Job hunting trouble

Has anyone else had problems job hunting in the last two months? I have always had luck finding work but now with my funding being up in the very near future, I cannot even get nibbles for an interview. This is unusual for me. I see alot of engineering work, which my background is not - mostly a support role.

Anyone have any suggestions? I have used a few links Carol posted and continue my efforts.

 

Strategic Analysis, Inc. ( a defense contractor in Arlington) has a bunch of positions open. www.sainc.com

Here are a few listings. Contact Nick, the recruiter, directly (his contact info is at the end of this post):

Graphic/Web Designer -Arlington, VA (#123)</u>

Requirements: B.A. or equivalent experience in graphic design or related field and/or some formal education in graphic arts, web, or multimedia design. Position requires high-level design and web skills. Candidate should have experience working complex scientific/technical concepts into effective and creative designs. Advanced working knowledge of Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia Dreamweaver, InDesign, Quark, MS Word and PowerPoint. Flash, Premiere, Director, 3D modeling, animation and illustration a plus. Must be flexible and willing to take on variety of design and web projects; should possess a strong attention to detail and quality. Portfolio Required. Employment is contingent on the ability to receive and maintain a security clearance. Active U.S. SECRET security clearance is a plus.



Responsibilities: Duties include, but are not limited to, logo design, desktop publishing (newsletters, presentation support, report layout and formatting), print design (brochures, posters, flyers, corporate identity materials), and web design including some webmaster responsibilities. Qualified candidate must be responsive, dependable, and able to multitask.



Interested parties should send an email to nmacri@sainc.com and/or oneild@sainc.com .

Program Analyst -Arlington, VA (#114)</u>

Requirements: Qualified candidate will possess between 4-7 years related administrative assistance experience with strong organizational and communication skills. Superior working knowledge of Microsoft Office with regard to Access, Excel, PowerPoint and Word required. Employment is contingent on the ability to receive and maintain a security clearance. Active U.S. SECRET clearance preferred.

Responsibilities: Provide comprehensive administrative support and coordination to our Government clients to include but not limited to: meeting planning, budget preparation/maintenance assistance, maintaining schedule and calendar, arranging travel itineraries, preparation of correspondence, answering multi-line phones, maintaining files.

Interested parties should send an email to nmacri@sainc.com and/or Brenda.fischetti.ctr@darpa.mil

East Coast Region Business Development and Client Relationship Manager, Arlington, VA (#124)</u>
Report to the Manager, East Coast Regional Operations. Responsible for development of new business and establishment and maintenance of customer relationships with government clients.

Requirements: MBA Specializing in marketing; and / or an advanced degree in a related discipline; engineering or science degree preferred.

Minimum 10 years of experience and demonstrated track record of accomplishments in marketing and sales to DoD clientele. Must have proven experience in marketing and sale of technical products and services to a variety of federal and commercial clients. Must have ability to prospect for new work, qualify opportunities, determine client needs, propose solutions, and close on the business. Must have intimate understanding of government clients and be able to meet and exceed its needs and expectations. Must be eligible for government clearance or have active clearance.

Responsibilities:

PLANNING

Participate in the creation of the SAE Strategic Plan.
Participate in the IR&D planning activity as it relates to specific government client business.


MARKETING

Direct and participate in the development of SAE marketing. In addition develop marketing plan and the strategies, tactics and resources necessary to achieve goals.
Assess the market for services in current and proposed markets; develop offer strategies; define promotional activities; and where applicable manage any product/offer launch for SAE.
Provide leadership, direction and management of needed market research.
Coordinate sales and marketing efforts with partners and with other SA regions.
Support marketing events including but not limited to conventions, trade shows and USG sponsored events as they relate to development of government business.


SALES/ CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT</u>

Responsible for sale of company services.
Develop contacts with existing and potential customers; conduct sales presentations.
Analyze existing and anticipated service requirements and promote SA services to fill such requirements in the SAE region.
Keep informed of new services and other information of interest to customers. Investigate new applications or improvements to products and services in the SAE region
Maintain regular contact with SA directors and staff members.
Maintain regular contact with external contacts client groups and other service providers related to the marketing and sales of SAE services.
Manage relationship with prime contractors and develop channel relationships.
Must have strong interpersonal skills, maturity and good judgment.


