How to Give an Honest Back-Channel Reference - The Muse

How to Give an Honest Back-Channel Reference - The MuseHow to Give an Honest Back-Channel Reference Its a small, small world in professional circles. That can be great for you as you prove yourself and work your way up. It can also turn your work life into a horror movie sequel as the villain, Toxic Boss or Colleague Who Makes You Pick Up All the Slack, strikes again. But the bottom line is that youre likely to encounter some people more than once throughout your career- whether theyre your former office buddy you cant wait to be cubicle neighbors with again, the worst boss youve ever had, or that really nice colleague who just couldnt get their act together. And some of these people might apply for a job at your current company. Or they might apply elsewhere and a friend, recruiter, or hiring manager doing their research might reach out to ask for a back-channel reference. So, what do you do? What to DoIf it Was a Toxic Personality ThingIf a former co-worker you didnt love is applyi ng to a job at your current company, the first thing to ask yourself is whether youd feel comfortable working with this partie again, says Muse Career Coach Yolanda Owens. If it was a toxic boss or a cruel colleague and the answers something along the lines of under no circumstances or that would be my worst nightmare? Then Owens says sing like Patti LaBelle. A toxic person could completely change cultural dynamic, she explains. I think I would feel kind of a moral responsibility and self-care responsibility to say something about that, she adds, whether or not someone explicitly asked for your feedback. Be honest, but professional. The safest bet is to approach the recruiter, if your company has one, she says. But if youve been at the company for a while, established a solid reputation, and built a strong relationship with the hiring manager, you might consider approaching them directly. If you have to be the whistleblower, Muse Career Coach Leto Papadopoulos says, the most profess ional and helpful way to relay such feedback is to give actual examples. Owens agrees, emphasizing that you should be strategic about your examples. If you talk about how this persons behavior affected not only you, but also other colleagues, its less likely to come off as a personal vendetta. And if you are asked directly by someone at your own company or elsewhere, definitely dont lie and say that persons great, Papadopoulos says. Because if they come in and behave terribly, in the end I will look bad, and its going to hurt my current company or that of the friend asking. Try Phrases LikeI understand youre interviewing person. I know you didnt explicitly ask for my feedback. But I do feel its important to give a little feedback from my experience with that person for their candidacy. These are some behaviors/patterns/red flags I noticed that I think you should be aware of Person may not be a good fit for this organization.I have to tell you, I know this person, I know their work. Heres what happened Im afraid they might not be the right fit.I would be very disappointed if this ended up happening here. This is great place to work.What to DoIf it Was a Performance IssueIts not just huge jerks that might give you pause. You mightve worked with someone who was super nice, funny, or pleasant to be around, but they just never met their deadlines or always turned in sloppy work or made tons of mistakes. If the issue was related to performance, Papadopoulos and Owens say the situation is less dire. Remember that people can grow and improve, especially if its been years since you last worked with them. You probably dont need to volunteer information about past performance issues. But if someone asks you explicitly, especially within your own company or a close friend, it might be worth saying something, Papadopoulos says. But be as soft as possible. Give the person an opportunity.Try Phrases LikeI did work with this person before. There were some performance issues b ut its completely possible that theyve worked on it. Heres what was going on when I worked with themThis was a great person. However, I did notice a few patterns with this individual in terms ofI dont want you to just base it on my word but might suggest adding questions that would address this kind of issue for this candidate and future candidates.What to DoNo Matter WhatBe ProfessionalNo matter how horrible an experience you had with a former co-worker, remember that how you talk about them and how you articulate your feedback reflects on you. You dont want to become known as the tattletale or the gossiper, or be seen as immature or unprofessional. And remember that its not about getting retribution or vengeance, Owens says. The important thing is, again, making aya the person is making an informed decision.Take Time to Prepare Your FeedbackFirst and foremost, I wouldnt answer the question immediately, Owens says. If someone reaches out to you, acknowledge that you received their request and let them know youll get back to them in a day or two. Take some time to get over any initial impulse or emotional reaction you might have and prepare a thoughtful answer. Ask Yourself How Much You Know and Trust the Person Youre Talking ToThe difficult truth is that if the co-worker in question is someone whos both very awful and very powerful, and word gets back to them, it might hurt you. Or if your feedback is otherwise repeated in a less professional way or without context, it could affect your own reputation. I would hope if it was my own workplace, they wouldnt throw me under bus for it, Papadopoulos says. The same goes for a close friend working at another organization. But it gets trickier when you dont know the person asking well, or at all. Before you say anything, ask yourself how much you trust them. You can always opt to say very little, such as, This isnt someone I could recommend, and leave it at that. You might also decide to decline to speak about your f ormer co-worker entirely. Id be really wary of sharing that kind of detail with someone dont know or trust, Owens says, because you cant be sure they wont use your name later. In that case, you can just say, I wouldnt be comfortable speaking about that person but I appreciate you reaching out.Plan to Speak in Person, or at Least on the Phone, and Off the RecordEven if youve decided you trust someone enough to give some honest feedback, both Papadopoulos and Owens caution against putting anything in writing. In other words, dont do this over email. The best approach would be to have a conversation in person. Ask the recruiter or hiring manager if you can schedule 15 minutes to sit down one on one. Or, if youre not in the same office, set up a phone call. Owens also suggests explicitly saying you want the information youre sharing to stay just between you. You can tell them, Im happy to share as long as this is completely off the record.No one wants to face a revival of their worst wo rkplace experience (with original cast members). And no one wants to hire someone who will end up bringing down the morale of a team or company. So it can be crucial to both sides that you reisepass on some honest feedback about people youve worked with in the past. Youve just got to be careful how you do it. So read this, rehearse, and take a deep breath before you do.

Sustainable Manufacturing Interview with Nancy Diaz

Sustainable Manufacturing Interview with Nancy Diaz Sustainable Manufacturing Interview with Nancy Diaz Sustainable Manufacturing Interview with Nancy DiazBy Katie McKinstry, Graduate Student Researcher, University of California at BerkeleyAt the University of California at Berkeley, we are studying sustainable manufacturing at many levels. We consider sustainability at the enterprise level, to the factory scale, all the way down to a specific process. In an bewerberinterview with PhD student Nancy Diaz at the University of California at Berkeley, she talks about her experience researching factories that specialize in machining.Tell us about the evolution of your sustainable manufacturing research? When I first abfluged, I worked on the process level. I was interested in machining, production equipment, and how we can make them mora sustainable. I found that one element had bedrngnis been considered energy. There was a lot of effort put into characterizing process, but not the equipm ent as a whole. As I was working on this, I saw that they did not work independently. I found that timing is a big piece of the puzzle, which is why I expanded my scope to include the factory level. It is within process planning where we can have the biggest impact on energy, and process planning includes machine tool scheduling.What can manufacturers do to address their energy use and environmental impact?I am looking at energy from the perspective of a manufacturing facility, and not a product designer. But interestingly, many of the decisions that affect energy, like how the product has to be made, are determined upfront by the designer. There may be common steps, such as making a metal piece. There are many different types of equipment that can perform that operation and provide the same function but differ in terms of environmental impact.One can look at factory scheduling, such as turning production on and off, or deciding where products get routed. Production facilities can b e organized by processes or by product line. Scheduling is particularly interesting in factories that have multiple machining centers. Before, process planners did not take into account energy consumption of machine tools. This field has just developed within the past few years. Now we know we can rank the environmental impact of machine equipment and turn off some of the worst performers some of the time. Looking at equipment, many times, factories will have a broader plant perspective, and may already be measuring overall energy and resource consumption. But they do not know, within the factory walls, which machine is consuming what. So it can help to characterize different parts of the facilities. You can measure in real time, with watt meters, for example, and get real time data, energy in particular.What are some low-hanging fruit opportunities for manufacturers to reduce their energy and environmental footprint? It depends on the customer. Machine tool manufacturers want to kn ow how products they are making function, which can highlight areas to save resources. Also the degree to which a manufacturer is ready to implement improvements affects their options. If they are not already taking measurements then that would be the first place to start.For small to medium manufacturing companies, some quick and easy things to begin with include recycling chips from machining and, coolant recycling, either onsite or offsite. This can lead to a substantial savings because you will save on the cost of disposing hazardous waste. That is actually a really easy one, and a lot of manufacturers dont realize how easy it is.You do not necessarily have to upgrade to the newest and greatest piece of equipment. You can use more sophisticated tools, such as coated tools or different materials that allow you to implement high speed machining. This can save on processing time as well as, save money on overtime. Also, I recommend having a good relationship with your cutting tool supplier, as they can have great advice on cutting tool paths. Companies like Sandvik and Kennemetal have great customer support to help reduce tool path. Unfortunately, a lot of people just use default settings, however, you can realize significant long-term cost savings by investing in better, and sometimes more expensive, tools up front while setting up efficient tool paths.Describe a case study of improvements you have made in the factory? A while ago I was working with at a factory of a major machine tool manufacturer. At first, they thought they were out of solutions for making lighting more efficient. But in my study, I expanded the scope of where they looked for lighting solutions. We found a quick fix that resulted in a 50% saving in lighting energy consumption. Also, compressed air presents another opportunity for savings. Companies may be overwhelmed by size of compressed air piping, but they should know that areas like maintenance are important. 30% can be lost if compre ssed air is not properly maintained, so a device to detect leakage will pay for itself instantly.There are resources that manufacturers can take advantage of when looking to make improvements the Department of Energy and the Energy Information Administration have excellent information. Their websites are great place to start in determining how you can improve your manufacturing site and also familiarizing yourself with life cycle assessment.Within process planning, the biggest impact was machine tool scheduling. How did you decide that? I looked at it from the perspective of a manufacturing facility and not a product designer. Product designers can dictate what type of features to have on its product and the material extraction piece is something that is also significant. But since that is dictated by the product designer, a manufacturing facility has the job of figuring out how to actually make it.So, for example, making a metal part, maybe it will involve something like casting th e initial workpiece, milling or turning, heat treatment, possibly grinding as a finishing process. Those are just basic steps to manufacturing a metal piece. And, because there are so many different types of pieces of production equipment, milling in particular, for example, they all provide these same functions, but in terms of their environmental impact, they are all very different. As a facility, you can at least choose to schedule your machine tools accordingly. Scheduling would involve turning on and off machine tools. Now, a manufacturing facility will probably have only one piece of equipment that allows for casting, but a lot of machine tools on their floor.Learn more about advanced manufacturing concepts at the 2013 ASME Congress featuring the latest cutting-edge engineering research and innovation.

