The Remote Work Round

The Remote Work RoundThe most common misconception, as related to remote work, is that employees who work from home tend to laze about, exhibit less productivity and slows business down. However, the reality is quite the opposite.There are many reasons why a business may benefit by utilizing remote workers, including (but certainly not limited to) Increased productivity Increased employee job satisfaction Increased employee retention Increase in talent pool for open positions Lower overhead costIf youre vying for remote work and your current place of employment wont allow it, try arming yourself with the arguments above and some correlating data. But if that doesnt do the trick, try applying for one of the remote positions below with a company that cares about women today.Apple -WW Accessories Channel Development ManagerGitlab -Senior Backend Developer, CI/CD PipelinesGitlab - Security SpecialistGitlab - Production EngineerGitlab - Product ManagerGitlab - Director of SecurityGitlab - Director of InfrastructureKarat, Inc. - Expert Technical InterviewerL3 Technologies -Supplier Quality Engineer (Bay Area Regional Field Supplier Engineer)L3 Technologies - Supplier Quality Engineer (New York/New Jersey Regional Field Supplier Engineer)Twilio - Solutions ArchitectWellthy, Inc. - Virtual Care CoordinatorZapier, Inc. - Data EngineerZapier, Inc. - Customer StorytellerZapier, Inc. - Growth Product ManagerZapier, Inc. - Infrastructure Engineer One of the biggest challenges in almost all industries today is achieving gender parity. Gender diversity provides huge benefits in the workplace. pWhile some industries have made significant advancements in gender diversity, some industries lag further behind... and the construction industry is well-known for being in the latter category. If someone says, construction workers, youll likely picture a group of men in yellow hard hats analyzing an architects plans or laying bricks on top o f a scaffold. And men at work signs only help to reinforce this image.pThis stereotype is rooted in reality. When was the last time you actually spotted a woman on a construction site? Or hired a female plumber or carpenter? Your answer is most likely never. In fact, the Bureau of Labor Statisticsreports that only 3.4% of the total of 8.3 million construction employees are women.pBut the construction industry has a lot more to offer than steel-toed boots and hard hats, and it needs women to help advance the industry in this era of rapid change. Here are 5 reasons why women joining the workforce or looking to make a pivot should consider a career in construction.h21. Fuel Innovation/h2pNot only is diversity the socially and morally right thing to do, but it is also actually an excellent business strategy. pResearch presented in the Harvard Business Reviewshows that diverse teams develop more innovative ideas. This is further supported by a study conducted by Gallupon the wertzuwachs of gender-diverse teams versus single-gender teams, which found that the difference in backgrounds and perspectives led to better business performance and problem-solving. h22. Capitalize on Demand/h2pThe construction industry is currently experiencing a labor shortage. The industry itself is booming and projected to be one of the fastest-growing industries, with total spending projected to exceed $1.45 trillion in 2023/a. However, most construction companies are unable to meet the rising demand. pAccording to the Associated General Contractors of America/a, more than 80% of contractors are experiencing difficulties filling hourly craft positions that represent the bulk of the construction workforce.pAnd demand isnt limited to individual contributor roles. Given the industry boom, there are a number of open stable and high-paying roles (any project managers out there?) waiting for the right candidateh23. Leadership Opportunities/h2pAccording to the Bureau of Labor Statistics/a, wome n compose only 7.7% of the total 1 million managerial positions in construction.br/pBut given the highly collaborative nature of construction work, more women in leadership roles would help drive innovation and enhance productivity.Furthermore, as a woman in construction in a leadership position, youd have the unique opportunity to drive change for the industry and make it a more attractive option for other women.h24. High-Income kompetenz/h2pSalaries for many skilled positions in construction are on the rise, making a construction career a prime choice for women looking for a high-paying job,pThe 2018 Construction Craft Salary Surveyconducted by the National Center for Construction Education and Research revealed that salaries for many skilled craft areas are increasing. Project managers and project supervisors topped the list at $92,523 and $88,355, respectively. The next set of highest-paying jobs include those of combo welders ($71,067), instrumentation technicians ($70,080), pi pe welders ($69,222), power line workers ($68,262) and industrial electricians ($67,269). Of the 32 categories of workers in the survey, 19 positions earned an average salary of $60,000 or higher.h25. Sense of accomplishment/h2p The construction industry can give employees a unique sense of achievement. Yes, the job is stressful and the work can be demanding, but nothing beats the feeling of being able to build something from the ground up. pHow many professionals in other industries can point at a school, a hospital, or a skyscraper and say I helped build that?pThe construction industry has a long way to go in combating gender bias and supporting women in the workforce, but given the current demand for workers, theres no better time to zupflmmel up a sledgehammer (figurative or literal) and smash the gender stereotypes plaguing the construction industry.