Interested parties should send an email to nmacri@sainc.com

Midwest Region Business Development Manager, Dayton, OH (#125)</u>

Reports to the Regional Manager, Midwest Region. Responsible for acquiring new business for SA Midwest. Collaborates with other regional division/functional directors for inter-regional opportunities.

Requirements: Must have intimate understanding of government clients and be able to meet and exceed its needs and expectations. Must have ability to prospect for new work, qualify opportunities, determine client needs, propose solutions, and close on the business. Must have strong interpersonal skills, maturity and good judgment. Minimum 10 years of experience and demonstrated track record of accomplishments in marketing and sales to targeted client, or equivalent experience. Must have proven experience in marketing and sale of technical products and services to a variety of federal and/or commercial clients. Must be eligible for government clearance or have active clearance. Must have strong interpersonal skills, maturity and good judgment. MBA Specializing in marketing; and / or an advanced degree in a related discipline; engineering or science degree preferred, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities:

MARKETING: Responsible for the following marketing functions:

· Directs and participates in the development of regional marketing programs with client target focus (with emphasis on the US Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB).

· Assesses potential of markets (current and proposed markets).

· Develops bid strategies and where applicable manages product/offer launch.

· Ensures all regional sales and marketing efforts are coordinated and supports the marketing plan objectives.

· Coordinates sales and marketing efforts with partners.

· Conducts bid opportunity searches and makes recommendations on bid/no bid decisions.



SALES: Responsible for sale of company services to client by performing the following:

· Makes and develops contacts with existing and potential customers.

· Conducts sales presentations.

· Analyzes existing and anticipated customer requirements and promotes services to fill such requirements

· Keeps informed of new services and other information of interest to customers.

· Investigates new applications or improvements to products and services.

· Maintains external contacts with client groups and vendors related to the marketing and sales arena.

· Assists in/performs the proposal writing process



PLANNING: Responsible to perform the following:

· Develops the region’s annual marketing plan.

· Provides input into the region’s strategic plan.

· Creates or contributes to creating the internal planning processes required for the region/corporate to be successful.



Interested parties should send an email to nmacri@sainc.com and/or ewiehe@sainc.com

Application Architect/Software Engineer: (#0119)</u>

Strategic Analysis is seeking a well-rounded individual to satisfy a requirement for an Application Architect/Software Engineer. This person will develop information systems by studying operations; designing, developing, and installing software solutions; while supporting and developing the software team. It is of paramount importance to exceed our client expectations with high integrity and focused attention to milestones. In addition to working well in a team environment and having a fascination with the arena of system application architectures, the successful candidate will incorporate the following:

Requirements:

Bachelor degree (Graduate preferred) in applicable scientific discipline (e.g., computer science, software engineering). Significant experience within an appropriate discipline may be substituted for formal education.
Application architecture experience (e.g., as Lead Architect).
Database design and application development experience.
Experience with J2EE, .NET, .ASP, SQL, Oracle.
Knowledge of CMM(I), UML, or similar configuration disciplines.
7-10 years of experience preferred.
Secret Clearance preferred; otherwise, must be able to get a government clearance
Excellent communication, written, and organizational skills.
Able to multi-task and respond to quick turn-around requests.
Responsibilities:

Organize/attend project interviews, and attend technical meetings; serving as Technical Lead.
Document business processes and design system architecture(s) to automate those processes.
Create applications that allow a client to manage its assets, and their associated financials. This includes:
Develop software solutions by studying information needs; conferring with users; studying systems flow, data usage, and work processes; investigating problem areas; following the software development lifecycle.
Determine operational feasibility by evaluating analysis, problem definition, requirements, solution development, and proposed solutions.
Document and demonstrate solutions by developing documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts, code comments and clear code.
Prepare and install solutions by determining and designing system specifications, performing standard coding, and programming basic functionalities.
Respond to any potential performers inquires as directed.
Overall technical monitoring of projects to ensure: (1) Statement of Work tasks are completed as negotiated; (2) milestones are met; and (3) technical/functional/business process goals are appropriate and on track.
Provide project/program recommendations to PM(s) as needed.


Recruiting Assistant</u>

Strategic Analysis is seeking a well-rounded individual to satisfy a requirement for a recruiting assistant to help the smooth operation of its rapidly growing team.

It is of paramount importance to exceed our client expectations with high integrity and focused attention to milestones.

