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English – Arabic and Japanese – English Translations Skyrocket in Times Of Recent Crisis Reports Globalization Index of One Hour Translation

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According to One Hour Translation’s Globalization Index, following the revolutions in Egypt and Libya, a 31% increase in demand was noted for translations from English to Arabic and vice versa. Further, following the nuclear and humanitarian crisis in Japan, an increase in demand for Japanese – English translations – particularly for translations of short texts (ie: emails, tweets and letters).

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One Hour Translation, the leading professional translation service on the Internet, identified a number of trends and changes occurring during the course of last year regarding the demand for translations in certain languages in light of global crises, such as the economic crisis in Greece, revolutions in the Arab world and the nuclear disaster in Japan.

The company identified these trends using its “Globalization Index”, which it established in order to anticipate the changing demand for certain languages and make arrangements with translators accordingly.

Ofer Shoshan, CEO of One Hour Translation, observed, “The field of translation is directly influenced by current events occurring throughout the world. With the help of the changes we identify regarding the demand for translations in certain languages, it is also possible to anticipate and evaluate the need for translators in those languages.”

Most of the changes that were identified by One Hour Translation’s Globalization Index were related to translations into Arabic and Japanese, in accordance with world events. Shoshan explained, “The index is based on real-time data, which includes the tens of thousands of translation projects executed by One Hour Translation on behalf of our business customers from all over the globe.”

According to One Hour Translation’s Globalization Index, since the start of the revolutions in Egypt and Libya, a 31% increase was noted in the volume of English to Arabic translations and vice versa. This sharp increase in demand for translations was noted in the areas of communications and business: a 50% increase in translations in the field of communications and media, along with a 45% increase in demand for financial and business translations. An additional increase of 20% was noted in demand for French-Arabic translations. It is notable that the events in Syria have specifically not yet brought about any change in demand for translations.

Furthermore, following the recent tsunami and nuclear crises in Japan, a moderate 17% increase was noted in English to Japanese translations and vice versa, which consisted mostly of short texts, letters and emails (a 22% increase). An additional increase of 13% was noted in financial/business translations. One Hour Translation estimates that the increase in demands for translations into and from Japanese remained moderate due to the relatively limited international aid received by Japan in comparison to aid given in other similar global crises.

About One Hour Translation Ltd:

One Hour Translation is the web’s leading Professional Translation Service provider, providing high quality expert translation services (http://www.onehourtranslation.com/) to thousands of business customers worldwide, 24/7 thanks to a community of over 10,000 certified translators from all over the world. One Hour Translation provides translation services for 55 languages including most common English to French and English to Spanish translation. One Hour Translation also provides e-mail translation services, professional translation API and CMS translation plug-ins and more.

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Part Time Proofreader-Chinese to English translated documents (Rockville, MD)

webmaster@craigslist.org — Fri, 13 May 2011 15:25:58 +0000

Schreiber Translations, Inc., a Translation Services Company in Rockville, MD, is looking for part time Production Coordinators/Reviewers to be responsible for document production activities for translated Chinese to English legal documents. This position provides a quality control review with a focus on formatting and content.

We seek someone with:
1. Ability to accurately review English language documents on a daily basis.
2. Chinese language-related background/experience.
4. Advanced computer skills in MS Office Suite (MS Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, Excel) and Adobe Acrobat.
5. Very strong organizational and time management skills.

Our company is located in Rockville, MD right across the street from the Rockville stop on the Red Line.

Please send resume and hourly rate ASAP to: careers@schreibernet.com
EOE/AAE

Location: Rockville, MD
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Juvenile Detention Specialist/Corrections Officer (Alexandria, VA)

webmaster@craigslist.org — Fri, 13 May 2011 12:44:07 +0000

JUVENILE DETENTION SPECIALIST/CORRECTIONS OFFICER

FULL-TIME POSITION

BRIEF DESCRIPTION:
The Northern Virginia Juvenile Detention Home (NVJDH), a secure facility for juveniles’ ages 11 through 17 years is seeking a DETENTION SPECIALIST to conduct the following:

• Escorts juveniles locally: courts, medical appointments, programs and other facilities
• Completes transfer documentations to ensure compliance with policies;
• Maintains discipline and control of the detainees and provides observations;
• Employs basic counseling skills to help at-risk juveniles;
• Writes reports and maintains daily logs of intakes, releases, behavioral issues, medication administration, and other pertinent information as delineated by the Detention Home’s Policies and Procedures;
• Supervises detainees daily activities and ensures safety and security are maintained;
• Provides translation assistance when necessary;
• Administers first aid and medication as required;
• Performs other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
High School or General Education Diploma; 21 years of age or older; minimum of 1 year of experience working with at-risk youth; must be fluent in Spanish and English with excellent verbal and written communication skills.

