French bus drivers wear skirts to protest ban on shorts at work

French bus drivers wear skirts to protest ban on shorts at workFrench bus drivers wear skirts to protest ban on shorts at workAstemperatures climbed to100 degrees Fahrenheit in a nationwide heatwave, bus drivers in the city of Nantes, France, asked for some slack in their dress code.They thought it was a reasonable request. Many of them said they worked in buses without air-conditioning. Buttheirrequest to wear shorts was turned down by local authorities, so the driversdecided to make a symbolic point about the right to bare knees.A group of the male drivers protested the dress code by showing up to work in the skirts female bus drivers could wear.ur uniform is not appropriate for these high temperatures. We envy women at moments like this, bus driver Didier Sauvetre told the local Presse Ocean paper about why the men had donned skirts.To spend more than seven hours in a vehicle in 50C 122F temperatures is not easy, Gabriel Magner, a union representative for the drivers, said. Above 30C 86F the management could put a heatwave plan into action and allow drivers to wear shorts. Weve been asking for this since 2013.The president of the bus company Semitan, Pascal Bolo, was unmoved by this knee-length display. Its hard but its only a few days of the year, he said. Rules were rules and the company had already introduced summer trousers for the drivers that were made of lighter material.But on Tuesday, Semitan had changed its tune and announced that itwould let drivers wear shorts in dress-code colors until the company got an updated uniform.When is it too hot to work?The bus drivers story brings up a larger question thats totenstill unresolved legally in France and most of the world when is it too hot to work?The technical answer is never.There is no exact legal maximum temperature for what is acceptable in the workplace in France, the United Kingdom, or the United States.Although theres no exact limit, labor codes in France allow workers to take on their employer i f they believe their health is in danger in the workplace.The Trade Unions Congress, which represents the majority of unions for England and Wales,does not have a temperature limit, but they would like one to be passed into law that would make 30C 86F the legal limit. Until then, they strongly recommend practical remedies to make employees as comfortable as possible.Under these heatwave recommendations, employers should be flexible with their working arrangements and let employees work earlier or later in the day, when its not as hot. They should also relax their dress codesand make cooling amenities like sunscreen and personal fans available to employees.The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has similar guidelines. In addition to what TUC recommends, it advises employees to wear lightweight, loose-fitting clothing and for employers to keep hydrating fluids on hand for employees. While it doesnt require employers to maintain a temperature in the workplace, it does r ecommend a working climate between 68 and 78 degreesFahrenheit. Anyone who feels that their employers working conditions are affecting your health and are causing you heat stress, you can take your case to OSHA.Until your heat stress reaches that level, the government agencys advice to you is to deal with it.Office temperature and humidity conditions are generally a matter of human comfort rather than hazards that could cause death or serious physical harm, itsaid in a 2003 letter on indoor office air quality. OSHA cannot cite the General Duty Clause for personal discomfort.You hear that, men? When it gets warm, don yourprotest skirts and carry on.

Experts say you should avoid DIY sunscreen formulas you see online

Experts say you should avoid DIY sunscreen fassonulas you see onlineExperts say you should avoid DIY sunscreen formulas you see onlineShould you trust all the medical advice you read on the internet?In fact, the cures you find may cause more harm than good.A quick Pinterest search for do-it-yourself (DIY) sunscreen reveals thousands of recipes, most of which have no scientific evidence to back their claims.A new study finds people who use these sunscreen recipes could be putting their lives at risk.Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moreLara McKenzie, PhD, principal investigator with the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Childrens Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, and lead author of the study, said her team investigated how homemade sunscreens were portrayed on Pinterest.She said they found that about 95 percent of DIY sunscreens were positively promoted for their effective ness, but almost 70 percent recommended a recipe for sunscreen offering insufficient UV radiation protection.What that means, McKenzie told Healthline, is they made the homemade sunscreens look like they would protect you or your child when in fact they were made from ingredients that would only offer minimal scientifically proven broad-spectrum protection from UV radiation.Dr. Richard Torbeck, board-certified dermatologist withAdvanced Dermatology PC, has similar concerns.I deal with melanoma and skin cancer on a daily basis and feel that these recipes are not worth the risk, Torbeck told Healthline.Risks of online sunscreen recipesWhile homemade lip balm or conditioner may or may not work, it doesnt put you or your childrens lives at risk from a potentially fatal cancer.If I stop and think about what I see on Pinterest as a user, as a mom, and as an injury researcher, said McKenzie. I guess Im not surprised because theres so much in that movement of DIY and natural organic and doi ng the best for your children. But not all the things you can DIY are necessarily safe for your children. Thats where my injury expert teeth come out.Whats at risk here is at best sunburn and at worst skin cancer in the future, she added.Dr. Tanya Nino, dermatologist with St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, California, sees similar problems in concocting your own sunscreen from an internet recipe.The issue with DIY sunscreens is that they cannot be reliable in terms of the degree of sun protection they provide, she told Healthline. Commercially available sunscreens have been extensively tested to determine their ability to prevent sunburn. DIY sunscreens may claim to have a certain SPF, but without the proper testing, the actual SPF may be lower than intended.Theres also the problem with the ingredients.In addition to the active ingredients in sunscreens, there are also ingredients that stabilize the sunscreen over time, help it spread evenly over the skin, and help make sure its actuall y durable in UV light, Nino explained. Achieving this level of quality in DIY formulations is not reliable.This is even true forsunscreens with coconut oil.Sunburn increases cancer riskWhile the increased cancer risk from experiencing sunburn isnt precise,studiesshow that just five blistering sunburns in childhood can raise the lifetime risk of melanoma by 80 percent.Sunburn absolutely increases your risk of skin cancer, said Nino. In fact, a history of sunburn is one of the main risk factors for developing melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer.Experts agree the best way to prevent sunburn is by using an FDA-approved, commercially prepared sunscreen.Daily sunscreen use helps prevent the daily damage to our skin cells DNA. By reducing the DNA damage, there is a decreased risk that one of these skin cells or pigment cells go rogue and form a cancer, said Torbeck.Online medical advicePinterest recently came underfirefor hosting what critics say is unproven and potentially unsafe medical advice.The company announced in February theyre putting limits on topics such as vaccines and investigating pins reported by users.However, there remains an abundance of DIY sunscreen posts.According to Pinterestpolicyon misinformation Pinterests misinformation policy prohibits things like promotion of false cures for terminal or chronic illnesses and anti-vaccination advice. Because of this, youre not allowed to save content that includes advice where there may be immediate and detrimental effects on a Pinners health or on public safety.Pinterest officials did not respond to Healthlines requests for an interview for this story.Use only FDA-approved sunscreenMcKenzie is emphatic when it comes to online sunscreen recipes.Use commercial sunscreen. Dont make your own, she said.For those who choose not to use sunscreen at all you should stay out of the sun entirely. But you should be using a commercial sunscreen for sure, she said.This doesnt mean it has to be a major manufactur er, McKenzie added. It can be an off-brand, but one thats sold in stores and is commercially available, thats the kind you want to use. Those meet certain criteria and standards for testing. The ones you make yourself we have no idea if they really will offer the sun protection factor that they claim to.According to McKenzie, sun safety includesEveryone 6 months and older should use a broad-spectrum sunscreen that protects against both UVA and UVB rays.Use SPF 30 or higher. The ones that were seen in McKenzies study had claims of SPF from 2 all the way to 50, but she said theres no way to know that for sure with the ingredients that were listed.Model good habits for your children by applying sunscreen early, applying it often, and throwing out old, expired sunscreen.The bottom lineRecent research finds DIY recipes for homemade sunscreen are rampant on Pinterest.These formulations could put you at risk for sunburn and skin cancer.Experts recommend using a commercially available, FDA- approved sunscreen to prevent skin damage and reduce cancer risk.You should use at least an SPF of 30, apply it often, and throw out sunscreen once it expires.This article first appeared on Healthline.

