4 things no one tells you about the first 5 years of your career

4 things no one tells you about the first 5 years of your career4 things no one tells you about the first 5 years of your careerWhen we enter the working world for the first time, we show up with a lot of assumptions about (but little understanding of) how the corporate world works. Sometimes these expectations are met, but a lot of the time they arent leaving us confused and wishing someone had told us what to really expect before we even started.Well, as a former sales rep turned career coach, Ive learned that there are several things no one tells you about the first 5 years of your career. After spending much of those years really confused (maybe how youre feeling now) and constantly soul-searching, below are 4 things I wish someone had given me a heads up about when I was starting my career1. Its okay to keep your personal and professional lives separateWhen I graduated college, I thought Id immediately become best friends with everyone I worked with. Shows like The Office made it landseem that all office environments were like family even if there were some quirky members. Not so much.Ladders is now on SmartNewsDownload the SmartNews app and add the Ladders channel to read the latest career news and advice wherever you go.When I found myself in my first corporate job, I thought I was weird for not immediately connecting with all of my colleagues. I just assumed that all of the entry-level people would become good friends and go out for drinks together all the time.While this may be some peoples experience, its most often not the norm. Just like you dont become best friends with everyone you meet in life youre not going to become best friends with every person you work with. And thats okay.Or you may fall into the camp where you like the people you work with, but prefer to keep most of the details of your personal life separate from work. Thats okay too In fact, Id argue that keeping some separation between your work life and your personal life is really healthy.Yes, show up and be your authentic self at work, but you dont have to fill your coworkers in on every single detail of your life or go out drinking with them if you dont want to. You can build a great working relationship with your colleagues without fully integrating them into your personal life or fully integrating your personal life into work.Now that Im older, I actually see it as a blessing that I kept the two a bit more separate than I initially intended.2. Everyone looks out for themselves and you should tooI learned this lesson the hard way several times. Loyalty is an extremely high value for me. It makes me a great friend and employee, but it also means that many times in my career, I was afraid to make a move or take a new job because of the sicherty I felt to my boss or company.The truth is, in the end, everyone is looking out for themselves the awesome boss you feel loyal to included.As much as you may feel supported at work, ultimately youre the only one who can truly, one hundred percent look out for you. So when making career decisions, you need to be the one keeping your own best interests in mind.I dont mean go be arrogant or self-absorbed about it. What I mean is follow the opportunities that are going to further your career and get you to your end goal, even if it means leaving a boss or company you feel loyal to. That said, do it respectfully and dont burn bridges. Maintain those great work relationships youve built because you never know how or when people will come back into your life.Sometimes following those opportunities is going to bump up against your sense of loyalty. When that happens, put yourself in the shoes of the person you feel loyal to. If the tables were turned, wouldnt you want them to go after the best opportunity for their career, even if it meant leaving your kollektiv? Yes, you would.So stop stressing about being disloyal when making those career decisions because the people who really matter (the ones you want to maintain a relationship with) will ultimately understand. Chances are theyd do the same thing if they were in your shoes too.3. Figuring out what you dont want is just as important as figuring out what you do wantI cant tell you how many times I complained about how all I could seem to figure out was what I didnt want to do with my life. Would I ever figure out what I did want to do? Now as a career coach, I hear the same statements from my clients all the time.Most people dont land their dream job right out of college, or even know what their dream job actually is for that matter.But thats what your 20s are for getting experiences that help you hone in on what you will ultimately find fulfilling. Like any evaluation, the process of finding a fulfilling career involves a lot of figuring out what you dont like.Rather than being frustrated by this, look at the things you know you dont like as awesome insights into what really matters to you. Each thing you cross of the list he lps you to narrow down your options in a world where the number of career possibilities can feel so infinite that its often paralyzing.Additionally, each thing you dont like gives you insight into what you do like. For example, say your first job out of college is on a marketing team where you are doing a lot of data entry, putting out fires, working alone, and each day feels like it blends into the next and you hate it. Well great Now you know that you dont likeWorking aloneFeeling like your work is reactionaryRepetitive workAND if you flip that around, you have some insight into what might be more fulfilling for youWorking collaboratively with a teamForward-looking, strategy workNew tasks each daySo rather than beating yourself up for only having taken jobs you dont like, think about the ways those jobs are actually clueing you in to what you do want in a job.4. Look around, not just upFrom a young age, many of us are taught that success as an adult looks like climbing straight u p the corporate ladder. When we get our first job, we look at the people above us and assume well move up into their roles at some point.This may be the case for some people. But what happens when the ladder youre on doesnt feel right? Or when a different ladder looks more appealing? Or when we dont like the feeling of being on a ladder at all?For those of us who were taught to look straight up, this sort of realization can send us into a total panic. We falsely assume that because we chose a ladder, were now stuck on it and the only option is to keep trudging up even if we hate it.But the reality is that your career can go in many different directions. You dont just have to look up. You can look around you tooYoure not beholden to the ladder that youre on nor are you beholden to actually climbing a ladder at all. In todays world, there are many career options that look nothing like the options available to previous generations. And you have the power to choose one that makes you h appy.When you allow yourself to believe in your own autonomy and ability to make a change, you open yourself up to new opportunities that will allow you to do just that make a change on your own terms.That change might be up. But it could also be a zigzag, sideways, down, behind, etc. Be open to moving in different directions.This article first appeared on Kununu.

This is what you should include on your resume according to professor

This is what you should include on your resume according to professorThis is what you should include on your resume according to professorWhen you are applying for jobs, you want to stand out, but you arent given much of a chance to do so. You may be able to send a cover letter and resume and suggest folks who could serveas references. For many positions, those elements are the only ones that are evaluated on the first pass by hiring managers.In that context, it is no surprise that you want to make your resume as awe-inspiring as possible. And that naturally leads to the question what should I include on my resume?How you decide what should be included depends a little on knowing about how people evaluate the information they get from you. Consider two possibilities.Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moreOne is that when people read your resume, they look at each piece of information y ou put on there and decide how good it is. Then, they add up all that goodness and use that to createtheir overall impression of you.If hiring managers are creating a sum total of goodness, then it is in your best interests to find every good thing you have ever done and to make sure it is represented on your resume. You might have had three great jobs that you want to highlight. You might also have gotten honorable mention in a pitch competition. That is an honor (if not a victory), so you throw that on your resume as well. By including every positive item you can, you maximize the internal score you get.Of course, there is another possibility. Perhaps when people look at your resume, they average the goodness of all the things on it. That makes the decision of what to include on your resumemore complicated.Clearly, every truly great thing you have ever done should be highlighted on your resume. But, what about the merely good things? That honorable mention in the pitch competition . Is thatgoing to make recruiters feel better about you? If they are averaging the items on your resume, it might actually be worse to have three great things and one merely good one than it is to have just the three great things.So, which is it?As I discuss in my new book Bring Your Brain to Work Using Cognitive Science To Get a Job, do it well, and advance your career (Harvard Business Review Press), research by Kimberlee Weaver Stephen Garcia, and Norbert Schwarz introduces a concept they call the presenters paradox. They find that when you put together a resume (or any other document that will be used to evaluate something), you assume that people will use an addition strategy. So, you throw on as much information as you can. But- in fact- people are generally using an averaging strategy.As a result, you are probably putting more information on your resume than you actually should. This research suggests that less is more. Focus your resume, cover letter, and other materialson h ighlighting the absolute best you have to offer on display. If you have the choice between including something or not, ask yourself whether that element raises the average. If it doesnt consider leaving it aside.This advice applies to those elements of your record that are discretionary. If you applied for an award and got an honorable mention, you arent obligated to present it. And if you do choose to put it on your resume, you might want to add some context. An honorable mention might not sound so amazing, but if 10,000 people applied for an award, it was given to one part and only 10 other people received honorable mention, then let people know just how much of an honor that mention was.Finally, the presenters paradox is not an excuse to fudge your record. If a company requests your full education history, you have to include everything- warts and all. You can then use your cover letter to explain any aspects of your record that you think require some clarification. You dont want to get a job under false pretenses. There have been plenty of high-profile cases of people who faked their records early in their careers only to take a significant fall from grace when the lie was uncovered.Art Markman is a professor of Psychology and Marketing at the University of Texas, Executive Director of the IC 2 Institute, and author of several books including Bring Your Brain to Work.You might also enjoyNew neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happyStrangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds10 lessons from Benjamin Franklins daily schedule that will double your productivityThe worst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs10 habits of mentally strong people

