Donna Genzmer, GISPCartography & GIS Center

Fall 2015bit.ly/20MxdhE

LinkedIn.comThe “old school” paper resume is out!

Identify somebody’s LinkedIn profile you want to use as a model

Add links Your “paper” resume Presentations Create a portfolio Get recommendations Join LinkedIn groups

Network Attend events and introduce yourself

Get a mentor Ask someone in your field to review your

resume, your portfolio, provide job search tips

Face-to-face is more effective Practice interviews

UWM GIS Council GIS Careers site UWM Career Planning and Resource Ce

nter UWM Alumni Association, Career Servic

es UWM Alumni Association LinkedIn Grou

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Tips from Jim Lacy, Wisconsin State Cartographers Office

LinkedIn About.com Association of American Geographers CareerBuilder CartoTalk's List of Online Job Resources Dice "the career hub to tech insiders" Earthworks-jobs The Environmental Careers Organization (ECO)

ESRI careers Job Openings at ESRI Internship

GeoCommunity Career Center Geojobs Geosearch Geospatial Industry Workforce Information System (G

IWIS), industry-wide resources for educators, current and future geospatial/GIS&T workers, workforce development professionals, and employers

GIS Cafe Job Board GIS Gig GISJobs.com gis-jobs list

https://www4.uwm.edu/gis/resources/email.cfm GISL (a UK company) GIS Jobs Clearinghouse    GIS User Careers GISL (a UK company) Google

Nature Magazine, 22 January 2004, (pdf file) Mapping Opportunities

Student Conservation Association WI State Cartographer's Office Job listings Wisconsin Land Information Association

American Congress on Surveying and Mapping American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote S

ensing  

Association of American Geographers Cartography and Geographic Information Society Geospatial Information & Technology Association

+ Wisconsin Chapter GIS Certification Institute University Consortium for Geographic Information Sc

ience Urban and Regional Information Systems Association

(URISA)

ASPRS American Society for

Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing www.asprs.org/Certification-Program.html

Exam based Specific Expertise Fee

GISCI GIS Certification Institute

gisci.org/ Recently changed to exam based Code of Ethics Fee

USGIF (new) UW Geospatial Intelligence

Foundation http://usgif.org/education/Prof_Cert

Exam based Fee?

Esri www.esri.com/training/

main/certificationExam based

Exam based Specific Esri Expertise Fee

The exam becomes a component of the GISCI GISP certification process November, 2015.

“The exam is based on the Geospatial Technology Competency Model (GTCM) Tier 4, Geospatial Core Technical Competencies. Because the GTCM is exemplary, in order to develop the detail needed as a foundation for an exam, GISCI is basing its exam development on job analysis, a standard practice of certifying organizations.”

Is it worth it?? Testimonials

Yes, this is important! Applies to the whole process, not

just the interview WWGD? [What Would Grandma Do?]

How the filtering process works Ways to get through the filtering process

Use the buzz words Be 100% responsive to advertisement Meet someone in the organization and NAME

DROP away Hiring bonuses – take advantage of WIIFM Duplicate submittals (HR and hiring

manager/team/peers) Follow up with hiring manager/team/peers

Practice – in the car, with your friends, ask adult mentors Ask about the dress code; wear a suit when in doubt

Example – Powers Engineering Look professional – bring a portfolio and pen Bring samples of your work (hard copy and digital fine) Know the company – call it the right name; understand the

basics of the industry; know key definitions and projects Come prepared with questions Be assertive, honest, responsive but succinct, positive, and

energetic Don’t shoot yourself in the foot

Summarize why you are a good fit Highlight how you will make a difference Managers like independent workers who

strive for greatness Ask about time frame Make sure you know who to follow up with Decisions are typically made right after

an interview

Donna G. Genzmer, GISPDirector, Cartography & GIS CenterBolton 420dgs@uwm.edu414-229-4865 http://www4.uwm.edu/cgis/

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