Artsmartz Summer Camp Seeks Art Instructors

Artsmartz Summer Camp Seeks Art Instructors!

Instructors are responsible for teaching a weeklong art class to children ages 8 to 14.
We are looking for talented, professional artists with exceptional teaching skills.

Requirements:
-Experience working with and teaching children ages 8 to 14
-Must be a professional artist with broad background
-Proven ability in visual arts
-Have new and exciting ideas for an art class
The program is about art but must be fun as well!

Additional Information
Along with a resume and cover letter, please send a brief proposal outlining your ideas for a class.
Send your resume, cover letter and proposal to artsmartzcamp@gmail.com by February 28th, 2010.
Employment offer is conditional upon receipt of a Criminal Records Search, Vulnerable Sector Screening.
Thank you to all applicants. Note that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Artsmartz is a children’s art camp that focuses on fun and creativity! The program is run through Neilson Park Creative Centre (NPCC), a not for profit creative arts facility located in Etobicoke. http://www.neilsonparkcreativecentre.com/

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I Got a Job!

Good morning readers. We will return to Movie Saturday next weekend. I just wanted to write something real quick telling you what is going on with this blog and my life.

As  most of you know, I lost my job on Dec. 3 2009. I was unemployed for two months, up until a couple days ago. I got a job on Feb. 1o, 2010, and started the next day. It isn’t the most ideal job, but I think God put me there for some reason. That reason, well… I don’t know yet. For now, I can say I have a paycheck and that I am contributing financially to my marriage.

So, with this new job, my time to be able to blog has gone down. I plan on scheduling several blog posts at once, on different days, to keep this blog going. This blog has been a blessing to me. I have met several interesting people, and I don’t want that to end.

Anyway readers, that is a small update for now.

Until next time, God Bless!

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How to Apply a Job: CV/Resume making and Aptitude test Tips.

Okay, I know I’m still a Jobseeker just like all of you. I don’t really have the capacity to write this topic in my blog. But still, I just wanna share my experience to all of you regarding job application. Thank God, since I graduated till now, I always pass the first test of the job application which is the administration test. As for the second test, I did pass several, but I just wanna share. So, here I’d like to share my experiences regarding the very first step and the second step of job application. Here we go!

CV / Resume making

Okay, first keep in mind that making your CV as long as you can is not the best option. I know probably you are super talented since you were born, but honestly? The HR Department would think that your CV is super tiresome to read. So, just make your CV as short and comprehensive as you can. One to Three pages is enough.

Keep also in mind that:

1. You need to highlight only the experiences that matters the most and relevantly relevant to the job your applying *if you have lotsa experiences that is*. Take a note that the experiences that matters the most is the experiences you gather since high school till you graduate and not the experiences since you were a preschoolers.

2. Don’t forget to put your Interest and Hobbies. Why? because from these sections, they’ll know what kinda person you are when you have leisure times. Again, be yourself.

3. Working and/or organizational skills + GPA > 3.3 will definitely smoothen your way to the next round.

4. Great picture of yourself. Beautiful is a feeling, people would notice if you’re feeling beautiful. As for boys, feel proud and great. This will affect the result of the picture.

5. Go proofreading. Just like essays, CV needs to be understandable for the HR people. Before you send the CV, ask your friends whether they understand what you’re writing in your CV or not. If the CV is only understandable by you and not by most of your friends, then most likely the CV wouldn’t be understandable either to the HR people.

Aptitude Test

Usually the second step of the job application is Aptitude Test. The Aptitude Test has several kinds of it. But most of the companies I have applied (Sampoerna, Kraft, and Unilever) uses Verbal, Logical, and Numerical Reasoning Test.

You could use some practices in: www.psl.co.uk/practice/ or www.kent.ac.uk/careers/tests/
Well, that’s all for the tips for now! Hopefully these informations would do great in your lives!

Sarah Budiyani

12/02/2010

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A little introduction...

Those who know me, know that I am never short on things to say, so I guess this is a good way to vent my thoughts without having to force anybody to actually listen to them.

For those who don’t know me, I will give a brief outline. I grew up in Australia, moved to the US when I was 20 for University, and have remained here since. I graduated about 7 months ago, and since then have experienced what may or may not become known as the ‘depression of 2008′ or the ‘financial meltdown’ or ‘the sub-prime, mortgage-crash, over-lending, over-borrowing, banks and the federal reserve were probably too liberal in their lending policies post-9/11 in order to try and ensure that there wasn’t a financial breakdown, people spend a little too much on credit, we’re too reliant on oil and when it gets expensive we have problems, thing of 2008-10′. It’s probably not going to be the last one, but it maybe makes the most sense. I have very supportive family and a great living situation that has allowed me to be selective with jobs and to do things that I am really passionate about

So where does this leave me; 7+ months after graduating… Well I am doing what any logical, kind-of unemployed, yet hopefully intelligent and motivated individual would do… Going to Africa…

Yeah… I know… With any luck this will provide a place where I can share what I think may be thoughts, ideas and anecdotes from cyberspace… But I don’t think I am alone in this time/place in life… Will I write about random things that are seemingly unrelated to just about anything, let alone Africa and life issues? Yes… Will I use ‘…’ (ellipses) way too much in my posts? Definitely. Will there be something that you can relate to or enjoy or find meaning in…?