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Heres everything to know about financial abuse

Heres everything to know about financial abuseHeres everything to know about financial abuseYouve heard of physical abuse. Youve heard of emotional abuse. Youve heard of sexual abuse. But have you heard of financial abuse? Probably not. Its just one mora way that abusers wield their power to disenfranchise and harm their victims. Financial abuse is when money is used as a weapon. That can mean withholding money, stealing money, restricting the use of money, accruing debt in a lebenspartners name without their knowledge, or sabotaging a partners career.These behaviors make a victim dependent upon their abuser and make it difficult for them to leave the relationship. Victims are often forced to choose between staying in an abusive relationship and poverty or even homelessness. Because of this, financial abuse is mora common and more insidious than you might think.Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neurosc ience, and moreMany women have experienced domestic abuseAccording to theGuttmacher Institute, nearly half of all women in the United States have experienced psychological aggression by an intimate partner, a quarter of women have experienced physical violence, and almost 10 percent have been raped by an intimate partner. To make matters worse, one-third of women who are murdered in the United States are killed by a current or former male partner. These are sobering numbers. They show that a huge swath of our population has experienced domestic violence of some kind, and domestic violence often escalates to murder. It touches more of us than we might realize.Most abuse victims have experienced financial abuseSo now we know that up to 50 percent of all women in the United States experience domestic abuse of some kind. But what does that have to do with financial abuse? Well, the two are directly and deeply linked. Financial abuse actually occurs in up to99 percentof all abusive relat ionships. That means that in almost all abusive relationships, money is being used as a weapon to make a victim financially reliant on their partner, or financially unable to leave the relationship.Its not about the moneyJust like sexual abuse isnt about sex, financial abuse isnt actually about money. Its about control. Money is essential to getting through our everyday lives. If someone else is controlling that resource, then we would have to be completely dependent on them. If you were an abuse victim, but your abuser controlled all of your finances, you probably wouldnt be able to afford to leave them. This sort of abuse maintains control over the victim, especially if there are children involved.It can ruin careersOne of the ways that abusers maintain control over their victims is by sabotaging their jobs and careers. According to theNational Coalition Against Domestic Violence(NCADV), between 21 and 60 percent of victims of intimate partner violence lose their jobs due to reaso ns stemming from the abuse. Abusers do this by preventing their victim from going to work, interfering with their work by making frequent phone calls or showing up at their office, or demanding that they quit. According to the CDC, victims of intimate partner violence lose a total of 8 million days of paid work each year, the equivalent of 32,000 jobs.This abuse tactic prevents a victim from being able to earn their own money and have their own sense of independence. It isolates the victim and makes them even more dependent upon their abuser.It can ruin futuresOne of the common tactics of financial abuse is known as coerced debt. This can range from opening accounts in the victims name to forcing the victim to sign financial documents. This behavior can trap a victim in crushing debt and destroy their credit history. If youve read about why yourcredit scoreandcredit reportmatter, you know that they arent just numbers. They determine your ability to get a loan for things like buying a home, buying a car, going back to school, etc. They also can determine whether or not you are approved for an apartment or hired for a job. All of these things not only can impact whether someone can successfully leave an abusive partner, but they can make or break a victims future.To hear more personal stories about this sort of destruction, check out thisBuzzfeedfeature. It took years for this one woman to clean up her credit report after her husband opened credit cards in her name and didnt pay them off.It can be hard to spotAs with a lot of abuse, financial abuse is not necessarily overt from the beginning. It can seem like your partner is just looking out for you. For example, when my husband and I first moved in together, I would ask him how much money he spent on things because I wanted to make sure we were sticking to our household budget. This was a way for me to make sure we were on the saatkorn page financially. However, if I started interrogating him about every single purchase he made or limited his access to his or our combined resources, I would be committing financial abuse. Another example could be your partner checking up on you during the day to see how youre doing. An abusive behavior would be if they contact you so much that they make it difficult or impossible to do your job, putting your job at risk. Its important to recognize the signs if this behavior begins to escalate and turn into abuse.To learn more about financial abuse, visitGuttmacher InstituteandNCADV. To learn how to support victims of financial abuse, visit thePurple Purse.This article originally appeared on Maggie Germano.You might also enjoyNew neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happyStrangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds10 lessons from Benjamin Franklins daily schedule that will double your productivityThe worst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs10 habits of mentally strong people

Physical Meets Digital in 3D Lab

Physical Meets Digital in 3D Lab Physical Meets Digital in 3D Lab When Mark Yurkiw learned that the Make-a-Wish Foundation of Connecticut wanted to fulfill a boys wish to have a place to play with Lego blocks and Minecraft games, it got him thinking. A New York City scientist and artist who recently retired fromhis business that created storytelling sculptures for Fortune 500 Companies and their advertising and marketing agencies, Yurkiw decided to design an educational incubator that would meld the physical world and digital world for the young man. With generous assistance from two Norwalk Community College students, James Potter (architectural engineering technology) and Andrew Myers (engineering science), he spent most of the summer designing and building what is officially called the Think 3D Lab.Interior of the Think 3D Lab. Image Amy Dolego, Winton Studios One-Room Schoolhouse This rich creative space is a 10 x 10 foot bausteinfrmig building that includes plenty of space for L ego construction and design, movable tables for drawing, magnetic walls, a dreaming bed, LED lighting, a 3Doodler pen for writing in space, and a solar fan to keep the space bright and cool. Yurkiw also equipped the lab with a childrens wireless Internet of Things development kit that was created by SAM Labs in the UK. Most of the materials were donated. Yurkiw imagines the dreaming bed as a think tank office. Its large enough so a few children can take a nap and, upon waking, talk about their dreams, and perhaps even draw or construct what they dreamed about, he says. The lab also is equipped with a 12-volt, off-the-grid printer that runs on solar panels. A structure sensorprovided by Occipital allows the occupant to capture any object as a 3D digital file and wirelessly send it to the 3D printer to print. The entire building is powered by a free-standing solar panel systemthat also powers the latest efficient sun bright LED (5500K) strip lights that are mounted wall to wall, he ad ds.James Potter and Mark Yurkiw inside the Think 3D Lab. Image Amy Dolego, Winton Studios Scalable and Modular The design was created to be lightweight, easy to assemble with flosse tools, and scalable and modular to encourage larger and mora diversified designs. It took roughly 1,500 hours to design, research, and procure all the materials for the prototype, including the assembly, disassembly, and then reassembly at the permanent location. We have not done a thorough analysis of hours and costs yet and are still compiling data on the donated hours and materials, says Yurkiw. However, for total cost, I estimate it would have required an investment of about $75,000 to $100,000 to build the Think 3D Lab commercially. Yurkiw is optimistic his idea will catch on and that more post-secondary engineering departments and their students will be motivated to design and build similar structures, thereby expanding these creative opportunities for children in need. He is immensely grateful for the time, creative spirit, and unwavering dedication that his two student partners brought to the project. Im inspired by 20-year-olds who inspire 10-year-olds, states Yurkiw. He is optimistic that college students will use similar innovative thinking and collaborate to expand the capabilities of the lab. I would love for them to improve the design, reduce the costs, and include the latest futurist educational elements, says Yurkiw. In other words, let the students determine the future. He hopes that educational institutions across the country, and their engineering students, will design, build, and even manufacture their own 3D labs and place them where they are most neededfor example, libraries, schools, and hospitals, and backyards. I want engineers to apply their immense talents and expertise to expand far beyond what we have been able to do with this prototype, and to be engaged in all aspects of this idea coming to life in the real world, he says. Mark Crawford is an independ ent writer. Learn more about the latest technologies in 3D printing at ASMEsAM3D 2015.Im inspired by 20-year-olds who inspire 10-year-olds.Mark Yurkiw, scientist and artist

