Daisy Mountain Ward Employment: AllState Employment

Saturday, January 25, 2014

AllState Employment

Entry-Level Release Manager-NOR04263 We are the Good Hands; we help people realize their hopes and dreams through products and services designed to protect them from life’s uncertainties and to prepare them for the future. Nearly every major Allstate project has a partnership with technology – a partnership that is imperative to the success of the organization. With the company’s size and related technology scale, job opportunities and career advancement paths in IT are abundant at Allstate. In order to maintain our place at the forefront of the technological landscape, Allstate needs to hire the best and the brightest talent – is that you?
The Role: The Technical Business Analyst (BA) analyzes requirements and requests of the business, operations, and other users of IT services and serves as the contact for the business divisions and technology solution providers for all aspects of solution identification. The Technical BA supports projects of lower level complexity.
This role also includes release management duties. Release management will be utilized to create one, holistic picture of the work being delivered in order to make informed Go/No-Go decisions with more confidence in the quality and scope of the release. This includes participating in resolving risks and issues that are internal and external to the release process following the appropriate ITIL methodology. Responsibilities: Release Planning * Single point of contact for knowledge about what is contained in area’s release * Monitor and validate phase gating activities * Communicate release-related information to area * Participate in defining, documenting, and implementing release process improvements * Analyze area's release data and create/provide reports to leaders * Provide expertise in a focused area of the business through analysis and understanding of business needs. Apply a fundamental knowledge of a business area's processes and practices * Provide business knowledge and support for resolving technology issues in their focused area of the business * Use appropriate tools and techniques to elicit and define requirements that address relatively simple business processes or projects of low to moderate complexity * Analyze requirements and create or contribute to functional designs, leveraging basic technical skills * May assist with project initiation or planning for projects of low to moderate complexity * Consult on the functional test plans and conditions for assigned applications / for projects of low complexity. Ensure that the test plans cover the testing of all defined functional requirements. Support data analysis and validation from functional tests.
*Follow the change control process to manage changes to base lined deliverables and scope for projects of low to moderate complexity * Participate in information gathering sessions.
Qualifications : Education: College degree* Microsoft Office Suite * Windows SharePoint Server (WSS) * Good Communication Skills * ITIL Certification in Service Transitions, a plus
Careers @Allstate
We are insurance. We are financial services. We are also so much more. We are lawyers, writers, web developers, accountants, building engineers, application developers, project managers and human resource specialists. We are creative, driven, passionate, fearless and curious. Our unique culture of inclusion helps us maximize innovation and creativity. We believe that welcoming differing ideas, cultures and backgrounds gives us a competitive advantage in a diverse, global marketplace. At Allstate, it's our differences that drive our success — as individuals and as a company. We celebrate creative problem-solving as we work together to make a difference in our communities. We believe in providing the very best tools and resources available to help keep our customers — and our employees — in Good Hands®. We Are Allstate
Benefits and Perks : Pension plan plus 401K * Career path/succession planning * Mentoring programs * Tuition reimbursement * Modern work spaces * Flexible schedules * Generous paid time off (with option to purchase additional days) * Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Long Term Disability Insurance * Health and wellness benefits, including: nutrition/weight management, smoking cessation program, stress management, lifestyle coaching, financial resources, healthy choice/subsidized meals at corporate cafeterias, on-site fitness center / doctor / pharmacy / massages * Corporate discount programs (insurance, automotive, childcare, mobile phone plans, fitness centers, retail) * On-site daycare * Adoption assistance program
*On-site services: oil changes, dry cleaning, nail/hair salon, convenience store, doctor,

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Employment Resource Center

The LDS Employment Center, Phoenix Office, is located 11650 North 35th Avenue, Phoenix AZ 85029.
Phone is 602-241-9444 Fax 602-234-3613.
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Improve Your Resume for Ex Offenders

Dilemma: Criminal Record-How to Address Your Background on Your Resume

According to the US Department of Justice, more than 59 million criminal-history records are on file at state repositories nationwide. The Bureau of Justice Statistics reports that the number of prison releases is growing, with more than 500,000 ex-offenders rejoining the community each year. Individuals with criminal histories face numerous obstacles when seeking employment, so it's important they make the one document that can open doors -- the resume -- as effective as possible.

