Three ASME Members Honored at the International Mechanical Eng...

Three ASME Members Honored at the International Mechanical Eng... Three ASME Members Honored at the International Mechanical Eng... Three ASME Members Honored at the International Mechanical Engineering Education Leadership SummitThree Society members were named the winners of prestigious ASME engineering education awards last month during the 2018 Mechanical Engineering Education Leadership Summit. The annual conference, which welches held from March 14-17 in San Diego, Calif., is an annual strategy and management forum for leaders from academia, industry and government who are dedicated to shaping the future of mechanical engineering education, industry practice and public-private research and workforce development collaborations. David R. WallaceASME member David R. Wallace, professor and MacVicar Faculty Fellow in the mechanical engineering department at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was named the winner of the Ben C. Sparks Medal at the Summit this year. Established in 1990, the medal recognizes eminent service to mechanical engineering or engineering technology education through outstanding contributions that result in innovative, authentic, practice-based, engineering design and build experiences for undergraduate students. The winner of the award receives a certificate, a bronze medal, and a $1,000 honorarium.Dr. Wallace was cited for his outstanding contributions that have transformed the way undergraduates across disciplines and cultures think about and practice mechanical engineering design through authentic, human-centered engineering experiences, and for inspiring the general public to embrace their own creativity and engineering spirit. His current educational responsibilities involve several core project-based, hands-on design/build courses, including a senior capstone design course that leads students through the process of identifying product opportunities and developing new products, an introductory freshman design cour se dealing with toy product design, and a graduate design course that concentrates on user-centric design and design techniques. Kendra SharpA second ASME member, Kendra Vail Sharp, Ph.D., was named the winner of the Edwin F. Church Medal at the conference. The award, which was established in 1972, is presented to an individual who has performed eminent service above and beyond his or her muster activities in increasing the value, importance and attractiveness of mechanical engineering education. As winner of the medal, Dr. Sharp received a certificate, a bronze medal and a $2,500 honorarium.Dr. Sharp is a professor of mechanical engineering and the Richard and Gretchen Evans Professor of Humanitarian Engineering at Oregon State University. She was nominated for the award in recognition of her educational leadership achievements, which include establishing a formal humanitarian engineering program, teaching design in diverse global settings, and linking engineering to positive social impact. Sharp is also the co-author of more than 31 archival journal articles related to engineering design small-scale hydropower and related development of climate software for power prediction, microfluidics including biological and energy applications and experimental fluid mechanics. Kathleen SienkoASME member Kathleen Sienko, Ph.D., associate professor of mechanical engineering and the Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan, was named this years recipient of the Donald N. Zwiep Innovation in Education Award. The honor recognizes mechanical engineering and closely related programs/departments for their exceptional and innovative engagement in and fostering advances in mechanical engineering education particularly those that have demonstrated exemplary contributions to the advancement of mechanical and multi-disciplinary project-based engineering. The award includes a plaque-mounted certificate and a $2,000 honorarium.Dr. Sienko was recognized for her work as founder and faculty director of the universitys Global Health Design Initiative (GHDI), which offers undergraduate students the opportunity to take part in several experiential learning programs that emphasize collaboration with stakeholders in order to define problems and implement solutions to address real-world healthcare challenges. Sienko has been the recipient of a number of additional awards including the National Science Foundation CAREER Award and the University of Michigans Miller Faculty Scholar Endowed Award, University Undergraduate Teaching Award and Provosts Teaching Innovation Prize.Nominations are currently being accepted for all three of ansicht ASME Engineering Education awards. In addition to the certificate, medal and honorarium, each winner will receive travel support to the 2019 International Mechanical Engineering Education (MEED) Leadership Summit and an opportunity to deliver a presentation during the conference.The deadline to submit a nomination for both the 2019 Ben C. Sparks Medal and the Edwin F. Church Medal is Sept. 15. Nominations for next years Donald N. Zwiep Innovation in Education Award must be submitted by Dec. 18. For more information on the Ben C. Sparks Medal, click here.For more details on the Edwin F. Church medal, click here. To learn more about the criteria for the Donald N. Zwiep Innovation in Education Award, contact Aisha Lawrey, Director, ASME Engineering Education, at lawreyaasme.org.