These are worlds most expensive cities

These are worlds most expensive citiesThese are worlds most expensive citiesIn the pilot episode of Girls, Lena Dunhams character Hannah, after quitting herbei unpaid internship, estimates that shecan only last in New York City for Three and a half more days. Maybe seven if I dont eat lunch. Hannah encompassed the plight of many 20-somethings in New York who come to pursue their dreams, but realize that is quite hard to do when you are living in an expensive city.However, it turns out Hannahs counterparts in other cities in the world may have actually only lasted for two days sans lunch asthe Economist Intelligence Units (EIU) Worldwide Cost of Living 2018 survey was just released and New York didnt even make the Top 10. In fact, no North American cities made it. So where are the worlds most expensive cities?Asia and Europe are all about the $$SingaporeParis, FranceZrich, SwitzerlandHong Kong, SAR, ChinaOslo, NorwayGeneva, SwitzerlandSeoul, South KoreaCopenhagen, DenmarkTel Aviv, Isr aelSydney, AustraliaThe Economist came up with the rankings by comparing the prices of 150 basic commodities including bread, wine, gasoline, etc., bottle of wine, pack of 20 cigarettes, l of gasoline, etc., For the fifth year in a row, Singapore landed on top as prices are 16% higher than in New York, which was a benchmark city in the study.Many Asian cities, including Hong Kong and Seoul, are seeing the cost ofliving surge as these cities expand at fast rates and items like basic groceries see inflated prices. Car ownership is also extremely expensive in Singapore but the cost of domestic help and household items are actually relatively reasonable there.Paris moved from spot No. 7 to No. 2 with only the price of alcohol and transportation being somewhat reasonable when compared to other cities in Europe.New York and ab dafr Angeles took 13th and 14th place respectively, which is a drop from last year. Tel Aviv was the only Middle Eastern city to make the cut, coming in at ninth.Ne w York and Los Angeles FTWBut if you were thinking New York and L.A. werent expensive, think again. The report also ranked the most expensive cities in North America and New York and L.A. took the top spots (domestic help and utilities continue to keep these cities quite expensive), followed by Minneapolis, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. out of 16 cities in total. Atlanta was found to be the cheapest.New York, NYLos Angeles, CAMinneapolis, MNSan Francisco, CAWashington, D.C.Chicago, ILVancouver, CAHouston, TXSeattle, WAPittsburgh, PASomething to consider if you are looking to relocate,work abroad or just take a vacation.

How to Set and Achieve Goals

How to tischplatzdeckchen and Achieve GoalsHow to Set and Achieve GoalsGoals are objectives, targets, purposes, intentions, and plans that you intend to achieve. They can be personal or support the objectives of your work organization. Whether your goal isa promotion at work, a streamlined work process, a new customer, a published article, an exercise program, or weight loss, the goal must be your goal. You are less likely to achieve your managers goal, your spouses goal, or the goal you think you ought to work on this year. Set Goals Based on Values Hyrum Smith, the founder of Franklin Quest, later Franklin-Covey Inc., developed a Success Triangle that puts governing values at the base of the goal-setting process and recommends linking every goal to a governing value. For example, if diversity in the workforce is a value your organization espouses, then at least one goal must further diversity. Every goal should be linked to a governing value. Establish short-term, mid-term, and long-term goals based onthe solid foundation of your values. If your goal is congruent with and allows you to live your most important values, you are more likely to accomplish the goal. Gene Donohue of TopAchievement.com suggests setting goals in all aspects of your life to maintain yourlife balance. You are less likely to experiencewarringpriorities if every aspect of your life has a value-based goal. He suggests setting goals in the following areas Family and homeFinancial and careerSpiritual and ethicalPhysical and healthSocial and culturalMental and educational Listen to Your Positive Voice Each of us has the voice of our subconscious, judging self in our heads. On a daily basis, you engage in self-talk and comment on each situation you encounter. You discuss events and plans in your mind. Your commentary is both positive and negative. Positive thoughts and planning support the accomplishment of your goals. Negative thoughts and comments undermine your self-esteem and self -confidence and negatively impact your ability to accomplish your goals. Listen to your voice. You can change its tone by believing in yourself and in your ability to accomplish your goals and resolutions. If you are a manager, one of your more important tasks is to support the development of positive self-esteem by your staff members. Your positive outlook and belief in their success at accomplishing great goalsfostertheir increased self-esteem and self-confidence. This, in turn, magnifies their ability to accomplish more and contribute more to your business. Paint a Vivid Outcome Traditionally, goals were established around measurable outcomes. But dont tie yourself to setting only measurable goals you may find yourself concentrating on the trivial because it is measurable rather than on your most important outcomes. Sometimes the most important goals- the nonurgent, critical goals- are hard to measure. Explore alternatives for a businessinthe World Wide Web is tough to measur e, whereas the steps are easy to measure. Learn about new options and think aboutperformance management is tough to measure in any significant way. As you move up the management ranks, the key measurable aspects of your job will likely be the results produced by your reporting staff. With hard-to-meausure goals, departure with a picture in your mind that describes the outcome you are seeking. Make the picture as vivid as you can. Write Your Goals Writing out your goal is your commitment to achieving the goal. Its a powerful statement compared with half-formulated thoughts in the back of your mind. It is the conscious promise to yourself to pay attention to the accomplishment of the goal. Writing out potential action plans and due datesmakethe goal even more powerful. Share Your Goals With People Who Are Important to You If you are certain your significant others will support your goals, share them. Your manager is likely to support your accomplishment since your success is h er success. Honestlyassess the ability of your family members, peers, and friends to provide support. In close relationships, many different feelings, experiences, and historical events are at play. If you dont believe you will have wholehearted support, keep the goals to yourself. Check Goal Setting and Achievement Progress Regularly One of the weaknesses of any annual appraisal systemis the lack of frequency of progress and success measurement and tracking. You are most likely to accomplish the goals you set if you review them daily as part of your normal planning process. Whether you use a paper planner, a smartphone, or a computer, enter your goals and schedule daily and weekly actions that support their accomplishment. The discipline of the daily review is a powerful goal accomplishment tool. Take Action to Identify and Eliminate Obstacles to Goal Setting Success Simply tracking your goals daily is not enough. If youre unhappy with your progress, assess what is keeping you from accomplishing the goals. Ask yourself questions such as, Is this goal really important? Perhaps reevaluate the goal. Are there specific obstacles you are experiencing which are interfering with your ability to accomplish the goal? In this case, makeaction plansto remove the obstacles or seek help from a coworker, friend, or family member. If you are not making progress on a particular goal, attempt to do a root-cause analysis to determine why. Only by honestly analyzing your lack of progress can you determine the steps to take to change. Reward Yourself and Celebrate Goal Accomplishment Even the accomplishment of a minor goal is cause for celebration. Dont depress yourself with thoughts about all that you still have to do. Celebrate what you have done. Then move on to the next milestone. Goals and New Year Resolutions Change Periodically look at the goals you have set. Are the goals still the right goals? Give yourself permission to change your goals and resolutions based on changing circumstances. Dont spend an entire year failing to achieve a particular goal. Your time is better spent on achievement than on beating yourself up for lack of progress. Maybe you made the goal too big or maybe you set too many goals. Do an honest assessment, change what needs to change, and move on. Paying attention to these guidelines can make all the difference in your life and help power your success.