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
Must have a valid driver’s license and be able to successfully pass extensive background checks to include the following: VA State Police, FBI and Child Protective Services and a physical and drug test.

HOW TO APPLY:
For consideration, please submit your resume to attention: Job Reference Number: 100 The position will remain open until filled. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE. EMAILS ONLY!!!

Fax to: (703) 823-3842.
To apply by mail:

Northern Virginia Juvenile Detention Home
Attention: Human Resources
200 South Whiting Street
Alexandria, VA 22304

The Northern Virginia Juvenile Detention Home is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Location: Alexandria, VA
Compensation: $36, 000 plus paid benefits
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VisaHQ.com – Internship (English-Spanish bilingual) (Embassy Row and/or Falls Church)

webmaster@craigslist.org — Thu, 12 May 2011 13:51:03 +0000

Project Management Internship (unpaid)

Company:
VisaHQ, headquartered in the heart of Embassy Row, Washington, DC, pioneered online passport and visa services. Our command of cutting-edge technologies affords us unrivalled travel management solutions for our clients, which include individuals traveling for pleasure, business accounts whose staff travel the globe, and corporate travel industry partners who use our online tools to supplement their own services.

Our leadership and staff boast a broad range of talents - from skills and vast experience in the travel industry, information technology, and account management to an awareness that customer satisfaction is the key to our continued success.

Internship:
Perfect for anyone interested in international affairs, rules, and regulations.
Duties included but not limited to:
• Translation English/Spanish
• Data Entry
• Research
• Assisting with answering emails, phones calls

Requirements:
• Interest in the industry
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Enthusiasm
• Fluent in English and Spanish

Employment possible for a right candidate.

Location: Embassy Row and/or Falls Church
Compensation: unpaid, school credit
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Licensed Attorneys for Japanese Document Review (Downtown)

webmaster@craigslist.org — Wed, 11 May 2011 21:35:59 +0000

We are currently seeking licensed, Japanese fluent attorney candidates for an assignment at a law firm in downtown Washington, D.C.

The client requires attorneys licensed in any state who are able to provide document review, translation, and client-facing interpretation for a Japanese language project. Qualified individuals must be available to start as early as the week of May 16.

Compensation is highly competitive, and paid overtime is available.

Please reply to this posting by attaching your resume in MICROSOFT WORD FORMAT.

Location: Downtown
Compensation: Competitive
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Publications Manager (Gaithersburg MD)

webmaster@craigslist.org — Tue, 10 May 2011 19:50:22 +0000

Links Media, LLC, seeks a Publications Manager to manage the workload and flow of the Design and Publications Unit and to monitor, maintain, and report on production standards and targets. He/she will oversee the timely, cost effective, and high-quality production and delivery of a variety of technical and creative materials targeted to health professionals, consumers, policymakers, government officials, internal audiences, and corporate clients, which may include: informational, educational, and communication materials such as brochures, fact sheets, speeches, websites, eblasts, press releases, articles, training materials, meeting materials, presentations, books, manuals, and workbooks. The Publications Manager also will develop and manage publications production policies and procedures, and a pool of staff and freelance graphic and web designers, writers, editors, and translators.

Reporting to the Director of Integrated Marketing Communications and the Corporate Leadership, the Publications Manager will ensure that published communications reflect the strategic focus and the identified knowledge and information needs of Links Media and its portfolio. The successful candidate will be a strong team leader with good interpersonal skills, highly organized, and able to develop and manage their own work program. He/she also will have excellent copy-editing skills, strong experience in managing the publication process from concept to marketing/promotion, and some broader communications experience beyond publishing (e.g., web management).