What to do when you hate your job (but need it)

What to do when you hate your job (but need it)What to do when you hate your job (but need it)So youre in the trenches in a job that you dont like (or you even hate) but the paycheck is nice and you cant do without it. What now?Well, Im sorry to tell you but when you hate your job but still need the money you mora or less have to just deal with it. However, fortunately, you do havesomeoptions to at least get your mind off the negativity of the situation and on a more positive/realistic swingStep 1 Identify your own role in the situationThe first and most important question to ask when you hate your job is, How have I contributed to this situation? The answer is often painful and only comes only after you stifle your initial defensiveness and denial, but might look something like thisIve held a grudge against the organization or a partie within the organization, so Im stuck in conflict.I havent worked hard enough to understand the perspectives of others, so I feel frustrated often.I havent performed at the highest level possible so Im not getting anyway and/or others were chosen above me.I havent been the best team member so mywork relationshipsare strained.And if its not one of these, sometimes its as simple as, I allowed myself to settle for a role or education level thats less than my dream.The most important thing to remember is that nobody gets a free pass this first step of self-reflection. You can own up to any aspect you choose, but you cant 100% blame your situation on the organization or your coworkers. You have to take accountability. (To learn more about accountability, consider readingReality BasedRules of the Workplaceby Cy Wakeman)Once you know how youve contributed to your own circumstances, you can move on to step 2.Step 2 Take actionOnce you know how youve contributed to your situation, either leading up to or after realizing you hate your job, you can begin to move forward. The next question to ask yourself is, What one thing can I do in thi s moment to improve my circumstances?If youre burned out, angry, and unable to move forward despite any amount of effort, the one thing you can do is probably to begin exploring new career opportunities and taking a new approach the next time around, such as putting in more effort intofinding the right company culturewhile youre applying to and interviewing at companies.If you can still be swayed to improving your situation in this current job, your next course of action can range from forgiving somebody who youve been holding a grudge with, choosing a positive attitude every day, to taking on a challenging project to demonstrate your value to the company and begin earning that promotion you want.To learn more about creating change instead of worrying and settling, consider readingThe Power of Nowby Eckhart Tolle hes the best when it comes to improving your perspective and your reality. And then, if you find that youre able to improve your circumstances, simply commit to continuing. Skip step 3.Step 3 Do your researchWhen you hate your job, its very likely that you cant make a big enough difference to make you love it or even enjoy it (some call this total burnout and its an ugly beast). If thats the case, give yourself a clean slate and a new attitude by committing yourself to finding a new opportunity.But do it right this time byresearching the organizations culture and core values before you apply.Online employer review platformsgive the best insight from real employees, both current and former.not throwing your current employer under the bus when you interview for new positions. When they ask why youre looking, discuss yourcareer aspirations and desire for personal growth and development.asking the rightquestions in the interview. What are they looking for in an employee? How do they promote work-life balance? Consider your needs and askquestions specifically about company cultureto determine fit.This article first appeared on Kununu.

