Open Source Engineering Creates Great Ideas for Rural Areas

Open Source Engineering Creates Great Ideas for Rural Areas Open Source Engineering Creates Great Ideas for Rural Areas Open Source Engineering Creates Great Ideas for Rural AreasI spent two years in a rural Tanzanian village learning how to collaborate while developing water distribution and kogas infrastructure projects. The process was tedious, nonlinear, and I encountered a major learning curve. But the motivation to create tools that others could use and to provide them with the guidance they need when developing their own projects made the whole experience worthwhile. During that time I saw firsthand that engineering in low-resource environments requires deeper planning and a greater understanding of how to use locally available resources.The first tool I worked on related to the planning and development of a water distribution system. The community I was in had access to piped water from a catchment built in the mountains adjacent to the village. This access was extremely bene ficial in terms of reducing time and energy for water collection, compared to toting buckets long distances.Join ASME and Leading Industry Experts for Offshore Wind Turbine Webinar seriesRead More on Sustainability Engineers Know Their OystersThe water distribution system was constantly expanding to provide central taps to more neighborhoods. But the capacity of the system was unclear, making it difficult to predict how much the catchment could expand before it would no longer meet the demand of all of its users.This question led to the development of a planning and expansion tool programmed on open source software (EPANET) that allowed users to evaluate the flow and pressure in a system. And it only required available tools such as a bucket, a stopwatch, a measuring tape, access to a GPS, and a computer.Construction of a biogas plant in Tanzania. Photo Micah MacAllen (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)By creating a low-resource tool that could be used by people of varied backgroundsnot merely techni cal professionalsmore would be able to help plan for the continued expansion of tapped water throughout a community.The development of the second tool stemmed from an understanding that firewood, the areas most prevalent cooking fuel, was not the most effective or reliable fuel to use when cooking meals at the local schools. School administrators eventually decided that biogas would be a viable alternative fuel. It was clear that the administration needed a tool to evaluate what type and scale of biogas digester would be appropriate for the setting.Read ASMEs Top Story Air Taxi Aces Test FlightWe employed a solution that combined simple calculations based on the number of users and the proportion of their time spent at school. We also included a entwurf matrix to rate the effectiveness of each digester type against design and environmental parameters, to ultimately evaluate which type would be the most suitable solution at the school.Like the water system planning tool, this biogas solution was a synthesized and simplified resource that practitioners of diverse backgrounds could use. It created transparency in the design process to allow users to compare the major costs of a biogas plant with the expected yields. It also gave the user the resources they needed to make an informed decision about a large infrastructure project.Listen to the latest episode of ASME TechCast Breakthrough Could Bring New Cancer TreatmentUltimately these tools were not novel research but rather a culmination of existing resources, made accessible to a wider audience and demonstrated as effective when used in a community case-study example. And these types of tools are important because they help to break down the barriers of engineering projects in low-resource environments.Just as engineers dont all come from one background, engineering projects dont need to occur in one setting. And to continue to broaden these settings, we have the opportunity to further enhance access by developi ng tools that enable open source sharing and can be utilized in low-resource environments.Megan Richardson is a global development expert. I saw firsthand that engineering in low-resource environments requires deeper planning and a greater understanding of how to use locally available resources.Megan Richardson

Top 7 Reasons Not to Apply for a Job

Top 7 Reasons notlage to Apply for a JobTop 7 Reasons Not to Apply for a JobEmployers list job requirements when they advertise open positions for a reason. They want to hire the person who is the best-qualified applicant for the job. For most jobs, hiring managers have a good selection of qualified candidates and arent interested in those who dont have the qualifications. The employer has determined that those skills are necessary for success on the job. In addition, the employer wants to reduce the applicant pool so they can review the credentials of only the most qualified applicants for the job. So, sometimes it can make sense to save your time and not apply to a job. Heres when to consider other options. Top 7 Reasons Not to Apply for a Job Short on Skills If you dont have the skills and qualifications the employer is seeking, think twice about submitting an application. Many job postings list the skill platzset required for the position, and if you dont have at least most o f them you wont be considered.Dont Have the Experience Most employers require a certain amount of experience when seeking applicants. That information should be clearly listed in the posting. For example, these employers require a minimum number of years of experience5 years experience with SQL.2 - 3 years experience in an office environment.4 - 5 years or mora of proven experience.10 years of sales experience, preferably within the high tech industry.If youre close you might be considered but if you fall significantly short you wont be. Short on Educational Requirements In some cases, employers list educational requirements. Youll need to meet those requirements in order to be chosen for an interview.Here are some examplesBachelors Degree in a related field (i.e., English, Math, Chemistry).Masters degree in Student Personnel Administration, Counseling, or another appropriate field.High School Diploma required.As with experience, if youre close you might be considered. If you have t he degree, but a different major and appropriate work experience its worth applying. The Job or Company Isnt a Fit Sometimes, the job or the company simply isnt a match for what you want for your next job. It could be that you dont have the job requirements or that you have a different concept of fun than the company does.Looking for someone with a progressive career and would have some good tenure at each employer (spent at least 5 years with each).You like the idea of coming to work in jeans.We try to do a team activity every week, often friendly video games, basketball games or yoga.With these types of requirements, the employer is looking for a certain type of person who will be the best fit for the job and the organization. These arent always as definitive as some of the other job requirements. However, do be sure that the requirements and the company culture make you feel like youd love to work there rather than making youcringe at the thought of having to do some of the on-th e-job and extra-curricular activities. Live in the Wrong Place Because there are three applicants for every job it can be hard to get hired for a job in a different location. Its easier for employers to hire locally than it is to relocate a new hire. However, it can be worth applying if you have the flexibility to interview and relocate on short notice. For higher level positions, there are even more opportunities to get hired because the expectation is that the top level candidates may not be local.Cant Work the Schedule. If the job says that travel is required or that you need to be available for flexible hours that is what youll be expected to do. Here are some examplesMust be able to work the scheduled/assigned times and required overtime for the position.Ability to travel greater than 50% or as required.Must be able to work nights, weekends, and holidays.Expect shift work, including weekends and holidays, on rotation.Dont expect an employer to change those requirements for you. In most cases, it wont happen. Be sure that you have the flexibility to work the job schedule before you apply. Short on Connections For some jobs, especially sales, youll be expected to have a network of contacts and clients that you can tap. Be sure that you have the client base or connections youll need for success on the job. mora Reasons Not to Apply for a Job Avoid Job Search RejectionSome of the toughest things about job searching are getting rejected or being ignored and not hearing back. That can happen anyway, but its much more likely when youre applying for jobs that arent a good fit. From a personal perspective as well as a professional one, youll minimize rejection if you apply for the jobs you are the most qualified for. When Youre Not QualifiedWhen you apply for jobs that are a stretch, at best, youre not only wasting the employers time youre also wasting your own. For example, one job seeker I know really wanted to work for Microsoft. He applied for every job h e could find online and there are many, of course. He was rejected from all of them. There are ways to get hired by your dream company, but thats not one of them. Heres more on how to decide what jobs to apply for and how to decode a job advertisement so youknow what the employer is looking for. When Its a Close CallIf its borderline and you have most of the qualifications, its different.In that case, all you have to lose is your time. If the applicant pool is small, you may have a chance of getting an interview. Here are some guidelines on when not to apply for a job More Factors to Consider When Applying There are other factors involved in determining whether to apply for a job. These are more flexible, and it can be easier to tailor your application materials to enhance your credentials. You can mix and match your qualifications for the job. Equivalent Experience and Educational RequirementsIn some cases, having experience equivalent to the degree requirements is acceptable. For example BA required. In lieu of degree, 5 years of relevant experience.Will also consider three years of progressive experience in the specialty in lieu of every year of education. These requirements offer some leeway, so if youre not sure apply and let the employer decide. Heres how to mention equivalent experience in a cover letter. When Requirements Are Preferred but Not RequiredWhen employers list preferred requirements, youll have a better chance of getting hired even if youre not a perfect match. Do be sure to list your closest qualifications in your resume and cover letter. A High School Diploma or GED is preferred but not required.Minimum four (4) year college degree strongly preferred.Must have High School Diploma or GED. Paid Work Experience vs. Other ExperienceOne thing to remember when youre deciding whether to apply is that your experience doesnt have to all be paid work experience. Internships and summer jobs count. So does volunteer experience and other activities . Be sure to include them when youre making the case for getting selected to interview. Match Your Qualifications to the Job Description Even when you have all the right stuff, its essential to match your strongest qualifications to the job. You need to show the hiring manager that youre qualified. They arent going to figure it out for themselves.

