5 Companies With A Perfect 5.0 Rating Hiring Now

5 Companies With A Perfect 5.0 Rating Hiring Now5 Companies With A Perfect 5.0 Rating Hiring Now People often say that theres no such thing as a perfect job or a perfect company. However, when it comes to Glassdoor ratings there are a few elite companies that have scored a perfect 5.0 overall rating from their employees.From top-notch work environments to inspiring leaders, these select companies boast some of the most enviable perks and career opportunites around. Here are five companies, from Virginia to the Silicon Valley, that have a perfect rating and are hiring nowClearpath Lending Headquarters Irvine, CA What They Do ClearPath Lending, Inc. has grown to be one of the nations fastest-growing Lenders in the mortgage industry. Their mortgage loan officers are exceptionally specialized in VA mortgage loans and can offer borrowers valuable solutions to meet their financial goals. What Employees Say Fantastic work environment Company really goes above and beyon d to help you succeed. - Current Loan OfficerGlint Headquarters Redwood City, CA What They Do Glint is the people success platform that leverages real-time people data to help global organizations increase employee engagement, develop their people, and improve business results. Leading brands like United Airlines, Intuit, and Sky leverage Glints unique combination of intuitive design, sophisticated analytics, and actionable intelligence to help make employees happier and more successful at work. What Employees Say Leadership team is confident, smart, no arrogance, great drive, and real. Plus Glint has huge technical advantages compared to market. - Current EmployeeUpside geschftsleben Travel Headquarters Washington, DC What They Do Small and medium-sized companies can save real money on every trip, while travelers get hundreds to spend at Amazon.com or their choice of 50+ other top retailers for making those savings happen. What Employees Say This is a group of people on a shared mission to make a big change to business travel. Strong emphasis on getting the product right and the customer experience to be amazing. Team is down to earth, fun and REALLY smart. Open and transparent communication style amongst teams. - Current EmployeeNav Headquarters San Mateo, CA What They Do Nav (formerly Creditera) is the free, modern way for business owners to manage their business credit. Its founders, Levi King and Caton Hanson, are lifelong friends and entrepreneurs. They were inspired to create Nav after their own experience verstndigung im strafverfahrening with the complexities of business financing. What Employees Say The company seems very unified in the fact that everybodys job matters. There is also a feeling of unity towards the mission. You can tell the team members are all quite talented. There is a pretty high level of diversity, and a very positive attitude towards it. - Current EmployeeStreetShares Headquarters Reston, VA What They Do The StreetShares community brings together business owners in search of funding and investors looking for both financial and social returns. In the end, business owners get the best deal possible, and investors earn a solid return while supporting American small business everybody wins. What Employees Say An impressive group of young professionals. They work hard but clearly have a great time. There is never a dull day. The place is on the move with a lot happening fast High-tech environment. Like having more than one monitor? Everyone here does. - Current Vice President of Business DevelopmentMethodology Glassdoors 5 Companies With 5.0 Rating Hiring Now article identifies companies with the highest overall company rating. Companies considered for this report must have received at least 20 ratings and must have an overall company rating of at least 5.0 on Glassdoor, respectively, as of 10/1/17. Ratings on Glassdoor based on a 5.0 scale 1.0=very dissatisfied, 3.0=OK, 5.0=very sa tisfied.

