Dunkin Donuts to release coffee flavored Harpoon Brewery beer

Dunkin Donuts to release coffee flavored Harpoon Brewery beerDunkin Donuts to release coffee flavored Harpoon Brewery beerHarpoon Brewery and Dunkin have joined forces again.The two iconic distributors intend to salute the long awaited warm weather with a new beverage called The Harpoon Dunkin Summer Pale Ale a combination of Dunkins original coffee blend and a bright pale ale.The coffee infused pale ale is currently on sale but its only sticking around for the summer months, then its back to day-drinking in the privacy of your companys bathroom.The roasty feel-good cross-breed comes in 12 oz cans as well as drafts and contains 5% ABV.Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moreAccording to Dan Kenary, the CEO and co-founder of Harpoon Brewery, the Dunkin Summer Coffee Pale Ale is hoppy, vibrant and boasts a nice coffee character.I just depleted the last of my stash of Harpoon Dunkin Coffe e Porter the other day so, selfishly, the timing on this launch couldnt be better, Kenary claims.Last October, Dunkin and Harpoon came together to create the Dunkin Coffee porter. The label read, beloved Dunkin coffee brings robust roasts notes to this balanced and smooth coffee porter, and it welches generally well reviewed amongst fans.Upon first hearing, the combination may not seem to make much sense but the numbers spoke for themselves the first go-round. According to a press statement from the Boston based brewery, millions of pints were dished out to eager customers in the short span of its release.The folks over at Dunkin are excited to introduce a similar hybrid beverage in time for summer, believing it will pair well with other popular summer foods like coffee-rubbed brisket and chipotle chicken tacos.If you have a hunkering for a nice twitchy buzz, you have about four moths to get your hands on a Harpoon Dunkin Summer Pale Ale.You might also enjoyNew neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happyStrangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds10 lessons from Benjamin Franklins daily schedule that will double your productivityThe worst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs10 habits of mentally strong people

Project Time Management Process Plan

Project Time Management Process PlanProject Time Management Process PlanProject time management is one of the 10 PMP Knowledge Areas for project managers. Its the discipline of project management that looks at controlling the amount of time it takes to do the work. Here is a look at the project time management knowledge area from A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) Fifth Edition. There are other ways of looking at project scheduling but if you are working towards your PMP certification then the PMBOK Guide approach is the one youll be following, and its good practice for all project managers too. Project Time Management Project time management in the PMBOK Guide is made up of 7 processes. The project time management processes are Plan schedule managementDefine activitiesSequence activitiesEstimate activity resourcesEstimate activity durationsDevelop scheduleControl schedule. Lets take a deeper look into each of those. Plan Schedule Management Th isstep is where you establish all the policies, procedures and documentation required for managing your project schedule from your first plan, ongoing development, execution and then controlling the schedule. The output of doing this planning is to produce a schedule management plan. However, in real life, you probably wont have a separate plan to manage your schedule. Much of what you work out here will end up in your project management plan and thats perfectly adequate. Define Activities This process identifies and documents what you need to do to produce the projects deliverables. In other words, it identifies the project tasks. Youll use the scope statement that you put together during the scope management activities to help you break down the work into individual tasks. The main output of working through this is that youll end up with a defined list of project tasks. Thats useful as its the main input to the next process. Sequence Activities Using your task list, now yo u have to put them in the right order. At the end of this process, youll have a view of the relationships between project tasks. This process helps you put your project work in the right order so that you can make efficient use of the projects resources and deliver as quickly as possible. The PMBOK Guide talks about producing a network diagram as the output of this process, but thats rarely necessary, and certainly, nothing that youd have to do by hand. If you want to do network diagramming for some reason, then use your project management software to do it. Ultimately, though, a list of dependencies and potential start and end dates for tasks will be just as good and less time-consuming. Estimate Activity Resources When you know what you are going to do, the next step is to work out what resources you need to achieve that. The Estimate Activity Resources process helps with that. In this process, youll work out what human resources, equipment, and supplies you need, plus the qua ntity you need of each. Estimate Activity Durations Thisstep is where the hard work of calculating how long each task is going to take happens. During this process youll work out how long its going to take to do each activity, using the resources that you have identified. Dont forget to take into account resource availability and holidays with your activity durations. Just because a task only takes 8 hours doesnt mean it will be finished by the morning. Develop Schedule Finally, you can now put together your project schedule. With all the information gathered from the above processes, it should be easy. Developing the schedule is one of the more complicated processes in the PMBOK Guide. There are 13 inputs (everything above plus risks, scope, and elements relating to the project context). The schedule itself is only one of the outputs, but the others are (in my view) less important. After all, youve gone through all of this to get the schedule which is a critical document fo r managing your projects performance. Your schedule doesnt have to be a Gantt chart. Here are 5 alternatives to Gantt charts for you to consider. Control Schedule Finally, the Control Schedule process gives you the tools you need to monitor and update your project schedule, making sure that changes are managed appropriately and that you keep control of the timings of your project. Preparing your project schedule and tracking it afterward are large pieces of work, but its worth it to know that you have a schedule that you can be confident about.

Direct to Fan Marketing in the Music Industry

Direct to Fan Marketing in the Music IndustryDirect to Fan Marketing in the Music IndustryDirect-to-groupie absatzwirtschaft is part of a broader direct-to-fan model in which akrobats operate outside of the traditional music industry framework and focus on communicating with (and selling to) their fans directly. The marketing portion of the direct-to-fan model emphasizes using online platforms to promote new music, tours, etc. Fostering a social networking connection with fans is important in direct-to-fan marketing, as are tools like band newsletters and widgets. This type of marketing often allows musicians to gather information about their fans they can use to refine their marketing strategies, such as offering a free music download in exchange for a fans email address, which then can be used to send direct promo materials about a new release or a tour. The Collapse of the Traditional Royalty Payment Model The explosion of direct to fan marketing is a direct result of the coll apse of the music industrys traditional model, the retail marketing of CDs. With the advent of illegal music downloads on the Internet, record companies had to come up with an alternative that, although not particularly good for the industry or musicians, was better than free. That turned out to be the mass marketing of digital downloads on digital platforms- fruchtweinly tune by tune rather than by the album. The problem with that model becomes very clear from a 2015 Guardian report that compares what an artist receives inrecord royalties from a major label selling a CD with what an artist gets from a download. CDs vary in retail price, of course, but the average is around $15. The artist typically gets between 10 and 15 percent of that average or something in the neighborhood of $1.50 to $2.25. A digital album download may net about the same, but the problem is that fans no longer primarily buy albums. They usually buy the single, which on Amazon nets the musician around 23 cents. But the sales trend for music is away from downloads and toward streaming platforms like Spotify and Google Play, where the single download that nets 23 cents on Amazon earns less than 2 cents. In some situations, streaming revenues per tune can be dramatically worse. In 2014, Spotifys CEO admitted that in the previous year they paid artists less than 1 cent per play. In the most extreme cases, the Guardian concluded that a solo artist would have to sell mora than a million downloads per month to earn a minimum wage. For a five-piece group, the sales minimum to achieve that minimum wage would have to be around six million downloads monthly Hence, the advent of direct to fan marketing. The Essence of the Direct to Fan Marketing Model What direct to fan marketing does in a variety of ways is to remove most of the middlemen from the income equation. Instead of expecting a record company to collect and honestly deliver a paltry share of a diminishing royalty payment from another la rge corporation, the direct to fan marketing model proposes that the artist market the product herself.Here are just a few of the many ways to do this Marketing her own CDs directly to fans at performances. For many musicians, this results in just a few sales each night for others, sales of a hundred or more CDs at each performance are not uncommon.Often the best price point is an even $15- this way the fan doesnt have to find change- a ten and a five will do. The good news is that CD pressing costs have gone way down, and all but two to three dollars of that $15 goes to the artist.Selling digital downloads and CDs through media like CDBaby that make the artist responsible for creating the product and in return allowing the artist to retain most of the money. Using social media like Facebook to build the fan base, then marketing both performances and product through emails from the artist to the fan. Ahead of the game in so many ways, Prince had been doing this for years.Offering fa ns social incentives for buying products and attending performances. These strategies take advantage of the real affinity that exists between an artist and each individual fan. You can accomplish this in various ways. You can incentivize attendance byactually encouraging your fans to record live performances- a strategy that worked very well for the Grateful Dead. You can offer premium packages that include a backstage pass and a free CD, signed by you, the artist. The Point is Connection Underlying these tactics is a general strategy connect with the fan in as many ways as possible encourage communication between artist and fan through blogs and emails then use that communication to give the fan something he already wants a personal connection with the artist. In many ways, this is a better way of making a living as an artist. The old model treated fans as anonymous buyers of product sold through corporate middlemen. With direct to fan marketing, sales is just one component of a meaningful and more personal connection between the fan and the artist.