General Motors Chief Talent Officer on innovation at scale

General Motors Chief Talent Officer on innovation at scaleGeneral Motors Chief Talent Officer on innovation at scaleThe challenge of injecting innovation into large, staid, and stalled organizations has long vexed leaders, consultants, and academics. The list of failed efforts goes on and on, including Yahoo, Motorola, Blackberry, Sears, HP, Kodak, RadioShack, and that terrible merger between Chrysler and Mercedes-Benz. Yet there are exceptions. Some tired old companies do turn vibrant. And there are well-told stories about how and why old struggling companies have beat the odds and changed their cultures, practices, and products for the better - although it is important to remember that nothing life is permanent, so such successes are best viewed as temporary and precarious.My favorite such stories include Lou Gerstners Who Says Elephants Cant Dance, which I riff on for the title of this piece. Gerstner details how he led IBMs turnaround when innovation welches stalled and the coll ective energy of the company was focused on politics, in-fighting, and preservation of outdated traditions rather than excellence. And IBM customers were routinely confused and neglected by the company. Creativity INC describes how, after Steve Jobs sold Pixar to Disney, President Ed Catmull and others from Pixar revitalized the spirit, confidence, and storytelling at the iconic but then struggling Disney Animation Studios. And one of the best such tales is James Surowieckis 1998 New Yorker piece The Billion Dollar Blade. It tells how a group of insiders at Gillette banded together to oust leaders who were leading the company into commodity hell and returned to Gillettes roots as a product innovator.I have a new candidate for anyone intrigued with the nitty-gritty of instilling innovation at scale Michael Arenas new book Adaptive Space. I read an advance copy several months ago and was taken with the instructive blend of theory and research (especially on social network theory and i nnovation), stories about GM and other companies, and practical advice about what actually works. The book is compelling and fun to read, and accomplishes this without a hint of breathless hype or exaggeration.Many Silicon Valley companies that were once cute smart little startups but are turning into big dumb companies could a learn a lot from Adaptive Space (including Tesla). As Michael shows, making innovation happen in a big company is a lot different than in little one. Michaels book will be released tomorrow and we dropped our Stanford ecorner FRICTION podcast with Michael yesterday - which we titled Agile on Edges Managing Misfits. (You can listen to it, or if you prefer, read the transcript).I cant quite believe that I am praising book written by a GM executive. A decade ago, I was convinced that GM was doomed because it had a broken culture (based on frequent direct and indirect interactions with the firms managers and executives). In 2008, I wrote a very critical post abo ut the company that argued GMs core competence was captured by the phrase No We Cant - GM managers were the most skilled people I had ever met at explaining why, although they knew better ways to do things, it wasnt a good idea for GM to do them. They were a perfect illustration of The Knowing-Doing Gap, which Jeff Pfeffer and I wrote about back in 2000. And you likely recall that the company did, in fact, did go through Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in 2009 and was bailed out by the U.S. Government.What a difference a decade makes. GM paid back the money. Under CEO Mary Barras leadership, GM is financially healthy (some analysts make the case that the stock market undervalues GM, especially compared to Tesla). And, based on my admittedly biased view, the no we cant mindset is fading fast and innovation is evident in more and more GM people, practices, and products.The beauty of Michaels book - and our conversation on the FRICTION podcast - is that he digs into powerful nuances the prope l innovation in big companies. He has much insight into how to dampen and overcome bad friction in big companies like General Motors, and about when friction is useful too - including resistance to new ideas, conflict over how promising new ideas should be realized, and careful (and sometimes slow) development of promising ideas before they are implemented at scale. He explains that, yes, some parts of big companies can and should be entrepreneurial, experimental, move fast, and do risky things but it would be a disaster if everyone acted that way. Following work on the ambidextrous organization, he suggests that big companies must also simultaneously accomplish the routine, proven, and well-rehearsed stuff that makes money right now.I was taken with Michaels analogy that, to strike the right balance between scale and speed, he thinks of the core of a big company as much like a supertanker - where routine things happen, people have well-defined roles, and changes in direction are made with much forethought and unfold slowly. On the edges, however, are many speedboats, which move fast, travel to many new places, and try new things - all without affecting life on the supertanker. Many speedboats fail. Those that succeed get bigger and bigger, and when they become really successful, often come aboard and become part of the supertankers operations.Michaels insights about how to manage the links between the supertanker and the speedboats are especially useful. Drawing heavily on social network theory, Michael suggests that, while having very smart people is important to innovation, more and more research suggests having the right blend of people and positions in the network, and creating the right connections between them, is the key to being a big innovative organization - for binding together what happens in the supertanker and in the speedboats. For example, he talks a lot about challengers, people who break through the current status quo, and see a differen t set of possibilities The key, however, is that constructive challenges arent just complainers and critics - they dont just annoy and distract their colleagues, and thus create dysfunctional friction. Instead, they help break down the brick wall or pull other people and their ideas through the brick wall so that it can become the new big idea. And, as Michael added, they either have solutions to problems they complain about or ideas about how to develop solutions.Our interview and Adaptive Space unpacks the different kinds of roles and people that work together to bring new ideas into the core of social networks. Michael pointed out that ideas developed inside small teams are 43% more likely to be rejected by the larger organization. But when new ideas are advanced by energizers - people who leave others feeling more motivated and enthusiastic about their work, themselves, and the organization - the new ideas are far more likely be heard and spread. The implication, which has be en around the innovation literature for a long time, is that the most successful innovators are adept at getting others excited about new ideas, about their roles in helping to develop and spread the ideas, and about selling the ideas to outsiders. Or if they are skilled at finding or inventing new ideas, but arent adept energizers, they make innovation happen by teaming up with expert energizers. Steve Jobs and Thomas Edison were master energizers, but neither of those famous innovators had the best technical skills in their companies or industries. They become renowned innovators by teaming-up with more skilled inventors and technologists.I also like Michaels observation many of the best innovations already exist inside the organizations that need those ideas. He explains that social networks play a crucial role in finding and spreading these good but largely unknown and unused internal ideas. The role of brokers is key - these are people with connections to diverse people, group s, and ideas inside and outside of the organization. Because they have their fingers in so many different pies, brokers are often the first to learn about good ideas in their organizations and are in position to spread them to places where the ideas are not known or used. Michael says that brokers often uncover positive deviance, pockets where great things are happening and that most of their colleagues dont know about. For example, Michael talks about a nurse at Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia who knew about an area that had far lower rates of MRSA infections than elsewhere the hospital. The nurse attributed these lower rates to a janitor named Jasper Plummer. He taught doctors and nurses to remove their splattered surgical gowns in a way that sealed the soiled gowns in their surgical gloves. That method made his clean-up job easier and isolated the infection in the gloves. That nurse is a textbook example of a broker Her connections to that unit meant she was one of the on ly a few people who knew about that practice and was also connected to the many other people and parts of the hospital who could benefit from using it - and thus Plummers practice was spread it throughout the medical center.A final thought about Michael Arenas attitude and perspective. When we talked, Michael acknowledged my grumpy assertions that life in organizations is often messed up, frustrating, and exhausting. Yet he did not want to dwell on the causes and symptoms of dysfunctional friction that are rampant in nearly all big organizations. He wanted to talk about how to overcome and remove these and other obstacles to innovation - and he especially wanted to talk about the good things in organizations, and how networks enable people to use their connections to find, develop, and scale good ideas. Michaels Adaptive Space, Lou Gerstners Who Says Elephants Cant Dance, and Ed Catmulls Creativity INC differ in many ways. The authors of all three of these wonderful books, however , have the same perspective on what it takes to fix a big stalled company You cant let the bad news and setbacks get to you down. Your job is to make things a little bit better each day. And there is always something constructive you can do to make that happen.Bob Sutton is aStanford Professorwho studies and writes about leadership, organizational change, and navigating organizational life. Follow me on Twitterwork_matters, and visit mywebsiteand posts onLinkedIn. My latest book isThe Ahole Survival Guide How To Deal With People Who Treat You Like Dirt.Before that, I publishedScaling Up Excellencewith Huggy Rao.My main focus these days is on working with Huggy Rao to develop strategies and tools that help leaders and teamschange their organizations for the better- with a particular focus onorganizational friction.Check out my Stanford FRICTION PodcastatiTunesorSticher.Thisarticlefirst appeared on LinkedIn.

