Getting Noticed to Get Ahead in Your Career

Getting Noticed to Get Ahead in Your CareerGetting Noticed to Get Ahead in Your CareerCoordinator. Assistant. Associate. (Contractor). These are the words in job titles that career-driven professionals use as fuel to get them to the next stepping-stone. Tenacity and passion will take you places, but will they get you ahead in your career by themselves? What are some practical things that could help bring those strivings to fruition?Become the Master of the MundaneIt can be difficult to handle the moelendonous elements of your job. When you first get into an entry-level role, you typically start off with the fundamentals listed on the description of the role to which you applied. It looks something like thisJob Responsibilities IncludeSchedule coordination between multiple departmentsSupporting such-and-such team with processing invoicesUpdating the bi-weekly newsletterAnother task youre not that excited aboutAnother task you dont find much value inWhile youre excited to dive into the nitty-gritty, its essential to lay out a broad and sturdy foundation. This ensures success and establishes credibility. If supervisors and managers see that you can execute your basic tasks flawlessly, theyll take note and start to trust you with more.Practical Application Be extremely organized from your desk being spotless, keeping to-do lists, and papers being neatly filed, to libraries of well-organized e-folders, e-mail templates, and Excel checklists. Labeling and color coordinating are highly recommended Organization and detail orientation is the key to mastering the mundane.Bite off precisely what you can chewOnce youve mastered the mundane, youll have a more accurate gauge of your bandwidth. What you dont want to do is go overboard on this next tip. It might be the death of your career.As you become an expert at what you do, it will inevitably start taking less time to get those things done. This will free up a bit of time to take on additional projects or tasks.Practical Application If youre a Production Coordinator with dreams of being a full-fledged Director of Production, you might first reach out to an Associate Producer and ask if they simply need help with any of their tasks.Talk to your manager. Let them know what interests you. Ask if there are opportunities to offer any support on those projects. This will lead to a slow dispensation of tasks outside of the original scope of your responsibilities. View these tasks as opportunities to showcase your capabilities.Be careful not to bite off more than you can chewIt might look impressive that an entry-level employee is proactive, but if a manager or associate chooses to trust you with something new, and youre not quite ready for it, this can backfire. The best managers will have realistic expectations of you, but its best to take on only what you know you can handle.On the other side of that coin, you dont want to sell yourself short. Never lack the confidence to challenge yourself. Spend enough time on the mundane so you have that certainty.At this point, you may choose to stay content with your basic job responsibilities. Some people are truly happy in that place and essentially become the Yoda of their position. Usually, people love working with them because theyve devoted their time to establishing their credibility. But if youre eager to advance in your career, read on.Present ideas and make them happenMastering your day-to-day activities and volunteering for other projects will help you get noticed. The thing that gets you ahead in your career is leading a project of your own. As you spend time with a company, you learn their processes, become familiar with their culture, and establish that oh-so-important credibility.With all this intel and support, you should be well equipped to present something new. Present a solution to an ongoing problem, a creative idea, an innovative asset, or a new process.Practical Application Youve noticed there are consistent issues in a process and you think you have a solution. Share it. Help it get implemented. For example, youre an HR Assistant and you notice that morale seems low. You think it might be because of stress. Suddenly, you have this great idea to host an onsite seminar on relaxation or to book a calming yoga class.Dont just shareCome with a plan and offer to spearhead it. Chances are, management might think your idea is great but they dont have their own bandwidth to make it happen. YOU do.Get noticed and get ahead in your careerDo your job well, then take on more. If you want to get ahead in your career, then come up with an idea and run with it The hardest part is working through this with patience. The road is often long and hard, but tenacity and passion will carry you through.