Believing youre an insomniac may be costing you sleep and productivity

Believing youre an insomniac may be costing you sleep and productivityBelieving youre an insomniac may be costing you sleep and productivityIs your insomnia all in your head? A new review of the sleep disorder inBehaviour Research and Therapy found that your inability to fall asleep is bedrngnis enough to make you an insomniac - you have to identify as one, too.Comparing poor sleepers with poor sleepers who also complain about their insomnia in two studies of older adults, they found that complaining about your insomnia made the biggest difference. Poor sleepers were identified as people who were awake at least 30 minutes three times a week when they wanted to fall asleep but couldnt.FollowLadders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard coveringHappiness,Productivity,Job Satisfaction,Neuroscience, andmoraYou would think that your lack of sleep would automatically lead to side effects of sleeplessness, but thats not what the researchers found. The quality of sleep the parti cipants had didnt determine whether they had insomnia. Complaining good sleepers - who objectively got a good amount of sleep - would exhibit comparable levels of daytime impairment as people with insomnia. Poor sleepers who had a restless night wouldnt automatically experience insomnia the next day.Your mindset matters more than realityWhether or not you got much sleep the night before, you wouldnt feel daytime impairment on your cognitive functions unless you reported high distress about your sleeplessness.In other words, the conviction that one has insomnia is a more predictive factor to you getting a sleep disorder than the quality of sleep itself.These two studies challenged the conventional wisdom that dysfunction associated with insomnia was due to disturbed sleep and could best be alleviated by improving sleep patterns, the review states.As the principles of cognitive behavioral therapy recognize, how you think changes how you feel. When you think youre an insomniac, you h elp yourself become one. When dread intermingles with sleep, the bedroom is a neutral or welcoming environment by day, a dystopia by night, the researchers warned.Reviewing separate studies, the researchers found that people who obsess over their sleeplessness were found to be at greater risk for self-stigma, depression, suicidal ideation, anxiety, and fatigue.How to fight insomniaBut for people who identify as insomniacs, theres still hope of obtaining that elusive good nights sleep. As the review outlines, treatment is pushing against conviction that youre an insomniac and you will always be one. When you catastrophize your badeanstalt sleep habits and beat yourself up about not getting enough sleep, youre not helping yourself. To push against this all-or-nothing thinking, researchers suggested asking yourself the following questions to reframe your attitudes about sleepCan you be a normal sleeper if you are not a perfect sleeper?Does having troubled sleep change the way you think about yourself?What do you think the impact of seeing yourself as an insomniac is?If your sleep improved, how would that change the way you think about yourself?These questions are all to help you challenge reframe your concept of yourself as a bad sleeper. When it comes to getting rest, your sleep self-appraisal takes precedence over sleep, the researchers concluded.And too many of us identify as bad sleepers. We are in a sleeplessness epidemic. Three in four employees arent getting the recommended eight hours of sleep on a work night, and they say their performance at work has suffered for this.With this new research, you can now combat your sleep deprivation by first recognizing that it doesnt define you. By learning to separate the insomnia from the insomniac label, you can spare yourself from the guilt and health risks of staying up too late.Believing youre an insomniac may be costing you sleep and productivityIs your insomnia all in your head? A new review of the sleep disord er inBehaviour Research and Therapy found that your inability to fall asleep is not enough to make you an insomniac - you have to identify as one, too.Comparing poor sleepers with poor sleepers who also complain about their insomnia in two studies of older adults, they found that complaining about your insomnia made the biggest difference. Poor sleepers were identified as people who were awake at least 30 minutes three times a week when they wanted to fall asleep but couldnt.You would think that your lack of sleep would automatically lead to side effects of sleeplessness, but thats not what the researchers found. The quality of sleep the participants had didnt determine whether they had insomnia. Complaining good sleepers - who objectively got a good amount of sleep - would exhibit comparable levels of daytime impairment as people with insomnia. Poor sleepers who had a restless night wouldnt automatically experience insomnia the next day.Your mindset matters more than realityWhet her or not you got much sleep the night before, you wouldnt feel daytime impairment on your cognitive functions unless you reported high distress about your sleeplessness.In other words, the conviction that one has insomnia is a more predictive factor to you getting a sleep disorder than the quality of sleep itself.These two studies challenged the conventional wisdom that dysfunction associated with insomnia was due to disturbed sleep and could best be alleviated by improving sleep patterns, the review states.As the principles of cognitive behavioral therapy recognize, how you think changes how you feel. When you think youre an insomniac, you help yourself become one. When dread intermingles with sleep, the bedroom is a neutral or welcoming environment by day, a dystopia by night, the researchers warned.Reviewing separate studies, the researchers found that people who obsess over their sleeplessness were found to be at greater risk for self-stigma, depression, suicidal ideation, anx iety, and fatigue.How to fight insomniaBut for people who identify as insomniacs, theres still hope of obtaining that elusive good nights sleep. As the review outlines, treatment is pushing against conviction that youre an insomniac and you will always be one. When you catastrophize your bad sleep habits and beat yourself up about not getting enough sleep, youre not helping yourself. To push against this all-or-nothing thinking, researchers suggested asking yourself the following questions to reframe your attitudes about sleepCan you be a normal sleeper if you are not a perfect sleeper?Does having troubled sleep change the way you think about yourself?What do you think the impact of seeing yourself as an insomniac is?If your sleep improved, how would that change the way you think about yourself?These questions are all to help you challenge reframe your concept of yourself as a bad sleeper. When it comes to getting rest, your sleep self-appraisal takes precedence over sleep, the rese archers concluded.And too many of us identify as bad sleepers. We are in a sleeplessness epidemic. Three in four employees arent getting the recommended eight hours of sleep on a work night, and they say their performance at work has suffered for this.With this new research, you can now combat your sleep deprivation by first recognizing that it doesnt define you. By learning to separate the insomnia from the insomniac label, you can spare yourself from the guilt and health risks of staying up too late.

Employees feel wellness benefits are super important

Employees feel wellness benefits are super importantEmployees feel wellness benefits are super importantMore than half of employees think wellness benefits are the most important factor in the workplace.A new study, powered by digital fitness platform Zeamo, surveyed 5,000 people currently employed across the US to get a sense of how they felt about their current wellness benefits and preferences. The majority of participants said they dont feel their employers are giving them the right wellness benefits which have stunted them from having a healthier lifestyle.Seventy percent of respondents said they wished their current employers provided them with fitness benefits. That alarming number even influenced nearly two-thirds to say they would leave their current job for something that offered better work perks, especially Millennials (78%).For employees, nearly half felt it welches their employers responsibility to keep them physically in tip-top shape. But most felt that their employer makes it difficult to squeeze in a workout during the work week due to work obligations with more than a third reporting they were too tired to get to the gym and commit to ao workout.You might also enjoyNew neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happyStrangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds10 lessons from Benjamin Franklins daily schedule that will double your productivityThe worst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs10 habits of mentally strong people

