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Job Description AnalysisGoing Global Position NELSON, Marketing Assistant

NELSON is focused on creation with passion to deliver. We provide creative solutions through Interior Design, Architecture, Engineering, Strategic Planning, Information Services and Workplace Services in the corporate and residential real estate markets. We are currently seeking a Marketing Assistant to work in our Old City, Philadelphia location. The Marketing Assistant will be responsible for maintaining systems, records, databases, supporting proposal, presentation and brochure development, production, case study updates, resume updates, contact database updates, etc.Responsibilities:Support Marketing Coordinators and Manager Format and maintain marketing materials Update brochure contentMaintain client contact database Research and gather project and company related information for proposal process

Job Description Analysis

Application Instructions:

If you have read this and feel this may be the career opportunity for you, please apply by emailing your resume, cover letter and salary requirements to jobs@nelsononline.com. Please list the job title and location in the subject line. Due to the large volume of candidates, only qualified applicants will be contacted. No phone calls or agencies please.

Job Description AnalysisDragon JobsElectrical Engineer

This position is for a Facility Electrical Engineer to lead all aspects of electrical engineering activities for 3 large facilities in PA. These facilities contain 24x7 mission-critical data centers and have complex power, cooling, security and space components.

Summary of Essential Job Functions· Maintenance and revisions to all CAD diagrams for the facilities and data centers

· Maintenance and revisions to all electrical single line diagrams

· All aspects of data center layouts and planning including caging, power distribution, ladder rack, computer racks, power distribution equipment, HVAC and floor tiles

· Conduct Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modeling for data center air flow

· Comprehensive electrical analysis, design, planning and installation including utility feeds, generators, UPS/batteries, switchgear, transfer switches

Job Description Analysis

Minimum Requirements· Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering

· Solid oral and written communications skills

· Solid trouble shooting skills

· Experience with Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel

· Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail

· Proficient with CAD and other diagramming software tools

· Professional Engineer certificate a plus

· Experience in power design and capacity planning a plus

· Computer programming experience, a plus

Do you need to have it all?

Format

Header• Review contact information to ensure updated• Name 1-2 font sizes larger than the rest of your header

Beyonce Knowles123 Street Road

Philadelphia, PA 19104215-895-2185

beyonce@drexel.edu

Beyonce Knowles123 Street Road ▪ Philadelphia, PA 19104 ▪ 215-895-2185 ▪ beyonce @drexel.edu

OrganizedEasy to read

Consistency with

abbreviations, dates and

titles

Attention to detail

11pt fontTypically one

page

Education• GPA: if over 3.0

Relevant Coursework• Remove

Projects• Senior Design/Senior Thesis/Senior Project• Depending on space available, describe like an experience

Skills/Certifications Section• Are you in a technical industry? Then include near the top. If

not, deprioritize to the bottom.

Experience Section

• Prove you are the professional you’re trying to be

• Numbers are 10 times louder than words

• Quantify values

• Include results and achievements

• Don’t list daily tasks

Experience Section

3-5 bullets per job are average

Elevate action verbs beyond assist, coordinate

Remove extraneous words (a, an, the, various, as well as, different, their, personal pronouns)

Notice if you repeat the same action verb more than once

Honors and Activities

Do the awards listed convey why you earned them?

Meryll Fline Scholarship, 2013

Meryll Fline Scholarship, 2013• Awarded for academic excellence, in top 5% of class

Meryll Fline Academic Scholarship, 2013

Have you explained what you did in an activity that would be of interest to a future employer? Leadership, Communication skills, Commonalities

Phi Kappa Sigma, Vice-President, 2013

Vice President, Phi Kappa Sigma, 2013• Led group of 50 in fund-raising activities generating $2,000 for American Red Cross

Has poeple chechk for speling and grammer miztackes

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Contact CAREER SERVICES at Steinbright

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for Graduating Students and Recent Alumni

Nicole Dalberto Arnie Kohen Ken Bohrer

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