by Angela Copeland | Sep 16, 2015 | Job Posting
Harry’s is seeking a Digital Product Manager in New York, NY.
At Harrys, the Digital Product team represents the customer and where they are in their journey. They assess product opportunities, facilitate product design process to discover solutions, coordinate feature launches and measure the results. This highly collaborative team that partners with customer service, design, operations, engineering, and marketing to deliver a highly performing, maintainable, and beautiful shopping experience.
To learn more, or to apply online, visit the Harry’s job posting here.
by Angela Copeland | Sep 15, 2015 | Job Posting
Twitter is seeking a Video – Software Engineer, Android in Boston, MA.
Love Twitter? Love Android development? Join the Twitter for Android engineering team! Twitter is seeking experienced mobile engineers to help make Twitter for Android one of the best mobile experiences out there.
Responsibilities
- Build compelling new video experiences within Twitter for Android
- Use your in-depth knowledge of all things Android to craft new Twitter features that are uniquely Android-based
- Develop strong skills and best practices on the team through participation in design and code reviews
- Be an Android educator and mentor within Twitter; help grow Android development capability throughout the company.
To learn more, or to apply online, visit the Twitter job posting here.
by Angela Copeland | Sep 15, 2015 | Advice, Podcast
Episode 69 of the Copeland Coaching Podcast is now live!
This week, we talk with Jim Larivee in Denver, CO. Jim is a Senior Partner at Moroch where he’s worked with an impressive portfolio of companies, including Midas Auto and McDonald’s. Moroch is a full-service marketing agency, ranked as one of the top 20 independent advertising agencies in the United States. Previously, Jim was the Chief Marketing Officer at Merry Maids, and the Regional Marketing Director of Wendy’s.
On today’s podcast, Jim shares his advice on getting a job at an advertising agency, how to make it to the top of corporate marketing, and how to cope with issues millennials are facing today.
Listen and learn more! You can play the podcast here, or download it for free on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher. If you enjoy the program, subscribe today to the Copeland Coaching Podcast on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher to ensure you don’t miss an episode!
To learn more about Moroch, visit their website at www.moroch.com.
by Angela Copeland | Sep 15, 2015 | Job Posting
The University of Memphis is seeking a Director, Institutional Equity in Memphis, TN.
Advises administrators, faculty, staff, students, applicants, and the public of their right to file a complaint and the procedures for doing so. Collects, compiles, analyzes, interprets, and presents information and statistical data related to assigned responsibilities, including Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Plan. Confers and negotiates with concerned parties in an effort to resolve complaints at the earliest possible point in the process.
To learn more, or to apply online, visit The University of Memphis job posting here.
by Angela Copeland | Sep 14, 2015 | Advice, Newsletter
How to use your academic experience to land a corporate job
There’s an issue that has come up a number of times since starting my business. Job seekers who are looking for a job for the first time in their 30s or 40s find it tough to know where to start. This is a very common occurrence for those who have spent their entire careers in academia or research.
They’ve gone to school for many years without stopping. At the end, they have a long list of awesome accomplishments. But, because a full time corporate job typically isn’t one of them, the thought of going down this path can be very daunting.
I was recently interviewed by Fast Company on this very topic, because they’re hearing about the same issue!
If you find yourself in this situation, with mainly academic experience, here are a few of my tips for writing your resume for a corporate job.
- Leave out your GPA. In the corporate world, it’s rare that anyone will want to know your academic grade point average.
- Get your own e-mail address. Using your school’s e-mail for job applications just makes you look young and inexperienced.
- Keep your resume short and sweet. One or two pages is the maximum length a resume should be. Corporations don’t have time to read a 10 page CV. Be concise.
- Use plain language. There will inevitably be people who read your resume that don’t have the same impressive credentials that you do. Write your resume in such a way that a human resources pro or a recruiter could understand it. They’re often the first person to screen your resume. And, if they don’t understand it, you’re dead in the water.
- Don’t list every publication you’ve ever been in. Or, if you do, consider a format that’s readable. A long bibliography written in a highly technical format is rarely appropriate in a corporate resume.
- Be aware of your formatting. Your resume should have a consistent look and feel throughout.
- Use bold to emphasize important things. But, keep it to a minimum. Use it to highlight important parts are your background, such as your titles.
- Include internships, speaking events, and leadership activities. Although you may not have been paid, these activities provide students with valuable experience that translate into the working world.
- Include class projects. It may sound silly, but very often, professors give you real life problems to work on. Sometimes, you even get to interface with the companies to solve them. Again, just because you weren’t paid doesn’t mean your experience doesn’t translate. Include these pieces of your work to show your future employer what you can do.
- Save your resume as a PDF. So often, when we e-mail our resume to someone else as a Word document, the formatting gets all mixed up. Keep things simple and save your resume as a PDF before you send it.
