What does a hiring manager look
for in a resume?
Agenda
• Biography/Introductions
– Mike Fridolfs
– Ken Maney
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Factors in Career Planning and Management
College Graduate Career Path Example
How a “Req” is Created
Common Themes
Summary
Biography
Mike Fridolfs
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Graduated from University of San Diego 1995, Bachelors Degree
SAIC as Network Infrastructure Engineer – 2000-2003
Multiple IT type certifications (Cisco, MCSE, Network +) 1999-2002
Hired by Northrop Grumman 2003 in IT Sector – UAVs industry just taking off
Did some work for Global Hawk Ground Segment Lead and hired as Engineer in July 2004
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Key is to always be NETWORKING and ALWAYS have your best foot forward.
Given the question at a review “What do you want to be when you grow up?”
Led to 1st Management Position of Ground Segment Homeroom Manager – 2006
Ground Segment IPT Lead 2010 - Present
Graduate of Northrop Grumman Program Management Course – 2011
Completed CalTech System Engineering Program – 2005
Completed UCLA Digital Military Avionics Program – 2010
Current attending University of Michigan – Masters of Science in Program and Project
Management
Top Secret Clearance
Biography
Ken Maney
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1988 - Graduated from University of Florida
1989 -Commissioned Officer, USMC
1991 – designated naval aviator, AH-1W attack helicopter pilot
2008 – transitioned from the USMC
2008 – hired at Northrop Grumman
2008 - Present
– CAM (budget, cost schedule briefer)
• Interface between the technical and business sides of the company
– Homeroom Manager
• Manage and lead up to 24 employees
• Hiring Position
– IPT of a new position
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Currently attending Embry Riddle Aeronautical Univ– Masters of Masters of Business
Administration (Summer 2013 est graduation)
Top Secret Clearance
Factors in career planning and career management
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Think *employability* vice *job security*
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Best career enhancer is performance and reputation
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Management’s job is to provide options/opportunities and remove obstacles
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Want engineers who are deep in a particular domain and broad in several
domains
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Want 20 years experience, not 1 year experience 20 times…
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Ask what skills add benefits, are distinguishable from the run of the mill,
and are not easily replicated
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Several possible career paths
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Not all within avionics – What are you interested in?
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Encourage movement within the company
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Grow multi-talented engineers
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Grow specialists
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Grow managers / leaders
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No “single trick ponies”
How a “Req” is Created – what we are looking for..
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Homerooms support IPT’s
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IPT’s are teams that execute and deliver
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IPT’s need people (employees)
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Homerooms and the Technical Leads conduct interviews
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Looking for:
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Positive attitude
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Education
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Team and organization activities
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Resume
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Professional Dress
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Persistence
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Self starting
– Homerooms create the requisitions that you see on the job board
Option 1 – College Graduate
College Grad
E4-E5-E6
Mgr3
2-3 years in initial
position
Still learning?
Apply for sub
IPT or IPT lead
position. Stay 2-3
years.
Yes
Yes
Select a different
program and
similar position
Yes
No
Apply for
Functional
Manager 3
Positions
Prefer
different
program/same
job?
No
Select another
job on same
program
Want to stay
in functional
management?
Stay 2-3 years in
position: Be in
charge of
SOMETHING
Yes
Want Program
Management?
No
Yes
2-5 Years Experience
E2
Stay another year
or two
No
9-21 Years Experience
E3-E4-E5
No
Select Functional
Homeroom Mgr
position for 2-3
years
Still learning?
No
Goal is to maximize
skill sets and
thereby maximizing
the available
opportunities
Mentor junior
engineers. Meet
requirements for
tech fellows.
No
Been responsible
for making
something work to
cost & schedule?
On long term
project?
Yes
Stay 6-8 years.
Perform technical
leadership role.
No
Select job on
another program
Discriminators
Yes
Technical & Leadership
training
Get Advanced Degrees
Vehicle Systems
Vehicle Structures
Software
Low Observables
Test & Evaluation
System Engineering
Logistics
Go to a different
discipline for 1-2
years
5-13 Years Experience
E3-E4
Yes
Take on the hard jobs
Take on additional duties
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Select one of the
programs to
return to for 2-3
years.
Return to
5-10 Years
Experience
E2-E3
Yes
Like it better?
No
avionics
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Been on more
than one
program?
Common Themes
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Technical Depth – have made something work!
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Personal contribution
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Supervisory Experience
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Two or more programs
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Two or more different jobs
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Leadership experience
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Two or more discipline experience
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Multiple career paths – no one-size-fits-all
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Of course, expect exemplary performance throughout !!!
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Think employability vice job security
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20 years of experience vice 1 year of experience 20 times!
Summary – It’s never too late !
• What do you want to be when you grow up?
• Look over your resume. Would you hire you?
• Critically assess your strengths and weaknesses? What are your
discriminators?
• What are you doing in this job to add as an accomplishment on your
resume?
• What do you want to do next?
• Go get it !
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