by Angela Copeland | Jul 22, 2016 | Job Posting
Facebook is seeking a Director of Business Integrity in Austin, TX or Menlo Park, CA.
Facebook is seeking a leader to manage the Business Integrity functions within the Sales Planning & Operations organization. The Sales Planning & Operations organization is the operational engine that scales Facebook’s advertising businesses, including a set of global shared services focused on scaling our digital supply chain with an emphasis on operational excellence, quality, and data/analytics. The Business Integrity team protects users and ensures safe connections between users and businesses through the operational enforcement of ads, pages, and other business policies.
This individual will assume leadership responsibilities in developing our talented team members around the world as well as driving cross-functional impact with our internal and external partners. Internal partners span everyone from product and engineering to global policy and legal, as well as partnering with other SP&O functions across business planning, field enablement, and sister operational teams. External partners are our outsourcing vendors with a large core operational footprint globally.
To learn more, or to apply online, visit the Facebook website.
by Angela Copeland | Jul 22, 2016 | Job Posting
The University of Memphis is seeking a Chief Information Officer in Memphis, TN.
Principal functions:
-providing leadership, vision, strategy, policies and planning for all campus-wide computing and communications activities
-management of all centralized information technology, including academic and administrative computing, video and telecommunications resources
-supervision of the Advanced Learning
Center which includes IT training, faculty
support for online and web enabled course
development, IT fluency initiatives, and deep learning initiatives
-serves as the Data Security Officer for the University
-management responsibility for major administrative units with a staff of over 100 members, annual budgets of -$15 million dollars. This includes a University instituted technology fee of currently $112.50 per semester which supports IT for instructional purposes with an annual total of $4.5 million. The institutional IT infrastructure is extensive and supports two main campuses and other off-campus locations.
To learn more, or to apply online, visit the University of Memphis website.
by Angela Copeland | Jul 21, 2016 | Job Posting
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement is seeking a Supervisory Special Investigator in Jefferson, LA.
This position is located within the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), National Investigations Program (NIP). The incumbent serves as a Special Investigator and leads, plans, and conducts investigations of alleged violations of and reportable incidents administered by the BSEE. This is a permanent, full-time, career/career conditional appointment. BSEE has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework only during an emergency or natural disaster.
To learn more, or to apply online, visit the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement’s website.
by Angela Copeland | Jul 21, 2016 | Job Posting
Porter Leath is seeking a Contract Management Specialist I in Memphis, TN.
The Contract Management Specialist I will research, analyze and document system deficiencies for enhancement of existing systems and processes. Assist the Director in developing and executing Porter-Leath’s compliance plan, and assist in the day to day execution of internal reviews. Serve in an administrative capacity for all contract matters. Provide value-added advice and support to programs on the creation or modification of policies, procedures, processes or services to ensure an appropriate level of internal control and compliance is maintained.
To learn more, or to apply online, visit the Porter Leath website.
by Angela Copeland | Jul 20, 2016 | Advice, Career Corner Column, Career Fulfillment, Education, Podcast
Last week, I had the good fortune to attend a work conference in Chicago. It wasn’t your average work conference though. Attendees wanted to be there. In fact, their companies didn’t pay for them to go. Attendees paid their own way. And, they went to all of the workshops offered – even at the end, when everyone was tired.
The conference is called Podcast Movement, and its purpose it to help educate podcasters about hosting their own radio-like programs. It’s the second year I’ve attended and what struck me last year was how passionate this group is about their work. People told me how podcasting has changed their lives. A few podcasters even got teary eyed when they were talking about their shows. Have you ever had a job that got you teary eyed with positive emotion? Me either.
This year, the speech that stuck with me the most was given by Kevin Smith. You might remember Kevin from movies like Clerks and Mallrats. He’s the filmmaker who played Silent Bob. Kevin talked about two main topics: the importance of self-expression in your work, and doing what you love. Kevin said that he had the misfortune to get paid for what he loved to do early on in his career. For a time, it caused him to refuse to work on projects he loved, unless he was paid.
His talk brought up an interesting point. As we grow in our careers, we often opt out of anything work related unless we receive a paycheck. Why is that? It could be that our personal time has been more valuable, or maybe we’re just accustomed to our companies paying for things like training, mileage, and cell phones.
But, what would happen if we explored our career interests a bit more – even if we weren’t paid for it? Chances are good that new doors and avenues would open up for us that we had never thought of. We might even enjoy our jobs a bit more.
Perhaps we’d change careers altogether. That’s what many podcasters are hoping for. Most podcast hosts create a show about a hobby or interest they have that’s unrelated to their day job. To put together a show, a host will often spend a large amount of their own money on microphones, educational workshops, and technical equipment. Some people even install sound booths in their homes for recording. They spend many hours each week planning an individual episode, seeking our guests, recording, and editing. Rarely are they paid for their work – at least not initially.
This group learns and invests in themselves and their podcasts because they love it. They aspire to one day be paid to do it full time. Until then, they share stories about how podcasting has truly impacted their own lives for the better.
So, what inspires you, and what kind of work would you do for free? If money were out of the picture, where would you invest your time and resources to grow yourself?
Angela Copeland is CEO and founder of Copeland Coaching and can be reached at CopelandCoaching.com or on Twitter at @CopelandCoach.
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