The Key to Successful Professor Resume

The Key to Successful hochschulprofessor Resume Preparing useful lectures will require you to be organized and structured, therefore there is a continuous and comprehensible stream of information to the class. Provide compelling explanations for why you need to be hired in a well-written expert summary that shows off your finest characteristics. Focus on your individual qualities and attributes within the next paragraph, being sure they paint a photo of the sort of instructor you are or aspire to be. For example, possessing excellent organizational skills is important. Companies may want to know the specific level ofcommunication skills youve got and just how you work with different folks. Your industry resume must be utterly perfect. Universities will hire you as you have just graduated and probably possess fresh understanding of concepts. prof Resume at a Glance You might never fail utilizing the muster CV as its the one which most companies be ready to see. You can be gin with a career objective but that must be totally aligned to the job youre seeking. Make certain you use the major one below and attempt to get a job whenever youre ready to. When searching for a Resume Format to adequately present the relevant qualities that universities will be searching for, you may want to make sure that your qualifications shine through. Work may be a great portion of your own life, but its only a single part of your life. Work experience thats not associated with the educational field needs to be summarized. You wont be an extremely desirable candidate if you dont have at least some sort of related education or real life experience thats related to the position. For the correct candidate, however, the opportunities for adjuncts outweigh the challenges. The Demise of Professor Resume Other facets of industry which may take an academic some getting used to are different temperament of the hierarchy and being managed by somebody else. A poorly writte n one can hurt your odds of obtaining a job offer as a highly effective adjunct professor cover letter is able to help you appear more qualified than the rest of the candidates. As a consequence, your resume and candidacy were viewed as mediocre at best. In reality, writing your resume in a manner that highlights your growth potential is the very best approach to turn prospective weaknesses into strengths. After that, connect with individuals who work at the business youre seeking employment at. Professor of Law and Technology Professor Galves lectures widely on using technology in the custom of law, including using 3D computer animations and digital reality exhibits. Your lawyer may then carry out an ALR hearing so that you dont miss your own license. An outstanding College Professor resume, like this example, will incorporate a variety of impressive skills your employer or client is searching for in a candidate. What Professor Resume Is - and What it Is Not If its not fav orable, the employee is not able to continue teaching at the university. It is essential for adjunct faculty to understand what they are specifically accountable for. Accessibility of professors can fluctuate by school. In the long run, your qualifications may be just fine. 1 thing which you have to do is identify the careers you desire to complete an application for. Hard skills which are highly related to the career ought to be listed first. You also may want to emphasize accomplishments from your college years, if theyre relevant. The Honest to Goodness Truth on Professor Resume So when the hiring company hasnt provided a salary for work, we look at salary data from related businesses and locations to develop a fair estimate for what you may expect. A few institutions offer access to professional development funds. Most colleges and universities have a tendency to use limited contracts, including a 2-5 year contract instead of tenure as tenured positions are rather har d to obtain. Mention the particular job and institution. The Ultimate Professor Resume Trick When youre looking to set up yourself in the world of higher education, a leading first step is to find related teaching experience. Besides the advanced degree necessary for a new professor, in addition, there are other abilities and assorted considerations that could determine your ability for success in your teaching career. If your training and education in the specific field involving academics is beneficial, youll havent any trouble writing a good cover letter which can help your case. Its also wise to have current and in-depth understanding of the subject youre teaching and either practical or teaching experience in the topic area also. As an academic searching for different jobs, you need to reveal your recruiter more than just your professional side. Its still true that you have to learn more on what you will become in the not too distant future. Adding the incorrect thing s or too many things to your resume will prevent you from getting the market job that you want. 1 day it might be the exact same in the US but as of now there is truly no indication of change coming soon. The degree of education needed to be a professor is based on the form of college in which you apply. At this time you appear to have a notion on the disposition of work of an assistant professor. You can discover a lot as an adjunct professor, and you might even wind up advancing to a complete time role. A college professor teaches, but there are a number of other things which may fill a professors day and could form a normal portion of work. The work outlook for postsecondary teachers is anticipated to grow 19 percent through 2022, as stated by the BLS. Each school determines emphasis on publishing, and it might not be that important or it may be. To succeed as a college professor, youll want to learn these things, particularly if you have yet to receive employment from a c ommunity college or university. Should you decide to create a resume instead, understand that the majority of the info you provide is similar. Should you opt to create a resume instead understand that the majority of the information that you provide is similar. Be certain that your contact information is accurate. Only the most crucial information should be shown in your resume and it ought to be devoid of excessive verbiage.

4 Long-Tail Keyword Tools You Need to Know About

4 Long-Tail Keyword Tools You Need to Know About Youve heard it before the Internet is the best way to reach the largest audience possible. When youre a new or relatively new HR tech company, ranking higher in Google search results feels impossible because youre competing against companies that have been online for ages. In June 2013, Chitika found that the No. 1 search result in Googles search rankings earned 33 percent of search traffic, while the search result that ranked tenth earned less than 3percent.One way you can improve your Google rank is by focusing on long-tail keywords. Long-tail keywords are niche search phrases, usually three or more words long, that offer low competition, low search volume, and high searcher intent. According to Moz, 70 percent of searches uselong-tail keywords.Here are four tools that can help you hone in on top-performing long-tail keywords for all aspects of yo ur business, ranging from product pages to job descriptions1. Google Keyword PlannerGoogle Keyword Planner gives you a better understanding of how your keywords are performing in Googles search results. A Google AdWords account is required however, you do not need to be advertising to use this tool.When creating your AdWords account, you are asked to provide your website and where you would like your content to target. You can choose to focus on local towns, entire states, or multiple countries.Next, you are asked to enter the product or tafelgeschirr you are looking to provide. For instance, if you provide employee engagement software, that would be your initial keyword. Google then provides a list of additional keywords that are similar to yours to help you target people looking for your software under a different name.Additionally, you are asked to create an advertisement and state how much youre willing to spend on your ad. However, you do not actually need to proceed with placi ng an ad on Google this just allows you to use the Keyword Planner.After youve entered in your information, youre able to view a variety of keywords and determine how competitive each word is.The more specific you make your keywords, the easier it will be to rank higher in Google. Googles Keyword Planner is an easy, free way to understand if your keywords are too competitive when youre starting out.2. WordtrackerWordtracker allows you to enter your keyword and then provides data on how well that word is doing and what other keywords are out-performing your original word. It can help marketers who are struggling to understand how their target market is using the Internet before making a purchase.When you enter employee engagement software into Wordtracker, 10 keywords are displayed, along with the amount of traffic associated with each one. Employee engagement software gets 709 visits, while the benefits of employee engagement software gets 119 visits.While the traffic number went do wn significantly, it helps provide a specific long-tail keyword that you can use to create content that pushes you towardthe top of Googles search results.3. Googles Autocomplete CapabilityThe best way to find effective long-tail keywords is to act like youre a consumer looking for your product. Searches tend to start with vague phrasing, which results in an overwhelming list of results. To help narrow down your search results, you type in more specific search requirements.Being the helpful search engine that it is, whenever someone types something into the search bar, Googletries to autocomplete what itbelieves the searcher is looking for. You can thereforeuse Googles autocomplete capabilityto understand what your customers are searching for.When you type employee engagement software into Googles search bar, the list of autocomplete suggestions includes employee engagement best practices, employee engagement software benefits, employee engagement surveys, and employee engagement ac tivities, to name a few.Using whichever one of these long-tail keywords that relates most closely with your employee engagement software is an ideal way to target your specific audience, instead of being vague.4. UbersuggestUbersuggest is a useful tool that allows you to enter a keyword and find additional long-tail keyword phrases. After entering employee engagement software into Ubersuggest, you can find a plethora of additional suggestions that go beyond what Googles autocomplete tool provides you.Ubbersuggestfirst lists what the keyword is, along with typical long-tail phrases. It then lists additional long-tail phrases for each letter of the alphabet. From there, you can click on each suggested keyword to find even more long-tail phrases. Its essentially the long-tail finder that never stops thinking.Ifyoure juststarting out, effectively ranking in Google search resultscan onlyhappen ifyou focus on long-tail keywords.What are some tools that youve used to find long-tail keyword s?