How to Get an Agent for Acting

How to Get an Agent for ActingHow to Get an Agent for ActingIf youre like many actors, you may realize you need an agent but dont know why or what they do exactly. The value of an agent is they have industry contacts and insight that you dont- and more importantly, they can find acting gigs for you. When you enlist an agent to represent you, they set up general meetings with executives, producers, and casting directors around town to make an introduction. The purpose of these meetings is to put a bug in the ear of the von rang und namen decision-makers. That way, when an acting opportunity comes up that matches your gender, age, appearance, and skill level, youll be considered. Beyond those initial meetings, an agent will also ensure that youre top of mind for fellow agents in related departments at their agency for parts in movies, television, and commercials. Getting an Agent to Notice You The best way to attract an agents attention is to do things that stand out. Start with co mpiling a compelling demo reel. Its unlikely that an unknown actor will convince agents to come to landsee them act in plays, short films or student films. Even so, its still worth seeking out those types of roles- and documenting them. Agents can review your headshot and resume, but seeing your acting ability in action makes a much better case. You can also try creating a buzz for yourself by becoming your own producer. Andy Samberg is perhaps the most well-known example of taking this approach. Together with a pair of friends, Samberg created comedy videos with their sketch troupe The Lonely Island and posted them on YouTube in the mid-2000s. The popularity of those videos led them to get an agent, which then led to jobs at Saturday Night Live. From there, Samberg went on to become a featured player on the series and later starred in movies and other TV shows. A more recent example is the stars of the sitcom Those Who Cant. Before landing their own show, this trio of comedians, Ad am Cayton-Holland, Ben Roy, and Andrew Orvedahl, wrote and produced a pilot with friends that they sold to Amazon Studios. Although Amazon Studios didnt order more episodes, the sitcom was later picked up by TruTV and was renewed for two more seasons. Agents are more inclined to work with actors like this who take the initiative and create their own opportunities. Make It Known That Youre Looking for an Agent Networking is essential to finding an agent. You might be at a casting call where they ask about your agent. Dont lie.Tell them youre in the process of looking for one and ask for recommendations. Many agents find clients by word of other actors, producers, directors, or casting directors. Being active on social media can likewise plug you into a community of like-minded actors. You never know who might be in a position to help you. Establishing a digital presence is also imperative. Having a site dedicated to your acting gives agents a convenient way to download your heads hots, review your resume, see your demo reel and contact you if theyre interested. You Dont Need to Wait for an Agent to Start Your Career Even when youre fortunate enough to find an agent, youve still got to keep working hard to make a name for yourself. Its a big misconception that all you have to do is wait for the phone to ring once you have an agent. Thats not the case most of the time. An agents livelihood depends on finding work for their clients. Typically, they get paid a percentage of the roles they help land- usually between 10 and 20 percent depending on whether the job is union or non-union. Just the same, you might not be their top priority, initially. The reality is that while agents work on your behalf, they have other established clients, and those actors will likely get work first. Its simply easier to attract attention from the industry for known quantities. So sitting around waiting for an agent to generate momentum isnt time well spent. Instead, focus on con tinually pushing your career forward.

