Resume Thoughts

I just received a resume from a candidate who used eight pages to detail a six year career. That is certainly not a good idea. Prioritize, condense, and assess the need for so much repetitive information! John R. Fugazzie MBA Patty Kremen, Barbara Sunberg, Esq. Elise Prezant Susan English Sheri D. Leach Jennifer Giudice Carmen Anello Abby Kohut Paul Cecala, Certified Career Coach

Principal Engineer

Our client, located in the Weymouth MA area seeks a Principal Engineer with exceptional experience in Analog circuit design (at least 10 yrs.) to design, develop, and introduce new products and engineering concepts to support as well as providing the project management necessary to turn product prototype into a viable product.  Provide technical leadership in area of expertise, with ability to train others and represent the company externally.  Act in the capacity of the Company’s ultimate technical authority in area of expertise.
Responsibilities will include conducting feasibility studs; managing projects within the ISO 9001 System through memos, charts, graphs, etc. to keep management informed of progress; preparing detailed project plans; review projects received, analyze and interpret specifications, develop basic design features required to meet technical performances specified.  Create design sketches and finished drawings.  Specify methods and procedures for Manufacturing and Quality Control.  Devise and specify test methods.  Create bills of material for product and components.  Develop routings for product assembly and sub-assemblies.  Follow projects through development and test stages, including test programs as required, analyze test results to determine accuracy of test procedures or product design.  Build prototypes.  Release product to field assisting with technical literature, support and travel as necessary.
TRAINING and REQUIREMENTS:  General Safety, Quality System Awareness, ISO9000, Hazardous Communications Training (MSDS), Evacuation Training, Network Drives, Public Folders, Syteline Training.
QUALIFICATIONS:  A Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Computer or Mechanical Engineering with seven to ten years of design and development engineering experience in a related manufacturing business or equivalent education and work experience.
PLEASE NOTE: Clients must reside within realistic commute of Weymouth MA.
Resumes to harold@smartstaff.jobs or call Harold Levin at 908-508-0300, ext. 104

Sr. Network Architect Needed

A Senior Network Architect is needed to join our client's growing Infrastructure Services & Security team in the Center City area of Philadelphia. The ideal candidate will have proven experience and strong working knowledge in network architecture, troubleshooting, routing, switching and firewall design, configuration and implementation.
Candidates must possess the following:
5+ Years Networking Experience: Firewalls – Cisco ASA Routers & routing protocols – NAT, EIGRP, BGP, etc.; L2, STP, L3 Switching – strong VLAN experience, etc.; IP Addressing, Subnetting.
Emphasis on IPSec VPN and Remote Access.
Provide service for Application Firewalls, Network Firewalls, Servers, Load-Balancers, etc. and plan service capacity, forecast demand, analyze network performance, and tune systems
Ability to develop new designs, architectures, standards and methods for large-scale distributed systems.
Bachelor's Degree in InfoSec, MIS, IT, or related fields of study.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as problem solving and troubleshooting skills and ability to work under pressure.
Any of the following additional skill sets will be helpful:
Intrusion Detection/Intrusion Prevention concepts; Multi-Site Wide Area Networking / SDWAN experience; Dynamic, Fault-tolerant routing concepts; Cloud Integration; Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity;Network asset identification, posturing, and profiling.
Resumes to harold@smartstaff.jobs or call Harold Levin at 908-508-0300, ext. 104.

Adventures in Staffing, Part 15

Adventures in Staffing, Part 15. "Find me a new job." "Hi, do you have any jobs for me?" "I'm unemployed because no one got me a new job."

I have heard those lines, and many similar versions, for over thirty years. Guess what? That is not how it works (remembering the old ETrade commercials)!