Building a Smart City

Building a Smart City Building a Smart City Building a Smart CityIt was going to be a gleaming ghost town, shimmering amid an arid expanse of southeastern New Mexico. Energy and infrastructure consultant Marble Arch Partners proposed building The Center for Innovation, Testing and Evaluation to do full-scale testing of the smart cities systems and technologies that will define the future of urban development.The ambitious plan called for spending $1 billion to build an uninhabited city large enough for 35,000 people, fitted with intelligent building, transportation, and energy systems. Without human drivers on the road or children playing in the streets, engineers could test new systems without worrying about disrupting everyday life. Drones could hover over autonomously operated vehicles while streetlights watched buses to see if they were running on time.Five years after the announcement, ground still has notlage been broken and the window may be closing. Instead of running tests i n the middle of nowhere, cities are installing smart systems at an increasing pace, beginning with pilot projects and expanding them as the results prove out. Using their own infrastructure as a test bed, their results promise to change how cities manage utilities and services while providing citizens with tools to exploit the information they generate.According to a report by Navigant Research, smart cities are a in aller welt phenomenon. There are 250 projects underway in 178 cities worldwide, with Europe leading the way because of its aggressive climate change policies. The research firm estimates the global market for smart city technologies and services to be worth $40.1 billion in 2017, with growth expected to reach a whopping $97.9 billion by 2026. Barriers to entry are falling as sensors improve and smart technologies grow more efficient, more capable, more interoperable, and less expensive.In a smart city, wireless motion and flow sensors, low-cost video cameras, temperatur e and noise monitors, and air quality devices feed data continuously into systems, which use them to control besucherzahlen lights, streetlights, pedestrian displays, power distribution and more. Cities use them to monitor traffic, mass transit, pedestrian flows, and crime. All these devices link with rugged wide area networks that send data to the cloud, where powerful analytic engines the data to make cities efficient and safer.There are so many different technologies, but lighting is one of the big growth areas, said Ryan Citron, a Navigant analyst who co-authored the report. LED lighting is becoming the go-to replacement technology.There are two key reasons why LEDs have become the foundational technology of smart city networks, Citron said. First, they offer energy savings of up to 80 percent and a nahe daran sein payback period. Second, each light carries a microprocessor, making it a potential node in a system that is ideal for setting up a wireless wide area network. These n etworks create a scaffold that supports the buildout of future smart system capabilities.Leveraging DataSan Diego officials are spending $30 million to make their city smarter. The effort, the most ambitious in the world, involves replacing 14,000 streetlights with LED lights and 3,200 sensors. Those sensors will gather information on everything from vehicular traffic and pedestrian movement to changes in air quality. The data will enable the city to reroute emergency vehicles around congestion, smooth the flow of the daily commute, and point drivers to vacant parking spaces as they come available.Just as important, San Diegos emerging open-source platform will put raw, anonymous data in the hands of entrepreneurs searching for new opportunities and citizens looking for ways to make city life better, said David Graham, the citys deputy chief operating officer.San Diego has both an educated bevlkerung and a strong tech startup community, and Graham is actively courting two-way intera ction with them by sponsoring hackathons using city data. A favorite that has emerged from those sessions will tell food trucks where people are congregating and where they can park.Entrepreneurs could also use the data for more traditional market research, analyzing pedestrian traffic to decide where to locate a new retail store or how much rent to charge for commercial property. The system was developed by GE, which now is deploying it through a spin-off, Current. It retrofits existing lighting infrastructure by installing energy-efficient LED lights that are fitted with sensors, controls, wireless transmitters, and microprocessors.By repurposing light poles, you can transform to a digital infrastructure, said Austin Ashe, general manager of Currents intelligent cities program. This becomes a digital engine that extracts metadata from the environment.Of course, smart hardware needs equally smart software. GE believes that it has a proven system in its Predix software platform, whi ch is already used by industry to generate operating data from factory machines and devices.In cities, the networked system extracts very granular data in real time, and retains historical data it can use to predict trends in the movement of people, traffic, or whatever topic city officials identify.It also creates an opportunity to leverage the data with the broader software development community, Ashe said. It allows the broader community to take the data and transform it into an appropriate application.In fact, smart city applications generate more data than most cities can use. The volume of data is intimidating, said Ken Thompson, global technology leader for smart cities and sensors for engineering giant CH2M. It scares a lot of people to death about how to process all of that data, Thompson said.As a result, many industries and cities today use only a small fraction of the data available to them, he said. In one internal survey, Thompson found that water clients process only about 10percent of their data. That is not efficient, though it is driving the development of faster analytics engines that can process large volumes of data more quickly.That data crunching ability is important, Thompson said, but when youre developing the technology, you must have a subject matter expert involved. While IT professionals can develop all sorts of algorithms, it takes a subject matter expertsomeone who understands city traffic or water distributionto make sure they are capturing the information needed to make intelligent decisions.Data-Driven DecisionsGE first approached San Diego when city officials were dealing with the result of years of underinvestment in infrastructure.Looking forward, rather than replace what we had with something that was just a little better, it became a conversation about building an intelligent platform, Graham said. The two parties decided to build a pilot network using 40 streetlights in San Diegos East Village neighborhood.After putting the sensors in the lights, we developed enough information for a parking application, Graham said. The city found there was a value proposition with parking, and that it could use sensors to identify abandoned vehicles and other roadway threats.Just by themselves, the upgrade to LED lights made a lot of sense, Graham said. With 2,000 lights, we found we could save a quarter-million dollars and cut energy use up to 60 percent.Overall, the city expects a 13-year payback period for the entire project.Yet the networked smart lights gave San Diego a new way to provide better and more site-specific neighborhoods services. For example, it could dim lighting around the nearby Palomar Observatory and in areas where people need dark sky, Graham said. At the same time, the city could intensify the lighting elsewhere, depending on pedestrian and vehicular traffic data provided by their sensor.Like GE, Mumbai-based Tata Consultancy Services provides real-time data and predictive models. It claim s that its Intelligent Urban Exchange platforms machine learning technology cuts the payback period for LED lighting almost in half. It uses machine learning to build models that customize the operation of individual streetlights based on such historic data as crime patterns and pedestrian and vehicular traffic. The platform will suggest optimal streetlight brightness and the most cost-effective schedule to save energy.Tata is using the same platform to optimize public transportation in Belfort, a city of 50,000 in eastern France. Belfort operates 100 buses along five bus routes. Tatas system gathers data such as the number of bus tickets sold and bus speed and location. It is using the data to help Belfort optimize bus schedules to reduce crowding, determine the savings from new road construction projects, and discover ways to reduce costs.Senthil Gunasekara, who heads corporate development and strategy for Tatas Digital Software Solutions Group, said his company developed the lig hting and transportation applications as part of a staged rollout of smart city applications on a common software platform.Adding new application modules enables cities to phase in the expansion of their smart city capabilities within a single platform. The software acts like a lingua franca, enabling it to access, exchange, and analyze different types of urban data, from streetlights and transportation to water and electrical systems.That is a critical capability because most cities already collect a voluminous amount of information. Much of it comes from sensors and reporting systems that have been in place for years. These range from weather stations and traffic loggers to footfall data and crime videos. The software can integrate this data to help city managers make better day-to-day decisions, and to help them manage emergency response during a crisis.It can take data from any source, analyze it, and present solutions, Gunasekara said. The platform is quite open.Securing the Ne tworkAlthough cities want an open platform, they also want a secure platform to keep hackers from tampering with urban infrastructure, Ashe said. After all, in a system designed to respond automatically to sensor data, every LED light is also a portal into the citys digital control processes.Most systems use proven methods to discourage tampering. Predix, for example, monitors individual devices and applications for signs of intrusion. It encrypts communications between devices, networks, and the Cloud. The system allows only authorized users to log in and will shut down any user who tries to do something if he or she lacks permission.New security voreingestellts are emerging to bring better security to every device on the smart network. The recently released ISO/IEC 18598, for example, governs the security of the physical elements of automated infrastructure management systems. AIM components include computers, computer rooms, sensors, devices, cables, and all other hardware.The st andard sets out a list of defined features AIM systems must have, said Hans-Jurgen Neithammer, who led the ISO/IEC 18598 project. He is an expert on data center architectures with CommScope, a New York-based firm that builds and manages communication networks.Under the new standard, AIM systems must know the location of all devices and cabling, and be able to identify and block viruses or intrusions at the level of those components. It must also monitor cable ports for unauthorized changes, even something as mundane as the accidental disconnection of a cable. When a critical circuit or element is removed, the system sends an alarm to a manager, Neithammer said.The new standard also mandates secure but interoperable interfaces for software from different vendors. The software interface is now defined, so no longer does a user have to rely on one vendor, Neithammer said.This plug-and-play capability will allow cities to integrate new devices and technologies into existing infrastructu re without having to worry about the compatibility of proprietary systems or equipment. That is the biggest advantage from the user side, Neithammer said.Interoperability is really important, agreed San Diegos Graham. It gives the city more flexibility in how it deploys future systems, and it also reduces cost, since it opens the door to greater competition.Yet smart cities will require significant investments that go well beyond the initial build. With digital infrastructure evolving so quickly, municipal officials will probably need to update software frequently to improve capabilities.Cities will also need new types of professionals to manage and interpret the data. San Diego, for example, has hired a chief data officer to coordinate the integration of its smart infrastructure with various city departments, and a data scientist to monitor artificial intelligence and other technologies that it may one day want to incorporate it into its system.When a city builds a road or a bridge , it confidently expects it to last for 50 years or more. That is not the case with digital infrastructure.Cities will also have to rethink what they know about utility service lifecycles. When a city builds a road or a bridge, it confidently expects it to last for 50 years or more. That is not the case with digital infrastructure.Everyone needs to understand the lifecycle, Thompson said. Theres a three-to-five year lifecycle for communications systems.All of this requires significant investments, yet more and more cities seem willing to take the plunge.In many ways, they have no other choice. The buildout of a private digital infrastructure points the way toward even greater connectivity, and it is happening rapidly whether cities are leading the way or not.Everything is moving toward everything within cities being connected, Ashe said. In ten years or sooner, autonomous cars will be traveling on city streets and they need to know not only where they are going, but what is coming a t them and what is around the corner. Drones will be flying overhead. People will have wearable devices constantly communicating.Cities must learn to master those flows of traffic, energy, and information to create a smarter city that makes life better for those who are connected and those who are not. Either that, or they will descend into digitaland perhaps physicalchaos as independent smart devices create their own ad hoc networks and fight for their own piece of turf.It is too soon to tell how this will all work out. Yet one thing is certain Smart city technology is moving so fast, it has no time to wait for a mock city in the desert. It is happening now.Readthe latest issue of theMechanical Engineering Magazine.