Do you believe in miracles

Do you believe in miraclesDo you believe in miraclesIm in an Olympic mood this morning, Readers. Lets get you started on the path to victory with these great jobsYou know, folks, I am a believer in menschenfreundlich achievement. Yur achievement.And I was reminded of our ability to achieve the improbable this week when, digging through a box of old stuff, I found the pins I had purchased at the Winter Olympics in 1980.I was a boy, it was Lake Placid, and the world tilted slowly against us. The Soviets had invaded Afghanistan, the misery index was in the 20s, and the nation was slogging through our long malaise.America, our America, was losing.Our power, our prestige, our will to succeed slipped imperceptibly from our clutch.So do you remember that soft February night? Do you remember the news, bursting out the darkness with the sharp, explosive joy of a Redemption? Do you remember where you were when you heard these incandescent words?Do you believe in miracles?The shining triumph of a band of goofy college kids, melded together into one of the most improbable victories of the century?Folks, we have it in us. We have the power to change worlds, to move the mountains, to turn the streams and rivers of history in our favor.If we people have the power to do all this to beat the Soviets, to stand in front of all of our fellow citizens with the burning slender disks of gold hung loose from ribbons around necks, if we have the power to do all that, Readers, then we have the power to triumph today.You have the power to triumph today.You have the miracle within you. Lets make Believers out of the rest of the worldand these are a few links to Miracle on Ice resources on the webBuy the documentary at Amazon.comRead more about the Miracle on Ice.CNN/SI has a great 20th anniversary retrospective on the team.You can also watch the ESPN video collection.Have a great, great week, Readers