The only way you will succeed in your job search is to fully immerse yourself and take charge. Certainly, career coaches, staffing firms, unemployment counselors, networking groups, etc. are all must have resources but you need to be the navigator and coordinator. Taking owner ship has been something I have preached for years and it never gets old! Elise Prezant Patty Kremen,

Barbara Sunberg, Esq. Susan English Sheri D. Leach Jennifer Giudice Carmen Anello John R. Fugazzie MBA Wendy (Schwab) Schnall Paul Cecala, Certified Career Coach Abby Kohut Cindy Mazejy Eric Jacobs Merle Moyer

Psychologist needed

Psychologist needed to work with adolescents, children, and families at a well established counseling center for youth with behavioral and learning needs in the Madison NJ area. A PhD. in Psychology or a PSY.D. with a NJ license is essential for this position as well as experience in CBT, DBT, and early intervention. Our client is flexible as to work schedules.. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills needed. Resumes to harold@smartstaff.jobs.or call Harold Levin, SmartStaff Personnel, at 908-508-0300, ext. 104.

Adventures in Staffing, Part 14

Today's adventure takes us to the present. My home state of NJ is gradually reopening its doors and people are ever so slowly going back to work. From what I can tell, many companies are still in assessment mode as to their staffing needs (please contact me when you have a handle on things) but a few others have immediate openings. The dilemma I am sensing is that with supplemental unemployment benefits being provided, many individuals are not enthusiastically considering the opportunities out there. Unfortunately, starting salaries after a catastrophic time will drop for a few years. If you are able to ramp up your search now, do so and be realistic as many more people will be on the market as soon as their unemployment benefits are terminated. Elise Prezant Patty Kremen, Paul Cecala, Certified Career Coach John R. Fugazzie MBA David Schuchman Jennifer Giudice Abby Kohut Sheri D. Leach Susan English Wendy (Schwab) Schnall

Hiring Initiatives

Here's who's hiring right now

By Andrew Seaman, Editor at LinkedIn

Updated 6 hours ago

Hiring is still happening despite the ongoing economic downturn. Here are some of the companies hiring right now.

• Instacart says it’s looking to hire 300,000 contract workers over the next three months.
• Amazon says it’s looking to hire 175,000 new workers for its fulfillment centers and delivery network.
• Albertsons is hiring 50,000 people across their companies for open roles.
• CVS Health is hiring 50,000 employees to serve in various capacities across its business.
• Walmart is hiring 50,000 workers for its distribution and fulfillment centers.
• Dollar General says it's looking to add 50,000 employees by the end of April.
• FedEx is hiring 35,000 people for essential roles.
• Allied Universal is hiring more than 30,000 people for open positions.
• Taco Bell is hiring 30,000 people to work at its restaurants.
• Pizza Hut is hiring 30,000 permanent employees to serve as drivers, shift leaders, cooks and managers.
• Ace Hardware is hiring 30,000 people to work in its stores nationwide.
• Lowe’s is hiring 30,000 employees to meet the demand created by the coronavirus.
• Dunkin' Donuts plans to hire 25,000 new employees.
• Dollar Tree, which is also the parent company of Family Dollar, is hiring 25,000 workers for its stores and distribution centers.
• Walgreens is hiring 25,000 employees for permanent and temporary roles.
• The Home Depot is hiring people for more than 22,000 jobs.
• Instawork is hiring 20,000 workers over the next two months.
• Papa John's is hiring 20,000 workers to meet demand.
• 7-Eleven is hiring up to 20,000 employees due to increased demand.
• Kroger is looking to hire an additional 20,000 workers across the U.S.
• AutoZone plans to hire 17,000 people over the next three months.
• Citi is hiring people for more than 15,000 positions globally.