Your Guide to Negotiating Terms of Employment

Your Guide to Negotiating Terms of EmploymentYour Guide to Negotiating Terms of EmploymentTips on how to answer the million dollar interview question with confidence.It can come at the beginning of an official job interview. Other times it sneaks up right before the meeting is about to close. Under any circumstance, it can be a touchy subject and one that poised professionals are ready to manage when it comes. Exact phrasing varies but the meaning is clear What will it take for you to join our team (or What is it going to cost to get you here?)Does the very thought of being in this situation make your hands clammy, your heart race and the worrying begin? Unfortunately, part of accepting a job offer entails negotiating the terms of employment. Prepare your waffenvorrat in advance and save yourself last-minute angst. Here are a few tips to help you conquer the situation with confidence and aplomb.1. Research market rates online and offline.Be prepared with figures and facts demonstrati ng your value by knowing your worth in the market. Research what comparable positions with similar responsibilities command in your industry and in your locale. Offline, check within your network for current facts and figures or find a contact that is familiar with this employer and may know the interviewer.2. Be clear that your goal is fairness.You want to be compensated inline with what your colleagues are paid for comparable responsibilities, and you want to be rewarded for superior performance. Nothing more, and nothing less.3. Show that hiring you is not an expense.You will be able to add to the bottom line through increased sales, cost reductions and enhanced productivity. Have tables or charts to illustrate the impact your expertise will have, and use actual data if available.4. Never name an exact number.Avoid naming your desired salary, or for that matter, what you are currently making. Give a range which will allow you more room to negotiate for bonuses, benefits and time off, because no two jobs are the same, and no two candidates are alike.5. Have a bottom line in mind.What is this opportunity worth to you? What will you give up? What can you exchange to make the numbers work? Is there a must-have or uncompromising need? Then, be willing to be flexible on the rest.6. Take the focus off the dollars.Put the focus of the conversation squarely on the chance to have an impact, find solutions and move forward. Remember that this should be a win-win for you and your future employer. Make sure that they understand that you want this job and you are confident that if they also agree that you are the right choice, together you can make things work out.7. Discuss this with your future babo not their HR support staff. Only the PL authority is able to go to bat, re-structure and re-allocate to get this deal together for you. Its their budget show them your skills right from the beginning with your abilities to negotiate for yourself

Engineering a New Test Track

Engineering a New Test Track Engineering a New Test Track Engineering a New Test Track By Thomas Stefanchik For more than ten years now, Test Track has been one of the most popular attractions at Walt Disney Worlds Epcot Center, and with good reason. The white knuckle, 65 mph lap around the Test Track course is the longest and fastest ride in all of Disney World. And with its emphasis on vehicle design, safety and testing, the attraction has always been of special interest to engineers. As good as this attraction was, however, the folks at Disney, perhaps motivated by the phenomenal success of Universal Studios Wizarding World of Harry Potter, felt the need to improve upon it. Scheduled to re-open this fall (December 6, 2012), Chevrolet Design Center at Epcot will allow guests to become immersed in the world of automotive design, as they create their own custom vehicles, and then take them out for a spin. The Chevrolet Design Center will actually be the third iteration of a GM-sponsored pavilion at Epcot. When the park opened in 1982, the attraction was entitled World of Motion. Incorporating Disneys signature audio-animatronic figures, it featured a whimsical ride through the history of transportation, from the dawn of time to the present day (much the way Spaceship Earth tracks the history of communication). However, theme park competition grew ever more heated in Orlando once Universal Studios opened in 1989, and so by the mid-1990s Disney decided to re-imagine World of Motion, as a thrill ride. And thus Test Track was born. Estimated to cost more than $100 million, Test Track was in and of itself a wonder of engineering, one which encountered numerous road blocks on its way to opening. From 1997, its original opening date, to 1998, its actual opening, the attraction was subjected to numerous design changes, operational failures and soft openings. Operational glitches aside, the technical specifications of Test Track are nothing short of remarkable: The ride vehicles each travel 140 miles per day, or 50,000 miles per year. That is approximately four times the average annual mileage a car is driven in the United States. The vehicles were designed to last for 1 million miles. That is equal to driving from the Earth to the moon more than four times. Making 100 million ride-system calculations per second, the vehicles three onboard computers have more processing power than the Space Shuttle. The engine is a 250 horsepower electric motor, giving it more horsepower than a Chevy Blazer. The chassis is made completely of composite materials. Goodyear provides the tires for the Test Track vehicles. They are at 70psi (pounds per square inch) instead of the usual 35. This makes the bumps feel intentionally bumpier. Each vehicle is equipped with 6 braking systems, whereas todays cars have only one or two systems. The Heat Room in which the vehicles pass through features 192 heat lamps baking guests at a toasty 140 Fahrenheit; by comparison, the Cold Room is a moderate 40 Fahrenheit. The test vehicle goes through 34 turns, climbs a three-story hill and speeds around a track banked at an angle of 50. It takes 8.8 seconds for the test vehicle to go from 0 to 65 mi/h. As technically impressive and flat-out thrilling, as Test Track was, the attraction lacked one attribute: strong queuing area. The trend these days is for guests to be entertained and/or informed while enduring the inevitable, often interminable, lines for their favorite rides. (A perfect example of this is the interactive walk through Hogwarts which precedes Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey at Universals Islands of Adventure.) At Test Track, guests would simply shuffle their way through a large open area filled with test track dummies and spare auto parts. And so the attraction, as well as its queuing area, has been re-imagined once again. The new version will feature upbeat music, engaging media, dramatic lighting and a collection of Chevrolet concept cars and model vehicles, according to a Disney spokesperson. Guests will use interactive design and styling workstations to create custom concept vehicles, after which they will hop aboard a SimCar ride vehicle and put their designs to the test through the twists, turns, and bumps of the Test Track course. The actual ride itself may or may not change based on the guests input, considering that up to 6 passengers will each have their own designs when entering the vehicles. Disney recently (and briefly) tested this technology on Test Track by handing select guests cards to hold throughout the ride. Its possible this technology will be incorporated into the new design stations, allowing guests to bring their concept car data onto the rides for testing along the way. After the ride, a new post-show area will feature special effects and scores on how well their custom concepts did. And guests will have the opportunity to marvel at the latest Chevrolets in Test Tracks high-tech showroom, a post-ride viewing area which, although re-designed many times, has been part of the attraction since the World of Motion Days. In fact, in order to make the update happen, Disney and General Motors renewed their long-term business relationship with a new multi-year corporate alliance. And GM has been actively involved with Walt Disney Imagineering in the development of the design-centric Test Track experience. All of which means theyll be something for everyone, thrill-seekers, automotive fanatics, design engineers and theme park enthusiasts alike, when The Chevrolet Design Center at Epcot finally opens (December 6, 2012). Checkout Disneys latest blog/update on the new Test Track

