4 Steps to Getting a Post-Graduation Job

4 Steps to Getting a Post-Graduation Job4 Steps to Getting a Post-Graduation JobAre you a recent grad whos still looking for a post-graduation job? When I graduated from college without a job already in distributionspolitik, I was petrified Id be searching forever.Each day, I vacillated between holding out for the right opportunity and taking whatever position I was offered just to have a job. My fear got the best of me and I went the second route. As you might guess, my first job out of college wasleid a good fit.Since my own experience, Ive learned a lot about the job search process and finding not just any job, but the right job. Sometimes new grads are so focused on getting a job, period, that they miss important details that can improve their outcomes.Those details can make the difference between simply landing a job, and landing a job that truly fits your interests and your life. Which would you rather have a job that gives you the Sunday night blues, or one that gets you excit ed to head back to work after the weekend?Follow these four steps to get a great post-graduation job1. Define your job goals.Its common for new grads to have multiple, if slightly vague, career ideas. And thats okay. But the more you narrow your career ideas down to, say, three or four different jobs youre truly interested in, the more targeted and ultimately successful your job search will be.Use time spent searching for jobs to conduct research. The descriptions written on job listings can give you a sense of what different jobs entail. For even more info, the Occupational Outlook Handbook by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is probably one of the most comprehensive databases of detailed job information.Narrow your focus to several specific types of jobs youre most interested in and go after those.2. Shift your focus to companies instead of jobs.Once you have three or four job ideas, shift your focus to researching companies you might want to work for.Which companies seem to be hiri ng for the types of jobs you like?Of the products and services you use regularly, which do you particularly love or admire?Where do your happiest friends and family members work? has a company guide with over 40,000 companies that support flexible work options- not a bad place to start your research.3. Think about not just what you want to do, but how you want to do it.Flexible and remote work options like working from home, freelancing, and working a flexible schedule are more common than they were when you were just starting college. In the last 10 years, telecommuting has increased 115% and nearly 40% of millennials are freelancers.New grads, think about how youd ideally want to work- is it in an office every day? Working from home or while traveling? Being able to set your own hours? Choosing your own clients and workload as a freelancer?There are some surprising flexible and remote jobs out there (for example, climate and energy digital campaign strategist, television opinion w riter, sound designer, vaccine scientist, and freelance stationery designer), and many with big-name companies new grads might not expect to offer this type of work.These 60 companies offering flexible jobs were ranked the best companies for millennials.4. Make hiring managers feel that they simply must talk with you.If its one thing many college grads lack in their job search, its confidence. But that lack of confidence may force hiring managers and recruiters to feel a lack of confidence in you, too.Its your job as an applicant to make hiring managers feel confident that they should invite you for an interview. Heres howIm sure Im not the first person to tell you this, but it bears repeating customize every application you send. This doesnt mean you have to write a new document for every job- far from it, actually. Follow these steps for the most effective ways to customize your resumes and cover letters.Remove these five words or phrases from your interactions with employers actu ally, sorry, hopefully, just, and kind of. Theyre unnecessary and they can make you sound unsure of yourself.Pump yourself up with motivational quotes as you craft resumes and cover letters or prepare for a job interview. Here are 25 to get you sitting up a little straighter and shaking hands a little more firmly.Prepare answers to common (and a few not-so-common) interview questions, and include a short story for every single one. Stories help you explain your experiences in ways that hiring managers will remember. And all that preparation (and practice) ensures youll stay confident even in the heat of the interview.Start Your Job Search

