7 things your workspace says about you

7 things your workspace says about you7 things your workspace says about youFrom shelves lines with awards and certificates to desk littered with bobble-heads and novelty souvenirs, they all reveal snippets of a colleagues personality.For many workers, their desk is just a commodity thats utilized to get their day job done, but in fact, your personal workspace can reveal a lot about you. Introverts and extroverts often make themselves known without even realizing it, and similarly, workspaces belonging to clean freaks and jokers are equally as obvious if you know what to look for.Here are the seven things your workspace might reveal about you1. You dont really like entertainingIf youve purposely positioned your desk to face away from your peers and the doorways where guests will enter, you probably dont like to entertain. Pair this with the fact any nearby chairs are piled high with discarded documents and files so that no-one can sit down with you, your workspace is telling others t hat theyre notlage welcome to linger and shouldnt stick around.2. Your door is always openBesides literally keeping your physical door open, there are a number of giveaway signs to indicate that youre always happy to entertain. A dish full of sweets placed on the corner of your desk, a drawer full of painkillers and other first aid supplies, a number of chairs placed welcomingly around your workspace, and well-fed plants decorating any available surface. This is likely the place your colleagues flock to be.3. Youre not planning on sticking aroundYouve got files piled up in boxes, your desk is lacking any kind of adornment, theres no books on your shelves and not a plant or award to be seen. Either youve just been fired, or youre planning on leaving very soon and dont feel the need to spend time making yourself at home.4. You take yourself very seriouslyYouve had all of your degrees and certificates professionally framed and theyve been hung up in a perfect row behind your desk your numerous awards have been polished to a T and placed neatly on your shelves the same shelves are full of magazines featuring articles either about you or that youve contributed to your name plaque says your full name, title, and lists your qualifications. We get it you think youre very important and deserve respect, but this is likely only going to turn people off.5. Youre just daydreaming about your next holidayA few (office appropriate) holiday photos on your desk of your most recent trip abroad is perfectly acceptable, but a calendar dedicated solely to counting down the days to your next getaway (146 days) is a bit too much. Combined with the stack of cruise brochures piling up in your drawers, your workspace only serves to tell everybody else youd much rather be anywhere but here.6. Youre a super clean freakA clean, tidy workspace is pleasant for anyone working in or around the area, but if you keep bottles of antibacterial spray in your drawers, your desk is piled high with p ackets of cleaning wipes and theres not one single item out of place besides a stash of sanitiser, your workspace is verging on actually being sterile and thats intimidating.7. Youre a bit of a jokerIf your workspace is littered with humorous deutsche post agers, novelty souvenirs, ironic bumper stickers and bobble-heads, you probably dont take work too seriously. To some, this could portray you as a creative and light-hearted individual, to others it might indicate a lack of focus particularly if on the desk of a financial type.Getting to know your co-workers has never been easier just look out for the giveaway signs listed above and youll get an overall idea of the people youre working with.This post was originally published on YourCoffeeBreak.co.uk.

