Fwd:Fwd: Internship Opportunities

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Date: Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 4:17 PM
Subject: Fwd: Internship Opportunities


Dear J,

I received a phone call yesterday from one of your coworkers at COG about the student internship for which I applied .  She told me that she wanted to schedule an interview on the sixth.  I was delighted to make the appointment with her.  However, once we started to get into the details she told me that she would get back to me about it.

I figured that I should follow up on this because I am indeed interested in this position and am fully qualified to fill the position.

K

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Date: Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 9:16 AM
Subject: Internship Opportunities

Recruitment No.1--63

November 28, 2012

K
Aveunue
CA

Dear K,

The City of EA would like to thank you for your interest in the position of Environmental Programs Technician.

We received an overwhelming number of applications for this recruitment from which we screened and selected candidates with the knowledge and experience that most closely matches the desired background of the ideal candidate. Unfortunately, you were not one of the candidates to be forwarded to the next phase of the testing process.

Again, thank you for your interest in employment with the City of EA. We wish you the best in your employment search.

Sincerely,

ARM
Management Analyst
Human Resources Department

A-P/EP Interview

I went to an interview on the other day. I arrived at the location a little early and at the appointed time the first interviewer came down to collect me at the appointed hour and we arrived upstairs around five minutes later. There were pleasantries and I got comfortable. As soon as I had the floor I wrote down everyone’s name. They presented me with several questions about the interdisciplinary elements of the position, my strengths and weaknesses, the laws that pertained to the job, state and federal acts and my background in development.

I started by talking about my undergrad experience to address my interdisciplinary background, moved on to my community based activities and ended up talking about my experience in grad school. I stressed my varied background as an English teacher, a Geographer and spoke at length about the value of my time overseas. I also showed then my most recent resume to showcase my abilities.

In answer to their question on my strengths and weaknesses I told them that I have a lot of knowledge with data management. I said that analysis requires an intimate understanding of what field methods one employs and stressed my interest in what the data I use means and where it comes from. I then said that my greatest weakness lay in the fact that I have yet take a job that puts all of these things together.

For the next question I said that I have had many chances to work with agencies and organizations. I talked about my field methods classes and relied upon my training in under- and grad school as well as my extended education experiences. I also recounted how my knowledge of school clubs and community activism contributed to this interagency and community engagement. These experiences included my organization of seminars and consulting work. I also mentioned how I had played a role in advocating with county transportation organizations. I also noted how the staffs at various agencies shared a lot of the same interests.

For the next question I recounted the parameters of the regulations that the interviewers were interested in and stressed the importance of public participation. It was at this point that I opened my cheat sheet and used it to talk about those regulations. I pointed out that their online resource was especially valuable but explained that it didn’t cover everything because of the role that public participation played. I also stressed that the public purse and time were major concerns.

In my discussion of the question on State and Federal regulations I tried to own the position because I wanted them to understand that this job is who I am. I went on to ask each person’s specialization and discovered that they all did the same job as the one for which I was interviewing. I noticed that the third interviewer wanted me to know that we had attended the same University.

For the last question I indicated that I my background included much experience pertaining to development. Here the third interviewer and I started talking at the same time here and this made things awkward. I used this time to review my recent experiences at my most recent jobs and I explained that they had given me a lot of experience and that my advocacy complimented that.

From here we went on to my questions. I started by asking about how the email I had received came from the adjacent district. They said that theirs was a small district and they relied upon other districts for support. I then asked about their backgrounds. The second interviewer said that he had gone to a different school than I had and the first interviewer indicated that she had gone to school locally. This prompted me to talk about my own local experiences while they looked at my portfolio. They kept my resume and portfolio description. The interview went ten minutes over but though they made no comments about it. However, I believe this would be a consideration in their decision. The first interviewer walked me out and told the receptionist that I was leaving.

Interview Details A-P/EP

Dear,

Thank you for your prompt reply.  I have reviewed these documents and will use them to  prepare for the A-P/EP interview we scheduled for the 19th.  I have been there in the past and know how to find the Building at Street.

If you have any new information pertaining to this appointment or details that you feel I should be made aware of you may contact me at any time either at this email address or via my phone number.

Thank you,

On Tue wrote:

Good Morning,

Attached is a letter concerning an interview that has been scheduled for you. I have attached the duty statement for this position for you to review.



Hiring Services Coordinator
Volunteer Coordinator
Student Assistant Coordinator
District
PH# 
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Fwd: Internship Opportunities

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Date: Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 9:16 AM
Subject: Internship Opportunities

Dear Applicants,

Thank you for your resume(application) for the position of Student Intern. Our review of resumes will take approximately one week to complete and qualified applicants will be notified for interview dates and times. At this time, there are only a limited number of paid internships hours available. There may be opportunities for unpaid internships that can provide you with hands-on experience and course credit. Please let us know if you are interested in being scheduled for a second round of interviews for an unpaid internship.