Juggling Work, Life and Wellness

Juggling Work, Life and WellnessJuggling Work, Life and Wellness JUGGLING WORK, LIFE AND WELLNESSHow supportive is your company of its employees efforts to achieve work-life balance?MANAGERSWORKERSVery supportive63%34%Somewhat supportive34%52%Somewhat unsupportive2%9%Not supportive at all2%4%Source OfficeTeam surveys of 306 senior managers and 503 workers in the United States. Responses do elend total 100 percent due to rounding.The work-life balance benefits employees value most, and what companies offerWHAT WORKERS WANTWHAT COMPANIES OFFERFlexible work schedules44%37%Generous vacation time or sabbaticals33%42%Telecommuting or work from home options12%14%Health and wellness tools or programs8%29%On-site services (daycare, food, dry cleaning, gym)2%5%Paid parental leave1%25%Subsidized transportation or carpools/shuttles0%4%Source OfficeTeam survey of 503 workers in the United States.*Multiple responses permitted. Top responses shown.The health and wellness perks employees value most, and what companies offerWHAT WORKERS WANTWHAT COMPANIES OFFERAccess to fitness facilities or programs27%40%Wellness incentives (offering prizes for pursuing weight loss or smoking cessation)26%48%Ergonomic evaluations and equipment17%41%Healthy food options11%43%Stress management resources10%37%On-site vaccinations or health screenings8%42%Source OfficeTeam surveys of 503 workers and 306 human resources managers in the United States.*Multiple responses permitted. Top responses shown. 2016 OfficeTeam. A Robert Half Company. An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Veterans.

15 Undeniable Signs That You Truly Love Your Job

15 Undeniable Signs That You Truly Love Your Job15 Undeniable Signs That You Truly Love Your JobPassion and purpose- in short, doing what you love- can be difficult to find. Some people search forever. Some gain remarkable skills and talents only to think, Im great at this. So why dont I feel successful? Others, even after building successful businesses, suddenly think, Hold on. This is just bedrngnis me.Though we would all like to be happier at work, at times its easy to miss the work-we-love forest for the irritation trees. So I asked Dharmesh Shah, co-founder of HubSpot (No, 666 on the Inc. 5000 in 2013) and a guy who has spent a tremendous amount of time thinking about doing what he loves and creating a company his employees love, how he knows he loves his work.See what you think. Though some of the following may not be true all of the time, when you love what you do, many should be the case much of the time. Theres a results chart at the end, so keep track of how many apply to y ou.1. You Dont Struggle to Stay Disciplined You Struggle to PrioritizeYour problem definitely isnt staying busy and on task. Getting going isnt an issue. Your problem is you have so many things you want to do, you struggle to decide what to do first.2. You Think, I Hope I Get To... Instead of, I Hope I Dont Have To...When you love your work, its like peeling an onion. There are always more layers to discover and explore. When you hate your work its also like peeling an onion- but all you find are more tears.3. You Dont Talk About Other People You Talk About the Cool Things Other People Are DoingI hear Chad just invested in a startup. What are they working on? I cant believe Angie won their business back Id love to know how she did it. Cecilia developed a new abverkauf channel. Lets ask her how we can best leverage that.When you love your work, you dont gossip about the personal failings of others. You talk about their successes, because youre happy for them (which is also also a sig n youre happy with yourself).4. You Think About What You Will Say, Not How You Will Say ItYou dont have to worry about agendas or politics or subtle machinations. You trust your team members- and they trust you.5. You See Your Internal and External Customers Not as People to Satisfy but Simply as PeopleYou dont see customers as numbers. Theyre real people who have real needs. And you gain a real sense of fulfillment and purpose from taking care of those needs.6. You Enjoy Your Time at WorkYou dont have to put in time at work and then escape to life to be happy. You enjoy life and enjoy work. You feel alive and joyful not just at home but also at work. When you love your work, its a part of your life.7. You Enjoy Attending MeetingsNo, seriously, you enjoy meetings. Why? Because you like being at the center of thoughtful, challenging discussions that lead to decisions, initiatives, and changes- changes you help make happen.8. You Dont Think About SurvivingYou think about winning. You dont worry much about your business failing. Youre more worried about your business not achieving its potential. And you worry about whether youre making as big an impact as you can. Those are good worries.9. Youre Excited About What Youre Doing, But Youre More Excited About the People Youre Doing it WithWhy? Theyre smart. Passionate. Confident. Funny. Dedicated. Giving. Inspiring. 10. You Hardly Ever Look at the ClockYoure too busy making things happen. And when you do look at the clock, you often find that the time has flown.11. You View Success in Terms of Fulfillment and Gratification, Not just MoneyEveryone wants to build something bigger. Everyone wants to benefit financially. Yet somewhere along the way, your work has come to mean a lot more to you than just a living. And if you left your business, even if for something that paid more, you would miss it. A lot.12. You Leave Work With Items on Your To-Do List Youre Excited About Tackling TomorrowMany people cross the fun tasks off their to-do lists within the first hour or two. You often have cool stuff- new initiatives, side projects, hunches you want to confirm with data, people you want to talk to- left over when its time to go home.13. You Help Without ThinkingYou like seeing your employees succeed, so its second nature to help them out. You pitch in automatically. And they do the same for you.14. You Dont Think About RetirementBecause retirement sounds boring- and a lot less fulfilling.15. Your Business is a Business You Would Want Your Children to RunThere may be aspects of your business you wouldnt wish on your worst enemy, much less your kids insufferable customers, unbearable employees, difficult working conditions, uncertain long-term prospects.If you would say to your child, No, I would never want you to have to absprache with that, why do allow yourself to continue to deal with that?Naturally, you want your kids to be happy. You also deserve to be happy. List the problems and then fix the pro blems.How Many of the Above Statements Apply to You and Your Business?If you said0-4 You need to find a new line of work. Life is too short.5-8 You dont hate your work but dont love it either. What can you do differently?9-12 You really enjoy your work and the people you work with.13-15 You are deeply, madly in love with your work (And your friends are jealous)More From Inc.5 Must-Have Spaces for Your OfficeThe 8 Best Industries for Starting a Business (In Detail)7 Things That Separate Average People From Amazing PerformersPhoto of smile on tablet courtesy of Shutterstock.