Ursula Burns From Engineer to CEO

Ursula Burns From Engineer to CEO Ursula Burns From Engineer to CEO My entire existence, my business personality, my practices at work how I lead, manage, and interact the foundation of it all is my engineering education, says Ursula Burns, the CEO and chairman of Xerox Corporation. I moved from engineering to business but the difference is bedrngnis a difference at all. The synergy between the two is amazing, adds Burns, who joined Xerox in 1980 as a mechanical engineering summer intern. The rest is history.After leading several business teams including the companys color business and office network printing business from 1992 to 2000, Burns welches named senior vice president of corporate strategic services, a location that put her in charge of the companys manufacturing and supply chain operations. She welches named president in 2007 and chief executive officer in 2009, becoming the first African-American woman to lead a Fortune 500 company. In her first five years as CEO, she t ransformed Xerox into a thriving international services provider and made it profitable.Born and raised on the lower East side of Manhattan in a poor neighborhood, Burns credits her mother, a single mom, for providing her the best education that shaped her career. My mother believed that education is the solution to all problems. bedrngnis knowing which career path to pick due to lack of guidance, Burns pursued her love for math and lucked into mechanical engineering. She earned a BS in mechanical engineering from Polytechnic Institute of NYU and a MS in mechanical engineering from Columbia University.One of the things she is now passionate about is to get more organized introduction into engineering. The idea that you have to feel your way in the dark to find out that this is a career that offers amazing opportunities for yourself and also for the society is not useful, she says. I lucked into it with and amazing mother and some basic education but I dont want it to be luck anymore . I would like the options to be presented to people in a more organized way so they can chose.Ursula Burns at the 2014 Honors Assembly.Burns is advancing STEM by actively supporting a number of community, educational, and nonprofit organizations, including FIRST, the National Academy Foundation, MIT, and the U.S. Olympic Committee. She is a founding board director of Change the Equation, which focuses on improving the U.S. education system in STEM, and also leading the White House national program on STEM.She was recently awarded ASMEs Kate Gleason Award that recognizes a female engineer who has had a lifetime of achievement in the engineering profession. ASME.org caught up with Burns at the 2014 Honors Assembly for her views about STEM education, women in science, and leadership.Were there things you had to learn or unlearn to go beyond your technical training? Many things I had to learn through life to be a leader of a large corporation. One of the most interesting was how to dea l with people who are not engineers. Engineers have a characteristic of having an organized thought and approach to a project thats process based. This idea that most problems can be solved with smart people and hard work. Those sets of attributes are actually not native to all disciplines. So you do have to learn how to include other disciplines into the problem-solving process and into the leadership process. We have to stop looking at the transition from engineering to business as an odd occurrence. If you are a successful engineer, you can become a successful contributor in business, academia, etc. The roads dont part, they come together more naturally. I never thought of them as different.Was there a particular project or achievement that you are particularly proud of?There are many projects as I spent the first 15 years of my career doing engineering in a lab. One of the first projects that I worked on was the mechanics and material science of high-speed rotating glass discs. At our company we had to work on a way to replace thin aluminum discs with glass, which would eliminate a step in etching. I worked with my lab partner for almost four years to figure out a way to mount this to make it work and we did it. We were able to accomplish it and that was the first project I worked on and it was foundational as it taught me how to stick with one thing for a long time. It also gave me a big feeling of accomplishment as it worked and was applied to a product we had in the field. Some of my biggest accomplishments have nothing to do with lab work, but solving a customer problem, transforming the business model of a company, and bringing people together so they can work on it. This discipline and idea that getting good minds together of all different types and from all different backgrounds to attack a problem is something that engineers are unbelievably good at.What inspired you to pursue mechanical engineering as a career? My mother spent a lot of time and th e little money she had in making sure we had the best education. For us at that time it was going to a catholic school in the poor neighborhood we lived in. It was the best school but it didnt have a broad education and was primarily reading, writing, and basic arithmetic, and a lot of discipline. Even though I didnt have any advanced courses, I was pretty good at math. When it came time for me to go to college, my guidance counselor told me I could be a teacher, a nun, or a nurse. With my mothers pushing, I decided to do some research on my own to find out what people who like math can do for a living. At that time, the number one career for people who had training in math was to become a chemical engineer. I decided to be a chemical engineer but after my first semester I changed to mechanical engineering. It put together a lot of practical things, math and physics, and I loved it. The long and short of it is that I lucked into mechanical engineering.How do we involve kids and keep them involved in STEM?I call it celebrating and inspecting what we expect. We should celebrate the breadth of contributions that engineers can make and do make to the society. We celebrate sports people, politicians, actors and actresses, then why not engineers? One of the way we can make STEM more exciting and accessible is to make it more celebrated in a natural way. We also have to fundamentally change the educational structure in the U.S. and around the world. First, to get better educators, particularly in primary and middle schools. Second, we need to get education thats more up to speed with technology and interests of kids today. Third, we absolutely must have parents or adults who can open up options for kids. The idea that you dont know what an engineer does and the idea that there is nobody to push you on that path is not a good idea.What advice would you give to other women looking to step into leadership roles but are struggling to balance their work and life?I think i ts a fools folly to think we can actually balance in any short period of time the many things that are on our plate. I think about balance not in a day, week, or a month, but over a lifetime. I think we have to slow down, particularly women who have been taught to overachieve in every single endeavor that they enter. Achieving women believe they have to be outstanding every single day at being a parent, spouse, and contributor in your work environment. If you are trying to do that, you are going to crash and burn and very likely not be outstanding at any of it. It is literally on average over time, have you been able to figure it out. We have this kind of strange view thats not realistic about how we should parent, take care of ourselves, or partner to our spouses. We have to define that for ourselves and not let society do it for us and make sure we take a long view, not a short view. Also, balance is not just for women, its for men as well.Listen to the audio bewerbungsinterview i n the Podcast Ursula Burns on Struggle and Success For Further Discussion I think about balance not in a day, week, or a month, but over a lifetime.Ursula Burns, CEO and chairman, Xerox Corporation

