject line. Remember I work directly with the hiring Managers in these positions so forget the "getting lost" in the online application process!

10 Resume No No's of the day (Compliments of CareerBuilder).
1. Candidate included weight and all allergies.
2. Candidate stated the ability to persuade people sexually using her words.
3. Candidate wrote résumé as a play - Act 1, Act 2, etc.
4. Candidate explained that getting this job would look really neat on his résumé.
5. Candidate specified emergency contact as the hospital.
6. Candidate included naked picture of himself.
7. Candidate explained the need for multiple bathroom breaks each hour.
8. Candidate’s hobbies included long walks with fiancé and bingo.
9. Candidate included a letter from his mother.
10. Candidate explained that he works well nude.

OPEN JOBS (each new position begins in purple)

IT Operations Manager Level III. Successful candidates will serve as a team member of a large public sector network support team.

Duties:
· Serve as the Contractor task leader for a specific task or delivery order.
· Interface directly with the government Task Monitor to receive technical direction and guidance for task performance.
· Performs evaluation of current information system activities, plans and directs all phases of the work effort and ensures tasks are completed within negotiated time frames, budgets, and technical specifications.

Required Skills:
· Five (5) years must be specialized operations management and project management experience related to service desk support and tier 1, 2 and 3 incident response
· ITIL
· Experience with Siteccope, Netcool, NetIQ, HP Openview, Altiris, Remedy and Crystal Reports

Education (shall include one of the following):
· Master’s degree plus eight (8) years specialized experience.
· Bachelor’s degree plus ten (10) years experience of which five (5) years must be in specialized project management.
· Relevant military training or eight (8) years of relevant military experience plus an additional five (5) years experience of which at least three (3) years must be specialized.

Additional Qualifications:
· US Citizen
· Fluent English
· Bachelor’s Degree

Data Warehouse/SAS Programmer (MDW) team who is a highly motivated individual with strong SAS/ UNIX and scripting skills along with strong SQL coding skills. Previous data warehousing experience, along with mainframe skills are a plus. The ideal candidate will be a team player with at least 5 years of relevant experience as well as excellent verbal and written communication skills. The candidate must be a self-starter with a strong work ethic and be willing to provide 24x7 production support on a rotating basis.

The MDW environment is a multi-terabyte DB2 9.5 on AIX installation. It utilizes Mainframe COBOL and SAS to extract data from our data sources. UNIX Korn shell scripts are then used extensively to transform and load the data. SAS running under UNIX is used to access the data and produce reports.

Required Skills:
At least 5 years of relational database analyst experience as well as excellent verbal and written communication skills.
UNIX Korn Shell Scripting
Strong SAS and UNIX base of experience
Strong presentation skills - able to present information effectively to a varied audience
The ability to learn quickly and work in a fast paced environment
Ability to communicate and interact effectively with management, business users, developers, and team members at all levels
Strong analytical and problem solving skills
Ability to multi-task, maintain an organized environment, and work independently
An excellent candidate will:
Ability to be a team player and a self-starter;
Ability to recognize and apply an appropriate sense of urgency
Strong inter personal skills
Knowledge of Data Warehousing concepts is desired

Other requirements include:
Permanent U.S. work authorization

NOC Engineer. Successful candidates will manage the Commercial operations network by monitoring and troubleshooting problems as they occur and initiating triage when necessary.

Duties:
·Monitor the network to identify potential problems using monitoring tools like Netcool
·Troubleshoot problems remotely as they occur on the network by providing Tier II support
·Escalate problems to Sr. Network Engineers that cannot be fixed remotely

The ideal candidate will use their experience, to not only meet the expectations of our client, but to reach beyond our client’s expectations.

The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years of hands-on experience with at least 4 of the following:
· Experience working in a NOC environment (preferably in optical transport)
· Experience with Cell Tower Backhaul
· Exposure to the design and deployment of an optical network
· Experience with Tier II support
· Ability to communicate effectively and with business savvy to negotiate and broker compromise.

Other Requirements include:
· Fluent English
· Legal to work in the U.S.

IT Project Manager. Successful candidates will provide electronic files processing support services to the Securities and Exchange Commission and will work under the direction of a Program Manager.

Duties:
· Responsible for all off-site processing requests.
·Serves as the primary point of contact for all off-site electronic files processing support needs with the SEC litigation support staff.
· Meets bi-weekly and monthly with the SEC and Litigation Support staff (LSS) to discuss project-specific issues.
· Plans and manages all off-site requests received from the SEC at KBS Operations.
· Monitors workflow and progress reporting, tracking, coordinating technical/data processing support and obtaining other necessary corporate resources.
· Performs quality assurance role on deliverables to ensure that high quality work is delivered on-time and within-budget.
· Reviews and tracks all off-site EDD requests and tracks estimated funding and delivery turnaround for each request.
· Maintains productivity and monthly reports and generates and provides daily and weekly status reports to the Program Manager.

Required Skills:
·Excellent verbal and written communication skills
·Excellent management skills
·Anticipate litigation support needs and develop and execute detailed work plans for addressing these needs
·Expert experience of Concordance 8.20 and 9.58
·Experience with designing, creating, and implementing Concordance databases
·Knowledge with creating and implementing CPL load scripts
· Familiar with other litigation support and office automation software applications
· Successfully demonstrated processing and loading Concordance DAT and LOG files using CPL scripts
· Knowledge of data processing environments, including litigation support PC-based database and other applications
· Must be experienced in Micosoft Office Suite with excellent Excel skills

Education (shall include one of the following):
· BS or equivalent and 5 - 7 years of related experience in planning, organizing, and directing e-discovery support activities on numerous complex litigation projects

Additional Qualifications:
· US Citizen
· Fluent English

Network Operations Center Technician. Successful candidates will open tickets and work to troubleshoot issues related to the network. This person will use their prior knowledge to mitigate network events and manage the escalation through resolution. The candidate will be responsible for:

· Surveillance of Commercial Operations Network using all applicable NOC Network Management Tools.
·Performs initial troubleshooting, problem analysis and isolation of network events in accordance with escalation guidelines.
·Performs tracking and management of network events to resolution in accordance with standard Event Management Procedures
·Tracks and supports Network Change Control schedules and activities
·Supports and executes Network Change Control functions for Regional Operations Groups under the direction of a NOC Team Leader.
· Performs administrative tasks for NOC Network Management Tools, contact, escalation and mailing lists and other documentation or systems under the direction of NOC Team Leader.
· Provides input and feedback for the use and optimization of NOC Network Management Applications/Tools (Netcool and Remedy) as well as NOC processes and procedures. Produces, maintains and updates written procedures.

The ideal candidate will use their experience, to not only meet the expectations of our client, but to reach beyond our client’s expectations.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with the following:
· Between two and five years working in a Network Operations Center environment
· Knowledge of optical transport technologies and products such as Nortel, Cisco, Alcatel Lucent, Infinera, and Fuji.
· Knowledge of and ability to troubleshoot DWDM, Sonet technology, network lines ranging from T1’s to OC192’s
· Effective oral and written communication skills

Preferred Skills:
· Degree from four year college or technical school
· Certifications in Optical technology
· Exposure to cellular or wireless technology and products