Happiness Why successful people cant find it in middle age

Happiness Why successful people cant find it in middle ageHappiness Why successful people cant find it in middle ageWriting a book about age and happiness brought many surprises, but none surpasses this High-achieving professionals seem especially vulnerable to dissatisfaction in midlife.Typical is Simon, one of many I interviewed. In his mid-40s, he has achieved success and prominence in his chosen field, to the point of becoming a media figure in a major city. Ive done everything I want to do, for the most part, he told me. So does he feel content? No. Exhausted. I feel at times like an amazing fk-up who has gotten away with stuff. Ive thought of running away to Brazil. Changing my personenname and becoming a hotel clerk.Objectively, his dissatisfaction seems to make no sense, especially to him. Maybe theres something deeply psychologically wrong with me, he mused.I had many versions of that conversation with successful professionals. It welches as if doing well in life puts high a chievers at additional risk of discontent. Which, it turns out, is exactly the case.Ladders is now on SmartNewsDownload the SmartNews app and add the Ladders channel to read the latest career news and advice wherever you go.The (surprising) effect of time on happinessTo understand why midlife can be such a hazardous and perplexing time for high achievers, begin with a recent scientific discovery For happiness, time matters - but elendlage in the way you probably think.We generally assume that time is an emotionally neutral background to life that the clock just ticks along, and ur circumstances and personalities determine ur satisfaction with life. (By happiness, I mean not cheerfulness or elation or any such positive mood, but the larger, mora important concept of well-being - feeling satisfied and fulfilled by our lives as a whole.)The reality turns out to be quite different. Data from millions of people in countries and cultures around the world show that time is not neutral at all. It is more like a river current, with an independent effect on happiness all its own.Hearing this, our next assumption may be that time works against happiness. After all, as we age, we have fewer years of life to look forward to, and more years of decline and disability.Wrong again. When researchers factor out all the circumstantial vagaries of life - everything from income and employment to marriage and education - times independent effect on life satisfaction turns out to be U-shaped, with the nadir (in the U.S.) at roughly age 50.In other words, time fights life satisfaction through midlife, but then it then turns around, helping us feel grateful and fulfilled right through old age. At the bottom of the curve, we often experience a multi-year funk.When high-performing people hit the bottom of the U-shaped curveThe happiness curve is not unique to professionals. In fact, it is not even unique to humans a version of it has been observed in chimps and orangutans. But succes sful professionals seem to be more likely to feel it.Why?High achievers are wired to be dissatisfied when we meet goals - that is the evolutionary motivation to do the next big thing - but the result is often cumulating disappointment. Year after year of finding success less fulfilling than we expected makes us pessimistic about ever attaining satisfaction. So we are simultaneously disappointed in the past and gloomy about the future.Remember, the happiness curve is only one of factors shaping life satisfaction. People who face painful hardships may feel unhappy, but at least they will know why. By contrast, if you are a successful professional with everything to be grateful for, feeling disappointed in middle age will make no sense to you. Like Simon, you may blame yourself.Or you may invent something to blame. When people feel dissatisfied, they naturally seek a reason. But human beings turn out to be quite poor at attributing our unhappiness, and we face a special challenge wit h midlife malaise, because although it is often an artifact of the aging process, it nevertheless feels as if it must be about something.High-achieving professionals tend to make a heavy emotional investment in their careers. Faced with inexplicable discontent, they may do what Simon does (and what I did), namely fantasize about throwing away their job and starting life anew.As if all of that were not enough, high-achieving professionals face social pressure to seem masterly and invulnerable, especially in their 40s and 50s, at or near the supposed peak of their career. If they are feeling restless, dissatisfied, or trapped, they often tell no one, not even their spouse. But isolation only makes the problem worse.And so successful professionals get hit from three sides Their success makes an age-driven midlife slump both conspicuous and baffling they mistakenly blame the slump on their careers, and they hide their feelings. Each of those tendencies can reinforce the others.Three ste ps to take to get past the bottom of your happiness U-curveHow to cope, if you or someone in your life is struggling in these coils?First, reaching out to friends, mentors, and coaches does not come easy, especially to high achievers who worry about showing vulnerability, but it can really help. Isolation is not your friend.Second, beware of disruptive change, because age-driven malaise simply accompanies us to the next place. Change may be warranted in midlife (as at any other time), but make it logical and incremental, building on proven strengths and accumulated connections. Step, dont leap.Third, be patient. Often, the best thing to do is the simplest. Wait it out. As we age past midlife, our expectations, our values, and even our brains readjust in ways that help us find new heights of contentment in our 50s, 60s, and beyond.Finally, be