Today’s jobcast will specifically focus on ADP’s Solution Centers which are located in Augusta, Georgia, El Paso, Texas and Jackson, Mississippi.

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We’ll hear from Lisa Stoddard-Herriman, Service Manager; Stephanie Smith, HR Consultant for ADP’s Work Force Now Comprehensive Services — and Colette Hughes, Vice President, General Manager of the Augusta Solution Center.

ADP associates enjoy a robust and diverse organization that, as you’ll hear, provides unlimited career building opportunities and professional development.

Questions we ask Colette, Lisa, and Stephanie in this Jobcast:

1. Colette, please introduce yourself and then explain to our listeners the concept of an ADP Solution Center.

2. Lisa please tell us a little about your background and what your current role is at ADP?

3. Stephanie please tell us about your background and current role.

4. Lisa, you made a big move with ADP from Michigan to Texas. What is it about ADP that keeps you so engaged that you were willing to relocate?

5. Stephanie, you spoke earlier about what initially attracted you to ADP. Has the company lived up to its expectations? And tell us what is keeping you here.

6. Lisa, can you tell us about the training program at ADP?

7. Colette, can you give us some final thoughts on why an ADP Solution Center is a great place to work.

Today’s jobcast will feature an interview with ADP Implementation Associates: Brian Chew, Melissa Cole and Ciara Nallen. 

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We’ll talk to Ciara, Brian, and Melissa about what it’s like working for the one of the world’s largest providers of business outsourcing solutions.

ADP associates enjoy a robust and diverse organization that provides unlimited career building opportunities and professional development.

Questions we ask Ciara, Brian, and Melissa in this Jobcast:

1. I know all three of you are in implementation roles but work with different business units within ADP. Let’s start with each of you introducing yourselves and telling us a little about your role, the business you support and how long you’ve been at ADP

2. Ciara – Tell us about the skills you need in order to succeed in an implementation role.

3. And Ciara, can you tell us about the training you’ve received?

4. Brian – You’ve had significant career growth while at ADP. What do you think has contributed to that growth?

5. Melissa, I understand you do a lot of traveling in your job. Tell us about your travels.

6. Where have been your favorite places you’ve been able to travel with ADP?

7. And a last question to all of you — Why do you stay at ADP?

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For more information about ADP, visit the careers sections on adp.com

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This jobcast will feature the role of a Veterinary Sales Consultant at St. Louis based Nestlé Purina. They are a leader in the pet care industry and are seeking motivated individuals to join their team.

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Today we’ll be speaking with Scott Smith, a Veterinary Sales Associate who will tell us about the various opportunities available within the Veterinary Sales Department at Nestlé Purina.

Questions we ask Scott Smith in this jobcast

1. What does the Veterinary Department do? What would a Vet Sales Intern do?

2. What led you to choose a career with Nestlé Purina?

3. What sets Nestle Purina apart from its competitors in terms of benefits and culture?

4. What would make a successful Veterinary Sales Intern in your opinion?

5. What’s the career path like for a Veterinary Sales Associate?

6. What kind of skills could you learn as a Veterinary Sales Intern?

7. What kind of exciting projects have you worked on?

8. How did the company support you at all levels of your transitions?

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Welcome to Onward Search Career Cast, the podcast that brings you the latest insight and career advice from experts within the internet marketing and creative space. Onward Search is a leading nationwide provider of web-based talent and offers a full range of recruitment and staffing solutions. Joining us from Boston is Jonathan Restaino, Director of Account Services with Onward Search, to explore the field of interactive design and what interactive design professionals need to know about building the perfect interactive portfolio.

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Questions we ask Jonathan in this Jobcast:

1. To start off, why should businesses be concerned with interactive design and what trends or changes are you seeing that make interactive designers so important to business success this year?

2. While just about all companies obviously can benefit from an enhanced online presence, what industries do you predict will invest the most in interactive design this year?