A trendier professional wardrobe

A trendier professional wardrobeA trendier professional wardrobeThe work dress code is enough of a landmine as it is, with its myriad variations and elusive interpretations, that it is no wonder that sometimes the last thing employees (or even executives) dare to do is tread the changing waters of trends. But there is something to be said for having a little fun with and, believe it or not, expressing a little personality through, ones work clothes. While there is no scripted recipe to do so, below are some ideas that bring it as close to a science as possible.(1) Accessorize. Accessorizing can be the least expensive and lowest-commitment way to channel a trend.Women. Wrap a snake print belt around a conservative pair of dark womens pants. Hang a collar necklace, arguably one of the biggest trends of the season, above a neutral-colored blouse. Refrain from cocktailing one too many attention-grabbing pieces all at once, lest you end up channeling a Christmas tree. Easy does it.Men. Ad d a pocket square in a commanding hue or eye-catching print to a solid mens suit. Wear a tie, a pair of cufflinks, a wristwatch or carry a briefcase that showcases your taste, but remember it must be tasteful (this is not an endorsement of humorous ties).(2) Incorporate colors and prints. Flip through a fashion magazine or online fashion blog to identify which colors or prints strike your fancy.Women. A floral print scarf tied above an ivory blouse or a paisley cardigan over a solid shirt injects life into a drab outfit without hijacking your work look. Pops of color can also feature in your accessories, like an emerald blue statement necklace.Men. Show you are in tune with the bold-color trend by donning a pair of fuchsia socks with a dark gray suit and black leather shoes. Pocket squares and ties are a great canvas for brighter colors and prints, while dress shirts can play this role if the trend is dark or muted, like a forest green or pale pink.(3) Consider fabrics and cuts. Sig ning on to a trend in fabric or cut takes the most commitment, as it requires you to add another jacket or bottom to your repertoire.Women. Take a work pant collection consisting mostly of straight-leg pants and raise it up a notch by adding a pair of skinny pants or wide-leg pants. Similarly, a high-waist skirt and a full skirt can enhance a collection of interchangeable work skirts. Switch up a regular blazer or suit jacket by putting into rotation a menswear-inspired jacket, a feminine cropped jacket or, this seasons favorite, a peplum jacket.Men. In a business casual environment (where matching suit jackets are not required), opt for jackets made of tweed or corduroy, or with a trendy print, like herringbone or tartan. Incorporate various textures through ties and tie knots that range from small to Windsor thick.When all is said and done, your outfit should still be a work outfit. Your heels should not tower out of work-mode and into club territory, your blouse should not have a plunging neckline, your ties and other accessories should be tasteful. If you manage to mix in a trend subtly and avoid a case of the blahs in the morning, then consider your job well done. Showing that youve thought twice about your work wardrobe doesnt make you frivolous, it shows that you see it as an essential part of your identity, precisely because you are committed to your career.

Programmer Analyst Job Description

Programmer Analyst Job DescriptionProgrammer Analyst Job DescriptionProgrammer Analyst Job DescriptionThis programmer analyst sample job description can assist in your creating a job application that will attract job candidates who are qualified for the job. Feel free to revise this job description to meet your specific job duties and job requirements.Programmer Analyst Job ResponsibilitiesAccomplishes software requirements by developing and maintaining applications and databases.Programmer Analyst Job DutiesIdentifies requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual clients and with other persons in a position to understand service requirements.Arranges project requirements in programming sequence by analyzing requirements preparing a work flow chart and diagram using knowledge of computer capabilities, subject matter, programming language, and logic.Programs the computer by encoding project requirements in computer language entering coded information into the computer.Confirms program operation by conducting tests modifying program sequence and/or codes.Provides reference for use of prime and personal computers by writing and maintaining user documentation maintaining a help desk.Maintains computer systems and programming guidelines by writing and updating policies and procedures.Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops reviewing professional publications establishing personal networks participating in professional societies.Keeps equipment operational by calling for repairs following manufacturers instructions and established procedures evaluating new equipment.Protects operations by keeping information confidential.Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.Develops and maintains applications and databases by evaluating client needs analyzing requirements developing software systems.Programmer Analyst Skills and QualificationsAnalyzing Information , C, aufgabe Solving , Attention to Detail, Software Design, Software Debugging, Software Development Fundamentals, Software Documentation, Software Testing, Software Requirements, Software Development ProcessEmployers Post a job in minutes to reach candidates everywhere. Job Seekers Search jobs and apply on now. Learn more aboutthe hiring processVideo How to Conduct an InterviewMake the most of Hiring ToolsMaximize your Job Description Results

The Number One Article on Reume Template

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Can Where I Choose to Sit Affect my Professional Success

Can Where I Choose to Sit Affect my Professional Success Undoubtedly, weve all heard the massive amounts of advice out there when it comes to interviewing. Research the company before the interview wear this and dont wear that be sure to ask questions at the end of the interview. With so many different tips and tricks, sometimes it can be overwhelming trying to master the perfect formula and approach for interviewing success.We all know the universal rules of arriving at least 15 minutes early and following up after an interview just to reiterate yur interest (along with thanking the interviewer for his/her time). And were all aware of how our appearance and body language can leave positive or negative impressions with hiring managers, ultimately affecting our employment success.But, did you know that besides the research, and showing up on time, and speaking with confidence, there is another area that could affect how successful you are during an interviewsomething most of us wouldnt even consider?According to furniture manufacturer Seats and Stools, candidates should consider this before their next interview Where should you sit?The company has created an infographic, Suits and Seats Where to Sit for Professional Success, which explains the relation between seats and professional business outcomes. And Seats and Stools even broke it down into four different business sitting scenarios.Lets take a look at how your seat can affect your professional lifeInterviews One-on-one interviewsIn a one-on-one interview scenario, the infographic advises you to sit opposite of the interviewer, which could make him/her feel intimidated. Candidates should wait to be asked to sit, and when they are seated, dont forget to sit up straight. The infographic advises to move your chair to be at eye level with the interviewer.Group interviewsIf you are interviewing with a group or panel, sit acros s from the group of interviewers. The infographic shows the best seat is directly in the middle if there are three people on the interview panel.The visual says to introduce yourself by giving your full name to everyone on the panel, make eye contact with the group, smile and show enthusiasm. Also, distributionspolitik your belongings on the floor, not the table.I agree with the point about introducing yourself to everyone. Once when I interviewed with a panel of three, I made it a point to introduce myself and shake each interviewers hand when I walked into the room. I could tell each person was impressed with this gesture.Brainstorming SessionWhen your team in brainstorming, the infographic believes you should keep groups small for spontaneous thinking.The infographic has seats in a circle, advising to try creating a brainstorming circle of seats without a table for an informal group discussion that facilitates lively discussion. And dont forget to separate strong personalities by distance when placing chairs in this type of seating scenario.PresentationsOne-to-manyPresentations are a form of business communication that many of us will encounter. The infographic says to arrange seats in theater style with rows facing the speaker in a semi-circular pattern or herringbone pattern. Make sure you stagger the seats for maximum viewing.This setup, the infographic explains, is best for the presenter because there are fewer distractions and allows the audience to pay more attention. The best seat to sit in during a one-to-many presentation is toward the middle of the row and close to the front (typical best seat when going to an actual movie theater).Sales MeetingDuring a sales meeting, the presenter should be at the front while the audience is at small tables. This banquet style approach to a sales meeting will help foster communication and keep the attention of the attendees.Business LunchNow, business lunches are extremely commonbut according to the infographicmo st of us who give no thought to where we or our clients sit may be missing out on the opportunity for maximum communication success. The best seating for a business lunch is a 4-top table in the quiet area of a restaurant with minimal noise and distractions, the infographic explains.If you and a colleague are hosting the lunch, sit next to each other on the ecksto of the table rather than across from each other. This way, according to the visual, both of you can have a client seated on the other corner next to you, allowing for intimate conversation. The infographic advises to subtly direct your client to the chair next to you once he or she arrives.I must admit, where I choose to sit affecting my professional life is an idea that never occurred to me before seeing this infographic. Yet, after viewing it, I can understand how ones seat can either hurt or help him/her in different business communication settings.What do you think? Is your choice of seat really a factor in professiona l business communication success?