Undoing the wicked toll of comparing yourself to others

Undoing the wicked toll of comparing yourself to otzu sichsUndoing the wicked toll of comparing yourself to othersRecently I listened to a client who is struggling in her marriage discuss how difficult it is to watch other happily married couples. I understand the feeling. I spent a lot of time in my first marriage wishing I had what others had and comparing myself to them as well as enabling bad behavior by making excuses for him. Then my third child welches born with a developmental disability and I used to sit at playgrounds comparing her to them while somewhat insensitively pushing her and her therapists like machines because I became so outcome focused.What I realized is that when we compare our lives to others and grasp at what isnt ours, we lose sight of all the good things we do have and this strips our fulfillment. This less than focus keeps us from letting go of what boundary maven Dr. Henry Cloud calls necessary endings to allow for things to bloom in our lives. A healthy rose bush needs to be pruned for new buds to grow. If not, scraggly stems shoot out in all directions bearing only thorns.My marriage was intolerable, yet I looked the other way and held on because I couldnt imagine my life alone. I had blindly affixed purpose to rescuing him from himself to save myself from the false anticipation of abandonment. I wasnt strong and covered that up by being overly direct, detached, an overachiever and guarded.My daughter was struggling to talk and I spent more time on that than noticing how beautiful she was and how hard she was working. All I could see was how disappointed and alone I felt and how I didnt want her to grow up and feel that way. So, I pushed her toward my metric of what normal was or more accurately perfect should be while I pushed everyone else away.It is impossible to move to a more intimately fulfilling place in life where you accept yourself with all your imperfections without addressing negative influences that need to be pruned out of your life. Creating boundaries is the beginning. A boundary is nothing more than an invisible line between what you will and will not allow.Boundaries force us out of denial and broaden our perspective to notice opportunities as well as aspects of our lives where we thrive breathtaking things we can be grateful for such as children, pets, relationships, health, a home, careers, skills, values, character traits and more. Often setting boundaries nudges us forward to necessary endings that are imperative to preserve our soulmusik and enjoy how rewarding the gift of life is.I told my client the same thing I will tell you. Wherever you are people look forward to being with you so be yourself. Dont dummy yourself down because of what someone else expects. Be the open person who always has the world by the tail. Be a leader who knows how to anticipate, visualize, plan, execute, fail, measure, relaunch and succeed.You are not responsible for anyone elses choices or happiness but yo ur own. You need not rescue, enable, deny or defend anything anyone else chooses to do. Make good choices with strong and deliberate presence. Dont be afraid to share your authentic personality or your warm, kind, open and welcoming soul. You have power. Draw that boundary. No one else will. You are worth it.MaryLeeGannon, ACC, CAEis an executive coach and corporate CEO who helps busy leaders get off the treadmill to nowhere to be more effective, earn more, bemore calm and enjoyconnected relationships with the people who matter while it still matters.Watch her FREE Master Class training on Three Things to Transform Your Life and Career Right Now atwww.MaryLeeGannon.com.

The 5-Minute Rule for Levels of Proficiency Resume

The 5-Minute Rule for Levels of Proficiency Resume Nevertheless, you figure its well worth listing on your resume. If one of these categories is a region in which you excel, visit its precise page to learn how resume skills may be used to your benefit. Additional information regarding the program can be discovered at the Troops to Tech Careers site. Then make a list of your matching skills that youre able to incorporate in your resume. The capacity to speak different foreign languages will always be regarded as a strong point irrespective of the particular needs of the work position. Possessing a universal approach to speak about your language proficiency can help you distinguish yourself in a crowded area of job candidates or school applicants. So whenever your linguistic skills are related to the position youre applying for, and that is going to offer you the correct highlight as a prospective candidate, you might think an area in your resume for a language section (sometime s holding the Spanish language is extremely practical for candidates in the United States) If language is a huge area of the job requirements, put it toward the surface of your responsibility list. Hard skills can be classified in various ways, based on your job title. As stated previously may also weave language training and experience into the distinctive abilities or private details list toward the base of your resume. As you get experience and knowledge, it will only become more difficult to choose what things to enumerate. Your work experience will allow me to know what characteristics of the language youve used and for how long. The hierarchy of job levels is similar to a vertical pyramid with the majority of the power and data at the very top. For example, if you try to apply for a Chinese-English interpreting job, you need to be fluent in both languages otherwise you would not really qualify for the position. Selecting the most suitable candidate for a position, as an e xample, shows critical thinking. It is vital to understand the cv example is called a guide and you must modify the case statements in order that they match the position needs from the job which youre applying for. The Characteristics of Levels of Proficiency Resume The use of structure and vocabulary is extremely imprecise. Skill Assessment has turned into the most vital part of the interview practice. Your vocabulary is extremely limited and youve got no true comprehension of the grammar. While it could still be limited, youve internalized the voreingestellt frameworks. Once you fill out the proficiency requirement, you can continue to use the exact same Canvas website for continued learning. So, assessing language proficiency is a crucial part of program evaluation. Analytical skills are the ability to assemble information, visualize and solve complex together with simple issues with the information available. The common behaviors for every one of the competencies (un iversal and technical) illustrate how a specific competency is used at various degrees of proficiency. In uncommon circumstances, if youve limited language capability generally, but language experience in a specialized sector (computer, for example). In case the student doesnt locate a suitable resume template, resume builders are another alternative for assisting the user to come up with the resume live. You ought to have a particular languages section which gives more comprehensive info on your ability. While in the very first instance, a less intricate query about usernames and passwords wouldnt need a programmer. The level of students conceptual understanding is regarding the richness and degree of the connections theyve made. Cultural proficiency isnt solely the acceptance of cultural differences, but instead a transformational process which allows people to acknowledge interdependence and align with a group aside from their own. All students must finish the internet ear tr aining assessment. They taking a course that is not a Beginners course must take the online level test to ensure they are placed in the correct group for their ability. The effect of the test assumes that you didnt guess any of the answers. A fantastic modern resume template provides you with a fast and straightforward means to update your resume with clarity and fashion. As soon as you create something you prefer, you can save yourself the template and reuse it repeatedly.

What Emotional Intelligence Isnt

What Emotional Intelligence Isnt EQ / Image Michael MoffaYoure a smart recruiter, which means that you have the intellectual horsepower to get, organize, analyze and disseminate information deal with clients and to screen and assign candidates. But nowadays it also means that you have the emotional smarts to gauge the emotional and temperamental fit of applicants and candidates, i.e., you have the emotional intelligence to assess the emotional intelligence of others. Emotional intelligence has a nice ring to it. But, If there is any such thing as emotional intelligence (EI) or its associated emotional quotient (EQ), elendlage only will it be very useful to know what it is, it will be important to know what it isnt. Historically speaking, a relatively new and fuzzy concept, EI has been interpreted in a multitude of ways, not all of which deserve to exist.Repeating the Mistakes of IQ HistoryIn part, as a backlash against a perceived elitist bias toward book-learnin IQ and, in part, as a back-up for those excluded by that elite, emotional intelligence and emotional quotient have become mainstream concepts and tools, however roughly framed and used. In their exuberance to fashion and wield these concepts and tools, some EI proponents and commercial promoters have made mistakes that repeat those made in the early days of IQ testing and comparisons.As a result, the understanding and application of the new quotient on the block, EQ, has been flawedplagued by some of the same errors identified and rectified since the comparably early era of IQ testing, e.g., the flaw of cultural bias and the mistake of failing to distinguish aptitude from achievement.For example, disadvantaged youths in the early 20th-century, presented with an IQ test analogy question like the following, would be virtually certain to be unable to do more than guess the answer polo is to snooker as a Royal fox hunt is to (a) regatta, (b) duck hunting, (c) the Kentucky Derby, (d) bee-keeping, (e) none of the above. Answer bDealing with Your DaughterNow consider this EI question what is the emotionally intelligent response to the following situation?Your daughter, who is 16, has been spending too much time away from the family, with a boy that you and your spouse landsee as totally unsuitable, especially because of his completely unacceptable religious beliefs and lifestyle choices. Should you(a) Display your disapproval through non-physical anger?(b) Display your disappointment through sadness?(c) Calmly discuss with her your family hopes, policies and expectations, as well as your concerns about the suitability of the boy?(d) Allow her to make her own decisions and limit your involvement to offering advice when she seeks it?(e) Take her into a courtyard and have her stoned to death for dishonoring the family by associating with an unrelated male who belongs to a different sect?If you are as eg alitarian as the American ideal, you probably chose (c) or (d), while gasping at (e).The Cultural Relativity of Emotional IntelligenceExtreme though this example is, it makes the cultural relativity of emotional intelligence transparently obviousa fact that is incorporated into some definitions of emotional intelligence, and a consideration that immediately raises a red flag regarding the eligibility of emotional intelligence to join the ranks of recognized innate and universal intelligence measures.So before you congratulate or berate yourself for a low EI online score, e.g., on the emotional intelligence test at the popular Psychology Today website (http//psychologytoday.tests.psychtests.com/take_test.php?idRegTest=1310), take a closer look at the questions in any EQ test youve taken or seen. It will be nothing short of a miracle if there are none with a cultural, berzeugtheit von sich selbst or ideological bias or some confusion of aptitude and achievement, the latter in the form of learned emotional skills, rather than innate ones.The Psychology Today test presents hypothetical situations, comparable to the one above, in which you are asked to choose between remaining calm or silent, displaying anger, etc., in the face of a specific provocation. Notably, other-cultural options like (e), above, are excluded from any consideration whatsoever, despite the fact that in some cultures neither alleging that such behavior is a crime nor punishing it so brutally is considered wacky. Worse, in those cultures (e) is not only the epitome of emotional intelligence, it is also recognized as profound, traditional and precious emotional wisdom. (Note It has sorely tested my emotional intelligence to criticize the same Psychology Today test that gave me a 98 percentile emotional self-awareness score. Anyway, no sour grapes analysis here.)The Rank Relativity of Emotional IntelligenceDespite our cherished egalitarian ideologies, the fact is that the right response may vary d epending not only on the cultural situation, but on the relative rank of the participants When outraged by an enlisted mans namby-pamby attitude, General Patton was wrong to strike the weak-willed soldier, but a toned-down, yet nonetheless himmelskrper emotional response that would have been emotionally intelligent for Patton would have been, in virtue of the difference of rank between them, stupid for the enlisted man to dare attempt.Even dominant and deferential silverback gorillas grasp this difference in their jostling for rank in the troop hierarchy. Yet, somehow, perhaps under the influence of Western egalitarianism, some EI theorists have not, and have instead blithely assumed that the correct answer on an EI test is correct for allirrespective of both culture and rank.Emotional Aptitude vs. Emotional AchievementTo put these issues into a recruitment perspective, imagine you are interviewing a Thai job applicant. You are both comfortably seated and in crossing your legs, you happen to point one of your shoes toward him. Since you are probably completely unaware of any emotional consequences, namely, his culturally-instilled discomfort in having a shod foot pointing at him, you would fail to display insight into the emotional consequences of your behavior. Does this mean you have to subtract points from your EQ? Of course not.You have merely revealed a limitation of your emotional-cultural achievement, not of any innate emotional-cultural aptitude. It means you have something to learn, not an innate limitation to bear. But since this can be learned, why call this kind of learnable understanding intelligence? Why not call it emotional skill?Perhaps it is because skill requires extra work, whereas intelligence doesntwhich is great for really busy people, like recruiters.