Google Resume Templates 2018 - Overview

Google Resume Templates 2018 - Overview The New Fuss About Google Resume Templates 2018 Lets look at a mixture of free Google Docs and Microsoft Word templates. You dont need expensive software to generate a great looking resume and Google Docs is one primary reason why. Google includes lots of completely free templates as a piece of Docs. Scroll down to find a gallery of the greatest Google Docs resume templates readily available online. The download link is just found in the body of the text (there isnt any download button or image), therefore it can be simple to miss. Its automatic-save feature guarantees that you dont lose your work. If youre unfamiliar with using Google Docs, the formatting features are easy to use. If youre using mobile phone, you may also utilize menu drawer from browser. What You Need to Do About Google Resume Templates 2018 Simple doesnt need to mean uninspired and boring. Our resume templates are designed utilizing an overall style to help avoid this issue. If youre on the lookout for a more traditional resume template that still produces a bold impression, have a look at this creation from schliff designer Mats-Peter Forss. These templates are excellent for a graphic artist or designer by way of example, but if youre applying to become an accountant, you might want to go for an elegant or traditional design instead. Each one of our creative style templates provide a perfectly balanced mixture of personality, professionalism and a little style. Have a look at our range of contemporary templates and begin creating an effective resume immediately. What You Can Do About Google Resume Templates 2018 Starting in the Next 2 Minutes An excellent guideline is 1 page of resume for every 10 decades of work experience, states Bock. For some individuals, obtaining a resume sample is simply like a template as it may be used as guide for both design and content. Dont forget, you can remove entire sections if youd like to, like the computer abilities or language locations. If youre making numerous versions of your resume or cover letter, be certain to label each one with a particular title which will help you remember which is which (like the title of the job that youre applying for). Things You Should Know About Google Resume Templates 2018 Google Docs exports documents in numerous formats, making it simple to submit the right file type to a hiring manager. So if you choose to go the Resume Builder route, be mindful that youll need to cover the last product. To remove any concerns that the recipient might not be in a position to look at your resume, you can decide to create a link that may be included in an email. This means youre guaranteed to get what youre searching for. Building a resume starts with the search of an ideal template that is suitable for your job description. If youre looking for Google Resume Templates 2018 youve come to the correct spot. On top of that, the website gives strategic advice on how best to modify each template to coincide with your very own individual circumstance. Revision History The Google Docs Revision History feature is helpful for job seekers because it permits you to find any preceding changes which were made to your Google Docs resume. Light blue is utilised to accentuate headings for much better content hierarchy.Simply click where you wish to edit, delete the dummy text and begin typing. In addition, it has room for a significant summary. Its the default save format for Microsoft Word and is now an extremely common file format for saving all kinds of documents. After that, make certain the formatting appears great regardless of what program its opened in. Elements is ideal for the indecisive applicant. Choose a template you prefer. Several firms are now conducting their job searches on the world wide web to save costs. There are a lot of job opportunities which exist in educational sector. Probably youre looking for a bran d-new job, or simply pursuing that promotion at work. Ensure you didnt miss whatever could cost you the job that you dream about On the flip side, hard skills are a little trickier to build. When its chock-full to promote your abilities, it has to be able to produce an effect. Your transferable abilities associated with your career target must be listed in detail. Be certain to include job particular skills.

Why Your Company Should Be Hiring Older Workers - Spark Hire

Why Your Company Should Be Hiring Older Workers - Spark HireThough many companies look for young potential hires who can bring energy and enthusiasm to the workplace, its important to note that older professionals can also greatly enhance your company. In fact, they offer a range of traits that younger people may simply not possess yet. Some of the benefits of hiring an older staff member includeExperienceOlder professionals have had the chance to do a number of different jobs in a variety of different places. Because of this, they have a wide knowledge base. Theyve seen what works and what doesnt, and can use these ideas to shape the future of your company. Instead of trial and error, they can make decisions based off of their own experience.Theyre not being pulled in a million different directionsYounger workers are often heavily focused on life outside of the sekretariat. Theyre trying to meet a partner, buy a house, or raise children. They may also be quite invested in their soci al life. While older workers will have a life outside of work, in many instances their children have grown up and moved away, or are older and less in need of daily care than a young child would be. This allows them to focus more closely on work. Their attention is not divided, so they can commit 100 percent to the project at hand.PunctualityMany older employees have gotten to the point where theyre doing a job they love, so theyre excited to get to work each day. As a result, theyre probably going to show up on time and ready to get down to business. Theyve also been in the routine of getting up and going to the office for years, so the whole cant get out of bed thing has worn off.Organizational skillsOver the years, older staff members have honed their organization skills and have learned what works and what doesnt when it comes to keep themselves on track. Youre probably not going to see an older team member scurrying into a meeting 20 minutes late with papers flying everywhere.E fficiencyA more experienced staffer knows how to get the job done most effectively, and is highly efficient as a result. Theyve learned how to cut out the excess and stick solely to the task at hand.Older employees can bring a lot of positives to an office. While this is not to say that a younger person doesnt have positive traits as well, older professionals are more experienced and can use this experience to benefit the company in both the short and long-term.

8 secretly aggressive email phrases and when to use them

8 secretly aggressive email phrases and when to use them8 secretly aggressive email phrases and when to use themIf you work in an office, you probably get approximately one billion emails a day with all sorts of corporate phrases that no one actually says in real life. Honestly, the fact that emojis and GIFs are semi-taboo in the corporate email world is beyond my understanding. Yes, Imthatmillennial.The worst parte of email is that you never know what the f*ck people are TRYING to say. Sometimes it feels like people are trying to be so politically correct in corporate chatter that meanings get muddled. Like does following up actually mean, why the heck did you not read my message? (hint yes, it does).Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moreHave you ever asked a co-worker a question and had them come back with something like, Per my belastung note To have your stomach drop and be like, ouch. This feels passive-aggressive? Youre not alone.Whats a straightforward girl boss to do?To help you understand all the work drams coming your way in your inbox (grab some popcorn, babes), we have gladly written out a full-on dictionary (ok, eight) secretly aggressive email phrases, and what they mean. So next time you have that stomach drop feeling at work you can totally understand it Lucky freaking you.Here are 8 secretly aggressive email phrases and what they mean.Per My Last MessageThis meansWhy didnt you pay attention to my last message? Your colleague is basically telling you to f*ck off and they already told you this answer. Freaking ouch.This phrase is basically like saying, no Im not going to just simply answer the question you asked. Im going to acknowledge that you are literally an idiot and you should have more carefully read myemail. I dont love this phrase because odds are if someone is asking you a question that you already know the answer to, there was something unclear in your last email.Please AdviseThis meansNo, Im not going to make a decision, you make one. Maybe youre in an argument between two people and need them to make decisions for you, or maybe youve just had enough for one day. Whatever it is, this statement is passive-aggressive because you could just say, what do you think?To ClarifyThis meansSomething was misunderstood. Must clarify in a politically correct way so theres not some massive confusion and yet, I still look like the good guy.PS. I like this one.Thank You in AdvanceThis meansYou havent agreed to what Im about to ask you, but the expectation is that you are going to do it anyway. If you are asking someone to go above and beyond for you, skip this phrase It makes it sound like you are forcing someone to do something for you they havent agreed to yet.Following UpThis meansYou havent responded to my email in the normal time frame. Im going to remind you that you havent responded by started my message with following up . Lol. Like I know youve emailed me three times, of course, youre following up. (Although being the extremely timely rolle that I am I use this one.every day)Checking In On UpdatesThis meansYou probably didnt finish a project or the person emailing you has crazy expectations. They want updates sooner than you provided, so they passive-aggressively emailed you about it. And although you want to replay back something equally as passiv- aggressive like, k, thanks you cant. Ugh.Friendly ReminderThis meansI mean, how many different ways are there to say, f*cking respond to me?? I could probably think of a million more. Once again another passive-aggressive way of saying, you didnt respond so writing you another message to force you to email back to me. K cool.Not Sure If You Got My Last MessageThis meansTrying to be nice and be like, I know you saw my last note but didnt respond so Im going to try and play innocent.There you have it. Is your mind blown from what *actually* is going on in your inbox? Put your favorite phrases belowThis article first appeared on Betches. You might also enjoyNew neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happyStrangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds10 lessons from Benjamin Franklins daily schedule that will double your productivityThe worst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs10 habits of mentally strong people