New Year, New Resume How to Get Creative - FlexJobs

New Year, New Resume How to Get Creative - FlexJobsNew Year, New Resume How to Get Creative 26With the hunt for a new job comes new energy, new goals, and new challenges. For job seekers, this also means a new resume, new cover letter, new interviews, and most importantly, new opportunitiesA great way to get mora job opportunities is to always review and revamp your resume. Serving as your professional calling card, your resume could be what makes or breaks your chances with a specific organization or position. Below weve got some inspiration from a successful job seeker who used a new resume to open up job opportunities, as well as some tips to help you revamp your job searchHeres Jeff Mears story on creating a new resume for new opportunitiesWhen Jeff Mears, a designer and coder, decided to pick up and move to Portland, Oregon, he knew hed have to do something special to stand out from the pack of creative professionals in his new city if he wanted to land a great job. In early Dec ember 2012, Jeff decided to completely redesign his traditional resume to showcase his design skills and personality. (See Jeffs resume here.)I just started applying for work this Tuesday and am already swamped with people contacting me already. I took a risk with a fresh approach to my resume. I also created a companion website to it, says Mears. His website is meant to give employers a more in-depth look at his resume, with samples of his design work, reviews and praise from colleagues and clients, and his career story- all information that is pretty much impossible to include on a traditional resume.One of the most obvious differences in Jeffs new and improved resume is his ability to let his personality and confidence shine through. He comes across as friendly and open, professional but personable, and super-knowledgeable in his field, adding depth and breadth to his professional identity.For his efforts, Jeffs resume and job search were featured onBusinessInsiderin an article c alled, This Guys Resume Says Im Ready To Rock and Hiring Managers Are Lining Up. Jeff toldBusinessInsiderthat in moving to Portland, he knew his competition would be stiff. Therere so many creatives here, and I know I needed to stand out. It doesnt just demonstrate my skills it demonstrates that Ill go the extra mile.Jeff told that since starting to send out his new resume, his job search has really taken off. Mears said, Ive had a face-to-face interview and three phone call interviews today with more scheduled throughout the week. Apparently the resume worked (and theBusinessInsiderarticle didnt hurt).Here are a few tips for a new resume and new job search for the new yearTailor your resume.You dont want to send the same resume to every job you apply for. Make sure to tailor your resume to meet the different formats you will encounter, and tailor it so it matches the job description, the company culture, and mission, as well as industry-specific language.Use differentresume format s.Although the traditional resume is still a safe bet in many cases, dont fear adding a bit of your personality to it or switching up the format. Explore what works for you functional resume, voreingestellt resume, social media resume, creative resume, and morePerfect your personal brand.Then, add it to your resume and other job search documents. Your personal brand, especially when communicated accurately, can be what helps you stand out from the crowd.Clean up that social media.With a clean slate, nows the time to clean up social media and make sure that it stays that way. Clear out any pictures, likes, or status updates that are going to look unprofessional to hiring managers. Then, add your resume where applicable.Learn tolove your network.Well, at least, love on it a bit. Now is the perfect time to reach out and make contact while wishing everyone a happy new year. Your network can be your lifeline in your job search, so make sure to grow it and nurture it.Use your cover letter more effectively.Rather than focusing on the same information that is in your resume, use your cover letter to address other items you would like employers to know about you. Use this area to address employment gaps, major achievements, and to let a bit of yourself shine through as well.Remember to mind your manners.When you are stressed out it can be easy to forget the tiny details that make a good impression. Remember to say thank you, and when following up, be inquisitive and understanding, rather than upset at the amount of time that has passed.We applaud Jeffs creativity and daring-do, and we think more job seekers should start the new year with a brand-new resume and job search that tells the world, Im ready to rock No, you dont have to be a designer and coder to create a new and improved resume and job search- you can start small and create a whole package that communicates yourprofessional brand.Looking for more job search tips? Check out thejob search tip section on the b logAre you making a new resume for a fresh start? Tell us about it below

Grow your network in the time it takes to make a morning coffee

Grow your network in the time it takes to make a morning coffeeGrow your network in the time it takes to make a morning coffeeAs founder of the popular podcast,The Jordan Harbinger Show,Jordan Harbingerhas helped to develop one of the leading self-development programs in the world,focusing on social capital, relationship-building, and authentic rapport. Author and podcasterDavid Burkusrecently hosted him for hisSuper Connector Summit, a free online event available to view October 30 to November 3. Here, they sharesmall ways to make big impacts on your relationships and career.DavidTell us your story. Youre a recovering lawyer, who decided to become this amazing, top-ranked podcaster. The reason for that welches the realization that your networks, your connections, your relationships are really what drive not only your career success, but the path of your career.JordanIts funny that you should mention that Im a recovering lawyer, because I was thinking about this today. I never bought into the lawyer thing. When I graduated from undergrad, I went to go get a job at Best Buy, and then thought, Oh, Im screwed. If I cant get a job at Best Buy doing anything but selling CDs, then I better go to grad school. So I applied to Michigan, the fourth-best law school at the time. I didnt get in. I applied to backup schools. Didnt get in.A friend of mine said, Write a letter to the admissions committee. Another friend of mine who was in law school said, Why dont you put it in legal brief format? All of this stuff had never occurred to me, but my network had come together to give me advice. I wrote the letter and, after that, got into law school at Michigan. That put the bug in my ear about asking other people for help.I worked really hard, and I ended up getting a job on Wall Street through, coincidentally, another connection from undergrad. My old roommates other roommate worked at this law firm, and I got a top market job on Wall Street. I woke up one day and went Oh my Go d, Im going to get fired. I dont belong here. I ended up with a hefty dose of imposter syndrome.On top of that, I had no idea what we were doing at work at any given time. I had no idea what I was going to do to get ahead, or stay ahead, or just make it there in general. And mentoring on Wall Street is not doing oyster shooters on the roof with Matthew McConaughey, like inTheWolf of Wall Street. The guy who was supposed to be mentoring me was mora like, Ive got to take you out for coffee, because I have to check this box on some HR form that says I mentored you. So lets get Starbucks in the lobby. What that allowed me to do was act think, Well this could be a perfect opportunity, because I want to know why this partners never here, and if I embarrass myself, Im never going to landsee him anyway.So I asked him, Why are you a partner? Youre so young, but youre never in the office. Do you just work from home? He said, I dont work from home per se, I bring in a lot of the deals. Every q uarter or so, he brought in multiple seven-figure deals from different investment banks. That changed the way that I looked at work forever. I thought, Wait a second. He works hard, he is smart. But really, hes not just working from home on a computer in a corner. He figured out a different skillset, that apparently nobody else can muster, and got really damn good at it. I needed to figure out how to do that.Thats when I started to dedicate myself to persuasion, influence, networking, interpartal skills, non-verbal communication. Thats why I did it. It wasnt becauseit came naturally to me, per se. It certainly wasnt because I thought I could start a business teaching this stuff. That had nothing to do with it. I was just trying not to get fired.DavidOne thing I heard in a lot of moments from your story is the importance of reaching out to folks for help. Theres building up a network, but then theres also staying connected, and strengthening those connections. When its time to ask th e right people for help, you dont want to seem like the guy that only comes up when he needs help, so now he cares about you again. When the ask happens, it should seem like one more in a series of conversations.Ive talked about this newsfeed way to do it. Social media is an amazing tool for keeping up with people, but a terrible tool for actually letting people know youre keeping up with them. Because once you get more than three likes on a page, a photo of your kids, youre not paying attention to who liked it anymore. So, youve got to reach out on a different medium.When its time to ask the right people for help, you dont want to seem like the guy that only comes up when he needs help, so now he cares about you again.JordanIf youre on Facebook, get off Facebook. Normally, we click like, or write cute and then hit return, and then scroll down the newsfeed. Dont do that. Reach out either via email, via text, or via phone.An email, not bad, but it can get caught in the inbox. People batch it. Its impersonal if its a business connection. Text, now thats good. I read it right away. It hits the sweet spot of friendship, intimacy, and caring with low commitment for the other person.Scroll down to the bottom of your phone list, and theres that guy that you hung out with on your vacation last year, who was really interesting, and just moved to your area, but you never called. Send them a text. Low commitment. Do it every day, with two or three people, and youre refreshing that list a lot.You dont have to rely on your newsfeed, especially if youre not a social media person. But do one or two from your newsfeed once something interesting pops up, like a person got a new dog, they had a new baby. This is only minutes of your time each morning. While you wait for the coffee to brew, you can re-engage a handful of people, every day, and it ends up being hundreds of people per year. You end up with a little short conversation with most of these people thats more meaningful than you think, and then you both get on with your lives, more connected.DavidWhat I love about the way that you described it is that its a system. Installing systems that keep relationships top-of-mind is as simple as a text.JordanAbsolutely. At Art Of Charm, we call this systematic versus opportunistic network maintenance. You can have both, you should have both. Even if you had four platforms like Instagram, your email, texting on the phone, Facebook - youre still talking about less than five minutes a morning to engage everybody, especially if you batch it.DavidIm curious, do you guys have other, more systematic things that you reference? What else are people missing?JordanMy business partner, AJ, came up with the Social Sales Funnel. Essentially, this is a system of meeting new people, filtering in the people that are going to be a good fit with your social circle. He has weekly gatherings- football on Sunday at his distributions-mix, and Saturday pool parties when hes not ou t of town. He caters to an overlapping, but usually quite different demographic. You can pick people and slot them in, and you can also rotate your invitation, constantly refreshing everything in our network. Thats the Social Sales Funnel.Its really just building the network for its own sake, and having friends. Thats it. Its not, Hey, you want to buy some health insurance? Theres no pitch, theres no waiting for the other shoe to drop. Its just ABG, as we call it. Instead of ABC, Always Be Closing, its ABG, Always Be Generous, or Always Be Giving. If you go by that, you dont keep score. You dont have to worry about looking fake, because youre not.DavidSo when an ask for help actually does happen, because youre growing that connection both personally and professionally, they want to help you already.JordanIt happens, usually without even asking. Theyre looking to reciprocate. Its not awkward, ever, because of the systems being in place before you need something. Its like that book ti tle, Dig the Well Before Youre Thirsty. If you create all these relationships, you dont have to worry about it being awkward when you ask, because its just like asking your cousin for something.DavidIf you, knowing what you know now, had to start all over again, building your network, whats the first thing you would do?JordanThe ABG principle makes so much sense. Its totally worth it. It would be worth it if you helped a hundred people and 99 of them never did anything to help you in return. Because usually that one person that does reciprocate is so clutch that its all worthwhile, especially if youre doing it at scale. Once you start creating a lot of these relationships, helping other people is, 99% of the time, just connecting one person to other people that you already know. Its like compound interest. You create a hundred relationships, and those people all starthelping each other, much more than they would if you only knew three people.This conversation has been edited and con densed. To watch David and Jordans full conversation, or learn from 50+ other world-class experts, tune into theSuper Connector Summit here.This article first appeared on Heleo.

