?? 25 Ways to Breathe Life into a Painfully Long Job Search

?? 25 Ways to Breathe Life into a Painfully Long Job Search 593 If you're sick of looking for a job, this is for you. Photo by Alex Siale Although most of these tips are useful for any job seeker, all of them are intended for people who’ve been job searching for much longer than they expected, possibly even a year or more. My own long job search story In December 2001, I started looking for a career job in Israel for the first time, having taken a few months to relax after resigning from my managerial position at Amazon.com in France. In July 2002, 8 months later, I didn’t have much to show for my job hunting efforts and with my savings dwindling, I was starting to feel a little desperate and more alone than ever on my job search. However, I made one major change to my job search strategy and within a few weeks, I entered the recruitment process that resulted in my starting a new job on October 1st of that year. That major change I made is #25 at the bottom of this list of tips for others like myself who know too well the frustration of a prolonged job search.eval How long have you been job searching? Just started this past month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6-12 months More than a year View Results 25 tips when feeling hopeless about job search 1) Open yourself to change There’s a fine but clear line between getting into a job search groove and a job search rut: in the former, you actually feel like you’re getting somewhere, moving closer to your next job, while the latter seems to go on forever.eval Once you get into a set of bad habits, it’s not easy to change out of them, and it’s never easy to experiment when you feel that your livelihood (and reputation?) are in the balance, but you will need to embrace change if you’re not getting the job search results you desire. 2) Take a short vacation to recharge your batteries Vacations are also good for inspiration and meeting people, plus- haven’t you ever felt like your best ideas sometimes come to you when your mind is 100% thinking about something else? 3) Stay positive I know you're tired of not finding a job, but no one’s going to give you a job interview out of pity, and no one’s going to hire you out of pity. You need to stay upbeat while job hunting; your next job literally depends on it: Why is job search harder for the long-term unemployed? Low motivation signal matters the most, not skill loss. https://t.co/3LJ7wZW4At â€" GLO (@Glabor_org) September 11, 2017 Do whatever it takes. Build on the successes of little things like finding a new job lead, making a new contact, etc., and by letting little achievements from outside of the job search throw some good feeling into your job search. Another way to get the positive juices flowing is exercising regularly. 4) Stop job searching alone For the 8+ months of my 2002 job search above, I spent almost every single day getting tired in front of my computer looking and applying for jobs online, rarely ever meeting with anyone outside of the occasional interview. It was no wonder that I felt alone and isolated, which certainly didn’t help my morale. Instead, look for every opportunity to job search with other people, both job seeker and not, both online and off. Have lunch weekly with other job seekers you know, hang out here on JobMob asking questions, and so on. I wish I had known of such options back in 2002 when I struggled so much to find a job. 5) Write your curriculum vitae as if it was the first time, making a full job history you can reference moving forward Go back to the beginning of your career. For each job you had, list your title, required skills, responsibilities, achievements and anything you were proud of. Numbers are good if you have them. Were there any memorable stories that may be worth recalling in a job interview? Jot them down too, for each position. Can’t remember all the details? Use that as an excuse to re-establish contact with past colleagues or former employers. 6) Get an independent, expert audit of your job search to date Go over what you’ve done well, what you’ve done wrong and get specific, actionable ideas of what you should be doing right now to change your luck. Look for such help from your college/university alumni association, local employment center, favorite blogging job search expert, etc. 7) Hire a job search coach They can conduct the above audit with you, and give you those kickstart ideas. 8) Reach out to local headhunters who specialize in your industry They’ll immediately know if your skillset is in demand based on what their clients are looking for, among other things. They may also have better analysis on why all the job rejection. Get a second opinion too; you don’t want to make any decisions based on just one person’s thoughts. 9) Consider relocation Perhaps there really is no demand for your skillset locally. The farther you’re willing to move, the more job opportunities you open yourself to. 10) Consider remote work If there’s no local demand for your skillset, find out where there is demand and apply for a teleworking opportunity. This allows you to respond to a company’s needs without the radical changes of a potentially unnecessary move, or possibly to test the waters before such a move. 11) Update your skills The irony of having a job is that you’re often so busy, you don’t have time to refresh your knowledge, and this can even be true in countries where employee education budgets are required by law like in France. Technology is always advancing, discoveries are being made, new ideas are practiced. If you’ve been job searching for a long time, stop to look around and make sure you know what you need to get a job today, not what you needed to know a year ago. Add value. 12) Learn new skills When meeting local headhunters, ask them which skills are most in demand. Browse recent job board listings to corroborate, and choose the skills that can most increase your worth within a reasonable amount of time. Then start learning every day. If you’re not someone who learns well on their own, take a course online, sign up for workshops at a local community center, college or institute. Again, add value. 