Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Java Developer

JAVA Applications Developer

Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related field.
3+ years Java application development.
Skilled in developing Web applications.
Skilled in working with J2EE, JDBC as well as Javascript, HTML, JSP's, XML, Websphere, WSAD.
Skilled in all phases of the System Development Life Cycle.
Must have a stable permanent job record.

Industry leader. Extremely stable corporate environment. Great family atmosphere. Located in lovely midwest community.

***they are looking for people to join their family and stay forever

401k, paid relocation, 100% company funded pension plan. Privately owned, have never had a layoff

Ideal candidate is a junior level java developer from the Midwest, or with ties to area.
Greencard or citizen, stable work history. No job hopping/contractors

8 to 5 work environment, little or no overtime.

Interview process—Immediate technical phone screen with Java lead, then in-person.

Location: Columbia, Missouri

Sr. Network Administrator (Cisco)

JOB SUMMARY:
To administer and oversee technical design, implementation, organization and troubleshooting of key business systems. Document and handoff support work to IT technicians as appropriate. Provide proactive management to meet business objectives through both user feedback and internal metrics. Has system wide responsibility on complex projects and components. Effectively contributes to team goals. Provides direction to team members and is a key contributor. May solve highly technical complex problems and be called on to consult for other projects. Assists with the transfer of knowledge of technical skills. Viewed as a subject matter expert within the organization. Provides coaching to junior-level employees.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES AND REQUIREMENTS - SR. NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR:

Responsibilities: Designs complex LAN and WAN strategies to meet a broad spectrum of business needs. Coordinates implementation, optimization, and operation of LAN / WAN systems including procurement, installation, configuration and management. Provides ongoing information to management, customers, and peers regarding enhancements and innovations.

Technical / functional skills (includes computer skills):
Cisco data networks
Cisco routers/switches
Cisco voice networks
Cisco load balancing
Certifications or licenses: CCNP, CCDP, CCIP, CCSP, CCVP
Minimum of 4 years experience with Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field.—relevant experience can take the place of degree.


Paid relocation fully paid relo--pack and move, house hunting trip (no house purchase)
Bonus: 0-20% of base annually. Profit Sharing 401 (k) Plan: Has average approx 15% for each eligible employee Paid every year since 1952. Calculation based on Base plus Bonus.
Great team oriented environment
Reports to IT Manager, who was promoted from this role.

Location: Des Moines, IA

Email or call if interested:
Angela Marasco
angela@am-recruiting.com
937-912-5860

Friday, October 24, 2008

Storage Achitect

Direct Hire Opportunity

The Storage Architect's role is to lead the development and long term strategic roadmap for all storage initiatives within the company. The individual would work with the operations team, DBA's and netops team to plan, design, implement the organization's storage infrastructure using to industry best practices to ensure high data quality, reliability, redundancy and availability. This individual will recommend to management plans to develop, implement and procedures to ensure consistent storage provisioning, uptime, optimization and cost reduction. The Storage Architect is also responsible for capacity planning, backup and restore process design, performance analysis, and developing data disaster recovery plans.

Requirements:

In-depth understanding of storage architecture design techniques,theories, principles, and practices including ILM, Hierarchical Storage Management

Administration of a large site 100 servers, storage in excess of 1PB or more
Experience managing multiple files systems, volume managers and high availability software

Working knowledge of SAN, NAS, DAS, RAID, SCSI, FC, tape, clustered storage technologies

Experience architecting enterprise storage, archival/backup systems with a broad spectrum of storage technologies

In-depth understanding of storage architecture design techniques, theories, principles, and practices

ILM/project lifecycle analysis and experience.

4+ years of UNIX/Linux system administration and related web technologies


Location: Cleveland, OH
Paid Relocation

Salary: to 110K

No H1 Sponsorship


If you are interested, please contact:

Angela Marasco
angela@am-recruiting.com
http://www.am-recruiting.com

So You Want Someone To Actually Read Your Resume?