reassured. If you have feelings like Simons, there is nothing wrong with you. You are passing through a natural, albeit unpleasant, transition. On the odds, you will be surprised by the rebirth of contentment that lies around the bend.Jonathan Rauch, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, is the author of The Happiness Curve Why Life Gets Better After 50, just published by St. Martins press.Happiness Why successful people cant find it in middle ageWriting a book about age and happiness brought many surprises, but none surpasses this High-achieving professionals seem especially vulnerable to dissatisfaction in midlife.Typical is Simon, one of many I interviewed. In his mid-40s, he has achieved success and prominence in his chosen field, to the point of becoming a media figure in a major city. Ive done everything I want to do, for the most part, he told me. So does he feel content? No. Exhausted. I feel at times like an amazing fk-up who has gotten away with stuff. Ive thought of running away to Brazil. Changing my name and becoming a hotel clerk.Objectively, his dissatisfaction seems to make no sense, especially to h im. Maybe theres something deeply psychologically wrong with me, he mused.I had many versions of that conversation with successful professionals. It was as if doing well in life puts high achievers at additional risk of discontent. Which, it turns out, is exactly the case.Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moreThe (surprising) effect of time on happinessTo understand why midlife can be such a hazardous and perplexing time for high achievers, begin with a recent scientific discovery For happiness, time matters - but not in the way you probably think.We generally assume that time is an emotionally neutral background to life that the clock just ticks along, and our circumstances and personalities determine our satisfaction with life. (By happiness, I mean not cheerfulness or elation or any such positive mood, but the larger, more important concept of well-being - feeling satisfied and fulfilled by our lives as a whole.)The reality turns out to be quite different. Data from millions of people in countries and cultures around the world show that time is not neutral at all. It is more like a river current, with an independent effect on happiness all its own.Hearing this, our next assumption may be that time works against happiness. After all, as we age, we have fewer years of life to look forward to, and more years of decline and disability.Wrong again. When researchers factor out all the circumstantial vagaries of life - everything from income and employment to marriage and education - times independent effect on life satisfaction turns out to be U-shaped, with the nadir (in the U.S.) at roughly age 50.In other words, time fights life satisfaction through midlife, but then it then turns around, helping us feel grateful and fulfilled right through old age. At the bottom of the curve, we often experience a multi-year funk.When high-performing people hit the bottom of the U-shaped curveThe happiness curve is not unique to professionals. In fact, it is not even unique to humans a version of it has been observed in chimps and orangutans. But successful professionals seem to be more likely to feel it.Why?High achievers are wired to be dissatisfied when we meet goals - that is the evolutionary motivation to do the next big thing - but the result is often cumulating disappointment. Year after year of finding success less fulfilling than we expected makes us pessimistic about ever attaining satisfaction. So we are simultaneously disappointed in the past and gloomy about the future.Remember, the happiness curve is only one of factors shaping life satisfaction. People who face painful hardships may feel unhappy, but at least they will know why. By contrast, if you are a successful professional with everything to be grateful for, feeling disappointed in middle age will make no sense to you. Like Simon, you may blame yourself.Or you may invent somethi ng to blame. When people feel dissatisfied, they naturally seek a reason. But human beings turn out to be quite poor at attributing our unhappiness, and we face a special challenge with midlife malaise, because although it is often an artifact of the aging process, it nevertheless feels as if it must be about something.High-achieving professionals tend to make a heavy emotional investment in their careers. Faced with inexplicable discontent, they may do what Simon does (and what I did), namely fantasize about throwing away their job and starting life anew.As if all of that were not enough, high-achieving professionals face social pressure to seem masterly and invulnerable, especially in their 40s and 50s, at or near the supposed peak of their career. If they are feeling restless, dissatisfied, or trapped, they often tell no one, not even their spouse. But isolation only makes the problem worse.And so successful professionals get hit from three sides Their success makes an age-driven midlife slump both conspicuous and baffling they mistakenly blame the slump on their careers, and they hide their feelings. Each of those tendencies can reinforce the others.Three steps to take to get past the bottom of your happiness U-curveHow to cope, if you or someone in your life is struggling in these coils?First, reaching out to friends, mentors, and coaches does not come easy, especially to high achievers who worry about showing vulnerability, but it can really help. Isolation is not your friend.Second, beware of disruptive change, because age-driven malaise simply accompanies us to the next place. Change may be warranted in midlife (as at any other time), but make it logical and incremental, building on proven strengths and accumulated connections. Step, dont leap.Third, be patient. Often, the best thing to do is the simplest. Wait it out. As we age past midlife, our expectations, our values, and even our brains readjust in ways that help us find new heights of contentment in our 50s, 60s, and beyond.Finally, be reassured. If you have feelings like Simons, there is nothing wrong with you. You are passing through a natural, albeit unpleasant, transition. On the odds, you will be surprised by the rebirth of contentment that lies around the bend.Jonathan Rauch, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, is the author of The Happiness Curve Why Life Gets Better After 50, published by St. Martins press.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 Forbidden Facts Regarding Resume on Linkedin Exposed by an Expert

