Monthly Archives: February 2012
Crowd Sourcing Workers ~ Cheaper than even outsourcing work
Some companies are skipping hiring both employees and temporary staffers. Instead, companies are turning to ‘crowdsourcing’.
Crowdsourcing is generally cheaper and faster than hiring staffing temps or regular staff. It can also lower corporate compensation costs by more than half that of more traditional outsourcing firms.
Crowdsourced jobs range from micro-tasks that take just a few seconds and pay a few cents per task, to more specialized skills paying upwards of $20 per job, according to crowdsourcing.org.
===============
Visit http://www.USAJobZoo.com or http://USADefenseIndustryJobs.com for all of your job search needs. Both are IntelligenceCareers.com websites.
Linguists & Translators ~ Arabic, Kurdish, Pashtu, Farsi, Persian ~ Military Careers ~ U.S. Army
OVERVIEW
The interpreter/translator is primarily responsible for interpreting and preparing translations between English and a foreign language.
JOB DUTIES
- Prepare nontechnical translations into the target language and perform sight translations from a target language into English
- Assist military contracting officers with local purchases
- Provide interpretation support at military traffic control points and local media events
REQUIREMENTS
Proficient in one or more of the following target languages:
- Pushtu/Pashto/Pachto
- Pushtu-Afghan
- Persian-Afghan (Dari)
- Persian-Iranian (Farsi)
- Arabic-Modern Standard (currently closed)
- Arabic-Gulf-Iraqi (currently closed)
- Arabic-Egyptian (currently closed)
- Arabic-Jordanian (currently closed)
- Arabic-Syrian (currently closed)
- Arabic-Lebanese (currently closed)
- Arabic-Yemeni (currently closed)
- Arabic-Sudanese (currently closed)
- Arabic-Maghrebi (currently closed)
- Arabic-Algerian (currently closed)
- Arabic-Libyan (currently closed)
- Arabic-Moroccan (currently closed)
- Arabic-Tunisian (currently closed)
- Kurdish (currently closed)
- Kurdish-Behdini (Kurmanji) (currently closed)
- Kurdish-Sorani (currently closed)
TRAINING
Some interpreters/translators will require English language training prior to their nine weeks of Basic Combat Training. After completing Basic Combat Training, you’ll attend Advanced Individual Training to learn the skills that are required to perform Interpreter support in the following areas:
- Checkpoint Operations
- Medical Support
- Locally Employed Personnel Screening
- Training Host-Nation Forces
- VIP Escort
- Contract Negotiations
- Cultural Awareness
HELPFUL SKILLS
- Ability to listen, read and speak in English
- Fluency in a foreign language(s)
- Interest in other cultures
COMPENSATION
Total compensation includes housing, medical, food, special pay, and vacation time. Learn more about total compensation.
EDUCATION BENEFITS
In the Army, qualified students can earn full-tuition, merit-based scholarships, allowances for books and fees, plus an annual stipend for living expenses. Learn more about education benefits.
FUTURE CIVILIAN CAREERS
The skills you learn will help prepare you for a career as a translator or an interpreter with government agencies, universities and companies that conduct business overseas.
===============
Visit http://www.USAJobZoo.com or http://USADefenseIndustryJobs.com for all of your job search needs. Both are IntelligenceCareers.com websites.
Q&A – Linguist positions with the federal government
by Bill G.
CEO, IntelligenceCareers.com
Question: I can speak and read Egyptian standard Arabic in native proficiency. I am also a native speaker of the English language in reading and writing. Can these skills get me a job with the federal government, being that I do not have a college degree?
Answer: There are many opportunities for U.S. citizens with strong foreign language skills with the federal government.
Your first stop should be to the USAJobs.com website — search on Arabic to get job search results.
You may also increase your chances by joining adding your resume to what the federal government calls the Future Needs Resume Repository.
Within the federal government, most positions requiring your language skills will be within the intelligence agencies. You can search for opportunities across the many agencies, organizations and activities online at Intelligence.gov.
The majority of positions however are going to be within the private sector of the U.S. defense industry or within the U.S. military.
- Currently available defense contractor positions for Arabic linguists.
- U.S. Army opportunities for Arabic linguists.
Best regards,
Bill G.
CEO, IntelligenceCareers.com
aka DefenseCareers.com, USADefenseIndustryJobs.com and USAJobZoo.com
Q&A – Am leaving the military. When should I start applying for jobs?
by Bill G.
CEO, IntelligenceCareers.com
Question: I am separating from the Military, how many months out should be actively applying for jobs?
Answer: It doesn’t hurt to begin applying for jobs 60-90 days before your availability date. Most recruiters will not contact you or give you serious consideration until you are 2-4 weeks from your actual availability date.
Your availability date will be your ETS date.