Taken from Simon Meth (Staffing Consultant and Executive Coach)


You create a perfectly crafted resume. Your cover letter is a literary masterpiece. You respond with both to numerous opportunities and can hardly wait for the influx of phone calls and emails from company recruiters just eager to talk with you about working for their companies. You wait. You wait. You wait some more. Nothing...

Perhaps, just perhaps, you don't really know what makes a resume and cover letter attractive to a corporate recruiter. Perhaps you don't know what will increase the chances of your resume being read. If you've been doing the same thing in your job search for some time without success and you plan to keep on doing the same thing...then perhaps there is something of value here for you. Read on to learn my Top 10 ways to increase your job search success when submitting resumes to corporate websites.

1) A human being never looks at most resumes that are submitted to corporate websites. That's not wrong. It's just the way it is. Use this to your advantage. The reason most resumes never are looked at by a human being is that most resumes don't meet or exceed the requirements for the position. Corporate recruiters are professionals who are paid to source candidates who meet or exceed the requirements for the position. Most recruiters run Boolean searches on corporate resume databases. If you don't meet the requirements then, chances are your resume will be ignored. Simple approach here is to read the requirements and make sure your resume covers the majority of them.

2) If your cover letter has ever stated something like, "I don't meet the requirements for the position but I'm a really fast learner" then perhaps you could look for another line of work. Recruiters are experts at time management. If you're telling them you don't meet the requirements then they'll stop reading right away and move on to the next resume.

3) If you voted for Harry Truman and you think you can hide that you are old enough to have done that then think again. Be honest!

4) If you don't have a degree and you think you can list something nebulous under the university name where you partied hard for a semester and someone might think you have a degree then think again. Be honest!

5) If you've had 16 jobs in the last 10 years and you think leaving employment dates off your resume may hide this fact then think again. Be honest!

6) If your objective says something like, "I want to work for a company that values it's employees, is committed to altruistic acts, and has a great benefits package" then GET A CLUE! The objective ISN'T about you it IS about what you can provide for the company. Get the difference?

7) If your resume contains things you did 20 years ago that you're so proud of and you think will positively influence a corporate recruiter then read and understand the following sentence. Anything more than about 5 years ago is ancient history on a resume. Focus on the past 5 years. Keep the rest brief, very brief.

8) Many recruiters never read cover letters. Some recruiters reject candidates who don't write a cover letter. What is an applicant to do? Write a short, well written, cover letter that is clearly written in response to the position being applied for. A couple of short paragraphs are all you need. Those who like cover letters will read and understand why you applied. Those who don't read them will ignore them anyway.

9) Do research. You may have been the Chief Vice-President of Bottle Washing for World Wide Bottle Washing but if you're applying for a position as a Temporary Glass Enclosure Technician the recruiter may not make the connection. What terms are currently in vogue? Don't know. THEN FIND OUT and make sure they are on your resume. People exiting the military are experts at this. They know and understand that people outside of the military don't have a clue about the jargon used in the military. They translate their resumes to be understandable to the corporate recruiter. Smart.

10) If you send the same resume and cover letter to every opportunity then you really need to think about that. Yes, it's hard work targeting each and every response. The alternative is that you'll spend your days emailing resumes with little or no response.

Take to heart these 10 points and think about them before you hit the send button each time you apply for a position. Please let me know what differences you experience as a result. Thanks for reading.

Friday, October 17, 2008

Senior eCommerce Web Developer Opportunity in Cleveland

Senior eCommerce Web Developer

Primary responsibility: The primary responsibility of this position is to lead the systems development of our client's web site(s) with a high level of knowledge of leading edge technology. This key position works with partners within the organization to develop the optimum method of two-way communication across the Internet with our external customers and internal business partners.


Apply a high degree of technical knowledge of all web environments and applications currently used. Continue to develop and research knowledge of other applications used in industry and make suggestions for their appropriate use in the environment when applicable. Use past experiences to help guide the company when familiar issues arise. Study and gain understanding of competitor's sites and suggest ways to improve our client's site in order to meet competitive challenges.

