Saturday, December 31, 2011

Personality/temperament and job choices

The more you know about yourself, your strengths, your dreams, and your options, the better choices you can make as you look for jobs.  One of the most widely used personality assessment tools is the Keirsey Temperament Sorter.  


I have found the information gleaned from identifying and exploring/developing  my God-given personality /temperament has been a very helpful dimension of my career development.  I have intentionally tried to take jobs consistent with the way I best work...in the way God has gifted my in my case, as an ISTJ.

To see if this assessment tool is as helpful for you as it has been for me, take a Keirsey Temporament Sorter by going to Keirsey.com and specifically the link:



Personality Test

Learn about yourself, and how to take the best advantage of your natural talents and skills to find and succeed in the job and career you will love.
The Career Planning Process
The more you know about yourself, your strengths, your dreams, and your options, the better choices you can make as you start into the job-finding process.



Navigating the Interview and Selection Process
Once you've identified potential careers that match your talents, skills, and desires, it's time to go out and begin the Interview and Selection process. This process is not just for your potential employer to evaluate you - you are also selecting them. Be ready for both sides of the process.


Succeeding In Your Job
You've found the right fit, and your ready to begin your dream job. After a short honeymoon, however, reality sets in. You're dealing with many new people, with many different personalities. How do you best fit in? How do you create strong, positive relationships? How do you best position yourself for success?



Making Changes
For whatever reason, you're thinking of greener pastures. Might be positive - a promotion to a division located in another region of the country, a more lucrative job in a related field; or it might be less rosy - worries about the economy and layoffs, or it turns out the job isn't the fit you had hoped. Take your personality into account as you evaluate potential career changes.


Temperament and Careers

Planning Process
Finding Your Passion
Your Current Situation
Who Am I?
What Are My Options?
Evaluating Options
Creating an Action Plan

Selection Process
Informational Interviewing
The Toughest Question
Evaluating an Offer
Salary Negotiations

Succeeding On The Job
Your Boss
Dress For Success
Successful Presentations
Working From Home
Dealing With Stress
In a Shrinking Job Market

Making Changes
When to Take Risks?
Taking a Job in a New City
Who Will Get Laid Off?
Is Your Job a Poor Fit?
Networking is Key

Where the Jobs Are
Healthcare: Many Opportunities


Keirsey Products and Services
Individual Assessments
Team Assessments
Temperament Certification
One-on-one Coaching
Team Building Workshops
Company-wide Conferences
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Thursday, December 29, 2011

Upcoming Job Fairs (Jan 2012)




2012 GONZAGA BUSINESS NETWORK (GBN) CAREER FAIR

(All GBN members and friends are invited)
Wednesday, January 4, 2012,

5 PM - 9 PM

Gonzaga College High School - Upper and Lower Commons

19 Eye Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20001

For more info: https://www.facebook.com/events/304905902863994/

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 MV TRANSPORTATION RECRUITMENT EVENT

Thursday, January 5, 2012
10 AM - 1 PM
MontgomeryWorks Sales & Service Learning Center
11160 Veirs Mill Rd. Suite LLH-17
Wheaton, MD 20902
(Adjacent to Mall between DSW Shoes & C Penney Department Store)
For more info: Contact the business team at (240) 403-3600.
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 CAREER AND INTERNSHIP CONNECTION 2012

Friday, January 6, 2012
9:30AM - 5:00PM
American Management Association Conference Center,
2345 Crystal Drive, Suite 200

Arlington, VA

For more info: http://www.dcjobs.com/calendar.asp?pagemode=5&month=1&year=2012&eid=15873

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 HIRING OUR HEROES - MILITARY SPOUSE CAREER FORUM

Friday, January 13, 2012
8:30 AM - 2:30 PM

The Walter E. Washington Convention Center
801 Mount Vernon Place NW
Washington, DC
For more info & to register: http://www.uschamber.com/veterans/washington-dc

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                                                          JANUARY 2012

