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August 15, 2006 Hot Translating Your Peace Corps Experience: Resources How to Turn the Abstract into Concrete Highlights August 2006 RPCV Career Events This article is a precursor to the August 23 career workshops. Go to www.peacecorps.gov/rpcv/events for details and registration information. Wednesday, August 23 Career Panel and ll Peace Corps Volunteers Peace Corps experience into some- your proficiency levels, and how Networking Workshop (PCVs) are prone to transi- thing consumable by your various to effectively communicate them Ations. Changes were the audiences, this article encourages are critical to a successful job Thursday, August 24 constant in your Peace Corps you to reflect on and think about search. Resume Review Sessions and experience. Your work, cultural your accomplishments during Career Fair experience and lifestyle were service, and identify how you may Three Families of Skills infiltrated with change. That per- have contributed to the communi- Richard N. Bolles, citing Sidney Visit petual change was both challeng- ties in which you lived and worked. Fine, described three “families” of www.peacecorps.gov/rpcv/events ing and exciting. Similarly, the Look to your Description of Service skills in The Three Boxes of Life for event updates. significant life transition of return- (DOS) statement, journals, record- (Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press). ing home coupled with consequen- ings, and photo albums to refresh Self-management skills are ac- (For more career fair details, see page 14) tial job and career transitions can your memory. It then suggests that quired early in life and are some- be exciting, but oftentimes difficult. you identify personal and profes- times called personality (or char- To some RPCVs, preparing for sional skills, the obvious and acter) traits. Examples are opti- Peace Corps Hotline the job search is a whirlwind of not-so-obvious skills, and knowl- mism, high energy, flexibility, familiarity. To others, it means edge and abilities utilized in those empathy, adaptability, sincerity, Robert Michon Editor embarking into unknown territory. accomplishments. Finally, the humor, and tolerance. Peace Manager, Returned Volunteer Services Whether you are a newcomer to article challenges you to communi- Corps recruited you, in part, Heather Groome the job search world, are a sea- cate these skills effectively. Ulti- because you likely had strong self- Assistant Editor soned professional, or plan to con- mately, it is hoped that this exercise management skills. Admin. Ass’t, Returned Volunteer Services tinue your education, the transition assists you in identifying those from Peace Corps to the job, experiences and skills that will be Some people are born with an To place job announcements, visit career, or education search can be understood, respected, and valued. aptitude for developing certain www.peacecorps.gov/rpcv/hotline or contact tough, lonely, and sometimes even skills, such as musical, artistic, or depressing. Self-Assessment athletic ability. These transferable Peace Corps Returned Volunteer Services The first thing is to know as much as skills are acquired through Phone: 202.692.1430 or 800.424.8580, ext. 1430 Part of that difficulty is borne from you can about yourself. This is natural-born talent and/or through E-mail: [email protected] the concern RPCVs have about critical to successful cultural special educational training. Fax: 202.692.1421 describing what they did in Peace adaptation in your host country and Transferable skills are related to Corps to an audience of family, is as equally important in helping people, data and things, and can Join the RPCVNetwork friends, and prospective employ- you focus and succeed in your ca- be generalized across fields/ Listserv ers. Will the skills developed in reer/job search. What do you value? professions. Examples are Peace Corps be understood, What do you want to do? What are dealing effectively with diverse To receive additional job listings, respected, and valued in the United some of your personal consider- types of people, problem solving, sign up for the Yahoo! group called States? ations? For the purposes of this conflict mediation, project RPCVNetwork. article, i.e., translating your Peace management, training and edu- Go to www.yahoo.com, select For those of you challenged by the Corps skills, we focus on the ques- cating, identifying and analyzing “Groups,” search for “RPCVNetwork” and occasionally daunting task of tion. what skills do you have? community needs, managing a “Join.” Include your PCV name, country/ translating the abstractness of your Understanding what those skills are, budget, and operating equipment. dates of service. Continued on page 13 Hotline For Returned Volunteers / From the Office of Domestic Programs