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

Under Construction

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.

Fwd: New job opening at the Council of Governments (COG)

---------- Forwarded message ----------

Date: Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 12:18 PM
Subject: Fwd: New job opening at the Council of Governments (COG)
To: K

Hey Dude,

I know it is not in the city, but you can crash with us for awhile if you want to do this:

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 10:45 AM
Subject: Fwd: New job opening at the Council of Governments (COG)
To: B

Can u forward to K?


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Date: October 26, 2012 10:28:39 AM PDT

To: L

Subject: New job opening at the Council of Governments (COG)

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