Deciding Which Military Service to Join

Deciding Which Military Service to JoinDeciding Which Military Service to JoinDeciding to join the military should require some internal questioning. In asking yourself why you want to join the military, ask yourself the following Do you want to serve your country?Are you thinking of making the military a career, or just join for four to five years prior to going to college?Do you want to learn a trade, or get college benefits?Are you interested in traveling the world? There are many reasons why people join the military. But joining because you cannot find anything else to do is typically not the best reason, though many of those who are uninterested in what the civilian jobs offer to find a home in the military as well. Military Versus Civilian Employment Before you join, recognize the fact that a job in the military is not civilian employment. Its not just like having a regular job. You just cannot decide you want to get out of the militaryanytime you want to- you signed a cont ract- and the military signed a contract with you, too. You can go to jail just for being late for work. (Granted, its unlikely that a commander would impose nonjudicial punishment, or court-martial action the first time you are late for work, but it would be entirely legal for him/her to do so according toArticle 86 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice UCMJ.) No matter how high your rank, no matter which service you join, there will always have a boss. Many times you wont like or agree with your orders, but you take a solemn oath to obey the orders of the President of the United States and the lawful orders of those appointed over you. Disobeying those orders can have serious consequences. If you cant live with this simple fact, save yourself the hardship and the government some valuable time and money, and dont enlist. Travel is significant in the Army, Navy, Air Force, seestreitmachts, and even in the Coast Guard and National Guard. Expect to move often and be away from home s ix or more months at a time when deployed. If you like to smoke marijuana once in a while, dont join. The military uses random, no-notice urinalysis, and if youre found positive, you may very well go to jail (as well as being discharged). The DOD urinalysis test can find THC in your urine for three weeks after youve smoked a joint. 148 Watch Now Which Branch of the Military Is Right For You? Which Service Should I Join? Next, youll need to decide which service you are interested in. Sometimes, youll know this in advance. Perhaps you had a friend or relative who served or is serving in a particular branch of the military and you want to follow in their footsteps. You should give this matter much study and thought. Each of the services is different, and some people may be more suited (based upon qualifications, temperament, and/or interests) for one service vs. another. Make sure you select a service thatyouare interested in joining, based uponyourinterests. Dont join a service just because someone else liked it, or expects you to. Its your life and your decision. There are also differences in education benefits, assignments, job guarantees, education programs, and enlistment/re-enlistment bonuses. Recruiters see lots of folks who want to enlist and serve in one of these elite fields. The truth of the matter is that most people who apply for the elite programs wash out due to the very rigorous training requirements. If you enlist to become one of these elites, and you wash out of training, you dont get to quit. Youll be required to serve the remainder of your enlistment contract in a different job. The Marines If you like shooting (a lot) and want a complete change of lifestyle, to include a deeply ingrained pride of service, commitment, and sense of loyalty, the Marine Corps may be what youre looking for. This may be a minor point, but it is very telling. When you ask an airman what he does, he will respond, Im in the Air Force. When you ask a sailor what she does, shell respond, Im in the Navy. If you ask a Marine what he does, hell say Iama Marine.The Marines are also scattered around (although not in as great numbers as the other services). Recently, however, the Marines have been taking their turns in Iraq and Afghanistan. However, unlike the Army (and like the Navy), a Marine may find him/herself spending significantamounts of time deployed to sea on Navy amphibious ships. If you join the Marines, expect to eat, sleep, and breathe The Corps, 24 hours per day, seven days per week. All Marines are considered riflemen first, plus whatever other MOS (job) they hold second. This is attributable to the high level of marksmanship training that all Marines receive. The Army If you want a little more flexibility in your lifestyle, but still want a strong sense of being in the military, the Army may be for you. If you like to crawl through the mud and blow things up, using the latest and greatest of blowing up toys, consider one of the Armys combat arms branches. Youll likely get all the time in the field, that you want. The Army deploys a significant number of soldiers to Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia, and Kosovo, but Korea, Japan, and Germany are among the other beautiful and interesting places where you could be stationed.Many Army Combat Arms units, such as the infantry,Special Forces and Rangers, require significant additional training that is physically and tactically intense and has high attrition rates. The Navy The Navy is probably the best place for those who like to travel. There are only a few ratings (jobs) in the Navy that wont spend a significant amount of time at sea. This might be great if you are single, but might be something youll want to think about if you have a family. In todays military, expect to spend a significant time away from home. The average Navy enlisted person can spend a significant amount of time each year at sea. On any given day, 40 percent of Navy personnel are assigne d to a ship or submarine, and 35 percent to 45 percent of those ships will be deployed to sea. The Navy, while not as rigid as the Marines and Army, has many deep-set customs and traditions. For the gung-ho sailor, the Navy possessesspecial operations forces Navy SEALs, Navy EOD, SWCC, and SAR Swimmers. The Coast Guard The Coast Guard has the advantage of having a real, peacetime mission, in active law enforcement, rescue, and ocean safety. On the downside, the Coast Guard only has 23 enlisted jobs to choose from, and you usually cannot get a guaranteed job at the time of enlistment. On the plus side, pretty much all of those jobs directly relate to the civilian job market. Additionally, with fewer jobs, the Coast Guard doesnt specialize as much as the other services, and one may get a wider range of experience within a specific job. Coast Guard drug interdiction missions and port security missions are today focused on anti-terrorism as well as crime. The job can get pretty inte nse when arresting armed drug dealers on the high seas or rescuing stranded boaters in a storm. The Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers are highly trained and highly qualified members of rescue and life-saving teams around the country. The Air Force Of all the services, the Air Force is probably the most like having a regular job. The Air Force is, arguably, far ahead of the other services in many quality of life issues such as dormitories and base housing units. If these things are important to you, then the Air Force should be something you look into. However, in terms of educational requirements and overallArmed Forces Vocational Aptitude Battery(AFVAB)scores, the Air Force (tied with the Coast Guard) is the hardest service to get into.Depending on your Air Force AFSC (job), and duty assignment, you may find yourself spending up to seven months out of every year deployed to such garden spots as Kosovo, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Afghanistan, or Iraq.The Air Forcecould be consideredas the least military service, also has its share of gung-ho, in the elite Combat Controllers and Air Force Pararescue forces. The National Guard and Reserves All of the services have a reserve component, while the Army and Air Force have a related National Guard as well. The primary purpose of the Reserves and National Guard is to provide a reserve force to supplement the active duty forces when needed. The biggest difference between the Reserves and National Guard is that the Reserves belong to the federal government, while the National Guard belongs to the individual state government. While both the Reserves and the National Guard can be called to active duty by the Federal Government, under the authority of the President, individual state governors can also call out their National Guard units to assist in individual state emergencies. Following basic training and job training, members of the Reserves and National Guard drill (perform duties) one weekend each monthand two weeks ever y year. However, its become more and common to activate Guard and Reserve units to supplement active duty deployments to suchlocations as Iraq, Kuwait, Bosnia, Afghanistan, and Kosovo. Enlisted Members Versus Commissioned Officers In addition to deciding on a military service, if you have a four-year college bachelors degree (or above), you should decide whether you want to join that service as a commissioned officer, or whether you wish to join as an enlisted member. Commissioned officers make a lot more money than enlisted members. Additionally, their quality of life is generally better (better housing, quarters, etc.). However, they have a much greater degree of responsibility. The competition for commissioned slots is tough, and merely having a college degree is not enough. Factors such as college grade point average and officer accession test scores are given much weight. Its also much harder to get approved for waivers (medical, criminal history, etc.) for commissioned app licants than it is for enlisted applicants. If you decide you wish to apply for a commission, ask the recruiter to refer you to an Officer Accessions Recruiter. The Bottom Line Once youve decided what service youre interested in, you may wish to make appointments and talk to the recruiters of all of the services that interest you. Do not go into the recruiters office without an idea of what you are interested in pursuing as a job, and prepare yourself physically if challenging training is involved (SEALs, Rangers, RECON, Air Force PJ as an example). If you have no idea what you want to do in the military, the recruiter will steer you toward what the military needs.This will depend on your ASVAB scores as well.The better you score on the ASVAB, the more options available to you, so do a few practice tests and actually study for it if you want to do something that is competitive (Nuke School, Medical, Special Ops). Dont begin the enlistment qualification process, however, until yo ure sure what service you want to join. Its unfair to make a recruiter do all the work to pre-qualify you, set you up for testing and medical, then back out and join a different service.

