Useful Job Board Strategy & Links...
The shortest route to the right path -- that's what you want. It's what we aim for. You may be unfocused; we'll help. Ready for mentors, guides, job posts? See below. Join PCW for in-depth JOB POSTS, plus Net Night discounts as you network.
The shortest route to the right path -- that's what you want. It's what we aim for. You may be
unfocused; we'll help. Ready for mentors, guides, job posts? See below. Join PCW for in-depth
JOB POSTS, plus Net Night discounts as you network.
Tigers: Is your career plan future-hardened? Prefer a new one?
Our Job Board is updated regularly. Our "Starter Kit" (below) is refreshed often. Track these as you plan
ahead. Our complete jobs page is for CURRENT PCW members, a value-added Member benefit. Here,
you see openings locally and elsewhere. AND: If you have jobs at your site, share them by emailing
webmaster@pcw-dc.org. Career Contacts? Go here....
JOB DETAILS are BELOW and are Members-Only benefits, one of many. JOIN your Princeton Club for MEMBER benefits
(click to join), with full posting details....
SEE ALL PCW JOB POSTS at PAGE BOTTOM (latest appear first)....
A sampler -- more appear at page bottom.
Mgr. - Client Svcs.-VA , Fast growing company along with --
Venture Cap Fund , Internship - Shanghai
Web Apps. Developer - DC , Strong outfit - vital post
Suppt. Ctr. Spec. - MD , Local outfit, growing operations
Sr. IS Engineer - VA , A Deloitte Fast 50 Co.
KEY IDEA for the WEEK --
"Success is deciding from the start what end
result you want and creating the circumstances
to realize that result."
HOW DO YOU DRIVE A SEARCH PLAN toward SUCCESS
-- and PREP WHAT'S NEXT (the "onboarding" process in a
new job)? You must master both to succeed in a new gig.
Find out how when you join our 10/06 Net Night with 2 ALUMNI ....
They have answers. You meet 2 professionals who'll share
their successes, particularly what it takes to implement
a search plan in this market -- along with how to prime
for the job you eventually get. That means clear goals,
hard choices about projects you take on (or rule out),
and much more.
GO HERE for more ....
HEAR former CEO Kevin Dowdell '83 and Booz Allen
pro Keith Maccannon '92 --- and a host of fellow
Tigers and other Ivy alumni. You'll meet everyone...
Tuesday, October 6 - 6:30 pm -- SITE TBA.
NOTE: PLEASE register early. The last 4 Net Nights have
sold out (nearly 100 for our July 21st Tiger-Crimson NN).
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NEGOTIATING a NEW SALARY at a NEW JOB
[quote] By ALEXANDRA LEVIT
In this market, many job candidates are desperate for an offer
-- any offer. But even if you are new to an industry or have been
unemployed for a while, is it smart to blindly accept the first
number that an employer throws out? I don't think so.
Once you are inside an organization, raises are small and
promotions are often slow in coming, so you have to do what
you can to maximize your salary and benefits package right
out of the gate. But how can you do this when the employer
has the upper hand and hundreds of qualified candidates?...
[endquote/snip]
For more (from the Wall St. Jo.), GO HERE (may need a
subscription to access...)
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124977651986217193.html?mod=djemCJ#articleTabs%3Darticle
KEY POINTS in this piece --
- prep by learning the industry (and the job's payscale)
(trade associations are a good information source)
- don't be first in mentioning salary
- know that a salary offer is upwardly negotiable
- initial salaries can be reviewed at 6/18 mo. intervals
NOTE: PCW will offer a NEGOTIATION Net Night in the
coming months....
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ANSWERING THE NASTY QUESTIONS -- WHICH TO PREP?
[quote FROM]: Job Interview Questions You Need to Know
Ever get stumped by a job interview question? Well, perhaps it was
because you never imagined such strange, silly or extremely direct
questions would come your way.... [endquote/snip]
It comes with the turf of job searching that you'll be made to
feel uncomfortable -- to check your "pressure-handling" skills.
Some conventional and surprising questions you MUST PREP --
- Why have you been out of work for an extended period of time?
- How many people were on your team, and how many were laid off?
- Why do you think you were selected for the reduction in force?
- Have you ever fired anyone?
- If the CEO or someone very senior in the organization comes to
you with an urgent problem, how would you handle it?
- What books have you read lately?
- Have you published any technical documents or white papers?
- A year from now, what is going to keep you at this company?
- How long will it take before you make a positive impact?
- What makes you think you had anything to do with that achievement?
- If you were able to get 20 percent cost savings, could you have
gotten 30 or 40 percent?
- What are your weaknesses and some of your failures?
FOR MORE, GO HERE ....
http://blogs.eweek.com/careers/content001/job_hunting/jon_interview_questions_you_need_to_know.html
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TIRED OF "SAME-OLD" NETWORKING FARE?
TRY OUR MIDSUMMER'S EVE for NETWORKING
July 21 - A Princeton-Harvard Networking Night
SORRY - now sold out (7/17/09)... More in Sept.
WHEN: Tuesday, Jul 21st, 2009 at 6:00pm
Networking with a twist: Career ideas+guided interactive
networking where everyone participates, you meet everyone
else, and you test what you learn... With 3 speakers on
markets and networks plus new ways to move your career
forward in a tough economy. Then you meet seasoned
pros -- law, government, healthcare, business, non-profits
-- in high-level networking breakouts and facilitators who
help you directly. Discover the power of learning from
those around you. On hand: Princeton, Harvard, Wharton,
Dartmouth and Ivy Alumni.
FOR FULL DETAILS, GO HERE.
https://www.pcw-dc.org/article.html?aid=589
FOR MORE on Princeton Net Nights, go here.
https://www.pcw-dc.org/article.html?aid=135
Think about it: MANY Tiger (and Harvard) colleagues.....
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