In addition to working well in a team environment and being extremely organized and detail oriented, the successful candidate will incorporate the following:

Requirements: Bachelors degree. Positive, problem solving attitude and outgoing personality. Demonstrated organization skills and a strong commitment to quality customer service.

Responsibilities: Support the corporate recruiter in all search functions. Prepare daily and weekly reports on new candidates and candidates in process. Schedule interviews and coordinate with various managers and clients. Prepare travel for out-of-town candidates. Answer recruiting department phones. Enter resumes into recruiting software and update progress for reports. Attend recruiting events and job fairs extolling the values of working with Strategic Analysis!





__________________________
Nicolas H. Macri
Recruiter
Strategic Analysis, Inc.
One Virginia Square
3601 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22201
703.253.4740 ph.
703.527.5445 fax
nmacri@sainc.com
www.sainc.com
__________________________

 

loudoun county is hiring an organizational development person, basically great management and analytical skills.

www.loudoun.gov go to county jobs and scroll down to the OD title.

awesome commute and benefits.

school board is looking for a federal programs manager, again someone with the ability to track and manage data, make data driven decisions and manage delivery of services to schools based on federal funding. you don't need a background in the programs as long as you are capable of learning about them. and you would commute to broadlands boulevard.


http://www.loudoun.k12.va.us/jobs/administrative.htm#

 

4thand26 - how to you know this company?

 

I don't know much about the company. The recruiter is a personal friend of mine. Even if none of the jobs that I listed are of interest to you, you should call him and tell him what you are looking for. He trades info with other recruiters in the area and may have some ideas for you. Good luck.

 

hberg,

I also have encountered a lot problems getting good leads on positions over the last month. I think some of the slowness in the market has to do with the Summer and people being away on vacation. I had interest from one company but I can't get a third interview with them until after Labor Day. This is because a couple of the key people in the organization are either on vacation or overseas at one of their operations for a significant amount of time. I have a finance background (no CPA, not a controller or CFO) and I find it harder to land the Treasury or FP&A jobs that I'm searching for. If I had a CPA and was a Controller there a numerous opportunities not to mention the opportunities related to SOX compliance.

 

Same problem for me... engineering background, but my TS/SCI clearance isn't active. HBerg- Where have you been seeing all of the engineering jobs? What resources have you been using.. I've been doing a lot of searching myself and haven't found one resource that I would say seems to be the best. I am looking at having to leave the area to find work- which I do not want to do. Hopefully, we can all help each other out

 

This is my former company - they've got quite a few openings too - you can break down the search of openings by location - great commute too!

http://www.orbital.com/Careers/

 

Found a job I would be a good fit for - can I send my resume to you and the job title?

 

Thanks for bringing them up again, I had checked awhile ago and all they had were technical positions at the time I looked. I never checked back until today. I saw a great position that I applied for so I am keeping my fingers crossed Thanks!

 

If anyone that is looking for a position has a TS/SCI clearance, even interim or inactive (if less than five years), feel free to drop me your resume for forwarding.

Marianne

 

What's your email? I'll send you mine!

 

Hello,

With the real estate market starting to show signs of slowing down, if you are interested in transitioning to a wonderful industry with growth potential, you can inquire below.

Expanding financial services marketing company seeking representatives. Start PT, training provided. Call our office [edited by moderator. Post a link to the jobs, please. This is not a advertisers forum].

 

What does the real estate market "slowing" down have to do with anything? I am confused...

 

Don't know what "sign" you're looking at, but new and existing homes both set all-time sales records nationwide in June. Hell-oooh.

 

Your response reflect data from June, we are already into August and rates are beginning to climb. I know there are many real estate investors out there, but looks like a lot of "For Sale" signs are beginning to show up. A lot of my friends who actually invest in real estate state they are becoming more cautious now. Just my personal observation.....

kat,
Remember a few years back everyone and anyone was talking about stocks. All we have heard about the last few years was real estate. It WILL cycle again from real estate back to the equity market.

FYI....this is not meant to start a real estate versus equity market debate, OK?

 

saw a report that jobs grew nationally by quite a bit in July which makes me feel even worse

 

Still in search of that "dream" job or should I say job at "dream" location. Anyone have any luck? Must be very competitive in our area unless you are an engineer. There seem to be alot of vacancies for engineers.