BDPA is reaching out to all Technology Job Seekers to join us live! at the BDPA 2010 National Career Fair to be held at the 32nd annual BDPA Technology Conference in Philadelphia, PA on July 28-31, 2010.
The conference theme, "Access for All", is both timely and appropriate given President Obama's challenge to all Americans: "We need to invest in the skills and education of our people."
Career Fair Hours:
Friday, July 30, 12 non to 6 p.m., Saturday, July 31st, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Career Fair Registration:
Early registration has its privileges. Register today to receive your free VIP Line Cutter Admission Pass.
Other benefits of career fair registration include:
• Access to free career coaching services
• Helpful tips to find your dream job
• Email invitations to meet our exhibitors
• and, much, much more!
Click the link below to register for the BDPA 2010 National Technology Career Fair Today!
https://map.bdpa.org/events/EV04EventDetail.aspx?eventID=1402
For more details on the corporate sponsorship program, contact the corporate sales support team by e-mail at corpsales@bdpa.org or telephone (800-727-2372).
BDPA 2010 Technology Career Fair Exhibitors (as of 5/29/10)
Allstate Insurance
Deloitte
Excelsior College
Freddie Mac
Health Care Service Corporation
Johnson & Johnson
JPMorgan Chase
Mayo Clinic
Merck & Company
Monsanto
NCCI Holdings
Oracle
SC Johnson
State Farm Insurance
Turner Broadcasting System
US Navy
Vanguard
Walgreen Company
WellPoint
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Saturday, May 29, 2010
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Social Media Etiquette – Are There Rules to Friending People?
This guest post is contributed by Shannon Wills, she writes on the topic of Internet Service Providers . She welcomes your comments at her email id: shannonwills23@gmail.com.
Social Media Etiquette – Are There Rules to Friending People?
I admit I’m an avid user of Facebook; I don’t have too many friends because I am anal about adding only people I know personally, and I connect to an even smaller group on a regular basis. Now in an ideal world, I would prefer to have only the second group of people on my friend list, but then, it’s not easy to refuse the myriad friend requests I receive.
It’s not just me, most users of social media experience this discomfort – you know the person who sent the request through a common friend but you’ve never really interacted with them in any great depth; they may be friends of friends and you don’t want to be rude by refusing them because you may have met briefly once in the past; or they may be schoolmates or people you went to college with but knew only on a hi-bye basis. You don’t really want to friend all these people, but how do you say no thanks politely?
It’s easier to just accept them and add them to your list of friends, after which you can block them out of your wall and don’t allow them access to your photographs and other private information. The trouble with this is, if they know anything about social networks, they know that you’ve blocked them out and are bound to get affected. Isn’t ignoring their friend request a better option to accepting them and then blocking them out? Which is the lesser of the two evils?
And then there’s the issue of your family on Facebook – to tell you the truth, I am not comfortable with my family seeing the side that my friends see and being privy to my thoughts and plans via my status messages. I would also like to keep my interactions with my friends away from my family for the simple reason that I don’t want to provide fodder for the family gossip circle. But then, I cannot offend extended family members who want to be my “friends”. So I accept them, and allow them limited access. But how do I take care of the random calls I get asking why they cannot see the pictures that someone else on my list claimed to have seen?
Do you really need this hassle when you’re just trying to relax and hang out with a few of your good friends on Facebook? Why don’t people realize that it’s not a crime that people you barely know don’t want to open their lives up to you completely? If you see that you’ve been blocked out of their wall, why not take the hint and defriend them? You get back some of your self-respect this way and also avoid sending out further friend requests to people you hardly know, unless you’re a sucker for more punishment that is.
I know there are no real rules on how to choose your Facebook friends, but when did common sense and self-respect fly out of the window too?
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Social Media Etiquette – Are There Rules to Friending People?
I admit I’m an avid user of Facebook; I don’t have too many friends because I am anal about adding only people I know personally, and I connect to an even smaller group on a regular basis. Now in an ideal world, I would prefer to have only the second group of people on my friend list, but then, it’s not easy to refuse the myriad friend requests I receive.
It’s not just me, most users of social media experience this discomfort – you know the person who sent the request through a common friend but you’ve never really interacted with them in any great depth; they may be friends of friends and you don’t want to be rude by refusing them because you may have met briefly once in the past; or they may be schoolmates or people you went to college with but knew only on a hi-bye basis. You don’t really want to friend all these people, but how do you say no thanks politely?