How to Ask for Time Off at a New Job with Examples

How to Ask for Time Off at a New Job with ExamplesHow to Ask for Time Off at a New Job with ExamplesAsking for time offwhen youre about to start or you have recently started a new job can be a bit tricky. If you make your request at the wrong time, or ask in an inconsiderate way, you could come across as someone who doesnt care about the company or the job. However, if your request for time off is well thought out, you can avoid (or at least soften) any negative impact. When to Ask for Time Off at a New Job If you know you need time off for a vacation or other commitment before starting a new job, its advisable to broach the topicbeforeyour actual start date. The best time to mention that you need time off isafteryou havebeen offered the job, butbefore you accept it. By being upfrontabout it, your supervisor knows youre not trying to take advantage of the company. And if you communicateyour needs before beginning the job, an employer will likely be understanding of yourrequest. P eople make commitments (whether its to friendsor family) in advance of being offered a job, and most employers will be sympathetic to this. If a need for time off arisesafteryou have started a new job, then broaching the subject will likely be more challenging. That said, true family emergencies, deaths, and health crises are all perfectly valid reasons for needing time off. On the other hand, youll need to prove to your new employer why you warrant time off for a vacation or another seemingly personal event. No matter what the reason for needing time off, ask your employer as soon as possible. He or she will appreciate receiving a heads up well in advance. Tips for Asking for Time Off Know the company rules.Before asking for time off, review any company policies on paid time off,vacation days, personal days, etc. Some companies are very flexible and offer employees anunlimited number of days off. Others require you to work for a certain amount of time before you begin to accrue days off. Make sure you know what the policy is at work, so that you know whether what you are asking for is generally acceptable or not. If you have not yet accrued vacation days, you might ask if the employer can loan you vacation days that you will be earning in the near future. Many companies are willing to do that. Consider the zeiteinteilung.While you want to tell your anfhrer as soon as possible, you also want to think of the specific timing of the request. Its always a good idea to ask for a favor (like taking time off) after you have done something to impress your boss. For example, you might make the request at the end of a meeting in which you summarize your progress for the week, or after you have completed a big project. Also think about the timing of the time off itself. Try not to ask for time off during a particularly busy time at work. Ask your boss.Be sure toaskyour boss rather than simplytellinghim or her. You can say something like, I have accrued two vacation d ays, and I am wondering if I can use them the week of August 18. Does that work for you and the rest of the department? By phrasing it as a question, you are showing that you respect your boss, and that you want to make sure your time off works for the kollektiv. Give just enough details.Whatever your unique situation is, you should share enough details with your employer about why you need time off so that your request comes across as legitimate. Whenever possible, provide documentation such as a funeral announcement and/or a doctors note, even if your employer did not ask for it. Be sure not to lie. If you are going away for a friends wedding or a vacation, say so. You dont need to provide any extra information just keep it brief and honest. Plan how your work will be covered.Before asking for time off, think about how you will manage any work you might miss. Will you submit your report a day early? Have you asked someone if they could cover your shift (only ask someone who is a trusted employee, who you are confident will do the work well)? If possible, include a pledge to work extra hours before and after your planned absence to ensure that all of your tasks are completed on time.You could also offer to work remotely, or at least stay in contact by phone or emaille. Being proactive shows that you are a responsible employee and that you take yourwork seriously. Follow up.After telling your boss inemailor in person, follow up with an email a couple of days before you take the time off. You can send a short email saying something like, I just wanted to remind you that I will not be at work on Tuesday, November 2. You might also add information on who will be covering for you, or what work you will be doing in advance of your leaving. This reminds your boss of your time off and also of your sense of responsibility. Sample Email Asking Boss for Time Off Subject LineFirstname Lastname Request for April 11-12 Dear William, I hope you are well. I have a quic k question. I am hoping to take off Thursday, April 11 and Friday, April 12 to attend my nieces graduation in California. Would this work for you and the team? I would be available by email both days. I double-checked, and our current project will be completed on April 8. I will complete the follow-up paperwork by April 10. Let me know if that works for you, and if you need any more information from me. Thank you so much. Best, Firstname Lastname Sample Email Following Up About Time Off Subject LineFirstname Lastname Checking in re. April 11-12 Dear William, I just wanted to remind you that, per our email conversation last week, I will be out of the office this Thursday and Friday. We completed our team project ahead of schedule, so I will be able to get the follow-up paperwork to you by Tuesday. Again, I will be available by email Thursday and Friday if you or anyone on the team needs to reach me. Thank you. Best, Firstname Lastname

How to Use Bullet Points in a Resume

How to Use Bullet Points in a Resume How to Use Bullet Points in a Resume As employers generally have hundreds of resumes to look through they only spend seconds scanning through each one. Employers dont want to wade through long paragraphs so using resume bullet points is an effective way of getting to the point and getting noticed.Should a resume have bullet points?  Yes, using bullet points on a resume  clearly and concisely highlights your strengths. You can showcase your most relevant accomplishments and you most important skills and qualifications without burying them in chunks of text.The resume bullet points you include should differ for each job application according to the job requirements. Using a resume builder  allows you to make quick edits for each application, allowing you to tailor your resume.When to use bullet points in a resumeYou should use bullet points on your resume in your work experience section to list your duties and accomplishments. How many bullet points per job on a resume? This depends on how many jobs you include and how mu ch space you have for each, but between 2-4 is a good number. Remember you need to keep your resume as short and concise as possible.You can also use bullet points in other sections such as your skills, education, and accomplishments. In general, if theres a choice between writing resume bullet points or paragraphs  it is generally better to choose bullet points.How to write resume  bullet pointsThe first thing to do is to carefully read through the job description for each job application and to identify the key job requirements for each position. Pick out the keywords and work them (and synonyms of them) into your resume.Its essential to show why youre the right candidate for a specific position rather than just submitting a generic, one-size-fits-all resume. Make each bullet point relevant to the role youre applying for. Changing the bullets using resume templates is an easy way of creating a tailored resume for each application.You should include 2-4  effective resume bullet poi nts beneath the basic job information (job title, employer details, job role). You should use simple, attractive, readable bullets such as circles or hyphens. Whichever style you choose, be consistent throughout your resume.Make sure you  prioritize your bullet points. Place the most important and  most relevant points nearer the top  of your resume, and the less important ones nearer the bottom.Each bullet should start with a strong, dynamic action verb (in the past tense) followed by what you produced or accomplished. You should also try to quantify your achievements as this is convincing for employers.Resume bullet point examplesHere are some examples of effective bullet points for a resume which are positive, concise, and clearly demonstrate and highlight strengths:Work experienceWeb Designer, Falcon Development, 2010-2013Created over 20 websites which operated in 16 countriesUsed numerous platforms and programs including..The average website attracted over 30,000 visitors a mon thTeam Leader, Bingo Car Insurance, 2012-PresentLed and helped train a customer service team of over 15 employeesDesigned and implemented a departmental initiative schemeOversaw a sales increase of 20% over an 18-month periodNurse, Conquest Hospital, 2013-2016Provided award-winning care to a ward with 18 patientsHelped to recruit and train junior nursesIntroduced a new system for ensuring cleanlinessIf youre writing a student resume or an entry-level resume, it may be the case that you need to emphasize other accomplishments such as your qualifications. Here is an example of how you can use bullet points to list a qualification:Business Studies Degree, Harrowdown College, 2010-14Passed with a GPA ofAwarded best presentation forChairman of the social society 2012-14

What NOT to Say at the First Job Interview

What NOT to Say at the First Job Interview What NOT to Say at the First Job Interview What NOT to Say at the First Job Interview Your first job interview with a potential employer is a true test of watching what you say and how you say it. The employer tries to get a sense of who you are and what your work ethic is all about, so everything you say is open to interpretation. Nothing will derail your chances of moving on to a second interview faster than saying something with a hidden meaning. What do I mean? Check out the following examples of what NOT to say in your first interview: I'm a bit nervous about driving in the city. What they hear: I want this job but I'm not sure I can handle the stress of the city. What you should say: I'm excited about working in the city! I'm planning to start a family as soon as possible. What's your policy on maternity leave? What they hear: I might only be here for a few months before I take off a big chunk of time. Will I get paid for it? What you should say: Nothing. Don't bring it up until after you're hired! Would my health insurance cover diabetes? What they hear: I have diabetes. (Find out why this is bad here.) What you should say: I hear you offer great health insurance; I look forward to hearing about it at the next interview. I need to work from home twice a week. What they hear: I have other obligations that will take priority over this job. What you should say: Nothing. Save your work-from-home demands until you have a job offer, which is when you can negotiate employment terms. What's the available salary range for this position? What they hear: Money is all that matters to me. What you should say: Nothing. Always let them bring it up first! I really need this job. What they hear: I really, really, really need this job. Come on, I'm desperate! What you should say: This sounds like my ideal job, I'm very interested in coming back for a second interview, if needed. Second and third interviews are a lot more flexible when it comes to topics of discussion. Wait until they're interested enough to hire you before you bring up things like benefits and salary!