Dont Make This Job Interview Mistake

Dont Make This Job Interview MistakeDont Make This Job Interview MistakeTick tock. When it comes to first impressions, you never get a second chance, so if you dont want to make the classic job bewerberinterview mistake, do your impressing in the first 15 minutes, according to an Accountemps survey of CFOs. The survey found that most hiring managers size up job candidates - positive or negative - very quickly in every job interview. If youre saving your best for last, consider that an interview mistake that could cost you the job interview. Why? Twenty percent of CFOs who responded said they have an idea of whether a candidate should move forward in the review process in five minutes or less. A larger number (60 percent) allowed a grace period of 15 minutes to form their opinion.A first impression starts with the initial handshake, said Bill Driscoll, district president for Accountemps. What you wear, your demeanor and body language, are details that interviewers assess within the first few minutes of meeting someone.View an infographic, below, of the survey findings, Timings Impact on Job Interviews.So dont make the epic interview mistake of thinking you have plenty of time in the job interview to work up a good impression. You dont. Think 15 minutes or less, and follow these six tips to buy yourself the perfect timing - and keep the yawning at bay.1. Calm your nerves in advanceThe best way to overcome anxiety about job interview mistakes is to walk into the room well-prepared.Learn beforehand as much as you can about the requirements of the location, and arrive having done your homework on the company. Not only will that set you apart from those who didnt take the time to prepare, but it will provide you a cloak of composure and provide you with hintergrund to ask good questions.Inquire about the name and title of the manager, or interview panel members youll be meeting with. That way you can learn as much as possible about them and respond insightfully du ring the job interview.Wondering what kinds of questions you might ask? Check out our blog post, Turning the Tables 8 Questions to Ask in an Interview.2. Plan what to wear well ahead of timeSure, you want to be yourself, but if youre interviewing, you really should dress in business-professional attire. A suit or blazer projects professionalism and shows you take the interview seriously. Think classic, comfortable and clean.If budget is an issue, look for sales or online coupons at your local department store, visit a local consignment, borrow from a friend or check out what Goodwill or other charitable organizations have to offer. Be sure to factor the cost of having your suit professionally cleaned (and altered if necessary) before the job interview. And remember to polish your shoes.Learn about what-not-to-wear the day of the job interview in our blog post, Looks That Kill (Your Chances).3. Have a job interview checklistConsider putting together a to-do list as you prepare for th e job interview. Heres an exampleFive printouts of resumeCalendar or appointment book (digital or otherwise) for scheduling follow-up interviews or phone callsmusiknote pad and pen or pencilPortfolio of relevant work, presented neatly in a folder (with resume and cover letter)Printed list of three to five references with contact informationDirections to the interview. If youve never been there, consider a trial run at the same time as your scheduled interview so you can get a sense of traffic, parking and locating the reception area where youll be greeted. Confirm the address and suite or office number ahead of time, if it isnt provided.Best time to leave for the interview (arrive 10 minutes early, and give yourself an extra 30 minutes to account for unanticipated delays)A reminder to turn off your cellphone and silence your tablet or laptop notifications.Need more help in the job search?WORK WITH US4. Be prepared to answer common (and unexpected) questionsWhat is it the interviewer wants to know? Basically, its this Can you do the job, do you really want the job, and will you fit in? Here are some examples of common accounting and finance interview questions, but be prepared to answer general questions, too, such as, Can you tell me a little about yourself? and What interests you about this position? Practice answering these questions with a friend, out loud, and have them gauge your confidence level.Companies are increasingly asking behavioral-based questions, according to another Accountemps survey. Heres an example Tell me about a time you faced a conflict while working on an accounting team, and how did you handle it? Be prepared with a succinct story or anecdote highlighting a specific accomplishment. Aim to give your response to a question in about 60 seconds.5. Consider that initial handshakeUse a professional grasp that conveys genuineness and confidence, but dont make it last more than three seconds, and making it bone-crushing would classify as an i nterview mistake. Fingers together, thumb up, and while youre at it, make positive eye contact, smile, then let go. Pop a breath mint (sight unseen), and make sure your personal hygiene is perfect.6. Answer the interview questions with poiseWhen you get your first questions, breathe.Be calm, knowing youve prepared, knowing your background and that youre the best qualified candidate for the position. Keep your responses short and on point, and if you need clarification on a question, by all means ask for it. You could say, Do I understand correctly that youre asking X? or Could you please explain what you mean by Y? Pause and allow the interviewer to clarify.Pay attention to the importance of your body language. Smile, sit up straight, uncross your arms, maintain eye contact and ignore the urge to fidget, check your phone or let your mind wander.These job interview tips are just as important when asked to do a video interview via Skype, FaceTime or a similar video service.The bottom line? Be engaging and enthusiastic during the job interview. Dont make the interview mistake of waiting to long to make your impression. If you want this job, dont wait to show it