13) Followup with old contacts You probably told everyone about your job search back when you began looking? That was well over 6 months ago, and unless they know better, they may think you’ve already found something. Send a gentle reminder that you’re still available. 14) Stay in touch with your contacts Once you’ve reached out to someone, whether at the beginning of your job search or now so much later, stay in contact with them so that they are less likely to forget about you. Also, don’t break contact again once you do find something, leaving them feeling used. Perhaps you can help them back somehow. 15) Find new contacts Over months of searching, it may feel like you’ve exhausted all your contacts. Discover new networking opportunities by joining local associations or networking groups, attending conferences and meetups (find them here), both offline and online; if they’re locally-based, you can then carry over an online meet into a real world meet. Learning new skills (#6 above) will also introduce you to new communities of people. 16) Reapply to a former employer As long as you left a good impression on the way out, they may only be too happy to have you back since they know what you’re capable of, making for a shorter, less-expensive recruitment and a quicker integration. Another good reason to stay in touch with your ex-colleagues and ex-bosses (at least, the ones you enjoyed working for). 17) Start freelance consulting as soon as possible Whether you’ve been looking for work for 1 week or 1 year, get yourself business cards that say you’re a consultant in your field of professional expertise. When people ask what you do, reply “I consult on X, but am also available for full-time work” and hand them a business card, which leaves a better impression than just saying “I’m looking for a job”. Plus, you might even get some clients, which is a great way to fill a resume gap while potentially leading to a permanent position with a client company or business partner they referred you to. 18) Offer job trials to prospective employers Let employers see what you can do by working in a temporary job capacity for them or on a per-project basis. However, the end goal should be definitive i.e. a ‘yes or no’ achievement, to prevent employers from taking advantage of you. 19) Get a temporary job Use a temporary job to impress employers into finding ways to convert the position into a permanent one. Also a great way to build your network of contacts even more, and discover other jobs, both temporary and permanent. You might even decide you like the temping lifestyle and aim for those types of positions, which are in constant demand due to natural company turnover. 20) Line up information interviews If you need a hook, find a magazine/trade publication/blog (your own?) to whom you can submit an op-ed or guest post and then tell companies how you’re researching an article for them. If you write well, aim for this interview reason first. Otherwise, you can always take notes or record the interview on your cellphone and then hire a freelance writer to finish the article for you. 21) Be selective in which positions you choose to apply for Aim for the quick win by applying for jobs you have already succeeded in. This will mean fewer jobs to apply for, but will increase your chances of finally getting a positive response. Fewer job applications also means less demoralizing rejections or non-responses, and more time for other more interesting job search activities listed here. 22) Avoid career changes Similarly to the previous tip, now is not the time to look for a change in career direction. It’s much harder to convince someone you can do a job without any experience than when you’ve already succeeded in that role. That said, be open to new opportunities if such an unexpected offer comes your way. 23) Volunteer There are many reasons to volunteer while on a job search, but these are even more true on a prolonged job search. Achieving through volunteering will improve your morale in leading to new contacts while potentially improving your skills, if you choose an appropriate organization to volunteer for, such as the leading association of professionals in your industry. 24) Consider a move downward Like an army that retreats to fight again another day, it’s better to take a step down the career ladder than stay off it entirely. This can be tricky as employers may see you as overqualified and you may be frustrated by not being able to show off all that you can do. All that really matters is what you can achieve for your new boss and how you can leverage that into a position that will allow you to meet your potential. Even entry-level jobs can be used to springboard you back up the ladder again. If you do take a step down, start looking again as soon as you're ready: 25) Be flexible Take a good hard look at the self-imposed limits of your job search and decide which limits you can remove, opening yourself to new job opportunities. In the story of my 2002 job search in Israel, what made a big difference was my decision to no longer limit myself to jobs in Israel itself, and with that, my wife and I returned to France with a good job in hand, found almost immediately after I’d become more flexible. Bonus tip 26) Keep trying! Don’t give up looking. New opportunities can appear at any time. In hockey, a goal scorer in a slump will eventually score as long as he keeps shooting pucks at the net. Likewise, if you persevere in following best practices while trying new ideas in looking for leads, growing your network and improving your skills, something will eventually come your way. Just signed an offer letter for a new job. I’m absolutely delighted. It’s been a long hard search. â€" S??s? Bar None (@simonjdickie) October 13, 2017 Question of the article If you overcame a long job search, what was the turning point? Tell us in the comments. Additional reading Is there a reason you are not getting a job? Success Stories: I Found a Job after Long-Term Unemployment Help! My Job Search is Taking Years! READ NEXT: Stop Falling into Resume Gaps