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22 NYC Job Fairs and Events, Week of 6/22 Every Monday we bring you a list of job fairs and events happening throughout the week in New York City. Not from around here? Take it up with HR. Better yet, just nap on it until Wednesday. For you Big Apple-area residents, bask in the warming glow of opportunity. Monday, June 22 High Speed Networking NYCLocation: Public House, 140 E. 41st St.Time: 6:30-8:30 p.m.To register: Pre-register at NetworkingForProfessionals.com, $35 for everyone at door, $30 in advance, $20 Networking for Professionals members in advance, Wednesday, June 24 How to Finance Your Small BusinessLocation: St. Josephs College, Tuohy Hall, 245 Clinton Ave.Time: 6-8 p.m.To register: Free, 718-960-8697 for more information Wednesday, June 24 Pricing Strategies for Freelancers and ConsultantsLocation: The New York Public Library, Science, Industry and Business Library, room 018, 188 Madison Ave.Time: 5:30-7 p.m.To register: Free, 212-592-7047 for more information Thursday, June 25 Business Loan Information Sessi onLocation: CAMBA Small Business Services, second floor, 884 Flatbush AveTime: 10 a.m.-11 a.m.To register: Free, preregistration required, 718-282-2500 Thursday, June 25 National Society of Hispanic MBAs College NightLocation: Monroe College Annex Building, 2426 Jerome Ave.Time: 6:45-9:30 p.m.To register: Free, NSHMBA.iHispano.com/ for more information(As always, thanks to AM New York for the info)It's Monday. Time to get back in the groove. Posted by Steven Schiff, Asst. Producer Vault.com

5 ways to transition into a new career

5 ways to transition into a new career 5 ways to transition into a new career Career transitions can be a bumpy ride: you leave the familiar routines of your daily job responsibilities and suddenly everything’s up in the air again, just like it was at the beginning.While career changes are not for the faint of heart, and can take a long time and a lot of hard work, the benefits of sticking with it to move into something that will be a better long-term fit for you are priceless.Here’s what you should keep in mind as you navigate through both familiar (and unfamiliar) territory.Save, save, saveYou’ll need a lot of money to stay afloat for as long as it takes to land the right next job, so it makes sense to start saving while you’re still employed - before you make the leap.LearnVest founder Alexa von Tobel writes about creating a financial “cushion” for herself in a TIME article.“When I started my company, I had to go without a regular paycheck in order to get everything off the ground. I used my emergency savings- I called it my freedom fund- to support myself. Generally, I recommend at least six months of take-home pay as an emergency fund, but if you’re planning a career change, I’d suggest at least 12 months’ worth, to help you cover costs without having to take a job you don’t actually want,” she writes.Remember that you’re more than your jobYou’re a human being with strengths, weaknesses and a whole life outside of work. So think about what’s important to you in this process. After all, this is a second shot at getting what you really want in your career, right?A 2014 Gallup poll found that more than half of U.S. employees “get a sense of identity from their job”- while just 42% think work is what they do to pay the bills.It’s no surprise that something that fills so much of our daily life can become part of our persona. But try not to get caught up in the idea that your job ultimately defines you, particularly when you’re dealing with the disorienting feeling of a work transition.In other word s, work shouldn’t be all you have.Rely on your networkBefore you can get a firm understanding of the industry you’re trying to break into, do everything you can to research it.Read up on news articles, industry research and books, but also tap into your network - reconnecting with friends or extended networks to find people who work in the field you’re now pursuing. Ask them for insight about the nature of the industry, invite them to an informational interview to get tips, and solicit insight about any events or professional networks you should sign up for.Then, get out there. Head to networking events, join clubs and affinity groups with people who are passionate about the same things as you, and get outside your comfort zone by looking to speak to those who can also challenge your perspectives.Monitor your progressIf you’re only judging the passage of time by your proximity to the next job, you’re going to start to lose track of your actual, incremental progress.Instea d, consider setting smaller benchmarks to help keep yourself motivated - and organized - as you move forward.“Respect yourself enough to track the effort. Monitor how you’re doing and what you need to be doing next. Set up reminders so you follow up on things when you need to,”  Jenny Foss, a career strategist and recruiter who quit her job in corporate communications and now runs the blog JobJenny.com, writes in  The Muse.“If you’re going to invest time and energy to make this happen, invest the time and energy to track your progress,” she adds, suggesting a “simple Excel spreadsheet will do you wonders.”“If you’re not an Excel person, use the tool that makes the most sense to you so you don’t abandon ship on it,” she says.Don’t forget about your current strengthsChances are, you already have a wealth of knowledge in another area, so don’t shortchange yourself.Before she launched the reusable water bottle company S’well, Founder and CEO Sarah Kauss s pent time in financial and real estate fields, she said  in Fortune.She said the skils she learned in each industry served her well on the next.“No matter where you go, you have the opportunity to build on existing skills and find opportunities to create new ones. By understanding what capabilities you’re fostering and being open to how they can be used moving forward, you’ll always set yourself up for success,” Kauss said.“This takes the pressure off of making a career-move mistake and allows you to look at each position as a positive opportunity for growth.”

