Starting a Business - Free Workshops

Franchising 101

Seminar Fee: (Free)  Date: April 6, 2011 10am-12 noon  Location: One Highland Center, Austin. Contact: 512-716-4820 -or- fc16@txstate.edu

BizAid Business Orientation (4/7/2011)

Provides basic information and guidance to ensure your small business can soar. The material covers: Personal Preparation, Research and Focus, Determining Structure, Building a Business Plan, and Execution.
Time:  3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Location:  Getting Connected, Palmer Events Center, 900 Barton Springs Road
Fee:  Free
For Information:   512-974-7800

BizAid Business Orientation (4/7/2011)

Time:  5:45 PM - 6:45 PM
Location:  Getting Connected, Palmer Events Center, 900 Barton Springs Road
Fee:  Free
For Information:   512-974-7800

Get Connected Bus Resource Fair (4/7/2011)

This is a unique opportunity to meet, network, and learn from local organizations that assist business owners. Whether starting out or looking to expand your existing business, Getting Connected is a great opportunity! Exhibitors will include non-profit organizations, government programs and agencies, area chambers of commerce, and community development corporations whose mission is to help business owners succeed.
Time:  3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Location:  Palmer Event Center, 900 Barton Springs Rd, Austin, TX
Fee:  Free
For Information:   512-974-7800 

BizAid Business Orientation (4/5/2011) (4/12/2011) (4/19/2011) (4/26/2011)

A general overview to opening a new small business or re-evaluating an existing business. This course provides information on where entrepreneurs can find assistance at the idea, start-up, and existing stages of their business.  The orientation also covers key questions to ask yourself when starting or expanding a business and furnishes you with the information necessary to take the next step, whatever stage you are in. There is no cost to attend an you can register online by clicking the Calendar link above.
Time:  9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Location:  201 East 2nd Street, Austin, Texas 78701
Fee:  Free
For Information:   512-974-7800

BizOpen Orientation (4/27/2011)

The BizOpen Orientation provides a general overview of the potential steps in the City of Austin's development process. The objective is to help you identify which processes are relevant to your business location development, and how to navigate the steps in a timely and efficient manner. Material will cover the following: Development Assessment, Land Use and Zoning, Site Plan Review, Building Plans and Permits, and Inspections and Certificate of Occupancy. Pre-requisite: Must have previously attended a BizAid Start-Up Orientation Session.
Time:  10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Location:  505 Barton Springs Rd, 3rd Floor Conference Room
Fee:  Free
For Information:   512-974-7800

Global Mobility Manager

I am now recruiting for SunPower Corporation. If you are interested in this position please send your resume to jworth@sunpowercorp.com.

Thank you!
Jeff Worth
Anderson Mill Ward Employment Specialist


SUMMARY
SunPower is looking for a talented Global Mobility Manager. This individual will lead global mobility, immigration services, and relocation programs at SunPower and will be responsible for driving the overall strategy and execution of our international relocation program.

Sr. Manager, Global Database Services

I am now recruiting for SunPower Corporation. If you are interested in this position please send your resume to jworth@sunpowercorp.com.

Thank you!
Jeff Worth
Anderson Mill Ward Employment Specialist

SUMMARY
This position is responsible for strategic and tactical management of SunPower’s Global Database Services team.  Responsible for the definition of global architecture and standards, as well as for leading all aspects of Database service delivery.  Provide oversight for architecture, performance, design and planning, ensuring that SunPower’s Database infrastructure and services are implemented and supported according to best practices and that they are aligned with the strategic direction. Provide leadership by example, leveraging strong organizational, technical, process, project, and people management skills. Work with Director of Global IT Operations, with vendors, and with peers to develop and coordinate the strategy, architecture, roadmap, budget, and execution of Database Services.

Job Leads

$12 - $18hr Client Services Manager
Small company is seeking a Client Services Manager to fulfill a diverse set of marketing and sales responsibilities including managing the full sales lifecycle of prospective and existing clients across portfolio of products. Work with diverse national customer base to guarantee high satisfaction and utilization of products. Manage client relationship from pre-sales to post-implementation.