Retain your Health Care Specialists in a Changing Economy

Retain your Health Care Specialists in a Changing EconomyRetain your Health Care Specialists in a Changing EconomyRetain your Health Care Specialists in a Changing EconomyThrough the deep recession of 2008-2009, healthcare employers could pretty well count on their workers to stay put, even clinical specialists in particularly high demand. But with the economy on the mend, some health care professionals inevitably will abflug to look for greener pastures.Thats why executives and managers at hospitals and other health care providers are renewing their efforts to retain those hard-to-replace specialists in whom theyve invested substantial resources. How high a priority should zurckhalten be? I dont think theres anything more important that I do than be chief retention officer, says Richard Ford, director of respiratory services at the University of California San Diego Medical Center.Hospitals across the country are pushing policies, programs and organizational cultures that make their wards and labs the place their workers want to stay. Heres a sampling of their approaches.Scheduling for FlexibilityAlthough patient care must come first in the scheduling of shifts for specialist clinicians, hospitals cant afford to ignore the preferences of their workers. And those preferences vary, among individuals and across generations.Flexible scheduling seeks to accommodate the labor and leisure lives of workers the concept rolls easily off the tongue, but its no simple feat. In addition to covering the complex 24/7 needs of patients, a flexible scheduling program must also be clearly defined, systematic, fair and transparent if it is to earn the confidence and loyalty of workers.Even the broad architecture of shift scheduling can help retain value specialists or drive them away. Twelve-hour shifts are popular with younger critical-care nurses who like having as many days off as working days, says Pam Shellner, a clinical nurse specialist at the American Association of Cri tical-Care Nurses. But some nurses want to go back to 8-hour shifts because they believe a 5-day week enables them to provide better continuity of care, she adds. So the choice of scheduling paradigm may depend in part on the retention priorities of the institution and its employees.Education for GrowthIn their career choice, health care specialists implicitly convey to their employers that education is particularly important to them. And many seek to advance their training through their careers.The average lab technologist is over 50, says Irina Lutinger, senior administrative director of clinical laboratories at NYU Langone Medical Center. We encourage them to put off retirement by earning the ASCP certification, which gets them an extra $2,000 salary increase.Generous tuition benefits are another strong retention incentive. We offer 100 percent tuition reimbursement for big specialties in nursing, says Dayla Randolph, a human resources consultant with Advocate South Suburban Hosp ital in Hazel Crest, Illinois.Many clinicians want to take the initiative to keep up with advances in their specialties. For them, access at work or from home to medical databases and research literature is a real draw. In-house education initiatives such as teleconferences, speaker series and learn-at-lunch programs are also popular.Career Development for AdvancementMost specialists want to do more than just move patients through the health system they seek to follow a career arc. Thats why at NYU Langone Medical Center, we give opportunities to internal candidates to advance to the next level, to lead technologist, supervisor or manager, says Lutinger.For highly trained specialists who are not physicians, opportunities to use their own finely-tuned medical judgment can be an important retention tool. Weve implemented programs that enable respiratory therapists to have some say-so in patient care, rather than having physicians make every decision, says Ford.The neatest trick of all may be to keep health care workers happy in their current roles, while mixing in a little variety. We have four levels of nurse-clinician to encourage our nurses to remain at bedside as they advance, says Randolph. At the higher levels, nurses take on research projects or become preceptors, for example.Technology to Ease the BurdenHealth care information systems can be so frustrating and counterproductive that some health care workers, especially those who are nearing retirement, may actually quit rather than learn to jump through a new set of technological hoops.But technology, carefully crafted with clinicians in mind, can also bind workers to their hospitals. ur clients specialist surgeons often work at multiple institutions, says Paul Brient, CEO of PatientKeeper, which makes patient information and workflow software for physicians. The software gets doctors out of the hospital faster, and with a BlackBerry or iPhone they have everything they need on patients, wherever they go. Indeed, much health care technologyhelps to lighten clinicians daily burden. We bring in as much automation as possible, to improve efficiency, says Lutinger, the NYU lab director. Workers like to reduce their manual tasks, and its also better for patients.Recognition and Support for Employee SatisfactionEmployee recognition is easy to write off as an HR gimmick, but specialist clinicians do appreciate genuine expressions of gratitude for their professional excellence. Ford puts plainly the importance he assigns these expressions We expect our leaders to recognize their staff and we check that they do.The clarity of the recognition is often more important than the magnitude of the reward, which might be an inexpensive gift card. Our managers give staff members cards noting their specific above-and-beyond accomplishments, says Randolph.Shellner draws a direct line between the health of staff-to-manager relationshipsand the retention of critical-care specialists Our nurses will stay a ccording to how supportive their managers and workplaces are.

Enthusiasm... The Spirit of God Within

Enthusiasm... The Spirit of God WithinEnthusiasm... The Spirit of God WithinEnthusiasm the spirit of god withinBy Marc CenedellaReaders, Im a big fan of jas.Whether its the fact that Shakespeare coined the words manager, employer, and investment or the fact that fine, finance and finite all come from the same beginnings (fin meaning to end originally as fine, a way to end an obligation, and eventually as finance, taking on the meaning of ending debts, and subsequently, all monetary matters).Heres another one for you to consider this weekEnthusiasmEn- means inside or within.-iasm, like any ism makes a word into a noun.And -thus-? That comes from the Greek word theos meaning god, from which we also get monotheism and theocracy.So one way of interpreting the meaning of enthusiasm would be the spirit of god within.And I think thats just about right, Readers. When we show enthusiasm, were showing the proper appreciation for the wonderful world in which we live.Whether its the technology t hat really works like magic (FaceTime with the grandparents from your vacation in China? wow), or the beauty of competition that infuses the Olympics this week, or even something as simple as your kids Little League game, this world is an amazing place, and we should be thankful for all weve achieved here in this great land of ours.The spirit of god within, indeed.So, Readers, Id like to ask you to dig deep this week and find a way to beenthusiasticabout your job hunt.Yes, I know its not easy. A job search is about as inspiring as a trip to the dentist or paying your taxes. But if you focus on the outcome, and your excitement for the future, and the fact that youll soon be in a new job that you love and stretching and growing yourself in ways that your current or past position did not allowIf you focus on that, isnt that worth beingenthusiasticabout?Have a wonderful week, Readers,Ill be rooting for you,Marc Cenedella, CEO Founder