Resume, Interview, and Career FAQs

Resume, Interview, and Career FAQs Resume, Interview, and Career FAQs Resume, Interview, and Career FAQsYur Questions, Resume Genius AnswersThis Questions Answers page has been broken down into three sections Resumes, Interviews, and Careers. All questions are answered by Resume Genius staff of professional resume writers, career coaches and former HR professionals. Find the answers to the questions youre looking for nowResume Questions AnswersInterview Questions AnswersCareer Questions Answers1. ResumesQ. How do I make a resume?A.There are many ways to make a resume. Most commonly, people will use Microsoft Word to write their resumes. Youll need to know how to format the text with proper margins, fonts, and font sizes.Alternatively, you can save time by using a resume builder like Resume Genius, which will help you automatically write and format your resume in professional manner.If you arent sure about common resume writing practices, please read this information about how to format your resume.Q. How do I make a free resume?A. Resume Genius is a free resume builder. It will generate all of the information and text for you automatically with a small amount of input. You can ausfuhr this information into a .txt file for free. However, there is a charge to export into .doc or .pdf.Nonetheless, we provide a powerful resource and help you generate solid resume content at no cost at all.Q. What skills should I put in my resume?A. Every section of your resume should be specifically targeted towards the company you want to join. This includes the Additional Skills section of your resume. Here are two examples of what you shouldnt include, and the reason whyIf youre interested in becoming a waiter, your ability to use software like Microsoft Word is irrelevant so dont include it.If youre interested in becoming a secretary, your ability to carry 20 pound serving platter over your shoulder is also irrelevant so dont include it.Youll need to think carefully about what skills you have that are relevant to the job youre applying for. However, we have included a list here of general skills that companies are looking for. Ideally, youll want to replace these with more specific examples.Read more about general skills you can include.Q. I dont know what my resume should look like. Are there any resume samples I can look through?A. We provide a section on our website for people to look through various industry resumes. Remember, these are only for inspiration, ideas, and guidance, and cannot be used as a substitute for your resume.Modify them to match your own work experienceQ. I need help correcting my resume Can someone please critique my resume?A. This page is dedicated to visitors like you who would like to have their resumes critiqued. Simply leave a comment on this page with an image of your resume, and well happily take a glance and make some comments on it.Alternatively, we have found that Reddits resume community is extremely helpful and willing to lend a hand to those in need.Q. How do I write a resume with no job experience?A. Every single one of us didnt have any job experience at some point. The key is to be realistic about your expectations for employment. For many entry-level retail and food tafelgeschirr jobs you wont even need a formal resume and instead only be expected to complete a generic application.For other positions that require a resume dont worry, because writing a concise one-page resume is actually a positive thing. Without much experience focus on your educational section to fill the body of the resume. Including a targeted career objective in addition to additional skills should easily fill up a single page. Also, dont forget to include any part-time work and volunteer experience.Q. Should I write a personal statement on my resume?A. No, you should not Recruiters are interested in your work experience, accomplishments, and skills. That is the information that really speaks to who you are, and w hat abilities you have.Q. Should I include my picture in my resume?A. You should absolutely not include a picture, unless you are an actor. Then youll need to include a headshot.Q. Can I include images in my resume?A. Do not include any images. It will make your resume look unprofessional, and also make it difficult for Applicant Tracking Software to read your resume.Q. How do I write a Career Objective?A.Career Objectives are a very common way to target any resume to a specific industry and position and make yourself seem like a custom fit for the position. Writing a Career Objective is as simple as reverse engineering the job description while mentioning your own experiences all in just a couple of sentences at the top of the resume, following the contact details.For example, if the job posting reads Seeking an enthusiastic addition to our customer service department to manage and help grow our North American operations,then a good Career Objective to write for a resume being sent to this position might read Experienced customer service professional with 8 years of industry experience seeking position to exercise management talent with high growth potential.*Remember, keep your Career Objective short, concise, and targeted to optimize its benefits. Never use the same Career Objective for multiple job applications, this could indicate that you are lazy, sloppy and unmotivated.2. InterviewsQ. Why havent I heard anything back from the jobs I applied to?A. There are several reasonsYour resume is unprofessionalThey already filled the positionYou are underqualifiedYou are overqualifiedThe companys strategy has changed and they are no longer hiringThe company is simply slow to actionThey are waiting for a larger pool of candidates to choose fromYou are being discriminated againstIf you are consistently not hearing responses from employers, its probably because your resume is unprofessional. If your resume is professional, you may be applying for positions that you are not qualified for. If you are qualified, you may be suffering from discrimination of some sort especially age discrimination.Learn more about age discrimination law and what to do here.When you do get the call to come in for an interview dont be unprepared. Check out our list of best question for the interviewer, so you know exactly what to ask to learn more about the company and role youre applying for.Q. Is it possible to get a job if your work experience is weak?A. Yes, it is possible. Resume consultants frequently say that your resume needs to clearly express your achievements. But what if you joined a company that had performed poorly thanks to external circumstances, and therefore left little room for you to achieve anything?Dont worry. So long as youre able to use your resume to communicate that you have the basic skills necessary to succeed, you will be fine. Your cover letter is another key aspect to convincing the hiring manager that you have what it takes to succeed in the position they are looking to fill.3. CareersQ. Will listing Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) on your resume help you get a job?A. MOOCs are still in their baby stages, so there are those who would say yes and others who would say no. At Resume Genius, we advocate including this information if you feel that it is relevant to the job description posted by the hiring manager.Weve heard of candidates applying for jobs related to coding and data analysis that including a MOOC class impressed the hiring manager, as it gave them a base of understanding that other candidates did not have.Other industries, or companies, may not be as impressed. Definitely do not include MOOC courses unrelated to the company youre applying for. Your resume is not supposed to be a list of accomplishments its a document selling your ability to do a specific job.Do you have a question youd like a Resume Genius to answer for you? Let us know in the comments below wed be glad to answer them

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5 Habits That Are Killing Your Career