When to Decline an Offer

When to Decline an Offer When to Decline an Offer Your career is as driven by what you say “no” to as it is by what you agree to. Find out who you are, and who you aren’t in this self-assessment.Great organizations are defined by what they say “no” to. The same is true for great individual careers.A great career is defined by what the individual is able to put in and get out: She can make the type of contribution she finds optimal for her talents, passions and values, and she can reap the type of results she wants.To achieve such a career, you need to say “yes” to a few key jobs and say “no ” to many attractive alternatives.How to know what’s a “no”What’s up with Abraham Lincoln? There have been literally hundreds and hundreds of books written about him. These include the most introductory of children’s books to the most sophisticated histories. Why did he have such a memorable career? I think it all comes down to the fact that he dedicated his career to two propositions: “United we stand, and divided w e fall” and, “All men are created equal.”What is the proposition to which you are dedicating your professional life? This will help you a great deal in deciphering what to do and what not to do in your career.More than 12 years ago, I dedicated my professional life to this proposition: Mastering business basics drives better sustainable results. Not quite as catchy or life-changing as Lincoln’s propositions, but it’s been clear enough to help me make decisions on what to do and what not to do.The best contribution I can make is to uncover these business basics, these processes for improving results in a sustainable way, and then explain them in a user-friendly manner. In other words, I see myself as a teacher. Not a teacher who has all the answers because there are no set answers in business, but rather a teacher who causes people to focus on understanding and executing the basics of business at a very high level.In choosing to be a teacher, I simultaneously chose not to b e a manager or an executive.Before reading on, take out a sheet of paper. Decide on the proposition to which you are willing to dedicate yourself. Write it down. You may end up rewriting it many times over the months to come. With a clear proposition in hand, you can then decide where to place your time and where not to place your time.Your proposition will help you choose which roles you will want to fill - and which ones you won’t.Sacrifices and opportunity costsMy third-grade son, Ben, came home with his folder of papers. One of them said, “Explain the idea of opportunity costs using the example of Pizza Hut.” Ben smiled and said, “That’s easy. I like sausage pizza, and I like pepperoni pizza. If I choose the pepperoni pizza, my opportunity cost is the sausage pizza.” What a great explanation ! He learned something valuable that day from Mrs. Edwards. When you choose to have something that means you are also choosing not to have something else.As you go about buildin g a great career, always take the time to clarify your opportunity costs, the things you are choosing not to have. If you choose to work as an employee, you are choosing not to be an entrepreneur. If you choose to be an entrepreneur, you are choosing not to work for someone else.Both choices can be good, but you can’t have both simultaneously.Fifteen years ago, I was considering starting my own business. I was a full-time, tenured teacher at a very well-known high school in St. Louis. I wrote down my opportunity costs if I left, which included the following: R eally wonderful students would no longer just show up for me to teach, I would not have colleagues to bond with between classes or at lunchtime, I would not have a guaranteed paycheck every month or a guaranteed job for life. To me that was a lot of opportunity costs to give up.Only once I became comfortable with what I was giving up was I able to go out on my own. However, once I left I didn’t go back and try to teach at the high school while trying to run my own business.I know people who did just the opposite. They were entrepreneurs and chose to teach or to work for someone else. They had considered their own opportunity costs of not running their own businesses, and they chose to work inside an organization. You have to choose what you think is the best route for your career. Step back and clarify what you will do and why you will do it and what you won’t do and why you won’t do it.You have to choose your opportunity costs as much as, and maybe more than, your opportunities.Take out a second sheet of paper and write down all the things you are not going to get as a result of going in the direction you are considering. Make sure you are comfortable with what you are giving up before you get comfortable with what you are going after.The choices of Charlie RoseCharlie Rose is my favorite interviewer. I knew who he was, but I didn’t really study him until I recently read an article about him i n Fortunemagazine.The proposition to which Charlie Rose has dedicated his career : “wanting viewers to feel like they were eavesdropping on a conversation each night â€" fully engaged if not actually participating.”He chose to: Hone his craft over a number of years until he got the opportunity to doThe Charlie Rose Show on PBS in 1991. He chose not to: Stay with commercial TV. He had walked away from a well-paying program called Personalities in 1990 because he wanted to do a more serious talk show. He also said no to a full-time anchor slot on Sixty Minutes II in 1996 that would have earned him a great deal more than he makes on his own show on PBS. He turned it down because he felt doing his own show was, as he said, “the chance to find your own reality â€" for yourself, not for others, what no man can ever know. In the end, I have not finished the journey.”In saying no to a variety of opportunities, Charlie Rose defined who he was and who he wanted to become. He wants to do serious interviews with people on important topics without any pretense whatsoever. And he does it very well.Accept who you aren’tAt the same time you’re defining where you’re going, you must get comfortable with the ideas of limitations and consequences. You can spend your whole life trying to be everything and keep chasing one career dream after another. Or you can say, â €œI’ve chosen this path for my career. Here is the general path where I believe I can make my greatest contribution.” And then be OK operating within the limitations and consequences of the career you have chosen. Actually, there’s real power in deciding the limitations you are going to accept. It means you are willing to focus seriously on the work you have chosen to pursue.In studying hundreds of really successful people, I’ve noticed that the best of the best stick with their chosen path. What’s Steven Spielberg doing these days? He is still making movies. What’s Oprah doing now that she’s made billions? Still interviewing people to find out what they have to offer her audiences. What’s Steve Jobs up to? He’s working on guiding Apple to make electronic technology incredibly useful for consumers. What is Charlie Rose doing tonight? Now 67, he’s interviewing one of the world’s movers and shakers. Now that Bruce Springsteen has turned 60, what’s he doing? Put ting on great concerts. What’s my mom doing today at the age of 80? She’s still being a great stay-at-home mom as she has been for the past 54 years and caring for other people.Be OK with who you are and who you are not.To manifest a great career, you have to stick to the path of your own choosing and not feel bad about all the paths you have chosen not to pursue. In reality, the more you consciously say no to alternative paths, the more sincerely you say yes to your life’s work.

Why Wont They Tell Me Why I Didnt Get the Job

Why Won't They Tell Me Why I Didn't Get the Job Why Won't They Tell Me Why I Didn't Get the Job? Why Won't They Tell Me Why I Didn't Get the Job You have a stellar resume that highlights your skills and major career accomplishments, and grabbed the attention of employer. That led you to an interview for a job that would have been a good career move. The interview went very well, but the hiring manager delivers the bad news a week later: You didn't get the job. You're disappointed, which is natural, but you accept the decision. Yet, you politely ask the hiring manager for feedback on your candidacy to help prepare you for the next opportunity. It seems such a harmless request, but maybe you could learn something about yourself. Then, the issue becomes how they answer your request, if they choose to answer at all. The employer will likely respond in one of three ways: (1) They won't. Call this the non-response response. Several years ago, I was one of two finalists for a job I was very confident I could perform well. But the hiring manager informed me by voice mail that I didn't get the job. I left him a voice mail with a polite request for feedback. I'm still waiting. Employers are under no obligation to answer your request for post-interview feedback. After all, the information you're seeking is nice to have rather than need to have. Many employers have learned that it's easier to give no response whatsoever because so many rejected candidates wind up (figuratively!) shooting the messenger. Others are under strict orders to adhere to policies driven by their corporate lawyers, who fear the manager might say something that could get the company in trouble, such as if you're a woman We decided to go with the other candidate, because, well, even though you have the better level of experience, we need a guy in this job. (which, days later, earns the company a call from an attorney with the federal government). (2) They respond, but they're vague. We were impressed with your credentials, but we went with a candidate who had more experience in [fill in the blank]. That's all they said (and given its length, heck, they could have Tweeted it). There's no hint of discrimination in that statement, but you still don't have constructive feedback to help you improve your chances the next time around. The vague response is only slightly better than the non-response, and although the employer is being maddeningly evasive, they are playing within the law, and probably company policy too. (3) They're refreshingly open and honest. They liked you, they really, really liked you! Yet they felt the same about the person they hired. But because they're (1) professional, (2) personable, (3) confident in their hiring practices, (4) very sure of what they want, and (5) fully knowledgeable about employment law, they offer you the feedback you're looking for. Perhaps they needed solid expertise in a software program you're just learning. Or maybe (ouch) you didn't know anything about the company's products so they assumed you weren't really that interested in the job. Whatever it is, honest feedback can give you closure on the opportunity and leave you better prepared for the next one. And if they really liked you, the next opportunity could be with them when they have another suitable opening. You never know. THE LESSON? First, expect that you won't get the feedback you're looking for. Employers have their reasons legal or otherwise for not giving it to you. That's why it's important to know yourself, your skills, and your experience well. If you need feedback, it's better to get it from someone you know and trust who can review your resume and help you practice your interview skills, especially before an interview. Looking for more on post-interview feedback? Alison Green addresses the topic on her blog, Ask a Manager, and on the U.S. News World Report web site.