Why Your Resume Should Rarely Exceed 2 Pages

Why Your Resume Should Rarely Exceed 2 PagesWhy Your Resume Should Rarely Exceed 2 PagesExplained Why We Cut Down Your Resume to 2 PagesThere are so many nuances when it comes to writing an effective resume for todays market that its hard for anyone other than a trained professional writer to keep track. Between the evolving needs of employers and their growing reliance on recruitment technology, resume writing has become both an art and a science.In this series, our goal is to explain some of the common changes resume writers make and why they are in your best interest.Why your new resume is two pages longIf your old resume had accumulated a few extra pages over the years, it can be a shock to find your entire career summed up in only two pages. However, this is exactly what recruiters are looking for.The reality is that most recruiters spend less than 10 seconds reviewing a resume before deciding if a candidate should receive further consideration. With so little time to make the right impression, its important to present a succinct document that highlights the relevant parts of your skills, experience, and education.To achieve this ideal resume length, your writer may reduce jobs older than 15 years to the bare essentials your job title, the company name, and its location. In other cases, jobs you held that fall outside of this 15-year window or that are unrelated to your current goals may be omitted entirely.Part of a professional writers job is to treat your resume like a marketing document, carefully curating its content to support your goals. Rather than providing an endless list of everything youve done for the past 25-plus years, a resume writer aims to highlight your qualifications and downplay or remove information that does not support your candidacy. When your resume is written with a specific goal in mind, its easier to eliminate unnecessary details and achieve the optimal page length.Why two pages? Why not one?Given the incredibly short amount o f time recruiters spend reviewing resumes, you may wonder why your resume wasnt reduced to simply one page. Well, a 2018 study found that recruiters actually prefer two-page resumes over one-page resumes, on average. According to the study, when compared with single-page resumes, two-page resumes increase the amount of time recruiters spend reviewing the applicant and can ultimately improve the candidates likelihood of getting hired. One page is simply not enough space to provide a strong career narrative, outline all of your relevant skills, and provide proof of your qualifications in a visually pleasing manner.Its a careful balancing act Too little information on your resume, and recruiters may not be convinced of your value. Too much information, and recruiters may lose interest in your application before they can properly assess your qualifications. Trust in the fact that your professional resume writer is trained to know the difference and provide just the right amount of infor mation within those two pages to impress an employer with your career narrative and the value you bring to the table.Exceptions to the two-page resume ruleThere are a few exceptions to this rule, of course. For example, if youre making a major career change, your resume may be reduced to one page that highlights the skills and parts of your experience that are relevant to this new job goal. On the flip side, if youre in an academic or scientific field or pursuing a job within the U.S. federal government, your resume will require more than two pages to meet the application requirements of those industries.Recommended ReadingHow to Skillfully Combat Ageism During a Job Interview6 Ways You Can Overcome Ageism During the Job SearchHow to Set the Stage for a Successful Job Search

How to Mention Fun Facts About Yourself in a Job Search

How to Mention Fun Facts About Yourself in a Job Search How to Mention Fun Facts About Yourself in a Job Search Job searching can feel very regimented: There are guidelines for resume and cover letter formats that extend down to the smallest details, such as your font choice. Once you make it to the interview stage, there’s an expectation that you’ll have prepared answers to common interview questions. No wonder job search documents can become repetitive and formulaic, and interview answers may sound over-rehearsed. Preparation and following job search norms are  essential. But that doesn’t mean that your application materials and interview answers should be stripped of all personality. Sharing fun facts about yourself distinguishes you from the crowd, and can make you a stronger, more appealing candidate. The Value of Fun Facts in Your Job Search Say you perform as a stand-up comedian on weekends -  sharing that detail lets employers know you’re quick-witted and comfortable in front of a crowd. That’s a useful skill for any job that requires public speaking. Even a hobby of building model trains on the weekend can showcase patience for details. Fun facts are a path to sharing relevant abilities and transferable skills. Mentioning them also helps transition interviews from a question-and-answer format to something a bit more conversational. Fun facts can give employers a sense of your full self (beyond your in-office persona). Direct managers and co-workers are often particularly eager to get a sense of what candidates are like both in the cubicle and also at client dinners, late nights at the office, or early morning coffee runs. A Cautionary Note: Share Fun Facts Judiciously While there are advantages to sharing fun facts throughout your job application, experts often warn against showing too much personality or going overboard with humor. After all, you don’t want to share anything that recruiters see as silly, offensive, or just plain a waste of their time. Here are tips for which fun facts to share - and  which to keep to yourself: Be Honest: There’s no sense sharing a hobby or interest that isn’t truly something you enjoy or engage in. If you include marathoner on your resume, but havent done one, or run in decades, it could lead to an awkward moment in your interview.Be Interesting: It’s fine to share typical hobbies and interests - cooking, reading, yoga, watching movies - but of course, it’s wonderful to put things that are a bit unexpected. Whatever your interest, be prepared to talk about it in an engaging way.Be Relevant: Always, always, do your best to relate fun facts back to the job at hand. Sharing hobbies can be a great way to show off transferrable skills -  if you are part of a local hockey team, you’re likely a strong team player, for instance. Where to Share Fun Facts on Your Resume Your resume may be one of the very easiest places to share fun facts: You can add a section called “Hobbies and Interests” and include them there. Experts often recommend removing this section if you’re tight on space - that’s certainly reasonable advice, but including it offers interviewers an opportunity to connect on something a bit more personal than people you know in common through universities or previous jobs. In this section, you can include volunteer experience and extracurriculars, as well as general hobbies and interests. Where to Add Fun Facts to Your Cover Letter Tread carefully here: Unlike a resume, there is no set section for sharing fun facts. Since cover letters are intended to make a tight, persuasive case for your candidacy,  it’s a poor idea to include extraneous sentences that do not further this goal. However, some of your interests may jive well with the job at hand. You might write, “In my role at XYZ company, I was able to reduce the time spent on drafting an annual report by 15 percent. Honestly, improving workflows is just a part of my personality anywhere I go: At XYZ Charity, I created and maintain the volunteer training schedule.” In a nutshell, share fun facts about yourself in your cover letter only if they’re relevant to the role, and make sure the connection to the job is crystal clear. Sharing Fun Facts During Your Interview If you’re bored during the interview, then your interviewer likely feels similarly. That’s not a good outcome. Aim to show some personality during job interviews; sharing fun facts makes your responses memorable, and gives interviewers a full sense of you as a person. Here are some questions where sharing fun facts -  like your hobbies and interests -  can help: What are your hobbies?What are you passionate about? What is your greatest strength?  What is your greatest weakness? The idea here is to use your fun fact as a path to talking about yourself as a worker. So, for instance, if you were asked about your greatest weakness, you might start by talking about how you’ve always struggled with discipline, but training for a marathon showed you how structure and routine could help you succeed in long-term projects. Then, you want to loop your answer back around to a work situation and show again, how you’re working to increase your discipline. So go ahead: Use fun facts to provide a full picture of yourself, and share some engaging, memorable information about yourself throughout your application process, from your resume through to in-person interviews.

How to Become a Male Model

How to Become a Male Model How to Become a Male Model Women seem to have dominated the modeling industry for a long time. When you think of fashion models, it’s likely women that come to mind. From Cindy Crawford to Cara Delevingne, models from different generations have become iconic, and their names are synonymous with beauty and style. However, male models are carving a larger spot in the modeling world, and many of them are becoming icons in their own right. If you’re wondering if you have what it takes, here’s what you should know to get started as a male model. You Don't Need Professional Photographs Basic snapshots are all you need to get the attention of top modeling agencies. If you are interested in fashion modeling, be sure your pictures, or what the industry refers to as digitals or Polaroids, include a clear face shot (one smiling and one not smiling) and some full-length body shots with and without your shirt on. If commercial modeling is more your style, then in addition to the type of photos mentioned above, be sure to include some images that show a range of emotions, such as happy, excited, angry, sad, etc.   You Don't Need Modeling Classes Modeling classes are not required to become a fashion model as most agencies are willing to provide the necessary training you need to get started.  It  is always recommended that both fashion and commercial models take some introductory acting or auditioning workshops.     It’s Not Just for Young Men Men of all ages can be successful models. The idea that only men in their late teens or early twenties can model is not true. From commercial to fashion modeling, there’s a market for male models of all ages. Brands are often looking to appeal to a broad market, and having models that represent different generations is a great way to do that. You Don't Need to Be Tall Height standards for male models are generally between 5’ 11 and 6’ 2, but that is usually applied to men working as fashion and runway models. Even then, it’s not a hard and fast rule. There are different types of modeling, and they don’t all call for the long and lean man. Not only is it okay to be taller or shorter than traditional standards, but the modeling industry is also welcoming to male models of different sizes. For example, Target booked their first “plus-size” male model in 2015, and since, the image of a full-size male model has increasingly become more common. DifferentIs Good Now more than ever, the modeling industry is embracing the things that make models unique. Features that stand out are considered advantages, rather than flaws. Top male model Shaun Ross has had a successful career, and he also happens to have albinism. This has not hindered his career; instead, it has propelled him to stardom and made him more recognizable. You’ll Need a Great Agent Being part of a great modeling agency can mean a world of difference for any model. Because there may be fewer modeling jobs available for men, it’s critical you have an agent keeping their eye out for work for you, so something doesn’t pass you by. They’ll help you book jobs along with determining the market in which you’ll be most successful.

