How to Use Personality Traits to Recruit an All-Star Team

How to Use Personality Traits to Recruit an All-Star TeamHow to Use Personality Traits to Recruit an All-Star TeamNo one hires in a vacuum filling an open lokalitt requires strategy and research. You are placing a new hire onto an unfamiliar team and into a new professional culture. You want to make sure that you maximize the opportunity and onboard a candidate with the skills to do the job and to enhance the functionality of your unit.A team operates best when fueled by an array of talent, including the soft skills that support its internal operations. Soft skills such as flexibility, diplomacy, empathy and likability are to people operations what lubricants are to machinery. They reduce friction while enhancing cohesion and harmony.Soft skills help individuals predict and interpret others behavior by intuiting their feelings. This skill set is increasingly in demand, because soft skills can help defuse interpersonal issues and they strengthen relationships.In order to fully embrace the opportunity your open position presents, first analyze what you soft skills your team needs. Then create a recruitment strategy that seeks out those qualities. Identify gapsA team might encounter certain communication obstacles if it is largely comprised of the same types of communicators. If thats the case, it may be obvious what your team is missing.If youre not sure, examine performance appraisals or other devices that you use to chart your teams successes and areas of challenge. Do you find common areas that need to be strengthened? For example, would your team benefit from a candidate who drives projects along, is creative, incorporates different viewpoints, slows everyone down and encourages the team to think through their decisions or someone who has a strong track record for successfully collaborating with other units? It may also prove helpful to have the members of your team take turns leading a meeting while you observe so that you can watch your teams dynamics in ac tion. Observe how they interact with each otherwho dominates? Who facilitates? Who seems engaged and who does not? This exercise will give you a sense of what soft skills you team has and what capabilities could enhance the mechanics of the group.Target soft skills Gear your interview approach towards finding a candidate with the soft skills you are missing. Use your own soft skills to get your applicants talking about theirs during interviews. Ask about volunteer work they undertake, teams they play on, or any extra activities they do. Find out what they like about this workwhy it excites them.This can be an informal conversationan ice breaker. But it will also clue you into what motivates them. If they are volleyball players, for example, they may have a good sense of teamwork. If they serve as mentors or volunteer as Big Brothers/Sisters, they may have a care-taking or community spirit that is just what your group needs.PromptsAnother helpful way to learn about your candidates so ft skills is to use prompts that give you a sense of how they use soft skills at work for example Example (Empathy) Describe a time that you had to help a customer or client who was disgruntled for reasons that you thought were understandable. Were you able to calm that person down? Were you able to win him or her over? If you could do it again, what would you change?Example (Team player) Describe a time that you had to help out a coworker who was struggling. How did you do that in such a way that your colleague felt supported but not embarrassed? These prompts are open-ended. They leave plenty of room for candidates to discuss processing and feelings. You want them to discuss both so that you can get a sense of how they intuit others feelings and how they operate from those assumptions. RememberSoft skills may be subtle, but with some careful analysis, you can target and track the ones you need to round out your teams skill set.

A Fair Vacation Policy Can Help Prevent a Summer Staff Meltdown

A Fair Vacation Policy Can Help Prevent a Summer Staff MeltdownA Fair Vacation Policy Can Help Prevent a Summer Staff MeltdownA Fair Vacation Policy Can Help Prevent a Summer Staff Meltdown RossheimSummertime - high season for sunburns, cookouts and vacations - can mean high anxiety for managers. Nearly every employee wants to take a good chunk of time off, but most businesses cant allow customer service or any other core function to lapse just because its beach weather. Not to mention who will helpmanagethe business while yure on vacationThese tips will help you keep the trains running through summer without alienating the rank-and-file.Codify your vacation policy. Even if business in your industry slows in summer or you offer unlimited PTO, its wise to maintain a formal vacation policy. Be sure to put it in writing and then distribute it to all employees annually and whenever a substantial change is made.Structure is important, says Nancy Saperstone, senior HR business partner at Insight Performance, a human resources consulting firm. Fair vacation policies are not loosey-goosey.Dont be arbitrary. Make sure that vacation requests are granted or denied judiciously. Managers reviewing time-off requests must be consistent to avoid the perception of favoritism, says Jennifer Gunter, secretary of the HR Florida State Council.At small companies in particular, its important that all employees vacation requests are solicited before any summer time off is granted.Be transparent. If you want to keep your employees, dont offend them by handling their vacation requests with a because I said so attitude.Transparency is key, says Saperstone. You have to let people know how youre making these decisions, so people understand and respect how its done. David Galic, a spokesperson with employee-scheduling software vendor Humanity.com, gets to the heart of the matter of a well-managed vacation policy Managers should give reasons for declining vacation requests.Enumerate the cr iteria for reviewing vacation requests. Employees will be more likely to make workable vacation requests if they understand the deciding factors in your vacation policies. You dont want to only reward senior employees, says Saperstone.You might, for example, prioritize requests that come in early, or reward high performers with first choice of vacation date, or set up a regular rotation to determine whose requests will be considered first.Encourage communication among team members. We have an HRIS system where employees can make vacation requests, and also a shared calendar, says Loni Freeman, vice president of human resources at public relations firm SSPR. We ask employees to communicate with their account team to ensure client coverage.Make flexibility a two-way street. If you give employees some flexibility in the workplace, youre in a position to ask them for flexibility of their vacation arrangements.We have core hours, but otherwise employees can decide at what time they arriv e at the office and leave, says Freeman. Because we allow daily flexibility, employees may be willing to take a 15- or 20-minute client call on a PTO day, says Freeman. But take care to strictly define responsibilities that carry into vacation time and to limit work during vacations to the absolute minimum.Consider summer Fridays to build good will - and cooperation. Some 42 percent of employers will give employees Friday afternoons off this summer, according to a recent CEB survey. Given that many employees minds will already be at the beach after lunch on TGIF day, formalizing this naturalrabatt time off may cost little in productivity while keeping employees engaged all summer and help generate cooperation to manageeveryones PTO requests.Be upfront with your vacation blackout policy. Unless your business depends on seasonal hires, a vacation policy with blackout periods is likely to sow employee discontent. What do you do if an employee has a family wedding during the blackout? You could create an exception, but that might breed additional resentment among other employees.If you must ban time off at certain times of year, its really important to let employees know during their onboarding that the company sometimes needs to have a blackout period for vacations, says Galic.Offer rewards for those who work sought-after days off. Consider giving employees special consideration if they agree to work certain days that most people want to take off. This can be especially important at small businesses, where co-workers are familiar with the comings and goings of people, which can easily develop into time-off envy.You can pay time-and-a-half for certain days, such as July 3rd this year, which falls in the middle of what many employees will see as a four-day weekend, says Saperstone. Or give them an extra day off think creatively.Consider summer stay bonuses for high-turnover hourly jobs. Small businesses who depend onhourly workerscould suffer high turnover. Its w ise to offer bonuses to workers who stay with the company through the summer and take time off only when it has been requested and granted well in advance.Regulate unlimited PTO. Frankly, when it comes to summer vacation, unlimited PTO has its limits.Our guidelines say that the time off must not be detrimental to the business it must be scheduled in advance, and is subject to denial, says John Sickmeyer, president of marketing agency Postali. But we havent had this happen yet. Our shared vacation calendar creates a sense of group accountability. Managers look at the vacation calendar regularly to ensure nothing could be problematic for the company.Cross-train in anticipation of heavy PTO periods. Cross-training, which goes hand-in-hand with professional development, can be a tremendous boost to your vacation policy.Cross-training is particularly important with our largest clients, where there are two or three people on the team who know as much about a given client as the lead perso n does, says Freeman. Cross-training is also critical at small companies where many tasks are often carried out by just one employee.

