Below are my completed blogs for the Employment Project, part one. It
includes my job search activity, two job ads and the analysis of one of the job
ads.

JOB SEARCH ACTIVITY

Work Experience

1. Research Assisstant (2004-present). Purdue University foods and Nutrition
Department, West Lafayette, IN

Supervisor: Wayne W. Campbell, PhD

Requirements: participant recruitment, screening of participants, data
collection (blood, urine, energy expenditure and physiologic measurements),
data analysis (using spss), writing a research paper and presenting results at
a national conference.

Ballet Teacher (2004-present). Morton Community Center, West Lafayette, IN

Supervisor: Laverne Mikhail

Requirements: Prepare weekly dance combinations, teach classes, create
routines and costumes for the yearly performance

2. Trinity Mission Outlet Store volunteer (Fall 2004). Trinity Mission
Outlet Store, Lafayette, IN

Requirements: sorted and shelved donated goods, developed a
proposal to update and improve store

Patient family Advocate (Summer 2007) Duke University Hospital, Durham NC

Requirements: Escorted patients and family, helped admit and relay messages
to patients, assisted nurses and receptionists

PR and Marketing Director and General Manager (2006- present) College
Mentors for Kids Purdue Chapter, West Lafayette, IN

Requirements: Direct college students in organizing and
carrying out weekly activities to acquaint at-risk youth to a college
education, responsible for safety and discipline of children, raise money for
organization, prepare press releases, recruit members, prepare newsletters and
promote awareness of the program in the community

3. N/A

Education Experience

4. I have gained valuable writing skills from both English classes and from
writing my research thesis. I believe that these writing skills will be
extremely useful in any job situatuon. I have also gained leadership experience
from my position in College Mentors for Kids. I have learned the importance of
being a strong leader.

5. CFS Dean's Merit Scholarship. A monetary award given to accademically strong
students in Consumer and Family sciences

Dean's List and Semester Honors for each semester at Purdue. An award based
on academic achievement

Foods and Nutrition Honors Student. Honors based on GPA and the completion
of an honors project.

Skills

6. I have many skills useful in laboratory settings. I am able to use
software such as excel, and spss. I can also use laboratory equipment such as a
metabolic cart, centrifuge, and body plethysmography equipment. These skills
would be very useful in a research setting especially in a Nutrition related
field.

7. I have skills in working with children as I have taught ballet for four
years and been involved with College Mentors for Kids for two years. I am also
fluent in French.

8. The software that I am able to use and know well include; excel, spss and
Nutritionist Pro

9. The equipment I have worked with before includes; microscope, centrifuge,
metabolic cart and body plethysmography equipment.

 

JOB ADS

1. Lab Technician

Job Description
Technologist
SHIFT: We get opening on 1st, 2nd and 3rd. We also get 10 hour shifts on 3rd
shift

SUMMARY:
Assists in the daily activities associated with the production and
development of kits, maintenance, quality control and sale of cultures
in the Cultures Department by performing the following duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties
may be assigned.
-
Assists Section Head and/or Product Manager in product development
including duties such as research, editing, design, testing, writing,
cost, profit margins and product feasibility.
- Provides kits, components, and bill of materials and written directions to
the Product Manager.
- Assists in the timely fulfillment of customers' orders with high-quality
products.
-
Inoculates cultures to insure sufficient inventory for orders. Cultures
include but are not limited to: algae, fungi, protozoa, plant tissue,
virus, bacteria, and possible pathogens.
- Maintains cultures of
identified micro-organisms in prescribed or standard media, controlling
factors such as moisture, aeration, temperature, light, and nutrition.
- Performs quality control duties to maintain sterility, purity, and quality of
cultures.
-
Communicates with customers by phone to answer technical questions,
resolve problems, and offers advice on proper use of materials.
- Assists in maintaining notebook of standard operating procedures.
- Assists in periodic inventories.
- Conducts workshops demonstrating proper classroom use of existing product
line and new products.

SUPERVISION OF OWN WORK:
Proceeds alone under standard practice, refers questionable cases to
Supervisor.

QUALIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be
able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements
listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability
required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals
with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
Bachelor's degree in biology or related field, or the equivalent combination of
education and experience are preferred.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Ability
to read, analyze, and interpret periodicals, professional journals,
technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write
reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to
effectively present information and respond to questions form groups of
managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
Ability
to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest,
commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

REASONING ABILITY:
Ability
to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished
in written, oral or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems
involving several
concrete variables in standardized situations.

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES:
Ability
to use autoclave, laminar flow hood, bunsen burner, microscope,
automatic pipet, scales and other lab equipment. Ability to use small
hand tools such as a scalpel and inculcating loop/needle. Ability to
work safely with medias and restricted chemicals using standard
laboratory procedures.

Job Title: Lab Technician
Primary Skills: Biology Degree
Job Industry: Biomedical
Vacancies: 1
Job City: Burlington
Job Metro Area: Burlington
Job State: NC
Job Country: US
Salary: DOE
Hours per Week: 40
Start Date: ASAP
Job Duration: 3 - 6 months
Detailed Job Duration: 6 months
Degree Type: BS
Degree Area: Biology or Chemistry
Experience Minimum: 1 Years
Certificates/Licenses:

To
submit a resume for this position, you must place PR30338/MB/DE01370601
in the subject line of your e-mail. Send your resumes to: Professional.Jobs@manpower.com
in text format. Do not send e-mail attachments.

Candidates responding to this posting must currently possess the eligibility
to work in the United States.

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http://jobview.monster.com/GetJob.aspx?JobID=67553222&JobTitle=Lab+Techn...

2.