Manager Resume Options

Manager Resume Options Your capacity to discover jobs as an office manager, or another part of the country, will largely depend on your willingness to take the perfect actions. The more you may prove to recruiters that youre the perfect candidate for the position, the better odds you have of outshining your competitors. Youve come to the proper spot. Simply attempting to work out where to start can be challenging in of itself. The Chronicles of Manager Resume Use correct grammar You have to be quite careful when writing studienordnung Vitae. An eye-catching document also enables you to stick out from the competition. Save your document depending on the application that youre using with your preferred title. Utilizing short paragraphs, simple headers, and bulleted lists may give you the excess oomph you will need to make an unforgettable resume. Manager Resume for Dummies The part of a project manager isnt something to be dismissed. With a little bit of elbow grease, any one can have that type of VP or plant manager resume. A typical mistake is attempting to enumerate everything and writing a number of page essay. If youd like your resume to stick out from the rest, you will need to locate a way to ensure it is readable and informative. Write a brief overview of your prior accomplishments or projects you managed and mention what you need to attain in the company that youre applying to. Next section contains the crucial skills in you. Therefore, your work experience section should serve as a tool to show your abilities. To learn more on what it requires to be an Office Manager, have a look at our complete Office Manager Job Description. Our Operations Manager resume sample will demonstrate how to create one that is going to stick out from the rest. The Operations Manager is accountable for managing the total functionality of an organization. The operations manager has perhaps the most intimate understanding of the inner workings of the com pany, as he or shes responsible for overseeing the suitable creation and implementation of goods, processes, and company standards. A lot of people regularly compete for a work opening in operations management because its a fantastic avenue to acquire into higher management position. Managing humans is quite challenging. A Secret Weapon for Manager Resume As you are asking for a marketing managerial position, its highly advantageous to have a whole degree on company and marketing. For one, you need to have an extensive work experience, and of course a degree in geschftsleben administration. Study the job posting carefully, do your homework on the business and customize your cover letter to the particular job prospect. Lets launch your work search. The operations manager for logistics will be liable for coordinating the movement of products in the business, making certain that the suitable number of products ordered is moved to the ideal locations and to the perfect persons a t the scheduled moment. Should you do your work well, the office will appear to run itself. Therefore, if you would like to join the league of nice and productive office managers, then you have to be innovative. To engage her, youre require a substantive sales pitch. The Basic Facts of Manager Resume Theres a simple way to demonstrate your resume experience. In addition, there are a few practical methods to help you craft a successful resume. Seeking the assistance of a professional resume maker should not be a huge hindrance thats right for you, just to have a perfect resume of your own. If you worry youve zero knowledge or experience in writing it, but you would like it to seem professional, search for a sample with helpful tips. The Fight Against Manager Resume It is not difficult to customize for your business. You might need to attempt to bribe your clients to only use your dating app. Product managers must deal with the challenge that customers probably utilize mul tiple dating applications at precisely the same moment. Your manager or director does not need to hold your kralle as you put together people and objects to be sure the business can offer the correct goods and solutions. When the sample is already open, you can start editing all sections by filling in your own personal information like your complete name, current place, date of birth, age, contact information, and such. Last, you can consist of relevant links to internet resumes or professional sites. Locate an outstanding office manager resume description whilst conducting your research about the information which you want to add to it. Theres no need list them. The Battle Over Manager Resume and How to Win It A terrific objective is one which provides the employer a reason to think that youre the very best person for the job. Its far better to find out more about the objective carefully and tailor it to the job youre applying for. Theres also the NBRC test that must be taken to develop into a registered respiratory therapist. On the job, a prosperous nurse develops qualities like organizational abilities, flexibility and the capability to make observations and fast decision making.

The Downside Risk of Social Work Resume Writing Tips That No One Is Talking About