www.hrs.wsu.edu/employment/FAPvacancies.asp, SENIOR HYDROLOGIST • Fort Defiance, AZ PUBLIC SECTOR or phone Lisa Clyde, EEO coordinator, at Position available with the Navajo Nation 509.335.2822; fax: 509.335.2926; e-mail: Department of Water Resources working on the PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATOR • [email protected]. Navajo Reservation. Duties: supervises field Sudan and Kenya technicians; prepares drought, flood, mitigation, Temporary position available with U.S. Centers for AGRICULTURE/HORTICULTURE and climate studies; writes grant proposals; Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Duties: EDUCATOR • Binghamton, NY develops program budget. Qualifications: BA (MA negotiates interagency relationships between CDC, Position available with Cornell Cooperative preferred) in hydrology, climatology, geology, civil AID, and Department of State; establishes fiscal Extension of Broome County. Duty: provides coor- engineering, or related field; minimum four years’ and administrative and employment mechanisms in dination for implementation of the agricultural and progressively responsible professional level work post-conflict setting; travels between Nairobi, Juba, horticulture issues program. Qualifications: MS; experience; excellent writing skills; proficient in and Khartoum. Qualifications: appropriate minimum two years’ experience required. For more modern computer software applications and experience with U.S. government agencies; strong information and to apply, visit http:// familiar with GIS, data analysis, and database interpersonal and administrative skills. For more hosts.cce.cornell.edu/admin/careerops/pa409.htm. management. Salary: $49,483. For more informa- information and to apply, e-mail Tom Boo at Send letter of intent, résumé, and transcripts to tion and to apply, phone John Leeper or Hope [email protected]; phone: 254.20.271.3008. PA#409, Box 26, Kennedy Hall, Cornell Wilson at 928.729.4004. University, Ithaca, NY 14853. AREA EXTENSION EDUCATOR • WILDLIFE INSPECTOR • Valley Stream, NY Ephrata, WA FIELD ENGINEER • Window Rock, AZ Position available with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Position available with Washington State Univer- Position open with the Indian Health Service (IHS) Service. Duties: responsible for all international sity. This is a 12-month tenure-track extension and the U.S. Public Health Service. IHS projects commerce dealing in wildlife both live and by- faculty position. Qualifications: MA; degree in provide first time service to Navajo families that do products; enforces various federal laws and interna- education, human development, or closely related not have water in their homes. Duties: manages tional treaties. This is a uniformed position with field. Deadline: 9/8/2006. For more information water and sanitation projects on the Navajo benefits including health insurance, life insurance, and to apply, visit www.hrs.wsu.edu/employment/ Reservation, the largest and one of the most and retirement. For more information and to apply, FAPvacancies.asp, or phone Lisa Clyde, EEO traditional Indian reservations in the U.S.; provides visit www.usajobs.com. coordinator, at 509.335.2822; fax: 509.335.2926; engineering design and construction supervision. e-mail: [email protected]. Qualifications: BS or graduate degree in civil or HEALTH AND DISABILITIES environmental engineering. For application COORDINATOR • Watsonville, CA PUBLIC RELATIONS/COMMUNICATIONS information, phone Adam Bjornstedt (RPCV, Position available with Pajaro Valley Unified School COORDINATOR • Pullman, WA Jamaica) at 928.871.1350; address: Office of District (PVUSD) Migrant Head Start. Duties: Position available with Washington State Univer- Environmental Health, P.O. Box 9020, Window supervises seasonal staff; oversees child health, sity. This is a 12-month part-time or full-time Rock, AZ 86515; fax: 928.871.1462; e-mail: dental, disabilities, and family support services; position. For more information and to apply, visit [email protected]. trains staff and parents; manages recordkeeping system. Qualifications: nursing degree or BA in health related field required; three years’ supervi- sion, monitoring, and case management experi- ence; proficient in English and Spanish. Salary: $41,723–$49,834 with full benefits. For more information and to apply, visit www.pvusd.net; HOT! OPPORTUNITIES address: Mary Lou Masters, Human Resources, 294 Green Valley Road, Watsonville, CA 95076; ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST • DC phone: 831.786.2145; e-mail: marylou_masters@ Position available with the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics pvusd.net. Release Inventory program (TRI). Duties: assists with the review of petitions and regulatory activities impacting the chemicals reportable under the TRI program. Quali- fications: