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.