From the President February 2015

From the President February 2015 From the President February 2015 Resetting the Future in 2015 This year, the United Nations Millennium Development Goals will enter their next phase of seeing major improvements in alleviating poverty and improving quality of life globally. Technology itself is central to many of these efforts with broader public use of 3D printing and its revolutionary influence on manufacturing, the application of newer technologies in urban centers, and favorable trends in renewable energy technologies and sustainable practices. From May through October, the city of Milan will host the allgemein gltig Expo, displaying technologies for developing economies aimed at poverty reduction, food production, water management, and health. Exciting breakthroughs in recycling systems, solar-powered water desalination and other green energy technologies will be a part of the first fully sustainable, zero-carbon, zero-waste city, Masdar City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. D emonstrated technologies will include upgrades in mass transit and personal rapid transit technologies. Also expected in 2015 is the first large-scale solar updraft towers to become operational in Arizona, combining the technologies for wind turbines and greenhouse chimney effects to drive them, working in any weather condition and at night. Other visionary technologies will contribute to more efficient automation combining micro-electromechanical systems with wireless devices, machine-to-machine communications and advanced sensors, smart homes and advances in medical care. To keep pace, engineers will need more exposure not only to the trends themselves, but also to the bigger (and tougher) questions. In other words, engineers will need to keep an expanded worldview that gives shape and form to integrated systems and broader understanding of risks. ASME conferences, publications, and digital platforms, including ASME.org, are keys to keeping us linked to these evolutionary technolo gies.For ASME, engineering remains the heart of essential improvements in the human condition. We function best at the crossroads, linking multiple industries in a cross-pollination of ideas and their applications. The focus of our strategic themes in energy, advanced manufacturing, workforce development and the global view helps engineers bring practicality to tomorrows solutions.What can ASME look forward to through the coming year? We can get a glimpse of the future through events such as ASMEs neuheit Design Simulation Challenges, which lets students showcase their simulations at the ASME 2015 International Design Engineering Technical Conference / Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC/CIE) and the Additive Manufacturing 3D printing (AM3D) Conference in Boston in August. IDETC will also host more Social Meet-ups and Mini-talks, similar to those now online.Just as the ASME Human Powered Vehicle Challenge has continued to grow globally, into Latin America and India, ASMEs Innovation Showcase goes global in significant ways this year beyond the United States (in May) and to India and Kenya in June. You can follow its progress on Twitter asmeishow. The IShow focuses on hardware-led social ventures for individuals and organizations bringing physical products to market. Exploration of the universe will also continue to inspire and awe as probes reach unexplored destinations beyond planet Earth. Part of this universe, the winners of NASA Making Tools, were recently announced, wherein students are creating 3D models designed for use on the International Space Station. The ASME Foundation provides key support for this initiative. Through my travels and correspondences, I am enjoying the work of engineering that shapes the future and the role of engineers as co-creators of how we live, in both urban environments and developing economies. As engineers, I hope you are engaged and helping to shape the larger worldviews that are being envisioned to day. J. Robert Sims ASME President

Almost 1 in 5 Americans know someone whose job has been affected by automation

Almost 1 in 5 Americans know someone whose job has been affected by automationAlmost 1 in 5 Americans know someone whose job has been affected by automationA new report from Pew Research Center shows that18% of Americans reported knowing someone whose salary or hours have been cut, or who has lost a position, due to workforce automation.A sliver of people also reported having firsthand experience with this topic, with 2% saying theyve lost a position themselves because their company replaced their positions with a machine or computer program, and 5% saying theyve had a cut in salary or hours because of it.But at the same time - and in line with similar findings - the Pew Research data shows that not everyone buys into the idea of automation taking over their jobs, with only 30% of employees saying they think its at least somewhat likely that computers or robots will mostly carry out their positionswhile theyre still alive.Of all the findings, here are just a few that stand out.Who is losing their jobs to automation?The report featured an age breakdown of the 2% who say theyve lost a position to automation and the 5% whove witnessed a dip in wage or hours because of it.Those ages 18-24 emerged as the most likely to report being affected directly by automation.On the other hand, those aged 65 and up were the least likely to say so, with only 1% saying automation took their job and just 2% saying they ended up earning less money or clocking in fewer hours because of it.Who thinks robots will take their jobs during their lifetime?Among hospitality and service workers, 42% said it welches likely, while 58% said it wasnt. Among retail employees, 41% said it was likely, while 59% disagreed.Meanwhile, 82% percent of those in education said it was not likely their jobs would be replaced by technology. Seventy-six percent of those in health care said it was not likely.Most Americans really dont want computers involved in hiringAnother part of the survey dealt with the role of technology when it comes to hiring.The research found that an overwhelming 76% of respondents wouldnt be interested in applying for positions that rely on a computer program to make determinations about candidates during the hiring process.Within this group,41% say computers cant capture everything about an applicant, 20% think its too impersonal, and 4% think candidates are able to game the system.A comment from an unnamed 22-year-old woman was featured in the report, showing that by using algorithms in hiring, certain menschenwrdig traits could slip through the cracks.A computer cannot measure the emotional intelligence or intangible assets that many humans have. Not every quality can be quantitatively measured by a computer when hiring someone there is much more learned by face-to-face interactions, she said.Technology that uses computers to screen applicants is already being deployed. Theres alreadyAI that can scan your face and tell employers whether youre a good fit or not.Some are open to being screened by computersSome Americans, however, think computers will give some job applicants a leg up during hiring, with 22%on board wth the idea of AI being involved in the hiring process.Of those who were in favor of it, 35% said they thought this technologywould be more fair, less biased than humans, 10% said they think theyd score well, and 10% said I would do what it took to get the job.An unnamed 69-year-old woman commented in the reportThis process, assuming the criteria were fairly developed, would avoid unfairdiscrimination and bias which impacts many hiring experiences. The successful applicant would be hired because they had the skills to do the job, not because they had a personality that clicked with the hiring authority.

New Article Reveals the Low Down on Resume Exsmples and Why You Must Take Action Today

New Article Reveals the Low Down on Resume Exsmples and Why You Must Take Action Today The Basics of Resume Exsmples You only have to understand how to create effective use of resume templates. The advantages of employing a template The obvious reason behind using a template is the way quickly and easily youre able to put your resume together. The template is quite oganized and named layers also simple to customize. It is basically a ready-made fill in the blank gestalt available on most of the online job portals. With the assistance of professionally designed resume templates it is possible to save yourself lot of work and time on procedure. By creating a template, in regards to crafting the (nearly) inevitable next job program, you are going to be saving yourself a lot of time and stress. The next thing to do is to show you have the work ethic, savvy, and enthusiasm it can take to compose a truly tailored cover letter. As you select your preferred template and sign up or utilize it freely, you might get your hands on the picture-perfect resume in simply a matter of a few momemts. The writers that are appointed to draft the resume templates are selected because of their proficiency. Using Microsoft word to create a resume can be exceedingly uncomplicated but at the identical time just a little bit sophisticated if you dont understand how to do it. The template ought to have a section for writing skills and about the certification an individual may have. Writing resume with the assistance of resume templates readily available on the net is easily the most effective method of writing resumes that enkoranvers that youre using the proper format and correct information thats ideal for the job youre applying for. The Debate Over Resume Exsmples Internet has altered the way that people search for jobs together with the businesses and recruiters locate their prospect candidates. Lots of people struggle to gather a resume they are content with, and u tilize that resume to aid them to land work. If students are applying for new work in different job fields they may require the most updated CV possible to create the best impression. Importance of Resume in Job Search When youre looking for work, youll need to compose an application and send it to the corporation. Applying with the work targeted resume for each job is a great practice rather than sending same resume for each job. Saves Time whenever youre looking for a very good job, its always great to have a separate resume for each and every job. Locating a job becomes as difficult as one can imagine when you dont have experience. How to Get Started with Resume Exsmples? Its possible to make your resume however you need to. Utilizing resume templates will enable you to make sure that you are appropriately laying out all the accomplishments which youve done, and also permit you to make certain you have the ability to set your thoughts together in a fashion that will cause you to get attractive for a broad range of unique work in the industry in which youre applying for. Resume skills and abilities play a substantial part in boosting the standard of your resume. The skills a chronological resume may not have the capacity to highlight are in a position to be emphasized in a functional resume. The very first thing a CV has to do is get the interest of the hiring manager or employer. For making positive effect on the recruiter, its important to get a unique resume portraying your job particular specifics. Imagine you have two resumes before you. Its important to get complete understanding about tailoring resumes. The Downside Risk of Resume Exsmples The CV template demonstrates how to format your Curriculum Vitae and lets you know what kind of information needs to be included. It is very important to plan your CV before you begin writing it. While there are numerous expert CV and resume writing services available on the web, and theyll certain ly do the task for you, it is going to cost you to get it written for you in particular. Developing an expert CV isnt really as difficult as you think if you understand how to get through it. Download and customize as you would like. The target of your resume is to secure you the interview. The Tried and True Method for Resume Exsmples in Step by Step Detail Resumes come in various forms and formats. Resume template will be able to help you in earning your application impressive and as stated by the expectations of the employer. Templates play a significant part in your job search as it saves a great deal of your time and supply you a better format for your CV.