Job Search Sabotage Are You Taking the Process Too Personally

Job Search Sabotage Are You Taking the Process Too Personally Job Search Sabotage Are You Taking the Process Too Personally “Don’t take anything personally,” is the second agreement in “The Four Agreements,” a bestselling book by Don Miguel Ruiz. Searching for a job puts you in a place of vulnerability that can fill you with the “poison,” as Ruiz calls it, of others’ feelings, beliefs and opinions. “Nothing other people do is because of you,” he writes. “It is because of themselves.” Taking things personally in your job search can result in feelings of hurt and inadequacy when you get rejected, something goes wrong in the job interview process or you receive bad advice. “By taking things personally you set yourself up to suffer for nothing,” writes Ruiz. “When you make it a strong habit not to take anything personally, you avoid many upsets in your life.” Why Rejection Is Not Personal When you consider that many jobs receive 100 or more applications, being rejected puts you in the majority. Here are some cases in which you might take it personally as well as why you don’t need to. You apply and get no response at all (even if you think you are the perfect fit for the advertised position).  The recruiter may have been overwhelmed with qualified responses, or the hiring manager may have already had someone in mind internally, or they lost your application. The reasons are too many to know. But if you feel strongly about the position, you can take the situation in your own hands and follow up. Rejection after a phone screen or an initial interview. In addition to the reasons above, the company may have found what it thinks is the perfect candidate, or it may have put the position on hold. It may have identified a specific skill set or personality profile that would perform best in the position, and you didn’t meet the criteria. Not meeting one hiring manager’s criteria doesn’t mean that you can’t meet another’s. As you can see, rejection can be more about them than you. Rejection in the final stages of interviewing. If you’ve gone all the way to the final round of interviewing, rejection can feel very personal. You may have spent a lot of time and effort in preparing for and traveling to interviews. But it’s still not personal. Most employers will not indicate why you were rejected, and perhaps it’s better not to know. Whether it was skill, personality or some other factor, the employer thought someone else would be a better fit. Taking rejection personally will only sap your energy for the next interview. Congratulate yourself for how far you made it and move on. Interviewing Mishaps are not Personal If an interviewer seems disinterested in you, grills you on a specific topic or is unprepared, it may have nothing to do with you. Interviewers are people, too, with their own beliefs and opinions. Just like you, they can find the interview process draining. They might be stretched too thin because of the vacancy or having to take time away from normal tasks to conduct interviews. They might have been burned by a previous employee or be struggling with personal issues. If you take any odd behavior personally, you can end up feeling inadequate and uninspired. When this happens, it might be a time to check the conversations in your mind. Make Your Mind Your Friend, Not an Enemy “Even the opinions you have about yourself are not necessarily true,” Ruiz writes. “Therefore, you don’t need to take what you hear in your own mind personally. The mind has the ability to talk to itself.” If your mind is giving you messages that you are worthless, or you’ll never find a good job, or everyone hates you, know that you can change those messages with positive ones. “We have a choice whether or not to believe the voices we hear in our own minds,” writes Ruiz. Seek out friends, books, audio or Internet resources that fill you with positive messages. Criticism versus Advice If you seek help with your resume and interviewing techniques or ask for general job search advice, you subject yourself to commentary that can feel more like criticism than helpful advice. A relative who tells you to get a job in a field you’re not interested in is reflecting their own reality and not seeing yours. “When we take something personally, we make the assumption that they know what is in our world, and we try to impose our world on their world,” writes Ruiz. Trying to squish your world into someone else’s box is a recipe for unhappiness.   That person may not have as much knowledge as you or may be imposing their unrealized dreams onto you. Because of this tendency, business and career coach Wendy Nolin recommends working with trained career counselors early on in one’s career. “Friends and family may be unintentionally passing on potentially damaging suggestions,” she said in our article “Chose the Right Career at Any Age.” Advice should make you feel expansive and opened up to new possibilities, while criticism can make you feel hurt or depressed. If you make the commitment to yourself to not take criticism personally- and act on advice that is genuinely helpful- you’ll be on your way to finding a good job.

The ASME Speakers Bureau A Resource for Planning ASME Events

The ASME Speakers Bureau A Resource for Planning ASME Events The ASME Speakers Bureau A Resource for Planning ASME Events Do you need to find someone to speak at an upcoming section meeting or technical conference? The solution may be just a click away when you use the ASME Speakers Bureau for ASME Units.. The Speakers Bureau, established by the Global Community Operating Board, is a resource for ASME units to help develop quality programming for a variety of functions including section and division meetings, technical conferences, seminars, Early Career Forums, and Engineers Week events. Topics may range from scientific issues of general concern to a public audience and general information geared toward a normal audience of engineers, students and guests, to more specialized material intended for engineers and students in fields that are closely related to that of the lecturer. Visit the online speaker directory to review the list of the more than 70 engineers currently available to speak at your event or to search for a speaker in your area. When using the directory (available to only members), be sure to view a speaker's details for more specific information on a speaker's technical area or location. E-mail addresses are also included so you can contact the speaker and make arrangements for your event. Being an ASME Speaker provides visibility for you and your work in the ASME community. It also provides you many professional and personal benefits, including: The satisfaction of providing others a valuable and useful experience; A greater capacity for listening to, training, and motivating others; The opportunity to hone your communication skills building; and Practice getting and keeping the attention of an audience. If you are interested in joining the ASME Speakers Bureau, click here to fill out an application form. The Speakers Bureau is intended for internal use only by ASME units. As such, members of the press or others outside of ASME should not directly contact the speakers listed in this directory. Instead, members of the press need to work through the Society's Public Information department. Additional information can be found by visiting the ASME Press Room. For more information about the ASME Speakers Bureau, visit http://volunteer.asme.org/unit/Speakers_Bureau.cfm, or e-mail speakersbureau@asme.org.

Customize this Outstanding Administrative Assistant Resume 5

Customize this Outstanding Administrative Assistant Resume 5 Customize this Outstanding Administrative Assistant Resume 5 Sample Administrative Assistant Resume AdminCreate Resume SUMMARY · Twenty plus years experience in office administration, supporting all levels of management. · Twenty years of computer experience: Expert in Microsoft Outlook/Word/Excel/Power Point/Access. · Strong organizational and problem solving skills.EXPERIENCE Econohomes, LLC â€" Austin, TX 2006-2008Special Projects / Executive AssistantStart-up Real Estate Investment company assisted in building controls, and processes for the business:Loan servicing software conversion to more robust software.Responsible for the tracking and closing of acquisition of properties..Responsible for ad hoc reporting for the CFO with regards to inventory, monthly sales, portfolio pools and end of month reports.Established and maintain cell phones service, Federal Express Account and office supplies and equipment.Relocation Central CORT Business â€" Austin, TX 2004-2006Administrative AssistantProvided administrative assistance to the Real Estate Broker for the Corporation:Track existing, complete necessary forms for new license and maintain continuing education requirements Broker and Agent licenses in 25 States. · Maintained Compliance Manuals. ·Travel arrangements, expense reports, verify and approve invoices, office supplies, bank deposits and special projects.JB Goodwin Realtors â€" Round Rock, TX 2002-2005Sales AgentAssisted clients in lease or purchase of home and networking with other Realtors, Property Management Companies and Mortgage Consultants. · Research and market analysis for sales and lease clients. · Previewing properties (new and resale) for perspective clients.Texas Association of School Boards â€" Austin, TX 2001-2002Special Projects â€" Administrative AssistantProvided administrative assistant to the Continuing Education department with input of continuing education updates and convention setup. · Assisted the Information Technology team in creating a database and website for the School Districts to upd ate their continuing education hours earned. · Assisted convention manager in the Annual Convention (approximately 500 plus vendors with 8,000 plus attendees) selling booths space, convention questions and working with the decorating company with any issues.MELISSA CARRELL â€" PAGE 2Dell Computer Corporation â€" Round Rock, TX 1996 2001Programmer/Business Analyst â€" Administrative Assistant Throughout the tenor at Dell, provided Administrative Assistance to Vice Presidents, Business and Programmer Analyst in Information Technology segment: · Collected data and prepared complex MS PowerPoint presentations, Access database/dashboard and Excel reports. · Compilation, analysis and reporting of metrics related to website utilization. Content validation, content check in/out. Re-designed the I/T Finance and Global Operational reporting home page. · Designed, implemented and maintained Purchase Requisition Access database, Purchase Requisition processes, liaison between Business Operatio ns Procurement and I/T Supplier Management. · Site Administrator for I/T Finance Group, assisted Supplier Management and I/T Library with content management.USA HealthNetwork â€" Austin, TX 1995-1996Administrative AssistantProvided administrative assistance President of Information Technology: · Responsible for Policies and Procedures and Operations Manual. · Maintained Project Database/Project Files, and Project Management schedule. · Assisted Programmers with AS/400 testing and data entry.Temple-Inland â€" Austin, TX 1988-1995Administrative AssistantProvided administrative assistance to executive level staff and liaison for scheduling meetings, special events, managing accurate calendar for executives: · Maintained Policies and Procedures manual and Operations Manual. · Reporting Writing (AS/400 and IQ/400). · Processed loan information and end of month portfolio reports. · Filed Deeds and Assignments, Deed of Trust Mortgage Assignments, portfolio comparison reports. · Assisted i n re-estimated and budgets for all building products operations.TRAINING/EDUCATION Angelina Community College studied Business Administration and Computer ScienceManagement Program at the University of TexasNumerous classes and seminars, including:Microsoft Access, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPointMicrosoft Visual Source Safe, HomeSite, Web Trends, Virtual NetworkBrio 5.5, Brio Data ModelerVisual Interdev, SQL NavigatorQuickBooks (Premier Online)Project Management Basic Skills (PMI)MSF Solutions DisciplineTexas NotaryCustomize Resume