Follow these tips to ensure your resume is ready to go:

Don't Reference Your Criminal Background. The purpose of a resume is to help you secure a job interview. For your resume to work, it must highlight your top qualifications for the position and demonstrate that you would be an excellent employee. While it's important to be honest on your resume, revealing information about a criminal background is best handled in a face-to-face interview. Many states prohibit employers from asking about an arrest record but allow them to inquire about past convictions. (Check with your state's attorney general's office to determine what employers can and cannot ask you.) If the employer asks a legal question regarding your criminal history, briefly explain what happened, but keep it positive and don't dwell on the past. Explain that you have learned from your mistakes and are currently interested in making a positive contribution to the employer's operation. When completing job applications that ask about your conviction record, you must be honest. Select “yes” when asked if you have been arrested, and in the section that asks you to provide the details, write something like “will explain in interview.”

Highlight Related Training/Work Experience
If your criminal background includes prison time and you took advantage of training or work opportunities during that time, you may include these experiences on your resume. Write the name of the facility and your title (e.g., “Arthur Kill Correctional Facility, Commissary Clerk”) in your resume's Work Experience section. Treat this position as any other position and write about key skills you developed and any positive contributions you made. If you completed further education while in prison, write the name of the sponsoring institution along with the details of your training in your Education section. Keep in mind that employers are less interested in your early career; prison-related activities from more than 10 years ago can be omitted.

Don't Emphasize Unrelated Experience
If your work or educational experiences from prison are unrelated to your career goal, they should not be featured prominently on your resume. The most effective resumes are targeted to an objective; your related experience and training should be the focus of your resume. You may, however, add an Additional Experience section to your resume and briefly list your prison-related work or training if you need to cover a big time gap. Use Available Job Search ResourcesIf you were recently released from prison and are in a work-release program, take advantage of job search services offered by your facility. A placement specialist may be able to help you find employment or offer guidance that will facilitate your search. Many states offer tax credits to employers as incentives to hire ex-offenders.

LinkedIn Tips

How to Use LinkedIn to Get a Job - 10 Tips
LinkedIn is an essential tool for all job seekers. See the full article -> http://newgradlife.blogspot.com/2009/12/use-linkedin-to-get-job.html
1. Complete your profile thoroughly. Think of your LinkedIn profile as your executive bio and complete your profile thoroughly. Often when clients tell me they’ve completed their profile and I go look at it, it’s rarely complete.
2. Build your network. Build your network to increase the likelihood that your profile will come up at the top of the list when hiring managers/recruiters are looking for candidates. Invite five people a day, every day, to join your network and you’ll be amazed at the results. If you’re VP Marketing, you don’t want to show up on page 10 when people are looking for marketing pros. You want to be on page 1. The more contacts you have the higher you’ll be.
3. Prepare for interviews using LinkedIn. Expand your research by reading about the people who will be interviewing you. Knowing that you went to the same school, share a sport, both love the theater, or have an acquaintance in common is a great way to establish rapport.
4. Join LinkedIn groups. Join as many groups as possible, but concentrate first on those whose members are people who could hire you (hiring managers) or can help you find a job (recruiters/executive search consultants). You may also want to join job search support groups and industry groups. • Larger groups allow for more potential contacts and allow you to contact fellow group member even if they are not in your direct network. This can be very valuable in your job search. • Groups are a great source of like minded individuals and are great places search in order to expand your network.
5. Participate in discussions. Share your insights and answers to questions on discussion boards thus demonstrating your knowledge and desire to contribute. Post questions or discussion topics yourself. This will help you make valuable connections while building your personal brand. Always be sure to include your email address in your posts.
6. Search for jobs daily. LinkedIn’s job board functions like other job boards with the exception that many of the opportunities listed are exclusive to LinkedIn. In addition, many of the opportunities list the recruiters or employers who posted them, offering another level of personal connection for networking.
7. Ask and answer questions. Using the “Answer” tab you can contribute your knowledge and insight in your area of expertise. For example, if you are an employment lawyer who is looking for a job you can click on “Answer a question” then select “Employment law” where you’ll find two pages of employment law questions. By answering selected questions and offering your insights you will establish your brand and expertise and potentially create some networking and job opportunities.
8. Identify target companies. You can identify companies by industry and geography to expand your list of target companies. You can filter your LinkedIn list by exploring the company’s web site and job postings. Then, by going back to LinkedIn, you can identify hiring managers and HR managers for additional information and potentially informational interviews.
9. Promote your blog and/or website. Many executive candidates have a website and/or a blog. You can promote your website/blog to the search engines by optimizing them on LinkedIn. Just go to the category “My Website” on your LinkedIn profile while in the edit mode and select “Other.” You can then add your name or a descriptive phrase describing your web site/blog. This is so much more inviting than a simple URL.
10. Final Tid-bits. • Update your profile regularly. Every time you update your whole network will be notified and you’ll get exposure. • Include the link to your LinkedIn profile in your signature on every email. That way people can see all your credentials with one click.

Daisy Mountain Ward Employment

Saturday, January 25, 2014

AllState Employment

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