The Hidden Facts About How to Write a Resume with No Work Experience

The Hidden Facts About How to Write a Resume with No Work Experience The Meaning of How to Write a Resume with No Work Experience Its a fact that some employers wont be interested in you as you lack the work openings educational requirement, but you will discover different employers that welcome your experience, skills and expertise. Employers try to find staff that have a history of earning positive contributions. They are well aware of whats happening in the job market. Bright employers are interested in people who may solve problems as opposed to create them. In a bad economy, job hunters may have to earn a compromise on location and pay prices. Do not invent a work history that you dont have. Under that topic you would chat about a couple of jobs you held previously that highlight your abilities in that region. Some jobs require a certain sum of travel on a normal basis. Even if one isnt required, its generally an excellent idea to send a quick cover letter together wi th your resume. The main point is that you really have far mora experience than you might imagine you have. Your focus to small details could be the real key to success. See our guide on how best to compose a cover letter free of experience. Your name ought to be at the peak of your resume, followed by your house address, email address and telephone number. You are going to learn how to best format your resume and the strategic advice that you will need to stand out as a good candidate at every stage of your career. The target job title appears at the peak of your resume, immediately following your contact details. Take care to be certain you are utilizing the right title for the industry you want to advance your career in. Learning how to do a resume when do not have any work experience is quite a bit easier if you are able to demonstrate some seasonal or short-term work experience. Spend some time matching your qualifications to the job to make sure youre including the suit able key phrases and techniques. Fortunately, you may make a resume that highlights your skills even in case you have no work experience. Wherever you opt to place your skills on your resume, be certain to tailor your list of skills to the specific job. How to Write a Resume with No Work Experience No Longer a Mystery When seeking to land that first job, you will end up faced with the job of demonstrating that youve got the background to be successful despite your lack of job history. If you truly enjoy the position, give yourself some opportunity to modify the resume to fit for the specific job offer. As an example, many candidates will just consist of previous work experiences. A perfect alternative for candidates with plenty of experience who want to have a really good one-page resume template. Your resume objective must immediately offer the concept that youre the suitable person for the job. Maybe you have practical work experience and abilities that are related to the job. In spite of minimum work experience, you can produce a professional looking resume that sells your abilities and provides you a better opportunity to find that interview. In case you have any part-time work, that will go a ways towards a terrific experience section. There are a couple diverse things you may include, together with a couple of formatting tricks, which will help you present yourself in the very best light possible. A great method to start on your resume as a high school student is to have a look at examples of resumes and read tips about what to include and the way to format your resume. Employers expect to seek out key details in every single area here are a few ideas to get you started. Whilst you write your summary for your resume, attempt to consider what you want them to discuss with you, and what exactly you desire an opportunity to discuss. You are able to still create an effective document that is likely to make your interviewer sit up and take noti ce. Study tips and techniques about how to compose a resume.

Discover How Virtual Interviews Will Help Your Clients Gauge for Fit Faster

Discover How Virtual Interviews Will Help Your Clients Gauge for Fit FasterClients love your staffing firm because your team isnt afraid to dig in and do the dirty work. You hold nothing back when searching for candidates, finding their qualifications beneath massive piles of resumes, and matching only top candidates with clients demands. The trust clients give your team to screen for candidate fit before sending selections to their inbox is both an honor and a burden. Unfortunately, the potential you see in a candidate may not always read loud and clear to clients. When clients dont clearly see why a candidate matches with their company, it slows the hiring process and creates a sense of dangerous uncertainty. The need to find clarity faster is likely why 55 percent of companies are increasing investment in virtual interviews, the fastest growing area of spending in talent acquisition, according to Deloittes HR Technology Disruptions 2018 Report.In the report, Josh Bersin discloses, Discussions Ive had with many talent acquisition leaders indicate that video interviewing has moved beyond screening and is poised to become the nextiteration of an assessment centerAs the new assessment centers, virtual interviews will give staffing firms the power to gain in-depth insights of candidates to share with clients. Clients who have videos of top candidates in their hands will have the power to make informed and effective hiring decisions. To help you and your staffing team understand how to use virtual interviews to enable clients to better gauge for fit, we reached out to our experts. Heres what they had to say Gain deeper insights into candidates skillsOur clients get access to a wider pool of candidates when we hire virtually. Virtual interviews are used in several ways during our screening process. We really sell the opportunity in job descriptions and candidates must jump through of a number of hoops demonstrating an ability to follow directions (rare), their atte ntion to detail, and a desire for the job.As we hire project managers to develop into operations managers, we need confident leaders with strong interpersonal skills. Candidates can talk a good game over the phone, but when we request video screen shares to walk through a skills test, we get a clear picture. It tests their ability to work with online tools and their confidence with skill fundamentals.Mandi Ellefson, Founder of Hands-Off CEOCandidates talk a good game on the phone but videointerviews give you the clearest picture. MandiEllefsonClick To TweetDiscover professionalism early onA live or recorded virtual interview will also show you and your clients if candidates present themselves professionally, and give you a look at their people skills. I scheduled an interview with someone who I initially thought was fantastic, then saw the disorderly messy office behind them. I knew in the first minute that they werent the right fit.Mandi Ellefson, Founder of Hands-Off CEOFocus spec ifically on candidate fitI used a two-way, live virtual interview to screen a candidate and gauge their fit for a client. During the interview, I could tell they were a good fit for my client. They spoke very eloquently, seemed like a positive person, and someone who would, overall, be a pleasure to be around. They also seemed smart and knowledgeable about the company and its goals.I recorded our two-way virtual interview. This allowed me to later edit out the parts I felt my client wouldnt need to see. I kept the parts that really highlighted the candidates strengths and qualities they could contribute to the position.To further ensure my client was focused on gauging the candidates fit, I reminded them of the qualities they should be looking for in candidates. I also painted a picture of a candidate that seems perfect, but, in actuality, is not a good fit for the position.Nate Masterson, HR Manager of Maple HolisticsVirtualinterviews allow staffing pros to highlight candidate stre ngths and fit. MapleHolisticsClick To Tweet___Learn how staffing firms just like yours are using video interviews to drive mora placements.