The Forbidden Facts Regarding Resume on Linkedin Exposed by an Expert There are two methods to receive your resume onto LinkedIn. Experienced and talented men and women hear from plenty of recruiters on LinkedIn. And if you often go to the site for a work opportunity, then its a great notion to upload resume on LinkedIn to highlight yourself from others. The great thing is that you may also add resume on LinkedIn. Because there are many people on LinkedIn, recruiters have the ability to use filters to locate prospective candidates. You might also want to get a peek at Facebook advertising Course. We wrote a superb post on some strategies for using LinkedIn to locate work. The solution is it is dependent on your LinkedIn profile and resume. Your resume needs to address an issue for employers (which is the reason why theyre hiring). Hiring managers want to find professionals who can stick out from the pack. Additionally, job seekers can utilize LinkedIn to come across men an d women in their networks that are linked to the hiring managers which they want to attain. The most suitable job for you is closer than you might imagine. Resume on Linkedin Options Prospective employers are able to at a glance, visit LinkedIn to find out more about you and your abilities and qualifications. Youre able to access insights, knowledge and assorted job opportunities. Job seekers should incorporate an assortment of recommendations with their profile to demonstrate that others respect the caliber of their work. Basically, you would like to quickly portray that youre a best candidate for those kinds of jobs youre pursuing. Resume on Linkedin - What Is It? The above mentioned step can help you to launch the Edit intro window. One resembles a movie poster. You must submit a bio. Your executive bio isnt something youll use in combination with a work search. Introducing Resume on Linkedin Youre developing a press kit. You should also make sure that youve got an expert photo and a superb quantity of connections. This is the way that it will look in your profile picture. Do not incorporate a picture for a conventional North American application. After youve written the best content, decide on a design which best shows off your specific capabilities and fits the position youre seeking. To assist you in finding the best ways to learn LinkedIn marketing online, we have located the Best Courses about the topic. Or DoYouBuzz, which is an extremely user-friendly website with both free and paid plans, providing you a great deal of template options and is an extremely smooth process also. Take a look at my article on resume design for optimum effectiveness. Your profile should incorporate a number of crowd-pleaser things which will interest a larger audience. Anonymous email addresses are typical on posted vacancies, meaning that its practically impossible to send your resume to the name of an authentic menschlich being. This URL is gener ally a combo of your name together with some numbers and letter. Your name ought to be the biggest text on the webpage. The header also has basic contact information and links to other relevant on-line profiles. So, simply take a look at a profile and learn what you have to learn. Youre able to actually download a LinkedIn profile for a PDF file. You will learn how to create high high quality profile and locate the new job you desire. Life After Resume on Linkedin This section is a string of questions created to assist you quantify your performance in a place to write much better accomplishment statements. Spend one hour answering these questions in regard to each job youve held. Use filters to discover the most suitable candidates. What the In-Crowd Wont Tell You About Resume on Linkedin Sensitive or internal company info, in addition to overly personal details, should never create the cut. You may choose to change the file names so that you know which is which. This post has instructions on the best way to do that. Additionally, it has grown into one of the most significant job search websites. Youre likely to need to answer questions, too. Obviously, there are a lot of nuances and steps youre have to learn, but this is a starting point Once it does, its still true that you have to hold their focus to make it to the upcoming steps. Just follow the easy steps given below. Resume on Linkedin Can Be Fun for Everyone The web is the new international stage for the contemporary symphony of commerce. By applying the web to market your merchandise and drive sales, youre going to be using the essential tactics you want to be successful in the new economy. On the website, you can construct your professional network and engage with them. You will see step-by-step road maps for assorted components of the Internet Marketing business. By putting these things on your blog, Google will help your prospective employers and customers find out how to a dvertise your presence on the net. Make certain you have a tight advertising and marketing message that proves you are who theyre searching for. Job searchers will locate page, see your openings and learn everything they will need to understand about your organization.