The Downside Risk of Social Work Resume Writing Tips That No One Is Talking About The One Thing to Do for Social Work Resume Writing Tips Any responsibility and duty youve performed previously or currently performing as a social worker or associated positions ought to be presented here. You have to provide your prospective employer a very clear and direct job objective, that youre able to join the business. In spite of all that empathy, its still difficult to acquire work. You might want to change the skills you list based on the responsibilities of the job. When listing your employment history, include achievements related to the kind of work you are searching for. If you have lots of social work experience, you should think about utilizing an expert summary. Analyze job ads You will see a good deal of helpful info on job ads. There are many websites with tips around the internet, but fruchtwein bring just a small number of them. Its simple to navigate and youll be abl e to manage your social networking posts by dragging them around to modify the schedule. Dont hesitate to browse other social networking tools you might utilize. Social media isnt a cut-and-dry field. You could also have specific social work methods or practices which you were not able to mention in different sections of your resume. The Battle Over Social Work Resume Writing Tips and How to Win It You need to be able to compose your social work resume on a SNAP scrip and receive the job. Attempt to comprehend the market of the organization youre asking for work, and identify what sort of difficulties they may be going through. Think about getting expert help If youre having a tough time to create your resume, or in case youre receiving no response whatsoever from companies, you could look at employing a professional resume writing service. To compose a strong social worker resume, youll have to offer evidence of your capacity to help others. Try to consider the absolute m ost impressive thing youve done in social work, and place it on display. When it regards the design of your resume, utilize a frequent font thats simple to read. If you want more help, have a look at our guide about how to craft the perfect resume profile. The Dirty Facts About Social Work Resume Writing Tips Reading through resumes might be tedious and repetitive practice. Outlining any experience utilizing computer computer software applications like Microsoft Office is important too. Since your resume is the very first hurdle you must jump over in the application procedure, its essential to assemble a document which gets results. The perfect format for your resume is shown in the example that you will just need to adjust for your own personal situation. Succeeding in the digital marketing and advertising arena requires a wide variety of skills and knowledge across multiple regions of expertise. Your email is likewise an important inclusion and also should be one which you check regularly. Moreover, tailoring your resume will allow you to list job-specific important words and abilities, further adding to your appeal for a candidate.

Tips for Returning to Work After Maternity Leave

Tips for Returning to Work After Maternity LeaveTips for Returning to Work After Maternity LeaveWhen you first beginmaternity leave, it may feel like youll have a nearly endless amount of time away from the office. But all too quickly those weeks or months of leave come to an end. Then comes the transition back to the workplace, which can often be a challenge. Tips for Returning to Work After Maternity Leave If youre approaching the end of your maternity leave, here are some tips to help prepare you to return to the workforce. Reconnect with the OfficeIf its been some time since youve thought about work, do yourself a favor ease into workplace culture. Switching abruptly from days spent entirely with the baby to time split between office and parenting is jarring, and likely not good for you either as a parent or an employee. Do some advance work before your first day into the office to make the transition smoother. Email or Call Your Human Resources (HR) DepartmentIf your HR depa rtment hasnt already been in touch, reach out yourself. The people in human resources can fill you in on important details such as the best date to return to the office, the location of the lactation room, and other good-to-know details on paperwork and getting back into the swing of a work routine. Schedule Your Return DateAim to go back to the office late in the week. Resist the temptation to make your first day back in the office a Monday a full week back in the office makes for a difficult transition. A Thursday or Friday return date will allow you to have the weekend to recalibrate and fix any potential issues with childcare, scheduling, etc. Reach Out to Your BossIf human resources hasnt already done so, tell your manager your first planned date back in the office. This can be a nice opportunity to share any schedule changes that may occur as a result of childcare, pumping, or anything else. Not aya how to communicate with your manager about post-maternity leave schedule chang es? Seea sample email message. Schedule an In-Person Meet-UpHaving a casual lunch or coffee catch-up with your manager or co-workers a few weeks prior to return to work can be helpful. In-person meet-ups give you the opportunity to catch up on work gossip, find out about new projects, and start to feel re-engaged with work. If you cant meet with folks in advance, do be sure to make face-to-face time with them in the office a priority. If you were gone for three months on maternity leave, a lot may have changed. Prepare for Office PumpingWill you be pumping at the office? Make sure youre comfortable pumping before returning to work. Reach out to human resources and co-workers to determine where you can pump at your workplace. (Note that theAffordable Care Actincludes a provision for breastfeeding offices must provide both a non-bathroom location and a reasonable amount of time for moms to express milk.) You may want to block off time on your calendar for pumping as well, so you dont wind up having to unexpectedly duck out of meetings. Make Sure You and Your Family Are Ready for Your Return Before you can venture back into the world of work, youll need to make sure youre prepared at home. This means everything from arranging childcare (and backup childcare) to swapping yoga pants for suits. Do a Wardrobe CheckDo a deep dive into your closet and pull out your office tops, pants, and skirts. Try clothes on to check they still fit appropriately, since both pregnancy and breastfeeding can change your figure. Put the clothes that are still suitable for work in a prominent spot in your closet to make your mornings easier if necessary, purchase new outfits. Have a Trial RunPrepare yourself for your newmorning routine plan a trial run, complete with setting an alarm, dropping off the baby at childcare, and commuting into the office. Getting ready in the morning with a baby packing a bag for daycare, dropping her off, having a meaningful good-bye, breastfeeding c an take mora time than your pre-baby morning routine of coffee on the run. A trial run will give you time to work out any childcare kinks and develop your new routine with your baby. Find Childcare and Backup ChildcareIts inevitable that there will be a day possibly on the same day as an important meeting, deadline, or presentation that your baby will be sick and need you. Prepare for this moment before it occurs. Map out with your significant other who will be the primary contact for daycare or your nanny. If an unexpected pick-up is necessary, who will be responsible? Figure out a strategy for babys sick days, doctor visits, and other events that may require you to leave work unexpectedly. It can also be helpful to develop a list of potential back-up caretakers anyone from in-laws to parents to a babysitter - who can pick up the slack if necessary. Prepare Yourself MentallyJust as those first days with your new baby may have been a challenge, the early days back at the office may also be tough. You may find yourself full of emotions and thats OK Try to think about ways to ease this transition for yourself. You may, for instance, want to schedule a daily check-in either a call, text, or video chat with your childs caretaker. Or maybe its a matter of packing a photo for the office.