Child Travel Consent FAQ - Ireland

Child Travel Consent FAQ - IrelandChild Travel Consent FAQ - IrelandHow old is a minor?Generally, all persons under the age of 18 are considered minor children. Border officials are vigilant when it comes to the documentation of children. Consequently, all persons who are not legally recognised as adults should be prepared to show they have consent to travel.What documents are needed if a child is traveling with one parent and both parents have legal custody?A notarised consent from the non-traveling parent will be required.What documents are needed if a child is traveling with one parent and the other parent has legal custody?A notarised consent from the non-traveling parent will be required.What documents are needed if a child is traveling with a parent who has sole legal custody?The parent should have a notarised true copy of a court order or equivalent proving custody.What documents are needed if the other parent on the childs birth certificate is deceased?You should carry the or iginal (or a notarised true copy) of the death certificate.Do I need to get the other parents consent if I have sole custody?If the other parent has legal rights of access (e.g. visitation rights) it is advisable to obtain his or her consent. If it is not possible to obtain consent, or if the other parent has no legal rights, you should carry a notarised true copy of a court order or equivalent to prove that you have sole custody.What if my childs last name is different than mine?You should be prepared to prove your relationship to the child by producing government issued certificates (e.g. certificates of birth, marriage, adoption or change of name).Will this travel consent suffice if my child is traveling overseas to a different country?Generally, a notarised travel consent from the non-consenting parent is all the documentation necessary to demonstrate that your child has consent to travel. However some foreign countries (for example, Brazil) have specific travel authorisation f orms for minors. If your child is traveling outside Ireland, you may wish to contact the consulate of the country where your child will be traveling to ensure that you have all the necessary documentation.

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Real Estate Agent Interview Questions and Tips

Real Estate Agent Interview Questions and Tips Real Estate Agent Interview Questions and Tips As well as needing to have certain certifications, a successful real estate agent needs to have strong people and communication skills, as well as the ability to sell homes and sell an agencys services. During interviews, youll need to provide evidence that you have these abilities and will be a strong addition to the agency.   What Employers Want to Know During an interview, employers will ask general interview questions to get a sense of your skills and experience. Interviewers will also ask specific questions about real estate. You may get situational questions, which focus on how youve handled a given situation in the past. Behavioral questions  are also common - these focus on how you would handle a future situation. As well, expect questions designed to find out what certifications and licenses you have.   Finally, many questions may be geared toward understanding how you work in the real estate environment, which can be fast paced and competitive, and requires strong organizational and communication skills. In your responses, make an effort to highlight these skills (youll find a full list of common skills needed in the real estate industry at the end of this article).   Potential employers are also interested in how you carry yourself. Presentation is key in this role - youll need to appear organized and professional in your appearance.   Real Estate Agent Interview Questions Practice your response to these questions. In many cases, it can help if your response uses the STAR technique, which frames your answer in terms of situation, task, action, and result.   On average, how many homes have you sold each year as a real estate agent?How do you utilize the Internet and social media to sell homes?How do you stay organized and ensure that you never miss an appointment or arrive at one late?  Do you have experience using video and virtual tours to market your home? Tips for responding: Assuming you do have experience using video and virtual tours, an ideal response would provide an example of how youve used this technology to sell a home.   What do you know about brokering sales and leasing transactions across multiple property types?Tell me about a time when you struggled to build a relationship with an owner, investor, tenant, or broker. What would you have done differently? Tips for responding: One strategy for responding to this kind of question is to show how this situation was a learning opportunity for you. Focus more on how youll handle the situation in the future than what went wrong. You want to avoid saying youve never struggled to build a relationship, since that can seem dishonest.   What do you find most challenging when you accompany prospective clients on property tours? Why?Do you have any experience designing marketing materials?What, in your opinion, is one way to avoid showing the same customer multiple properties for months and months? Tips for answering: In your answer, it can be helpful to discuss how you manage customer expectations, use information gained during your first showings to tailor the next rounds, or talk about the importance of the initial meeting with the customer.   What qualities do you believe make an excellent real estate agent? Tips for answering: Many of the essential skills and qualities for real estate agents are listed below. This is your opportunity to highlight the areas where youre strongest. For instance, you could say, I think communication skills are essential. For a real estate agent, its just as important to listen and understand what a client needs as it is to talk up a property.   Tell me about a time that you made a mistake with a contract, lease, or another form of paperwork. What did you do, and what could you have done differently? Tips for answering: Pick your mistake wisely! If you once missed out on a million-dollar listing, nows not the time to mention it. Instead, you could mention a near-miss or a relatively small error. Keep the focus of your response on how this would never reoccur.   What real estate licenses do you have?Describe a time when you worked with a demanding owner or client looking to purchase a home. How did you handle the situation?   What to Wear for a Real Estate Interview When preparing for an interview for a real estate position, deciding on appropriate attire is just as important as familiarizing yourself with the types of properties sold by the agency. What you look like is the first thing the interviewer sees, and in the competitive real estate industry, you need to project a competent, conservative, professional image. For your interview, that means  professional interview attire. Men will need to wear a well fitting suit in a conservative color, white, or pastel shirt, conservative tie, dark socks, and dress shoes. Women can choose between a pant or skirt suit, blouse (not low cut), hosiery, and closed toe pumps. Hair, make up, and purse (if carried) should be neat and conservative, jewelry minimal, earrings only in ears.   Carry a briefcase or portfolio with your resume, a pad, and a working pen. Heres more on how to choose  interview accessories  that will complement your interview attire. Real Estate Skills List Heres a list of  real estate  skills employers seek in the candidates they hire. Skills will vary based on the position for which youre applying, so also review our list of  skills listed by job  and type of skill. Mention these skills during your interviews, and incorporate them into your resume and cover letters. A  â€" G AnalyticalAppraisalsAssessmentsAsset ManagementAttention to DetailBuilding CodesCommercialCommunicationComputerCondominium RegulationsCo-opsCustomer RelationsContractsDetail OrientedEducating ClientsEmpathyEnvironmental KnowledgeFinanceFollowing UpForeclosures H â€" M Home Owners AssociationsHonestyInitiativeInternal Rate of Return KnowledgeInterpersonalInvestmentsJudgmentKnowledge of Income-Producing PropertyKnowledge of Purchase ProcessLead Follow UpLead GenerationLeasesLegalLicensesListeningMaking Personal ConnectionsMarket AnalysisMarketingMicrosoft OfficeMotivationMortgagesMunicipal Law Knowledge N - S NegotiationNetworkingOral CommunicationPersuasionProblem SolvingProcessingProperty KnowledgeProperty ManagementProperty TaxesReal Estate CodesReal Estate LawReal Estate MarketReal Estate TaxesReferralsRentalsRental PropertiesResearchResidentialResponsiveSalesSetting ExpectationsSchool District KnowledgeSchool TaxesSingle FamilySoftware T - Z Team BuildingTechnicalTelephoneTime ManagementTimingUnderwritingValuation

