Jobs Activity

Good to see that Jobs Activity is picking up again...
...many applications...and to relevant jobs!!

have many interview processes in play! :-))

Medical Volunteer work

Having a great time, and learning a lot about the healthcare industry in my volunteer position.

Currently, I am helping with spreadsheet work for the critical care unit of a hospital.

Hoping it helps me with my Healthcare IT job search!

Job Turnover Activity

I'm seeing a lot of people leaving jobs and/or being promoted within, based on LinkedIn company activity...

I think companies are starting to hire more, and people with jobs are starting to look externally, and internally, for new jobs...

...maybe a good sign for me to pick up a position from without a company??!!!

Jobs Jobs Jobs

Many being posted, and a lot for me to apply for...

I have a lot to offer an employer. Just have to get that employer/employee match!

Time for another Resume review :-)

Well, School has started!

...
And I'd like to start working now :-)

Volunteering!

Going to be at the Auburn library today in the Genealogy section...helping researchers with their research...part of my volunteer portfolio.
I help once a month at the library - 1st Saturday from 1 - 3.

Next week I do interview and orientation for volunteering at the hospital...looking forward to see where I will be needed!

Cub Scouts is "off" this week...Labor day holiday break :-)

Kids are going back to school next week too...school is ready...there was lots of cleaning and repainting going on!

Excused from Jury Duty - back to Job Search

Thank You!

I've been excused from Jury Duty, and now I can resume my Job Search...

Don't have to work around JD for interviews, etc either...free and clear :-)

I will do my Jury Duty at some later time...but for now, I need to find employment!

Short Break - Cub Scout Camp

I'm taking a short break the next 4 days for Cub Scout Camp!

I will check my Cell phone messages periodically for any interviews! :-)

and I'll get back to anyone else on Monday.

SQL Queries

I just learned, in an embarrassing way, that I need to brush up on my advanced SQL querying skills!

I kind of blew it on an interview test - writing advanced SQL queries. I couldn't remember some of the syntax, nor how to do some functions with join queries...

Oh well, yet another avenue for self-training :-) It's just a matter of refreshing my memory!

At least I can do basic SQL!!!

Interviews, Interviews, Interviews...

Liking! all the interviews I've been getting lately!

I have a feeling at least one of them is going to gel into an offer :)

More iSeries jobs!

I have notice many more iSeries (AS/400) jobs being posted...
...Good news!

Should be no-time that some company can use my iSeries value!

(but I'm still open to other positions as well :) ).

High Job Posting Activity

I've had lots of opportunities to apply for this week, both direct hire and contract.

I broke my record on jobs applied for...over 30 so far this week.

And each one of them relevant to me!

Contract or Temporary work?

I am open to Contract or Temporary work in Information Services, to tide me over, or to convert to permanent employment!

Do you need help with your computer systems or applications? Need a database set up?

See my website for details, or shoot me an email!

daniel-volkmann.com has skills detail, and recommendations...

I have direct experience with Direct Marketing/Direct Mail/email, or with Real Estate Information.

If you have system/application issues, I am an excellent troubleshooter!

More on Personality Type INTJ

All Rationals are good at planning operations, but Masterminds are head and shoulders above all the rest in contingency planning. Complex operations involve many steps or stages, one following another in a necessary progression, and Masterminds are naturally able to grasp how each one leads to the next, and to prepare alternatives for difficulties that are likely to arise any step of the way. Trying to anticipate every contingency, Masterminds never set off on their current project without a Plan A firmly in mind, but they are always prepared to switch to Plan B or C or D if need be.

Masterminds are rare, comprising no more than, say, one percent of the population, and they are rarely encountered outside their office, factory, school, or laboratory. Although they are highly capable leaders, Masterminds are not at all eager to take command, preferring to stay in the background until others demonstrate their inability to lead. Once they take charge, however, they are thoroughgoing pragmatists. Masterminds are certain that efficiency is indispensable in a well-run organization, and if they encounter inefficiency-any waste of human and material resources-they are quick to realign operations and reassign personnel. Masterminds do not feel bound by established rules and procedures, and traditional authority does not impress them, nor do slogans or catchwords. Only ideas that make sense to them are adopted; those that don't, aren't, no matter who thought of them. Remember, their aim is always maximum efficiency.

In their careers, Masterminds usually rise to positions of responsibility, for they work long and hard and are dedicated in their pursuit of goals, sparing neither their own time and effort nor that of their colleagues and employees. Problem-solving is highly stimulating to Masterminds, who love responding to tangled systems that require careful sorting out. Ordinarily, they verbalize the positive and avoid comments of a negative nature; they are more interested in moving an organization forward than dwelling on mistakes of the past.

Masterminds tend to be much more definite and self-confident than other Rationals, having usually developed a very strong will. Decisions come easily to them; in fact, they can hardly rest until they have things settled and decided. But before they decide anything, they must do the research. Masterminds are highly theoretical, but they insist on looking at all available data before they embrace an idea, and they are suspicious of any statement that is based on shoddy research, or that is not checked against reality.

Alan Greenspan, Ben Bernanke, Dwight D. Eisenhower, General Ulysses S. Grant, Frideriche Nietzsche, Niels Bohr, Peter the Great, Stephen Hawking, John Maynard Keynes, Lise Meitner, Ayn Rand and Sir Isaac Newton are examples of Rational Masterminds.


Keirsey website
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Happy Fathers Day! Dads...

A Happy Fathers day to all dads!

If you are unemployed as I am...hope you have a job soon!

Jung Personality Type

I had to take a Personality Test for a job application.

My result was INTJ - Introversion, iNtuition, Thinking(Thoughtful), Judging.

Defined as a Mastermind.

INTJ's make up only 1% - 4% of the population.

Sudden drop in job postings?

I've noticed a big drop in postings this week...hopefully it is just the Memorial day weekend anomaly...

Still have had some jobs to apply for this week though.

Trying to keep up on learning

Trying to keep abreast of my Java and German tutorials, while looking for a job...

Not as easy as it sounds!

Should brush up on my RPG too, I guess!

Job Fairs - hit or miss

Job Fairs are kind of hit or miss...

...I've got interviews out of one...nothing out of another...

Let's see what the Job Fair in Tacoma on Tuesday brings??

New Record for Applied For Jobs

19 jobs applied for this past week!

SOMETHING has to come from one of these, you would think?

They are all relevant...