Key Role and Responsibilities:
• Provide day-to-day supervision of the Design and Publications Production Unit, including personal appraisals;
• Ensure effective liaison between the Design and Publications Production Unit and other Links Media units to ensure the efficient and effective print and design solutions;
• Manage workflows and supervise publishing functions, including but not limited to art direction, project management, scheduling, planning, writing, editing, quality assurance, and production coordination;
• Manage vendor relationships to ensure timeliness, product quality, and best pricing;
• Collaboratively develop unit and individual goals, implement metrics for the Design and Publications Production Unit that connect to key organizational metrics and ensure team members are accountable for achieving organizational, unit, and individual goals as appropriate;
• Keep abreast of current trends in design and publications, with special attention to electronic and social media influences, tools and techniques;
• Proactively track progress of publication plan-related tasks, providing internal updates where necessary;
• Assist in Links Media staff communications and face-to-face client meetings; and,
• Ensure staff skills and the unit’s equipment are maintained and developed in light of emerging changes in the design and technology industry.

Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge, and Experience:
• 5 – 10 years of management/supervisory and client relations experience, preferably in a communications or publishing related environment.
• A Bachelors Degree in English, Journalism, Communications, or a related field; Masters Degree in an appropriate discipline preferred.
• Outstanding interpersonal, and written and verbal communication skills.
• 5 – 10 years of technical copy -editing experience of all forms of consumer, professional, and business writing.
• Exceptional writing and editing skills; Experience in health and science writing desirable.
• 100% proficient in English; an additional language (ideally Spanish) highly preferable.
• Experience writing/editing content designed for translation to multiple languages.
• High level of proficiency in MS Office applications for design and publications production, including MS Project; Knowledge of other packages (e.g, Adobe InDesign/Photoshop / Illustrator/ Acrobat, scanning and text recognition, multimedia applications – e.g. Adobe Dreamweaver/Premier, etc.) desirable.
• Experience designing and overseeing content management process.
• Experience supervising and coordinating workloads of freelance graphic designers, writers, editors, and translators.
• Strong organizational and project management experience that demonstrates a high level of accuracy and attention to detail. Demonstrated ability to coordinate and/or lead multiple projects simultaneously and to manage publishing process from concept to launch to distribution and to marketing/promotion.
• Ability to liaise effectively with senior management personnel, clients, and suppliers.
• Some broader communications experience/knowledge beyond publishing is desired to ensure good collaboration and coordination with web communications, public relations, graphic design, and marketing teams.
• Demonstrated understanding of new and emerging communications technology for publications, including multimedia production.
• Ability to learn quickly, demonstrate critical thinking, and make situation-appropriate decisions using sound judgment.
• Must be creative and a dynamic self-starter, comfortable with taking initiative and able to work against deadlines with minimum supervision. As the unit leader, must be able to influence, persuade, and motivate others.
• Ability to work collegially under extreme deadline pressure and handle multiple work assignments.
• Experience working in a high-paced, small company environment.

Application Deadline: Open Until Filled

To Apply: Please forward cover letter, resume, salary requirements based on history, and two short (max 300 words) writing samples.

Links Media has the people, strategy, agility, and products to thrive in a highly dynamic and innovative environment. If you are a dynamic, successful, driven professional, Links Media is the company that will further your experience and career growth. We offer a highly competitive salary, comprehensive benefits including, medical, dental, 401k, and much more. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are committed to a diverse workforce. Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/V/D

Location: Gaithersburg MD
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Bilingual Legal Assistant – Permanent Position (Metro Washington, DC)

webmaster@craigslist.org — Tue, 10 May 2011 19:38:40 +0000

Our client, a prominent international law firm, is immediately seeking a bilingual Legal Assistant to join their firm. Candidates must be fully fluent in Mandarin.

The Legal Assistant will work with other litigation support professionals to assist with the preparation for hearings, arbitrations and depositions; perform legal research; assist in reviewing, assembling and copy-checking documents for production and for deposition preparation.

Candidates must have a college degree and strong computer skills. Prior professional translation experience is a plus!

If you are interested and qualified, please send your resume and cover letter to Jennifer at jvaughan@legalsource.com.

To learn more about LegalSource and the personalized service we offer, please visit www.adamsgrayson.com/legalstaffing. Please note: we never circulate your resume or submit you for positions without your permission.