10 Things NOT to Put in Your Resume - Make a Good Impression

10 Things NOT to Put in Your Resume - Make a Good Impression10 Things NOT to Put in Your Resume - Make a Good ImpressionYour resume is your first impression on a profil employer. A well-written document is a strictly objective and succinct recap of your professional. Avoid turning in a sloppy resume with these top 10 tipsBe sure leid to Personal Details Its not necessary to include the followingPhoto There is an 88% chance of job rejection if you include a photo on your resume. Some will immediately dismiss them to avoid a potential accusation of discrimination.Date of birthGenderSexual OrientationReligionPolitical AffiliationEmployers may base their decisions on personal data. By not including this information, you prevent the possibility of discrimination. Spelling Errors and Poor Grammar According to the Recruitment and Employment CommissionAround 50% of all resumes received by recruitment consultants contain spelling or grammatical errors.21-25-year-olds are the most likely cu lpritsAmong this age group, graduates are twice as likely to make mistakes compared to those that did not attend collegeIf you find correcting spelling and grammar diffycult challanging tricky, use a spell checker and be sure to proofread. Reading your resume in print, rather than on screen, can help you identify mistakes. It is also a good idea to ask a friend or family member to check through your work. Irrelevant Work Experience Your resume should show the employer as quickly as possible that you match their requirements for the role. Cut out any irrelevant information that might dilute your key message.If information about any irrelevant work experience is needed to fill gaps in your resume, limit details to a minimum.Read the job description carefully and decide what information is actually relevant to the roleWrite down a list of keywords or phrases to help you focus on your resume as much as possibleThe average job search lasts 18 weeks but can be longer for candidates witho ut a strong resume Hobbies and Oddities For the most part, employers do not need, or want to know what you get up to in your spare time. Like, I love collecting crazy pens, or using your fun contact email address iambatmanwhatwereyouthinking.com (79% of resumes are ignored if the email address is unprofessional). While these express your personality, they may cost you a potential interview.Exception If you have a hobby that relates to the role youre applying for, like a novelty pen designer for instance, then by all means include it. Negativity Its important to use positive language on your resume. Replace negative phrases with positive ones. Resist the temptation to bad mouth previous employers.Research has shown there are terms and phrases to avoid using, even in a positive context like this one, I have an aggressive passion for what I do.Avoid these wordsAwfulBadFaultHateMistakeNothingschwierigkeit92% of recruiters would reject candidates that make negative comments on social me dia. The Cart Before the Horse Prospective employers will not need references until much later in the recruitment process, so there is no need to include them on your resume. Instead, keep an up to date list of references separately ready to send if requested. Use References available on request. This, states the obvious therefore it is not necessary to include.Remember, recruiters spend an average of 5-7 seconds looking at a resume, so use this additional space to dazzle the reader with your excellent skills and experience. Bend the Truth Everyone adds a little sparkle to their resume, but avoid the temptation to go overboard it is likely youll be found out if you do get the job.According to the Society for Human Resource Management, 96% of organizations reported conducting some form of background check on every employee so, job seekers should be sure the position they are applying for is a good fit for them. If it is, there will be no need to lie as your true qualifications wil l speak for themselves. Information Overload Show off your communication skills by slimming down your resume.At graduate level, a relevant one-page resume is perfectA two-page resume is standard for experienced professionalsResumes with three or more pages are likely to put off potential employersA lengthy resume gives the impression that youre unable to distinguish important information from the irrelevant. Concentrate on the relevant details Get a Little Too Creative Keep your resume easy to read and professional by usingUnderlined, bold, and italic text sparinglyAligned headings and structured layoutA simple classic font, such as Georgia or HelveticaDo notHandwrite your resumeApply distracting colorsUse clip art Wooly Language and Jargon Meaningless jargon, clichs and vague wording must be avoided when writing your resume i.e. I am an innovative, detail-oriented problem solver who thinks outside the box. Instead, use examples with facts and figures to show you are the perfect candidate.71% of employers say the regularly see jargon or acronyms in resumes54% of employers say they are regularly irritated by resume jargon41% of employers agree that men use more jargon than women on their resumesSources statisticbrain.com / guardian.com / undercoverrecruiter.com / propellondon.com / totaljobs.com / forbes.com / gradschool.com / business.time.com / careersavvy.co.uk

Tips on Tailoring Your Resume to Specific Jobs

Tips on Tailoring Your Resume to Specific JobsTips on Tailoring Your Resume to Specific JobsA hiring manager might see dozens of resumes on any given day. What are you doing to ensure yours stands out? As leading resume writers, ResumeSpice knows customization is the key to getting noticed. While you will have one basic resume, its important to tailor it for every position and company youre applying to. To help you in the process, here are a few tips to followRead through the job posting.Before you begin the job of tweaking your resume, refresh your mind and review the job posting again. When you do, look for important details, including the job title, description of responsibilities, and key traits the company is looking for. Also, identify keywords, phrases and related synonyms from the posting to include on your resume. That way, it will have a better chance of making it through any applicant tracking software system.Put critical information first.With the job posting fresh in you r mind, identify your experiences, skills and abilities that align best with the position. Then start editing your resume so those details are front and center. For instance, reorder the bullet points under your Work History section so the most relevant information is first. Once that section is done, review the remaining sections of your resume and make any changes that are specific to the job youre applying for.Ask a trusted family member or friend for help.When you do, also give them a copy of the job posting so that they can review your resume for both proofreading errors, as well as relevancy to the position. With fresh eyes, a third party can often spot inconsistencies or areas where you could strengthen your resume.Dont exaggerate.Whatever work you do to tailor your resume, dont ever lie or exaggerate to make your background seem more in line with the job. If you get an interview, then the hiring manager will pick up on your lack of experience during your conversation. Instea d, if after reviewing the job description again you realize youre not the best fit, dont waste your time applying. Move onto an opportunity thats truly right for you.Tailoring your resume will take a little extra work on your end. But it will be well worth it when a hiring manager picks it up and sees youre a great fit for their needs and the job.Interested in professional resume writing help?The team at ResumeSpice is the answer. As trusted resume writers, we can help you take your resume to the next level so it stands out on todays competitive job market. Call 832.930.7378 today to learn more.