The Importance of Sharing Your Vision With The World

The Importance of Sharing Your Vision With The WorldThe Importance of Sharing Your Vision With The WorldMy mom encourages me to become an entrepreneur. We are both quite fascinated by tech and the Internet. But being a 90s kid, I am around the same age as the Internet, so me and mom have obviously grown up in significantly different times. She thinks that if I go around talking to people, someone might steal my idea.Observing the evolution of the mobile phone from the untimely classic of Nokia 3310 to todays Iphone 6, I have always appreciated but perceived as something completely normal my access to the World Wide Web and all the wonders that one can find there.Future vs. PastConsequently, my generation doesnt know what the world welches before the Internet. In our minds, it is nothing unusual to be able to go on Google and learn about absolutely anything. Instantly and for free. We are used to transferring and downloading all kinds of data just the same way. Maybe we take it for gr anted which we shouldnt do as in 2014 more than 4.4 billionpeople still dont have access to the Internet.Just as the Internet (and all the knowledge and information that it provides) should be accessible to everyone, entrepreneurs genuinely believe in sharing all kinds of know-how, experience and contacts between each other for free. They are more than glad to help anyone who is facing something they have already been through and never get tired of sharing their idea with the next person they meet. (The theyre going to steal my idea thought never crosses their mind.) Why?Because they know that you never know what your vision can do to the person in front of you. Even if its a complete stranger that youve been talking to for the past 3.6 minutes, maybe this complete stranger will be your tech co-founder youve been struggling to find or the product specialist you need in your team or even your next investor? Or he might as well tell you about the entrepreneurship contest he had won th at looks surprisingly like the perfect next step for the development of your own startup. Never underestimate the sweet nature of serendipity.A lot of times the person in front of you wont be your next UX designer or the volunteer who falls in love with your project and suggests to somehow get involved, but in order for the world to learn about your idea you have to talk about it ALL THE TIME. If you dont do it, then how are you going to validate your idea and get any customers?Use every opportunity to find what people think about your business concept. Carefully remember their reactions and questions because after all you are building something for them. You want to binnensee how peoples faces change when they hear about your product and you want them to want to use it.Im sure that being a founder of an early-stage startup means pitching, pitching and some more pitching. I reckon it might get a bit tiring to repeat the same things again and again. But if you feel that this really i s your mission, you wont get tired of it and people will see the* spark in your eyes* that doesnt go away even after making the same presentation that introduces you, your company and your team for the 1000th time.Moreover, we all know what people mean by* iteration.* Its the constant improvement of your product while building features, receiving customer feedback (which is the 1 driver of asuccessful customer experience strategyaccording to this study)and going back to change and polish. By talking to literally everyone about what you are doing, you are creating an endless human network to test and criticize your work. It is up to you to get the maximum value out of every conversation and win the attention of the person so that they want to keep an eye on your future development.So when my mother tells me to keep things tomyself because someone might steal my idea(she says that with a most serious tone), I cant agree. I wouldnt be where I am right now if I wasnt ready to passionate ly share my vision with every person I meet. Go out today and talk about how you think you can change the world. Even if you havent started building anything yet. Ask people if they are facing the same problem as you and about the way they are currently dealing with it. See how they feel about your solution. Start from there and see what happens.If youre still thinking someone might steal my idea, like our Facebook page for daily career inspiration so that you land your dream job instead ? Yasmin Tezdjan A 20-year-old Business Design student based in Barcelona whos excited about making the world a better place through innovative businesses and thinks rap is poetry. I feel complete at the beach.Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *CommentName * Email * Website Subscribe now for moreSee more great content and inspiring examples of resumes done right each month. Subscribe Youre subscribed Latest posts See all posts by Eric D. Halsey The Resumes of Chernobyl by Eric D. Halsey 4 Ways Creativity Can Improve Your Resume by Katherine (Tori) LutzHow to Create a First Year Elementary School Teacher Resume

Is It Better to Take a Bad Job With a Good Boss, or a Good Job With a Bad Boss

Is It Better to Take a Bad Job With a Good Boss, or a Good Job With a Bad Boss Is It Better to Take a Bad Job With a Good Boss, or a Good Job With a Bad Boss Todays question comes from a busy professionalCurrently Im working with a good anfhrer, but the job isnt that great (because there is no future there, and the pay isnt that great). I recently found a good job (pay is good with medical insurance, commission, and bonuses), but the boss there is kind of stupid and a nightmare to work with. What is my better option? Should I take the badeanstalt job and the good boss, or the good job and the bad boss?The false premise is that there are only two options good bossanda bad job, or bad boss anda good job. In reality, there isan abundance of other opportunities out there including good jobs with good bosses.The other mistake is to think that yourcurrent situation is permanent, rather than temporary.So what if, for today, there is no future at the job and the pay isnt that great? Thats a temporary situation. Perhaps the pay isnt that great and theres no future for someone with your current skill set and experience.Perhaps if you update your skill set to match the next-generation tools and gain moraclient advocacy experience, you will be eligible for a new role with a higher salary range. Perhaps the company will head in a differentdirection, and if you areprepared and you align yourself with the companys goals and vision, you couldgeta better position.Now, lets talk about the good job with the nightmare boss. Who is to say that the boss is a nightmare? Your friend Joe, may need more hand-holding in his job, andmaybethis boss isnt a micromanager. Therefore, Joe might feel this boss is terrible. But maybe you, on the other hand,work best when you have some autonomy and that would make this boss a good boss to you.Perhaps this is the worst boss in the universe you are stillmaking the erroneous assumption that this is the only boss or manager in this organization. W hos tosay that, once you are in this role, you cant network and build relationships with other, better managersand move onto their teams?When faced with the good job/bad boss and bad job/good boss dilemma, you actually have a lot of opportunities. It isnt even really a dilemma at all. So what will your next step be?What Does a Bad Boss Mean to You?If you have a bad boss, define why you feel this person is a bad boss. Once you know this information, you can take some steps to make your life with this bad boss a little more comfortable.For instance, maybe you feel your boss is a bad boss because he is a micromanager. If so, you canbe proactive in supplying him with status updates and details of your work. Understand what your bossneeds to feel comfortable, and what he needs for his success. Once you understand the bosssposition and start thinking like him, you can better appreciate and anticipate his requests and maybe start to feel a little less like he is a bad boss.No More Bad Bo sses Make an Individual Career Mission StatementIf you havent created your individual career mission statement yet, do that now. Your career mission statement should include yourSMART career goals and the specific steps you will take to achieve them. You should also create an individual development plan, which will include your professional skills and income goals.If youhave a great boss, seek their input onyour career goals. Theywill have a different perspective on whats available or just around the corner for the company. Work with your mentors, coaches, and even external recruiters to find out which of your skills are outdated, which are in need of some polishing, and which are in demand or going to be in demand.If you are not networking with people outside of your department and even outside of your companys walls, well start doing that. Attend professional association meetings and local conferences, and do some networking on LinkedIn.Spend more time defining what you really wa nt to be, do, and have and then go after it.For more information on everything discussed here, feel free to reach out to me.We canschedule an appointment, and I can get to know more about your unique situation. I will be happy to make recommendations on what your best steps are moving forward.ContactLauraRoseRoseCoaching.info.