8 tips for when you fear age bias in the workplace

8 tips for when you fear age bias in the workplace8 tips for when you fear age bias in the workplaceI see a trend in the American workforce and as a coach struggle with how to make sense of it. This week alone one of my clients was terminated, one was put on a 90-day Performance Improvement Plan that is likely to end in termination, and another had his compensation decreased by $100,000. I find it no accident that the ages of these three people respectfully are 56, 57 and 61.In many ways, ur culture does not value the seasoned wisdom of decades of experience or appreciate the dedication of years of service. Companies see that they can replace aging employees with younger people they can pay less. Its as if they feel younger energy will bring mora innovation and greater results at a lower cost. They feel the aging employees mindset is outdated and that they cant keep up with technology. That is just plain and simply - Age Bias - and short-sighted.Employees see this coming. Organizat ions send people they have stereotyped subliminal messages of disapproval that lower their confidence and depletes their self-esteem, creating doubt in their worth. When someone carries this uncertainty in themselves their perceived under-performance usually becomes a self -fulfilling prophecy. When the end finally comes they are completely demoralized.Companies forget that people in this age range taught themselves how to use a computer and every other form of technology and did not grow up with technology integrated into everything they learned. So when it comes to adaptability the aging worker has the market cornered. They have a work ethic eclipsed by no one and carry the least amount of entitlement of anyone in the workforce.They dont need any, let alone continual, feedback (for which companies are spending a fortune to implement internal coaching and other programs) to inspire their dedication to get the job done and they are loyal to a fault. Theyve lived through the cycles o f economics, industries, and markets and can anticipate from experience. They arent afraid to pick up the phone and cold call someone in a way that results in new business. They can carry on a meaningful conversation with someone naturally because its how they built their portfolios before text messages and sound bites became the modus operandi.So why dont we harness the strengths of these seasoned professionals? Because we think they are not productive? As leaders, we havent spent time identifying how to modify their roles so these Jedis can mentor on how to connect, lead, sell, strategize. Instead, we just make cuts or spend fortunes on consultants, many who are good but more often steal our watches and tell us what time it is.Lets leverage the talents of these mavens as advisors, trainers, and leaders. Lets not put them out to pasture. Other cultures dont do this for a reason. Its stupid and has no honor. Keep in mind EVERYONE will age. And then what will happen to YOU?If you are in this age group here is some advice to position yourself to be invaluable1. Make sure you are working on things that are Measurable, Not Easily Transferable, New and Different, and Hold a High Learning Curve.This includes relationship building, specific expertise, soft skills, leadership, strategic ability. If you arent, do so. If that means leaving the company or transferring to a different role - consider it before they can replace you with someone younger at half the cost.2. Make sure you work for a company that LIVES the values that hand on the wall.Define YOUR values. What is important to you? Do your values align with those of the company?3. Find time to mentor others.Share your expertise. Counsel people. Have an open door. Be the person no one wants to see let go.4. When interviewing and get told, Youre overqualified have a response ready.Ive spent my career with the pressures of corporate America. At this point, I am excited to find a role where I can put my expertise to work to actually accomplish something without the extrinsic noise.5. Know your transferable skills and apply for roles outside your comfort zone.Consider new industries, roles, a smaller organization. Watch my free training Three Ways To Move to the Next Level in Your Career to learn how to define your transferable skills at here.Watch this and know all the things you are qualified to do that you hadnt realized.6. Define your strengths and be able to speak to how you have leveraged them for success.Ask your friends and colleagues to define your strengths. Go online and take free strengths assessments. Build your self-awareness so you can be in a role that aligns with your talents.7. Write down three people over the age of 55 who you admire.Then list what you observe about them that draws you to them. What do you want to develop in yourself?8. Separate your lifelong career accomplishments from the instance at hand.Nothing negates all that you have done. Make a list of all that you a re grateful for. No one can take that away from you.As leaders lets not stereotype. Arent our employees failures ultimately our failures as their leader? Embrace the expertise and wisdom of each employee individually so that you may place them in roles where they can feel fulfilled and benefit the company. Align their values with that of the organizations. Make sure they are in the right seat on the bus. Set them up with measurable goals so their value speaks for itself. Support them with productivity tools and professional development tailored to their individual needs. They will pay for themselves. They are good listeners, detail-oriented, punctual, dedicated, confident, focused, attentive and have advanced critical-thinking skills.As individuals lets remain open to learning new things, taking risks and opening our perspective on how to put our talents to good use. Seek out new opportunities to diversify skills.The bus is bigger than you think. There is room for everyone. Lets mak e room so top talent seeks our team as the best place to work because of our culture.