How to discover your career superpower

How to discover yur career superpowerHow to discover your career superpowerWhitney Johnson is a world-leading business thinker, the author of the new book Build an A-Team, and the host of the Disrupt Yourself Podcast. She recently sat down with Claire Daz-Ortiz, former head of social innovation at Twitter and author of Design Your Day and Twitter for Good, to talk about optimizing your - and your teams - learning curves for a successful, creative, and fulfilling career.Claire Im really interested in your idea that people make changes in their careers based on gut feelings.Whitney We have this sense inside of our bodies when its time to do something, and so often we dont listen to it - yet our gut actually serves us very, very well. Our bodies are these data centers that give us all this information, and we should listen to them more. When people quit a job or decide to jump to a new learning curve, they may notlage even be able to give you all the logical reasons why, but they kne w that there was something in their gut that said, It was time for me to do something new.Claire So, tell me how you knew that Build an A-Team was going to be your next book, and why this mattered to you so much at the time.Whitney At least for me, book ideas come gradually. I cant think of an aha moment, but what I do know is, a couple of things happened. I wrote this book called Disrupt Yourself, which helps you figure out when its time to make that jump, and actually gives you a framework to logically follow when your gut is telling you to do something. A few things that happened after I wrote Disrupt Yourself. One, people would say to me, I want to disrupt myself, but how do I make sure that my babo will let me do it? And if Im a manager, how do I get my people to disrupt themselves?In other words, How do I create this ecosystem where people are actually comfortable, willing, able, and required to disrupt themselves? So that was the genesis of me thinking about these ideas from the point of view of a manager. I would also have people read Disrupt Yourself and say to me, Well, Im not going to have you come in and talk to my company, because everyone will leave. But if an organization is actually going to stay competitive and innovative, the only way to pull that off is if you let the people inside of your organization disrupt themselves. Because people who are bored either leave or, if they stay, theyre not engaged, which is really bad as a company. So this book came about for a couple of different reasons, but the fundamental perspective is, if you want to be competitive, youve got to let your people disrupt themselves.Claire Lets talk about this idea of disengagement in the workplace and how that relates to hiring. You say, Heres what usually sets the stage for a new hire Were shorthanded and overwhelmed, a key employee has moved within the company, opted for a fresh start elsewhere or taken a leave of absence, maybe business has suddenly ramped up with a signing of a new client or the winning of a large contract - we need help in the form of a body who can step into the role today and do the job now. Someone to solve our pain. Desperate, we hire the partie who we perceive to be the most qualified to fill the void and for a time, they do. Marry in haste, repent at leisure goes the adage. Because we hired someone at the top of the curve, within months they are bored and looking around for a new suitor. Soon, were back at square one, overwhelmed on the rebound and poised to hire in haste again. Talk to me about this.Whitney You go to a place called Butte, Montana for the answer. Butte, Montana is known as the richest hill on earth. In mid-1800s there was the gold rush - miners came and the early rush was disappointing, so a lot of those early speculators sold off their claims. So the next wave of miners comes in and they discover copper. Well, copper in the mid-1800s was not valuable. But as technology advanced and electrical wiring became a thing, then copper became extremely valuable. So these people, these miners who were patient, theyre actually now known as the Copper Kings.I think of Butte, Montana when people say to me, I cant find anybody to hire. My question is, Are you looking for the gold standard, the silver standard, when in fact copper would do? When you hire for potential, not for proficiency, time is on your side. Time plus confidence equals boredom. When you hire for potential and not for proficiency, its the equivalent of buying low and selling high from a stock market perspective.Claire One of the companies you talk about in the book is called Chatbooks. They basically put your Instagram posts into cool little books that you can give to friends and family. But you talk about them in relation to this idea of what you call giving people real responsibility. Can you talk to me about that?Whitney Chatbooks is a good example of a company that didnt get the business model right immediately. They s tarted with one business model, that didnt work, but fortunately, they hadnt run out of money. They started with another business model, that didnt work - again they hadnt run out of money, so they tried a third time. They finally started to do some of the lean startup methods so they could get the business model right. Like you said, they print these lovely little books and hire candidates for high-performance creativity, and they want qualities like grown-up, amazing, kind, and optimistic.If you want to be competitive, youve got to let your people disrupt themselves.Often times, theres not this immediate, obvious fit. One of the co-founders, Vanessa Quigley, told me, If theyre excited, if theyre flexible, if theyre going to work hard, then were willing to hire them and move them around over time. Their marketing director took over the email campaign for six months while they looked for someone to do that job, but then once they found someone to do that job, then they were able to move her into doing a content initiative. Theyre finding people, letting them start at the bottom of the curve, moving to the top, and once they do, they allow them to jump to the bottom of a new learning curve.Claire So how does this relate to this idea of creating a milestone chart? What is that and how does it work?Whitney A milestone chart comes from a conversation Heres our vision for the company, heres our vision for the team. Whats your vision for your job here? Whats your vision for me as a boss for you? And, here are some things that we want you to get done in the first week, in the first month, in the first three months.If you can give them these milestones of things that are fairly easily achievable, it allows them to start getting their footing, to gain some traction at the bottom of the curve, while still having some constraints. Once they get three months in, theyll be able to figure out if this is the right curve for them. Sometimes people end up in the wrong role wh en you hire them and so early on, you want to have those milestones to constantly check for fit and make sure that over time youre iterating until you find the actual right role for them.Claire Its interesting that people tend to lead with what they do well, but not what they do best.Whitney What happens is that every single person has genius, every person has a superpower. Because its your superpower, its this thing that you do reflexively well, so you dont notice it or value it at all.Ill give you a great example from my own career. I remember when I moved into equity research, I was so proud of the fact, because here I was a music major in college. I built these financial models and was proud of myself, but that wasnt my superpower. My superpower was the fact that I could connect investors and I was great at making stock calls. But guess what I wanted to tell everybody I was good at? Building financial models. I didnt want to talk about my superpower because my superpower couldnt possibly be valuable.So part of the job of a great boss, of a great leader, is to identify the superpowers of the people who work for them and then persuade them that those superpowers are actually valuable and then get them to use those superpowers.Claire You talk about this idea of a best by date for an employee. Like the thing you see on a milk carton. What does that mean? What does that look like and how does it help on both sides, from the hiring perspective and from the employee perspective, and understanding where you are in the S curve, and if its time to stick around or move on?Whitney If you think about this S curve or the learning curve, youre going to be at the low end of your learning curve for six months to a year. Where youre inexperienced, you dont quite know what youre doing, youre figuring stuff out, youre probably coming home from work a lot of days feeling discouraged like, Did I take the wrong job? And if youre the boss, youre thinking, Oh, I may have hired the wrong person to the wrong role.But its just that youre figuring stuff out, and the exponential growth of your learning hasnt kicked in. But then after about six months to a year, you move into that knee of that curve and thats the sweet spot, that steep part of the S. Mapping against the 10,000-hour rule, youre going to be in that place two to three years on average. And this is where youre very competent, and this is where you want most of your people on your team, in that place where they know enough but not too much - you can challenge them, you can push them, you can give them stretch assignments.Then two to three years later, you get to the top of the learning curve, and thats the stage of mastery. You can be at that place for six months to a year. And at that point in time, everything is very easy for you. Your brain knows exactly what its doing, but youre also getting bored. Because youre bored, this plateau can quickly become oppressive if you dont jump to a new curve. And so youre best by three to four years and then its time for you to jump to a new curve. You need to learn, and then you need to leap, and then you need to repeat. When youre willing to honor that cycle, that biology of change, your people are going to be the most productive, theyre going to be happiest and most engaged. And thats good for them, but its especially good for you as a boss and for an organization.This conversation has been edited and condensed. This article first appeared on Heleo.

Keywords Are the Key to Making your Job Posting Searchable

Keywords Are the Key to Making your Job Posting Searchable Keywords Are the Key to Making your Job Posting Searchable Keywords Are the Key to Making your Job Posting Searchable Evans, SEO Manager By some estimates, over 124 million job-related searches are conducted each month on Google.com. That figure doesnt even factor in other major search engines. Clearly, job-related searches can have huge implications for your job listing. is constantly making enhancements to ensure that your job postings are searchable in major search engines. But its you, the employer, who has the most influence on whether your job description is returned in the top of search engine results with the correct keyword phrases. In order for your online job posting to be relevant to search engines, you will need to select the right keyword phrases for your job title and description.This process will also help your listing perform better within search engine as well. Keyword Research is Key In order to make your job posting search engine optimized, ask yourself the following questions: What phrases are relevant to your job description? What terms might a job seeker search for in order to find a job like yours? To find the answers, brainstorm as many phrases as possible, look at competitor listings and use free keyword research tools on the Web like the Google AdWords Keyword Tool to expand the list of keyword phrases for your listing. Your keyword phrases in your job posting should be specific, not general (i.e., sales job may describe the job generally, but financial services sales job would be a better phrase to target.) Also keep in mind that the more general or broad a keyword phrase is, the more competition there will be for it. Other types of keyword phrases to consider in your brainstorm include: Company/branded/product terms: Select phrases that you use in your marketing campaigns and are familiar with job seekers. Location-specific terms: Many seekers search on location + job title (e.g., product manager job in Boston.) Industry-specific terms: Are their tools, software or acronyms that are important to the job and your business? Alternative job titles: Are there alternative job titles that people may use to describe the same job? (e.g., online marketing manager or Internet marketing manager.) Abbreviations: Are there abbreviations for the job title? (e.g., Registered Nurse = RN) Using this pool of keyword phrases, you should then select the most popular and relevant phrases to use in the creation of your job listing. Test your keyword phrases by seeing if they you answer Yes to the following questions: Can I determine the intent of a job posting and of the job seeker simply by looking at the keyword phrase? Will my job listing satisfy the intent of the job seeker if they search this phrase and land on my listing? The Job Title Rules The Job Title is the most important part of your job listing for three reasons: It appears in the body as text. Search engines use it to understand what keyword phrases your job listing is relevant on. It appears in the browser title tag. Search engines weigh the job title heavily when determining what keyword phrases your job listing is relevant on. The browser title tag also appears as the clickable hypertext in search engine results. Your job title should be compelling, but most importantly, relevant, in order that seekers click on your job listing over others. Here are some guidelinesto helpyou pickyour job titles: The job title you choose should be a simple, concise title that job seekers actually search on, not a creative hook or title that is only known within your organization.Sales Star Needed! is not an effective job title.Instead, choose Sales Representative. The job title should be as specific as possible.Sales is not an effective job title.Instead, choose Pharmaceutical Sales Representative. Indicate the career level of the job in the title if possible.Online Media is not an effective job title.Instead, choose Director of Online Media. If a skill is essential to the job then be sure to include it.Customer Support Representative is not an effective job title.Instead, choose Customer Support Representative Spanish Speaking. Include the job type (Part-time, Temporary, Contract, etc.) if appropriate.Janitoris not an effective job title.Instead, choose Janitor (Part-time). Do not abbreviate job titles.Sr. VP is not an effective job title.Instead, choose Senior Vice President. Include the full job title as well as the acronym.RN is not an effective job title.Instead, choose Register Nurse (RN). Avoid the following tactics as they make your listings appear less professional and spam-like: Deceptive/inaccurate titles Posing questions in your titles Keyword stuffing in titles Including the salary or rate of pay in titles Capitalizing words (unless appropriate) in titles Mentioning No experience required in titles The Importance of Keywords in the Job Description Search engines are only concerned with text, so your job description is your best chance to have your job posting appear in search results is to integrate keyword phrases throughout your job listing. Along with the job title youve chosen, select 3-5 related terms to use throughout the copy to increase the relevance of the page. Do not overuse any keyword phrase. To test for overuse, read the description out loud. If it sounds awkward, reduce the number of instances for that phrase. Here are some additional tips to help you integrate your related keyword phrases: Use bullet points to make the description easy to read The length of the job description should be at least 150 words (remember, search engines like text!) but not too long (seekers dont like to read long descriptions.) Use brand, industry, and occupation-specific phrases Avoid using internal company jargon or abbreviations that will confuse the reader Do not include the location within the description field job listing templates are set up to automatically display the location within the title and meta-tags. Keywords in the Company Description/Boilerplate Since youre companys description/boilerplate is present on all of your job listings, be sure to optimize the keyword phrases used in this copy in a similar way to your job description. Avoid typical marketing fluff and focus on keyword phrases that explain and demonstrate your business and industry and describe your company culture.