USAF Command Control Systems Operations Career Field

USAF Command Control Systems Operations Career Field USAF Command Control Systems Operations Career Field The Command and Control Systems Operations Career Field encompasses the functions involved in aerospace surveillance and aerospace vehicle detection, including missile warning systems, controlling, and plotting. This field includes control tower and airways operations; ground-controlled approach procedures; operation of all types of ground radar and related communications equipment, except weather equipment; either manual or semiautomatic plotting functions, or both, performed in aircraft filter centers and intercept control centers; establishing and providing air traffic control services in forward operating areas; operation of space surveillance and detecting and tracking equipment; operation of airborne search and height finding type of radar equipment; airfield management functions of dispatching, maintaining flight plan processing area of flight information data, and coordinating base operations and air operations functions with air traffic control agencies; operations systems management functions of maintaining custodial control and accountability of flight records, preparing and processing aeronautical orders and military pay orders, and compiling, recording, and auditing input data f or resource management data systems; performance of command and control functions; operation of electronic warfare countermeasures equipment; functions of operating radio transceivers and associated equipment; performing preventive maintenance on radio communications and related equipment; submitting close air support, tactical air reconnaissance, and airlift mission requests; assisting forward air controllers in tactical air mission planning and operation; and providing terminal strike control as interim substitutes for forward air controllers in emergency conditions. The following is a complete listing of AFSCs for the Command and Control Systems Operations Career Field. 1C0X2 Aviation Resource Mgt 1C1X1 Air Traffic Control1C2X1 Combat Control1C3X1 Command Post1C4X1 Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) 1C5X1 Command and Control Battle Management Operations 1C6X1 Space Systems Operations 1C7X1 Airfield Management

Maines mighty microbreweries

Maine's mighty microbreweries Maine's mighty microbreweries After sailing Maine’s sparkling seas, kayaking and canoeing its pristine lakes, hiking its lofty mountains or schussing down its snow-covered slopes, what could be better than an icy-cold beer- especially a hand-crafted ale or lager from a local microbrewery or brewpub?Maine now ranks fifth in the nation for the number of breweries per capita. Even more amazing, Portland, its largest city, has the second highest number of breweries per capita after Portland, Oregon, where, most agree, America’s microbrewery trend began.   The Maine craft beer revolution, steadily brewing for nearly 30 years, shows no signs of slowing down. In 2013, Maine had 35 breweries and brewpubs.   Today, less than a year later, there are nearly 55. According to the Maine Brewers’ Guild, established in 1986, production will increase by 200% by 2018.Follow Ladders on Flipboard!Follow Ladders’ magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and more!Beer lovers, esp ecially those in the East, who are familiar with offerings from top Maine microbreweries like Geary’s and Shipyard, no longer have to head to the West Coast to tour breweries making hand-crafted ales, stouts and other brews.   Nor do curious vacationers who might know little about hand-crafted beer but probably have heard that its taste, aroma and complexity rival that of fine wines.   From Kittery, at Maine’s southern tip, clear up to Bar Harbor, you can visit microbreweries and sample one of   a kind brews, or hunker down at friendly brewpubs to enjoy hand-crafted beers with fried clams or steamed lobster.The Maine Beer Trail, an informative map and guide to the state’s breweries, was designed by the Maine Brewers’ Guild to facilitate vacationers’ beer tasting adventures.   Though sampling these fine hand-crafted brews is reward enough, the Maine Beer Trail Pass, downloaded free from the guild’s website, offers gifts to the intrepid.   Visit 10 breweries, and get a tru cker hat.   Stop at 20, and you’ll get a T-shirt.   Visit all 50-odd breweries and brewpubs, and receive a special Prize Pack.Several breweries are off the beaten track, but most are along the coast in prime tourist territory like Kittery, Ogunquit and Kennebunk in the south; the City of Portland; Sebago and Naples in the Lakes Region northwest of Portland; Freeport, where thousands flock year-round to the famous outdoor gear emporium, L.L. Bean; and Mid-Coast Maine, home to Acadia National Park, seaside towns like Boothbay Harbor, Belfast, and Monhegan Island, site of a centuries-old artist’s colony.What’s more, in addition to sampling one of a kind beers, visitors get an up-close look at the brewer’s art and, in many cases, a chance to talk with brewers who all share a passion for creating ales and lagers reflecting centuries-old home brewing traditions.For families, a visit to one of Maine’s microbreweries offers young people the opportunity to learn about an industry t hat’s a model of old-fashioned Americana, helmed by husbands and wives, fathers and sons, and sometimes entire families.Many microbreweries are in interesting locales.   South of Portland, in the town of Lyman, just inland from Ogunquit- where Rocky Coast Brewing serves unfiltered English ales in a cozy brewpub- Funky Bow Brewery Beer Company gives tours and offers tastings on an organic farm.In Newcastle, in the Boothbay Harbor area, the Oxbow Brewing Co., with a distinctive logo of an owl bearing a keg in its talons, is a small farmhouse style brewery where you can taste seasonal ales as well as its experimental Freestyle Series, and buy limited release barrel-aged bottles and big jugs called growlers.In Bar Harbor, at the Atlantic Brewing Company- whose quirky logo depicts a fishing boat with a banner proclaiming, “Save the Ales!”- taste award winning Bar Harbor Blueberry Ale and deep, dark Coal Porter on a 10 acre farm surrounded by hops fields and pine woods.   While in town, also stop at Bar Harbor Brewing Company, home of nationally known beers like Thunder Hole Ale and Cadillac Mountain Stout, and Bar Harbor’s first microbrewery, established in 1990.Not actually a farm, Bray’s Brewpub Eatery, in a turn of the century Victorian farmhouse in the popular Lakes Region town of Naples, serves up Brandy Pond Blonde, Quaker Ridge Oatmeal Stout and other brews, as well as burgers and light fare. Also in the Lakes Region, stop in Harrison at the recently opened Pennesseewassee Brewing Company, or in Gorham at the brewery of Sebago Brewing Company, which opened in 1998, and has brewpubs in Kennebunk, Scarborough, Portland and Gorham.There are even a couple of resorts where you can immerse yourself in the brewery experience.   One is the Boothbay Resort Craft Brewery, a mile from downtown Boothbay Harbor.   Watch brewers work while dining indoors, or head to the outdoor  biergarten, and quaff in-house offerings as well as those by local “brethren br ewers.”   Along with tours, the resort has a bocce court, pool table and a game room to keep the little ones engaged. And, if you don’t have time for a tour or meal, take your beer to go in a growler.   Another resort brewery, northwest of Skowhegan and a little bit off the beaten path, is the Kennebec River Pub Brewery at Northern Outdoors resort.   Rent a lakeside cabin or pitch a tent along the Kennebec River, and enjoy white water rafting, fishing, hiking, ATVing and snowmobiling, along with hand-crafted brews.Sooner or later, Maine vacationers find their way to charming, seaside Portland, the state’s largest city, the site of a dozen microbreweries and the place where the Maine craft beer revolution began with the opening of the D.L. Geary Brewing Company in 1986, the same year the Maine Brewers’ Guild was established. Geary’s is still owned by husband and wife team David and Karen Geary and, despite its logo of a big Maine lobster, its beers have a decidedly English flair.   Not surprisingly, David Geary got his training while visiting the breweries of England and Scotland under the tutelage of Scottish nobleman and brewer Peter Maxwell Stuart.The brewery gives half-hour tours Monday through Friday, with tastings of signature beers like Geary’s Pale Ale, Hampshire Special Ale, Geary’s IPA and London Porter, seasonal brews like the refreshingly light Summer Ale, and limited edition beers like Oatmeal Stout and Oakie Doakie Scotch Ale. Gluten intolerant visitors can try IXNAY, the first gluten free beer made in Maine.   For non-tipplers, as well as children, the brewery makes root beer.Another well-known Portland microbrewery that also makes its own root beer is Sea Dog Brewing Co.   Established in 1993, Sea Dog has two brewpubs, one in South Portland and one in Topsham, northeast of Freeport and home to L.L. Bean.   At Sea Dog’s two brewpubs, enjoy innovative fare while tasting year-round and seasonal brews, including Blueberry Wheat Ale, made with Maine’s signature crop.   For a tour of Sea Dog’s brewing facilities, you’ll have to go to Bangor.   There you can visit the city’s second brewery, recently opened Geaghan Brothers Brewing Company, and just north in Amherst, another newcomer â€" the Square Tail Brewing Company.Also in Portland, nationally known Shipyard Brewing Company, which opened in 1994, runs a year-round brewpub in Eliot, and seasonal brewpubs at the Sunday River and Sugarloaf ski resorts.   At the Portland brewery, video tours are given daily, and full 1 ½-hour brewery tours (which must be reserved) are given Tuesday nights and, in June, July and August on Thursday nights.   Along with familiar beers you might have tried at eateries throughout the country or bought at your local supermarket, you’ll find rarities like the Shipyard Bourbon Barrel Aged Series, including Imperial Stout, Double Scottish Ale, Smashed Pumpkin Ale and Barley Wine.   The brewery also makes Capt’n Eli’s Soda, a line of soft drinks.Allagash Brewing Company, established in Portland a year after Shipyard, bills itself as New England’s original maker of Belgian style wheat beers.   Its range of brews includes Allagash White, flavored with curaçao liqueur, orange peel and spices, and Allagash Double Ale, made with seven different malts and in the style of Belgium’s Trappist Monks, whose beers are among the world’s most coveted.Allagash has yet another distinction.   It’s on Industrial Way, a short block of warehouses considered Maine’s craft beer crucible.   Here, some of Maine’s top microbreweries got their start.   Today, a new crop of microbreweries, run by recent college grads, has moved into the same quarters and is making their own brand of history.   Given Maine’s growing prominence in the microbrewery industry, it’s no exaggeration to say that these fairly nondescript warehouses might one day be National Historic Landmarks.Among the brightest newcomers is The Bissell B rothers Brewing Company at 1 Industrial Way, the same building where two prominent Maine breweries were born.   One is Rising Tide Brewery, a family owned concern that makes international style artisanal ales and is now the largest brewery in Portland’s booming East Bayside neighborhood, known as   “East Bayside” for its concentration of breweries.   The other is Freeport-based Maine Beer Company, founded in 2009, and known not only for its fine beers but for its commitment to good causes, expressed in the company motto, “Do The Right Thing.”As for Bissell Brothers Brewing, the microbrewery is co-owned by Noah Bissell, in his early 20’s, perhaps the country’s youngest brewery owner, and 30-something older brother, Peter.   In a relatively short time BBB has garnered a stack of laurels.   In March 2014, a headline in the  Boston Globe  crowed: “Why Bissell Brothers is the New Must-Have of New England Craft Beer Fanatics.”   Interestingly enough, BBB’s fame is base d largely on a single beer, The Substance, an IPA so remarkable that it regularly flies off the shelves.   Another BBB offering is Heartstrings Red Ale, originally made for a top Portland beer bar, Novare Res Bier Café, whose Latin name, appropriately enough, means “to start a revolution.”Also on Industrial Way is newcomer Foundation Brewing Company, co-owned by 30’s-ish Joel Mahaffey and partner John Bonney,   who both cite a “passion for brewing,” making farmhouse style ales, including spicy, fruity Belgian-style pale ales known as  saisons. Some of their top brews are Blaze, an IPA; Undertow, a dark  saison  with raisin, plum and caramelized sugar flavors; and Wanderlust #1, with aromas of tropical fruits, peach and Maine pine and flavors of peach and mango.In #1 Industrial Way’s Suite 8 is Austin Street Brewery, whose young co-owner Jake Austin began brewing beer at home on Austin Street in Westbrook, a Portland suburb.   In the tasting room, open Friday and Saturda y, sample brews by Austin and partner Will Fisher, like Patina Pale, an American-style pale ale with flavors of citrus and pine; Kon-Tiki, made with New Zealand and Australian hops, and redolent of tropical fruit; Oliver, an American brown ale fermented with coffee; and the lovely and very drinkable Catherine, a double IPA.Portland is a relatively small city, but if you don’t have a car, take heart. A young Maine couple, Zach and Allison Poole , have established a Portland based brewery tour business.   Tours on the lime green Maine Brew Bus cost $45-$65 per person, and are given virtually every day, and several times on Saturday and Sunday.   You’ll visit “old-timers” like Allagash and Rising Tide, and newcomers like In’finiti Fermentation Distillation on the Old Port’s waterfront and Bunker Brewing Company in East Bayside.   (In some cases, you’ll also get a chance to taste homemade sausages, hot dogs and brews at The Thirsty Pig, another top Portland beer bar.) On the “York County Bounty” tour, visit Banded Horn Brewing Company in Biddeford, as well as Gneiss Brewing in Limerick and Funky Bow Brewery in Lyman.   A “Northern Exposure” tour takes in the Maine Beer Company in Freeport, Baxter Brewing Co. in Lewiston and a couple of brewpubs, including Ebenezer’s in Brunswick.For years, vacationers have headed to Maine to eat lobster and fresh seafood, often ending a meal with blueberry cake or pie.   Along with great sailing, canoeing, hiking and skiing, generations of Americans have discovered that there’s good eating in Maine.     But who knew you could also drink so well in Maine?This article first appeared on Travel Squire.

