=============================================================== From: Ralph Edge ------------------------------------------------------ Got a resume? If not...a list of programming languages/databases you are familiar with? -Ralph
=============================================================== From: William Wade ------------------------------------------------------ This is a good thing to have no matter what. I try to make sure that every time I complete a large project at work to add it then and there to my resume, or at least to the "full" resume that I pull from when creating in the end.
=============================================================== From: Eric Wolf ------------------------------------------------------ John, We've got to get you into a position that lasts more than a few months. At the very least to cut down on your OT traffic on CHUGALUG! Of course, changing jobs helps keep the mind sharp and it's hard to find jobs that last nowadays. Look at me - I've been working for the Federal Government for the past 3.5 years. Traditionally this was considered the most stable kind of job. But I'm actually a "student employee" which means they need to hire me for real when I finish my PhD. The current budget situation is making it almost impossible to create a new federal position (despite the fact that there are fewer Federal employees now than there has been since before Nixon including the temporary surge in numbers due to the decennial census!). I've only worked in the same office with you once over a decade ago. But what I saw then was you have one very unique skill. You are able to handle difficult telephone support issues with grace and ease. The flaw in that job (doing phone support for COL) was that your calls took too long. It's not your fault. In fact, that should be considered an important talking point in your favor: you are willing to take the time to manage the customer's concerns and resolve the issue. Unfortunately for COL (true for all ISPs in the late 90s), telephone support was the make-or-break cost point. If I recall correctly, one normal call to tech support would wipe out the profits related to a customer for an entire year. Increasing the cost of that call didn't help. Your skills were not in the right place. If I were to make a recommendation for you based on my experience working in the same office: you need to be doing similar support but in a much higher-margin market. You need to find a market based on somewhat complex technology where the users may lack deep technical skills. Not sure where that is... The Apple Store comes to mind but you really want to shoot higher than retail. I wonder if any of the investment firms in Chattanooga have on-staff support people for clients who do day trading. I know the systems day traders use are pretty cool and many day traders have more money than tech skills. -Eric -=--=---=----=----=---=--=-=--=---=----=---=--=-=- Eric B. Wolf 720-334-7734
=============================================================== From: John Aldrich ------------------------------------------------------ Not a programmer. More of a hardware geek. Yes, I've got a resume. I will shoot it to you shortly.
=============================================================== From: Lynn Dixon ------------------------------------------------------ John, Take a look at www.mohawkjobs.com if theres anything on there thats interesting to you, let me know and I will give you a reference and help you get your resume to the right folks.
=============================================================== From: Bret McHone ------------------------------------------------------ If you live around Knoxville we'll be posting a couple more jobs at some point. Hopefully sooner rather than later. One will be a peer to help with my workload (Networking/Storage/Virtualization/Server Management/etc...), the other will be desktop support. Granted, they may be posted anywhere from weeks to months from now. We don't have any control over when HR actually posts the position. From previous experience I'm betting it won't be until July... AFTER half the projects are done that I need help with. -B
=============================================================== From: John Aldrich ------------------------------------------------------ Oh, yeah. My resume is definitely updated! :D
=============================================================== From: John Aldrich ------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for the suggestion. I don't know if they do have anything like that. I wouldn't really know where to start, but I guess I could contact the guys who used to do the 1-4 slot on talk radio, and maybe they could point me in the right direction. Thanks, Eric!
=============================================================== From: John Aldrich ------------------------------------------------------ Thanks, Lynn... I already applied for the only position I saw that looked like I might qualify, the IS Systems Management Tech I. Feel free to put in a good word for me there. :D I'm also up for a "temp" position reimaging and installing additional software on Desktop machines through Manpower.
=============================================================== From: John Aldrich ------------------------------------------------------ Ok, I got the temp position. Crossing my fingers for the "real" job, or something even better! :D I've got "feelers" out for multiple companies and will continue looking unless/until I get a permanent job with a decent salary!
