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I don’t want work with nonprofits or as a paralegal anymore. What career am I best suited for with my current education and work experience? And, how do I pursue a career in the industry you recommend?

I’m interested in government/politics, journalism, lobbying, higher education, research, advertising, and music. I’d like a job with growth potential in an large organization with good management infrastructure (no more small companies or operations).

This is my truncated resume:
Director of Programs—Chamber of Commerce
Develop and coordinate programs to support and improve local business. Design and draft marketing materials to publicize Chamber programs using MS Publisher, Constant Contact, and Adobe Contribute. Foster partnerships with schools, government officials, businesses, and community organizations to attain the specified goals related to each program.

Legal Coordinator—The Willett Law Firm, P.A.
Developed an action plan with the NC State Bar to wind-down John G. McCormick’s law practice. Assisted clients with filing grievances with the NC State Bar and finding alternate legal counsel.

Legal Assistant/Paralegal—John G. McCormick, P.A.
Organized and managed the firm’s accounts payable and receivable using QuickBooks and Timeshlips software. Assisted personal representatives with estate planning and settlement. Performed title and lien searches and helped to prepare closing packages for real estate transactions.

High School Social Studies Teacher
Taught Economic, Legal & Political Systems, which is an overview of stock market investing and micro- and macroeconomics concepts, civics, law, and a comparative study of historical and modern political and economic systems in foreign countries.

Y2K Readiness Project Administrator –Quintiles, Inc.
Communicated with project managers to track compliance and contingency planning. Managed and tracked project data using MS Excel.

Legal Assistant–Rucci, Burnham, Carta & Edelberg, L.L.P.,
Helped defense prepare for a criminal trial in Puerto Rico discovery for a client charged with violating Savings and Loans regulations.

Employee Assistance Program Intern–United States Tobacco Co.

Education:
Juris Doctorate, Campbell University Norman A. Wiggins School of Law, Two years completed

Summer Program, Handong International Law School, South Korea

Master of Arts in Teaching, Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

Bachelor of Science in History, Appalachian State Univ., Boone, NC

NC State Bar Certified Paralegal

Relevant Coursework:
History of the World Since 1945
Germany Since 1917
U.S. Foreign Policy
U.S. Intellectual Tradition
Constitutional Law
Islamic History
Asian History
Latin American History
Latin American Politics
American and National Government
Political Parties and PACs
Law & Ethics of Communications
Theory & Practice of Persuasion
History of American Public Education
Microeconomic Theory
Race, Poverty & Politics
Globalization
Comparative Law & Culture (U.S. v. Asian Traditions)
International Business Transactions
Constitutional Law
Entertainment Law
Education Law
Contracts
Torts
Civil & Criminal Procedure
Criminal Law

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I am thinking about going to Grad School in U.S. Right now I am doing a system engineer in Hong Kong. My job is managing a project team, and building a customized computer system for clients.
Example of my detailed job is to estimate Software/Hardware/SI, and negotiate with clients,
select Hardware/Software, fix the specification of application, design of application and system, and so on. Sometimes in a small project, I do even technical things, like building OS(Win/Solaris), programming, and tuning of RDBMS.
In Grad School, I want to extend in this direction, but the most things I want to focus is technical skill, like Program, DB Management, Nework, OS, and Program. I want to less emphasize on Project Management, or Business side.
In this case, what would be the best major for me?
I do not really understand what’s the difference among computer science, information technology, system engineering, information systems, electrical & computer engineering. Please Help!

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He has been flat out clear he will not provide relatives with jobs unless they go to school. Should I become an Actuary?

The one thing I fear is that the job seems kind of boring but it pays well. Check out this careercritique review:

“I am a P&C worker with 6 months experience. As a student I had a strong grasp of what actuaries do, but never really had a clue what their work life is like from day to day. So here it is, at least from my limited experience:

We are assigned different states. We are given a ton of data that represents premium trends, loss trends, industry trends, and these are called our indications. Then we make certain predictions and recommendations, but we are kept on a short leash; the software does most of the heavy lifting, and we make small judgment calls. We check each others work. Then meetings are conducted, and these gradually become more formal until the final meeting is with upper management/executive level. After all this work, a consensus is arrived at – a set of new rates.