The Best Thing You Can Do for Your Career (That Has Nothing to Do With Your Job)

The Best Thing You Can Do for Your Career (That Has Nothing to Do With Your Job) The Best Thing You Can Do for Your Career (That Has Nothing to Do With Your Job) I spend a great deal of my time fielding questions from people about their careers. Specifically, people ask how to get noticed, how to get support for an entrepreneurial project in their large organization, how to get fast-tracked to management, how to get a job, promotion, or board position- you get the picture. Most people would say that the answer to these questions is to ensure you are doing all the right things, talking to the right people and mixing in the right circles while reading the right publications and, at times, engaging in social media. And I agree- to an extent. It is vital to be informed and diligent. But what’s my best piece of advice to many people who are doing “all the right things” relating to their career ambitions? It doesn’t always need to be all about the career ladder you’re currently on. In fact, my advice is it may be far more valuable to get a side gig. This can be any number of things. Good at accounting? Support a startup that can’t afford a bookkeeper with a product or service that resonates. Speak languages? Volunteer to help children or adults learning English in a local school or college. Have green fingers? Help a local urban park plant a garden. There are hundreds of organizations and individuals desperate for your help, and it is easy to find something that interests you. I know- you’re busy. But whether you’re in a new job, studying at school or college, working as a junior in the job of your dreams, or running a large enterprise, thinking about other people’s challenges or something other than yourself will do you and your career wonders. It provides perspective, it adds skills you otherwise might not develop, and it allows you to communicate and resonate with people on a far more human level. The old adage of “all work and no play makes Jack the dull lad” rings true if most of our time is spent on work. Yes, career focus is unequivocally important, but you are about more than just grades, academic accomplishments, and qualifications. In fact, I have always hired as much (if not more) based on a conversation as I do on someone’s resume and work experience. I will always remember my final round interview at N M Rothschild, the investment bank I eventually chose to join as a graduate. Non-executive director Lord Guthrie, the former head of the British Army, asked me about the part-time job at McDonald’s I maintained while studying at college instead of my qualifications or previous internship in a bank. Why? It demonstrated my drive and work ethic- which was what he was most interested in. For all those asking me how to stand out: That little side gig was one way I stood out in a crowded basket of undergrads desperate for a job. More recently, in September 2014, I visited Zambia as Building Young Futures’ first business mentor. A partnership between UNICEF and Barclays, it seeks to provide financial, enterprise, and employability skills to young people in communities where opportunities are limited. This combination of an international NGO and a corporate powerhouse allows me to take my passion for entrepreneurialism and participate in some small way in changing the world for the better. Now, I can assure you I don’t have free time to pop to Africa for field trips. I made time. And as a result, it has made me a better, more informed person on youth unemployment and, more broadly, how to assist young people seeking a better future through access to opportunity. More than one billion adolescents stand at the crossroads between childhood and adulthood, 200 million of whom are in Africa, where they are almost three times more likely to be unemployed than adults. And I saw that first hand. That’s done many things: It’s motivated me to get more involved, it’s emphasized the importance of committed people, entrepreneurs, INGOs, and corporates working together, and it reminds me why I continue to build EnterpriseJungle, the business I co-founded. I saw how teaching basic business skills can truly change the destiny of people in isolated, challenging areas of the world. My side gig also facilitates a powerful voice at many tables, from media to business to government. I may be building my business and be part of a cutting-edge team in big data and tech, but I also now have the opportunity to start a conversation with people on how to unlock these young people’s potential and how business can help solve problems. Think about defining conversations you have had with people who have truly inspired you, or when you have inspired someone yourself. It is unlikely you were talking about the latest post in your trade magazine or the next industry conference you’ll be attending with colleagues next spring. More likely, it was an unexpected interaction with someone about something else they are doing that resonated with you. Explore what’s out there to nourish your mind and soul- because I assure you that will feed a better, richer professional life too. Photo of woman working courtesy of Shutterstock.

This messy hairstyle (that Meghan Markle loves) is a secret power move

This 'messy' hairstyle (that Meghan Markle loves) is a secret power move This 'messy' hairstyle (that Meghan Markle loves) is a secret power move Though the high ballerina bun has been given praise since it first appeared in the early 1800s (it was often used to connote a symbol of high social status) there is something to be said about the power of the low bun as well. The high bun may represent power but the low bun is the hairstyle of the modern, highly dynamic, multitasking working woman.“It’s utilitarian and unfussy, and it allows women to feel a bit freer about putting themselves together,” says Sophie Buhai, a Los Angeles jewelry designer, told Vanity Fair in an article titled “Why the Bun Is the Power Hairstyle of Our Multi-Tasking Age.”Follow Ladders on Flipboard!Follow Ladders’ magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and more!It gets the hair out of your face but is chic and sophisticated at the same time and maybe not as overt as a high bun which can often look (and feel) painful if it is pulled back to tight. But the low bun exudes comfort, class, and fun ctionality at the same time. It’s the hat trick of hairstyles.The Meghan Markle EffectIt helps that the low bun, or “messy bun,” is often sported by a woman named Meghan Markle, whom everyone from celebrities to creatures living under rocks wants to emulate.In the past, the low bun was often associated with schoolmarms and spinsters (pretty much anyone who lived on or near a farm, rode a bike and had a strong distaste for small dogs sported this look), but thanks to the Duchess â€" and other celebrities like Kate Bosworth, Blake Lively, and Kerry Washington â€" the low bun is the “it” hairstyle because of its versatility.Her hair is full of secret (strategies)What is especially interesting is that part of the appeal of the look is the messiness, which Markle has perfected. It is a contrast to the tightly pulled back high bun, but it still gives off an air of high capability.Hannah Goldfield wrote in The New York Times in 2017, “If eyeglasses are a quick code for “smart ,” the low bun, sometimes known as a chignon, has become the equivalent for “sophisticated” - but unlike, say, the French twist, it offers the added benefit of not making you look like you’ve tried too hard.  The low bun looks good on everyone, and it’s also eminently achievable. It works on clean hair and greasy hair, straight hair, and curly hair, long hair and relatively short hair, with a side part or with a part down the middle.It takes virtually no skill: You simply sweep the hair back at the nape of the neck (is there a body part more poetic or demurely beautiful, both in name and in form?) and use an elastic to twirl it around into a neat whorl. The idea of effortless beauty can seem like wishful thinking at best - but if there’s a single practice that comes close, it’s the low bun.”The messiness is part of the strategy and is actually a bit of a challenge to those that prefer the high bun or a perfect blowout (which Kate Middleton tends to favor.) Markle†™s choice to wear her hair like this has been seen as rebellious and powerful move. Sociologist, image consultant, and personal style guru Dr.  Anna Akbari told Elle Magazine, “The way we communicate is a full-spectrum, multi-sensory communication. Bottom line - [Markle is] aware she’s sending signals. I don’t think anything that she’s doing is haphazard.”Akbari noted that perhaps this is the hairstyle to sport if you were going to interview at a cool, new tech startup. You would go with the high bun or blowout for the law firm.You might also enjoy… New neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happy Strangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds 10 lessons from Benjamin Franklin’s daily schedule that will double your productivity The worst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs 10 habits of mentally strong people