How to Raise a Coder in Four Easy Steps

How to Raise a Coder in Four Easy Steps How to Raise a Coder in Four Easy Steps How to Raise a Coder in Four Easy Steps In todays digital age, technology is a defining characteristic of nearly every industry. If anything, technological innovation will continue to accelerate in the coming years. That means that coding will soon join reading, writing, and arithmetic as a vital childhood skill needed for future success. Unfortunately, the U.S. education system has historically lagged in fostering an interest in the technological fields, despite recent emphasis on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) curriculums. By the time students hit high school, only 16% are interested in STEM-related careers, according to the U.S. Department of Education. Libraries across America give kids an opportunity to learn coding. Image: Flickr / San Jos Public Library The result has been a huge shortage of American workers in those fields, especially computer science. According to Code.org, an advocacy group for coding education, 58% of all new STEM jobs are in computing, yet only 8% of STEM graduates end up in computer science jobs. This could have something to do with the fact that only 40% of U.S. schools teach computer science, despite that 90% of parents want their children to study it. Luckily, as an engineer or any concerned parent, you dont have to rely on school to bolster your childs interest in STEM fields. You dont even have to wait until theyre in school to get started. Heres how you can foster your childs interest in coding from an early age: 1. Use age-appropriate activities No one is suggesting sitting young children down with a manual and teaching them Python or Java. Start with the basics, and keep it light and fun based on your childs age. Apps are a great way to get started with your childs coding education, since they combine gameplay with the actual technological tools that coding involves. There are tons of apps aimed at a variety of age groups that are designed to get kids into coding through play. Here are a few examples: Age 4 8: Lightbot, Jr. allows young children to solve simple puzzles using basic coding principles. For older children (9 and up), theres also standard Lightbot, which offers slightly more complicated puzzles. Age 5 and up: With Cargo-Bot, kids can use simple coding to teach a robot how to move crates around the screen. The levels increase in difficulty, but the easiest level is user-friendly enough for five-year-olds. Age 6 10: Daisy the Dinosaur is another fun app for younger children, where the user can animate a cartoon dinosaur through basic drag-and-drop actions, teaching kids the code principles behind objects and sequencing. Age 8 12: Hopscotchenables kids to design and build their own games, stories and art, and then publish them to a moderated online community. They can also play and moderate other existing games. Apps arent the only way to engage your children in fun coding play. There are tons of toys and kits available to give your children the opportunity for hands-on experimentation. 2. Emphasize the creative aspects There are a lot of misconceptions that software as a field is universally dry and dull. Unfortunately, this attitude can turn children away from the subject altogether. But coding isnt just about complex languages and mathematical principles; its about imagination and innovation. It involves storytelling, artwork, and design. When introducing coding to kids, frame it through this creative lens. You can support this by introducing coding tools and games that play on your childrens creative passions. Scratch, for instance, is a program that allows kids in elementary school onward to create and program their own animations and games, in areas such as music, painting, and storytelling. It may help your childrens interest to know that technology and creativity are not mutually exclusive; in fact, they go hand in hand. 3. Make it social If your kids dont show an interest in coding on their own, they might be more inclined to participate if its something they can do with their friends. Research showed that in the early days of social media, kids learned HTML to update their MySpace pages as part of engaging with their peer group. Not only are there several games and apps (like many of those listed above) that encourage group play in coding and interaction through moderated communities, there are also coding summer camps and youth programs to get kids engaged in coding together. 4. Encourage creative problem solving Critical thinking and problem solving are some of the key characteristics of professional coders. Even when theyre not directly engaging in hands-on activities, you can encourage your child to think like a coder in day-to-day life. When your child encounters a problem, ask them to think up an invention or tool that would help them solve it. How would that technology work? What would it take to make it work? This not only fosters a childs creativity, it gets them thinking about how technology can be used to solve real-world problems, and how they can be the masterminds behind that technology. In todays ever-changing technological landscape, coding is a valuable skill that not enough people have. By encouraging your childs interest in this field, youre not only fostering that important skill, youre opening up a world of endless possibility and opportunity. Find out more about the latest in Career and Education from ASME.org. Tim Sprinkle is an independent writer. For Further Discussion

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E-6 U.S. Army Administrative Promotion Points for E-5/E-6 U.S. Army soldiers can be the recipients of a variety of awards, decorations, achievements, Personal Fitness Test (PFT) scores, and badges for their military service, especially when defending the country in times of conflict.The goal of the Armys award program  is to enhance mission accomplishments by identifying excellence of both military and civilian members of the force and motivating them to high levels of performance and service. The awards program allows for an objective grading method for soldiers in the Army in promotable status.  A new system of promotion points was developed in 2011 and updated in 2015.Multiply the number of points authorized by the number of awards received:Awards and Medals  Soldier’s Medal or higher award/decoration     40  Bronze Star Medal with “V” Device   35  Bronze Star Medal   30  Purple Heart     30  Defense Meritorious Service Medal   25  Meritorious Service Medal       25  Air Medal with “V” Device       25  Army Commendation Medal with “V” Device     25  Air Medal     20  Joint Service Commendation Medal       20  Army Commendation Medal     20  Joint Service Achievement Medal       10  Army Achievement Medal     10  Good Conduct Medal             10  Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal     10  Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with or without “M” Device)     10  Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal       10Badge Promotion Points  Com bat Infantry Badge             30  Combat Medical Badge       30  Combat Action Badge     30  Expert Infantry Badge     30  Expert Field Medical Badge       30  Master Parachute Badge       20  Master Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badge       20  Senior Parachute Badge       15  Senior Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badge       15  Presidential Service Badge     15  Vice President Service Badge       15  Drill Sergeant Badge     15  Basic US Army Recruiter Badge     15  Parachute Badge     10  Parachute Badge     10  Parachute Rigger Badge     10  Divers badge     10    Basic Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badge     10  Pathfinder Badge     10  Air Assault Badge     10  Aircraft Crewman Badge     10  Secretary of Defense Service Badge   10  Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge   10  Army Staff Identification Badge     10  Space Badge   10  Tomb Guard Identification Badge     10  Driver and Mechanic Badge       10 Point ValuesAs you advance your training and skills throughout your career, points for some badges increase. For instance, the basic parachute badge is 10 points, the senior parachute badge is 15 points, and the master parachute badge is 20 points.Promotion points increase through the following levels: Basic recruiting is worth 15 points, Gold recruiting is worth 20 points, and Master recruiting is worth 20 points toward advancement and promotion. Hazardous Duty PointsThe Hazardous Duty specialty gains extra points due to the danger involved. A basic parachutist can receive an extra 20 points, a senior parachutist can receive an extra 25 points, and a master parachutist can receive an additional 30 points when in hazardous duty areas conducting difficult training or real-world combat missions.Certificates of AchievementCertain specific achievements  are awarded the following points:  Soldier/NCO of the Quarter â€" BDE Level     10  Soldier/NCO of the Quarter   15  Soldier/NCO of the Year â€" MACOM   25  Distinguished Honor Graduate     15  Distinguished Leadership Award     10  Commandants List    5The Army Good Conduct Medal (AGCM)For three years of faithful service by exhibiting  exemplary conduct, efficiency, and fidelity,  enlisted members are eligible for the Army Good Conduct Medal. However, if the term of service being reviewed for advancement does not meet the three-year term to be eligible for the AGCM, the added poi nts cannot be used for the current promotion board.The period of service is used to determine eligibility for promotion points (orders issued late do not result in a retroactive promotion point adjustment). The date of the order or ending period, whichever is later, will be used to determine eligibility for promotion points on all remaining awards, such as the Army Achievement Medal, Army Commendation Medal, or Meritorious Service Medal. Awards and decorations earned in other U.S. Uniformed Services receive the same points as corresponding/ equivalent Army awards. An online calculator is available to determine your promotion/advancement number.