=============================================================== From: Ed King ------------------------------------------------------ congrats on getting a new job so fast :) I was thinking (hey, what's that burning smell?) that our Chugalug group has a shitload of skills among us, and we should have each others backs and recommend each other when opportunities arise, but there is not (to my knowledge) a user-friendly easily searchable list of members, skillsets, and contact info, such that, if someone were to call me and ask if I would fix their computer, and I didn't have time or desire to do the job myself, I could pull up that list and quickly give them at least one Chugalug member's name and contact info (or give them the link and let them search the list themselves) indeed, I had someone ask me to work on their pc yesterday, but I'd much rather let someone else earn that dollar while I'm installing a pitman arm. so what say ye to a Chugalug Mad Skillz webpage idea? ----- Original Message ---- From: John Aldrich Ok, I got the temp position. Crossing my fingers for the "real" job, or something even better! :D I've got "feelers" out for multiple companies and will continue looking unless/until I get a permanent job with a decent salary!
=============================================================== From: Phil Sieg ------------------------------------------------------ +1 Ed great idea. Unfortunately I have no skills. Phil Sieg President SeniorTech LLC / snapf=C5=8Dn=C2=AE www.snapfon.com Phone: 423.535.9968 Fax: 423.265.9820 Mobile: 423.331.0725 "The computer is the most remarkable tool that we've ever come up with. = It's the equivalent of a bicycle for our minds." Steve Jobs, 1955-2011 group has a=20 recommend=20 knowledge) a=20 contact info,=20 computer, and=20 that list=20 info (or=20 much rather=20 or=20 companies and=20 salary!
=============================================================== From: "Alex Smith (K4RNT)" ------------------------------------------------------ LinkedIn, anyone? :P =C2=A0It's has er, that o nd
=============================================================== From: Ed King ------------------------------------------------------ unlike LinkedIn, our system will syndicate e-business convergence and emplo= y =0Aheuristic algorithms to detect and delete weasel words that make peopl= e sound =0Amore important than they ever were/are.=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A----- Orig= inal Message ----=0AFrom: Alex Smith (K4RNT) =0ATo:= CHUGALUG =0ASent: Thu, January 26, 2012 12:26:26 AM= =0ASubject: Re: [Chugalug] Looking for work=0A=0ALinkedIn, anyone? :P=0A=0A= 1=0A>=0A> Ed great idea.=0A>=0A> Unfortunately I have no skills.=0A>=0A> Ph= il Sieg=0A> President=0A> SeniorTech LLC / snapf=C5=8Dn=C2=AE=0A> www.snapf= on.com=0A>=0A> Phone: 423.535.9968=0A> Fax: 423.265.9820=0A> Mobile: 423.33= 1.0725=0A>=0A> "The computer is the most remarkable tool that we've ever co= me up with. It's=0A> the equivalent of a bicycle for our minds."=0A>=0A> St= eve Jobs, 1955-2011=0A>=0A>=0A>=0A> On Jan 25, 2012, at 11:47 PM, Ed King w= rote:=0A>=0A> congrats on getting a new job so fast :)=0A>=0A> I was thinki= ng (hey, what's that burning smell?) that our Chugalug group has=0A> a=0A> = shitload of skills among us, and we should have each others backs and=0A> r= ecommend=0A> each other when opportunities arise, but there is not (to my k= nowledge) a=0A> user-friendly easily searchable list of members, skillsets,= and contact=0A> info,=0A> such that, if someone were to call me and ask if= I would fix their computer,=0A> and=0A> I didn't have time or desire to do= the job myself, I could pull up that=0A> list=0A> and quickly give them a= t least one Chugalug member's name and contact info=0A> (or=0A> give them = the link and let them search the list themselves)=0A>=0A> indeed, I had som= eone ask me to work on their pc yesterday, but I'd much=0A> rather=0A> let = someone else earn that dollar while I'm installing a pitman arm.=0A>=0A>=0A= =0A> ----- Original Message ----=0A> From: John Aldrich =0A>=0A> I'm also up for a "temp" position reimaging and installing additi= onal=0A>=0A> software on Desktop machines through Manpower.=0A>=0A>=0A> Ok,= I got the temp position. Crossing my fingers for the "real" job, or=0A> so= mething even better! :D I've got "feelers" out for multiple companies and= =0A> will continue looking unless/until I get a permanent job with a decent= =0A> salary!=0A>