 INTELLIGENCE CAREER FAIR
Friday, January 13, 2012
10 AM – 3 PM
Crowne Plaza, Tysons Corner, VA
1960 Chain Bridge Road
McLean, VA 22102

For more info: http://www.intelligencecareers.com/events/


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WASHINGTON DC CAREER FAIR

Tuesday, January 17, 2012
11 AM – 2 PM  
Holiday Inn Rosslyn
1900 North Fort Myer Drive
Arlington, DC 22209

For more info:  http://www.dcjobs.com/calendar.asp?pagemode=5&month=1&year=2012&eid=15855


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SALES & MANAGEMENT CAREER FAIR
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
6 PM
Sheraton Reston
11810 Sunrise Valley Drive
Reston, VA 20191
For more info: http://www.newyorkjobs.com/job_fair_calendar.cfm

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SALES & MANAGEMENT CAREER FAIR BALTIMORE
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
6 PM
Holiday Inn Columbia
7900 Washington Boulevard
Columbia, MD 20794
For more info: http://www.unitedcareerfairs.com/eventDetail.php?e=23






 
Listings Provided by Jezreel Employment Ministry
                                                          JANUARY 2012

TECHEXPO
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
10 AM – 3 PM
Tysons Corner Ritz Carlton –
1700 Tysons Blvd.
McLean, VA 22102
For more info: http://security-clearance-job-fairs.techexpousa.com/show_info.cfm?show_id=421

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MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL CAREER EVENTS
Thursday, January 19, 2012
11 AM – 2 PM
Washington, DC
For more info: http://www.dcjobs.com/calendar.asp?pagemode=5&month=1&year=2012&eid=15856

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PATUXENT RIVER NAS JOB FAIR
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
3 PM – 7 PM

22156 Three Notch Road

Lexington Park, MD 20653

For more info: http://www.jobzoneonline.com/events/JAN24PAXRIVERCOMPANIES.htm


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WASHINGTON, D.C./BALTIMORE PUBLIC SERVICE CAREER FAIR

Friday, January 27, 2012
9 AM – 5 PM
George Mason University School of Law
3301 North Fairfax Drive
Fairfax, VA
For more info: http://www.dcjobs.com/calendar.asp?pagemode=5&month=1&year=2012&eid=15857

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TYSONS CORNER, VA (TECH/ENG/SEC CLEARANCE)
Friday, January 27, 2012
11:00 AM 03:00 PM
Crowne Plaza Tysons Corner
1960 Chain Bridge Rd
Mclean, VA 22102
For more info: http://www.targetedjobfairs.com/tjf/events/detail.jsp?eventid=3807

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Are you accepting God's tender mercies?


