Someone recently asked Robert Scoble if he would continue working at his current employer, Rackspace, if he won the lottery. His gut answer was ‘Yes’, though he didn’t know why until he saw this video from Dan Pink:
I wrote a lot more about this including notes on the subject on my ConnectedWell blog, but here’s the video for your consuming pleasure:
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Company Name: Novell
Location (City, State): Provo, Utah 84606 (Salt Lake City Metro)
Novell is immediately seeking a Localization Project Manager to join their Provo, Utah based Corporate Marketing team.
The Localization Project Manager is responsible for managing and coordinating the localization and delivery of marketing materials for worldwide consumption. Responsibilities will also include building tools to identify, prepare and manage local language content, translation quality reviews, troubleshooting localization issues and providing localization guidance. He or she will manage the timely flow of all localization projects from initiation to delivery, ensuring that projects meet quality, turn-around time and budget expectations. The candidate will be the liason for Marketing for all localization needs, processes and workflows.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Drive the process of translating various marketing materials into foreign languages by coordinating with all International Marketing teams along with individual layout and localization vendors.-Ensure documentation of processes and standards for marketing localization.
-Manage translators and reviewers; track budgets, schedules, priorities, translation quality and localization feedback.
-Promote content creation and design/development requirements for internationalization.
- Establish and publish standards and processes.-Lead and provide support and input to internal departments, including education and training on the localization process.-Interact with international teams, as required, to ensure their satisfaction with the quality of all localization and translation work.
-Ensure that all work completed by localization vendors are accurate and appropriate based on local standards and customs.
-Assure that projects have the necessary visibility and resources, and are integrated and scheduled into the overall deliverables process.
-Plan and monitor projects to meet deadline, quality and budget requirements.
-Scope and quote projects and manage project expectations.
-Provide and upload to repository the end result of the final production files.
-Manage vendor relationships and serve as primary day-to-day contact for vendors.
-Collaborate with production teams to create, implement and maintain appropriate client- or project-specific procedures, solutions, checklists and instructions.
-Monitor and maintain project financials, including projections and billing.
-Ensure the accuracy of financial project data, workflows, schedules and processes to maximize efficiency and profitability.
-Collaborate with internal teams to initiate and implement procedural changes and customized workflows.
REQUIREMENTS
-BA or BS Degree.
-Minimum 2 years project management experience with 5 years of professional business experience. Previous experience with localization a plus.
-Experience with managing multiple projects involving external resources, and meeting deadlines.
-Excellent organizational and project management skills; and proven ability to own and complete projects end-to-end.
-Ability to work under pressure in a deadline-driven environment.
-Expertise in project management tools; working knowledge localization tools and technologies.
-Results and action-oriented. Demonstrates initiative, follow-through and attention to detail.
-Proven ability to work cooperatively with across departments and functions and is a self-motivator
-Outstanding interpersonal, verbal and written communications skills.
DEPARTMENT: Marketing Communications
DIVISION: Corporate Marketing
REFERENCE NUMBER: 2554
LOCATION: Provo, Utah (Salt Lake City Metro Area) 84606
Disclaimer: This job description is for informational purposes, to describe the primary duties, skills and abilities necessary to meet the requirements of this position. This description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all requirements or essential functions; it is subject to change at any time.
Novell is an equal opportunity employer and an advocate for workforce diversity.
Apply By Email: rmerrill@novell.com
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Resumes are digital now. That’s good for everybody–easy to share, easy to search, easy to save, easy on the trees. It’s all good. But in an attempt for job seekers to keep their resume files organized, people are forgetting that other people read not only the content, but the file name you give your sweet little piece of literary masterwork*. Be warned. Some resumes may get a bad-rap from the beginning because of a slip-up in the file name.
My recommendation is a file name that actually sells you a little bit. For example, if you’re going for a project manager position and your name is Joe Cool, try out a file name like: “Resume–Joe_Cool–Talented_Project_Manager.pdf” and just see if you don’t get more bites on that little nugget of visual eye-candy of a hook!
Some real-world examples of either bad file names or pet-peeves of recruiters (ok, of me):
*Please, please do not actually try and make your resume anything resembling a literary masterwork.
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Company Name: Accent Business Services
Location (City, State): Salt Lake City, Utah
Project manager needed to support software implementation projects. Requires strong understanding of software implementation project lifecycle, process analysis, software configuration and data migration. The project manager will be responsible for hands-on management of several simultaneous implementations.
Responsibilities:
• Work with management team to develop project schedules and project plans.
• Interact with managers and project staff on a daily basis to facilitate on-schedule and on-budget delivery.
• Regularly communicate status, issues and risks to management team.
• Ensure project teams meet standards for project reporting, controls, documentation, etc.
• Coordinate, collect, and analyze project information.
• Schedule meetings, track timelines and deliverable, write status reports, coordinate meeting logistics and disseminate meeting minutes.
Local applicants preferred. One year contract with extensions likely.
Required Skills:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Management or a related field; or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 5 years of work experience managing various sized projects.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project (or similar)
• Practical experience in software implementation methodologies.
• Strong organizational skills, detail-oriented, and self-motivated.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Ability to work under pressure, meet difficult deadlines, and set priorities for multiple tasks.
• Excellent interpersonal and oral/written communication skills with all levels of the organization.
• Ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment, both independently and in a team setting.
• Project management skills to develop and monitor work agreements and budgets, determine specifications, schedules, timelines, and define deliverables.
Preferred Skills:
• Familiarity with PMI’s Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) and the software development lifecycle.
• Financial modeling to quantify costs and benefits of projects and to track and maintain project budgets.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
For consideration, please email MS Word resumes to recruiter@accent-inc.com and reference title and job ID code.
Apply By Email: recruiter@accent-inc.com
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(From Lifehacker and NYTimes)
Solution? Have breaks during your meetings (or, you’re really not as important as you think you are)
A professor of business surveyed more than 9,000 managers and workers and found a familiar paradox: nearly everyone considers email checking and texting during face-to-face meetings rude, but most people still do it
But, it’s of course only rude to the person holding the meeting (and others who are "in charge"). ShakespeareGeek in the Lifehacker comments had this to say about the Double Standard:
Grab a manager and say, "Can I show you a quick something at my computer?" If you can get him to go over to your cube at all, rest assured that he’ll be checking his Blackberry while you try to explain your demo. Remember, it’s only rude if *you* do it on *his* time.
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