What to Do If You Can#8217;t Attend the Career Fair

What to Do If You Can8217t Attend the Career Fair Career fairs can be great ways to learn about new job opportunities and make connections with your dream employers. But what if something happens and you cant attend that big career fair coming up? Dont despair There are a few things you can do that may help you find the job you desire1. Review the List of Companies in AttendanceThe first thing to do is get a list of all of the companies attending the career fair. This will help youidentify any potential employers you might be interested in learning more about.2. Visit Company Websites and View Job OpeningsDo your values align with the company values? Are you a good fit?After you have narrowed your choices down to companies you are interested in, youll need to find out a little more about them by going to each organizations website. Read up on the company news and history, explore the culture, and check to see if the company has any job openings that youd be a good fit for. You may want to try setting up an informational vorstellungsgesprch with someone at the company in order to learn more and to make up for missing the career fair.3. Update Your Resume and Cover LetterDid you find your dream job in the list of openings on one of these companies websites? If so, its time to go over your resume carefully. Check for misspellings, update your work experience to reflect your most recent jobs and achievements, and customize your resume so that it is most aligned with the specific job for which you are applying. Doing so makes yours stand out from the generic resumes of other candidates.Repeat the same process with your cover letter, and be sure to tailor each document for each ort to which you apply No two resumes should be the same4. Apply Online for the Positions You Want Now that youve identified roles you want and have tailored your cover letter/resume to match, its time to apply online for those roles.Take your time. Dont rush the application. Be sure to fill out each question carefully. If you dont get the application right, it could end up being deleted or filtered out without being read.Make note of where you applied, and be sure to follow up in a week or two if you haventheard back by then.5. Follow Companies on LinkedInIf you dont have an account on LinkedIn, you are missing out on a lot of career and networking opportunities. LinkedIn is the business equivalent of Facebook many employers post job openings on the site and/oruse it to vet potential employees. Following companies youd like to work for on LinkedIn is a good way to get on their radar.You may also want to see if you can connect with the hiring manager on LinkedIn or another company rep who is relevant to the sttte you applied to. Send a message to them in which you sell yourself in more detail and ask questions about the role and company. Be professional in your communicationsJust bec ause you cant attend a job or career fair, that doesnt mean youre doomed to remain jobless. One of my clients followed this strategy and when the job fair ended up being cancelled, he was the one the hiring managers remembered. No one else took the time to design a planJaynine Howardis a military veteran whose work as a career strategist and reinvention specialist has been recognized by professional organizations throughout the nation.