Millennials are killing industries but the Fed says its not their fault

Millennials are killing industries but the Fed says its not their faultMillennials are killing industries but the Fed says its not their faultMillennials have been blamed for killing plenty of industries. But according to a Federal Reserve study, its not their fault.Millennials, long presumed to have less interest in the nonstop consumption of goods that underpins the American economy, might not be that different after all, a new study from the Federal Reserve says, Bloombergs fenster Kawa and Jeremy Herron reported on Thursday.They added Their spending habits are a lot like the generations that came before them, they just have less money at this point in their lives, the Fed study found. The group born between 1981 and 1997 has fallen behind because many of them came of age during the financial crisis.Differences in spending between millennials and past generations, the Fed study says, are not primarily due to unique tastes and preferences. Instead, its authors, Christopher Kurz, Geng Li, and Daniel J. Vine, point to general technological changes, ongoing demographic evolution, and economic cycles.Most significantly, most millennials came of age during the Great Recession, kneecapping their financial well-being in their early years of adulthood.Read mora Psychologically scarred millennials are killing dozens of industries - and its their parents faultMillennials are less well off than members of earlier generations when they were young, with lower earnings, fewer assets, and less wealth, the study said, adding, Conditional on their age and other factors, millennials do not appear to have preferences for consumption that differ significantly from those of earlier generations.Average real labor earnings for male household heads working full time were 18% and 27% higher for Gen Xers and baby boomers when they were young compared with millennials, the study found. For young women, the difference was smaller - 12% for Gen Xers and 24% for boomers - but earlier generations were still making more money when they were younger among similar demographics.Will millennials murder spree continue?Sad millennial festivalIt remains to be seen whether economic recovery will change millennials spending habits. Tabatha Fireman/Stringer/GettyMillennials having less money to spend has put pressure on various industries. Theyre forced to be choosier about what they buy, and certain purchases remain out of reach for many.It remains to be seen whether economic recovery will eventually correct these imbalances.The authors of the Fed study said they found little evidence that millennial households have tastes and preference for consumption that are lower than those of earlier generations. For example, millennials have started spending similar amounts of money on cars as earlier generations now that they arent as heavily burdened by the recession.However, other experts have argued that the psychological effects of the Great Recession might linger.I think we h ave got a very significant psychological scar from this great recession, Kimberly Greenberger, a Morgan Stanley analyst, told Business Insider in 2017.One in every five households at the time were severely negatively impacted by that event, Greenberger continued. And if you think about the children in that house and how the length and depth of that recession really impacted people, I think you have an entire generation with permanently changed spending habits.This article first appeared on Business Insider.

Morgan Stanley Hires Rather Than Fires

Morgan Stanley Hires Rather Than FiresMorgan Stanley Hires Rather Than FiresIts about time that job additions rather than cuts are making news on Wall Street.According to Investment News, Morgan Stanleyhas been beefing up its wealth management unit, hiring519financial advisors so far this year, compared to the 622 itadded in all of 2007. The New York-basedfirm has also beenfattening up its U.S. investment banking operations, picking up some key executives from the famously defunct Bear Stearns, and actively hiring in Asia and the Middle East.All this isa good sign for investmentmanagement and investment banking job seekers alike, since where one bulge bracketfirm goes, there are usually a fewmore not too far behind.

A New Advertising Sales Resume to Sell a New Medium

A New Advertising Sales Resume to Sell a New Medium A New Advertising Sales Resume to Sell a New Medium Jessica Coates is a pioneer in the new world of digital-display advertising. But her old resume wasn’t selling her career properly.Sometimes all you need is an update to get your career going in a new direction.That’s what happened to sales executive Jessica Coates.Coates, who grew up in Westchester County north of Manhattan, had been selling digital-display advertising â€" the kind of multimedia advertising you would find in the bustling brightness of Times Square.Have you ever seen the huge NASDAQ rolling ticker display showing stock prices, market news and advertising in the heart of New York’s theater district? Coates sold the advertising for that display and many other types of digital-display advertising. But at the end of 2008, she felt like she was ready for a change, and so was her outdated resume.“My resume was getting redundant,” Coates said. “I needed a new way of expressing, ‘I sold advertising to display advertisers.’ ”Coates’ challenge: Her resume s panned a career that started in 1994 placing ads in print publications, evolved into television and finally to digital-display advertising. Hiring managers saw an experienced, all-purpose advertising sales executive instead of an experienced digital-display advertising sales executive who had been in the medium since its founding nearly a decade ago and had no intention of leaving.“There are 102 digital-display networks out there now,” Coates said. “So it was important to me that I showed how I was part of the emerging technologies, how I learned many aspects of marketing and advertising, and how I moved into sales positions and had career ascension in every job I worked.”“I wanted to make sure I was showing that I have been in the digital-display market since 2001, which is kind of a big deal since it was back in the inception of the industry.”Coates’ resume bucks the trend at two-and-a-half pages that highlight the most important advances in her career.That outcome w as getting recognized by a lot of recruiters, hiring managers and a crop of interviews â€" interviews that eventually landed her a new job in digital-display advertising.Coates began her career on the agency side of the ad world in 1994 in Atlanta. She placed clients in local print advertising but quickly advanced her career in the coming years.“I grew with one company’s business by placing them in magazines and newspapers, then moved on to promoting them on cable. They took off, and since they were in the 18-to-35 demo, the brand really had some legs,” Coates said. “As the business grew, we got in more closely with product integration with the likes of E!, Style and Vogue. My career and role expanded as the marketing and business did.”After going as far as she felt could go in Atlanta, Coates moved back to New York. Coates had learned so much about the television side of advertising that she became a sales planner for Fox Broadcasting Company’s FX network in 1998.“Onc e again, I felt like I wanted to broaden my experience, so after being a part of things like [selling advertising for] the finale of ‘Ally McBeal’ and ‘South Park,’ I had gained a lot of experience I could take with me almost anywhere,” Coates said.Coates has always been at the forefront of selling new technologies as they arise, including digital radio before the likes of Napster and iTunes. She worked with Click Radio, a now-defunct Internet enterprise that imploded with the technology bubble in the early 2000s. This experience led Coates to the digital-display advertising market.Over the course of six years, she moved from account executive all the way to a vice presidency, with positions at CBS Outdoor, Xtronx, Reactrix Systems and OnSpot.“In 1998, I decided I had learned enough of sales and had been doing a lot of the salespeople’s actual work that it was the right time to move from planning and buying to actually selling,” Coates said.Eventually, Coates moved f rom TV to display advertising in Times Square to selling advertising for digital networks in malls across the country. As display advertising has evolved, so has Coates. In 2008 she decided it was time her resume did as well.Writing was not her strongest suit, so Coates decided fixing here resume was beyond her abilities. In December, she sought out a professional resume writer who works with Ladders.Why not turn to professionals who know “what tense to use” as well when to “use periods” and what are the appropriate “words to capitalize?” she said.The resume writer questioned Coates about her experiences and career goals to establish a message for the resume that would land her the job she wanted. The writer returned a resume two weeks later that captured the breadth of Coates’ career and her many promotions but used language and keywords that made it clear she was ingrained in the world of digital-display advertising and would be noticed by recruiters and hiring manag ers seeking such a professional.“I got a lot of response in January once my resume was rewritten,” Coates said.Coates posted her new resume optimized for digital-display advertising sales positions on SalesLadder in January and landed a job in March.“I was pretty impressed with how they took my info and updated it with all the buzzwords and keywords that hiring managers are looking for,” Coates said. “Also, they updated the resume to a more current style, layout and format. I had to do some digging for some of the info for the questionnaire, but it was well worth the trouble, considering the outcome.”