BE SURE to indicate on your resume what your availability date is. I recommend putting that information right up front on your resume; see example below:
Your Name
Address
Email / Telephone
OBJECTIVE: Seeking junior/midlevel/senior position as ____.
CLEARANCE: (If you have a security clearance list it here.)
AVAILABILITY DATE: Month, Day Year — this should be your actual ETS date.
Best regards,
Bill G.
CEO, IntelligenceCareers.com
aka DefenseCareers.com, USADefenseIndustryJobs.com and USAJobZoo.com
Q&A: How do I get into information research jobs if I lack academic or military experience?
by Bill G.
CEO, IntelligenceCareers.com
Question: What if you are a pretty well read individual but lack college / military experience and want to enter into the information gathering sector what should you do?
Answer: Without college or military service it is more than just difficult to get into the intelligence side of information gathering.
My recommendation is to seek out a local community college that offers certification in information sciences, open source intelligence (OSINT) research, and technical writing.
You should also consider joining several professional organizations that are focused on areas that you have interest in, getting to know the members, and volunteering to write articles for the organization newsletter or magazine. People need to see your research, logic and writing in action.
Be sure to set up a blog along the way so you can highlight your research and writing ability. Have a page on your blog that tells readers that you are always willing to freelance topical research and to contact you for rates. I recommend using WordPress to establish your blog — it is free, simple to use, and comes with many options as you need them.
You should also consider freelance writing for online news organizations such as Yahoo News, The Huffington Post, and many others.
Along the way your research, logic and writing should speak for itself and you will end up where you want to be without the need for military service or seeking a full degree.
Best regards,
Bill G.
CEO, IntelligenceCareers.com
aka DefenseCareers.com, USADefenseIndustryJobs.com and USAJobZoo.com
Q&A – Am a Research Chemist. How do I get into Intelligence and/or HUMINT?
by Bill G.
CEO, IntelligenceCareers.com
Question: I am interested in transitioning from a career in research chemistry to a career within the intelligence community. I have been studying and reading as much as I can about the intel field, but I lack any direct education or experience in the field. What is the best way to enter the field? I am most interested in HUMINT. How do I cross over from science to intel?
Answer: There are several different answers to your question depending upon perspective.
HUMINT – there is no easy way for you to crossover into Human Intelligence (HUMINT) without first joining the military and receiving formal training in this field. There are jobs perhaps where you will work with HUMINT professionals, such as in counter-IED research and testing, that could lead you into a parallel path that is HUMINT-centric.
Intelligence Analyst – as for being a military intelligence analyst see my advice about HUMINT. However, there are indeed opportunities to put your chemist background to work as a Subject Matter Expert (SME).
Someone, somewhere is looking for a chemist, or perhaps some other aspect of your background to work as an intelligence analyst.
Industry and government often hires SME intelligence analysts. Important: you must bring your knowledge with you. Seldom is training or education provided up front, except for organizational indoctrination.
Make Google your friend: search for defense industry chemist chemistry and you will begin to find a new world of opportunities.
Chemistry – Once you have identified who needs chemists in the defense world then begin to build a list of organizations and companies that use chemists. Visit their websites and put your resume out there.
Since you will be crossing over to their world then become familiar enough with their world and buzzwords that your resume echoes their needs for chemists.
Your Future: Quite possibly your future lives within the realm of JIEDDO.
JIEDDO = The Joint IED Defeat Organization.
JIEDDO is focused on six areas: driving down the effectiveness of IED attacks; homemade explosives, primarily made from fertilizer; the threat to dismounted operations in Afghanistan; the transition from coalition security to the Iraqi government; working toward a whole-of-government approach to resolve the challenges associated with IEDs; and on the resurgence of improvised rocket-aided munitions in Iraq.
With easy access to commercial technologies, Internet training and the ability to either make or obtain explosive materials, IEDs continue to provide the enemy an inexpensive, stand-off, precision weapons systems with near total anonymity.
This is a low-tech weapon that is very much a weapon of the future.
Once again you should make Google a friend of yours and search on this criteria: jieddo chemist chemistry.
Summary: Intelligence professionals are focused on who, what, when, where, why and how. Within the world of JIEDDO you have a future in intelligence … and taking that first step down the path of intelligence often leads to many other areas once you get behind the green door.
Best regards,
Bill G.
CEO, IntelligenceCareers.com
aka DefenseCareers.com, USADefenseIndustryJobs.com and USAJobZoo.com
U.S. Intelligence Agencies Virtual Career Fair ~ March 6th, 2012
The United States Intelligence Community (IC) invites you to attend the third annual IC Virtual Career Fair – a free online event – on Tuesday, March 6, 2012, from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. (Eastern). Space is limited. To guarantee entrance, pre-registration is highly encouraged. Reserve your spot today!