A psychologist on 5 ways to calm an overactive mind before bed

A psychologist on 5 ways to calm an overactive mind before bedA psychologist on 5 ways to calm an overactive mind before bedYouve been dreaming about going back to bed since you got up that morning. So, when you finally climb into yur comfy bed, youre excited to lay down your weary head and drift off to the land of nod. But just as youre falling asleep, a thought pops into your mind. Did you remember to book that appointment? Then another, What did my friend mean by that when she said I looked tired today? All of a sudden, you find yourself in ananxiety spiraland youre thinking about that time 5 years ago when you complimented someone on their new hair colour only to learn they were going grey. Now,sleepseems like a faraway possibility.Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moreSound familiar? Youre not alone. In a time where were all juggling a million things and are surgically attached t o our phones, its no surprise that anxious thoughts before bed is a common experience. Founder and Principal Psychologist at Sydney sleep clinic, The Indigo Project shares 5 relaxing strategies for calming an overactive mind before bed.1. Write it downBefore you go to bed, write down your worries and separate them into two spheres things that are in your control and things that arent. Put your mind at ease by creating actions for the things you can control, and dont give things out of your control a second thought.2. Try 4-7-8 breathingThis yogic breathing technique is a great way to focus the mind and switches on the parasympathetic nervous system, our relaxation response. Breathe in for four, hold for seven and breathe out for eight. Repeat this technique for a few minutes and notice relaxation ripple through your body.3. Listen to audiobooks for a relaxing bedtime storyRemember how nice it was for someone to read you a bedtime story, or when teachers used to read to you at school ? Its never too late for a bedtime story. Hop into bed, pop on some headphones or power up your smart home speaker, set the Audible Sleep Timer, find a story with a soothing voice and let go.4. Protect yourself from second-hand stress during the dayHaving a good night sleep starts with what you do (or dont do) during the day to manage your stress. Research has shown that we pick up uncertainty and stress just by observing people that are stressed. If you work next to a stress head, it may be time to shift desks, or to move somewhere where they arent in your line of view.5. Get out of bedIf you find yourself tossing and turning for more than 20 minutes, get out of bed and head into another room. Staying in bed for too long when you cant sleep trains the brain that the bed is associated with not sleeping. Activities to do while out of bed? Something calming like reading, meditating, or listening to an audiobook is best.This article originally appeared on A Girl in Progress.You might a lso 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