Where to Find Quality Controller Resume

Where to Find Quality Controller Resume When it can enhance your odds of getting hired, you shouldn't solely rely on it. After all, the very first thing you will need is to analyze the subject of the work and the heart of the subject. A superb work history will highlight your individual strengths and why you ought to be singled out for an interview. To assist you choose what's appropriate for you, let's look at the advantages and disadvantages of each resume format. If you're hiring for the role, you can use the work description given above as a template to swiftly make one for your business, which can assist you in attracting candidates that may effectively execute the duties of the position. There are several professional resume writers and resume services you might need to hire to assist you. Hence, being a superior assistant might be a very good career option. Seeking an entry-level position to start my career in a high-level expert atmosphere. Some employers also view relocation for a risk for everybody involved. Also, in the event you frequently change jobs, you might also think about a functional resume. Before you even start to mention relocation on your resume, remember that lots of employers are reluctant to seek the services of out-of-state candidates. You just have to mention relocation on your resume in a manner that assists you to compete with local candidates seeking the exact job. Following is all you need to learn about a career for a high quality control inspector with plenty of details. Observing the Industrial Revolution and the growth of mass manufacturing, it became important to better define and manage the caliber of goods. A variety of methods are proposed to prioritize superior control difficulties and determine whether to leave them unaddressed or utilize quality assurance methods to improve and stabilize production. In addition, you can look for laboratory technician jobs on Monster. Quality control inspectors must stand for extended periods at work. Inspectors in some industries might be on their feet all day and might have to lift heavy products. Most excellent control inspectors require a high school diploma and get on-the-job training that typically lasts no more than 1 month or up to 1 year. Choosing Good Quality Controller Resume You might also have a peek at some useful resume keywords to further improve your resume. Based at work and application type with your profile and experience, you can choose anyone. Based on your work history, you can want to think about utilizing a functional resume. Use the search box to find just what you are seeking. You are able to have a look at our post on how best to include things like a LinkedIn URL on a resume. Functional resumes are perfect for folks who don't have a great deal of work experience regarding the job they are applying for. Keywords are the words and phrases an employer searching through a database of resumes would utilize to come across an individual with your qualifications or to obtain a man seeking the kind of job that you are targeting. Keywords for resumes are particular to every work opportunity and each employer. Quality managers utilize a number of measures and management systems, such as total excellent administration. The high quality assurance function in a service organization may not include things like excellent control of the service but might consist of superior control of any products involved with supplying the service. Together with the manager, the superior assistant guarantees that legal compliance and expectations of the consumers are satisfied. For some service organizations, the notion of high-quality control could be foreign because there's absolutely no tangible product to inspect and control. The capacity to demonstrate logical thinking as a way to gather and analyze many different information is an absolute necessity in the finance field. No matter your degree of work knowledge, your resume structure is crucial to making your program stick out. Whenever your application is ready, you will be sent from USAJOBS to the agency application system and you are able to submit your application. There's an excellent control inspector CV example provided here in order to show you what an excellent application appears like. The New Fuss About Quality Controller Resume You might useful to join a relevant expert body, like the Chartered Quality Institute (CQI). Internal Audit so as to confirm the high quality system meets the customer requirements. A good assistant is to blame for working with a high quality manager. In addition, he may also have to keep proper documentation of the product assessment results and may assist in placing orders for raw materials and conducting in ventory.

Six tips for women entering the workforce to build your career

Six tips for women entering the workforce to build your career Six tips for women entering the workforce to build your career As the CEO and cofounder of a leading financial technology company, I have some advice for young women graduates looking for or settling into their first jobs. The world needs balance and diversity in its leaders.Here are tips I’ve gleaned from both my career and from watching other women in the workforce in the hopes of helping you build your career.Build your brandFor the first 10 years of your career, think of yourself as a product that you are developing and marketing. Think about building your brand and creating a strong product. Early in your career, your personal brand is going to be about the brands you have on your resume.Seek experience in companies that have well-recognized brands, because some of their luster will rub off on you. If you can go to work for a bigger brand and take a lesser role, do it. If you can’t, make sure that you move around to get different experiences inside the company.Your knowledge base is also part of your brand, so think of yourself as being in knowledge-acquisition mode for at least the first ten years, making your product- yourself- more valuable. When I worked for Mentor Graphics, a large tech company, I started in their Corporate Finance Group doing financial analysis. When I could, I moved to pricing analysis, and eventually had responsibility for pricing and packaging of the company products. Pricing was part of corporate marketing, so this allowed me to join the marketing team and then make a move into division marketing. I transitioned into as many different roles as I could, which gave me the opportunity to learn and to figure out what I wanted to do.Don’t be afraid to change courseComing out of college, young people put so much pressure on themselves to find a perfect job, but it’s not an irreversible decision. You don’t have to find the perfect job out of the gate because you’ll have multiple shots at it. If you find yourself in a job and it’s not what you thought it was, or if you don’t like wor king in the field you majored in, do something else.When I graduated, I started my career at KPMG. I worked at fitting in for about year before I realized accounting wasn’t for me. Accounting has changed a lot since then, but at the time it was mainly score-keeping- measuring and reporting what had already happened in a business. This position helped me understand I wanted to be involved in making decisions that drove a business, so I decided to make a change. I applied to MBA programs. A year later, I was on my way to Harvard Business School. Your career is going to be a very long road. If you find you’re going the wrong direction, it’s easier to make a change early than it is to change later.Seek feedbackI’ve watched young women propel their careers forward very quickly by consistently and proactively asking for feedback. This is something I wish I’d done more. For every significant task you’re assigned and every project you’re on, ask the people you worked with for feedback on what you could have done better.Be prepared to take some knocks, but keep it in perspective. Give yourself a break, because you’re still learning. Also, realize being able to give feedback constructively is a skill few have mastered, so what you get may be not always be delivered in the most diplomatic way. But, if you have the courage to consistently seek feedback, and more importantly learn from it, it will dramatically increase the trajectory of your career.Meet new peopleMake it a point to meet somebody new every week. Ask people out to coffee or lunch. This isn’t something that comes naturally to many of us, but there’s no better way to build your interpersonal skills and expand your network. You’ll be surprised by how much more confident and outgoing you’ll become just by doing this. Improving your networking skills now will pay off in the future since much of your success depends on your ability to work with others and find ways to put them at ease.Find women mentorsWhile there are still not anywhere near enough women in leadership roles, there are more than there used to be. Many women are willing to help others around them learn and avoid the mistakes they’ve made, so don’t be afraid to ask. Everyone I know who has been asked to be a mentor has welcomed the opportunity.Who should you ask? Perhaps you have a family member who is accomplished in her career. Maybe you had an internship in college and connected with someone or a professor you admired. Maybe your parents know someone who’d be willing to step up.Find a cultural fitIt’s clear that while women have made great strides in business since I started out, gender bias in the workplace is far from dead. It’s rare today for a company’s culture to be overtly hostile to women, but a more subtly biased culture can emerge over time, in random comments or viewpoints, or ways people are treated differently.If you see this happening, think about moving on. Most cultures are deeply ingrained, and not going to change in the short term. You don’t have to silently struggle and keep working there- life is just too short to put up with bias.Find a company where you’re comfortable. There are plenty of good ones out there. Meet with the HR person at your current company on the way out. Be very clear about why you are leaving, and let them know what you experienced. If enough women communicate their experience and leave because of the culture, it may get the company’s attention to change. Later in your career, when you have the opportunity to change or build a culture, build one that welcomes everyone, regardless of how they look.I hope these tips help you succeed, and better yet, far exceed your goals. The world is waking up to what women leaders bring to a company, and I believe there will be more opportunities for women in the future. Believe in yourself and persevere. I’m rooting for you.Karla Friede is the CEO of Nvoicepay.