Former Netflix Chief Talent Officer Patty McCord on how to embrace your power at work

Former Netflix Chief Talent Officer Patty McCord on how to embrace your power at workFormer Netflix Chief Talent Officer Patty McCord on how to embrace your power at workCorporate America is known for specific kinds of standards, practices, and initiatives,but one person has thrown how organizations commonly operate today under the microscope.Along with CEO Reed Hastings, former Chief Talent Officer Patty McCord helped develop the Netflix Culture Deck - a manifesto which helped define the culture and values of the company - whichmade wavesthrough Silicon Valley.It may well be the most important document ever to come out of the Valley, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg reportedly told GQ in an interview.The original presentation racked up more than 17 million views since it was first published in 2009, and was updated in June 2017.On the heels of the release ofher new book, POWERFULBuilding a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility, McCordspoke withLadders Newsabout what she learned during her 14 years at Netflix.In the second of two parts, McCord discusseswhat employees can do to better themselves, and her time after leaving Netflix.On the power that she says people already haveWhen you layer processes, permission, and policy on top of each other over and over and over again, and then you wonder why people dont innovate or act independently, Its because you took all their power away from them. Thats my whole thing, thats why I named the book POWERFUL.On what can be gained from open debate and questioning authoritySome people translate open debate into, She just wants to pit people against each other and watch them fight, and thats not what I mean at all. What I mean is that when we challenge each others assumptions, we often end up at a better conclusion in the end. If I listen to you with the idea that Im just going to disagree with you, and I dont say, Now, help me understand why you came to that conclusion. What are your facts? Whats your perspective? Where are you coming from?, then Im not gonna be as informed as I can be and wont make the best decision for the customer. So, the reason why I encourage debate is on behalf of who youre serving, not on behalf of who wins the argument. Tease out the best ideas.On how employees should take control of their career developmentYou need to know what it is you love to do, that youre extraordinarily good at doing, and make sure thats what youre doing. Pay attention to the business as it shifts and changes, because if you wait around for the company to decide on the next career move for you or whether or not youre paid fairly its not going to happen.What I mean is a big shift away from, The company should realize who I am and how wonderful I am, and take care of me, and realize that I need to pay attention to if Im enjoying what Im doing, and if Im doing a great job at it. Im not sure working hard is as important of a part of the equation as we think it is. Ive known people that have worked really, really hard really, really long hours and not gotten much done. And so, its more about what you accomplish than how hard you work because thats what you take with you for the rest of your career.On people pursuing lifelong learningI think that if you get up in the morning and you get ready to go to work and you say to yourself, Ughh, I dont wanna do this anymore, I hate my job, then do something about it. You know, diagnose it. What is it thats missing?Are you still slugging away, doing the same thing over and over again and youre bored? But theres no challenge for somebody like you in the organization in the next year or so? Then do something about it, go talk to people. Keep accomplishing things. Be aware of it. Have it be your problem, not somebody elses problem.On one companys failure might be another companys treasureIt means, just constantly looking for another way to contribute to the world. Thinking about how you go to bed at night a better person than when you woke up. Or you contribute something. Again, its that same thing of proactively taking charge of your own life.On what shes been up to since her departure from NetflixAs a part of working on the book, I did a lot of speaking, and thats really helped me hone the message that I want to send to the world. I left Netflix and I thought, Ill go out and see what everybody else is doing thats kinda innovative in the world of work, and to be honest, I couldnt find very much.I wanted to be able to kind of write The Hitchhikers Guide to the Culture a way to departure thinking about how to do things differently.On the impact her book has hadSomebody sent me a note and said, Im a 22-year HR professional, Ive been doing this my whole life. I just finished reading your book. I was finishing up in my office, my CEO came in and said, exasperatedly, I guess its time for us to do the annual performance review again. She said, You know, I just kind of turned the book over and looked at him and said, not anymore .I thought he was gonna faint Finally gave me the courage to try and rethink all of this. And I thought, There it is, Ive made it. Thats all I wanted. On her favorite Netflix programmingOh, its always what Im currently watching. I go back with Netflix over 20 years now. So I mean, do I love Orange is the New Black? Oh, hell yeah. Godless ismy new thing now. When I travel from Europe or something, I download a whole season, and I binge the entire season on the plane. Tonight, Im like, Ooh, I wanna see the new Queer Eye. Its impossible to have a favorite, I think.