Study A high-stress job will make women, not men, gain weight

Study A high-stress job will make women, not men, gain weight Study A high-stress job will make women, not men, gain weight In a cruel trick of nature, having a long-term stressful job tends to cause more women to gain weight than men, a Swedish study  finds.”We were able to see that high job demands played a part in women’s weight gain, while for men there was no association between high demands and weight gain,” says Sofia Klingberg, a researcher in community medicine and public health at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, and the study’s lead author, in a release.The study included 3,872 participants that were part of the  Vsterbotten Intervention Program, a Swedish population-based study.One reason for gain: no control over workThe women and men in the study were examined three times over a 20-year period about body weight, and demand and control at work. They were followed from either ages 30 to 50 or 40 to 60.The respondents were given a questionnaire about work. The questions about demands included the pace of work, psychological pressures, whether there was enough time to compl ete their assignments and if there were conflicting demands. Questions about control asked how often they learned something new; whether the job called for imagination or advanced skills; and whether the respondent felt able to choose what to do and how to do it.Those who had a low amount of control over their work â€" men and women alike â€" tended to gain weight. The research found that those with limited autonomy gained 10% or more of their body weight.Women under pressure gain weight over the long termWomen in long-term high-pressure jobs, on the other hand, tended to gain weight at a rate of 20% more â€" over a period of 20 years â€" than those who had less control of their work. There was no connection to this happening with male participants in the same high-pressure work situation.Education, quality of diet, or other lifestyle choices did not factor into the results of the study.“When it came to the level of demands at work, only the women were affected, said  Klingberg. â €œWe haven’t investigated the underlying causes, but it may conceivably be about a combination of job demands and the greater responsibility for the home that women often assume. This may make it difficult to find time to exercise and live a healthy life.”The study was published in the International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Starting an Equine Transport Business

Starting an Equine Transport Business Starting an Equine Transport Business Equine transport businesses are responsible for safely shipping horses from one location to another. An entry level business can be started with just a single truck, trailer, and driver. This is a great solo business opportunity for an individual with solid horse skills and the ability to travel extensively. Form Your Business The first step when establishing your equine transportation business is to determine whether you will operate as a sole proprietorship, limited liability company (LLC), corporation, or partnership. There are tax and liability advantages associated with each type of business, so you should consult an advisor to see what will work best for your business. You will also need to look into acquiring permits, licenses, special liability insurance policies, or any other documentation required by city, state, or local regulatory agencies. Define Your Service Area The next step is to decide whether you will offer transportation on a local, state, or national scale. Large-scale operators with many drivers often choose to offer national service, but smaller operators may choose to focus on a local area or a particular range consisting of a few hundred miles. You also want to be sure your base of operations is in an area where there is a high concentration of potential horse industry clients. Equine transporters can focus on shipping horses for racing, showing, sales, or breeding purposes. Purchase or Repurpose Equipment It is likely that those interested in starting an equine transport business will already own a truck, a trailer, or both. A new vehicle or trailer can be a significant expense for those without such equipment, but a reliable vehicle is critical for success in this business. Trailers can range from a simple 2-horse gooseneck to a large tractor-trailer that will accommodate a larger number of passengers. Create a Shipping Contract Equine transporters should have a standard contract that the horse owner must sign before a horse is shipped. It is advisable to have an attorney draw up your contract.  You should also try to obtain other transport provider contracts from competitors to see what specific areas should be addressed. Contracts usually outline terms of service in great detail (including pickup and drop off locations, total distance to be traveled, the cost of transportation, and any liability or insurance concerns). Owners are also required to provide documentation that horses are up to date on all necessary vaccinations and tests (including a current Coggins test to allow interstate travel). Establish Service Fees Most equine transportation services base their fees on the distance traveled, the cost of fuel, the amount of space the horse will require (for instance, some owners prefer that their horses travel in a larger box stall rather than in a standard stall), and the number of horses being shipped. It is wise to find out what other companies are charging for similar services, particularly in your local area. You need to be priced competitively within your market to attract and retain new customers. If there are many transportation companies in your area, you may want to identify and target a particular niche market (such as racing or show transportation) to build an initial customer base. Advertise Your vehicle and trailer should feature the contact information for your equine transport service and its logo. Magnets or professionally applied permanent lettering can be used for customization. Your truck and trailer act as a moving advertisement for your services and will be visible to potential customers when it is on the road or parked at shows, sales, and farms. You should also create a business card and service flyer to post at horse shows, race tracks, and other high traffic areas where those who might require transportation services will have a chance to see it. Riding instructors, racehorse trainers, farriers, and bloodstock agents may also be willing to refer clients to you, so it is important to reach out to as many equine professionals as possible when establishing your business. You should also consider placing ads in local publications, equine magazines, the yellow pages, on major equine websites, or on Craigslist. Print ads in show, racetrack or sales programs can also be a good source for prospects. Create a Schedule A schedule should be created and maintained to ensure that all shipping contracts are completed on time. It is wise to have your appointments accessible from a smartphone through an app or scheduling feature so you will be able to review your upcoming plans while traveling. You should also have a cell phone dedicated to your business and use that number for client interactions, as you will be spending a significant amount of time on the road.