How One Man Navigated His Ever-Evolving Career Passions

How One Man Navigated His Ever-Evolving Career Passions How One Man Navigated His Ever-Evolving Career Passions A recent podcast, The Perils of Following Your Career Passion ,” by Adam Grant, compelled this post. One of many takeaways is the idea of developing your passion versus following it, and his insight that “passion is a consequence of effort, not just a cause.”   As a result, I was inspired to illustrate my learnings via the storied career of my husband, Robert Poindexter , whose chapters are replete with grit, determination and resourcefulness. Self-directed, with an appetite for cars, boats and communication, he proves that openness to learning and growing your passions can net you a satisfying and successful career. Glassdoor: Would you describe your career path? Is it self-directed? Did you have a vision for your future professional self? If so, what was it?   Robert Poindexter: I would describe my “career path” as more of a “career maze,” actually. It has definitely been self-directed. Not having much support or anyone to help guide me during my formative years left me without much of a vision for my future professional self, other than to survive as best as I could. Survival for me was to get as far away as possible from an abysmal home life and try to figure out how to make my way in the world. While driving around looking for a job in the small West Texas town I had lived in for most of my childhood, I passed the National Guard Armory. The military really hadn’t been on my radar; however, since I was a high school dropout at this point, and without much direction and absolutely no prospects, joining the U.S. Navy seemed like a good way to at least improve my current situation. So, I walked into that armory and asked the first soldier I saw how I could join. Ten days later, I was on my way to boot camp in San Diego, California. Glassdoor. Did you follow your career passions? Or, did you develop your passions? Or, perhaps a combination of both? Please explain. Robert Poindexter: I would say it was a combination of both. My passions have changed over the years, and I’ve been fortunate to find employment that answered those passions as they morphed. My passion for travel was satisfied with my enlistment in the service followed by 15 years on the road driving coast to coast in a semi-truck. Once my wanderlust had been satiated, I was ready to settle down to a more conventional lifestyle and found plenty of opportunities to use my developed gift of gab in the auto industry. Cars had been a passion of mine since I was old enough to know the difference between a Ford and a Chevy, and this line of work seemed to be a perfect fit. After enjoying success in the auto industry, my not-so-dormant passion for boats (developed while I was in the Navy) found me on the doorstep of a local boat dealership seeking employment in a new industry. Glassdoor: What aspects of your career would you describe as guided by your passions (situations where you followed your passions)? Conversely, what aspects of your career unveiled areas of passion that you heretofore didn’t know you had (situations where you developed your passions)? Robert Pointdexter: My time in the service was certainly guided by my passion to travel, and being around boats and the ocean unveiled a love of the nautical lifestyle that I never realized existed.   3. Do you feel there are certain passions that have developed more than others over the years, and if so, which ones? Why? How has this added value to your career? Robert Poindexter: Over the course of my working life, most of my jobs have required the ability to communicate well in order to succeed. Communication may not have been high on my list of passions starting out. However, the fact that written and oral communication was a constant part of each new opportunity and an integral part of the day to day of each position I’ve held, at this point I would consider it a passion. It is also a passion I plan to continue to develop and sharpen well into and beyond whatever ‘retirement’ may look like for me. Glassdoor: Any surprises in regard to passions and how they’ve developed? How have your passions helped your career? What have been downsides and/or upsides of following your passions? Conversely, downsides or upsides to ‘developing’ your passions? Robert Poindexter: As I stated above, I have been surprised by how the need to properly communicate developed itself from a need to now being a passion. That passion has meant the difference between being a background player in my employment opportunities and being on the frontlines. The only downsides to my passions, whether feeding my wanderlust or developing my communication skills, has been my need for changing my situation in order to make that passion a bigger part of my life. I could have stayed in the military for 20 or so years and had a nice little retirement to depend upon for the rest of my life. Doing so would have meant my wanderlust and communication would have been limited to what the military decided for me. I could have stayed in the trucking industry and acquired more standing and a few more trucks and at some point, started a real trucking company that would have provided a secure future monetarily speaking. But again, I would have been confined to learning only what that industry required of me for success. The same is true of the auto industry and now the boating industry. Glassdoor: Why did you (what spurred you to) join the Navy? What areas of talent, skill, ability strengthened during this tenure? What passions may have developed? Robert Poindexter: I was truly spurred to join the military based on my current personal situation at the time. I learned to drive boats during the service which helped to develop that passion, and I learned invaluable skills for dealing with people from all walks of life, which certainly helped me in my sales skills down the road. But, I believe that self-discipline was my biggest takeaway, and that is something that has served me well regardless of what position I found myself in. Glassdoor: Similarly, tell me about the start-up and launch of your over-the-road truck driving career? How/why did you start this business? What areas of talent, skill, ability strengthened during this tenure? What passions may have developed? Robert Poindexter: I had saved a little money while I served in the Navy and knew when I left the military, I wanted a more independent lifestyle. After being constantly surrounded by people for over three years, some solitude was needed. What better way to achieve this than running coast-to-coast in the cab of my own truck with a loosely threaded schedule that let me stop when I wanted company or keep on running when I didn’t? Communication in dealing with shippers, dispatchers, law enforcement, other drivers and state and federal regulatory personnel certainly helped to hone those skills. I also developed a great sense of geography which helped later on in sales when dealing with people who were from other parts of the country than where I was selling at the time. In other words, if I was selling someone a Cadillac in Florida who happened to be from Seattle Washington, I instantly had something to talk to them about since I spent lots of time in that part of the world during my time on the road. Having something in common with a prospect always gives a salesperson a leg up, I’ve found. Glassdoor: Why did you divest your trucks and initiate a career in sales? What areas of talent, skill, ability strengthened during this tenure? What passions may have developed? Robert Poindexter: By the time I decided to go into the car business, I had been on the move for most of 20 years. I was road weary and ready for something that more closely resembled normalcy. I owned three trucks at the time, and the economy was making things tough on small independent truckers like me, so that added to my disenchantment with the industry. I was on my way back home from an appointment with my accountant, and the news he shared with me didn’t make me feel any better about things. On a lark, I pulled into a car dealership in Merritt Island, Florida, and applied for a job selling cars (cars had long been a passion of mine). I had no idea what I was doing or if I could even make a living at it. That was in October of 1999, and I told the manager that interviewed me that I was willing to give it a try if there was a position open, so long as they would understand that it was just a trial for me. I told him I would work until the end of December, and if it looked as if I could make a living selling cars, I’d sell my three trucks and stay on with the dealership. After a month in the business, I had found my new career and divested myself of my equipment and employees. My communication skills found a whole new arena to play in, and I honed them even further here. I developed them so well, in fact, that it wasn’t long before I was moving up the ladder. First, as a Closer, then a Sales Manager and eventually a Business Manager, (one of the best paying positions in this industry next to the General Manager). In addition to increasing my customer relationship skills, I also learned how to deal with executive management in order move up in the industry. Glassdoor: Next, you left the auto industry to start in the boating industry. What areas of talent, skill, ability strengthened during this tenure? What passions may have developed? Robert Poindexter: By the Winter of 2010, the stress of long days and the constant struggle to meet or exceed backend sales quotas had me thinking about finding a new challenge that wasn’t as demanding on me physically and mentally. My wife owned and still does own a careers business, and I had been doing some writing for her on the side while working at the dealership. We both had a desire to live in a warmer climate than Kansas City, Missouri, and made the decision to move south and live on a lake. The plan was to develop her business to a point that would sustain us and to work together while living a more independent lifestyle. After moving to Lake Texoma, Texas, we started working her business together. It took about six months to realize our plan wasn’t going to work as well as we had hoped, so I put my feelers out in a very small job market and landed a job selling land for a local resort. The money was good, but the job was horrible and after about two years, I wandered into a local boat dealership to buy a new boat. I met with the owner and a relationship formed. Soon, I inquired about a position with them, and here I am. I was brought on as a salesman, but was soon given the opportunity to get involved in managing sales, marketing and filling other business development needs. I have gained a great deal of knowledge about this niche industry over the past nearly five years and have increased my knowledge of a personal passion of mine: boats and boating. Careerists who may find themselves in a similar career maze as Rob encountered, may find encouragement in his journey. You may also reap guidance, a beacon if you will, in articulating your story, going forward. An ability to connect what may sometimes feel like disconnected dots is important in conveying your value as you close one chapter and begin anew.