What Most Companies Get Wrong About Employer Branding ROI

What Most Companies Get Wrong About Employer Branding ROI Employer branding is top of mind for most forward thinking talent acquisition and HR teams these days.   There is a plethora of articles and resources around how to build your brand, the importance of employee generated content, etc. However, there are scant resources that share how to measure the dollars and cents impact of your employer branding activities.   And, this is one of the key areas the rest of the organization will expect you to have a grasp on when it comes to evaluating the effectiveness of your efforts.   In many ways, it’s the key to gaining more resources to pursue the initiatives you want to explore. High level employer branding ROI I want to point something out.   There are LOTS of articles about employer branding’s value.   And, I agree with most of them.   For example, LinkedIn’s research shows organizations with strong employer brands see 50% lower cost/hire and retention that is nearly a third higher. This makes a lot of sense â€" better employer brands help you attract and convert more of the right people.   However, this isn’t a stat you can quote your boss at the end of the year when they ask how the new culture video performed. You may be thinking these stats shouldn’t be too hard to translate to dollars and cents for your organization, right?   If I spend $1,000,000 on talent acquisition each year, then I can save $500k/yr by having a “great employer brand.” Not really.   We all know that most initiatives are more complicated than “let’s make the employer brand better.”   More likely, you’re going to say something like “let’s build a talent community” or “let’s update our careers site.” There are many other high level value statements that get made about employer branding and how it affects time to fill, quality of hire, etc.   These are all great, and I agree with most of them.   But, I think where most HR leaders fall down is when they can’t say “we did X and it led to Z.” Think about how great it’d feel to go into your CFO’s office next year and say “we rebuilt the career site for $15k and it led to a cost savings of $43,000.” Translating value into dollars The above statements are all about value, which is close to what goes into the PL, but not quite there.   Let’s walk through two examples to show how we can actually get to the dollars and cents ROI from employer branding activities. A talent community Let’s say we built out a talent community in order to decrease time to fill for sales jobs at our company.   Time to fill is now 50 days.   Let’s say after a year of using our talent community, time to fill has dropped to 40 days.   Pretty awesome!   Ok, so how does that translate into value for the business? Let’s say our sales person gets paid $100k/yr, with an annual quota of $500k.   We’ll make a few simplifying assumptions for the business nerds out there, like revenue = gross profit, no ramp time, etc. Ok, so the sales person brings in $500k $100k = $400k of value per year.   If they work 250 days, that’s $1,600/day.   So, if we get them in the door 10 days faster, we just brought our business $1,600 * 10 = $16k of value per sales rep hired.   Not bad! There are of course other ways to get to value of a talent community.   Namely, it can capture candidates that otherwise would have disappeared. Another example, career pages Another employer branding/recruitment marketing tactic that many organizations consider is an overhaul of their careers site.   The main metric to track here is conversion rate of visitor to applicant. Let’s say we are at 5% currently.   This is pretty average.   1,000 visitors gets us 50 applicants.   Let’s say we redo the site with a better UI/UX, more content, and microsites.   Now our conversion rate is 15%.   Ok, so now we get 150 applicants instead of 50 for every 1,000 visitors.   That’s an extra 100 applicants! Ok, so what is 100 applicants worth?   Well, we have to look at our hiring funnel.   If you interview 10% of the people who apply, that means you need 10 applicants for every interviewee.   And, if you hire 10% of people who interview, that means you need 10 interviews for every hire.   So, 100 applicants gets to 10 interviewees and 1 hire. How much is a hire worth to you?   Well, you know that from your cost/hire.   Let’s assume it’s $5k. Ok, so we just enhanced the careers site so that we now get 100 more applicants for every 1,000 visitors.   And, we know that 100 applicants is worth $5k (a new hire) to us.   If we have 3k visitors/mo, then we have 3 * $5k = $15k in incremental value per month. Yup, I’m a business geek As you can tell, I’m a business geek and love thinking through the ROI scenarios for any and all problems.   But, beyond the intellectual interest, I actually think that these sorts of calculations are so important in understanding whether or not the business decisions you’re making are making an impact or not. Feel free to leave your initiative in the comments and I’ll do my best to use my MBA skills to dive into how I’d think about the ROI calculation. About the author:  Phil Strazzulla is the founder of NextWave Hire, an employer branding software solution that uses employee stories to enhance career sites, build talent communities, and spread the word on social.   Phil has his MBA from Harvard Business School and was previously a VC at Bessemer Venture Partners.