=============================================================== From: "Alex Smith (K4RNT)" ------------------------------------------------------ You mean you made me less important? ;) loy ound It's has a ter, that fo and
=============================================================== From: Ed King ------------------------------------------------------ by using innovative and scalable back-end gap analysis techniques, our new = =0Awebsite will harness distributed infrastructures and synergize everyone'= s =0Aimportance on a bell curves such that noone's importance level falls b= elow, or =0Aabove, the aggregate mean value=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A----- Original Me= ssage ----=0AFrom: Alex Smith (K4RNT) =0ATo: CHUGAL= UG =0ASent: Thu, January 26, 2012 7:36:03 AM=0ASubje= ct: Re: [Chugalug] Looking for work=0A=0AYou mean you made me less importan= t? ;)=0A=0AOn Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 03:36, Ed King wrote:=0A> unlike LinkedIn, our system will syndicate e-business converg= ence and employ=0A> heuristic algorithms to detect and delete weasel words = that make people sound=0A> more important than they ever were/are.=0A>=0A>= =0A>=0A>=0A> ----- Original Message ----=0A> From: Alex Smith (K4RNT) =0A> To: CHUGALUG =0A> Sent: Thu,= January 26, 2012 12:26:26 AM=0A> Subject: Re: [Chugalug] Looking for work= =0A>=0A> LinkedIn, anyone? :P=0A>=0A> On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 23:53, Phil S= ieg wrote:=0A>> +1=0A>>=0A>> Ed great idea.=0A>>=0A>>= Unfortunately I have no skills.=0A>>=0A>> Phil Sieg=0A>> President=0A>> Se= niorTech LLC / snapf=C5=8Dn=C2=AE=0A>> www.snapfon.com=0A>>=0A>> Phone: 423= .535.9968=0A>> Fax: 423.265.9820=0A>> Mobile: 423.331.0725=0A>>=0A>> "The c= omputer is the most remarkable tool that we've ever come up with. It's=0A>>= the equivalent of a bicycle for our minds."=0A>>=0A>> Steve Jobs, 1955-201= 1=0A>>=0A>>=0A>>=0A>> On Jan 25, 2012, at 11:47 PM, Ed King wrote:=0A>>=0A>= hat's that burning smell?) that our Chugalug group has=0A>> a=0A>> shitload= of skills among us, and we should have each others backs and=0A>> recommen= d=0A>> each other when opportunities arise, but there is not (to my knowled= ge) a=0A>> user-friendly easily searchable list of members, skillsets, and = contact=0A>> info,=0A>> such that, if someone were to call me and ask if I = would fix their computer,=0A>> and=0A>> I didn't have time or desire to do = the job myself, I could pull up that=0A>> list=0A>> and quickly give them = at least one Chugalug member's name and contact info=0A>> (or=0A>> give th= em the link and let them search the list themselves)=0A>>=0A>> indeed, I ha= d someone ask me to work on their pc yesterday, but I'd much=0A>> rather=0A= =0A>>=0A>>=0A>>=0A>> ----- Original Message ----=0A>> From: John Aldrich =0A>>=0A>> I'm also up for a "temp" position reimaging an= d installing additional=0A>>=0A>> software on Desktop machines through Manp= ower.=0A>>=0A>>=0A>> Ok, I got the temp position. Crossing my fingers for t= he "real" job, or=0A>> something even better! :D I've got "feelers" out for= multiple companies and=0A>> will continue looking unless/until I get a per= manent job with a decent=0A>> salary!=0A>>
=============================================================== From: Benjamin Stewart ------------------------------------------------------ [filtering heuristically...] [output follows:] "We will have a new website. At noon." [output ends.] -- Benjamin Stewart
=============================================================== From: Lynn Dixon ------------------------------------------------------ I think this is appropriate to this discussion: http://www.dack.com/web/bullshit.html
=============================================================== From: Mike Harrison ------------------------------------------------------ +1 Also.
=============================================================== From: James Doepp ------------------------------------------------------ A yea from me, too. I'm also looking for work; my resume can be found here: http://sites.google.com/site/jdoepp/cv. -jim