Location: Metro Washington, DC
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Computer Programmer Levels 3 & 4 (Vienna, VA)

webmaster@craigslist.org — Mon, 09 May 2011 20:29:53 +0000

21st Century Technologies is looking for 6 Computer Programmers to join our team in Northern VA supporting the Dept of Labor. Please visit www.21technologies.com for additional information.

The Computer Programmer performs programming services for establishments or for outside organizations that may contract for services, converts specifications (precise descriptions) about business or scientific problems into a sequence of detailed instructions to solve problems by electronic data processing (EDP) equipment, i.e. digital computers; draws program flow charts to describe the processing of data, and develops the precise steps and processing logic which, when entered into the computer in coded language (COBOL, FORTRAN, or other programming language) to cause the manipulation of data to achieve desired results. The Computer Programmer tests and corrects programs, prepares instructions for operators who control the computer during runs, modifies programs to increase operating efficiency or to respond to changes in work processes, and maintains records to document program development and revisions.
At levels I, II and III, Computer Programmers may also perform programming analysis such as: gathering facts from users to define their business or scientific problems, and to investigate the feasibility of solving problems through new or modified computer programs; developing specifications for data inputs, flow, actions, decisions, and outputs; and participating on a continuing basis in the overall program planning along with other EDP personnel and users. In contrast, at level IV, some programming analysis must be performed as part of the programming assignment. The analysis duties are identified in a separate paragraph at levels I, II, III, and IV. However, the systems requirements are defined by systems analysts or scientists.

As a fully qualified Computer Programmer, this Worker applies standard programming procedures and detailed knowledge of pertinent subject matter in a programming area such as a record keeping operation (supply, personnel and payroll, inventory, purchasing, insurance payments, depositor accounts, etc.); a well-defined statistical or scientific problem; or other standardized operation or problem. The incumbent works according to approved statements of requirements and detailed specifications.

While the data are clear cut, related, and equally available, there may be substantial interrelationships of a variety of records and several varied sequences of formats are usually produced. The programs developed or modified typically are linked to several other programs in that the output of one becomes the input for another. This Computer Programmer recognizes probable interactions of other related programs with the assigned program(s) and is familiar with related system software and computer equipment, and solves conventional programming problems, (In small organizations, may maintain programs that concern or combine several operations, i.e. users, or develop programs where there is one primary user and the others give input.)

The Computer Programmer III performs such duties as developing, modifying, and maintaining assigned programs, designing and implementing modifications to the interrelation of files and records within programs in consultations with higher level staff. This Worker monitors the operation of assigned programs and responds to problems by diagnosing and correcting errors in logic and coding; implements and/or maintains assigned portions of a scientific programming project, applying established scientific programming techniques to well-defined mathematical, statistical, engineering, or other scientific problems usually requiring the translation of mathematical notation into processing logic and code. (Scientific programming includes assignments such as: using predetermined physical laws expressed in mathematical terms to relate one set of data to another; the routine storage and retrieval of field test data, and using procedures for real-time command and control, scientific data reduction, signal processing, or similar areas.) This programmer tests, documents work, writes and maintains operator instructions for assigned programs, and confers with other EDP personnel to obtain or provide factual data.

Minimum Qualifications:

Must be authorized to work in the US

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a relevant computer-related field or equivalent experience.

Experience with the development and maintenance of complex web-based applications using Adobe ColdFusion, JavaScript, and complex SQL queries.

Expert skill with recent Oracle application database architecture including stored procedures, triggers, and Oracle development suite.

Demonstrated experience with ColdFusion MX as a programming platform to develop multi tier web-based applications.

Demonstrated experience with advanced tools for database table maintenance, specifying business and internal program logic, forms and report design, managing database catalogs, entity-relationship diagrams, data flow diagrams, flow charts, and documentation.

Demonstrated experience with tools for source code control, change management, and creation of business and technical diagrams.

Demonstrated experience working in a rapid development environment creating prototypes and proof of concept applications.

Demonstrated experience working with document management systems.

Demonstrated experience with software engineering practices, techniques, and standards.