Hopefully.

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Nervous Wreck

I am a nervous wreck right now.  I should be hearing by Friday whether I got the job as a clerk and which office I’ll be clerking for if I did get the job.  (They said I should know by the end of the week…which in every interviewee’s mind means Thursday, but is probably Friday…)  It’s so bad, it’d gotten to the point that I’m constantly checking my e-mail to see if I got an e-mail about the decision.  Also, yesterday I was constantly checking my phone to make sure I didn’t miss a call or have a new voicemail (note that my phone only on silence for 2 hours during class–and I was also checking it then AND I was on call).

I just quit out of the mail application on my computer, and won’t be checking my e-mail until 11:45.  My mail application will remain closed during class today (until 2pm).  Who’d want to get good FABULOUS news during class and have to contain it?  Not me   Who knows, maybe the saying, “a watched pot never boils,” is true. 

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What to do about listing salary requirements?

Some job advertisements ask you to include your desired salary, and if they ask for this, it usually means that you can’t avoid doing so. Listing salary requirements is always tricky because it’s hard to “guess” what the employer will think about your preference. Asking for too much can rule out your chances right away because you might appear unrealistic, but asking for too little can signal a red flag and tell the hiring manager that you don’t value your skills and experience. So the question is – what do you say?

My advice is to always include a range because you give yourself a little bit of breathing room. A range not only eliminates you from this potential scrutiny, but it could also tell the hiring manager that you need a little more information before you give them a definite answer. In other words, you leave yourself some option, and you also put yourself in a good position to negotiate. Chances are that full details of the job haven’t already been provided, so if you make it to the interview and hear more about the job’s requirements, you can then argue why you are qualified to receive the higher end of your salary range.

So how do you determine this range? Try to search for similar positions and what they offer in terms of salary. Look up job search websites and try to ballpark a range that most of the positions fit into, and then use this range when you’re writing your cover letter. The range you include is entirely dependent on what you find, but I would probably suggest not making it any larger than $10,000 – it may be too general otherwise.

All in all, it’s always best to keep your options open.

Good luck!

Laura is the Marketing Coordinator for RedStarResume, a business that provides resume and cover letter writing services for students, graduates and young professionals.

http://www.redstarresume.com

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My Harbour Road Job

Most people in Barbados are aware of the Harbour Road area in which foreign-based companies are located. These companies usually offer out-sourcing for much larger companies of the United States. They have “set up shop” in Barbados because its economical. The Barbados government offers them a tax relief and they pay their staff next to nothing. The most popular companies in Harbour Road are GC Services, NCO and KM Solutions.

The employees of these companies seem to be predominantly female and have developed a bad reputation for all persons working in the area. An average Harbour Road employee is assumed to be: uneducated, poor, ghetto, worthless, mothers. After 6 months of working with these people, I would have to say that this sterotype is correct.

To become a CSR, you need a minimum of 3 CXCs. I don’t believe they specify that you must have Maths and English. Alot of these women are poor, they arrive from the lower echelons of society with no job experience. They see these Harbour Road jobs as a stepping stone.

Further more, from what I’ve seen, they have poor spending habits. Much of their money goes to hair-dos, clothes and fetes. (Just this week, one girl showed up with a wig that was so horrible. It did not suit her complexion and it looked obviously fake. Around the rim of the wig was a thin layer of “fake skin” which was supposed to stick to her skin and appear natural. As it was 2 shades lighter, it really stood out. I almost choked when I heard this thing cost $80).

These girls are ghetto and worthless; they mostly live in the overcrowded parts of St.Michael. Their behaviour is atrocious, even when dealing with customers on the phone. They fight, curse and speak bad language. They are lewd in their speech and talk openly about sex. You can find these girls in the dub skinning out and on their heads. They dress skimpy and only seem to comfortable in tight, short clothing.

Alot of these women are young mothers. They usually have 1 -3 kids even though they’re only 25. There are so many in Harbour Road with kids and I can’t figure out why.

I’ve made it my job to expose this Harbour Road area and I think I’ll have fun doing it! Please post a comment and stay tuned for more.

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