Digital Dilemmas for Creative Teams and How to Overcome Them

Digital Dilemmas for Creative Teams and How to Overcome Them Digital Dilemmas for Creative Teams and How to Overcome Them In today’s business world, it’s nearly impossible to come across a creative or marketing campaign that doesn’t include a digital component. Needless to say, companies need to go digital to survive. But without the right people and strategies in place, it’s an uphill battle. To help creative and marketing teams tackle common barriers to digital innovation at their companies, The Creative Group did some investigative work. Partnering with AIGA, the professional association for design, and Graphic Design USA, we surveyed nearly 600 creative and marketing professionals with hiring authority to find out their greatest challenges and pain points. We also spoke with industry leaders at A+E Networks, General Electric Co., IBM Watson and Microsoft to understand how they approach digital projects and uncover best practices for other creative and marketing teams. Following are some highlights from our new white paper, Step Up Your Digital Game: Lessons From In-House Creative Teams. Room for growth More than half of creative and marketing professionals (55 percent) rated their organization’s digital marketing strategy as fair or poor. And only 29 percent said their company has a dedicated digital team that is responsible for planning, executing and evaluating digital marketing initiatives. Hiring hurdles A majority (71 percent) of creative and marketing professionals said it’s challenging to find talent with strong digital expertise. When asked what technical skills are most lacking on their teams, the top responses were: Data science, data analysis and A/B testing Web and user experience (UX) design Content creation and content marketing Search engine optimization (SEO), search engine marketing (SEM) and pay-per-click (PPC) marketing Too overworked to innovate Many creative and marketing professionals revealed they’re putting in overtime. Nearly one-third of respondents (31 percent) said they work more than 50 hours a week, and nearly half (47 percent) feel they work more hours than colleagues in other departments. Help wanted Most professionals reported that their teams are understaffed, which no doubt impacts their ability to produce impactful digital campaigns. Seventy percent of creative professionals said they’re shorthanded and would most like to hire professionals who specialize in web design and production and print design and production. Sixty-four percent of marketers also feel stretched thin and would most like hire people with digital marketing strategy, SEO and SEM expertise. As the research shows, a crucial component to digital marketing success is hiring the right team players, but finding skilled digital professionals can be difficult for employers. Diane Domeyer, executive director of The Creative Group, stresses how important it is to move quickly when you find a great candidate. “A primary challenge for many creative and marketing teams looking to expand their digital capabilities is finding people with the right hard and soft skills and a passion for problem solving,” she said. “Top digital talent is rare in today’s competitive employment market. When hiring managers come across promising candidates, they need to move quickly and be prepared to negotiate salary and perks or risk losing them to competing offers.” DOWNLOAD THE WHITE PAPER

The Best and Worst States for Working Moms, According to Care.com

The Best and Worst States for Working Moms, According to Care.com The Best and Worst States for Working Moms, According to Care.com Women today make up nearly half the workforce and contribute to family income more than ever before. There are 25 million working moms out there - and they don’t have it easy. From rampant work-life imbalance to the soaring cost of childcare , working moms face many challenges. Factors like the quality of child care and schools vary widely, and support for working moms can be very different from state to state. With that in mind, the Care.com Think Tank evaluated all 50 states, plus Washington, D.C., based on four key areas: child care, gender equality, economic opportunity, and workplace support to identify the best and worst states for working moms. So how does your state stack up? And what can be done to better support working moms everywhere? If you’re a working mom, or aspire to be one, New England’s a nice option. Massachusetts takes the top spot on our list, and Minnesota is the only state outside of New England to land inside the top five. What these states all have in common is high grades for child care . Although child care can be quite expensive in these states, care is high-quality and highly accessible - and the sticker shock is somewhat offset by strong professional opportunities. Meanwhile, the states at the bottom of our list- including Alabama, West Virginia, and Mississippi - suffer from high gender wage gaps , low female labor force participation rates and higher percentages of families in poverty. We know it’s not easy being a working mom, but women’s success in the workforce is essential to the success of businesses and, in the big picture, the global economy. The composition of the American workforce has changed over the past several decades. Women make up the majority of college graduates and nearly 50 percent of the workforce. Chances are, about one of every three women in the workforce has a child under 18. As female workforce participation has increased, the economy has grown. In America, our economy is an estimated 13.5 percent larger - that’s about $2 trillion bigger - than it would be without increased female labor force participation since 1970 . And there’s still room for growth: Closing the gender gap in employment rates could boost our GDP by as much as 9 percent, according to a report by Goldman Sachs. As it stands, many experts say the absence of family-friendly policies is to blame for female labor force stagnating in recent years. For instance, two-thirds of parents say child care costs have influenced their career decisions. When working mothers pass up opportunities - or even withdraw from the workforce entirely - everybody loses. They’re limiting their lifetime earning (and therefore spending) potential, while their employers also lose out on their talent and institutional knowledge. There are a few things all of us - from business leaders to lawmakers to family members - can do to support the working moms in our lives. Here, we’ll cover two little things we can all do right now, and two systemic changes. We can be more flexible , with work arrangements, expectations, and deadlines. Whether it’s a boss pushing back a deadline or a spouse picking up a few extra chores around the house, a little bit of flexibility and understanding goes a long way to helping working moms make life work. We can normalize working caregivers . You’ve probably heard some version of “It’s a ‘Modern Family’ world but our policies are stuck in ‘Leave It To Beaver.’” That’s code for our work structures still presume there’s someone at home with the kids. You could argue that our list should contain not 50 states but exactly three: California, Rhode Island, and New Jersey. By now we all know the U.S. is the only developed country in the world without a paid leave policy for new moms, and those three are the only states in the U.S. with paid parental leave policies of their own. (New York and Washington, D.C. may soon join that club: both have passed legislation to establish paid leave, but those efforts have not yet taken effect.) In California, after paid leave legislation was implemented, low-income and minority women saw their weekly work hours and wages improve by 10 to 17 percent, according to one study . Could more change be on the way? President Trump has promised to “help ensure new parents have paid family leave.” And there’s a viable option out there, the FAMILY Act , which would create a gender-neutral program offering 60 days of paid family leave for all American workers, regardless of the size of the company they work for. So, maybe. In the meantime, it’s largely up to employers to provide paid leave for new parent employees. And the existing landscape looks pretty bleak. Fewer than 15 percent of private-sector workers have access to paid family leave. Thing is, there are legitimate business benefits for providing leave. Moms who have paid maternity leave are far more likely to return to their pre-birth employers and remain loyal, productive contributors to the organization. We’re seeing more companies stand up and share success stories by the day. Research has further shown that women whose husbands take advantage of paternity leave will earn more over the course of their careers- ostensibly because dads who take an active parenting role after the birth of a new child are more likely to share in caregiving responsibilities for years down the line. Child care is the single biggest budget item for many families. When you layer the cost of care on top of other work-related costs, like commute time and taxes, families across all income levels end up weighing whether it really pays for a second parent to work. That’s why a lack of quality, affordable care remains one of the biggest barriers to female labor force participation. Improving access to child care helps women to remain engaged in their careers. A new study of family-friendly policies in 22 industrialized countries found that government spending on early childhood care and education had a bigger positive impact on women’s employment, their earnings, and on reducing the gender wage gap than other factors like job flexibility or even parental leave. President Trump has also promised to make child care accessible and affordable. While there’s no official Trump child care plan at press time, the most recent version of the administration’s plan, as described by legislators and policy makers, appears to be built around an expansion of the existing child and dependent care tax credit . While we wait for Washington to act, a growing number of employers are filling the gap by providing child care resource and referral benefits, as well as backup child care to cover last-minute care needs. Access to care has become not just a benefit but a competitive advantage: Companies that provide care assistance benefits find employees report higher levels of job satisfaction, and are able to work more hours each week and more days each year. For instance, Care.com’s corporate clients report their employees miss six fewer days of work each year because of access to Care@Work services . The Best States for Working Moms rank is based on scores in four categories: Child Care, Gender Equality, Economic Opportunity, and Workplace Support. “Child Care” includes the cost, quality, and availability of child care. The cost of child care is normalized by the median household income in each state to account for differences in earnings. Other factors that contribute to child well-being are also included in this category: number of pediatricians per 10,000 children, the percentage of children without health insurance, and the percentage of students at or above proficiency in math and reading. Data are from Care.com, American Board of Pediatrics, Kaiser Family Foundation, and NationsReportCare.gov . “Gender Equality” measures the gender pay gap, the ratio of female executives to male executives, the female labor force participation rate, and the gender representation gap (calculated as the ratio of female employees to male employees). Data are from the US Census Bureau, and the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. “Economic Opportunity” includes women’s median salary, the percentage of families in poverty, and the female unemployment rate. Women’s median salary is normalized by the cost of living in each state to arrive at purchasing power. These data are from the US Census Bureau, and the MIT living wage project. “Workplace Support” includes women’s average commute time, the number of companies listed in Working Mother Best Companies for Women operating in the state, and women’s weekly average hours worked. These data are from Working Mother, and the US Census Bureau. Metrics in these categories were normalized on a scale from 0 to 100, and combined using a weighted average with the following weights: Child Care (30%), Gender Equality (30%), Economic Opportunity (20%), and Workplace Support (20%). This article was originally published on Care.com .