Fit at Forty Plus

Fit at Forty Plus Your energy level is part of your personal brand, along with your appearance and confidence. If you could find a fix that improved your posture, amped up your energy level, made your confidence skyrocket and took years off your appearance, would you buy it? Maybe? What if it were free? Heck yes â€" sign me up. The good news: there is a solution to your energy and physical confidence. The bad news: It’s not a quick fix or a product in a box. It’s regular exercise, and Artie Lynnworth is living proof. Start here + get to here = confidence like this. Lynnworth is a motivational speaker and author of several books. His latest is Get Fit and Stay Fit for Life: A no-nonsense, no cost, no equipment, no excuses fitness plan that works for any age and any starting condition. Lynnworth had a successful career as an electrical engineer, holding management positions from plant manager to senior vice president with businesses spanning the globe. He’s retired now and lives in Fernandina here on the First Coast. He’s the speaker at the April 21 meeting of the CareerSource Northeast Florida Professional Network, where he’ll be helping attendees get fit for success. Lynnworth, a collegiate gymnast, has built fitness into his daily routine for over 50 years. Today, at nearly 68 years old, he embodies the fit and strong image he says every baby boomer can achieve in just minutes a day. His personal routine involves about 90 minutes a day of exercise and activity, including walks with his wife, gentle stretches and balancing activities, martial arts and strength conditioning. That may sound daunting, but he’s insistent that anyone can become stronger and more flexible by investing just a few minutes a day. “No excuses â€" you can make a huge difference with a mat or beach towel on the floor and five minutes of activity in your own home,” he says. “Ten repetitions of one exercise a day will add up to over 3,500 reps a year.” Lynnworth’s book contains over 1,000 photos that demonstrate stretches, activities and routines with modifications to accommodate varying fitness and strength levels. The book is designed to start with the very basics â€" you can perform some of the beginning strength moves in a chair. Eventually, following his plan, you will build up to 30 minutes of targeted activities that will increase strength, balance and stamina. Lynnworth says, “Fitness matters for anyone at any age. The problem is that as we get older and more sedentary, injuries happen more easily and take longer to heal. Movement is more restricted and sometimes painful. Any of these obstacles to good health detracts from our workplace productivity, image and performance. It’s important that we maintain our bodies and spirit as best we can, and it’s easy when done a little each day.” I’ve written before about how fitness and appearance can make a difference in your career path and the size of your initial salary offer. In a survey conducted by executive job site The Ladders.com, 75% of executives said that being overweight is a serious career impediment. The same percentage said that good physical fitness is critical for career success at the executive level.” The baby boom generation will live and work longer than any previous generation, and we’re beginning to realize how important it is to feel and look good decades past the point when our parents might have ceased to care. Here are Artie Lynnworth’s tips for getting started at any age and any level of fitness: Begin with a soft start, with just a few minutes per day (5 minutes is his suggestion.) Don’t try to prove anything right away; you might risk injury, which will set you back before you get started. Distribute activities throughout the day. Breaking up your fitness into small and manageable chunks and being active when you have the energy will make the routine more palatable â€" it may even make it fun. When you’re ready, engage friends and family. Walk with your spouse or join a Tai Chi group at a local park. Having partners makes the activities more fun and creates accountability. You may skip your walk on your own, but you’re much less likely to let down a friend who is up and waiting for you. In a relatively short time, Lynnworth says you’ll start to feel measurably better and more confident. You’ll also recover faster when injuries happen. He’s avoided back surgery twice by following the guidance of his physical therapist and committing to strength conditioning and exercise on his own. That alone is worth the investment of a few minutes a day. Register to attend the CareerSource Professional Network here. Learn how to battle burnout, lose weight and gain confidence before your next interview.