Switching Industries Exec Tells All

Switching Industries Exec Tells All Switching Industries Exec Tells All Kevin left a top consumer products company and moved halfway across the U.S. to land the VP of international compensation role in financial services.When weighing the option to leave his job at a company that Fortune magazine named one of the most admired in the U.S. last year, Kevin framed the decision in terms of “push” and “pull.”Kevin, 45, of Missouri, intended to “push” himself out of a job he considered uncertain, and he expected his reputation and skills would “pull” him into the right company. He had not actively sought a job in 15 years, and most jobs along his career naturally evolved from his previous work. The push and the pull had always worked.Kevin knew he was ready to leave his job in executive compensation for a leading consumer brand. But where could he turn in an economy that leaves companies reluctant to bring aboard new talent?“I think a lot of employers are in that frozen mode right now,” he said. “They do have openings. They do have a need but they are unwilling to commit to filling it because they don’t really know what the next six weeks are going to hold. The problem is they are afraid to fill them because they really don’t know what’s coming down the pike. [The rationale is] if we have survived this long without somebody doing ‘x’, we can probably survive the next six months.”Finding a job meant the HRLadder member would have to do more pushing than he anticipated.Echoes of Ireland Kevin, who was born and raised in Ireland, sees parallels between the homeland he left behind in the 1980s and the current economic malaise. When he graduated from University College, in Dublin, in the late 1980s, the Irish economic boom known as the “Celtic Tiger” was not yet a cub. It was one of the darkest economic times in the country’s history, characterized by massive unemployment and emigration. “We had some pretty rough employment. Basically it was pretty much a scramble to get what you could,” he recalled.He worked in a variety of different jobs. His first job out of school â€" which he disliked â€" was in advertising sales. He then took a copyediting job in publishing and segued into the financial side of credit control and credit management, “almost by default.” Like so many of his countrymen at the time, Kevin left Ireland, lured by the possibility of work elsewhere. London seemed a good launching point to capitalize on his experience in the credit field.Aft er that, he took a fairly direct path upward in finance and then into treasury finance, picking up an MBA from the University of St. Louis along the way. He eventually made a horizontal shift from treasury into compensation based on his strong track record in the company. “I think it would have been much harder to do that had I not been in a company where I was known and knew all of the background.”Avoiding job-board spam Kevin started exploring online job sites in summer 2008. His first experiences were frustrating. “You see something that might be workable, so you put your resume up there and five minutes later, you are getting junk e-mails from all over the place for totally random jobs. Five seconds later, I took my resume down.”Then Kevin tried Ladders. “If you are reading the Wall Street Journal or the Financial Times online… or any of the numerous publications that I look at online, you are going to end up bumping into an ad for Ladders. What I liked about Ladders was the fact that you are getting bona fide job opportunities. You are not getting peppered with junk mail, and when you do get approached, it is actually from legitimate people who have a legitimate reason to contact you.”Kevin was open to opportunities across the U.S. “Since I was nationally mobile, I thought it was appropriate to accept job offers from all around the country,” he said. From application to offer and ac ceptance, the process took no more than six weeks. For him, the decision was an easy one.Being flexible to relocation But the move was more than a career move. It also meant uprooting his family from Missouri to the East Coast. “Other than leaving some family behind, it was not readily such a big problem. But for my wife, it was much more so at an emotional level. He had not chosen the Midwest; it had chosen him. He said changing geographic locations can be part and parcel of career development: “If you are able to be flexible with global locations, I think you make yourself that much more valuable because the company from a corporate perspective is able to deploy the assets that it needs in the places that it needs.”While Kevin joined his new firm in early December, the company had made its offer a couple of months earlier â€" before the economy bottomed out. “I had dodged a bullet on that a little bit,” he conceded. “I was very lucky in timing: my opportunity came probably just before the worst of the news economically.” Nevertheless, Kevin said he believes enormous opportunities sti ll exist. He pointed out that tough times completely change the dynamics of the competitive landscape. “All of these bizarre things [happening now] create opportunity: the prize will go to the persons who are best positioned to take advantage of it, who have got the scale, scope and size, the agility to take advantage of the opportunities as they arise.”Kevin said he believes the key factor is to “network like crazy and network smart.” He compared a network to a garden: something that must be nurtured, maintained and pruned. While hindsight is 20/20 for people who have already been impacted, it is never too late to start. “If you come the first time to a network needing something, you have come too late. Talk to people for no reason at all. Do people favors. Feed into the network. It will then work for you at some point. It takes a while for networking to build up steam.”

5 Things to Think About Before Accepting a Job Offer

5 Things to Think About Before Accepting a Job Offer 5 Things to Think About Before Accepting a Job Offer Being offered a position can be a heady experience. After all, the employer selected you from among a pool of candidates as the person best suited for the role. Before signing on the dotted line, however, be certain that the excitement you feel today will continue down the line by pondering these five important issues about accepting a job offer. Here are five things to consider before accepting a job offer: 1. Compensation Starting salary not only affects how much you take home today but also how much you stand to make in the future since raises often represent a percentage increase. Know the “going rate” in your industry and region for your position. If your offer seems lacking, consider negotiating. Be equally thoughtful about benefits. As noted by Roy Cohen, author of The Wall Street Professional’s Survival Guide: Success Secrets of a Career Coach, “When you accept a job and have not thoroughly reviewed the benefits package, you may be surprised to discover that you pay a higher deductible, the medical plan does not cover your existing doctors, or your vacation time has been slashed.  Any or all of these items will offset an increase in salary if you end up paying for medical expenses out of pocket or you lose company-paid time off.” 2. Workplace Culture and Values A large part of your day will be spent in this environment, so be sure it’s one that suits both your style and ethics. Examine the company’s web page, especially the “about us” section and any blog posts. Search social media. Read reviews posted by former employees. And definitely take advantage of any opportunities to tour the office and talk to employees. If you catch yourself saying “this place sounds like me,” chances are you’ve found somewhere you can thrive. 3. Stability Also in your detective work, explore the issue of job stability. “Accepting a great job offer with a bump in title, benefits, and salary will end up a disappointment if the job has a history of high turnover or the company is teetering on layoffs,” Cohen says. 4. Support Being the “new kid” at the office can be a bit nerve-wracking. What have you been told about how you’ll be brought up to speed? Are there designated people to show you the ropes and answer questions? Has any mention been made of orientation programs or job-specific instruction? A company that shows interest in getting you off on the right foot will likely continue to provide resources for you to perform well throughout your tenure. “Many people accept jobs only to find out there isn’t sufficient training and that they are set up to fail,” says Porschia Parker, founder of Fly High Coaching. “You don’t want to accept a position that is very specific, detailed, or high stress without being 100 percent sure you can perform.” Similarly, think about whether the employer has structures in place to support future career goals. If moving up the ladder is part of the long-term picture, is there anywhere to go? Learn about this company’s position on internal promotions, continuing education, and leadership development. 5. Reality Finally, compare the actual position to your individual needs and goals. Is the opportunity to work for a big-name employer far from your house worth the lengthy daily commute? Are the hours in line with your desire for work-life balance? Is your gut telling you something about your potential new boss that you shouldn’t ignore? Only you can answer such questions, so be sure you’re approaching the situation with eyes wide open rather than through rose-colored glasses. Looking for a company that supports flexible work? Check out the 100 top companies with remote jobs. Readers, what do you do before accepting a job offer? What job search tips do you have to offer other readers? Share with us below!

The Secrets of What Tense to Use in Resume Exposed

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