Customize this Impressive Nurse Practitioner Resume Sample

Customize this Impressive Nurse Practitioner Resume Sample Customize this Impressive Nurse Practitioner Resume Sample Nurse practitioners will always be of high value within the job market, but in order to secure this role, your level of commitment must show through in your resume. This is why it is imperative that you do everything you can to present yourself accurately and compellingly in the document you present to your potential employers. The good news is that if you work off of our nurse practitioner resume sample, you will not only get a clear mental image of how successful nursing candidates present themselves, but you will assuredly be well on your way to becoming a highly competitive candidate yourself. For assistance crafting your document, refer to our resume builder tool.Create Resume Joshua Peters100 Broadway LaneNew Parkland, CA, 91010Cell: (555) 987-1234example-email@example.comProfessional SummaryExperienced Nurse Practitioner with outstanding patient relations and clinical judgment skills and history of urgent care and long term living facility practice. Independent diagnostician with collaborative talent in working well with multiple departments, units, disciplines and personnel cohesively toward betterment of patients. Energized by patient satisfaction and wellness.Core QualificationsAthenaClinicals EHRMicrosoft OfficePreceptor/InstructorEvidence-Based DiagnosesGeriatric MedicinePatient-Centered ProviderExperienceNurse Practitioner, August 2009 PresentCapriCare Health System New Cityland, CAReview medical history of long term facility geriatric patients, perform thorough physical exams, formulate diagnosis, order appropriate tests and prescribe medications.Collaborate with radiologists, pulmonologists, cardiologists, nephrologists and respiratory therapists daily.Work closely with psychiatric providers for patients with alzheimers and dementia.Track schedule of patient well checks and annual physicals to perform resident tests and assessments toward enhanced and ongoing wellness.Nurse Practitioner, April 2005 August 2009Lifelong Wellness Associates New Cityland, CAReviewed medical histories, performed physical examinations, ordered labs and other diagnostic tests.Utilized lab results to provide patients with wellness plans or treatments for discovered and diagnosed ailments, deficiencies or imbalances.Educated patients and their families regarding tactics for improved wellness and betterment of health.Education2005 Bachelors of Science, NursingMethodist College of California New Cityland, CA2005 Registered Nurse CertificationState of CaliforniaCustomize ResumeWhy Is This a Good Nurse Practitioner Resume Sample?By reading over the professional summary of this sample, you will get a solid idea of why this document is a reliable nurse practitioner resume sample. In this portion of the sample, there is a fair amount of valuable information condensed into an easy-to-read format. There is information detailing the jobseekers unique credentials and experience, as well as background on invaluable soft skills, such as a motivation for pa tient satisfaction and wellness. This final sentence describing an energetic approach towards patient satisfaction and wellness is particularly important, as it indicates a deeply-rooted drive to provide compassionate care for people in need.Following the professional summary is a quick but informative list of core qualifications. Take note of how the bullet point format and short lines of text make this section easy to glance over. In just a few seconds, you get an idea of the applicants technical skills (Microsoft Office), general practice experience (evidence-based diagnosis, geriatric medicine), and other relevant qualifications or certifications (AthenaClinicals EHR). The straightforward approach used here in the nurse practitioner resume sample prevents this section from becoming weighed down with unnecessary information and stays focused on topics directly related to nursing.The following section of the nurse practitioner resume sample effectively summarizes the applicants re levant career experience. Even by listing only two previous roles, there is a clear trajectory that shows how the applicant is growing through an active pursuit of work experience. The inclusion of former employer names and locations makes it easy for recruiters to verify the legitimacy of this information. It is also important to note how the bullet points listed under each role are clear, concise, and comprised of only relevant information that further bolsters the applicants appeal.Lastly, the applicant lists details of his educational history. This section is important but does not need to be lengthy, as the concise format of this sample shows.Why You Need a Strong Nurse Practitioner ResumeWhile evidence shows that the nursing field will continue to grow with a 16 percent increase by 2024 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, this certainly doesnt mean you wont face difficult competition for each job you apply for. Most employers would prefer to leave important roles like these empty rather than hire a candidate who is unfit.Several studies show that when most employers review resumes, they typically spend only about five to seven seconds skimming through everything. It is therefore desirable to have a resume that creates a strong impression to encourage hiring managers into spending more time considering you as a potential fit for the role. This is why it is necessary to have a resume that is both thoroughly informative and concise.By using the tips provided here in the nurse practitioner resume sample, you will be on your way towards a strong application.Costly Nurse Practitioner Resume Mistakes To AvoidAside from the obvious pitfalls of misspellings, grammatical errors, falsified information, and poor formatting, there are a few other mistakes nurse practitioners should avoid making.Compassion and energy are highly desirable qualities in the nursing field. There must be evidence that you are capable of providing complex technical services while a lso enthusiastically caring for other people. An unenthusiastic nurse is not going to easily convince employers that he or she shares the same compassion and energy they do with an unflattering resume. In our nurse practitioner resume sample, the writer not only describes himself as energetic but also incorporates soothing phrases to capture one of the roles main requirements. Words like satisfaction, and wellness, bolster the notion that the applicant understands what is important in the role. Try to make your resume stand out; use a thesaurus if necessary. But dont get so caught up in poetic language that you neglect to mention concrete skills and experience. ConclusionWriting a convincing resume requires attention and care, as you can tell from our nurse practitioner resume sample. To stand out in an industry that is constantly seeing high demand, its crucial to make your resume as strong as you can. Finally, you should be sure to only share education information that is applicab le to the situation. Are you ready to take the next step in advancing your career?Nurse Practitioner Resume Questions  1. What should you do to make sure your nurse practitioner resume makes it past an ATS?Many companies today use an Applicant Tracking System to review applications. For the best chances of getting an interview, your document needs to get past the ATS. There are several things you can do to be sure your application gets into the hands of a human. First, keep your formatting simple. ATS software often has trouble with fancy fonts or too many images. Next, read through your document to be sure you’ve used keywords from the job description and to correct any spelling errors. Finally, as you can see in our nurse practitioner resume sample, your document should be specific to each position for which you are applying.2. Whats the best length for a nurse practitioner resume?The primary goal of your personal document is to get an interview and, as many experts have shown, it only has six seconds to convince recruiters to contact you. This brief time frame influences the length of your personal document. Our nurse practitioner resume sample fits onto one or two pages with plenty of open space. The applicant chose relevant, high-impact information and used bullets effectively to direct recruiters’ eyes quickly through the document. Refer to our resume builder tool as a step-by-step guide for getting the best information into a concise format.3. What should go in the experience section of your nurse practitioner resume?You may be aware that it’s best to share accomplishments rather than job duties. Throughout the experience section of the document, you can list what you did for each employer and show how well you carried out each duty.4. How do you list education on a nurse practitioner resume?Even though the education section seems short and easy to write, there are plenty of mistakes jobseekers tend to make. Avoid common errors with guidance from our nurse practitioner resume sample. List advanced degrees first and work in reverse chronological order. Don’t worry about including specific dates, unless you’ve recently graduated. You don’t need to include grades and GPA, but if you’ve earned honors, go ahead and list those. Finally, list any continuing education, seminars, and certifications you’ve been working on.5. Whats the best way to show you work well in a team on a nurse practitioner resume?In the nursing industry, you’re often responsible to maintain a soothing, calm manner, no matter what is going on around you. Soft skills, such as working well on a team, are crucial to your work. It may be easy to list those skills but not so easy to show them in a concrete manner. With the same techniques you used to illustrate accomplishments, include numbers to draw attention to your soft skills. Are you an excellent communicator? Use facts and figures to show how you exercised those skills in the workplace. Refer to our nurse practitioner resume sample as a guide for completing your personal document.