Dont be a Paycheck Player How 5,000 Dollars cost me 5 Years of my Life

Dont be a Paycheck Player How 5,000 Dollars cost me 5 Years of my Life Guest post by, Srinivas Rao If you’ve ever seen the movie Jerry Maguire there’s a great scene where Cuba Gooding’s character and Jerry are talking about all the players who are getting what Cuba Gooding’s character is not getting. One thing that struck me the first time I saw this scene is when Tom Cruise said to him “When it comes to your family life, you’re all heart. But on the field, you’re a paycheck player.” Cuba Gooding responds with “I’m all heart motherfuC#$#.” Paycheck players and those who play from the heart live in very different worlds even when they have the exact same job. How 5,000 dollars cost me 5 years of my life 10 years ago when I graduated from college the economy was kind of like it is now for college grads. Companies were not hiring and the ultimate catch 22 was that in order to get a job you needed experience and in order to get experience you needed a job. But, despite all that I managed to get two offers about 2 months after I graduated. Offer 1: The first offer was from a relatively established software company. They had some big blue chip clients and had about 500 employees. My overall instinct about the whole situation was a good one. I liked all the people I had talked to and the recruiter even told me I was every interviewer’s top choice. I turned down the offer. Offer 2: The second offer was from a startup which to this day still makes me laugh and cringe because of what a joke it was to work there. When I went to interview at this company the guy that would eventually become my boss came into the room, promised me the world, lied to me about how much funding the company had, and convinced me that going to this company was the right move. It paid 5,000 dollars more than the the first offer. So, after a few days I accepted the offer. A Fu#$#d up Series of Events 20% across the board paycut: Three weeks after I started this job the CEO instituted a 20% across the board paycut. His brother and his wife who were employees of the company were exempt from the pay cut (as I later learned). Needless to say the funding was something I had been lied to about. No commission Checks: I was a sales person for this company so this will probably seem completely ridiculous to anybody who works in sales. I thought to myself even with a 20% paycut, I’ll make it up with my commission checks. When it came time to pay out commission, the CEO told me “I don’t pay the engineers bonuses so how I can pay you a bonus?” No Holidays: Just when we thought things couldn’t get much worse, the CEO decided that there would be no Holidays. If you took a sick day, the nazi running HR would actually dock your pay. The 4th of July was not even given as a holiday and we all found ourselves in the office hating life. My friend Rodney put it well when he said the CEO seemed like he had declared war against the employees of the company. IBS: I’m not going to belabor this point since I’ve gone into it extensively in my rant about IBS, ADHD, and uphill career battles. But, it was at this job that I developed IBS. Some say it was because of the stress. To add to the 13 hour work days, 20% paycut, no commission check, and no holidays, I was commuting at least 3 hours a day. Getting fired: 5 days before Christmas something that I now look at as wonderful happened. I got fired. I should mention that so did 3 other people every month during the time I was there. Once there was a meeting where a new employee was introduced, but then never showed up again. CREEPY. The damage from that job actually stayed with me throughout the next 5 years. I couldn’t quite manage to stay in a sales job because the stress of it was killing my health. I switched jobs probably way too many times for my early 20’s. My overall mindset was in shambles and I just could not seem to truly get it together. So, why am I telling you this story? It’s not to complain about what happened or be a victim. That shit is all over now and in all honesty I have such an appreciation for the way my life is today because I’ve seen how much worse it could be. I’m telling you this because I want to warn you about the temptation to be a paycheck player. If you are young, you might be tempted to take that additional 5000 dollars, but you really have to ask yourself, in the end is it worth it? My pieces of advice to you when it comes to choosing a job is: Make sure you have a great boss Make note of the energy of an office (it tells you alot about the culture) Trust your instincts no matter what Don’t be a paycheck player, it comes with a steep price Srinivas Rao obsesses over riding waves at his personal blog, The Skool of Life. He is also the host and co-founder the BlogcastFM, a podcast for bloggers.