5 Phrases that will kill your Resume (And how to replace them)

5 Phrases that will kill your Resume (And how to replace them) 5 Phrases that will kill your Resume (And how to replace them) Employers are often shocked at how many job applicants include outdated language on their resume, regardless of their age or level of career experience. In today’s hyper-competitive job market, you cannot allow employers’ first impression of you to be shaped by archaic words, writing styles, or catchphrases. Luckily, these buzzwords are easy to spot, if you know what to look for. What follows is a list of ResumeYeti’s Top 5 outdated resume phrases, with our Pro Tips on how to replace them if they appear on yours. 1) Personal Pronouns Using the pronouns “I,” “my,” “me,” etc. comes off as overly informal and thus, unprofessional. Employers automatically assume that everything on your resume is related to you and your experience. Think about the lessons you learned early on about writing academic or scientific essays. The most authoritative voice is the one that remains objective. The same goes for resume language. Pro Tip: Find ways to express your career experiences without pronouns. The phrase “My responsibilities included training my interns to use the digital asset manager,” could be reworked to be, “Trained a group of 5 interns to use Portfolio Digital Asset Manager.” The new sentence is preferred because it is direct and objective, and it also quantifies an element of your job (resume readers love this), AND it specifies a computer program/system you are skilled in using. 2) Address You should not include your full address in the “contact” section of your resume. In the past, the address was typically included as a formal gesture, but today, your personal address is seen as unnecessary information that visually clutters the top of your resume. Pro Tip: DO include your phone number and email address. You should use dashes, periods, or parentheses (for the area code) to format your phone number. When you list your e-mail, be sure to use a professional address with your name, rather than a silly account that does not identify you. 3) Exceedingly formal or wordy language The flip side of making your resume seem too informal by using personal pronouns would be making your resume seem so extraneously proper that it comes off as silly. Some examples of this language are phrases like “responsible for,” “duties included,” “oversight of,” and “references available upon request.” Apart from taking up precious space on your resume document, these phrases complicate the details that you are trying to convey to employers. Today, advertisers are lucky if they catch our attention for 5 whole seconds before a YouTube video plays. If your resume language is complicated and verbose, you can count on it being buried in the pile and overshadowed by other applicants. Pro Tip: Be direct and concise. If you’ve gotten to a point where you’re stuck and you don’t know where to start, have a friend look it over. Instruct them to edit every sentence as if each one had a word limit. Every character counts. Try to pare down your language so that only the most crucial points remain. Think of it this way: for every overly wordy phrase you remove, you can use a bit of the extra space to specify or quantify a detail of your experience (thus improving your resume). 4) Vague Expressions What do you think of when you hear the phrases, “out-of-the-box,” “dynamic,” “win-win,” or “team player?” Having a hard time envisioning something meaningful? Employers reading your resume will have a hard time, too.   Clichéd phrases like these are vague. They emit a gimmicky, sales pitch-y tone, and should be left off your resume. Pro Tip: If you do spot these phrases on your resume, zoom in on the context in which you used them. What exactly is it that you are trying to express about yourself? If you describe yourself as an “out-of-the-box, dynamic team player,” try to imagine a time when your innovative ideas or actions were successful in a team setting. Did the success occur because you were resourceful? Enterprising? Efficient? Assertive? Isolate the clichés and either eliminate them or find a more expressive way to convey what you mean. 5) Everyday, general skills It is assumed that most adults in the U.S. know how to use Microsoft Word. You do not need to assure employers (and waste space on your resume) of your proficiency in this common program. Other “skills” that are frequently listed on resumes are problem solving and being detail oriented. Pro Tip: These are qualities that are essential not only to being an employee, but also to just being a human. Life is problem solving. If you pay attention to details, you’re more likely to get what you want or avoid situations where precautions were in the fine print. You’ll need to show, rather than tell, your future employer that you possess these qualities. To begin with, show your employer how detail oriented you are by spell checking your resume and cover letter. Go the extra mile by handing in your gorgeously designed ResumeYeti resume, complete with matching letterhead for your cover letter, and business cards to make a great first impression.

Life After Double Major on Resume

Life After Double Major on Resume An overview of qualifications is utilized to highlight the range of work experiences you've built up with time. Many resumes are in fact an assortment of fashions. Now that you know how resume examples can help you create an impressive resume, you will need to take time to discover the best example for you to use. The Basic Facts of Double Major on Resume A minor is frequently a terrific slice of info that's relevant a minor is directly connected to the job for. A minor is frequently an amazing bit of relevant info, especially whenever your minor is linked to the job for which you're applying. If you neglect to finish the requirements for one of your majors, you aren't going to graduate, even in case you fulfill all your other graduation requirements. There are a few professions like finance or healthcare where specific certifications or degrees are necessary to getting the job. Frequently the variety of credits needed to finish the requ irements for several majors allows a student to earn many degrees, but this isn't always the instance. Note you will then be subject to the 130 unit ceiling for unmarried majors. The Honest to Goodness Truth on Double Major on Resume So as to graduate with two degrees, you have to do much more work than students graduating with only one major. For the proper students, it's well worth the effort. Certificate programs enable students to finish a concentrated field of study along with their major. Several students before have chosen to put in a physics degree to their engineering degree. It's helpful to create a list of all your high school and college encounters. Before you choose to turn into a double significant student, it's important to understand what it entails and how it can impact your college life. College is an early chance to make a decision as to what you would like to do with yourself, 1 course at one time. In college you have to learn to think broadly and critically. Also read the ideas and advice that you should consider for the work interview. Browsing for job at the current time is hard. Approach your study abroad experience like it's a former job. A summer job or internship in the area is advised. The Principles of Double Major on Resume You Will be Able to Benefit From Starting Immediately In order to guarantee the position you've been itching to get, it would be smart to take these steps. For example, you may make a list of the chores to tackle a day or two ahead of your staycation begins. Assuming your resume is sufficient to receive a call-back, you will need to begin thinking about the interview step and what makes you interesting. Usually, two page resumes are acceptable once you have over ten decades of experience. The 5-Minute Rule for Double Major on Resume Past the accomplishments themselves, you're demonstrating soft skills (like motivation) and values (like your work ethic). Picking a major can seem to be an enormous decisionand it will definitely define your college years when it comes to the classes you take and the people that you surround yourself withbut it won't define the path your life and career wind up taking. If work experience isn't your key highlight or whether you've got an inconsistent work history, its best advisable to start your resume with your qualifications. It's possible so you can present your work experience in many ways. Understanding how to tailor your work application will obviously provide you an advantage. Your experience should deal with each required certification in the job announcement. Job application needs to be clean and straightforward. While My Ideal Job application gives you the wording, it cannot supply you with all the details necessary to create your job application standout. The Do's and Don'ts of Double Major on Resume It is fast and simple to take advantage of. Typically, such a significant will also finish a minor, or perchance a double major, in computer science. In the biotechnology business, having hands-on experience offers you a massive competitive benefit. To begin with, have a look to see whether there's space you're not making excellent use of. Top Double Major on Resume Secrets Then, you've got to include another section on different roles and duties you have handled as the restaurant manager. Your major is defined as the particular subject of study you decide to concentrate on in college. Some majors need a concentration. Normally, a 2nd major is in the region of 30 credits. The Honest to Goodness Truth on Double Major on Resume If you know a prospective employer will want to realize that you have the proper credentials before considering your other experience, place your education at the very top of the webpage just below your contact info and expert summary. As you commence to piece your work application collectively, you'll have the critical information required for it. You may usually locate the info on the departmental site. You don't need to present any personal or private info on your continue.

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Rumors, Lies and Skills to List on Resume

Rumors, Lies and Skills to List on Resume It's also excellent to have the ability to show employers how you decide what's important to concentrate on and get done, and the way you go about meeting deadlines. The responsibilities of your job may change and your possible employer would like to know that you're prepared to be flexible. An employee who's willing to provide credit to others, is very likely to gain their respect and admiration. So, you've got to keep researching what you should do and need to be in a position to be a fantastic candidates as a hotel front office supervisor. Finding the Best Skills to List on Resume Regardless of what your precise job title is, when you're acting as a business administrator, you can expect to be accountable for major functions within the structure of a business and supervise many people as a piece of your work. Depending on the help of our expert sources, here are a couple of broad sorts of skills your resume could include, together wi th unique methods to express them. You wish to use an example for a guide so you may begin writing your own covering letter (also called a motivation letter). Finally, however, it's most effective to format your resume in a means that is simple to read, easily skimmable, and attractive to possible employers. Your capacity to listen helps them understand that you're customer focused. There are a lot of ways which you can choose to listing your abilities. Irrespective of the amount of phone lines you must answer, appropriate telephone etiquette is a significant region of clerical work. A fast search on the web will display a lot of cover letters for resumes examples. Yes, employers would like to know you have the standard hard skills for work, but if you're a quick learner, you can expand your skill set with time. Another advantage of including skills is that lots are industry keywords employers use to locate suitable applicants. When it can be tempting to want to include things like each one of your skills in your resume, additionally, it is important to realize that employers have a tendency to skim resumes searching for very specific qualities and qualifications. Listing your skills is only one way a possible employer can find out whether or not you have the qualifications neces sary to do the duties of the job. Doing so is still another method of reinforcing your qualifications for the job which you seek. While there are not any set-in-stone guidelines outside of what hiring managers want to find in regard to education, a candidate might need to have specific certifications or training to qualify. Technical Skills Listing technical skills can be challenging, even should a candidate is applying for work in precisely the same industry in which he is presently working. Specific Skills In some instances, a candidate may want to list specific hard'' skills which are not tied to any specific solution, but distinctive understanding. There continue to be other skills that you will need to have. Any extra computer skills you have is only going to boost your resume. Make certain that you have a minumum of one case of a time you demonstrated every one of the top five skills listed here. Make certain that you have a minumum of one example for a time you demonstrated every one of the top five skills listed here. Or you may try to compose a paper, along with, skills section independently. Soft skills are in high demand in the modern job marketplace. Writing skills are also vital for many unique jobs. Activities beyond the workplace may show skills that will apply to a brand-new career. Administrative skills are required for a number of jobs, which range from office assistants to secretaries to office managers. Organization Administrative jobs of all types need strong organizational skills. Your urge to become great at what you doto learn, to growis an indicator as to the way you will perform in any particular position, states Conway. There are a lot of qualities you might not think of as skills that may help enhance your resume, and therefore your odds of being hired. The very last thing that you want to get started doing is second guessing yourself. If you're serious about improving yourself and your skills, dedicate a minimum of 30 minutes every day or a few hours per week to developing new or present skills.