Five of the best questions you can ask your boss

Five of the best questions you can ask your boss Five of the best questions you can ask your boss From the person whose last name you share to the best friend who holds your darkest secrets close to their chest, every relationship serves a different purpose in your life. While you might not consider it an alliance of sorts, the rapport you build with your boss makes a difference in the progression of your career. And it isn’t a one-and-done conversation to have, but rather, frequent check-ins that foster trust and allegiance. As career expert Jill Tipograph explains, no matter if you started working with a new manager or you have been working with a higher-up for a while, there are many crucial questions that create a mutually-successful dynamic.How you ask is important and context is vital - you never want to interrogate in the middle of a busy season, after all. “Questions should be phrased so that they are straightforward, easily answered and are linked to the work. You are not interviewing your manager in this situation,” she explains. “You are gathering important information that you need to meet the manager and your team’s needs so that you can both be successful. If you do this right, you are going to feel more comfortable with your relationship and less stressed.”Here, a few to consider adding to your next one-on-one agenda:“Where are you from?”Nope, this isn’t just an icebreaker when you meet someone for the first time, but an appropriate and essential question to discuss with yo ur manager. You don’t need to be completely straightforward with this one, but can express your interest in understanding your manager’s background, while also revealing your own. As Tipograph explains, you may find some shared experiences that help you relate or assist one another.“If your manager ran a very similar team, in another company, you can help the manager assimilate into the culture and logistics of your firm,” she continues. “Or, if your manager has more experience with your company, but less in this type of team environment, you might find yourself as a guide-on-the-side, training your manager on the team’s area of specialization.”By proposing this question - which you would likely ask any new coworker - you both receive the benefit of knowing more about one another.“What do you think I could be doing more productively?”It might take an ounce of courage to step into this conversation, but chief learning officer at MentorcliQ Paul MacCartney, stresse s the importance of this inquiry. While you will probably need to stomach constructive criticism, it will also help you to be more successful within the company.“Asking this question allows your boss an inroad to address a concern they might have on your performance but have been hesitant to raise,” he explains. “By asking this, you’re showing your willingness to accept criticism and advice.”This not only proves that you care about your performance, but that you are committed to continuously progressing and improving your skill set.What would you say are my strengths? There are always two sides to every coin, and for every area you could be better at, career coach Cheryl Palmer shares there are likely qualities you have that stand out of the pack. Even if they mean to, she notes many bosses forget to take the time to give praise when it is needed. It’s important to know where you shine, not only in your current role but how it could impact future opportunities, too.“As king this question will let you know what the boss sees as your positive points. And, this can be of help to you when you interview for other positions and an interviewer asks you, ‘What are your strengths?’ You can then truthfully and objectively talk about what strengths your boss has highlighted,” she explains.“How do you want me to manage tasks?”If you’ve been in the working world for a hot second, you know every manager has a preferred method of interacting with their employees. While some are hands-on, others allow for autonomy, and some are a bit OCD with task management.Instead of running into any miscommunication situations, Tipograph says it’s better to ask your boss’s preferred style. This not only ensures they are kept in the loop of your deliverables, but it illustrates a proactive attitude. And in some specific cases, it could reveal a weakness on their part that you could take on for them.“If your manager is not thrilled with the prospect of producin g tedious budget reports once a month, your background in accounting can help you alleviate that burden by offering to do the initial preparation,” she explains. “If you discover that both of you are not inclined to certain key tasks, your mental bond of mutual dislike, could be turned into setting a goal.“Agree to get worst-in-class-tasks done first each month; allowing you both to move past it quickly, then turning attention to more interesting aspects of your work.”“What is your most immediate goal and how can I help you obtain it?”Notice this isn’t your goal - but your boss’s. Whether it is personal to their own job description or to the productivity of your squad, MacCartney says you’re adopting a team player attitude with this question.More importantly, it indicates you are mindful of your boss’s progression, and not narrowly focused on your own. When it comes time for review season, it’s likelihood your manager will remember your attention to detail and thoughtfulness.“By positioning yourself as your boss’s ally, you establish a foundation of trust that will surely enhance your career prospects, now and in the future,” he adds.

Are you surprised by who predicted the future You will

Are you surprised by who predicted the future You will… Are you surprised by who predicted the future You will… Hope you’re enjoying the day off in the mountains, on a lake, at the beach, or wherever your work can’t find you!This Memorial Day, it’s a trip down memory lane to TV ads from the early 1990s that remind us how crazy far we’ve come.ATT’s “You Will” ads were just that - crazy dreams that were brought to us by the dominant phone company. If you recall seeming them live on TV, every one of these ads seemed improbable, pie-in-the-sky wishful thinking, a fever dream of the future.Which was kind of the point - even your ol’ phone monopoly could dream big wild dreams!But when you watch them today, it’s remarkable how completely obvious, and even out-dated, some of them already seem:“Have you ever gotten a phone call on your wrist?”“Have you ever paid a toll without slowing down?”“Have you ever watched the movie you want to, the minute you wanted to?”“Have you ever attended a meeting in your bare feet?”“Have you ever had a classmate thousands of miles aw ay?”  These predictions seemed outlandish and hopelessly optimistic about what the future could bring. They were all stuff of a science fiction made-up drama, about as realistic as Captain Kirk or an I Dream of Jeannie re-run.And they’ve all come true.We are living in the age of miracles and wonder, folks. And this Memorial Day weekend, as we thank all of those who made it possible for us, let us also be thankful for the everyday magic we have in our lives.I’m rooting for you!

Morning habits for success 8 habits of the most successful people

Morning habits for success 8 habits of the most successful people Morning habits for success 8 habits of the most successful people The way you start your day can set the tone for how the rest of it will follow. Your probability of success can fluctuate depending on what you choose to do with those critical hours before your workday gets underway. That’s why the morning routines of leaders can offer insights into how they are able to create the successful businesses, products, and achievements we see today.  Here are the everyday morning habits of some of the most successful thinkers in the world that you can embrace.1) They don’t need alarmsFrom starting a daytime television show to launching her own network, media mogul Oprah Winfrey has proven, time and again, that she can set forth her intention and will it into action. That includes how she wakes up.In a diary, she explained how she sets her internal clock:  â€œI have never set an alarm, I don’t believe in them. They are … alarming! I put the number in my mind and I wake up before that, usually between 6:02 and 6:20, because the dogs are trained to g o out around that time. My first thought in the morning is, ‘Oh, I’m alive. Thank you!’ ”Follow Ladders on Flipboard!Follow Ladders’ magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and more!2) They get enough sleepTo wake up without an alarm clock, it helps to get enough sleep. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, another business leader who also wakes up naturally, says he prioritizes getting eight hours of sleep a night.“For me, that’s the needed amount to feel energized and excited,” he told Thrive Global. To start the best morning routine, you need to prepare for it the night before.3) They wake up earlyMany of the successful people in the world are up and going while the rest of the world sleeps. Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg is known for getting into the office at 7 a.m., while Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour is out playing an hourlong tennis match every day at 5:45 a.m.If you want to be an early riser, it helps to make your bedroom a waking environment. Businesswoman Martha Stewart said that letting light into her room helps her wake up: “I have no shades on my windows, so I usually wake up with sunrise, which has been around 5 a.m. I generally read the New York  Times  right away,” she told The Cut.4) They journalJournaling is a well-researched activity known to boost your creativity and relieve your stress. It’s a morning habit that writer and activist Janet Mock says she does daily.Mock said that after she gets up at 6 a.m., she sits down to journal: “It’s this thing called ‘Morning Pages,’ which are three longhand pages. I sit at my desk, and write whatever is on the top of my head, I get all the trash out of my head. It’s not great writing, it’s just like a purge, like there it is, I’m over it, it’s done, it’s contained.”5) They exerciseMorning exercise is a daily habit listed by many successful leaders. Actress Gwyneth Paltrow, who is the owner of lifestyle company Goop, said t hat she regularly works out from 10 a.m. to noon after checking emails. Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates likes to multitask with his morning treadmill workouts and will watch “DVDs from the Teaching Company’s ‘Great Courses’ series” while exercising, according to The New York Times.As Niki Leondakis, the CEO of the luxury lifestyle brand Equinox, who regularly does morning yoga, puts it: “I’ve always known that you have to be physically healthy and strong to be mentally healthy and strong. It’s all connected.”6) They spend time with loved onesBezos has said he does not usually schedule early-morning meetings because he wants to spend that time eating breakfast with his wife. “I wanted her to get the best hours of my day,” he told the Wall Street Journal in 1999.7) They go outsideCal Newport, self-improvement author of “So Good They Can’t Ignore You,” goes for a morning walk with his dog when he wakes up. He said that it can b e a creative, meditative time. “It’s dark when the walk starts, but I don’t mind the solitude …  For me, interesting thoughts have a tendency to emerge when the rest of the world is quiet.”When playwright and composer Lin-Manuel Miranda was working on his acclaimed musical “Hamilton,” he told the New York Times that he would start his mornings with long walks outside with his dog, Tobillo: “We’ll do two hours in Central Park. It gets my mind going.”8) They practice gratitudeBusiness and life coach Tony Robbins has a detailed guide on how we should start our mornings off right. But if motivational incantations, exercise, and Kapalbhati Pranayama  yoga breaths are not your style, there’s one tip that all of us can do each morning to make our days better: practicing gratitude. Robbins recommends slowing down your breaths and thinking of three things you are grateful for today, spending about a minute on each thing. They do not have to be big moments of gratitude, they can be as small as enjoying the cool air on your face.“The reason I picked gratitude is because when you’re grateful you can’t be angry. And when you’re grateful you can’t be fearful,” he explained.This article was first published on January 22, 2018.