10 Software Tools That Can Save You Time at Work - CareerMetis.com

10 Software Tools That Can Save You Time at Work Source : Depositphotos.comHandling things manually in your office can be rather time-consuming. However, with the evolution of time-saving software and apps, you can make the most out of your working hours.These software tools are meant to make your work easier, cheaper, and more efficient.Here are 10 of the best software tools that can help save time while at work.1) MyLifeOrganizedevalIf you often have trouble managing all your tasks, then MyLifeOrganized is great software to consider. It offers a task management system that helps you prioritize tasks and accomplish your objectives more efficiently. The software automatically generates to-do lists for you.It programs your chores in a way that those that require immediate action are dealt with first. Consequently, you can track the progress of each task chronologically. Such an amount of organization will help you save a lot of time.2) QuickBooksThis software allows you to manage your accounts efficiently, generate invoices, accept online payments, and process your payrolls. You can also import expense information by scanning receipts via your mobile device.QuickBooks is cloud-hosted but can work in either online or offline mode. In the online mode, you can quickly sync your bank and credit card accounts for easy expense tracking. You can also track your savings by integrating it with conventional bank programs for Automatic Savings.QuickBooks is renowned for its user-friendly interface and the robust security it offers.3) Rescue TimeevalRescue time is a robust time tracker tool that helps you manage the time needed to complete office tasks. Once you have it on your PC, you can track the programs and websites on which you spend the most time.At the end of the day, you will know the hours in which you are least productive as well as your best and worst work days. If you don’t mind the extra expense, get the premium version that will allow you to block distracting sites.4) DODO is a must-have time scheduling s oftware. It helps you set up meetings, take notes on discussed issues, and make follow-ups after meetings.evalBesides that, DO gives you the power to create weekly or monthly reports detailing all the time and energy spent on meetings. Therefore, you will save the time usually dedicated to writing reports or sending mail to your colleagues regarding meeting schedules.5) SCOROSCORO is a vital business management tool for business executives. The software allows business managers to get an overview of a company’s workflow, sales, and budget at one go.It comes with a programmable interface that provides you with all the details you need to manage your company and projects efficiently.If you are having trouble managing team projects and tasks, SCORO is the go-to software. It can help you allocate tasks to team members and synchronize them with the company projects.6) TimingTiming is a great software to help you save time. The software tracks time spent on websites, apps, and documents . The real power of Timing is in the graphs and reports it generates. The reports show you how you spent your time and how productive you were.Understanding how you utilize your time is the first step in discovering how to save it. Therefore, Timing software is the basis of time-saving for office workers.7) TaskPaperevalProactive task management is one of the most critical aspects of a productive time-use. TaskPaper is a software tool that helps you manage your projects. It helps you organize and prioritize your business projects with the goal of consuming the least possible time.By noting down your tasks quickly and conveniently, you can design a schedule of how to carry out your projects methodically.TaskPaper also provides you with an interface where you can note down fresh ideas and thoughts.8) Aeon TimelineAeon Timeline is essential software for managing massive projects and tasks in the writing and publishing fields. Manual tackling of complex writing projects is not only pain staking but also time-consuming.evalAeon Timeline helps you as an author to plan your work right from the start to the end. By providing intuitive visual impressions, it helps you view your story in new aspects. This way you will avoid time-wasting plot holes within your story.9) FreedCampThe FreedCamp Software acts as a basis for project planning, organization, and action-taking. By organizing your programs, you stand a better chance of utilizing the available time more efficiently.FreedCamp allows you to share project to-do lists and files. It also enables you to connect quickly to your team members and share information.The software also allows you to sync group exercises with Google calendar. This enables you to manage them efficiently. Though it is a paid software, you can freely access premium features such as integrating CRM and invoices.10) ProducteevLarge projects usually require a lot of time and management to accomplish. This calls for reliable task management software to ols.Producteev is one of such tools that help you manage teams as well as personal workflow. If you want to manage several workers on a particular project, for instance, the software allows you to break down jobs into time-conscious clusters for each team.The tracking features of the software allow you to note the focused groups and those that require to follow up. Consequently, breaking down tasks into smaller actions enables you to discover the right sequence in which to schedule tasks and make the most out of the available time.These are some of the software tools that will enable you to discover the true worth of time-saving in a business. Some will give you immediate results, while others will provide long term solutions.Whichever one you choose, you will be able to free several hours or even a day per business week. Such extra time can be plowed back into other productive tasks within your business.