Location: Vienna, VA
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Health Care Researcher for Quality Improvement (Rockville, MD)

webmaster@craigslist.org — Mon, 09 May 2011 13:19:41 +0000

Health Care Researcher for Quality Improvement

Westat is where experts come to make a difference in their field, by identifying complex problems and then solving them. As one of the foremost contract research organizations in the United States, we can give your research a national platform. For more than four decades, we have worked behind the scenes to provide high-quality research to the private sector and Federal, state, and local governments. Although our name may be unfamiliar to you, our work is not. We are behind some of the most significant research being conducted by organizations like the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and many other organizations.

As a Health Care Researcher for Quality Improvement in our Health Services and Health Outcomes Research Area you will have a hand in shaping and expanding our nursing research studies. Ours is a multidisciplinary research group that works to support a national network that is aimed at accelerating inter-professional improvement science in a systems context. In your role as Health Care Researcher for Quality Improvement, you will work on nationally visible research projects. You will develop and design studies (including the application of an array of research methodologies), lead research teams, oversee the direction of projects (including the management of any changes in goals or priorities), and create the necessary tools and support products for the client. Most of your research will occur across multiple hospital sites, evaluating health care service delivery, quality, and patient safety improvement.

Coming in the door, there are two active projects where you will be able to make immediate contributions: the first project is focused on accelerating inter-professional improvement in a systems context across multiple sites while improving the quality and safety of patient care and enhancing the translation of research findings into nursing care; the second seeks to improve health care quality and reduce disparities on a national level through the use of evidence-based innovations and QualityTools. You will have the opportunity to be a lead investigator as you help to navigate confidently through changing priorities that invariably occur throughout the course of a study. In addition to listening to, understanding, and guiding the needs of the client, you will guide the members of the research team to reach intended quality outcomes. Working here, there are a lot of resources and a wide range of skill and expertise within the Health Services and Health Outcomes Research Area (as well as across the organization). Your ability to draw upon those resources, build relationships (within Westat, and across our clients and partner agencies) will support your success in this role.

In this role you will also be responsible for prospecting new grants and proposals, and for writing grants and responding to request for proposal opportunities. As we build out our nursing research studies, we will look to you to continuously collaborate with the research team and to track and identify new proposals. Ideally, within year one, you will have procured your first grant (typically a project within a 250K-500K range).

This is a regular full-time position, not a contract position tied to any one specific project. Working within a shared-team environment, you will typically work on one to three projects throughout any given year. Your projects may vary in scope, ranging multi-year, multi-center projects requiring long-term planning, to projects that focus on short term support.

Health Services and Health Outcomes Research Area Overview

Westat’s Health Services and Health Outcomes Research Area has been in the forefront of data collection regarding issues of cost and use of health care, access to care, and patient satisfaction with health plans and services, as well as patient safety issues. We use an array of methodologies, both qualitative and quantitative. Our team is composed of nationally known experts in health care delivery and innovation.

Here are some examples of our other projects/work:

Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS®). The CAHPS program, funded and administered by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), is a public-private initiative that develops and supports the use of a comprehensive and evolving family of standardized surveys that ask consumers and patients to report on and evaluate their experiences with health care. These surveys cover topics that are important to consumers, such as the communication skills of providers and the accessibility of services. Health care organizations, public and private purchasers, consumers, and researchers use CAHPS results to assess the patient-centeredness of care; compare and report on performance; and improve quality of care. The program generates tools and resources that can be used to produce understandable and usable comparative information for both consumers and health care providers.
Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS). Funded by AHRQ, the Surveys on Patient Safety Culture are a suite of surveys that assess provider and staff opinions about patient safety culture in hospitals, outpatient medical offices, and nursing homes. The newest SOPS survey for community pharmacy services is under development to be pilot tested in 2011 and released in 2012. The purpose of the SOPS program is to provide tools to help health care facilities meet the challenge of moving toward a safer health care system. In addition to the development of standardized, evidenced-based surveys that health care facilities can use to assess and track patient safety culture, AHRQ’s SOPS program includes support materials such as survey user’s guides, comparative databases and reports, data entry and analysis tools, and other free resources and technical assistance for survey users. The databases produce annual Comparative Database Reports that provide information that organizations can use to compare their patient safety culture survey results with other health care facilities.
AHRQ Healthcare Innovations Exchange. Under a contract with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Westat designs and maintains the AHRQ Health Care Innovations Exchange. The Innovations Exchange is a multipronged initiative that aims to promote the dissemination, adoption, and implementation of novel methods of delivering care that improve outcomes and reduce disparities in health and health care. The intended audience of the Innovations Exchange encompasses all health care change agents (including clinicians, health administrators, and researchers) in various health care settings. The Exchange features a web-based information hub (www.innovations.ahrq.gov) focused on successful innovative health care practices that are summarized in structured Innovation Profiles. The initiative also includes Innovation Attempts—efforts that did not achieve intended outcomes but provide important lessons learned for others. More than 570 Innovations and Attempts and 1,570 QualityTools are currently available on the Web site, with more published biweekly. The Web site is complemented by activities that promote networking and exchange among its users. The Innovations Exchange also offers a variety of learning and networking opportunities (i.e., Web events and discussion forums) that seek to facilitate the adoption and implementation of innovations in various health care settings. The Exchange supports an intensive learning network focused on community care coordination.