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about IC careers and get tips on how to apply for positions. From the comfort of your computer, you can:
- Visit IC agencies’ virtual booths
- Chat with recruiters in real-time (event day only)
- Link to IC agency Web sites to apply to positions online
- Network with other job seekers
- Attend presentations
- Hundreds of Opportunities
You’ll find jobs in the following disciplines, mostly in the Washington, D.C./Baltimore, MD, metropolitan area:
- Business/Contracting and Acquisitions/Financial Management
- Clandestine Services
- Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Electrical Engineering
- Cybersecurity/Information Assurance/Computer Forensics
- Engineering and Physical Science
- >> Foreign Languages — Language Analysts/Instructors/Contract Translators
- Information Technology
- Intelligence Analysis — Economic, Cultural, Imagery, Military and Regional
- Program Management
- Security/Police Officers
- Student Intern Program Positions
Sneak Preview and On Demand! Registration is your virtual ticket not only to the event, but also to a limited sneak preview day on March 5 and a 2-week on-demand period March 7-21.
At the sneak preview, you’ll be able to familiarize yourself with the show environment and download informational materials ahead of time.
The on-demand period lets you come back to the show at your leisure to collect the materials you gathered or review presentations and other information. Plus, if you know you won’t be available on event day, register anyway to attend the show during the on-demand period.
Chat-with-recruiter functionality will only be available on event day.
Exhibitors The following agencies will be participating in the IC Virtual Career Fair:
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
- Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
- FBI Language Services Section
- National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
- National Security Agency (NSA)
- National Virtual Translation Center (NVTC)
Accessibility If you are unable to attend the IC Virtual Career Fair, or have difficulty with some components of the virtual environment using accessibility software (e.g., screen reading software, live-captioning services), please visit the agency Web sites listed above for more information and to apply online.
IC agencies are Equal Opportunity Employers. All applicants for employment are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, or status as a parent.
===============
Visit http://www.USAJobZoo.com or http://USADefenseIndustryJobs.com for all of your job search needs. Both are IntelligenceCareers.com websites.
U.S. Chamber Hiring Our Heroes Veterans Initiative Announces Expansion from 100 to 400 Hiring Fairs Nationwide
WASHINGTON, DC /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ ~ The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Hiring Our Heroes announced today that it will expand its program from 100 hiring fairs nationwide in its first year to 400 fairs in its second year. Kevin Schmiegel, executive director of the Chamber’s Hiring Our Heroes veterans initiative, made the announcement in an exclusive interview this morning on NBC’s Today Show.
Hiring Our Heroes also welcomes today Capital One’s partnership in executing this effort. Capital One, a company with a long record of supporting veterans and their families both in hiring and transition support, joins with the Chamber and dozens of companies from every major industry and sector to support Hiring Our Heroes and to fund local, free hiring fairs for veterans and military spouses.
“We began this program with the mission to connect our heroes and their spouses with new career and job opportunities,” said Schmiegel. “Capital One is the perfect example of a company that gets it. With their assistance, we have the opportunity to connect hundreds of thousands of veterans this year with thousands of companies across the nation. Without Capital One and all of our corporate partners stepping forward, this program would not be possible.”
In March 2011, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce launched its Hiring Our Heroes program, a nationwide effort to help veterans and military spouses find meaningful employment. The Chamber started the program to improve public-private sector coordination in local communities, where veterans and their families are returning every day. Working with our extensive network of state and local chambers and public, private, and non-profit partners, we will do a better job of matching veteran and military spouse talent with career opportunities in the private sector.
Since the launch of our program in March 2011, the Chamber has hosted 91 hiring fairs in 44 states and have dozens more scheduled before the end of March 2012. Thus far, the Chamber hiring fairs have hosted more than 90,000 veterans and military spouses and given them the opportunity to meet with over 4,600 different employers. As a result, the Chamber has helped more than 8,000 veterans and military spouses find employment. Our efforts have only one measure of success: jobs for America’s veterans and military spouses.
“Capital One is privileged and honored to have veterans of every branch of service as colleagues, team members and leaders throughout our company,” said Jory Berson, Capital One’s Chief Human Resources Officer. ”The tremendous problem-solving and leadership skills that are central to so many military careers apply exceptionally well to the private sector. We hope that through this partnership we can help more companies put these skills and talents to work.”
Through Capital One and all of the Chamber’s corporate partners, Hiring Our Heroes will continue to grow beyond its 400 hiring fairs in the coming year. On March 28, the initiative will mark its 1st anniversary with hiring fairs in New York, Chicago, Fort Hood, and Stuttgart, Germany (via a virtual online hiring fair). At the fair aboard the USS Intrepid in New York City, Hiring Our Heroes will make another significant veterans hiring announcement.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the world’s largest business federation representing the interests of more than 3 million businesses of all sizes, sectors, and regions, as well as state and local chambers and industry associations.