Building a Better Warmer for Newborns

Building a Better Warmer for Newborns Building a Better Warmer for Newborns Building a Better Warmer for NewbornsEvery year, about 4 million babies die in their first four weeks of life, mainly from complications of preterm birth, infection, and asphyxia, researchers say.But a team with Design that Matters believes they can prevent mora than a quarter of those deaths by creating a better newborn warmer. Their Otter newborn warmer is designed to cost much less and consume less energy than the currently available warmers. It is also easy to operate, clean, and sterilize and difficult to get wrong, its designers say. The heating assembly for the Otter newborn warmer was re-engineered to make it less costly to manufacture. Image Design That MattersOtter is a warming bassinet for newborns in developing countries that are born prematurely, too low in weight, or both. The prototype, completed last summer, is durable, is easy to wash, and features an easy-to-read and easy-to-u se numerical interface. The numbers were a design change suggested by hospital staff in Hanoi, Vietnam, during a field test and fact-finding mission.DtM is the organization behind the Firefly phototherapy device that treats newborns with jaundice, and their Otter warmer is designed to mimic some of Fireflys easy-to-use interface.The anwender interface mirrors the design language of the Firefly phototherapy device. The elements of each interface panel are similarly aligned, which makes the user interaction with both devices more intuitive, DtM writes.Otters heating assembly is now made from a translucent polymer film. Reviewers of Otters early design recommended that change over the previous version, as DtM explains The original prototype used nichrome wire embedded in a CNC-milled channel in the base of the polycarbonate bassinet. Manufacturing research suggested this would be a prohibitively expensive fabrication process with a high part rejection rate. The heater assembly accounte d for $50 out of Otters $180 bill of materials.Our new alternative, the PTF heater, is similar to the heater wires you might see embedded in your rear windshield as a defroster. It is manufactured in a single step used for generic flexible circuits, and would allow us to more easily incorporate thermal sensors and other components. The PTF assembly would be applied to the bottom of the Otter as a semi-transparent sticker. Our current cost-estimate for the new PTF heater assembly is roughly $20more than a 50 percent cost reduction.More for You Read the latest about technology and society from ASME.orgDtM outlined the deficiencies in newborn warmers that are available now. These options also amount to the competitive landscape their Otter warmer is up against.One alternative to KMC is an incubator, a convective warming device that provides warm and humid air that is regulated by measuring the newborns skin temperature with a disposable stick-on probe. Another alternative is a radiant warmer, which provides heating through infrared radiation that is also regulated by skin temperature probe measurements. Unfortunately, neither of these devices is well suited to the context of a low-resource hospital both are complex, expensive to maintain and difficult to keep clean.Newborns are particularly vulnerable to hospital-acquired infections. One Boston NICU technician estimated that it takes 45 minutes to properly sterilize an incubator between patients. Few rural hospitals in developing countries have the resources to follow this protocol. In addition, few can afford to maintain a sufficient number of incubators, so it is not uncommon to find two or more newborns sharing a single device.The Otter protoype resulted from a collaboration with medical and engineering experts in Vietnam and a partnership between DtM, the device manufacturer MTTS, and the non-governmental organization Day One Health. The partners plan to accelerate the development of improved low-cost infant medical devices for low-resource countries, DtM writes.After creating their prototype, DtM and partners plan to test it further inAfrica. Then they plan another manufacturing review with MTTS in Vietnam (the first review recommended the change in the warming mechanism) and also with manufacturing vendors in China.Rob Goodier is managing editor at Engineering for Change. For more articles on global development visit www.engineeringforchange.org For Further Discussion