Climate change makes fire science an even more challenging federal career

Climate change makes fire science an even more challenging federal career Climate change makes fire science an even more challenging federal career Climate Change Makes Fire Science By Kathryn Troutman, President, Resume Place October 17, 2018 Fire science offers a surprisingly broad range of federal jobs, only a fraction of them involving the adrenaline-inducing and exhausting trench work of fighting wildfires. Whether youre an experienced fire scientist or a college student majoring in fields as diverse as forestry or engineering, taking a federal fire job can be an excellent career move with competitive pay and superior benefits. Theres no question that climate change is increasing the demand for firefighters and fire scientists due to the growing number of wildfires â€" especially in the American west â€" as well as their larger size and lengthening season. But fire science professionals are also needed in many other settings, to keep military women and men, civil service employees and others safe on government and private properties. Many professionals are needed to design, implement and maintain systems for fire prevention, protection, detection and suppression, from the Statue of Liberty to the mess hall on an overseas army base. Whether youre investigating a suspicious fire, saving a human life, or just calling out a faulty fire extinguisher, theres plenty of potential in a federal career in fire science. What kinds of fire science jobs does Uncle Sam offer? USAJOBS lists many fire science jobs. Heres a sample of recent vacancies. Some postings are for seasonal opportunities; most are permanent year-round positions. Firefighter, Basic Life Support; GS-7; Headquarters, Air Force Space Command, Department of the Air Force, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California; pays $46,815 to $60,857 per year. Provide basic life support, drive and operate firefighting vehicles, perform structural firefighting duties. Qualifications SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GSs of specialized experience includes; (1) controlling or extinguishing fires as a member of an organized military, industrial, volunteer, or governmental fire department or brigade; (2) rescue operations; (3) detection, reduction, or elimination of potential fire hazards; (4) operation of fire communications equipment; (5) controlling hazardous materials incidents and/or (6) developing, implementing, or providing training in fire protection and prevention. KEYWORDS FOR YOUR FEDERAL RESUME, OUTLINE FORMAT: CONTROLLING OR EXTINGUISHING FIRES RESCUE OPERATIONS DETECTION AND REDUCTION OF POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARDS OPERATION OF FIRE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CONTROLLING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENTS DEVELOPING TRAINING IN FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION Fire Protection Engineer; GS-13; Air Force Personnel Center at Norfolk Naval Base, Virginia; pays $87,252 to $113,428 per year. Develop, evaluate and make recommendations for fire protection and detection systems. Keywords for your Federal Resume, Outline Format: Qualifications SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: At least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade (GS-12) or equivalent. Specialized experience must include professional knowledge of Fire Protection Engineering principles and practices applicable to the full range of engineering duties concerned with design of facilities with fire protection and detection systems necessary to serve as a Command technical authority for these systems. Responsible for providing expert advise on the interpretation and implementation of technical fire protection policy directives and programs, as well as review of plans and specifications for complex projects at all respective installations. Knowledge and skills necessary to develop, revise and maintain agency fire protection engineering guide specifications and criteria, as well as portions of agency technical handbooks for guidance of agency engineering specialists, and to furnish advise in the use and interpretation of assigned technical guides. KEYWORDS FOR YOUR FEDERAL RESUME, OUTLINE FORMAT: PROVIDE ADVICE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF TECHNICAL FIRE PROTECTION POLICIES REVIEW PLANS AND SPECIFICS OF COMPLEX PROJECTS DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN AGENCY FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERING GUIDELINES ADVISE ON USE AND INTERPRETATION OF TECHNICAL GUIDES Fire Management Specialist (Prescribed Fire and Fuels); GS 9-11; Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs in Dulce, New Mexico; pays $50,769 to $79,855 per year. Plan and execute prescribed wildlands burns to mitigate risk of catastrophic fires. Qualifications Specialized Experience: Experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties related to fire program management. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. For GS-9: Experience in at least two of the following three categories: 1. Experience that demonstrated understanding of fire effects on cultural and natural resources. The assignments must have shown participation in activities such as: Developing fire management plans to ensure plan objectives can be met from a fire management standpoint Conducting field inspections before and/or after prescribed fires or wildland fires to determine if objectives have been met 2. Prescribed fire/fuels management experience in activities such as: Professional forest and range inventory methods and procedures (e.g. Browns planar intercept for dead and down fuels; live fuel loading assessment) Analysis of fuel loadings and determination of appropriate fuel treatment methods and programming Evaluating prescribed fire plans or fire management plans to ensure containment is possible and identify appropriate suppression contingencies if containment is not obtained 3. Fire management operations analyzing and applying fire management strategies, plus experience in at least four of the following activities: Mobilization and dispatch coordination Fire prevention Training Logistics Equipment development and deployment Fire communication systems Suppression and preparedness KEYWORDS FOR YOUR FEDERAL RESUME, OUTLINE FORMAT: UNDERSTANDING OF FIRE EFFECTS ON CULTURAL OR NATURAL RESOURCES FIELD INSPECTIONS PRESCRIBED FIRE/FUELS MANAGEMENT FIRE MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS FIRE PREVENTION TRAINING LOGISTICS SUPPRESSION AND PREPAREDNESS Supervisory Fire Protection Specialist; GS-11; Army Installation Management Command, Fort Wainwright, Arkansas; pays $67,930 to $88,312 per year. Develop, implement and evaluate fire prevention training programs. Qualifications Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes performing fire prevention and life safety inspections, determining proper emergency response/equipment needs in an emergency situation, and reviewing plans/applying proper codes according to regulatory requirements. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-10). KEYWORDS FOR YOUR FEDERAL RESUME, OUTLINE FORMAT: BUILDING CONSTRUCTION EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT EQUIPMENT PERFORM FIRE PREVENTION AND LIFE SAFETY INSPECTIONS FIRE ENGINEERING MANAGING HUMAN RESOURCES PARTNERING WRITTEN COMMUNICATION Fire Protection Inspector; GS-8; Department of the Army, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama; pays $47,049 to $61,168 per year. Inspect facilities applying codes, regulations and standards to reduce the risk of fire and life safety hazards. Qualifications Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that may have been gained while serving as a firefighter or fire inspector, completing fire risk management surveys, public education activities, engineering plan reviews, and responding to all-hazards emergencies. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). KEYWORDS FOR YOUR FEDERAL RESUME, OUTLINE FORMAT: EMERGENCY RESPONSE FIRE PREVENTION, INSPECTION, AND CODE COMPLIANCE FIRE/LIFE SAFETY TRAINING, PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH ORAL COMMUNICATION WRITTEN COMMUNICATION Whats required to qualify for a federal fire science job? Like many federal employment opportunities, fire science jobs typically require a degree in a related field, or a combination of education and experience. Fire scientists come with an unusually broad range of bachelors degrees, from forestry and natural resources management, to agriculture, entomology, biology, chemistry, physics and statistics. Qualifying work experience might include building construction and code; fire detection, protection, and suppression systems; fire prevention procedures; knowledge of fire behavior and effects; and health, safety and environmental practices and regulations. Why are the keywords so important for each federal resume? Because the Human Resources Specialists are LOOKING for these skills in your resume. Make it EASY for them to find these skills in your resume! How do I apply for a federal job? Where do I get help? Whether youre a soon-to-be graduate or a seasoned fire scientist, if you havent ever applied for a federal job, youve got a few things to learn. The federal resume, for one, must be much longer and more detailed than the one you send out for a private-sector job. Learn exactly how to apply for a civil-service job with my soft cover Federal Resume Guidebook, 6th Edition. Or just contact us. Looking for successful, current samples of federal resumes? Get my Federal Resume Guidebook, 6th Edition. Currently the NO. 2 Resume Book with all booksellers!

15 Quick and Dirty Job Interview Tips

15 Quick and Dirty Job Interview Tips 15 Quick and Dirty Job Interview Tips 30Your big job interview is tomorrow, you say? Increase your chances of turning this critical meeting into an offer by heeding the following job interview tips. 15 Quick and Dirty Job Interview Tips The Day Before the Interview Familiarize yourself with basic interview questions, such as “Tell me about yourself?” Don’t forget doozy interview questions, such as “What is your worst quality?” Assess your own skills and career path in the context of the position, and research that context by checking out the employer’s website and other online materials. Brainstorm three to five of your most important business accomplishments and practice succinctly communicating the challenges and results of each one. Think of some appropriate questions of your own to ask the interviewer. Be careful not to memorize your comments to avoid sounding scripted. The Day of the Interview Dress in neat, formal business attire: Men should wear a dark suit, solid or pinstripe, with socks that match the pants and a belt that matches the shoes. Women should pair a dark suit with tasteful accessories and non-scuffed heels of a reasonable height. Don’t arrive too early or too late. Begin with a strong handshake. Speak confidently, even if you feel like hurling from nervousness. Avoid talking nonstop without taking time to listen sincerely. Refrain from saying anything negative. Pay attention to nonverbal cues. Take a moment to think if you don’t know an answer immediately. Let the interviewer bring up the topic of money first. Jot down names so you can write personal thank-you notes to everyone you spoke to. Readers, how do you prepare for interviews? Leave your best job interview tips below!

Air Force Installation Overview - Aviano Air Base, Italy

Air Force Installation Overview - Aviano Air Base, Italy Air Force Installation Overview - Aviano Air Base, Italy Aviano Air Base is tucked away in the Dolomites Mountains in Northern Italy known for its ski resorts, mountain lakes, and being a small town of about 9,000 citizens at about 4,000 above sea level. Aviano is also within an hours drive or train ride to Venice.   01 Overview / Mission .mil The Mountain View Lodge is conveniently located on the Flight Line (Area F) close to the Commissary, BX, Consolidated Club, and the Dragon Fitness Center.The TLFs has a living room area and a fully equipped kitchen comprised of American size flat surface stove/oven, dishwasher, refrigerator (with ice maker), dishes/pots/pans, etc. and a small laundry area with a European size washer and dryer. Entertainment is available with satellite TV and DVD players - also, each room is fully equipped for internet connection.TLF does accept pets. There are units for occupants PCSing with pets for an additional charge. Should these units be occupied but other rooms available, you will not be issued a statement of non-availability if you have a pet and decide to stay off-base. Kennels are available in the area.HousingSince there is no on-base housing at Aviano, Build to Lease (BTL) housing and Government Rental Housing Program (GRHP) leased housing is available. These programs work similarly to on- base housing programs at other locations. BTL quarters are no different than the government-owned family housing you would find in the United States.Under this program, your landlord is the USAF, and the government pays all rent and utilities. There are no deposits, hook-up fees, registration or taxes. The Facilities Management Element of the Housing Flight is your point of contact for all maintenance and repair needs. You are responsible for damages caused to the unit.Dormitory space for unaccompanied E-3s and below varies with your squadron of assignment. Currently, two rooms share one bathroom and some have kitchenettes.SchoolsAviano has a full range of educational opportunities for children beginning with Italian Asilos for pre-schoolers and continuing through graduate programs offered by American universities.The DODDS system has over 1,200 students currently enrolled in classes. Aviano Elementary School, Aviano Middle School, and Aviano High School are part of the Department o f Defense Dependent Schools Mediterranean Region.  The Sure Start Program is available for three and four-year-old children whose sponsors are E4 and below.The School Liaison Officer (SLO) serves as the link between the installation, school, and community. If you are interested in applying for the free and reduced lunch program, please call the SLO or visit your respective school office to pick up an application.Adult educational opportunities are available in Aviano. College courses are offered at various times to accommodate work schedules and facilities for long distance learning are also available.  Child CareChild care services on Aviano Air Base are available through many programs offered at the Child Development Center (CDC) and the School Age Program (SAP).  The programs are offered either at Area 1 or the annex facility at the flight line in Area F and are available for children ages six weeks through 5 years. Part day enrichment is offered at the flight line center. Sure S tart is available through the DoD Elementary School.Dependent children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years of age, of active duty personnel, DoD civilian personnel, reservists on active duty or during inactive duty training, DoD contractors and Coast Guard personnel assigned to or living on the installation are eligible to use the CDC and School Age Programs.When you arrive on base, contact or drop by the CDC or Youth SAP to activate your application.Child Care Facebook PageThe School Age Program (SAP) is a program offered at the youth center and includes full day camps during non-school days and before/after school care on school days and is available for children in the 1st to 6th grade.Medical CareAvianos 31st Medical Group is located on the base and has Flight Medicine, Acute Care, Family Practice, Pediatrics, Immunization, OB/GYN, Orthopedics, Internal Medicine, Optometry, Laboratory, and Pharmacy. The Pordenone hospital in the nearby town of Pordenone is the primary Emergency Room and o ffers a variety of medical services that may be used by Aviano AB members. The base Dental Clinic offers general dentistry to active duty personnel and their family members.     Visit Aviano If you are not ever going to be stationed in Aviano, do yourself a favor while you are active duty and take a MAC flight to Italy and visit Aviano any time of the year. It is a beautiful destination.