Take time to read and be inspired to pray by the devotional below that God will help you to continue to trust him in your trial of finding what he has for you vocationally in this season.
I want you to know how your faith toward God even in adversity inspires me in my faith for the challenges I face in the work place.  Seeing your faith encourages me to pray, stand firm and wait on him for him to do what I can't do for myself...trusting God in and through all I am and will face in this life.  Our fate/salvation is secured in Christ and with that comes the promise that God will never fail us or forsake us.
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Taken from Ray Stedman devotional>>> From our friends at www.RayStedman.org
Read the Scripture: Job 42:12-13
The LORD blessed the latter part of Job's life more than the first (Job 42:12a).
This is what James calls in the Revised Standard Version the purpose of the Lord(James 5:11), revealing God to be compassionate and merciful. God did not suddenly become compassionate and merciful to Job; He had been that way all along. God's character, unchanging, is compassion and mercy. He is love. Though He puts us through times of trials and pressures and hardships, it is not because He is angry and upset; it is because He is compassionate and merciful. If we wait, He will bring us to the place where we will see that as plainly and clearly as Job did. So the purpose of the Lord is to reveal His own heart of compassion and mercy to this dear old man.
There is a beautiful passage in Jeremiah's Lamentations that I think we must always remember when we are going through trials and afflictions. I would urge you to memorize it as you face a new year: For men are not cast off by the Lord forever. Though he brings grief, he will show compassion, so great is his unfailing love. For he does not willingly bring affliction or grief to the children of men (Lamentations 3:31-33).
Isn't that encouraging? He does not willingly afflict or grieve the sons of men. He will bring grief because He loves us and we need it, but He does not do it lightly. He feels our pain with us. As a good parent with His children, He hurts worse than we do at times. He does not willingly do it. I think we need to recall that when we are put through times of pressure and danger.
God moves Job's relatives and friends to bring him gifts of silver and gold. But perhaps these gifts of silver and gold that friends and relatives brought were God's way of providing a foundation of the wealth that He will bring Job. At any rate, Job ended up with double everything that he had before.
Well, you say, God doubled everything but his sons and daughters. He ended up with seven sons and three daughters, just like he had at the beginning. No. You forget he has seven sons and three daughters in heaven, and seven sons and three daughters more on earth, so God indeed gave Job double everything that he had to start with. That is the mercy of God. He does not willingly afflict or grieve the sons of men but longs to give them blessing when they come to the place where they can handle the blessing that He wants to give.
Help us to accept Your tender mercies, Lord, and to see behind them Your loving, compassionate heart. Help us, out of our understanding to bring praise to the glory of our great God.
Life Application: Trials are graduate courses where we can learn to trust the immutable purpose of our Father. Do we see him as our kind Father whose desire is always to bless his child?
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Need a jump start in writing a resume?

If you do not have a resume and need some help getting started , go to:

http://www.bestsampleresume.com/resumes.html

for basic resume templates for various job positions See a sample resume below for a resume for an architectural engineer:


Mike Fernando
1234 Main Court
Santa Cruz
CA, 95060
Cell: 257-356-7895
Email:mike@hotmail.com
Career Objective:

To gain a challenging and rewarding position as an architectural engineer that will enable me to share knowledge on the methods, design techniques and principles of architectural engineering.

Summary of Skills:
  • Extensive knowledge of architectural engineering design principles and practices
  • In-depth knowledge of the application related with building codes including design occupancy, egress, and fire ratings
  • Familiar with circuit boards, electronic equipment, blue prints and models
  • Skilled in schematic drawings as well as interpretation of diagrams
  • Proficient in the use of AutoCAD graphics tools, 3D Max, Photoshop and Microsoft Office software
  • Detail oriented, organized with effective verbal and written communication skills
Summary of Work History:
Organization: ABC Construction Inc, California
Duration: March 2008 till date
Designation: Architectural Engineer
  • Perform routine assignments by applying basic architectural principles, design, and concepts
  • Responsible for planning, designing, coordinating and supervising construction of building projects for clients
  • Conduct periodic on-site observation of work during construction to ensure compliance with Detailed Design Documents
  • Direct activities of workers engaged in preparing documents for the conceptual design phase, drawings and specification, and schematic design phase
  • Utilize computer-assisted design equipment and software to prepare project designs and plans
  • Coordinate and integrate engineering elements into unified design for client review and approval

Organization: Paradise Builders, California 
Duration: April 2006 to December 2007 
Designation: Architectural Engineer
  • Perform analysis of building or system prototypes submitted by architects to decrease cost, increase efficiency, and enforce adherence of building codes and compliance issues
  • Responsible for evaluating the proposed electrical systems to ensure occupational safety and assess window costs
  • Coordinate with architects to discuss structural designs of the proposed project
  • Responsible for meeting with architects to discuss the structural designs and specifications of buildings
  • Monitor and oversee the engineering parts of the building like electrical, heating, plumbing, air and fire protection systems
Educational Summary:
Achieved Master's degree in Architectural Engineering
- University of California in the year 2005
Achieved Bachelor's degree in Architectural Engineering
- Engineering College, California in the year 2003
Personal Details:
Name: Mike Fernando
Date of Birth: 13/01/1981
Employment Status: Full time
Relationship status: Single
Reference:
Will be pleased to furnish upon request
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