Science This is why you should say your controversial opinions out loud, not email them

Science This is why you should say your controversial opinions out loud, not email themScience This is why you should say your controversial opinions out loud, not email themBefore you post your controversial hot take in your office chat group, choose your setting wisely and consider the medium. A new study inPsychological Sciencefound that we respond differently to opposing opinions we read over those that we hear.In short If you want your sparring partner to see you as an an intellect of rational logic and sophistication - qualities that can hopefully persuade them to believe your wild opinion - try saying it out loud to them.In a series of experiments, researchers recruited participants who held opposing views on womens reproductive rights, war, and politics and had participants rate how they felt about the human behind the opposing take. To evaluate those feelings, researchers told participants to rate the extent to which the other speaker was refined and cultured, rational and logical, was like an adult, not a child, acted mechanical and cold, like a robot, and seemed less than human, like an animal.Whether they heard the opinion through video or audio didnt make a significant difference in judgment - but reading the opinion did. When evaluators heard a participant who disagreed with them, they thought the part was significantly more mentally capable of thought than when they read the same opinion in text form.In other words, the oppositions perceived humanity depended on the medium of communication.Study Opinions heard feel more thoughtful than opinions readWhy do we see our opposition more clearly as human beings through voice over words? Perhaps because those vocal tics of inflection, intonation, and normal pauses humanize us in ways that get schwefellost over a text message where emotion is implied in emoji and punctuation, and tone is easy to miscommunicate.Our experiments demonstrate that a persons voice reveals something more fundamental the pres ence of a humanlike mind capable of thinking and feeling, the study states. If mutual appreciation and understanding of the mind of another person is the goal of social interaction, then it may be best for the persons voice to be heard.What you can doWhen two people get into an argument, theres a tendency to start seeing the opposing speaker as an enemy to denigrate and defeat. Theyre no longer a rational human like you, theyre the other side.This study suggests that theres something that you can easily do to bridge that gap. If you want your controversial take to be seen as more than mindless drivel, get off your tastatur and give the person a call.