Please submit resumes to Margaret@smartwebs.net


AT&T WiFi hiring a bunch of engineering folks

Looking for two senior technical directors that would be managing teams of 10-20 software engineers, two systems architects that need to have broad experience with networking technology and software development.  They are also hiring 8-10 software/firmware engineers that will be working on everything from embedded systems to user interfaces. I will be vetting resumes on his behalf.  Please respond if you are interested and qualified.  This is a good stable company with huge demand for their services.  The technology that comes out of this group powers most of the nation's iPhones.
dallas.a.clement@gmail.com




Imperial Oil  - Varied Jobs
We have received a tip on jobs for Imperial Oil  Go to www.imperialoil.com and check out their web site.  They have a large number of jobs coming up and it would be worth checking out.



Chief Information Officer - Capital Metro

In the next couple of weeks, a job announcement for a Chief Information Officer will be posted on Capital Metro's website.  http://www.capmetro.org/jobs/.  Check their site frequently.  I do have an LDS POC at Cap Metro that is willing to answer any questions you may have. After reading the announcement if you feel you are qualified send me your resume and I can pass on my POC information.
 
johndharrison@austin.rr.com
John Harrison
Hill Country WES
 

100 Potential Interview Questions

By Thad Peterson, Monster Staff Writer

 

While there are as many different possible interview questions as there are interviewers, it always helps to be ready for anything. So we've prepared a list of 100 potential interview questions. Will you face them all? We pray no interviewer would be that cruel. Will you face a few? Probably. Will you be well-served by being ready even if you're not asked these exact questions? Absolutely.

Basic Interview Questions:

• Tell me about yourself.
• What are your strengths?
• What are your weaknesses?
• Why do you want this job?
• Where would you like to be in your career five years from now?
• What's your ideal company?
• What attracted you to this company?
• Why should we hire you?
• What did you like least about your last job?
• When were you most satisfied in your job?
• What can you do for us that other candidates can't? 
• What were the responsibilities of your last position?  
• Why are you leaving your present job?
• What do you know about this industry?  
• What do you know about our company? 
• Are you willing to relocate?  
• Do you have any questions for me?

Behavioral Interview Questions:

• What was the last project you headed up, and what was its outcome? 
• Give me an example of a time that you felt you went above and beyond the call of duty at work. 
• Can you describe a time when your work was criticized? 
• Have you ever been on a team where someone was not pulling their own weight? How did you handle it? 
• Tell me about a time when you had to give someone difficult feedback. How did you handle it? 
• What is your greatest failure, and what did you learn from it? 
• What irritates you about other people, and how do you deal with it? 
• If I were your supervisor and asked you to do something that you disagreed with, what would you do?
• What was the most difficult period in your life, and how did you deal with it? 
• Give me an example of a time you did something wrong. How did you handle it? 
• What irritates you about other people, and how do you deal with it? 
• Tell me about a time where you had to deal with conflict on the job. 
• If you were at a business lunch and you ordered a rare steak and they brought it to you well done, what would you do? 
• If you found out your company was doing something against the law, like fraud, what would you do? 
• What assignment was too difficult for you, and how did you resolve the issue? 
• What's the most difficult decision you've made in the last two years and how did you come to that decision?
• Describe how you would handle a situation if you were required to finish multiple tasks by the end of the day, and there was no conceivable way that you could finish them. 

Salary Questions:

• What salary are you seeking?
• What's your salary history?
• If I were to give you this salary you requested but let you write your job description for the next year, what would it say?

Career Development Questions:

• What are you looking for in terms of career development? 
• How do you want to improve yourself in the next year?
• What kind of goals would you have in mind if you got this job? 
• If I were to ask your last supervisor to provide you additional training or exposure, what would she suggest?

Getting Started Questions:

• How would you go about establishing your credibility quickly with the team?
• How long will it take for you to make a significant contribution?
• What do you see yourself doing within the first 30 days of this job?
• If selected for this position, can you describe your strategy for the first 90 days?