3. Jonathan, what should interactive designers be focusing on to stay relevant and attractive to hiring managers in 2011?

4. Jonathan, what new trends in web and consumer behavior should I be aware of when creating my portfolio?

5. We were talking earlier about mobile and mobile sites. Should designers be creating a portfolio specifically for mobile devices?

6. Here’s a question that I know some designers must be asking, why do I need to create a portfolio? Crop, Carbonmade, and Creative Hotlist work fine for me.

7. How can I make my portfolio as visible as possible to the right companies? What are some of the strategies I need to think about?

8. One last question for you Jonathan, what are the hot interactive opportunities that Onward Search is working on right now? What do you guys really have on the front burner?

If you’re looking for a career in search engine optimization, interactive, design, or emerging technologies, you should apply online at OnwardSearch.com or call 1-800-829-0072 and speak with an experienced recruiter today!

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Welcome to Jobs in Pods! Today’s jobcast will feature an interview with ADP Sales Manger, Uman Bakshi and Associate Sales Manager, Kathy Gillen.

ADP associates enjoy a robust and diverse organization that provides unlimited career building opportunities and professional development. We’ll talk to both Kathy and Uman about what it’s like working for the one of the world’s largest providers of business outsourcing solutions.

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Questions we ask Uman and Kathy:

Why don’t we start by having both of you tell us a little about yourselves and what you are currently doing?

Kathy; how did you start your career at ADP?

Uman, can you tell me how you got to be where you are at ADP?

Uman, You mention starting at ADP right after college, what type of training did the company provide and how did that training change as you progressed in your career?

Kathy, tell me, why did you choose to work at ADP?

Uman, you have had a long career with ADP. What qualities do you think are needed to be a successful sales associate at ADP?

Kathy, you mentioned President’s Club earlier, Can you tell me a little more about the incentives available to Associates?

I think we have time for one more quick question, so Kathy tell me something people would be surprised to know about ADP?

“Most folks perceive ADP as a payroll company, I mean we do pay one in every six private employees throughout the US! However we have grown to be much more, we are a Human Capital Management LEADER and what that means is that our opportunity to partner with organizations is very wide and extremely deep and this should be very exciting for any salesperson who is looking not for not just a job but for a CAREER!” - Kathy Gillen

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We are the firm we are today because of the unique perspectives and contributions of all our associates. We believe that an inclusive group of associates is the best way to serve the varied and individual needs of our clients.
At Edward Jones, we refer to our diversity initiatives as inclusion. This represents more than a simple wording change. “Diversity” is a way for us to recognize and celebrate our differences. “Inclusion” provides direction on how these unique points of view can be understood and used for the good of the firm and our associates. Learn more at careers.edwardjones.com.

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Note: This video was produced by Edward Jones and is not a Jobs in Pods production.

This will be a day in the life interview for Merck & Company. For their next several jobcasts we’ll be profiling various military veterans about their experience as they transition from military to civilian life while working for one of the worlds largest pharmaceutical companies. Apply at merck.com and click on careers.

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Joining us today is Robin Ramsey, she is a Global Product Associate Director in Merck’s Global Human Health organization.

Robin will answer:

1. Give us some background on your military career and your current role at Merck?

2. How has the company treated you when it comes to training or deployment which takes you away from the job?

3. How do you think your military career prepared you for a career with Merck?

4. In what ways does Merck support veterans? Can you expand on some of the efforts that Merck is involved in and you specifically?

5. What advice would you give other military veterans who might want to work for a company like Merck?

This jobcast features GEICO’s Supervisor Leadership Program – a program designed for soon-to-be and recent college grads. Designed for students with significant coursework in business, this fast-track program develops future supervisors within one of GEICO’s major business operations: Sales, Service, Claims or Auto Damage. SLP associates attend in-house training, receive on-the-job experience, work to achieve top results, and attend supervisor preparation classes. Upon completion, graduates will be ready to apply for a team supervisor position within GEICO. Bill Cronic, Manager of Staff Development is our guest.