Tips for Dealing with Invasive Job Applications

Tips for Dealing with Invasive Job ApplicationsTips for Dealing with Invasive Job ApplicationsWhen youre applying for a job, it makes sense that a prospective employer would want to know your skill set and previous work experience. But sometimes they dig a bit deeper- and in some cases, maybe a little too deep.Sometimes, job applications can feel kind of invasive. After all, does the hiring manager really need to know on your job application if you have a disability or not, or whether you were born in the U.S.?While the vetting process can vary from company to company, mora often than not employers ask behauptung types of questions early on to assess how well their recruitment practices are. Theyre looking to gauge if the talent pool from which they have to choose represents a broad range of applicants. And companies that make it a point to have a diverse team might want data on age, race, and gender identification.So what should you do if youre faced with invasive job applications? Here are some tipsDecide whether youre comfortable sharing certain information.If the job application requires you to include any overly personal information that has nothing to do with your qualifications for the job, such as your marital status, for example, decide how it makes you feel. Uneasy? Totally cool?If youre at all uncomfortable with divulging any information, dont (see more below). Or, inquire about why theyre asking before you answer. Having some context might help.Talk to your network. Lets say that youre filling out an online application, and short of asking for your blood type, the employer seemingly wants to know everything about you. If youre unsure how to proceed, consider asking your network- or even an attorney- for advice. Maybe someone already works for the company or knows someone who does, and can let you know what working there is really like.After all, an intrusive job application could be a glimpse into the daily workings of the company, which might not b e what you want in an employer. Or, perhaps they really, genuinely take interest in their employees lives and are simply asking because they want to get to know you better.Express your hesitations or concerns. If the idea of providing your salary historyon a job application, for example, is unsettling to you, leave it out andexpress your feelings and/or concerns to the employer. Though you shouldnt feel obligated to defend your choices or feelings, it may help your case.Plus, if you skip over questions, your application may not go through or you could get an error message from the applicant tracking system (ATS). You may be better off emailing the employer separately to avoid those situations.Wait to answer them in the interview. If youre more comfortable explaining your answer to a particular question in person, rather than just writing it on the application, or checking off a box, do soAgain, if the application is rejected by the ATS, you may have to come up with another plan or r each out to the hiring manager. But simply explain that there are a few questions or answers youd like to elaborate on and would prefer to leave them blank until you have a chance to speak with someone in person. Hopefully theyll be understandingAddress these questions/answers in the cover letter. Lets say that youre a disabled worker looking for a remote job. Before clicking the Yes box on the job application indicating that you are disabled (and being afraid that it might be held against you, even though that would be illegal), you can address your disability in the cover letter.For instance, you can mention that you are disabled but also point out your strengths as an employee. So in theory, youre answering the question- but on your terms.Know someone looking for a job? Refer a friend to with this link- youll get a month free tafelgeschirr and theyll get 30% off

The Sample Sales Resume Trap

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Find Out Whos Concerned About Resume Writing for Seniors and Why You Need to be Paying Attention

Find Out Whos Concerned About Resume Writing for Seniors and Why You Need to be Paying Attention The Basics of Resume Writing for Seniors You may use our resume building software to produce your own from scratch. In the event that you were educated ahead of the 1980s, it might also be a fantastic concept to eliminate graduation dates from the education section. There are a lot of reasons to incorporate a title. Know the purpose of your resume Some men and women write a resume as though the aim of the document was supposed to land work. Whether a seasoned professional or someone whos new to the workforce, they can help you achieve success. Simply take a look at the work description, in case you have this, and customize your resume accordingly. A well written resume is one that is not so overwhelming in the opinion of employers. You will be mora inclined to land a job interview with a strong expert caregiver summary. Resume Writing for Seniors Secrets That No One Else Knows About Writing a strong application is a difficult procedure and we would like to make it simpler. Resumes are usually discarded in under 10 seconds. Resumes can be formatted in a number of ways, every one of which plays to distinct strengths. Writing a resume for employment in the art industry can be difficult. Functional summary resume examples will show job seekers how to market their skills effectively to satisfy the skills required for the position which theyre applying for. Its useful if youre changing careers and need to reveal transferable skills. Unique kinds of work in the food service industry require resumes with lots of the very same skills. Make certain you highlight technical wisdom and certifications. The 30-Second Trick for Resume Writing for Seniors The medical industry can be quite competitive. Accounting and finance managers are going to want to see your technical understanding. Transportation jobs involve a great deal of responsibility and your resume will want to reflect you can manage that. If youre attempting to obtain work in accounting or finance you require averystrong resume. The Honest to Goodness Truth on Resume Writing for Seniors The sphere of information technology gets more important each day. The majority of the times your prior work experience will be the absolute most significant part the resume, so put it at the top. Based on the essence of your work, it could be advantageous to supply certain information about the programs youve used. Understanding how to tailor your resume will obviously offer you an advantage. What You Should Do to Find Out About Resume Writing for Seniors Before Youre Left Behind Job seekers deserve to locate decent content quickly. If youve only been a caregiver for a couple decades, its okay to list work in other fields inside your Experience section to prove that youve been steadily employed for the previous 15 decades or so. You also have to speak about past experience. All ex perience is excellent experience and therefore dont overlook anything whenever you make a resume.