Networking During the Pandemic

Dear job seekers, new and existing PSGCNJ members, We recognize these are unprecedented times and the job search landscape will be different. Although the situation has changed, PSGCNJ’s mission has not, “To provide job seekers opportunities with encouragement, empowerment, education and inspiration to advance their careers.” The Professional Service Group of Central New Jersey will continue as a virtual meeting as of April 6, 2020. On the day of the meeting click this PSGCNJ Virtual Meeting link to open Zoom and enter Meeting ID 525-652-585 to join the meeting. Keep your calendars open Mondays from 10 am to 12:30 pm. Further instructions for joining the meeting are included below. ACT Training and Advanced Training will be virtual as well. Check the psgcnj.biz training curriculum site for criteria to take training. A separate invite will be sent for them. We are committed to helping you succeed through this transition. Date/Time: Monday, April 6, 2020 · The meeting will open at 10 am to allow people to set up Zoom and converse with other members in the chat box. · Virtual session kicks off at 10:30 am Zoom Connection Info: · To join our Zoom Meeting click on (or copy/paste) link: PSGCNJ Virtual Meeting · Meeting ID: 525-652-585 · To dial-in by phone only: 646-558-8656 Instructions to Connect: · Access the Zoom app via a web browser. · We recommend you join by 10 am · Click (or copy/paste) this link into a web browser to access the PSGCNJ virtual meeting. · If asked to download an executable (.exe) file, allow that to happen. · Select computer speakers or phone to hear. Follow the directions that will be best for you. If on your computer select computer speakers for audio. · When you enter the meeting your video and audio will be disabled however, you will see rotating slides with these instructions. You will not be able to unmute audio at that time but do chat with colleagues while you are waiting. You can create private chats with each other. · Enter questions into the chat box and we can call on you if you like to address verbally during the session. Sincerely, The PSGCNJ Executive

Our calendar for the balance is June is June 15

·  Speed Interviewing - Audience Interactive Session

June 22

·  Value of Value - Tamara Causley Robinson

June 29

·  I Can! - Janelle Razzino

Adventures in Staffing, Part 13

On a sunny Tuesday morning, I was sitting at my desk reflecting on a meeting I attended the night before and realizing I should have not stayed up until midnight watching Monday Night Football. All of a sudden, the radio station I was tuned to stopped their music format to talk about the first of what would be several terror attacks using hijacked aircraft. As the horrible tragedy unfolded, our phones went silent and remained that way for several weeks. Recovery was slow but we eventually ramped back up.

I have witnessed many catastrophic situations during thirty plus years in the staffing world. This current situation is a mixed bag consisting of an unwieldy pandemic, civil unrest, a corresponding recession, and the ongoing weakening of world peace.

My recommendation to those in need of work is extremely basic. Be happy when you receive a job order, graciously accept it knowing that pay rates are going to be less aggressive for the next year or two. With record numbers of unemployed job seekers out there, I would hate for you to pass something up and stay on the sidelines for longer than necessary. #jobmarket #jobhunt #unemployed #jobadvice #gethired #jobseekers #Covid19jobs #PandemicImpact

Join Me via ZOOM!

Are you unemployed, underemployed or seeking a career change?

Are you looking for a lifestyle change

or a better balance between work and family?

You are invited to attend our free

JOB SEEKERS SUCCESS GROUP

A   group for active job seekers that focuses on strategies and issues

 affecting your job search

“Preparing for the Future Job Market”

Presenter:  Harold Levin

Staffing Manager, SmartStaff Personnel

Date:  Wednesday July 1, 2020

Time:  7:00-9:00 p.m.

This program will be conducted via Zoom

Please contact JFS at 908-725-7799 X108

or eprezant@JewishFamilySvc.org to pre-register and to receive the Zoom invitation

Jewish Family Service of Somerset, Hunterdon and Warren Counties is a not-for-profit,

non-sectarian social service agency whose purpose is to preserve and strengthen

the quality of individual, family and community life based on Jewish values.

Funding for this program provided by a grant from

The Arnold A. Schwartz Foundation and Magyar Bank

Hiring During the Pandemic

Hiring Managers, HR Directors, Business Owners: As we approach the New Normal (whatever that will be), staffing needs are bound to develop either from attrition or the needs of your business in different times. Contact me at harold@smartstaff.jobs or 908-508-0300, ext. 104 to explore how we can help you affordably add staff (temporary or permanent). We will help you seamlessly navigate so you can focus on making business.
#jobmarket #hiringmanagers #hiringtalent #jobhunting #pandemic2020 #pandemicplanning #CovidJobs