Strive to be a change agent by identifying current site issues and suggest and implement appropriate solutions.

Provide advice and guidance to Web Developers in performing technical tasks including writing and analyzing code, designing, configuring and documenting applications and systems, and using object-oriented techniques to improve the efficiency of work.

Write, analyze and interpret source programs. 75% coding

Design large-scale database-driven applications that perform efficiently, are operationally stable including instrumentation, and meet business requirements in a fast-paced dynamic environment.

Regularly codes or modifies, tests, and debugs web pages, applications and jobs of high complexity. May have multiple open assignments.

Perform role of project manager on various large scale projects and assignments possibly involving cross-functional teams including e.g. Information Systems, Customer Service, CRM etc.

Completes project assignments in accordance with the schedule established by the project leadership.

Keeps management informed of project status through periodic status reporting.

Additional responsibilities as requested or required.



QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems or related field required.
3+ years of experience in Web Development and Systems Architecture including systems development and programming responsibilities.
2+ years experience designing large-scale web applications including database schemas.
Broadvision One-to-One Enterprise development and administration experience a plus.
Experience with Documentum a plus
Experience going through a platform redo would be a big plus (Broadvision to Documentum or Websphere etc.)
3+ years experience with XML.
2+ years of current experience developing RDBMS to Web applications utilizing server and client-side JavaScript, HTML, SQL and C/C++ or PL/SQL.
Current work experience in an Internet-related ,or high transaction ecommerce environment preferred.
Experience with a high volume on-line retailer preferred
Experience with Unix/ Linux / Red Hat
1+ years experience with JBOSS
3+ years experience with Java
Experience writing technical documents including functional, technical and program specifications and designs.
Experience with and understanding of large-scale Internet architectures on 3-Teir environments (e.g., communications, TCP/IP, firewalls, failover, load balancing, web servers, applications servers, and data base servers).
Experience leading projects involving cross-functional team members.
Effective written and communication skills.
Demonstrated organizational and analytical skills.
Ability to work within project deadlines.

Location: Cleveland, OH
Salary: 75K - 90K Base

Call or email if interested:
Angela Marasco
angela@am-recruiting.com
937-912-5860

Monday, October 6, 2008

Whatcha Talkin Bout Willis? Twitter (What's it all about?)

Whatcha Talkin Bout Willis?
Taken from the Blog Master: davidebowman

By this time you have probably heard about Twitter. If not, here is a quick summary. Twitter is a site where you, and the rest of the world get 140 characters to answer one question “what are you doing?”
Now the common first reaction by someone who discovers Twitter is to scrunch up their face, tilt their head to the side and scratch it, sigh, tilt their head back again, shrug their shoulders and say “huh?” “What is the big deal?”
Well shortly thereafter you begin to discover that on Twitter people are sharing thoughts and opinions on everything under the sun in a very concise and easy to understand format. Better yet the format is constantly evolving. Twitter also makes it possible to follow brilliant thinkers like John Moore, Pete Blackshaw, and Guy Kawaski, as you follow “what they do.”
Still, the whole thing can seem a bit overwhelming and disjointed. That is where the new Twitter Search (formerly Summize.com) comes into play. Simply type in a term and you can search in real time what people are talking about. Search Dayton, or Obama, or McCain, Pizza, Reds, Apple, whatever - Twitter search will aggregate the results so that you can begin to make sense of it all. Better yet, it is equipped with an RSS feed so that you can track the conversation as it evolves. Track mentions of your name, your employer, your friends, and on and on.
So do you wonder what Willis is talking about? Well I am not sure if Willis (Todd Bridges) uses Twitter, but you can find a whole bunch of people talking about him and darn near anything else by using Twitter Search. Give it a try, and share the interesting things you find with your comments.
Twitter Search

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw9oX-kZ_9k

NEW Opportunity: WMS Software Implementor

WMS Software Implementor

Overview
This is a great opportunity. You can work from anywhere in the country, from your home, and get to travel all over (you need to be open to about 80% travel to be considered for this job). If this would fit your lifestyle, you have to look into this job! You won't find a better company in this industry, guaranteed.