Once you get your resume ready, it’s time to head out and find a job. Although good for research, the internet is not your ultimate answer to landing an interview. Take the time to network and get your feet wet in the community.
And, when you do land an interview, keep in mind that the most important thing in terms of hiring is can often be whether or not the employer likes you – rather than your degree. Take the time to both refine your personal brand, and work on being relatable. Show up to interviews looking polished and be approachable.
At the end of the day, you want to package up your years of academic prowess into an intelligent, relatable, refined brand.
I hope these tips have helped you. Visit CopelandCoaching.com to find more tips to improve your job search. If I can be of assistance to you, don’t hesitate to reach out to me here.
Also, be sure to subscribe to my Copeland Coaching Podcast on Apple Podcasts and Stitcher where I discuss career advice every Tuesday! If you’ve already heard the podcast and enjoy it, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts or Stitcher.
Happy hunting!
Angela Copeland
@CopelandCoach
by Angela Copeland | Sep 14, 2015 | Job Posting
Nike is seeking a Director of Operations in Memphis, TN.
As the Director of Operations, you’ll direct the development and implementation of the annual operations business plan to align with regional and global logistics objectives. You’ll research, design and implement innovative processes and procedures that will foster improvement of the logistics operations and service. You’ll educate staff on statistical methods for process and performance assessment and analyze performance data for the purpose of driving key decisions around service, operations and overall logistics. You’ll also facilitate and encourage continual improvement processes focused on making the operation more effective and flexible. You’ll select, motivate, develop and evaluate our Operations Management team, including recruitment and selection, person-to-person developmental, performance reviews, salary administration, professional/managerial training and Human Resource Process implementation of managers. You’ll build and maintain an interdependent relationship with all functional areas within the facility and engage in cross-functional collaboration with all supply chain functional groups.
To learn more, or to apply online, visit the Nike job posting here.
by Angela Copeland | Sep 13, 2015 | Job Posting
Siemens is seeking a Sr. Director, Strategic Account Executive in Memphis, TN.
Lead service sales efforts for Strategic & National Accounts in collaboration with Customer Service teams to drive Siemens growth. Key contributor to overall service sales, leading direct interaction with customers and partners in the Strategic Corporate Accounts organization. Primary role is to drive profitable service sales into large Integrated Delivery Networks (IDN) and key accounts regionally.
To learn more, or to apply online, visit the Siemens job posting here.
by Angela Copeland | Sep 13, 2015 | Job Posting
Intel is seeking a Marketing Campaign Manager in Plano, TX.
In this role you will be playing a key role within the Field Marketing organization, requiring close integration with Inside Sales management, Product Marketing, other internal stakeholders and external vendors in call and demand generation campaign development and execution. You will lead the development of campaign training materials and will conduct training sessions as needed, both in group and individual settings. Finally, you will set and measure KPIs and report results to various stakeholders, including senior management.
To learn more, or to apply online, visit the Intel job posting here.
by Angela Copeland | Sep 12, 2015 | Job Posting
AT&T is seeking a Lead Marketing Communications Manager in Dallas, TX.
As a Lead Marketing Communications Manager, you will lead the development of marketing communications security portfolio programs to increase the profitability of company security products and services through the utilization of various marketing tactics. In this position, you will lead the development, execution and monitoring of integrated communications programs on behalf of the security portfolio in support of the strategic business objective. This position is considered the foremost expert within the marketing communications discipline, with a knowledge of the cyber security landscape and an acknowledged authority within the organization. Responsibilities include marketing, content creation, communications, program planning and design services.
To learn more, or to apply online, visit the AT&T job posting here.
by Angela Copeland | Sep 11, 2015 | Advice, Media
My latest Memphis Daily News column is out, “Work Stress is Bad for Your Health.”
If you’re feeling stressed at work, it turns out it may actually be bad for your long-term health. Researchers from Harvard and Stanford found that work stress can be as bad for you as secondhand smoke.
Joel Goh, Jeffrey Pfeffer and Stafanos Zenios teamed up to analyze 228 studies to come up with their findings. They looked at 10 factors, including things like low job security, long working hours, low levels of fairness at work and high job demands.
They then measured how those factors influenced multiple things: self-diagnosed physical and mental health, doctor diagnosed issues and death. Surprisingly, the analysis was able to predict our future health issues as much as if we were exposed to secondhand smoke.
In fact, over 120,000 deaths and $190 billion in health care costs every year are attributed to stress from the workplace.
It’s interesting to think about how seriously we take smoking, but how normal work stress seems. When stressed, many people turn to thinks like cigarettes, food and alcohol. Those behaviors can lead to increased health problems.
To read the rest of my column, and find out how to reduce your work stress, visit the Memphis Daily News website here.
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