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In part, thats the result of a disconnect between managers and employees during performance reviews.As VitalSmarts Vice President of Research David Maxfield explains, When we asked people who had come out of performance reviews what their anfhrer wanted them to do differently and what they learned from the performance review, they overwhelmingly said that, to the extent their boss had any dissatisfaction at all, the solution was to take a course or skill-up in some sort of technical area. But when we talked to the managers, it wasnt about skill-building at all. It was about behavioral p roblems very different from the message that their direct reports heard.Perhaps employees are walking away with such skewed messages because managers arent very optimistic about the situation. According to VitalSmarts, bosses report only 10-20 percent of their employees can actually make the lasting changes needed to kick these career-limiting habits.While Maxfield acknowledges that changing your habits is harder than learning new skills, he doesnt believe it cant be done.Its not that people cant change, its that very few peopledo change, he says.The Lake Wobegon EffectFans oflong-running radio variety show A Prairie Home Companionwill be familiar with creatorGarrison Keillors description of the fictional town Lake Wobegon as a place where all the women are strong, all the men are good looking, and all the children are above average.The Lake Wobegon Effect, which takes its name from that last bit about all the children being above average, refers to the fact that almost all of us b elieve ourselves to be above average a statistical impossibility.Maxfield describes a survey in which people were asked, Are you above average? and 80 percent of respondents answered in the affirmative. The Lake Wobegon effect, Maxfield believes, is one of the reasons why so few people are able to permanently change their behavior.One of my colleagues says the problem is biology Our eyes point the wrong direction, Maxfield says. Were not looking at ourselves, were looking out at the world. We dont see our own inadequacies.To make matters worse, people are often reluctant to point our inadequacies out to us. Even our bosses arent so good at it recall the performance review disconnect explored above.The other problem preventing us from changing, Maxfield says, is that when someone does point out a behavioral problem, many of us go into denial. In the VitalSmarts survey aboutcareer-limiting habits, 80 percent of employees blamed the problem on their bosses, not on themselves.If youre unwilling to own it, then the chances you are going to change are pretty small, Maxfield says.Maxfield has some ideas about how people can kick their career-killing habits, but he stresses that before anyone can adopt these tips, the first step is to accept it is your problem.Accepting a behavior as your problem isnt simply a matter of being told you have a bad habit you need to address. It means consciously choosing to address the problem after careful consideration.What people forget sometimes is that you need to ask yourself, Is this a behavior I am willing to change, or would I rather find a new boss, find a new job, and live with the status quo? Maxfield says.Some people very much believe the change isnt worth it and thats fine if youre one of them. You just need to be okay with your lack of career progression and probably find a new gig somewhere where the boss wont mind as much.Bad Behavior Is a Team SportIf, on the other hand, youve decided making the change is worth it, t he first thing to recognize is that willpower alone wont fix a thing.Often, when you have a bad habit, its almost always a team sport you have accomplices who are encouraging your bad habit, Maxfield says. You have to take some accomplices and bring them over to your side.For example, say youre one of the disorganized and unreliable ones. Your habits didnt start out as bad ones. As Maxfield says, your habits likely developed as the best way of coping with the world as you found it.Say youre a new employee, and youregetting along just fine, Maxfield elaborates. Maybe your peers would not describe you as disorganized and unreliable, but you dont really use a calendar very effectivelyor plan your workday very effectively, but you dont have to you have the weekend to catch up, and your job is not all that responsible anyway.Over the years, a few things change. You get promoted and gain a lot of responsibility. You settle down, get married, have some children all of which adds even mo re responsibility to your life. Now you dont have the weekend to catch up anymore. Your disorganization is becoming a significant hindrance to your professional success.The mistake we tend to make is thinking, Well, if I have enough willpower, I can overcome anything, Maxfield says. But I forget that my family is lined up against me spending more time at the sekretariat. They dont think thisa bad habit, though. Your family would like to see you spend less time at the office.Often, when a person is stuck in a bad habit or situation, its not one thing keeping them stuck there. Instead, multiple factors are at work, Maxfield says. Thats why he and VitalSmarts have come up with a sort of typology that allows people to discover the influences keeping them stuck.Were like the fish that discovers water last Swimming in a sea of influence, and we dont even notice it, Maxfield says.Become a Scientist to Kick Your Career-Limiting HabitsThat typology of bad influences developed by Maxfield and co. looks like thisUsing this chart, people can pinpoint where their negative influences are coming from and what to do about them.Returning to our disorganized and unreliable example, perhaps you pinpointone of your bad influences in the social ability, or support, section Your family doesnt want you spending more time at the office so you can stay ahead on your work. Theyd rather spend time with you.Of course, were using the phrase bad influence rather loosely here. Your family isnt wrong to want to spend time with you, and you arent a bad person for prioritizing family dinner over constant late nights in the office. So, assuming you have accepted that disorganization and unreliability is your problem and is worth fixing, your next step is to become almost like a scientist, Maxfield says. You have to dig deeper to the underlying causes of your behavior and find solutions that work for you.The subject were studying is ourselves, Maxfield says. Can we define the behaviors that are a problem and then track down those times, places, and circumstances where it becomes a problem?If youre disorganized and unreliable, maybe you discover that one of your big problems is saying no to people, which means you often end up with more work than you can realistically handle. Now that you cant use the weekends to catch up becauseyou want to spend time with your family, you have to find a better solution which you can do by looking at each box in the typology and taking some corresponding actions. There are numerous ways to improve your will or incentivize yourself, for example, but here are six to get you started1. Personal Motivation (Will) Create a Personal Motivation StatementA personal motivation ansicht can help you solve the conflicts that often arisebetween short- and long-term goals.We have our long-term goals that were after, like a career advancement goal, and our spouse buys into it, our family buys into it, we all buy into it, Maxfield says. But in the short te rm on a Friday night, when you have tickets to the theater but you have a deadline that will require you to stay late and miss the theater your motivation is not to get that career advancement, its to go to the theater with yourspouse.In such situations, you can use personal motivation statements to remind yourself in the short term ofthe long-term goals you may be abandoning to pursue immediate satisfaction.2. Personal Ability (Skill) Get Some TrainingYou could always use a new set of skills, no matter what your situation is. If youre disorganized and unreliable, perhaps you can learn some time-management and calendaring skills to help you get more done on time.Just remember that truly building skills requires notonly education, but also active training.The problem people have around skill-building is they think that its education rather than training Once Ive read it or I understand the concept, Im done, Maxfield says. But skill-building almost always requires deliberate, repet itive practice and coaching.3. Social Motivation (Encouragement) Hang With the Hard WorkersRather than spending your time with slackers, Maxfield suggests finding accomplices who have the same goals as you have and model off of them. Do what they do.4. Social Ability (Support) Find a beraterYour mentor should be someone you trust and who cares about you. It should be someone with whom you can be honest and who can be honest with you. Your mentor needs to be able to tell you the hard truths, or else youll just end up in denial like most other people.5. Structural Motivation (Incentives) Put Some Skin in the GameMaxfield tells the story of his neighbor in Park City, Utah, who spent time on the Olympic Nordic combined team. When this neighbor was tasked by his coach with losing ten pounds, he put a stack of $20 bills on his mantel, above the fireplace.He tells his wife, Every Friday, I want you to give me the hard truth. Did I stick to my diet and my training? If I didnt, were going to burn a $20 dollar, Maxfield recounts. So he had some skin in the game and he said he never burneda bill6. Structural Ability (Environment) Control Your EnvironmentTake control of your workspace and the environment around your workspace. Make it into a space that is, for you, conducive to work.It may be creating a quiet workspace at home, or it might be removing things like electronic disruptions, or it might be purchasing some apps that could help with organization, Maxfield explains.