6 Ways to Feel As Confident As A CEO

6 Ways to Feel As Confident As A CEO 6 Ways to Feel As Confident As A CEO At the beginning of my career, I seriously lacked confidence. It didn’t matter how smart I knew I was or how many degrees I had, I always felt that I was missing that plain ole work-your-way-up-the-ladder experience. As a brand therapist and the founder of Side Hustle Business School , I counsel individuals and brands as they develop their enterprises. In doing so, I need to act as an authority on a wide range of projects across industries. I need to dive into new terrain regularly and counsel smart, accomplished people who have high expectations. And I need to be confident in my skills so my clients can be confident in their investment in me. Before I started working for myself, I wasn’t on any steady career track for very long. I would do a few months here and a year or so there, but I never really became very comfortable in any of the roles. To make matters even more complicated, my jobs spanned multiple different industries. In a short period of time, I was a web developer, copywriter, designer, youth program director and an operations manager. Accordingly, the people who worked alongside me were almost always more experienced than I was; they were more committed to a clear career trajectory . There I was, time and time again: the fresh-faced girl who didn’t have a “traditional” background. This is a perfect recipe for feeling inadequate at work. So, I learned to be my own coach and my own cheerleader. And, eventually, I realized that you can actually cultivate confidence . Sometimes the people you work with will say things that make you feel more confident, but there are times when you can build that confidence all by yourself. Even if you don’t have tons of experience, you have value; you just need to uncover it. Here’s how I’ve learned to build up my confidence and feel comfortable. Pay attention to what’s happening in your industry, beyond what’s happening in your office. Read industry-related blogs, follow industry-related accounts on social media, go to talks and workshops that discuss pressing matters in your field. Be able to speak intelligently about trends, power players and major news so that you’re the person in the office who’s always up to date on what’s happening in the industry. It’ll show that you’re committed to growing in your role. Find something that your team really isn’t great at and learn everything there is to know about it. Hit the library and study up on how this thing is done now and also learn the theory behind it. Don’t just learn about specific tools, learn why those tools are so important and what methods people utilized in the past. This will help you predict trends and be more innovative. If your team is struggling with social media marketing, for example, learn about social media   and   about the principles of marketing and how marketing has been done in the past. Get the deepest possible understanding of this topic. You want to be the person they all come to for information - an indispensable guru. Are you really organized ? Do you plan great parties? Volunteer to help plan the company’s holiday party. Or maybe head up a company-wide community service event. Use your strengths to pour value into the company. Explore areas that aren’t directly related to your job description and, in the process, raise your profile at work and show your value (just don’t let your actual assigned work slip in the process). It’s easy to just cross tasks off of our to-do lists , but truly keeping track of - and even celebrating - your wins will remind you of how much great work you’re doing. Keep a work journal and take note of how projects turned out and what you learned from each one. Keeping a log of what you’ve been able to achieve will be a good reminder on rough days and can help you negotiate a raise when the time comes. It’s hard to know how well you’re performing if no one ever gives you any feedback . So ask for it. Request a short, casual meeting with your manager to discuss your performance on a recent project. During the meeting, ask for their feedback on the specific parts of the project that you worked on. Did they feel your client pitch was satisfactory? Do they think the research you did for the last project was robust enough? Is there anything they think you could have done to improve the last recruitment event? Be open and strive for improvement. It’s important to reflect on your progress. Even if you have an entry-level job , think about when you took your first 101 course on this subject or think back to when you got your first internship (and only made coffee every day). Remember the time when you were in a totally different industry and never dreamed you could get the job you have now. Look at where you were, where you are now, and where you can go from here. No matter how far along you are in your career, there was a time when you didn’t have this opportunity and couldn’t make of it what you’re able to make of it today. This article originally appeared on   The   Well ,   Jopwell’s  digital magazine.   The   Well   is   the  digital magazine of Jopwell,   the  career advancement platform for Black, Latino/Hispanic, and Native American professionals and students.   Subscribe  to receive weekly stories and advice in your inbox.

4 Tips for Restarting Your Career After a Long Break

4 Tips for Restarting Your Career After a Long Break 4 Tips for Restarting Your Career After a Long Break This state of affairs has  created record levels of career mobility  but it has also lead to more uneven career paths. Extended breaks from the workforce used to be pretty uncommon, but these days, theyre not all that unusual. Unfortunately, returning to work after a break from your career poses a unique challenge, which is why wed like to offer some tips to help you reanimate your career after a long time away. 1. Start Networking to Access the Hidden Job Market Sources suggest that as many as 80 percent of available jobs  are never publicly advertised. These secret openings comprise the hidden job market and the only way to tap into this market is by networking smartly. Two to three  months before you plan to return to work, start talking to friends, family members, former coworkers, and so on, about potential opportunities they may know of. Chances are that at least one of them will know about and maybe even refer you to an unadvertised job opening. If you can get into the running early and with a glowing reference then you greatly increase your chances of landing the job. 2. Get Plenty of Recommendations Even if your network cant help you find a position in the hidden job market, it can probably help you find the next best thing: an influential inside contact who can vouch for your character and skill. Having an influential contact on your side is a great thing, as studies show that people who are referred are twice as likely to be called to interview and 40 percent more likely to be offered a job. If you do find a strong contact at a company youd like to work for, consider sending in a speculative application, using your reference boost your appeal and get on the employers radar. However, you dont want to just drop the references name. Rather, you want to ensure that the reference is actually attesting to a particular skill or valuable business quality that you possess. If your reference is just a flashy name, your speculative application wont garner any attention. 3. Emphasize Your Transferable Skills Many employers (and job seekers) wrongly assume that long-term unemployment always leads to a loss of skills. The reality, however, is that a long break away from the workplace can actually  boost  your skills. For example,  a survey from CareerBuilder  found that taking a career break to be a stay-at-home parent for a while helps people develop some highly valuable skills. More than 66 percent of hiring managers surveyed by CareerBuilder said that parenting skills can be very relevant to the corporate world. Some examples of highly valued parenting skills include: Patience Ability to multitask Time management Conflict management Problem-solving Empathy Mentoring Negotiation Budgeting and finance management Project management Despite the value of these parenting skills, just 8 percent of parents mention these skills in their applications, meaning many parents are missing a great  opportunity to impress prospective employers. So, if you are a parent returning to work after a long break, make sure to play up your highly valuable parenting skills during the application and interview processes. 4. Emphasize What You Have Learned As mentioned above, a career break can be a great way to develop new skills.  No matter what those skills are or how you learned them be sure to emphasize them in your resume. For example, perhaps you did a little freelance work while you were away from your career, and this has helped you develop greater levels of business acumen. Or perhaps you used your free time to teach yourself a new language or some coding skills. Whatever the case, you want to be positive and give employers the impression that your life away from the workforce has benefited you. Moreover, you want employers to know that youll be able to pass along these benefits to them if they hire you, that is. - There is no doubt that coming back from a career break is a unique challenge, but with a positive approach and a finely tuned  job search strategy, you should be able to pick your career up where you left off with relative ease.