More About You:

• How would you describe your work style? 
• What would be your ideal working situation? 
• What do you look for in terms of culture -- structured or entrepreneurial? 
• Give examples of ideas you've had or implemented.
• What techniques and tools do you use to keep yourself organized?   
• If you had to choose one, would you consider yourself a big-picture person or a detail-oriented person?  
• Tell me about your proudest achievement.  
• Who was your favorite manager and why?  
• What do you think of your previous boss? 
• Was there a person in your career who really made a difference? 
• What kind of personality do you work best with and why?  
• What are you most proud of? 
• What do you like to do?  
• What are your lifelong dreams?  
• What do you ultimately want to become? 
• What is your personal mission statement?   
• What are three positive things your last boss would say about you?  
• What negative thing would your last boss say about you? 
• What three character traits would your friends use to describe you? 
• What are three positive character traits you don't have?  
• If you were interviewing someone for this position, what traits would you look for?  
• List five words that describe your character.   
• Who has impacted you most in your career and how? 
• What is your greatest fear? 
• What is your biggest regret and why?   
• What's the most important thing you learned in school? 
• Why did you choose your major?  
• What will you miss about your present/last job?  
• What is your greatest achievement outside of work?  
• What are the qualities of a good leader? A bad leader?  
• Do you think a leader should be feared or liked?     
• How do you feel about taking no for an answer?  
• How would you feel about working for someone who knows less than you? 
• How do you think I rate as an interviewer? 
• Tell me one thing about yourself you wouldn't want me to know.  
• Tell me the difference between good and exceptional.  
• What kind of car do you drive? 
• There's no right or wrong answer, but if you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you be? 
• What's the last book you read?  
• What magazines do you subscribe to? 
• What's the best movie you've seen in the last year?  
• What would you do if you won the lottery? 
• Who are your heroes?
• What do you like to do for fun? 
• What do you do in your spare time? 
• What is your favorite memory from childhood? 

Brainteaser Questions:

• How many times do a clock's hands overlap in a day?
• How would you weigh a plane without scales?
• Tell me 10 ways to use a pencil other than writing.
• Sell me this pencil.
• If you were an animal, which one would you want to be?
• Why is there fuzz on a tennis ball?
• If you could choose one superhero power, what would it be and why? 
• If you could get rid of any one of the US states, which one would you get rid of and why? 
• With your eyes closed, tell me step-by-step how to tie my shoes.

Job Opportunities

Non-Profit


Hi Everyone,
Please encourage your job seekers to check out the www.txnp.org site for a number of job openings currently available with non-profits in Austin and the Texas area. Click on 'jobs', then 'search' all , to see what is available.

Elder & Sister Jamison
Employment Service Missionaries




Texas Pie Company


Hello Google Group!
Here is a link to a new site we have just become aware of. This non-profit is designed to help those who are living 150% below the poverty level, have felony convictions, disabilities, or other barriers to employment. Please pass on the info to anyone you are aware of who may have these needs. It will provide great training for other jobs and opportunities. This is an e-mail from (Texas Pie Kitchen) sent by me (austinemploymentoffice@gmail.com). You may also find the following link interesting: http://www.texaspiekitchen.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8:job-training-program&catid=11:job-training&Itemid=12


--
Elder & Sister Jamison
Employment Service Missionaries



Lifeguard

The American Red Cross instructor, Gregory Wagner (not LDS), wants to hire lifeguards for this summer to work at Homeowner's association pools in South Austin. He said he will provide the training, candidates need to be age 21 or older, and that it pays ten dollars per hour. Here is his contact information:

Mr. Gregory Wagner
(512) 217-8615pools@zoocrew.com


Verification Engineer:

This position is for a Digital Design for Verification individual responsible for performing logic simulation verification techniques to validate VHDL DUV (design under verification) functions according to specifications. Primary responsibilities include creating verification components (checkers, behavioral models and others) in C++ and VHDL for use in logic simulators with a thorough understanding of the functionality and performance of the blocks, and augmenting proven internal verification solutions. This position requires collaboration across multiple teams including the silicon foundry, manufacturing test from wafer through system, logic design, and system architecture. This position is best suited to individuals with courses in computer architecture and logic design.

Contact:
Brad Nelson
bsnelson@us.ibm.com


Credit Union

There are 9 positions now open at A+ Federal Credit Union; 7 full time and 2 part-time.  Apply online at www.aplusfcu.org   


Help Desk

My company has an opening for what they are calling a Support Analyst.  It’s for the help desk, but a high-level help desk person.  If you know anyone who qualifies, and is interested, they should go to our company website at www.manatron.com.