Practical Steps to Becoming a Crime Analyst

Practical Steps to Becoming a Crime AnalystPractical Steps to Becoming a Crime AnalystCrime analysis involves identifying patterns and deriving trends from previous crimes to effectively predict how and when future crimes will occur. Its a relatively new career option in criminal justice and criminology, but it has quickly become one of the most important fields in supporting law enforcements goal of preventing crime. Crime analysts have made themselves indispensable by providing police with vital intelligence and information regarding growing crime trends. They analyze data from a variety of sources to help law enforcement managers make better decisions on how and where to employ their resources and manpower to become more efficient in fighting crime. What Does a Crime Analyst Do? Crime analysts use strategic, tactical, and administrative data, each with different goals. Strategic analysis advises law enforcement agencies as to where to place personnel to deter crime. Tactical a nalysis is more focused on deploying resources to address immediate dangers, such as rape, murder, or abductions. The administrative arm of the position provides all this information to supervisors and heads of departments, responding to their inquiries and demands for analysis of a particular situation. Information is often provided in graphic or visual content, such as charts, tables, and maps. The job is highly research-driven. Crime analysts might pull data from local sources, but its just as likely theyll use international data, comparing it to whatever situation theyre dealing with at the time. Minimum Requirements Specific requirements for crime analysts can vary by state and even by department. Generally, however, you must be a United States citizen, and you must be a high school graduate or hold a G.E.D. You must additionally hold a bachelors degree from an accredited college or university. You must pass a thorough hintergrund check, often including a polygraph exam. Re levant experience can be substituted for a college degree in some cases, but outside of working as a law enforcement officer, experience in this field is hard to come by. Crime analysis can be a great second career for former law enforcement officers. Chances are that youre going to have to earn that degree if law enforcement isnt for you, however. Consider majoring in a relevant discipline, such as criminal justice, criminology, sociology, psychology, or public administration. These are minimum requirements. It will take more than thisto put yourself in a position to get hired. In addition to a solid education, youll need strong analytical skills and the ability to use various computer programs. Critical thinking is also a must. The best candidates have strong oral communication skills and the ability to write effectively, efficiently, and coherently. Its one thing to be able to analyze data, but it does no one any good if you cant clearly present it. Get Competitive Being able to demonstrate that you have some experience to draw on can go a long way. Consider working as an intern at a state or local police agency or with your sheriffs department. You might even consider getting a job as a police dispatcher or in a related field to familiarize yourself with how calls for service are dispatched and how Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) software is used. A strong working knowledge of database and geo-mapping software can also help put you a step ahead of the competition. Stay up to date on literature and information related to the field by becoming familiar with crime analyst associations, such as the International Association of Crime Analysts(IACA). The Background Investigation Crime analysts deal with a lot of sensitive law enforcement data and information, so it follows that youll be required to undergo a thorough background investigation for nearly any job you apply for in this field.Keep your background as clean as possible. Be mindful to avoid associ ations with known criminals, and refrain from any criminal behavior yourself, particularly serious misdemeanors, DUIs, and felonies. You can expect the background investigation to include a look into your previous work history as well. Be open and honestabout any conflicts with past employers, and make it a point to be a good employee wherever youre currently working. Try not to leave any job on bad terms because your previous employer might be called on for a reference later. Law enforcement agencies want to be certain that they hire the most upstanding and trustworthy candidates. Your background and employment history are important components of the hiring process- one you cant afford to disregard. Required Training Youll get plenty of on-the-job training if youre hired, but you can also receive more formalized training in the form of certificate programs from organizations like the IACA or local associations. Some universities offer certificate programs in crime analysis. Becoming a Crime Analyst Crime analysis has become immensely important to law enforcement agencies, helping them to fulfill their role in the community. Youll have to employ hard work, dedication, and determination to get a job in this field, but jobs should be available. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has indicated that job growth for crime analysts should be about 5 percent from 2014 through 2024.

