99 Dead Monkeys

I started the new job in Huntsville a week ago and I have to say I’m impressed by the sophistication of the training materials.

However, it made me think about what is more important - the person or the tool. I wrote down my profound revelation:

I can give a Master Carpenter a hammer and he will frame a house in a week. But if I give nail guns to 100 monkeys, all I will get at the end of the week is 99 dead monkeys.

I know - deep. Learn it. Live it. Love it.

And be cool, give me attribution.

Tags: professionalism, training, work

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Relocating for a new job

I’m happy to say that I have a new job. I don’t want to reveal much right now until I get settled in, but I’m back in the EMS industry and moving to Huntsville in about 10 days or so. Those of you in the industry can probably guess the company.

Sometime in the coming months I’ll get the resumes updated; by then, it will be common knowledge and I’ll be more comfortable discussing it further.

Tags: EMS, ems industry, huntsville, new job, Relocating

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Ambiguous Job Postings

As hiring managers, we’ve all seen funny, nonsensical resume statements. I probably have one in my resume, despite how often I’ve proofread it. Sometimes we get blind to the details when we’ve looked at something over and over.

It’s not unheard of for job advertisements to have mistakes also, usually due to re-using and rewriting a previous ad. I came across one today. I am not going to identify the employer, but at the bottom of their ad they specify the following:

*This is an entry-level sales position, with opportunity to grow within the sales organization…

Previous experience selling to government accounts is preferred.

Ooooooo-kay, which is it?

Anyone else have any?

Tags: job advertisements, resume

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My Job Search

In the coming weeks (months?), I will be putting a significant portion of my time into my job search. When I joined this company, I hoped to leverage my current position into a more significant role. Unfortunately, the company is not growing at a rate that would make this likely at any point in the future.

So, I am currently UNDERemployed in a company with stagnant growth. In fact, I have little work to do during a typical day. I yearn for challenges that will allow me to showcase my management, analytical, and problem-solving abilities. I would love to stay in manufacturing, but I believe my talents work well in other industries and the challenge of proving my case would be most welcome.

My specific experience includes:

• Market Research, Analysis, & Communications for major electronics manufacturers in the Aerospace & Defense industry.
• Supply Chain Management, Materials Management, Inventory Analysis & Control, and Production Control for electronics manufacturers.
• Direct sales experience at the retail and consulting levels.

Please see my Resumes page for html and pdf versions of my resume. Any job leads would be appreciated.

Tags: aerospace, celestica, defense, inventory analysis, inventory control, job search, market communications, market research, Marketing, production control, resume, strategic marketing, strategy, supply chain, sypris

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