All of this involves reading and compiling reports, checking others work at meetings, and implementation. Some computer skills are needed to…..Access, Excel, other MS Office programs

Cant say its very glamarous but I like it. You will too, if the work style and subject matter fits your personality. ”

http://www.careercritique.com/addcomments.php?cid=12

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Gem Infosys a small software company has decided to better secure their computer systems after a malware attack shut down their network operations for two full days. The organization uses a firewall, three file servers, two web servers, one Windows 2008 Active Directory server for user access and authentication, ten PCs and a broadband connection to the Internet. The management at Gem needs you to formulate an incident response policy to reduce network down-time if future incidents occur. Develop an incident response policy that covers the development of incident response team, disaster recovery process and business continuity planning.
Yes, that’s one way to look at the meaning of case study. A case study is where you analyze a situation and give a solution “The case should have enough information in it that can understand what the problem is and, after thinking about it and analyzing the information, the readers should be able to come up with a proposed solution.”

Ever thought that this is an example case study to be answered? I’m trying to answer different exercises in this book to review myself for the upcoming finals and it says “case study” so don’t blame me if you want a real “case study.”

The question, can anyone help throw in more ideas to find a solution? “Develop an incident response policy that covers the development of incident response team, disaster recovery process and business continuity planning.”

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I replied to a job posted on craiglist.com. I was contacted by this man and this was his first email.

My name is Dru Williams. I`m an Aircraft Engineer in Boeing Company. I have 10 years experience in Aircraft Engineering and Maintenance, also a small Business owner (properties for renting,party rentals service and electronic store).

I am looking for a Personal Assistant who is friendly and approachable with a good sense of humour. he or she must be reliable, trustworthy and punctual. It is important that you will be aware of and sensitive to my needs. As a Personal Assistant is required to work one-to one, it is important that we maintain an open and honest relationship.

A Personal Assistant will enable me to do this by listening to what I want and following my instructions. It is therefore vital that you should has good communication and listening skills.

Nothing in life comes free. You truly have to work for and earn it.

YOUR DUTIES:
-Scanning of all documentation
-Bill payments, Order supplies, Make phone calls, Arranges travel.
- Type, copy, printnand fax documents.
-Mailing Official documents to tenant,clients and customers
-Posting job advert on Internet and news papers.
-Payment of Bills
- Managing an Assistant.
- Sourcing and ordering stationery and office equipment,

THE POST:
The post is for 25 hours per week and the rate of pay will be 500 per week.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Ability to communicate clearly
Ability to work without close supervision
Good organizational / time Management skills
Good interpersonal skills
Negotiation skills
Creative problem solving skills
Advocacy skills
Basic computer skills

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:
Reliable and trustworthy
Flexible and responsible
Non judgemental
Ability to recognise work/personal boundaries
Sensitive & approachable
Sense of humour
Enjoys a challenge
Persistence
Team worker

Other Requirements:
Occasional work at evenings or weekends according to needs of service

NOTE: This position is a home base office position. You can be in any location and work from home.

I WILL PROVIDE YOU ALL THE NECESSARY OFFICE EQUIPMENT TO USE.

APPLICATION FORM

DATE:

FULL NAME:

CURRENT CONTACT ADDRESS:

CITY, STATE AND ZIP-CODE:

CELL PH:

HOME PH:

E-MAIL:

ALTERNATIVE EMAIL:

YAHOO MESSENGER ID:

CURRENT JOB IF ANY:

COMPANY IF ANY:

EDUCATION /QUALIFICATIONS:

WORK EXPERIENCE:

WHAT DAYS/PART DAYS ARE YOU AVAILABLE FOR WORK?

WHAT TIMES ARE YOU AVAILABLE TO WORK?

ONLY A SERIOUS AND HONEST PERSON IS NEEDED FOR THIS POSITION.

DRU WILLIAMS

We exchanged a couple more emails and finally started chatting in Yahoo! Messenger. He sent me cc info to purchase check cashing software but it was in a womans name and I did not do it. He then, today, sent me a check for close to $4,000 to purchase any office equipment I needed, including blank business checks, printer, stamps, waybills, and envelopes. I am suppose to take $250 out for myself and then I need to wire $300 to another person and keep the rest in my checking for future purchases. He says I am going to be doing his payroll out of home and will be paid $500 per week. Earlier when I mentioned that he sent me a womans cc information, the persons information on the waybill was hers and I could not make out the name that was signed on the check. The check came from Wells Fargo Bank and the company name was new instruments something or other. I cashed the check so I am not sure exactly what was on there. I am going to go get a copy of it tomorrow. I figured I would cash the check to see if it would actually clear since even if it don’t I won’t be charged any fees because it didn’t clear. Thing is, I have no idea if this crap is legitimate. Has anyone experienced anything like this?? I don’t want to get into any legal trouble over this. Please let me know. Thanks.