Opportunities for Financial Jobs With Flexible Hours

Opportunities for Financial Jobs With Flexible HoursOpportunities for Financial Jobs With Flexible HoursThe option for finding a job with flexible hours, limited hours and/or telecommuting options is an important consideration for increasing numbers of people. The reasons can be many childcare, eldercare, personal health reasons, personal lifestyle preferences, and length of commute. Choosing employers or identifying jobs that offer these options typically is not a straightforward exercise, and often requires individual negotiation. Opportunities Among the career tracks that tend to offer above-average opportunities for flexible hours, financial planners are especially noteworthy. In particular, financial planners who work in small firms or as sole practitioners are best positioned to work out arrangements that allow for flexible hours or limited hours. On the other hand, since financial planning involves occasional face-to-face interaction with clients and prospects, some accomm odation to the latters schedules are necessary, such as night or weekend meetings. Another strong possibility for flexible hours or limited hours are some jobs in insurance, most notably insurance sales agents. Once again, a small independent agency may be most receptive to hiring agents seeking flexible hours or limited hours. A particularly fruitful avenue of employment can be independent agencies that combine real estate and insurance practices these firms normally already have a cultural disposition towards hiring people on a limited hour basis, especially working mothers. Even mora so than financial planners, insurance sales agents must be prepared to meet with clients and prospects at times and places convenient to the latter. Within support functions that do not normally involve client contact and the maintenance either of regular office hours or adherence to the trading hours of the principal securities markets, several possibilities stand out in terms of their amenability to flexible hours or limited hours. One is computer programming, as a member of information technology staff. Another is as a writer of advertising and marketing brochure copy. Lastly, occasionally jobs within the controller, management science or market research functions that are involved with extended analyses of data can be adapted to suit employees seeking flexible hours or limited hours. Caveats Be careful to have ironclad assurances, in writing, that the firm will respect the agreed upon boundaries regarding your work days and work hours, and that you will receive overtime pay or get comp time if your manager forces you to go beyond those limits. Otherwise, you may wind up being paid for a supposed limited hours job, while actually being forced to put in as many days or hours as a typical fulltime salaried employee. Conclusion While the financial services industry is becoming increasingly more welcoming to people who desire flexible hours or limited hours in their wor k schedules, finding such positions often is not especially easy, especially for a prospective new hire. More often, these tend to be options that are much easier for seasoned employees to negotiate. Moreover, in many cases gaining such options can depend on the manager in question, and whether he or she is comfortable with staff that do not put in full standard work days, at the same work location, every day. Especially in larger companies, be sure that you familiarize yourself with firm policy in this regard, particularly as it effects your status should there be a change of manager. You want to be confident that your agreement is documented and cannot be abrogated by a new manager.

What Is So Fascinating About Sample of a Resume?

What Is So Fascinating About Sample of a Resume? The Birth of Sample of a Resume You will have to demonstrate how youve taken on responsibility before and the way you are able to be trusted to select the health and safety of your clients and colleagues seriously. For instance, you may have done a course with your college degree. Add all the new information which you think is relevant, in addition to courses, training programs and other academic qualifications that you may receive on the way. Numerical rating your skills arent meaningful because they are not standardized or calibrated. The Fight Against Sample of a Resume If youre sending a resume to a company, it needs to be a given that youre obtainable for an interview and you will provide references if requested. Its possible to also add a hyperlink to your pins, which you are able to direct anywhere. Be sure your references know that youll be using them sample references. Notice how a clean chronology is made within ea ch important section, and whitespace is preserved so the info is easy to check out. Even tiny lies ought to be avoided. Say just what you need to say, nothing more. A short resume goes a very long way. A resume isnt a regurgitation of what youve done, but instead a thoughtful and well-curated collection of your travels. Understanding Sample of a Resume Major NO because every versorger receives plenty of applications daily so enjoy every people they likewise dont have enough time to read it from the starting till the end. The majority of the times your prior work experience will be absolutely the most significant part the resume, so put it at the top. Even in case you have several years of experience. Seems like a no-brainer, but youd be amused to disdeckblatt the sum of people who lie in their resumes. Which means that you need to find out the way to create the ideal letter as youre ready to send to the organization and offer great first impact about yourself. Its not sufficient to understand how to keep the books and see whether the numbers add up, you should have the ability to think from the box to identify where evidence could be found and plan diligently your analysis. Dont use capital letters throughout the place, try to remember that your aim is to communicate a message as fast and as clearly as possible. Some individuals write a resume like the objective of the document was supposed to land work. Rumors, Deception and Sample of a Resume A fantastic cover letter is a chance to explain any shortcomings you may have. If you believe handing in a resume that resembles everyone elses is a fantastic concept, then do it. Your purpose is to quantifiably prove that youre able to. The target of your resume is to secure you the interview. Unless youre an expert graphic designer, your resume does not have to look like it was made by a group of creatives. Its so worth your investment if you would like to receive a job above your experience. Try to remember, experience doesnt need to be official jobs. Dont list each technology you used on each and every job. Theres no network effect in the handy service itself. A great name brand functions as a signal, yet there are many other signals that are important too. As opposed to discuss everything about your products or services, focus first on just what the customer identified as being important. A fantastic financial system is crucial for each and every enterprise. The Bad Secret of Sample of a Resume Theres a set of responsibilities that you must perform on a daily basis. Its highly recommended that youre an investigator, have good communication and presentation abilities and are in a sttte to put things in a logical order, which is simple to follow along with. Possessing another programmer among sample references is quite a bit more powerful than a bread maker. Utilize your judgment, and as always, you must always prepare many resumes for several varieties of co mpanies. The community edition of UiPath is free of charge and everyone can download and utilize it. In the event the procedure returns a value, you will have to specify it. In the majority of instances, if you may make a case for why a patent is related to your application, then dont hesitate to include it in your resume. You must find out how to create the most effective executive style resume as you can send to the organization and supply great first effect about yourself, understand it here. Getting the Best Sample of a Resume Applying for jobs is an ambitious undertaking, one made all the more difficult once you know your recruiter has dozens of different applicants to think about. You only have to think about whats really essential for a recruiter to see. Everything that you would like to tell to your recruiter. As it will helps recruiters to learn more about you and how they can get in touch with you. The horizontal lines that are readily added via hundertprozenti g are a great way to produce structure. Layout and font can change based on the particular setup. Though a Resume tends to go together with the assortment of strict standards on information display in addition to designs, it does not intend that youre able to organize your resume in only a single format.