Odds are who you know isnt going to help get you that job

Odds are who you know isnt going to help get you that jobOdds are who you know isnt going to help get you that jobDont depend on the people you know to get you the job you want. A new PayScale survey of 53,000 workers found that personal referrals from friends and former coworkers to be mostly ineffective and costly to both employees and employers.Survey only 34% of job referrals resulted in jobWhen you send out a reference request, dont expect it to lead to a job offer - only about one-third of employed workers surveyed said that they had been the recipient of one. The most common type of job referral - with 41% of employees being the recipient of one - came from a family member or close friend.While its common for managers to reach out to personal networks of who they know for job leads, the surveys findings challenge the fairness and efficacy of such a decision. The survey found that referrals from friends and families resulted in less engaged employees who said they were less satisfied with their employer and had worse relationships with their managers than geschftliches miteinander referrals. The finding suggests that a sign of professional investment could be in someone you dont personally know reaching out to you on LinkedIn or cold-calling you for a job.As a job seeker leveraging your friends and families for leads, you should also be cautious about how personal referrals can impact you once you get the job offer. You may think that being friends with the CEO can get you a better salary offer, but the survey found that personal referrals were offered an average salary that was $1,600 a year less than those who were referred by a business contact.Job referrals disproportionately help white menNot only are referrals found to be ineffective, they are also found to decrease diversity. At worst, they can be discriminatory. If you want a diverse workforce, you should not be relying on job referrals to find candidates.The survey found that white men overwhe lmingly benefited the most from this practice.The survey calculated that out of every 100 employees referred, 44 of them will be white men, 22 will be white women, 18 will be men of color and only 16 will be women of color, holding constant industry, location, and other relevant variables.The survey also found that the salary offers resulting from job referrals helped men more than women. While referred men could expect an $8,200 salary increase, the average women could only expect to receive a $3,700 salary increase.How to combat referral hiring biasInclusive hiring means examining every part of the hiring process for gaps to improve. If you are not getting the range of candidates needed to get a diverse workforce, its up to you the manager to find the demographics being overlooked.As journalist and managing expert Stacy-Marie Ishmael put it, If youre a white dude, its extremely likely that most of the people you know socially and professionally are also white dudes. And sinceso mu ch of hiring is about referrals, guess who ends up being recommended first?To combat this bias, Ishmael advises employers to actively search beyond personal pipelines for new talent Attend job fairs that specifically target people from underrepresented groups. Sponsor the conferences that are aimed at encouraging minorities in technology and media. Be present, be sincere, and be prepared to put money and time into the work.