Environmental Criminology

Environmental CriminologyEnvironmental CriminologyEnvironmental criminologydescribes the relationship of the individual environments in which crimes occur and how they influence or contribute to criminal activity and behavior. The Four Elements of Crime Criminologists insist that there are four necessary elements for a crime to occur. If one of these elements are not present, then no crime has occurred. Law First, there must be a law to be broken. If the activity is not illegal, then obviously it cant be criminal.Offender Second, someone must have broken the law. If there is no offender, there is no crime.Victim or Target Third, in order for an act to be criminal, there must be a victim. In so-called victimless crimes, the state or community as a whole is said to be the victim because of the problems that are believed to be a result of the behavior.Place Fourth, the activity or behavior must have occurred in a place. There can be no crime in a vacuum. Focus on the Environment For environmental criminologists, the fourth element, the place, is the focus of their studies. The field began to develop in the early 1980s and looks at the environmental factors that they believe can lead to influence crime and criminal behavior. In studying the place, environmental criminologists are not so much focused on the geographic location, but on the elements within the location, such as lighting conditions, the state of repair or disrepair that buildings may be in, and other neighborhood conditions. Environmental criminology looks at data such as the time and place of crimes in order to help law enforcement officers better understand where crimes are occurring. This helps police officers focus their patrols in order to take a more preventative approach to crime solving, as opposed to a reactionary approach. In this way, environmental criminology is complementary to community-oriented policing. Crime Mapping One of the fruchtwein recognizable examples of environmen tal criminology put into practice is the crime map. No doubt, youve seen television shows or movies, or maybe youve ever been to a local police station, where youve seen a large map posted to a wall with pins and other markings on it. Those pins or marks indicate areas where crimes have occurred and are a very basic example of what criminologists call crime mapping. Environmental criminologists take the mapping even further, pouring over the data to search for patterns. Identifying Patterns The ultimate goal is to use any patterns they locate to help identify the root causes of the crimes and help devise workable solutions to the problem. For example, if a large number of robberies are occurring in a specific place at a specific time, environmental criminologists will want to look at that location at that time to determine what the contributing factors may be. Broken Windows Theory There is a belief held by some criminologists that fit in line very well with the overall idea behind environmental criminology. The thinking is that people act according to what they perceive to be the social norms of their environment. When other people are not around to demonstrate normative behavior, people must instead look to their environment for clues. The Broken Windows Theory suggests that the physical and visible state of the buildings, lawns, homes, and businesses provide important cues as to how people behave in that area. The idea is that the more broken windows there are in the neighborhood, the higher the likelihood that there is a crime in the area. Career Potential Environmental criminology is a new and developing field, with plenty of room for growth. As technology advances in criminological studies, the ability to identify and isolate patterns in criminal activity will only increase, in turn increasing the need and desire for qualified individuals to gather and vokalist the data. If you are a person who is interested in a career as a criminologist, es pecially if you enjoy finding patterns and solving problems, a career as an environmental criminologist may be just the job for you.

Resume Job Objective Can Be Fun for Everyone

Resume Job Objective Can Be Fun for Everyone The Hidden Facts About Resume Job Objective Focus on how you wish to grow within the firm. Functional and conventional resumes arent the only resume types to pick from. Total office administration. Maintained the businesss database. To take advantage of the objective section, you must appeal straight to the employers major needs for a correctional officer. It isnt necessary to be too wordy in the goal part of yur resume. Skills section is a critical portion of the caregiver resume. The objectives section should grab the prospective employers attention and make that employer want to employ the teenager, but the remainder of the resume needs to supply supporting evidence. In the end, stating an objective is optional, but it might help convince employers that you understand what you need and know about the business. In a lot of ways, an objective replaces a lot of the detail you would set in your professional experience section. It is the portion of your resume at the beginning of your document, just below your contact information. The absolute most efficient objective is one which is tailored to the job youre applying for. Why Including an Objective is Important In buchen to have the job youve always wanted, you will need to compose a proper resume, which will display, in the simplest way possible, your abilities. A resume objective might also have where youve been, and where you would like to go in your career. You will discover such samples for all of the jobs and fields of experience. In case the applicant has two individual sets of skills in at least two kinds of industry, separate resumes that highlight different skills are made to suit each type. Also, learn why people arent hired for available jobs. Such resumes are perfect for individuals who have gaps in their employment histories or are new to a specific industry. If youre on the lookout for entry-level positions, then put emphasis on any t ransferable skills that will be crucial for the job. If youre looking for a career in management, you almost certainly have years of qualified experience under your belt. Whenever your job fits into many distinct industries (for instance, administrative assistant), by noting the industry thats of interest to you, you communicate to the employer that you arent just any administrative assistant, youre an administrative assistant who already has a superb comprehension of that organizations industry. According to the US laws there is not any formal education needed for a bartender job. Resume Job Objective - Dead or Alive? For this reason, you should make a really very good impression in the very first moment of your resume to assure the employer that youre the ideal engineer they need to hire. If you are looking for a kind of job that could be located in many distinct industries, think about noting a particular industry in your job objective. Simply take a look at the work descr iption first. Hardworking engineer seeking to secure a position in Innocencia Groups with the ability to perform necessary research on the ideal way to efficiently run the businesss machines. Although our company has many distinct forms of positions we look to fill on a continuing basis, there are a few pretty obvious backgrounds that wont be a fit for our company. Writing a good resume which will entice peoples attention out of their very first look might be a tough job for a desperate job seeker. As you definitely need a great job, your audience would like to understand what you can do for them. Resume objectives can be somewhat controversial. In the event the objective statement is unclear and non specific then the recruiter is going to have a notion which you are very confused individual unable to manage the pressures which come along with the bartender job. In-depth grasp of the sales process, the capability to develop strong customer relationships and close sales.