Most productive people 6 things they do every day

Most productive people 6 things they do every dayMost productive people 6 things they do every dayEver feel like youre just leid getting enough done?Know how many days per week youre actually productive?About 3People work an average of 45 hours a week they consider about 17 of those hours to be unproductive (U.S. 45 hours a week 16 hours are considered unproductive).We could all be accomplishing a lot mora - but then again, none of us wants to be a workaholic either.Itd be greatto get tons done and have work/life balance. But how do we do that? I decided to get some answers.And who better to ask than Tim Ferriss, author of theinternational bestseller,The 4-Hour Workweek?(Tims blog is here and his podcast is here.)Beloware six tips Tim offered, the science behind why they work, and insight from thefruchtweinproductive people around.1) Manage Your MoodMost productivity systems act like wererobots- they forget the enormous power of feelings.If you start the day calm its easy to get th e right things done and focus.But when we wake up and the fray is already upon us - phone ringing, schmelzglass coming in, fire alarms going off - you spend the whole dayreacting.This means youre bedrngnis in the drivers seat working on your priorities, youre responding to what gets thrown at you, important or leid.Heres TimI try to have the first 80 to 90 minutes of my day vary as little as possible. I think that a routine is necessary to feel in control and non-reactive, which reduces anxiety. It therefore also makes you mora productive.Research shows how you start the day has an enormous effect on productivityand you procrastinate mora when youre in a badeanstalt mood.Studies demonstratehappinessincreases productivityandmakes you mora successful.As Shawn Achor describes in his bookThe Happiness Advantagedoctors put in a positive mood before making a diagnosis show almost three times more intelligence and creativity than doctors in a neutral state, and they make accurate diagnos es 19 percent faster. Optimistic salespeople outsell their pessimistic counterparts by 56 percent. Students primed to feel happy before taking math achievement tests far outperform their neutral peers. It turns out that our brains are literally hardwired to perform at their best not when they are negative or even neutral, but when they are positive.So think a little less about managing the work and a little more about managing your moods.(For more on how to be happier, go here.)So whats the first step to managing your moodafter you wake up?2) Dont Check Email In The MorningTo some people this is utter heresy. Many cant imagine not waking up and immediately checkingschmelzglasle or social media feeds.Ive interviewed a number of very productive people andnobody said, Spend more time with schmelzglasle.Why is checking email in the morning a cardinal sin?Youre setting yourself up to react.An email comes in and suddenly youre giving your best hours to someone elses goals, not yours.Youre not planning your day and prioritizing, youre letting your objectivesbe hijackedby whoever randomly decides to enter your inbox.Heres Timwhenever possible, do not check email for the first hour or two of the day. Its difficult for some people to imagine.How can I do that? I need to check email to get the information I need to work on my most important one or two to-dos?You would be surprised how often that is not the case. You might need to get into your email to finish 100% of your most important to-dos. But can you get 80 or 90% done before you go into Gmail and have your rat brain explode with freak-out, dopamine excitement and cortisol panic? Yes.Research shows emailStresses youout.Can turn you into a jerk.Can bemore addictive than alcohol and tobacco.And checking email frequentlyis the equivalent of dropping your IQ 10 points.Is this really how youwant to start your day?(For more on how to avoid the email trap and spend time wisely go here.)Great, so you know what not to do. B ut a bigger question looms what should you be doing?3) Before You Try To Do It Faster, Ask Whether It Should Be Done At AllEveryone asks, Why is it so impossible to get everything done? But the answer is stunningly easyYoure doing too many things.Want to be more productive? Dont ask how to make something more efficient until after youve asked Do I need to do this at all?Heres TimDoing something well does not make it important. I think this is one of the most common harte nusss with a lot of time-management or productivity advice they focus on how to do things quickly.The vast majority of things that people do quickly should not be done at all.Its funny that we complain we have so little time and then we prioritize like time is endless.Instead, do what is important and not much else.But is this true in the real world?Research shows CEOsdont get more done by blindlyworking more hours, they get more done when they follow careful plansPreliminary analysis from CEOs in India found that a firms sales increased as the CEO worked more hours. But more intriguingly, the correlation between CEO time use and output welches driven entirely by hours spent in planned activities.Planning doesnt have to mean that the hours are spent in meetings, though meetings with employees were correlated with higher sales its just thatCEO time is a limited and valuable resource, and planning how it should be allocated increases the chances that its spent in productive ways.(For more ways to save time go here.)Okay, youve cleared the decks. Your head is serene, youve gotten the email monkey off your back and you know what you need to do.Now we have to face one of the biggest problems of the verwesen era how do you sit still and focus?4) Focus Is Nothing More Than Eliminating DistractionsEd Hallowell, former professor at Harvard Medical School and bestselling author ofDriven to Distraction,says we have culturally generated ADD.Has modern lifepermanently damaged our attention spans?No. What y ou do have is more tantalizing, easily accessible, shiny things available to you 24/7 than any human being has ever had.The answer is to lock yourself somewhere to make all the flashing, buzzing distractionsgo away.Heres TimFocus is a function, first and foremost, of limiting the number of options you give yourself for procrastinatingI think that focus is thought of as this magical ability. Its not a magical ability. Its put yourself in a padded room, with the problem that you need to work on, and shut the door. Thats it. The degree to which you can replicate that, and systematize it, is the extent to which you will have focus.Whats the best way to sum up the research? How about thisDistractions make you stupid.And a flood of studies show that the easiest and most powerful way to change your behavior is to change your environment.Top CEOs are interrupted every 20 minutes. How do they get anything done?By working from home in the morning for 90 minutes where no one can bother themThe y found that not one of the twelve executives was ever able to work uninterruptedly more than twenty minutes at a time- at least not in the office. Only at home was there some chance of concentration. And the only one of the twelve who did not make important, long-range decisions off the cuff, and sandwiched in between unimportant but long telephone calls and crisis problems, was the executive who worked at home every morning for an hour and a half before coming to the office.