Should You Put Your Photo on a Resume

Should You Put Your Photo on a Resume Should You Put Your Photo on a Resume 4In today’s tough job market, you need anything to make your resume stand out from the rest. Some cutting-edge job seekers are actually adding  photos on a resume in an attempt to make their applications more memorable. While some experts think this is a savvy strategy, others consider putting your photo on a resume to be a poor career move. Below, we look at both the positive and negative aspects of putting your photo on a resume. Here are some positive and negatives aspects to placing your photo on a resume. The Positives: It makes you easier to remember. From Pinterest to Facebook (and even LinkedIn), we all know that we live in a visually driven world. And as such, it’s easier to equate a face with a name. Without a photo, your name (unless it’s unusual) won’t stay long in the mind of a hiring manager. But attaching a photo can help you become more memorable. It personalizes your application. At any given time, there may be piles of resumes on a hiring manager’s desk. Beyond using pretty- and professional- resume paper, a clear photo can help make you more than just your previous workplace accomplishments. It shows that there’s a real person behind all the accolades. It may be necessary. If you’re in an industry that requires applications be accompanied by a photo (say, in the modeling or acting fields), then you’ll need to include a photo. In these instances, not sending a photo is actually worse. It can show off your skills. Let’s say you’re applying to be a florist. Having a professional photo (with a gorgeous floral arrangement behind you that you created) can serve as a physical representation of your workplace skills. The Negatives: It may make your resume illegible. Some companies use scanners and applicant tracking systems to input info from your resume into a mega database. Adding your photo to your resume might make it hard to read or even cause the machine to reject your resume. A super busy potential boss may not have the time to input the info, and as such, your resume might get tossed. It can cause discrimination. Sure, employers aren’t supposed to discriminate against an applicant based on factors such as age, race, gender, weight, sexual orientation, or disability. But just because they shouldn’t doesn’t mean that they won’t do it. Not having your photo on a resume removes the possibility that you might be discriminated against based on factors about you. If you had your photo on your resume and an employer doesn’t interview you, it can open a can of worms- and a potential lawsuit- for an employer. That’s why some companies will reject a resume with photos outright in order to avoid problems and litigation. It can be distracting. You’re a fairly attractive individual, so putting a professional photo on a resume is no biggie, right? Well, maybe yes and maybe no. Since humans are visual creatures, more than likely a recruiter is going to look at- and scrutinize- your photo first before your workplace skills. And while you might think being good-looking can help you land a job, in some cases, it can hurt you instead. Adding a photo to your resume might impact your application negatively and not let your talents and accomplishments shine through had you not included an image. It’s completely up to each individual job seeker if he or she chooses to include a photo on a resume. After all, in some countries, it’s mandatory to include one. But while there are many negatives to posting a pic, there are also positive ones. So take the time to figure out if it’s in your best job-seeking interest to have your photo on your resume. Readers, do you have your photo on a resume? Do you think having a pic can help or hurt you? Let us know your thoughts (and experiences!) in the comments section below!