6 Pieces of Resume Advice that Stand the Test of Time

6 Pieces of Resume Advice that Stand the Test of Time 6 Pieces of Resume Advice that Stand the Test of Time While researching resume length recently, I wondered when todays resume standards were established and how resume advice has changed over the years. I uncovered something surprising An article from a 1955 issue of Kiplingers Changing Times that, a handful of statements aside, seems every bit as modern as something that might appear on a career blog today.In other words, resume advice hasnt changed a whole lot in 60-plus years.Article excerpt. Click to enlarge or read the whole thing here.That said, some of this resume advice has taken on new meaning in the 21st century. Below are a few resume tipsstraight from that article worth re-emphasizing 60-plus years later.6 pieces of resume advice that stand the test of time1) Decide what kind of job you want and put the title at the beginningChanging Times suggested putting the job title you want at the top of the resume in order to ai m your resume at a company president or a department head who may be trying to fill that particular position. While this might have been creative or novel resume advice in 1955, including the job title is downright critical going into 2019.98% of Fortune 500 companies use applicant tracking systems(ATS) to collect resumes and identify top candidates. A recruiter or department head trying to fill that particular position is likely to search their ATS for the exact job title. They want to find someone who has done the job before.Thats why Job Title Match is one of the most important checks in our resume match report here at Jobscan. It welches a game changer then and its mucksmuschenstill a difference maker today. Ensure that the job title youre shooting for is on your resume.There were no applicant tracking systems in 1955.Changing Timesreminds us that its not just about search algorithms. Getting the job title youre after atop your resume also helps you pass the eye test.2) Get your best licks in fastTop-loading your resume with hard-hitting information was great advice then and its still key now.While the resume objective statement is known to be old and outdated, I didnt realize that resume summary statements were already catching on six decades ago. One of the waysChanging Times suggested top-loading a resume was to use a summary, or aone-paragraph wrap-up of your experience aimed at catching the eye of a busy executive.Heres their exampleA hallmark of a modern resume format, the summary is a great place to set the tone, slip inkey skills, and effectively frame the rest of your experience.3) Be sure that the information has some bearing on the jobTailoring your resume to the specific job description might be the core tenant of resume writing advice today. It makes you a better candidate whether youre focused on being recruiter-friendly or creating the best ATS resumepossible.Review each piece of information on your resume through the lens of, Does this make me look like a better candidate forthisjob? If it doesnt, consider cutting it.On the flip side, comb through the job description with a similar mindset. Does my resume account for this job requirement? If not, find a way to address it if applicable.Jobscan automates this process by analyzing your resume against the job description. The resume match report identifies the top hard skills, soft skills, andresume keywords missing from your resume.You can try it right here in the article?4) What you have done counts, not what you thinkThis is great resume advice in general, but especially when it comes to including soft skills. You cant just write, Im a leader or Im hardworking and expect them to believe you. Its better to find ways to demonstrate these abilities on your resume.One of the best ways to do this is through specific and tangible accomplishments, which is still discussed today as a hot new resume tip. However, Changing Timeswrote,If you installed a new system of inventory co ntrol that reduced costs by 10%, say so.5) Use concise sentences and stick to the pertinent factsResume writer Adrienne Tom once wrote for Jobscan that decision makers want straight facts, fast.Eliminate wordiness and excess details and just deliver straight facts, she wrote, advising job seekers to keep the readers attention with short sentences and bullet points. Learning how to shorten your sentences will make your resume a lean, mean, attention-getting machine.6) Job hunting is the toughest kind of work. A lot depends on the tools you useIts grueling out there, but you dont have to go about it alone. Jobscan was borne out of a job seekers frustration and is dedicated to creating the best tools for job seekers. These include our flagship resume optimization tool, LinkedIn Optimization, resources from theLearning Centerand blog, and much more.These tools are designed to shorten your job search and get you where you need to be. We hope youll explore the site, try the tools, and let us know if you have any questions.