Overqualified Turn it into an Advantage

Overqualified Turn it into an Advantage Overqualified? Turn it into an Advantage Overqualified Turn it into an Advantage It's an oft-read or oft-heard story over the past two years: A very experienced, highly skilled personprobably over 50 years oldhas worked their way up to a mid- or high-level job, then loses it because of the recession. The person struggles for months, maybe more than a year, to find another suitable job while trying to stay positive about career and life. Frustratedand maybe financially desperatethe person aims for lower-level jobs, with lower salaries, just to earn a paycheck and a confidence boost. But sometimes, the rejection message is loud and clear: YOU'RE OVERQUALIFIED! The stories are depressing. If you've lived through something like it or are living through it now, your stomach might be doing somersaults as you read this. (Sorry!) If the overqualified tag applies to you, here are three selling statements you should consider using in a cover letter or interview to emphasize the potential advantages an employer might gain from an overqualified candidate like you: I don't need a lot of time to get up to speed on work procedures and policies. This speaks right to employers' concerns about ramping up new employees, since a long learning curve can be a drag on productivity. But if they hire someone who has done the same or similar work before, they can expect greater results in less time. I can share my expertise with colleagues who don't have as much experience. A company or division with a relatively younger staff can benefit from the older person's experience and wisdom. This is especially true at young startup firms that are aiming to grow within a few years. Someone who has been there, done that can be a mentor to those who haven't, and help them grow with the company. I know how to work efficiently and get things done. That's the kind of stuff that can come with experience and a strong work ethic. Older workers probably began their careers in traditional businesses with more hierarchy and structure, which often demanded stronger organizational skills. Seeing an older colleague get things done quickly might inspire younger team members to find ways to work more efficiently. Some employers fear that an older, more experienced worker would expect the lofty salary they once had, rather than the lower salary range budgeted for the position. That may be true. But as we emerge from a crippling recession, that may become less of an obstacle. Long-term unemployment, if nothing else, forces us to get by on much less income than we'd previously enjoyed. If being overqualified is something that could limit your chances of getting hired, I strongly suggest you consider how much of a pay cut you're willing to accept, and balance that with your expenses. You may be willing to accept a smaller paycheck if you can hook on with a company that can offer you the security of keeping you employed for a long while.

The Hidden Treasure of How to Put College on Resume If You Havent Graduated yet

The Hidden Treasure of How to Put College on Resume If You Haven't Graduated yet College senioritis is undoubtedly a thing! College life makes it simple to get into the custom of eating out for most meals. Joining your school's alumni association is an excellent way to keep in touch with those you went to school with. High school graduation education may be necessary if it's your greatest qualification. Either is fine, and perhaps is dependent upon where you're in your career and what type of job which you're applying for. The recruiter will set you in touch with the proper people. When you have the job, give it your very best efforts, even if it is not your perfect job. Most employers like to understand your career path and the way you've gotten to where you're at. You are going to want to tailor your resume to the work description. Those are two words that aren't often linked to the profession. Request a duplicate of his completion certificate. Consult with your diploma the exact same way your upcoming employer talks about it. How to Put College on Resume If You Haven't Graduated yet for Dummies The earlier you are able to begin the better. Then make certain what you do in your very last year gets you closer to that objective. These seven tips can help you determine how to finish the Education section of your resume. Whoever it is, occasionally it will help to have a conversation about where you need your career to go, along with your near-term targets. An effective interview demands preparation. Consider your long-term objectives. Details of How to Put College on Resume If You Haven't Graduated yet Spending a large amount of time studying for an exam you don't finish can be demoralizing. You might have graduated from elementary school a number of years back, but learning to share again can help you save you a great deal of money as you're in college by splitting your expenses with other people. Your resume is the very first, and frequently only, chance to earn a positive preliminary impression on a possible employer. Last, if it is a considerable long-term financial burden, college may just be unfeasible. For most people, the only means to receive really great at interviewing is to practice. Finding a roommate is a superb means to decrease your housing costs in half or more. You are able to learn fundamental cooking skills from recipe books, friends, online, or inside a course based on how comfortable you're in the kitchen already. Possessing good credit can impact so a lot more things than simply getting financing or a credit score card. Being aware of what to set first with your CV could be confusing especially if you're using online templates to aid you. The duration of your resume depends upon the kind of candidate you are and your degree of experience. Below are a couple of things to keep in mind while writing this resume section. Sometimes the best method to conserve money is to make more cash. Understanding how to cook is an important life skill which can help you save more money each month. Finding someone you may speak to openly about money matters can allow it to be significantly easier to keep on track. In addition, there are instances where the tool isn't responsible, but the truth was stretched.

Understanding Languages Skills Resume

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It's important to choose the opportunity to compose a career summary that's a strong match with your jobs of interest. An internet search can help you to discover programs to in which to participate. If a specific language is critical for a particular position, you can take an ideal certification exam. Ideas, Formulas and Shortcuts for Languages Skills Resume There are a number of reference points we can utilize. Needless to say, you want to however note different skills which may be applicable as well as different qualification that you believe they research for. Some of the major elements of a summary statement can include things like indicating your career direction (instead of objective), highlighting the quantity of relevant experience which you have, and mentioning the qualifications that will separate you from different candidates. A low high quality test isn't going to assess your skills correctly, and putting it upon your CV won't cause you to appear to be a significant candidate. Your purpose is to find out which numbers are the absolute most cruci al to your success and the very best language to utilize to be able to frame your achievements. If your work requires you to use a wide selection of talents and abilities, this could be more clear in a skills-based resume than in a chronological resume. As you proceed through the list of skills above, make a distinct list with the skills which you already possess. Functional resumes are excellent for highlighting transferable skills which are going to be applicable to your new field of work. The Internet states the functional resume format also referred to as the skills based resume is a remedy to the majority of issues with employment history. For an engineer, using data to address problems isn't a new phenomenon, and the capacity to step back, breath, process the information and produce a solution that satisfies the requirements is essential. The skills summary has become the most important portion of writing a functional resume. In this manner, specific abilities and capab ilities are emphasized to underline the work seeker's abilities. Definitions of Languages Skills Resume Recruiters understand what you're up to! Because the recruiters aren't your buddies. It's the very same with resumes. Chronological resumes aren't the ideal fit for fresh graduates due to the fact that they don't have a lot of expertise in the very first location. The Characteristics of Languages Skills Resume Every work applicant knows the way to compose a resume. A well-written resume should be customized for each work application. Maybe you were lucky to land a great job in a good company that knows the way to deal with its employees. Even if you decide to land an interview utilizing a false claim, the hiring manager will figure out at the interview, or you are going to be found out on the very first day of your new job, and you're not likely to keep the work subsequently. There are a couple unique kinds of skill sections and formatting options which you need to thin k about when crafting your resume. Because your skill section is merely a list of the absolute most useful job skills, there isn't any need to write in sentences here. A Key Skills section, on the flip side, is listed on top of a resume. Your skills section stipulates a window into how much capability you may bring to the organization. Thus, learn whether this lesser-known resume style is appropriate for you. You should compose your statement in a sense which makes the recruiter see the way the skill will profit the business. Rather than that, you use the name of a particular skill for each heading. There are many benefits of listing your work experience by skill category as opposed to by employer. The summary statement near the top of your resume is your very first opportunity to earn an excellent impression with the hiring manager. There are a few easy tweaks that may make a functional resume advantageous! Ensure that the specifics you include are about the job which you are working to get. No matter your degree of job practical experience, your resume format is vital to making your program stick out. Finding Languages Skills Resume Online A hiring manager will be searching for skills which are the absolute most relevant to the job accessible. You should also think of the position, company and industr y that you're pursuing. No matter where you include your skills section on your resume, you can be confident that the hiring manager is likely to find it and definitely likely to ask about doing it. 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A Secret Weapon for Retail Manager Resume Sample

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The Biggest Myth About Registered Nurse Resume Examples Exposed

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