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1. There are 4 distinct career tracks within the SLP, can you describe each of them?

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2. What areas of the country is the program available in?
3. What kind of training is involved? How long is the program?
4. Is there opportunity for career advancement during and after the program?
5. What kind of skills/majors would make the most qualified applicants?
6. Whats the best reason to work for GEICO right after college?
7. What will the interview process be like?
8. How to apply? geico.jobs/oncampus

In today’s jobcast we’ll take a look inside GE’s Early Identification Program. The EID Program is designed to identify high-potential engineering students early in their academic career as possible candidates for one of GE’s technical entry programs. The EID Program offers students the opportunity to experience a real-life work environment at GE, while developing the professionalism critical to a successful career. Apply at gecareers.com/campusinterview. More info on the EID program.

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Kate will discuss:

o Tell us how you came to work at GE?
o What is the EID program?
o Describe a typical day as an EID/some of the projects they’d work on.
o What kind of training do you receive?
o What are some of the benefits offered to EIDs?
o How does EID challenge interns/co-ops?
o Describe the culture at GE.
o How does EID help in your career development/progression?
o What types of options are available to you after you graduate? (Leadership Programs)
o How to apply? Who is eligible? When do interviews occur?

VIPdesk is a pioneer in the customer service industry—for over 10 years the company has been providing legitimate work-at-home opportunities for thousands of interested candidates in the customer service and Concierge industries. VIPdesk supports over 40 leading national companies via home-based customer service. VIPdesk Connect’s customer care representatives, better known as “Brand Ambassadors”, respond to phone calls, emails, and online chat requests from the customers of the company’s clients, which include well-known names in the retail, financial services, automotive, travel, and consumer services industries. VIPdesk Connect and the company’s “Brand Ambassadors” are transforming the way business services are delivered one customer interaction at a time. We’ll take about this great work at home opportunity with Mary Naylor, CEO of VIPdesk. Apply at vipdesk.com/connectrecruiting.

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What you’ll learn in this work at home jobcast:

How someone looking for a work-at-home opportunities can spot and avoid work-at-home scams?
What it is like to work as a Brand Ambassador—what is a typical day like?
What are the benefits/challenges of working at home?
Who is the ideal candidate to work as a Brand Ambassador?
What is the process of becoming a Brand Ambassador? (apply)
Are there any final words of advice for listeners?

This will be a day in the life jobcast featuring Jobs in Dietetics with Sodexo, the leading provider of integrated food and facilities management services in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Every day Sodexo serves 10 million customers in 6,000 locations. Their dedication to excellent service, corporate citizenship, and fighting hunger all come from one goal – to make every day a better day. We’ll be talking today with Jey Hwang…he is a General Manager of Nutrition Services for a medical center in Queens NY. Apply at sodexousa.com.

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Jey will discuss:

1. What is your Typical Day like?

2. Tell us about your Career Path?

3. How can our listeners become a Registered Dietitian?

4. What is the best part of working Sodexo?

5. Have you been able to make a difference?

6. What kind of skills do you need to succeed in this field?

7 What advice would you give to someone who wants to enter this field?

Nestlé USA, with 2008 sales of $10 billion is part of Nestlé S.A., the world’s largest food company with a focus on Nutrition, Health & Wellness. From Lean Cuisine to Nescafe, Wonka and Juicy Juice, Nestlé USA makes delicious, convenient, and nutritious food and beverage products that enrich the very experience of life itself. Nestle USA employs nearly 22,000 people within its various factory and office locations throughout the country. This jobcast will be a day in the life interview with Michael Coburn, a Director of Customer Service at Nestle USA in Solon Ohio. Apply at NestleUSA.com.