Dayna Dahlstrom
Sr. Technical Writer
Manatron, Inc.Dayna.Dahlstrom@manatron.com
(866)471-2900 x. 7139


Auditors

The Texas Department of Public Safety has five auditor vacancies.  These vacancies can be found by following this link:
 http://agency..governmentjobs.com/txdps/default.cfm

John Harrison
Hill Country WES


Hotel Operator

If anyone knows someone who is an experienced Hotel operator have them contact me at this email address: bryce.king@gmail.com
Bryce King
Hotel Manager
Location:  Austin, Texas   188 room hotel.


Medical Assistant

We are a pediatric office in Westlake off of 360 and Bee Caves road looking for a Medical Assistant. We have one physican and 2 nurse practitioners that see patients. The hours could be full or part time, depending on the hour needs of qualified candidates. please send resumes to: jenwcochran@gmail.com


Full-time legal secretary

Description: Boutique Austin law firm seeks full-time legal secretary.  The firm practices in the areas of commercial and probate litigation, eminent domain (representing landowners), appeals, and intellectual property.  While experience is a plus, we value organizational skills, dedication, enthusiasm, and kindness even more.  The firm provides training, paid holidays and vacation time, health insurance and other benefits, and a family-friendly environment.

Salary: Market (dependent on experience)
Applications: Accepting resumes this week (February 21-25), with plans to interview applicants between February 24 and March 3.  Please send resumes to cjohnsaustin@gmail.com, and please type "Legal-secretary position" in the subject line.

Adult Computer Class at the Cedar Park Public Library

Saturday, March 19, 2011, 10:00am - 12:00pm

Free basic computer class - Participants will gain comfort in how to use a mouse, turn on a computer, open and close programs and safely shut down a computer. Space is limited to 5 participants and is available on a first come first serve basis. For more details, contact the Library at 401-5600.
Location : Cedar Park Public Library

Austin Employment Group 'I Speak Your Language' Meeting

Your communication style is influenced by your upbringing and social conditions. We will talk about the different communication styles people use. This session will help you identify your style and show you how to identify the style of others. With this information, you can adapt your style to give the person you are interviewing with the answers that they are looking for in a way that is meaningful to them.

Contact: Rebecca Guengerich 512-327-3370

Rebecca@shephills.org

Location : Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church (in the fellowship hall) 3525 Bee Caves Road Austin, TX 78746

Free Education!

Did you know you now have an option for higher education that doesn't cost you anything? What started as a project by a couple of universities is now mushrooming into a world-wide movement. Many institutions of higher education around the globe, including well-known colleges and universities have started a movement to provide free education to the masses. That's right FREE! The primary goal is to offer college education to non-degree seeking populations from anywhere in the world. While you cannot generally earn credit for these "open" courses, there are a few colleges that do offer tuition-paying students the option to earn credits by completing certain course-related projects online. Even corporations are entering the arena and offering free access to some of their educational tools and resources

So, if your goal is to simply learn and develop yourself (rather than obtain a degree), your options now include access to FREE courseware materials from top institutions, including American universities such as Harvard, Yale, Stanford, MIT, Notre-Dame, and Johns Hopkins, as well as educational and training resources from companies like IBM. See the links below for more information. The first link is the most comprehensive and includes all the other links below it.

Have fun learning!

Free Education:

• 101 Killer Open Courseware Projects from Around the World: Ivy League and Beyond
• Brigham Young University
• British Academy
• Carnegie Mellon University
• Education-Portal.com
• Columbia University
• Harvard Medical School
• IBM University Relations
• Johns Hopkins
• MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
• Notre Dame University
• NPTEL (India)
• Princeton University
• Project Gutenberg
• Smithsonian
• Stanford Univeristy
• Tokyo Tech
• University of Washington
• University of California-Irvine
• University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA)
• University of Massachusets-Boston
• United Nations University
• University of Oxford
• University of Southern Queensland (Australia)
• University of Tokyo
• Yale University

Free Engineering Courses/Resources:

• Columbia University
• IBM
• University of California at Berkeley
• MIT
• NPTEL (India)
• Tokyo Tech
• The University of Tokyo