Key Responsibilities as Health Care Researcher for Quality Improvement

In this role you will:

Conduct research analysis of national health care quality and performance data.
Design research studies. Implement an array of research methods to support the study needs.
Develop new quality tools and resources for our clients.
Review and gather science and quality improvement literature and resources, analyze, and synthesize the data.
Identify research opportunities. Prospect, write and procure grants/contracts.
Where appropriate, publish research data and present findings in health care quality and in nursing journals, such as Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety and BMJ Quality and Safety (formerly Quality and Safety in Health Care).

Essential Experience, Skills and Competencies of the Health Care Researcher for Quality Improvement
A successful candidate will demonstrate the following:

Clinical degree required (i.e., R.N.).
Master’s level or preferably higher degree in nursing, social sciences, public health, or health services research is required.
A minimum of 3 years postgraduate research experience in clinical quality improvement / evidence-based health care.
A minimum of 7 years of direct experience with quality improvement in a health care setting. Must have an exceptional understanding of quality improvement.
Strong research methodology and skills. A background of expertise across a wide array of research methods (including applied research methods).
A background of research in health care quality and safety.
A background of research in the dissemination and adoption of best practices.
Experience developing and implementing QI tools or programs in health care environments.
Success in grants writing and procurement. Grant or proposal writing experience required.
Highly developed project management ability, including the proven ability to scope evolving projects. Demonstrated ability to develop a project outline/agenda and execute project goals.
Superior written and verbal communication. (We will request a relevant writing s
ample with your application.)
Travel is infrequent.

Attributes of a Successful Health Care Researcher for Quality Improvement

Business-minded and practical: You approach our clients’ needs and their investments as if they were your own. You are just as skilled at understanding business needs as you are at knowing how to negotiate what is realistic and what will work. You see the big picture and understand how to initiate change that will work.
Priority Management and Judgment: You easily identify what’s urgent from what’s a priority. You are able to make a brief yet thorough review of the agenda at hand, and make sound decisions on what takes precedence going forward.
Focused and flexible: You manage and find order through ambiguity, you are able to shape answers to questions where no template exists, and you do whatever it takes to get the job done.
Attention to detail: Your impeccable work style sets the standard; you have command of the big picture, the process and the details. You know what’s expected of you and you plan carefully to ensure your results.
Proactive problem-solver: You think ahead, consider all the variables, and anticipate challenges. You think about what the process should be, evaluate the many options and pathways, and implement solutions.
Organizational agility: You remain focused on long term priorities while having a keen ability to seek out relevant information and decide appropriate steps to get desired results. You effectively work across agencies and departments, you build relationships, and you are known for your poise, tact and diplomacy.
Effective Communicator: You are a superb writer, thinker, and listener. You easily shift gears and reprioritize as needed. You are able to deliver complex information and presentations to a variety of audiences in a credible and presentable way.
Rapport builder and collegial: You thrive as both a self-guided researcher and a team contributor. You are seen as approachable and responsive, and you build trust while promoting an attitude of accountability.
Self-assured and collaborative: You are self-confident, open to feedback, and comfortable with peer review. You offer unflinching support for your colleagues, and support a culture of collegiality and fun.