Our client is growing fast, quick but controlled. They focus on designing and implementing warehousing, transportation and supply chain solutions. Their success is attributed to a unique combination of critical skills in logistics (understanding the business and best practices), information technology (understanding information flow), applications (know the best SCM, WMS and TMS tools on the market), and transition management (they have a proven path for organizations to adopt the new state).

You the consultant will work within a project team throughout project life cycle - requirements definition, solution selection, design, testing, training and implementation. This position involves extensive interaction with employees in all functional areas, offices, clients, vendors and business partners.

Essential Job Functions:

o Achieves work objectives by developing systems requirements, functional design, basic systems configuration and implementation support
o Contributes to project success by leading and/or contributing to client update meetings
o Contributes to project development by generating reports and briefing documents
o Contributes to project success by supporting the design and test planning for supply chain execution integration with host ERP systems and material handling control systemso Achieves work objectives by supporting all aspects of systems testing
o Builds client knowledge by assisting in end user training
o Supports client by communicating with vendors regarding budgetary costing and other issues
o Achieves work objectives by performing financial analysis to derive business case information
o Achieves work objectives by supporting software configuration and assisting in modification determination, development, and testing
o Performs organizational development duties by researching and writing articles for publication and preparing and presenting internal projects
o Supports client development by establishing and maintaining positive relationships with potential, current, and former clients
o Contributes to the achievement of company-wide revenue goals by pursuing follow-on projects with current and former clients

Job Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or other related Engineering degree, or equivalent work experience
  • 2-5 years industry experience inclusive of a Warehouse Management System (WMS) full lifecycle project and/or other top tier supply chain execution systems
  • Working knowledge and industry experience with the Manhattan Associates, RedPrairie, or the HighJump product suites. Experience with Oracle, SAP, Retek, JDA, JD Edwards, ProVia, MARC Global or other top tier WMS solutions will also be considered
  • Competency in SQL, MS Access, MS Excel, MS Project, MS Visio software
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skillso Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines effectively under time constraints
  • Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously without close supervision
  • Willingness and ability to travel extensively (80%)

Goal Setting

Goal Setting
From: www.timethoughts.com

Goal setting is a process that helps you get clear on what you want, make an action plan to help you get there, launch into action, and persist until you reach your destination or find a better one.

This process can significantly increase your probability of success and achieving what you want. Research studies show a direct link between goal setting and enhanced performance in sports and business.

Earl Nightingale put it this way, "People with goals succeed because they know where they are going. It's as simple as that."


Why Personal Goal Setting Works

Texas oil billionaire H.L. Hunt once said that there are only two ingredients necessary for success. The first is that you have to decide exactly what it is that you want.

This is where he believed many stumble. They never decide what it is that they really want.
They may think they want something from time to time, usually something generic and vague like "being rich" or "a better job," but it's just a fleeting thought; they never truly get clear on what these things really mean.

Hunt said that once you've decided what it is that you want, the second ingredient is to determine the price you have to pay to get what you want, and then resolve to pay that price by establishing your priorities and getting to work.

Many who get past the first ingredient never apply the second one. They don't understand that you have to pay the price in full before you can claim your prize.

You can think of goal setting as a process that helps you to decide exactly what it is that you want, and then to systematically pay the price in order to get it. It is a process that helps you focus your time and energy on your targets through careful and deliberate planning.

What is a Goal?
A goal is a well-defined target that gives you clarity, direction, motivation, and focus. Goals are tools that help you in five main ways:

  • Make a positive change in your life
  • Form a new habit or change an existing habit
  • Improve or develop a skill, talent, or ability
  • Realize a dream or other important outcome
  • Improve your performance on a task or activity