It’s easier to just accept them and add them to your list of friends, after which you can block them out of your wall and don’t allow them access to your photographs and other private information. The trouble with this is, if they know anything about social networks, they know that you’ve blocked them out and are bound to get affected. Isn’t ignoring their friend request a better option to accepting them and then blocking them out? Which is the lesser of the two evils?
And then there’s the issue of your family on Facebook – to tell you the truth, I am not comfortable with my family seeing the side that my friends see and being privy to my thoughts and plans via my status messages. I would also like to keep my interactions with my friends away from my family for the simple reason that I don’t want to provide fodder for the family gossip circle. But then, I cannot offend extended family members who want to be my “friends”. So I accept them, and allow them limited access. But how do I take care of the random calls I get asking why they cannot see the pictures that someone else on my list claimed to have seen?
Do you really need this hassle when you’re just trying to relax and hang out with a few of your good friends on Facebook? Why don’t people realize that it’s not a crime that people you barely know don’t want to open their lives up to you completely? If you see that you’ve been blocked out of their wall, why not take the hint and defriend them? You get back some of your self-respect this way and also avoid sending out further friend requests to people you hardly know, unless you’re a sucker for more punishment that is.
I know there are no real rules on how to choose your Facebook friends, but when did common sense and self-respect fly out of the window too?
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010
2010 BDPA INDIVIDUAL EPSILON AWARD WINNERS
1. Professional Achievement,
2. Career Achievement,
3. Outstanding Technical Contribution,
4. Community Service
The 2010 Epsilon Awards Recognizing Individual Achievement will be awarded at the BDPA Awards Gala on July 31, 2010 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to:
CAREER ACHIEVEMENT
Wheeler Coleman, Chief Technology Officer
Health Care Service Corporation
Captain Joycelin Robinson, Supply Corps, Commanding Officer
U.S. Navy
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
William Marcus King, Director
State Farm Insurance
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTION
Sharon Murphy, Director of Team Enablement Technology
Wells Fargo Bank
Cheryl Terry, Systems Architect
Wells Fargo Bank
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Donald Brown, Systems Manager
Prudential Financial
Sheila Marionneaux, Sr. Program Manager
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC)
For more information, please visit our website at http://blacksgonegeek.org/2010IndividualEpsilonAwardWinners.aspx
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Tuesday, May 18, 2010
National BDPA and WorkplaceDiversity.com Announce 2010 Best Companies for Blacks in Technology Award Winners
2010 Best Companies for Blacks in Technology Award Winners
Allstate Insurance
American Airlines
Compuware
Eli Lilly
Health Care Service Corporation
IBM
Intel
Merck
Prudential Financial
State Farm Insurance
U.S. Navy
Wal-Mart Stores
WellPoint
Wells Fargo
Click here for more information
http://blacksgonegeek.org/2010bestompaniesforblacks.aspx
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Thursday, May 6, 2010
March 2 Success - Free Stardardized Test Preparation Program
How well young men and women do on standardized tests can have a great impact on their future. March 2 Success was developed as a free, no obligation tool to help anyone improve their test scores in the areas of English, Math and Science. Content is provided by industry leaders Peterson's, Educational Options, and College Options Foundation.
March 2 Success provides materials to help improve scores on standardized tests such as SAT, ACT, state exit exams, and ASVAB. Selection of content includes course material from middle and high school level lessons, SAT and ACT practice tests, and SAT/AT preparation game, and vocabulary and math flashcards.
March 2 Success is an online test-taking program provided by the US Army. Any student over 13 can create a login and use the testing program for 45 days.
For more information, click the links below.
https://www.march2success.com/index.cfm
https://www.march2success.com/view/doclibrary/recruiterjournal_jan06.pdf
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March 2 Success provides materials to help improve scores on standardized tests such as SAT, ACT, state exit exams, and ASVAB. Selection of content includes course material from middle and high school level lessons, SAT and ACT practice tests, and SAT/AT preparation game, and vocabulary and math flashcards.
March 2 Success is an online test-taking program provided by the US Army. Any student over 13 can create a login and use the testing program for 45 days.
For more information, click the links below.
https://www.march2success.com/index.cfm
https://www.march2success.com/view/doclibrary/recruiterjournal_jan06.pdf
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