The Number One Question You Must Ask for Volunteering Resume

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Resume for Internship No Experience - a Quick Overview

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Top How to Write Objective in Resume Reviews!

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Internship Reflection Paper Essay Fundamentals Explained

Internship Reflection Paper Essay Fundamentals Explained Facts, Fiction and Internship Reflection Paper Essay Often it is tough to see your own errors. For this reason, you should choose the proper word choice to completely describe what you desire. A good example of a tricky transaction is whenever the patient asks you questions about their insurance, which is something I don't understand in any way. Specify your response with questions. The Importance of Internship Reflection Paper Essay You must consciously make an effort to spot and examine your own thoughts in connection with a specific experience. You might have to return to your prior life experiences and provide a very clear account of a specific event, happening or feeling. Knowing my personality is the initial step to self-awareness. When you consider your ideas and reactions, articulate the action you intend to take later on. Internship Reflection Paper Essay: the Ultimate Convenience! The paper is going to b e read and evaluated before it's put in the internship notebooks. Sometimes you might be instructed to obey a particular reflective model using for only portion of the paper. It's also utilized as a report form of evidence to prove that you've successfully completed your internship. It's because of this I had the chance of obtaining a position for a customer representative in Bank of America. From time to time, you're expected to create a report based on various time periods of your internship also. Remember an internship report, very similar to a financial report, is utilized to document a given matter. If you've got additional questions regarding your upcoming internship, get in touch with a CLS counselor. As soon as it is your obligation to find an internship, there are a number of methods to get a position. An internship will help yougain extra wisdom and skills, and you'll also get to understand plenty of the specifics of your upcoming job. Even when it does not result in a job offer, it gives you practical experience and improves your resume. Finding the Best Internship Reflection Paper Essay Because my school is a little school we have ju st one assistant principal. The essay is a chance for students to inform their unique stories and attempt to stick out from the remaining portion of the crowd. The best ones made by talented students are frequently published by different colleges. Not many college students know the things that they wish to do, and it's something not really worth worrying about. The Advantages of Internship Reflection Paper Essay Employing this guide, you can discover some other helpful ideas to compose a proper reflective essay. Sometimes, you might be missing some excellent suggestions for your reflective essay topics. Except for the primary pieces of your reflective essay, there are several other essentials to look at. 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What Does Scholarship Resume Mean?

What Does Scholarship Resume Mean? Therefore, if your student intends to work while they're in school or simply wishes to be ready for graduation, developing a scholarship resume now gives them the framework they should receive one ready for work applications once the time comes. It's never too early to get started researching your college alternatives. A scholarship resume's objective focuses on the simple fact you want money to visit college. With most scholarships coming outside the NCAA DI level, locating a scholarship comes down to finding the very best division level for you. You don't need to be student body president to come up with the very best leading qualities. You should create a scholarship search strategy to conserve time and decrease strain and frustration. In any event, you wish to understand what's next. Although you might not believe that you're special, each of us is unique in some manner. New Step by Step Roadmap for Scholarship Resume Resumes usually get only a fast review, or so the committee may not take the opportunity to review a long resume. The template ought to take question the location at which the candidate is ready to attend the training course. The Upside to Scholarship Resume Read resume articles focused on specific features of job searching and the way to use your resume. The capability to work nicely with other people to accomplish a typical aim is critical for a harmonious workplace. Even should you not have a lot of experience, you may still collect a solid resume using the advice below. You should select a live r esume template which will help you to put particular skills in a distinctive column that's easily visible by the business so that he also may distinguish you via others. Making your own academic resume is as straightforward as filling in your information. Finding academic resume templates could possibly be even simpler than you ever imagined. In a CV, as an example, if you're asking for work in education, you may want to set your teaching experience on top of your CV. If you're asking for a job where teaching biochemistry is just one of the requirements as mentioned in the job ad, then you better be certain you tell them you wish to teach biochemistry. The Do's and Don'ts of Scholarship Resume If you've jumped around and worked in numerous fields and in various capacities, then pick a functional format which will highlight your abilities and achievements. Some focus on objectives, but others place an overview of your skills on top. Lots of people may believe that a scholars hip thank you letter template is not essential. After that, a format is going to be reviewed, including the 3 components of a fantastic objective statement. The Non-SDSU Scholarships List offers information about a few non-SDSU scholarships. SDSU offers a range of academic scholarships. In case the scholarship emphasizes community assistance, list your volunteer hours and dates at the very top of your Extracurricular Activities section. Opt for an ideal scholarship resume template, and you're going to have the ability to serve the committee what they're searching for on a silver platter. Whatever They Told You About Scholarship Resume Is Dead Wrong...And Here's Why Our resume builder makes it simple to create a well-written resume in a few minutes. Verify with your counselor that you're taking classes which will help you succeed in college. Meet with your counselor to make sure that you choose the proper math class for your future. There are a few very important componen ts and formats to keep in mind while composing a scholarship application. Scholarship applications supply a quick snapshot of what you've got to offer you. Your scholarship resume, once properly assembled, will provide you with all of the info you will have to have in one tidy and simple to access document. A scholarship application template provides many advantages. Becoming confident that you're worthy of the scholarship is crucial to convey in the resume objective. It's highly improbable that you will win every scholarship that you apply for, which means you will want to keep applying for college scholarships. Your scholarship resume will function as the foundation for where you will come across scholarships. Your scholarship resume can help you identify those who will be prepared to aid. Then you use that information to seek out scholarships that are genuinely unique with you, and are most likely to have a smaller pool of applicants, which increases your probability of winning. This list comprises the scholarships offered for TAMIU student. Scholarships are renewable for another year once the retention criteria are satisfied. Using your scholarship resume, you want to concentrate on organizations that offer scholarships in regions of your accomplishments, awards, and one of a kind aspects.