SOURCE U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Web Site: http://www.uschamber.com
===============
Visit http://www.USAJobZoo.com or http://USADefenseIndustryJobs.com for all of your job search needs. Both are IntelligenceCareers.com websites.
Language Line Services Announces Plans to Hire 2,000 Interpreters in 2012
MONTEREY, CA /PRNewswire/ ~ Language Line Services, the global market leader in interpretation, localization and translation solutions, plans to hire 2,000 interpreters this year, the company announced today.
Language Line Services is recruiting 1,300 Spanish interpreters, 400 Mandarin, Russian, Vietnamese, Korean, Cantonese, Portuguese, Arabic, Polish and French interpreters and nearly 200 in more than 160 other languages. “It’s a great career opportunity with projections for the worldwide language access market as high as $38.1 billion by 2013. If you have near-native proficiency in both English and another language and are looking for employment with a company that will provide you with the training and coaching into this exciting profession, we have an opportunity for you,” said Louis F. Provenzano, Jr., President and CEO of Language Line Services.
“Interpreting is a profession that requires language skills, a wide knowledge base, mental agility and, most importantly, the compassion for those whom they assist. We are proud to have opened the door for thousands of interpreters into the language access industry through our comprehensive and rigorous training program,” added Winnie Heh, Senior VP of Global Operations of Language Line Services. “Our training program consists of Web-based and instructor-led sessions, one-on-one coaching, peer calibration as well as a multitude of reference materials. With multi-million dollar investments annually, the program is the result of 30 years of continuous improvement made by our team of training and Quality Assurance professionals,” He continued.
The majority of the positions offer the opportunity to work from home as an interpreter, providing services on your own schedule, 24 hours a day, and seven days a week. Work-at-home positions are available in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, Mexico and the United Kingdom. Language Line Services also has employment openings at its global centers in Costa Rica, Panama and the Dominican Republic.
“Interpreting is a great job for anyone, especially someone looking for a career change,” said Janet Eckles, who has been an interpreter at Language Line Services for more than 20 years. “You would probably be surprised how many people need the help of an interpreter. It is always exciting because you don’t know what your next call will be like. You see immediately how you’re helping people and how much they appreciate your assistance. It is truly rewarding. Not many people can say that about their jobs.”
Language Line Services handles more than 20 million interpretation calls annually for law enforcement, healthcare organizations, the courts and businesses in more than 170 languages, and handles about 90% of the telephone interpretations for 911 emergency calls nationwide.
“Interpreters and translators are increasingly critical for any number of industries to conduct their day-to-day business,” Provenzano said. “Companies naturally want to market their services to consumers who speak little, if any, English. They often must translate contracts with vendors and partners in a variety of languages. For the limited-English speakers themselves, the absence of language access can be life threatening, as social services struggle to keep up with the ongoing demographic shifts.”
Join Language Line Services and make a difference in peoples’ lives every day. Apply for an interpreter position here: http://www.languageline.com/page/careers/.
About Language Line Services
Language Line Services, the global leader in language solutions for over 30 years, serves clients in government, healthcare, telecommunications, financial services, insurance, retail and many other industries in more than 170 spoken and written languages, as well as American Sign Language (ASL) and Mexican Sign Language (LSM). Language Line Services is recognized as a trusted partner to thousands of public and private organizations throughout the world, providing easy access to the industry’s most dynamic and comprehensive suite of language solutions that drive a strong return on investment. Language Line Services is known for solving customers’ complex language communication issues with leading services that include telephone, on-site and video interpreting, translation and localization, as well as interpreter assessment and training programs. Please visit http://www.languageline.com.
Contact:
Trent Freeman Olmstead Williams Communications tfreeman@olmsteadwilliams.com http://www.olmsteadwilliams.com
SOURCE Language Line Services
Web Site: http://www.languageline.com
===============
Meet Defense Intelligence Agency Recruiters in Florida, Georgia, Germany and Virginia
Meet Defense Intelligence Agency Recruiters in Georgia, Virginia during March 2012, and in Florida and Germany during May 2012.
The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) provides foreign military analysis to warfighters, defense policymakers and force planners.
Immediate Opportunities: Intelligence Officer, Intelligence Officer (HUMINT-Collection), IT Professionals, Scientists and Engineers, Financial/Fiscal Managers, Accountants and COTRs.
Schedule of Recruiting Events
March 16 – McLean Virginia
March 30 – Augusta, Georgia
May 11 – Tampa, Florida
May 19 – Stuttgart, Germany
You Need to Know
U.S. citizenship is required to be considered.
Most positions require that you already have a U.S. Department of Defense security clearance.
===============