Career Change Modify your Resume for Different Industries

Career Change Modify your Resume for Different Industries Its very common for job seekers to apply for a variety of positions in many different industries. One place where we see this transition a lot is actually in human resources where the function of the position is generally the same, but the environment is different. The HR functions share a common thread in healthcare as they would with automotive it is just a matter of adaptation. We see more of this cross-over in the job market today, especially as people go back to school to further their education and end up in a field that they never thought they would be in. Weve seen aeronautical engineers apply for teaching jobs and Wall Street bankers looking for administrative positions. Study after study keeps reporting that many of todays workers, especially recent grads, are underemployed.What these job seekers might not realize is that their re sume needs to change when their industry does. You cant submit the same credentials for a senior executive position in insurance as you would for an airline. So what do you need to change, especially if your only experience is 30 years in the airline industry and now youre applying to be a bank teller?First, you are going to have to make a list of the skills in your primary profession that will help you in your new line of work. For example, if you used to be an automotive salesman, your charisma and personality will serve you well dealing with the general public, especially if youre applying for a public relations position. A good rule of thumb when youre unfamiliar with all the skills in a particular field is to look them up. You may be surprised to find that you already possess a few. Also, carefully reading the job description to include the listed skills that you already have developed is important.Some universal skills that help in almost all fields include the ability to be o rganized, flexible, hardworking, have excellent communication skills and a positive attitude. Of course, you dont just want to write that you have those skills, but you want to paint a picture of how you used them in the workplace. Describe an instance where you demonstrated your positive attitude in a challenging job environment. Explain your accomplishments that reflect how youre a hard worker.Take a look on the Internet for industry-specific resumes if you are unsure about where to start. You will notice that the sciences are more particular than sales are and that each needs to be tailored to look a certain way. Applying for a position as a professor will be more involved than if you are looking for a part-time job at a coffee shop. Yet, you still want to ensure you tailor the resume to that specific position and/or field.Above all you need to be sure that your resume is well written. Even the most industry specific resume is still doomed to failure if it is littered with words that have no place in a professional settings (slang) or grammatical and spelling mistakes. The delivery of your words should be clear and flow nicely and, of course, make sense.In all cases, you need to be sure that your resume is not only both a reflection of you and your very attractive skill set and experience but that it is going to meet the needs of your prospective employer as well. Truthfully, no matter how fantastic or well written your resume is, it will fall short if it fails to convince the recruiter of what makes you the candidate who has what it takes to get the job done.