New Class of Magnet Defies Established Science

New Class of Magnet Defies Established Science New Class of Magnet Defies Established Science New Class of Magnet Defies Established Science Its not every day someone makes a discovery that changes a scientific principle that has been accepted for 175 years. But that is exactly what Harsh Deep Chopra, professor and chair of mechanical engineering at Temple University, and Manfred Wuttig, professor of materials science and engineering at University of Maryland, have done. Their discovery of a new class of magnets defies a long-held scientific principle that iron-based magnetic materials changed their shape, but not their volume, when placed in a magnetic field. Instead, the new magnets show a large volume change, swelling up like puffer fish, says Chopra. Our findings fundamentally change the way we think about a certain type of magnetism that has been in place since 1841. That was when physicist James Prescott Joule discovered that iron-based magnetic materials elongate and constrict anisotropically, but do not change their volume, when placed in a magnetic fielda phenomenon called Joule magnetostriction. Since its discovery 175 years ago, all magnets have adhered to this principle of volume conservation. Unique Internal Structure Chopra and Wuttig discovered that when they thermally treated certain Fe-Ga, Fe-Al, and Fe-Ge alloysto approximately 760 degrees Celsius for 30 minutes, then rapidly cooled them to room temperature, the materials exhibited marked non-Joulian behavior by expanding in volume. A microscopic view of cells displaying non-Joulian magnetostriction. Image: Harsh Chopra / Temple University The response of these magnets differs fundamentally from what Joule likely envisioned, comments Wuttig. He must have thought that all magnets respond in a uniform fashion. The researchers non-Joulian magnets are characterized by large volume changes in magnetic fields. They also found the thermally treated materials contained never-before-seen microscopic cellular-like structures that allow the magnets to expand. Knowing about this unique structure will enable researchers to develop new materials with similarly attractive properties, states Wuttig. Non-Joulian magnets also generate negligible amounts of wasteful heat during energy harvesting. This transformative breakthrough has the potential to not only displace existing technologies, but create new applications due to the unusual combination of magnetic properties. For example, one area of application lies in the development of compact and efficient magnetic actuators with little thermal signature of waste heat. Conventional magnets can be used as an actuator to exert a force and open a valve, for examplebut they only operate in one direction, since all magnets are limited by Joule magnetostriction. Actuation in two directions under the Joule paradigm requires bulky stacks of magnets, which are inefficient and preclude significant miniaturization. However, indicates Chopra, non-Joulian magnets can expand in all directions when an external magnetic field is applied, which should make it possible to construct energy-efficient and compact omnidirectional actuators for mechanical devices and microelectromechanical systems. Future Applications Because these new magnets have such energy efficient characteristics, they will likely be used to develop advanced sensors, energy harvesting devices, compact micro-actuators for aerospace, automobile, biomedical, space and robotics applications, and ultra-low thermal signature actuators for sonars and defense applications. Another important point regarding is that these iron-based alloys do not include expensive rare-earth elementsby replacing existing rare-earth based magnetostriction alloys, the new magnets could provide more robust performance at far less cost. Since reporting the non-Joulian magnetism, Chopra and Wuttig have discovered similar behavior in a large group of magnetic materials that also apparently conform to the non-Joulian concept. We are now working to develop this new class of magnets and establish the scientific origins of this behavior so that they may be applied to develop new alloys, says Chopra. My lab is also exploring new forms of actuators, devices, and energy harvesting systems to bring these materials to their full potential. Since these magnets can expand in all directions, it immediately creates entirely new applications that were not previously thought possible using conventional magnetic actuators. These could range from compact, energy-efficient omnidirectional actuators and energy harvesting materials to robotic muscles. Chopra is still somewhat amazed at discovering a new physical principle that counters what has been accepted knowledge for 175 years. I learned that in order to see nature, I had to shed preconceived notions of how things work, he says. That is always the hardest part, because often one tends to fit and process new information into an existing knowledge base, even in face of those inconvenient, pesky facts that dont fit nicely into existing understanding. Itis encouraging and heartening that while old principles will hold, new ones are out there to be discovered. Mark Crawford is an independent writer. For Further Discussion Our findings fundamentally change the way we think about a certain type of magnetism that has been in place since 1841.Prof. Harsh Deep Chopra, Temple University

Air Force Flight Nurses

Air Force Flight Nurses Air Force Flight Nurses As he ran toward the airplane, 1st Lt. Charlie Thomas had a kind of wild-eyed look on his face. The blast of air from the plane’s four huge turboprop engines didn’t cause it. It was the type of gaze only a boost of adrenaline can produce. Once on the MC-130 Talon’s open ramp, he turned and looked back. A hundred yards away, an ambulance came down one of the narrow roads at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. It trailed a cloud of dust as it headed toward the plane. On the ambulance that sunny Sunday morning was a wounded U.S. Special Forces troop. He’d been hurt the day before in a fierce battle with al Qaeda and Taliban fighters in the Shah-e-kot Valley in eastern Afghanistan. Thomas looked inside the Talon. He was glad to see the plane was ready to carry litter patients and that six medics were aboard. Just as he had ordered. “Looks like everything’s good to go,” Thomas yelled into the loadmaster’s ear. The burly, M-16-toting “load” nodded and gave him the “okay” sign. The medics took the wounded soldier on board. Then another ambulance arrived, and soon there were two more wounded troops safely on the plane. Thomas checked them one last time. By then, two teams of doctors, nurses and medical technicians had taken charge of them. He is quoted telling a surgeon: They’re all yours now. Take good care of ’em. The men were now out of his hands, so Thomas left the plane. A hundred yards from the Talon, he stopped to watch. As it taxied away, he smiled. Since Thomas, a senior flight nurse, was exactly where he wanted to be, doing exactly what he wanted to be doing. I’m deployed where the action is. Right in the middle of the war on terrorism - getting to do my part, and that’s a rush. The Talon, from Duke Field, Fla., flew the soldiers to Karshi Khanabad, Uzbekistan. It was the second leg of a long journey that started with a helicopter ride from the battlefield. From “K-2,” the troops went to the hospital at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Then a C-9 Nightingale flew them to Ramstein Air Base, Germany. From there they went to nearby Landstuhl Army Regional Center for further treatment. And, later, to a stateside hospital to recover. Their journey home began with Thomas. One of three flight clinical coordinators at Bagram, his job is to help set up aeromedical evacuations. He asked for the airlift and made sure the plane arrived with the equipment, medicines, and medics needed to handle the patients. Our job is to get patients to the next level of care. Thomas is with the 137th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron of the Oklahoma Air National Guard. Called to duty after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, he has spent most of his six-month tour at Bagram. He jumped at the chance to serve in Operation Enduring Freedom. Thomas’ job is one most people don’t picture a nurse doing because it deals with flight operations. That job and others  take  nurses away from their more traditional place at a patient’s bedside. For some nurses, like Thomas, it’s a welcome change, a chance to experience a part of the Air Force with which nurses seldom have contact. But when they trade in their hospital whites for green flight suits, some nurses miss providing one-on-one care. As an active duty flight nurse, Capt. K.C. Vo said: Sometimes you don’t see the difference you make because patients are with you for such a short time. A six and a half-year vet, Vo flies with Ramstein’s 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, “so you don’t get to do direct, bedside patient care.” Still, there’s no shortage of applicants for flight nurse duty. On the contrary. Though the Air Force has problems recruiting and keeping nurses, it has no shortage of flight nurse volunteers. Due to some 3,800 nurses in the Air Force, there are less than 200 authorizations for flight nurses, Capt. Linda Odom said. She’s an active duty critical care flight nurse who serves with Vo. “Flight nurse jobs are highly prized - there’s a lot of competition to get one of the slots,” she said. A 12 and one-half year vet, Odom’s one of her unit’s 32 flight nurses. Odom, like Vo, serves on an aeromedical evacuation crew. The crew cares for patients en route to and from hospitals. At Ramstein, the evacuation duty falls on the C-9 Nightingale. Final authority On board, the medical crew director - a flight nurse - is the final medical authority. It’s up to the nurse to “make medical decisions on the spot,” Odom said. There’s no staff of doctors to turn to at 24,000 feet. Only if a call is “outside your scope,” she said, “do you get on the radio and call a doctor on the ground.” It’s a huge responsibility, she said. Few nurses in military or civilian hospitals do that. At Incirlik, Capt. Michelle Maybell makes other types of decisions. She’s a crew manager and has a different focus. Instead of patients, the senior flight nurse takes care of fellow medics. We have a group that takes care of all the needs crews have so they can keep their mind on their mission. They have to think about their patients. Not about getting equipment and medicine, or how they’re going to get back to their rooms. A reservist with the 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., Maybell deployed to Incirlik shortly after the Sept. 11 attacks. A volunteer, she joined the 43rd Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. As a crew manager, she learns one more part of a flight nurse’s job. It’s a responsibility she doesn’t have in her civilian job as a trauma nurse coordinator, but one that will help her do that job better. And though she’d rather be flying, what she does is a “feel good” job. When I alert crews, pack them up, launch them, and go back to help them unpack after a mission, it gives me a good feeling. A sense of accomplishment. When the soldiers Thomas put on the Talon at Bagram were ready to fly from Incirlik to Ramstein, it was Maybell who got the medics ready to fly with them. “I know we did our part to make that mission a success,” she said. It’s About Caring While Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Minor are where the action is these days, flight nurses serve around the world. Their job - and that of active duty, Reserve and Guard flight surgeons, aeromedical technicians and flight crews - is to provide patients expert care in the air while en route to a hospital. That’s part of providing service members, Defense Department civilians and their families the level of care Americans expect, Lt. Col. Kirk Nailling said. The 86th’s director of operations and chief nurse, he said nurses play a key role in that process. We have plenty of people on the ground around the world who can do on-the-spot life-saving procedures. But then it’s our job to get them to more definite care. Operation Enduring Freedom is proving that. Each one of the American troops hurt in the fighting in Afghanistan has had a nurse at his side on the plane ride to the hospital. At times like that, nurses and medics bond. That was the case on the first evacuation from Incirlik to Ramstein of troops wounded in Afghanistan, Capt. Brenda Parker said. Another Ramstein flight nurse, she was the medical crew director on that flight. It was camaraderie, cohesiveness, and communication at its best. I’ve never seen such teamwork. A team effort. That’s what it takes to provide top-notch care, Nailling said. And that first-class care is something flight nurses hope to provide each time they take to the air. That, he said, “is what makes being a flight nurse so rewarding.” Thomas emerged from the tiny cubbyhole of a room where he and another nurse called home. It was in the dimly lit and dank cellar of Bagram’s Soviet-built control tower. He rubbed the sleep out of his eyes because in a few minutes more wounded were arriving. He met all the wounded. It was the only way he could see first hand how badly they were hurt. That was the first step in figuring out what kind of evacuation to coordinate. And as doctors treated or patched up the wounded, Thomas found a way to get them out of Bagram. His reward was seeing the wounded leave the base, headed for a hospital and then home. To him, that alone was thanks enough for doing a job few - if any - people know about. These guys put their lives on the line for us. Serving them is a thrill. And taking six months out of my life to do that is a small enough sacrifice in comparison to what they do.