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i just got this for my birthday and dont know much about gaming computers. i would like to play games with good settings. id this alright?

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I have an 80 gig hard drive in a win xp pc. there is 50gb free and I want to create a 40gb partition.
I have tried the following from a cmd promt.
diskpart.exe > list disk > select disk 0 > create extended partition size=40000.
This dosnt seem to do anything and I cant seem to do it from the disk management utility either. can you actually format a HD via a cmd promt when it is active?
If not, why not and what is the best (free if possible) software for doing this.
I also want to do this on a windows small business server in the future.
I dont have the option of adding a second HD just yet so any halp woul be appriciated.

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There is a woman at work whose behavior is driving me nuts. The place I work for is a small business (less than 2 dozen employees). I’ve worked there for about two years now, and she’s worked there for about 3 years. Technically, her title is the same as mine, but she behaves and is often treated like a member of management.

That’s all fine and good, but this woman goes out of her way to step on other people to make herself and her ideas dominate the entire office environment. I can’t do my work without her stopping to tell me what I should do differently. She will literally stand over my shoulder and ask me “so.. how’s it going?” That sentence right there makes me cringe. No matter what I say or what I show her i’m doomed. I have tried ignoring her and telling her it’s not a big deal, but it’s a small office, and everybody knows everybody else’s business. She always insists on putting her two cents in, and she acts like she’s doing the world a favor. The trouble is, her criticism is always negative and she never offers any useful suggestions. Her favorite thing to suggest is that you put your project on hold until she figures out what she wants to do with it. Yeah, right. Most people would probably blow her off. Hard to do with her. She tends to throw a big fit and finds plently of other ways to make your work day intolerable if you don’t show her everything you’re doing.

I’ve been noticing a pattern lately. I’ll be working on something, the manager will come by and give me some suggestions, a few words of encouragement, and the go ahead to proceed. Then after a few days, this co-worker will appear (after she knows I’ve been working on this project for a little while) and she’ll get all huffy and tell me i’m doing it all wrong. She’ll pick it apart in the cruelest possible way until all the things I felt good about in the project are gone. Where was she two days ago, when I first started? Why didn’t she give me a game plan then? I don’t understand her logic. She’ll rip everything apart, and tell me all the things I did wrong, yet, she never gives me any suggestions on what I should do to make it right. It’s almost like she enjoys making other people feel two inches tall. She has this look that she gives people that makes my skin crawl. As if to say, “you better do as I say or i’ll rip out your eyeballs and eat them for lunch” She also has this habit of going to the manager and convincing her that what i’m doing is all wrong. The next thing I know i’m being told by my manager (the same person who just gave me the thumbs up to proceed) that I need to scrap everything and put the entire project on hold until my co-worker and management figure out what they want to do.

It’s confusing and unproductive to have a manager give you the go ahead and then make you scrap your work based on another employee’s opinions. It’s insulting. I don’t appreciate someone posing as a manager ripping my stuff apart and acting like what i’ve done is child’s play. I’m the only one there that even has a clue how to use the software needed to complete the project. And the other day my co-worker asked that I explain how the software works. First of all, it took me years to acquire what I know about the ins and outs of this software. It isn’t something you learn overnight. And secondly… what? Is she serious?? Is she trying to push me off the ledge here? She’s nuts, I tell you. And as good as she is at criticizing other people’s ideas, she has very few solid ideas herself. She’s also unorganized, and myself and my other co-workers have noticed that it takes forever just to get projects off the ground when she’s at the wheel. I just don’t understand why management keep going along with whatever my co-worker wants. It’s bad for morale and productivity. Maybe they don’t realize what’s really going on? Or maybe they are trying to avoid conflict? I don’t know. I need help though. I don’t know how to deal with this person. Any suggestions for what I could say to her? Should I approach my manager about my co-workers behavior? If so, What should I say? Any thoughts or similar experiences would be appreciated. Thanks!

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