Sandra Brenes

Office Management…

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In an earlier installment I emphasized the importance of differentiating yourself in your job search. There are many talented people in the job market right now, and you have to find ways to demonstrate how your individual contribution will make a positive difference to your next employer. My point was that education and certification can help make that difference. Related to this, maintaining an active reading list of industry books, periodicals and blogs will help keep you up to date in your… Continue

Objective

Office Work with Micro Station, Microsoft Word and Excel, Terramodel and Primavera Project Planner.



Work History

• Kiewit Texas Construction L.P. - 06/08 thru 01/09. Worked as a Party Chief doing all layouts with G.P.S. Worked out my own grids and grades with Excel and Teramodel. files. I also used Excel to make worksheets of piling for a bridge to be downloaded into Micro Station. Plotted all as-builts and existing utilities on Auto Cad.

• Zachry… Continue

Do you know where you want to work? Do you know who you want to work for? Do you know where you’ll fit in? If you’ve done your homework on who you are and how you present yourself, you’ve taken the first steps in this process. You need to determine where you want to work, what kind of organization you want to be associated with, and what kind of boss you want to report to. It’s tempting, especially in a tough job market, to just say, “Hey, I’ll take anything!” but here again, you might want to… Continue

Who do you tell that you’re looking for a job? The answer to this question is pretty simple. Everyone! There was a time when being out of work was looked down upon. In previous posts I’ve emphasized the fact that unless you were fired from your last job for gross misconduct, being out of work is not your fault. There may still be a few people around who look down on you for being out of work, but they’re out of touch with what’s really going on in the job market. They may even have a fear of… Continue