Sincerely,

Council of Governments
GIS Analyst

Monday in Bishop Ranch

On Friday the ninth of November I got a call and then an email about a job in Vallejo. I called the recruiter back. She and I spoke about the position mentioned and I took my time in replying. She sent me the job description, which I posted it here.

It was 4:30 and she had indubitably gone home. My well organized and in depth response was nearly two pages. However, I went through the weekend as though nothing had happened.

On Monday morning I got a phone call from her. Later I discovered that she had sent an email as well. I went to San Ramon to meet her at the appointed time. I initially had trouble navigating Bishop Ranch. What freaky place; so much parking and no access for anything but cars. I got lost of course but eventually I found the place. I went in and the receptionist had me fill out an application.

I ended up sitting down with the recruiter after that. We talked for a half hour. She obviously had a set of questions that I had to answer. One or two of them were plainly required by her company but the rest read like a GIS litany. I had an easy time with it. We talked about why her company used Career Builder over Monster and she could only tell me that they had stopped using Monster four months ago.

On my way home she called to say that she had sent the client my information. She also said that they were likely to make a decision soon since their contract required having a technician within the next two weeks. Then she called me a second time to ask that I send in a further discussion of certain skills as an addendum to everything that she had already collected.

GIS Analyst

Hi,

Thank you for getting back to me today regarding my current opportunity. Below I have included the details for your review. Please take some time to review everything and let me know what you think! Thank you again and I look forward to working with you.

 

·         Location – Vallejo, CA

·         Duration – 1 yr contract, with a possibility of going permanent

·         Company – Inc.

·         Pay – between $27 - $38/hr

·         Website - http://www..com/

·         Job Details

o   Responsibilities may include, building and maintaining a GIS system, and the building and maintaining of a corporate-wide Intranet site to disseminate GIS maps. Knowledge of and demonstrated skill in the use of the following software: ESRI GIS products including ArcGIS, ArcIMS for various interactive mapping themes, and ArcGIS, SDE, Oracle and Access (Microsoft) databases and numerous other programs running on a client's Intra/Extranet servers. Tasks may include 3D modeling, slope, volume, area, hillshade analysis, raster rectification and registration, spatial modeling, 3D animation, surface modeling, image analysis, cartography, demographic modeling, travel time and cost analysis, dynamic segmentation, route analysis, training and creation of FGDC metadata.

o   Additional responsibilities may include: providing any combination of GPS and GIS services to create original mapping, format conversion, infrastructure analysis and facilities management services, database management and report preparation for various customers. Projects require a multitude of applications for a variety of disciplines including, forestry, wildlife, fire, pest management, inventory and modeling, land use analysis, hydrographic and hydrologic profiling, digital orthophoto imagery preparation, planimetric mapping services, demographics, and training.

o   As directed, perform a vast array of spatial and tabular queries using the available tools in the GIS software. Import and export any spatial and/or tabular data with the GIS software. Identify, categorize and update major GIS feature classes.

o   Manipulates and edits using GIS map software. Performs programming in appropriate languages, such as Visual Basic .Net, C++, C# and Python to automate GIS tasks and provide tools for others. Converts out dated routines to run on the latest GIS and relational database systems.

 

 

Regards,

 

Recruiter

Engineering

San Ramon, CA 94583

Fwd: Application received

From: CalAcademy
Date: Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 6:26 PM
Subject: Application received

Thank you for your application for Georeferencing Technician at California Academy of Sciences. This is to confirm that your application has been received and will be reviewed. Should your skills and experience warrant further consideration, you will be contacted directly. Please do not respond to this email for further inquiry. Again thank you for your interest in employment with the California Academy of Sciences and good luck in your job search!

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Re: job for you

Re: job for you

To: K

Glad it looks interesting to you!

On Nov 8, 2012, at 4:03 PM, K wrote:

C,

I couln't open the link but I found the job.  It isn't my dream job but I should be able to get an interview.  However, I might be over qualified.  Anyway, I think I have to wait till I get home to apply to it.

Thanks,

K

On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 2:20 PM, C wrote:

http://calacademy.snaphire.com/p=-1&r=arv9b9rgh2w6&64c_j-m-a-a-EnT18_64a_j-m-a-a_15k_j-m-a_15i_j-m-a_3gm_j-m_2ft_j_gUc_c=&JServSessionIdjobseeker=0A499396CE2F46094A89E50EB0C47218

MA
Cross-Cultural & Diversity Trainer

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This blog is still under construction.  Basically it is my attempt at offering proof of the jobs that I am pursuing.  I know that I am not necessarily doing a good job with the site but the backlog will eventually be cleared up.