IRS Guidelines for Book Authors for Hobbyist vs. Pro

IRS Guidelines for Book Authors for Hobbyist vs. Pro IRS Guidelines for Book Authors for Hobbyist vs. Pro Any tax advice for authors and writers should start with the question: are you a hobbyist or a pro?  Being a pro affects what you can deduct expenses related to your work as an author, so its important to understand the distinction. Making money as an author isnt easy, and even bestselling authors advise you not to quit your day job.  While many people are passionate about their writing and aspire to make a living at it, not every book author can claim to be a professional - for profit - in those most important eyes of the IRS. Here are some guidelines. Hobbyist vs. Pro Author The IRS makes a critical distinction between sole-proprietor authors (and all other hobbyists) who ply their craft vocationally rather than depend on their writing work to make a living. You are presumed to be a professional if your writing makes a profit in at least three of the last five tax years, including the current year. If your book authoring doesnt prove to be a for-profit endeavor, losses from your writing may not be used to offset other income for tax purposes (that is, if you cant prove yourself to be a pro, allowable deductions cannot exceed the gross receipts for the activity.) Of course, many self-published book authors want to make a profit and become pro (like Donna Fasano), but not everyone will. For that reason, writing is one of the professions that the IRS deemed worth deeper scrutiny because of their potential pursuit and attractiveness as avocations rather than vocations. (Others include horse and dog breeding, yacht chartering, airplane leasing, gambling, photography, fishing, farming, stamp collecting... and bowling). The Hobby Loss Rule for Authors Essentially, whats informally known as the hobby loss rule separates the hobbyist from the pros. In addition to the 3-out-of-5-years of profit, the following factors (annotated from the IRS) may further help you to determine whether your writing would likely be considered for profit or as a hobby in the eyes of the government (1): Does the time and effort put into your writing indicate an intention to make a profit? A full-time corporate day job requires you commit 35 hours or more to it - something to think about when considering your claim of professional writers hours.Do you depend on income from the activity? Be realistic here: if your rent is $1,000 a month and for the past two years your total writing income from e-book royalties  hovers around $25 for the same time period, youre not going to legitimately claim that you depend on that income. If there are losses, are they due to circumstances beyond your control or did they occur in the start-up phase of the business? The former part of the question could be interpreted as: could you have possibly made a profit had it not been for factors in the book marketplace? If youre a writer in startup, rather than a hobbyist, you have several years to show a profit (see below).Have you changed methods of operation to improve profitability? In other words, where your writing is concerned, if your profits are less than what youd like, are you thinking like a businessperson and trying to improve your income by changing the way you operate? Maybe that would mean spending money to create a multi-author blog, or paying someone to create a content marketing plan, or augmenting your income by trying to get sponsors for your blog. Do you have the knowledge needed to carry on the activity as a successful business? Being a professional book author, like running any business, is complex and challenging. How much do you know about running that business? Are you running it like a business, keeping records, keeping an eye to profitability?Have you made a profit in similar activities in the past? If you have a successful book under your belt - or even a series of articles in paid publication - thats a predictor that youre a pro. Does your writing make a profit in some years? The IRS is looking for sustained activity and profit to show youre a professional rather than an amateur dabbler. Of course, the hobbyists today can be the professionals of tomorrow. If you truly aspire to be a professional book author  but dont quite make the cut of the IRS definition, take heart. Keep plugging away at your writing and keep in mind the factors you need to develop to become considered a pro. Read more about taxes and the book author, including sales tax facts for self-published authors. Disclaimer:  This article is meant to give general insight into tax information that might apply to writers, and to give readers an entry point so they themselves can research further. While every effort was made to ensure the information in this article was accurate at the time it was written, the Book Publishing site guide is a writer - not a tax expert. Therefore, anyone filing his or her taxes should consult a qualified tax preparer for updated tax laws and further specifics on how these rules might apply to an individual tax situation.Following are specific IRS resources regarding the subjects mentioned in this article, to facilitate research into individual tax matters.(1) Internal Revenue Code Section 183 (Activities Not Engaged in for Profit), as described in FS-2008-23(2) IRS Publication 970 â€" Tax Benefits for EducationNote: The general information included in this article is not to be used avoid any tax penalties that might be levied by the IRS (see the Treasury Circular 230 regulation for the specific provision).

Value of Goal Setting

Value of Goal Setting Value of Goal Setting VALUE OF GOAL SETTING 93% of professionals think goal setting is important to their work performance. Workers were asked, “How important is goal setting to your work performance?” 29% Somewhat important 64% Very important 7% Not very important Most professionals set work-related goals and check progress of their goals weekly. Workers were asked, “How often do you set work-related performance goals, and how often do you check your progress?” SET GOALS CHECK PROGRESS WEEKLY 36% 42% MONTHLY 24% 29% QUARTERLY 15% 16% SEMIANNUALLY 5% 6% ANNUALLY 10% 5% NEVER 10% 2% 60% of men discuss their progress toward performance goals with their manager at least monthly, compared to 40% of women. Workers were asked, “How often do you discuss your progress toward meeting work-related performance goals with your manager?” TOTAL MALE FEMALE Weekly 25% 31% 17% Monthly 26% 29% 23% Quarterly 18% 20% 16% Semiannually 9% 7% 12% Annually 11% 8% 15% Never 11% 5% 17% Source: Accountemps survey of more than 1,000 workers in the United States © 2017 Accountemps. A Robert Half Company. An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Veterans.

Top Guide of Resume How Many Pages

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Dirty Facts About Power Bi Resume Uncovered

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The Do This, Get That Guide On Office Skills for Resume

The Do This, Get That Guide On Office Skills for Resume For example, if you submit an application for a Chinese-English interpreting job, you ought to be fluent in both languages otherwise you would just not qualify for the position. A good way to ascertain the main software skills for a resume is to peruse the work description. Make sure that you have ready a minumum of one example for a time you demonstrated skills from every category listed here. Pulling language from the work description also will help to appease applicant-tracking systems. Key Pieces of Office Skills for Resume Our resume builder will provide you with tips and examples on the best way to compose your resume summary. Mention a fact or two you love about the corporation. If you're fighting to think of any, you can attempt utilizing the job descriptions of ads in your industry, and looking at LinkedIn profiles of individuals working in similar roles. 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