Organization Overview

An employee-owned company, Westat consistently ranks as one of the leading social science and survey research organizations in the world. Westat’s research, technical, and administrative staff of more than 2,000 (we are the second largest employer in Montgomery County) is located at our headquarters in Rockville, Maryland. Depending on the number of active projects at any time, up to several thousand data collection and processing staff work at Westat’s survey processing facilities, at our Telephone Research Center facilities, and at data collection sites throughout the Nation. Westat also maintains research offices near our clients in Bethesda, Maryland; Raleigh, North Carolina; Atlanta, Georgia; Houston, Texas; and Cambridge, Massachusetts.

What’s Attractive to the Right Candidate as the Health Care Researcher for Quality Improvement?

In this role your research will be put into practice – the results of your work will have immediate practical application and use, and direct impact on improving quality systems.
We are passionate about creating outcomes that improve the safety, effectiveness, and efficiency of health care. You will have a national platform for your ideas, and your work will have a significant influence on implementing effective quality and performance measurement tools across multiple hospital and/or clinical settings.
You have a tremendous amount of freedom to apply your creativity and expertise to your projects. At Westat, our philosophy is to hire bright people and encourage them to pursue their own initiatives - to build a business related to their interests. Your own interests will have a significant influence over what projects you work on and pursue.
Westat is a highly collaborative organization with a high degree of communication, trust, and mutual respect among employees – we work and win together as a team.
You’ll enjoy a close working relationship with a seasoned Health Care Research and Outcomes team – we are supportive, and we will rely on your expertise and contributions.
Beyond the personal challenge of this work, you can take satisfaction in knowing that your success will lead to improved care for millions of Americans.

Employee Benefits

Westat offers a competitive and robust total compensation package which includes: Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP); 401(k); staff bonus plan (Teamwork and cooperation are integral to Westat’s success and Westat rewards that effort with a bonus program – employees may receive a cash payment in December based on the overall success of the company.); health, dental, life, travel accident, long term-disability, and a flexible benefits program (Flex Plan); professional development (Employees can take advantage of education programs, including tuition and textbook reimbursement, along with professional conference attendance, professional association memberships, and in-house technical training.); paid vacation, and holidays.

To Apply for the Health Care Researcher for Quality Improvement:

Simply email a Word version of your resume and cover letter to Jennie Kinsfather at resumes@staffingadvisors.com with “Health Care Researcher for Quality Improvement/2011-1385” in the Subject line of the email.

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Social Media Search Consultant (Home Based)

webmaster@craigslist.org — Thu, 05 May 2011 19:36:21 +0000

Social Media Search Consultant

“Valuing your knowledge and opinions”

Type: Work from Home, Temporary, Part-time, Independent Contractor

Description:

As a Social Media Search Consultant your ultimate goal will be to contribute towards making internet search more exciting, relevant and interesting for all end users in the United States. You will play a part in improving the quality of one of the largest search engines in the world.

The internet has now become the powerhouse of all information, everything you need to find or explore can be found on the internet, yet how can we be sure this information is entirely up to date or relevant?

This is where you can contribute.

We are looking for creative thinkers who enjoy browsing the internet and would like to express their opinion on the quality and content of what is currently out there on the web. You will be provided with guidelines and scoring criteria on how best to evaluate an internet search result.

We are currently seeking people who have a strong interest in Social Media, specifically those with an active Twitter Account. Having a Gmail Account, Google Profile and familiarity with Google products would be an added bonus for this role.

You will have the flexibility and freedom to work from your own home, working your own hours, depending on availability of tasks (10-20 hours per week). Payment will be based on completion of the agreed upon tasks or engagements within the specified time period.

Requirements:
 Fluency in written and verbal English.
 Preferred level of education/certification - Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent)
 Regular user of Twitter and Gmail with a Google Profile
 Familiarity with Google products is an advantage
 Access to and use of a broadband internet connection and associated computer and software to perform the work, all provided at your own expense
 Experience in use of web browsers to navigate and interact with a variety of content
 Time Management Skills
 Proficient with Microsoft Office applications
 A legal resident of the United States for the last 5 consecutive years.

The Organization:

Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: LIOX) is a leading provider of globalization and testing services. Lionbridge has a global network of more than 200,000 resources focused on translation and localization services across 100+ countries. To learn more visit http://www.lionbridge.com.

To Apply:

Location: Home Based
Compensation: Competitive
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