Food & Nutrition Supervisor

Requirements:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and experience in Food and
Nutrition Services or related field such as Culinary Arts, Dietetics
and Restaurant and Institution Management.

Description:
The
Food Service Supervisor is responsible for successfully leading and
monitoring all work assigned to food operations including any or all of
the following: food production, purchasing, sanitation, patient food
services, retail operations, vending, procurement, food distribution
and catering.

 

Company:
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare

Location:
US-IA-Waterloo

Status:
Full Time, Employee

Job Category:
Food Services/Hospitality

 

http://jobview.monster.com/GetJob.aspx?JobID=67460657&JobTitle=Food+%26+...

ANALYSIS

Reflection

1.
Why did you choose this job ad? Do
you feel that you are qualified for the position? (paragraph)

I chose
this job ad because It is a job that is in my field of study and requires the
amount of education that I will have when I graduate. I feel that I am
qualified for this job because I have had many years of experience working in a
biology/nutrition lab and know how to use all of the equipment that is used in
this job. I also meet the requirements for mathematical skills, language skills
and reasoning ability.

2.
How long has the ad been posted? If
it has been posted for a long period of time, are you sure that the position is
still available? How? (short answer)

This job
has been posted since January 18th. The job is still available because
the posting is revised often and changes from day to day.

3.
Where is the company located? Are
you willing to move if it is out of state or in a foreign country? (short
answer)

The company
is located in Burlington, NC. I would be willing to move out of state.

4.
Why is living in the area that the
company is located appealing to you? (paragraph)

Living in
North Carolina is appealing to me because I am familiar with the area. Some
family lives there so I would have help if I needed it. I also have friends
that live in North Carolina. I like the weather and have always wanted to move
back to the east coast. I believe that I would enjoy living there.

Job Ad Analysis

1.
What skills is your prospective
employer seeking, from most important to least important? (list)

·
Ability to carry out instructions in
written, oral or diagram form

·
Ability to deal with problems
involving several variables in standardized situations

·
Ability to use laboarory equipment
such as the autoclave, laminar flow hood, Bunsen burner, microscope, automatic
pipet, scales, scalpels and inculcating loop/needle.

·
Ability to work safely with medians
and restricted chemicals using standard laboratory procedures

·
Ability to calculate figures and
amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages,
area, circumference and volume

·
Ability to apply basic concepts of
algebra and geometry

·
Ability to read, analyze and
interpret periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures and
governmental
regulations

·
Ability to write reports, business correspondence,
and procedure manuals

·
Ability to effectively present
information and respond to questions from managers, clients, customers and the
public

2.
What exceptional skills do you have
that prove you to be
invaluable to this company or organization? Remember that your resume is not a
record of what you’ve done, but a persuasive document that proves indisputably
that you are the best person for the job. (list)

·
Experience using laboratory
equipment

·
Experience reading and analyzing
journals and manuals

·
Experience presenting data and
explaining concepts to coworkers and the public

3. As an exercise, list the skills,
professional experience, personality traits, etc., the job ad is asking for in
the left column, and in the right, write paragraphs that elaborate on and
illustrate your skills, experience, etc.

Your prospective employer (list)

You (paragraphs)

Language skills: reading,
analyzing and interpreting scientific writing. Writing and presenting
information effectively to a wide variety of people

Because I have worked in a
nutrition laboratory on my own research project for four years, I have a lot
of experience with the language skills necessary for this job. I had to
research and analyze many scientific articles before beginning my project so
that I would understand where the research community stood on the subject at
that point in time. I also have had experience presenting my work. I have had
to give presentations to my boss as well as classmates and people from the
community. I have learned how to effectively communicate information to many
different types of people.

Mathematical Skills:
calculating figures and amounts and use of geometry and algebra

I have taken both algebra
and geometry classes and can use those concepts in many situations. I have
also had experience with calculating interests, discounts and commissions
through a finance class at Purdue and have had experience with higher level
calculations through my research project.

Reasoning Ability:
understand and carry out instructions and deal with problems with variables

Through my research project
I have learned how to follow scientific instructions that were given to me in
both oral and written form. I have also had experience working with variables
and standardized equations to collect and interpret data.

Laboratory Skills: use lab
equipment

Through my research project
and biology classes I have taken at Purdue I have used each of the pieces of
equipment mentioned enough to be comfortable with them. I am also aware of
and follow safety rules while I am in the laboratory.

History of the Company /
Organization

1.
Did you know anything about the
company before you saw the job ad? (short answer)

No, I had
never heard of the company before seeing the job ad.

2.
Does the company have a website?
What is the URL? (short answer)

Yes, the
URL is http://www.labcorp.com/

3.
What is the mission statement of the
company? (paragraph)

The
mission statement is to provide results for life, to use lab testing for better
health and improved outcomes.

4.
What are keywords on the website
that you can use in your cover letter and interview? (list)

Better
health

Improved
outcomes

Pioneer

New
diagnostic technologies

5.
Write a few sentences about the
history of the company. Remember that it is essential for you to learn as much
about the company as possible; you can use such knowledge for your cover letter
and interview. (paragraph)

The
company is one of the world’s largest clinical laboratories and has pioneered
many new diagnostic techniques. It has many centers that are more specific to
certain
kinds of testing.

6.
Based on your research, what is your
personal sense about the company? What do you feel the company values?
(paragraph)

Based on
my research I feel that the company is on the cutting edge of genomic and
diagnostic technology and that its goal is to help people through the best
level
of clinical testing possible.

7.
Does Purdue’s Center for Career
Opportunities have a networking system with this company? (short answer)

No.

8.
Do you have any personal connections
to this company? Do you know anyone who works there? Does anyone in your family
or friends of your family work there? (short answer)

No.