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Michael will discuss:

• Please describe what you do
• What have you done to drive your career within Nestlé USA?
• How is your role/path different from what you expected when you joined the company?
• What do you see as the future opportunities for you at Nestlé USA?
• What’s the best part about working at Nestlé USA?
• What advice would you give to someone who is thinking of applying for a job at Nestlé USA

Nestlé USA, with 2008 sales of $10 billion is part of Nestlé S.A., the world’s largest food company with a focus on Nutrition, Health & Wellness. From Lean Cuisine to Nescafe, Wonka and Juicy Juice, Nestlé USA makes delicious, convenient, and nutritious food and beverage products that enrich the very experience of life itself. Nestle USA employs nearly 22,000 people within its various factory and office locations throughout the country. Today we’ll speak with Ashley an HR Generalist about the Nestle USA campus experience. Apply for jobs at NestleUSA.com.

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Ashley will answer:

• How long have you been with Nestlé USA?
• Describe your position.
• Where is your position located?
• Which Nestlé USA campus program were you a part of?
• Describe a project that you accomplished as part of the HR Development program?
• What have you learned from the campus program?
• What has surprised you most about being part of the campus program?
• What was your relocation experience like, moving from school to your Nestlé USA location?
• What do you see as the future opportunities for you with Nestlé USA?
• What’s the best part about working at Nestlé USA?
• For a student that is considering a career with Nestlé USA, what advice would you give them?

McDonald's is the leading global food service retailer with more than 30,000 restaurants serving 52 million people in more than 100 countries each day. McDonald’s has crew opportunities in their restaurants nationwide and today we'll talk with Marcia Wolff, Recruitment Manager for McDonald’s, about the job, the benefits and get her take on working for the nation's most popular restaurant chain. Apply at www.mcdonalds.com/careers

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Says Marcia: “McDonald’s work experience teaches skills and values that last a lifetime, employees gain skills at McDonald’s that are required in many professional positions including teamwork, customer service and leadership…”

GEICO is more than just insurance jobs. In fact they have a variety of roles to fill for recent college graduates in all areas of the company for all types of majors. In this six minute jobcast you'll hear College Recruiting Manager Matt Duren talk about what makes GEICO a great place to work. Apply at geico.jobs

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In this Jobcast, Matt will answer:

1. Can you briefly describe the variety of careers offered at GEICO? (sales, claims, customer service, auto damage, IT, analyst, management development programs, actuary)
2. With such a wide range of careers you have a lot to offer everyone…?
3. Do you recruit and hire for all majors?
4. How many offices do you have across the country?
5. Tell us about the career advancement possibilities?
6. Would you say GEICO is a socially responsible company?
7. Touch on the stability of the company…?
8. Are the benefits good?

Whether you're a current student or have graduated in the last 18 months, you'll discover endless opportunities at Intel— from business to engineering, undergrad to PhD! Listen in as Carl, a Campus Recruiting Manager, shares his advice for those eager to start their career at Intel, including how to create a winning resume or C.V., how to best approach the application process, and interview tips. Apply at intel.com/jobs/students (Req. # 555124).

McDonald's is the leading global food service retailer with more than 30,000 restaurants serving 52 million people in more than 100 countries each day. McDonald’s has management opportunities in their restaurants nationwide and today we'll talk with Joe Nassar, Recruitment Manager for McDonald’s, about the job, the benefits and get his take on working for the nation's most popular restaurant chain. Apply at www.mcdonalds.com/careers

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Says Joe: “Our managers go through a training program that teaches them not only how to run a successful restaurant on a daily basis, but also educates them on the McDonald’s overall business operations.”

James Ely, a Sr. Director in Sales Strategy for the Baby Care Franchise of Johnson & Johnson talks about life as a J&J sales person. He’ll tell you why he likes working there, what the sales career path is like, and even the qualities they look for when hiring a sales representative. Apply at careers.jnj.com

Says James: “One of the things I love about working for J&J is the fact that we have a very, very flexible career path…I love that you have the opportunity to work in a variety of areas.”