Learn from the penguin - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

Learn from the penguin - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog This paper describes what businesses can learn from the open source movement. An appetizer: In this paper I explain that while free software is highly visible, it is in fact only one example of a much broader social-economic phenomenon. I suggest that we are seeing is the broad and deep emergence of a new, third mode of production in the digitally networked environment. I call this mode commons-based peer-production, to distinguish it from the property- and contract-based models of firms and markets. Its central characteristic is that groups of individuals successfully collaborate on large-scale projects following a diverse cluster of motivational drives and social signals, rather than either market prices or managerial commands. The article concludes that this mode has systematic advantages over markets and managerial hierarchies when the object of production is information or culture which is precisely my business. The Happy at Work Project is organized around 4 principles one of which is open source, and this is a wonderful validation of something Ive instinctively believed in for a long time. Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related

Writing a PRFessional Summary on a Resume For Soon to Graduate Mechanical Engineering Students

Writing a PRFessional Summary on a Resume For Soon to Graduate Mechanical Engineering StudentsWriting a PRFessional Summary on a Resume for Soon to Graduate Mechanical Engineering Students is very different from writing a report for a professor. There are many things that the work history should capture, and they will have specific instructions when it comes to the choice of keywords.As an article I want to talk about the characteristics that a Summary of Experience (SEO) must have, so you can better understand what the key to writing a good one for Soon to Graduate Mechanical Engineering Students, which is that it must be written in an SEO friendly manner. It is very simple, a person who does not understand the purpose of an SEO friendly summary will not be able to write one.The first thing that they must do is they must ensure that their educational backgrounds are as top caliber as possible, so they should be ranked one of the highest school and as high as possible. This will mean that their information must be in print, with citations, and other more formal documentation as an absolute minimum.Next, the student must be in an area of mechanical engineering where there is a good amount of growth. This means that they must be working towards a field that is growing, like automation, and they must have worked in the company where they first got their opportunity. If they don't have all of this in their resume, they can even use a portfolio to provide the answers.The next thing that the student must do is that they must feel excited about their choice to go into this field. This should be expressed in terms of having a lot of pride, or personal satisfaction in their ability to work with their peers. Something that they want to accomplish and not just do a job because it pays the bills.The last characteristic that the student must do, before they write a summary of experience for Soon to Graduate Mechanical Engineering Students, is that they must communicate that they understand that the market that they are going into is one that needs more engineers. They must explain that the industry will always need engineers, and that they are ready to take advantage of the opportunities that are available. They must be able to articulate that they have the skills that are needed, and that they know the basics.Once the summary has been written, and the paper printed out, they must turn their work over to a writing service, or have someone else help them in the preparation process. They must understand that this time they will be spending on something that they will be writing for many years to come, and they must ensure that it is professional.When it comes to writing a PRFessional Summary on a Resume for Soon to Graduate Mechanical Engineering Students, it is important that they get it all on paper before they begin. The most important aspect is that they know what they want to say, as well as what they are going to write.