Why Youre Not Getting Good Job Search Advice - The Muse

Why Youre Not Getting Good Job Search Advice - The MuseWhy Youre Not Getting Good Job Search Advice Im just going to go ahead and admit it Sometimes when my husband gives me advice I dont like or wasnt expecting, instead of embracing it, I tell him he doesnt understand, he doesnt know what hes talking about, he just doesnt get it. This leads to exactly nowhere as he attempts to get me to explain myself better, and I shut down. My excuses for claiming his advice isnt good are just that- excuses.Sound familiar? If youve ever dismissed someones advice as bad and bemoaned the fact that none of your friends dont have anything worthwhile to say when it comes to your career, you may want to take a moment to look at yourself. Of course, notlage all the advice you get is going to be great, but often the problem isnt with the information youre getting, its with how you internalize it. Read on for three situations where its not the advice that isnt good, its your refusal to embrace it as legit. 1. Your Best Friend Advises You to Tailor Your Resume and titelseite LetterIts not your best friends first rodeo. He recently snagged a new job at a company hed been eyeing for months. After weeks of sending out his standard resume and a basic, generic cover letter and not getting any responses, he did some research and discovered that personalized application materials were what he needed to get an edge. Once he created a resume and letter of interest tailored to the companies he was applying to, the interview invitations came fast and furious, and before long, he had an offer. He attributes it to revamping his professional documents, and advises you to do the same. But, instead of digesting this information and seeing the validity in it, you grow annoyed and decide that Your Skills Speak for ThemselvesAt this point, youre applying to several jobs a day, and you cant even imagine sending out different versions of your cover letter. You know your friends story, but yours isnt ident ical, which means you dont need to follow his advice, right? Wrong. If your generic resume were getting you interviews and offers, you probably wouldnt be getting this feedback in the first place, but since what youre doing isnt working, its clearly time to try something else. 2. Your Brother Suggests Cleaning up Your Social Media AccountsAs your older brother and one of the people closest to you, hes read all of your distasteful tweets, and he knows you still have those ridiculous spring break photos up on your public Facebook account. You dont have a professional LinkedIn photo, and you dont have a summary either. So, what youve got is a huge presence on Instagram (pictures of hamburgers and not much else featured prominently) and FB (see above, re rowdy spring break photos), but youve got nearly nothing to show on LinkedIn, the site that nearly all hiring professionals look at when theyre hiring, and, whats more, your Twitter page doesnt really give any insight into your characte r and depth. In spite of that reality, when your brother tells you to take an afternoon to get your social media presence hiring-manager ready, you balk. The advice is worthless, you think, because You Think the Right Employer Wont CareOK, first of all, you dont think the spring break shots are that bad. Youre only holding a beer in a few of them- its not like youre tossing back shots or are participating in a wet T-shirt contest. Just because you want to tweet out all of your customer tafelgeschirr complaints, it doesnt mean you should be penalized. Youre on LinkedIn- what does it matter how active you are? Once the recruiter sees your work history and experience, shell know youre the best person for the job. Um, not exactly. No doubt your skill set would make you an immediate asset to the role, but hiring managers are getting dozens of applications, and if and when they look into your online presence and are bombarded with unflattering images and unprofessional language, youll be moved to the bottom of the pile. Change your privacy settings and be as clear as day that your future boss would be happy with what he might come across. THINK YOU HAVE ENOUGH ADVICE TO GET STARTED ON YOUR SEARCH?Great, your new job is right around the corner.Start applying today 3. Your Mentor Tells You to Brush up on Your Interviewing SkillsShe offers to role-play with you, encourages you to ask questions, suggests that you put more of an effort into researching the company before you go in for an interview. In her position, she interviews candidates often and can point out the mistakes made in the process. Shes not claiming to have all the answers, and, no, she wasnt with you in any of your interviews, but she has a lot of thoughts on how you can ace this part of your job search. Its nothing you havent heard before, and so you brush it aside and refuse to believe that you actually need help in this area. Youre doing everything right, you say and You Respond That Its Not You Whos the Problem, Its ThemAdmittedly, your last couple of in-person meetings werent so great. You didnt always have the answer to the questions you were asked, but hey, not your fault, there were some hardballs, and you were honest when you explained why your last job didnt work out- your boss, you know, wasnt a good manager and made it difficult for you to get anything done. But, no one has a perfect interview. No one has the answer to all the questions. Theres only so much you can learn about the company unless youre working there. While there may be some truth to these things, theres probably plenty of truth to the fact that youre, well, getting to the interview process and bombing it. Your mentor is looking out for you, trying to help you succeed. Dont shun the advice because your egos getting in the way. Typically, if youre finding advice hard to swallow, its because theres something you dont want to face. Like I said, Ive been there. Coming to terms with our shortcomings and the w ays we need to improve is challenging and can make us feel vulnerable. But, instead of risking relationships and losing friendships simply because you want to chalk up all the advice as no-good, take a long, hard look at yourself and what it is that you could be doing differently to get the results you want. Photo of man having a serious conversation courtesy of Nikada/Getty Images.