The Characteristics of Paper Writing

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A 5 Point Checklist for New Hires - Spark Hire

A 5 Point Checklist for New Hires - Spark HireHiring new employees is stressful. At least, it will be if you dont really know what you want from a future employee. Depending on the position and what it requires, even your interview questions may vary. No matter what position you are interviewing for, you need some consistency so you can determine the best fit for your company. If you arent sure where to start, here is a list of 5 things you should ask yourself about every candidateDo They Care About Your Business?Is the individual you are interviewing passionate about what you do? Do they know who you are or are you just another job posting they saw? Ideally, you want to hire someone who is excited about your company and mission. Someone who wants to learn from you and become a true part of your team. You can gauge this by asking them why they want to work there. Is this just a job they will come to hate in the future or is this something they really want to help further their career ? Bottom line, you want someone who is enthusiastic and will put their all into your business.Are They Responsible?As you look for a new hire, you want someone who is responsible. Someone who will be able to handle anything you throw their way. As a small business owner looking to build your company, you want personnel who can handle the stress. This simply wont happen if you dont have responsible, hard-working employees. So how do you know if a potential employee is responsible or not? You ask them behavioral questions. For example Tell me about a time when you underwent a task that was difficult for you. How they went about completing that task will be a great indicator of their work ethic and responsibility. Do They Accurately Represent Themselves?Before you hire someone, you want to get a feel for who they really are. Meaning that you want to find someone who is not only good on paper, but in real life too. Some people you interview will be too modest while others will greatly o ver-exaggerate their abilities in hopes of getting the job. The trick is figuring out who is telling the truth. Who will benefit your business and who is too good to be true? This is where checking references comes in handy. Too often, references are overlooked completely. They are always given, but many employers do not utilize them to their full potential. Ask for a mixture of references such as former employers, peers, and subordinates (if any). This will give you a better overall picture of the candidate and will help you avoid hiring someone who seems great but turns out to be a less than ideal employee. Are They Just Like You?Hiring people who are all the saatkorn will do nothing for your business. You want diversity and unique thought. No matter how great you are, you dont want a bunch of other people just like you working for you. If you do hire someone just like you, then you will both have the same limitations. Instead, look for employees who will compliment you. One perso ns strengths should make up for anothers weaknesses and vice versa. As you become accustomed to hiring, you will learn to recognize what kinds of people you need moving forward. Are They a Good Fit?Trust yourself. You didnt get this far by chance. A lot of hard work and good intuition went into building your own business. If you dont feel like someone is right for your company, then dont hire them. You may not even be able to put your finger on the problem, but you just know. That is okay. How you feel about an individual goes a long way in making a final hiring decision. You know your business better than anyone. You know what you need to succeed. Trust your gut. ConclusionHiring new employees for your small business is crucial to its growth and success. You dont just want to hire anyone who fits the job description. There is so much more to it than that. You want someone you are comfortable with, but who can contribute to your business and help it grow. By creating a checklist and knowing what you are looking for before the interview, you will find the best candidate in no time. As your company continues to evolve, so will your checklist. About the AuthorAs a writer at the Built for Teams PTO Tracking blog, Micaiah specializes in providing tips and advice for managers, HR personnel and small business owners. Built for Teams was created by the Objective Web Developers team, and offers a full suite of easy-to-use HR tools catered specifically to the needs of small businesses.