Women, Be Your Own Boss

Women, Be Your Own Boss Women, Be Your Own Boss Whether you are a doctor, lawyer, scientist, famous actress, member of the royal family or mother to children in your own family, all women will leave a legacy, and it is up to each one of us to decide what it is. That is the message I sought to impart this month when I gave the commencement address to graduating seniors at Immaculate Heart High School, a Catholic college prep school for young women in Los Angeles. Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex , Tyra Banks and Mary Tyler Moore are among the most famous graduates of this school. Many other alumnae have gone on to search for cures for cancer, solve infrastructure problems in cities, advise Fortune 500 companies on financial issues, rock their babies at night and wipe away the tears of their three-year-olds when they skin their knees. Each job is no more important than the last. What I believe is important for young women to understand is this: No matter what path you choose and where your journey takes you - you should be the boss of your own life. The way has been paved for today’s female graduates to have every opportunity imaginable. The progress women have made - just between the time I graduated high school and had children - is staggering. I watched us earn the rights to apply for a credit card without a male co-signer (1974), sit on jury pools (1975), work while pregnant (1978) and be admitted to the Virginia Military Institute and the Citadel (1996). But from my 60 years experience being a woman and 35 years being a career woman, I can also tell you it’s not always easy being a woman. We still only earn 80 cents on average, for every dollar a man makes. Harassment in the workplace is so common it has sparked the widespread #MeToo movement. Women hold only 107 of the 535 seats in the U.S. Congress and our country hasn’t yet elected a female president. Young women entering the workforce today will likely find they work harder to be accepted than their male colleagues. They will probably come to every meeting a little more prepared than their male counterparts and can expect to juggle more than their typical male colleague. But young women also need to know this: You will have the opportunity to have a more beautiful, rich and well-rounded life than I can begin to explain because being a woman today rocks. You can fly to the moon and be a mom at the same time. You can be a banker on Wall Street and breastfeed in the break room. You can spearhead a disaster relief effort, run for elected office and code, code, code. So much is available to you - you just need to believe in yourself enough to go for it. And this is the part of the conversation I want to make sure we are having with young women today. Because sometimes our biggest problem isn’t the roadblocks the world throws up for us - it’s the voice in our own head that is holding us back . So if you need a template to approach life, I suggest the following: Don’t ever put up with mansplaining. This last item is so very important. We spend so much time forcing our graduates to focus on the future. We ask them - what are you doing next, where are you headed and what do you want to be? When we do this, we can’t help but invite comparison. And comparing yourself to others is not only a waste of time; as author Rachel Hollis says, it is the death of all joy. The true key to success - in work and in life - is in recognizing the importance of who and where we are today and what we have in this moment. If you can focus on being a better person today than you were yesterday, you will succeed no matter where life’s up and downs take you. What gets you through your successes and your challenges is believing in yourself and recognizing your blessings, every single day. So whether you are full of hope and optimism, scared out of your mind, positive of where your path is taking you or unsure of your next step, know that you can always center yourself with a simple thank you for what you have in this moment. If you decide to live in gratitude for what you have today, for what you were today and for who you were today - then you will live a very happy and purposeful life. Women, be whoever you want to be. But be the boss - in the workplace and in your own lives. And be kind to yourselves and each other. This life is only as good as your mindset and you and you alone are completely in charge of that. Are you an employer? Check out our Talent Solutions Blog . Thanks for finding us! We cover everything from career advice to the latest company headlines. We're always looking for experts, executives and trends to feature on the Glassdoor blog. Interested? Contact us. And if you’re looking for the latest in employer solutions and advice, we recommend our Talent Solutions Blog . It only takes a second â€" see who’s viewing your profile and monitor your reputation.

Speeding Up 3D Printing By a Lot

Speeding Up 3D Printing By a Lot Speeding Up 3D Printing By a Lot Speeding Up 3D Printing by a Lot Anyone whos watched a 3D printer in action knows the whole experience is one of excruciating boredom. It can take hours for a standard a standard printer to create a simple figurine. Yawn. Maxim Shusteff, a staff engineer in the materials engineering division of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and his colleagues, were just as bored with the process as the rest of us. So they found a way to speed things upby a lot. The question we put to ourselves was could we take the next leap in additive by making 3D structures all at once, Shusteff says. By using laser-generated 3D images flashed into photosensitive resin, researchers were able to build complex 3D parts in a fraction of the time of traditional layer-by-layer printing. Image: LLNL To do that they turned to that ever-useful phenomenon, light. Stereolithographic printers already use light to cure polymers. But they do it at a snails pace, layer by layer. Shusteffs team hoped to eliminate that annoying limitation. Borrowing from the techniques of holography, they created a 3D-printing process that uses lasers to cure every part of an object at the same time. The Livermore researchers call the method volumetric printing and have used it to print beams, planes, struts, lattices and other complex and curved objects in seconds. Their paper was recently published in Science Advances. In essence, Shusteffs volumetric printer sends multiple laser beams into a vat of photosensitive liquid polymer. The polymer hardens where the lasers intersect and the light is at its brightest. It takes a certain dose of light to cure the material, Shusteff says. We are trying to shape the light pattern so that it all reaches a certain dose at the same time. The printer uses a primary laser beam that has been expanded to about two inches in diameter. Other beams are reflected to intersect with the wider beam to create the right intensity. Watch the process here. For lasers to reach all points of an object at once, the polymer they transverse needs to be transparent. Right now that means the object thats 3D printed has to be transparent to the visible eye. As a result, the items the lab has printed so far have a clear, icy quality to them. But future versions of the printer could, conceivably, print in color, mainly because visible light is only one type of radiation and many materials are transparent in some wavelengths but not others. Transparency is not as narrow of a category as, intuitively, we think it is, Shusteff says. Once the printer is automated, it will be able to cure an entire action figure, phone case or whatever in about ten seconds or so. In addition to revolutionizing the speed of printing 3D objects, the new process will also fix some other problems. Spanning and overhanging structures, which are difficult to create with traditional 3D printers, would be no problem for a volumetric printer. And the size of a printed object is theoretically unlimited. To make bigger parts, all you need is a bigger tank of resin and a more powerful light source both are widely available, Shusteff says. With a seconds long print time, volumetric printing may eventually take 3D printing fully out of the prototype realm and straight to manufacturing. But that revolution will have to wait till theres been a little more development. What we did is take a first stab at seeing whats possible with this technique, says Shusteff. We havent had a chance to push the performance matrix to any great degree. Can we do a part in a second? Can you do it in a tenth of a second? Who knows? Theres plenty of work to do. Michael Abrams is an independent writer. Read more about new advances in manufacturing and design on ASME.org To just make bigger parts, all you need is a bigger tank of resin and a more powerful light source. Both are widely available.Maxim Shusteff, Lawrence Livermore

How to Add Resume to Linkedin Exposed

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The Secret Details About How to Change Resume on Linkedin That People are not Aware Of

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