(For more on how to stop procrastinating go here.)I know what some of you are thinking I have other responsibilities. Meetings. My boss needs me. My spouse calls. I cant just hide.This is why you need a system.5)Have A Personal ordnungsprinzipIve spoken to a lot of insanely productive people. You know what none of them said?I dont know how I get stuff done. I just wing it and hope for the best.Not one. Your routines can be formal and scientific or personal and idiosyncratic - but either way, productive people have a routine.Heres TimDefining routines and systems is more effective than relying on self-discipline. I think self-discipline is overrated.Allowing yourself the option to do what you have not decided to do is disempowering and asking for failure. I encourage people to develop routines so that their decision-making is only applied to the most creative aspects of their work, or wherever their unique talent happens to lie.Great systems work because they make things automatic, and dont tax your very limited supply of willpower.What do we see when we systematically studythe great geniuses of all time? Almost allhad personal routines that worked for them.(Give and Take author Adam Grant consistently writes in the mornings while Tim always writes at night.)How do you start to develop your own personalsystem? Apply some80/20thinkingWhat handful of activities are responsible for the disproportionate number of your successes?What handful of activities absolutely crater your productivity?Re arrange your schedule to do more of 1 and to eliminate 2 as much as possible.(For more on the routines geniuses use to be productive click here.)So youre all set to wake up tomorrow with a system and not be reactive. How do you make aya you follow through on this tomorrow? Its simple.6) Define Your Goals The Night BeforeWake up knowing what is important before the days pseudo-emergencies come barging into your life and your inbox screams new commands.Heres TimDefine your one or two most important to-dos before dinner, the day before.Bestselling author Dan Pink gives similar adviceEstablish a closing ritual.Know when to stop working. Try to end each work day the same way, too. Straighten up your desk. Back up your computer. Make a list of what you need to do tomorrow.Research says youre more likely to follow through if youre specific and if youwrite your goals down.Studiesshow this has a secondary benefit writing down what you need to do tomorrow relieves anxiety and helps you enjoy your evening.(For more information on setting and achieving goals click here.)So how does this all come together?Sum UpHere are Tims 6 tipsManage Your MoodDont Check Email in The MorningBefore You Try To Do It Faster, Ask Whether It Should Be Done At AllFocus Is Nothing More Than Eliminating DistractionsHave A Personal SystemDefine Your Goals The Night BeforeThe word productivity soundslike were talking about machines. But the ironyis that much of being truly good with timeis aboutfeelings.How should you strive to feel when working? Busy, but not rushed. Research shows this is when people are happiest.I couldnt have written this without the help of Tim Ferriss and Adam Grant. Both volunteered their very valuable time.Was that a waste on their part? They definitely wont get those minutes back.Helping others takes time but research shows it makes us feel like we have more time. And it makes us happier.Once you are more productive, youll have a lot more hours to fill. So why not use th em to make others and yourself happier?Join over 285,000 readers.Get a free weekly update via emailhere.Related postsHow To Get People To Like You 7 Ways From An FBI Behavior ExpertNew Neuroscience Reveals 4 Rituals That Will Make You HappyNew Harvard Research Reveals A Fun Way To Be More SuccessfulThis article originally appeared at Barking Up the Wrong Tree.Most productive people 6 things they do every dayEver feel like youre just not getting enough done?Know how many days per week youre actually productive?FollowLadders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard coveringHappiness,Productivity,Job Satisfaction,Neuroscience, andmoreAbout 3People work an average of 45 hours a week they consider about 17 of those hours to be unproductive (U.S. 45 hours a week 16 hours are considered unproductive).We could all be accomplishing a lot more - but then again, none of us wants to be a workaholic either.Itd be greatto get tons done and have work/life balance. But how do we do that? I decided to get some answers.And who better to ask than Tim Ferriss, author of theinternational bestseller,The 4-Hour Workweek?(Tims blog is here and his podcast is here.)Beloware six tips Tim offered, the science behind why they work, and insight from themostproductive people around.1) Manage Your MoodMost productivity systems act like wererobots- they forget the enormous power of feelings.If you start the day calm its easy to get the right things done and focus.But when we wake up and the fray is already upon us - phone ringing, emails coming in, fire alarms going off - you spend the whole dayreacting.This means youre not in the drivers seat working on your priorities, youre responding to what gets thrown at you, important or not.Heres TimI try to have the first 80 to 90 minutes of my day vary as little as possible. I think that a routine is necessary to feel in control and non-reactive, which reduces anxiety. It therefore also makes you more productive.Research shows how you start the day has an enormous effect on productivityand you procrastinate more when youre in a bad mood.Studies demonstratehappinessincreases productivityandmakes you more successful.As Shawn Achor describes in his bookThe Happiness Advantagedoctors put in a positive mood before making a diagnosis show almost three times more intelligence and creativity than doctors in a neutral state, and they make accurate diagnoses 19 percent faster. Optimistic salespeople outsell their pessimistic counterparts by 56 percent. Students primed to feel happy before taking math achievement tests far outperform their neutral peers. It turns out that our brains are literally hardwired to perform at their best not when they are negative or even neutral, but when they are positive.So think a little less about managing the work and a little more about managing your moods.(For more on how to be happier, go here.)So whats the first step to managing your moodafter you wake up?2) Dont Check Email In The Morni ngTo some people this is utter heresy. Many cant imagine not waking up and immediately checkingemail or social media feeds.Ive interviewed a number of very productive people andnobody said, Spend more time with email.Why is checking email in the morning a cardinal sin?Youre setting yourself up to react.An email comes in and suddenly youre giving your best hours to someone elses goals, not yours.Youre not planning your day and prioritizing, youre letting your objectivesbe hijackedby whoever randomly decides to enter your inbox.Heres Timwhenever possible, do not check email for the first hour or two of the day. Its difficult for some people to imagine.How can I do that? I need to check email to get the information I need to work on my most important one or two to-dos?You would be surprised how often that is not the case. You might need to get into your email to finish 100% of your most important to-dos. But can you get 80 or 90% done before you go into Gmail and have your rat brain ex plode with freak-out, dopamine excitement and cortisol panic? Yes.Research shows emailStresses youout.Can turn you into a jerk.Can bemore addictive than alcohol and tobacco.And checking email frequentlyis the equivalent of dropping your IQ 10 points.Is this really how youwant to start your day?(For more on how to avoid the email trap and spend time wisely go here.)Great, so you know what not to do. But a bigger question looms what should you be doing?3) Before You Try To Do It Faster, Ask Whether It Should Be Done At AllEveryone asks, Why is it so impossible to get everything done? But the answer is stunningly easyYoure doing too many things.Want to be more productive? Dont ask how to make something more efficient until after youve asked Do I need to do this at all?Heres TimDoing something well does not make it important. I think this is one of the most common problems with a lot of time-management or productivity advice they focus on how to do things quickly.The vast majority of th ings that people do quickly should not be done at all.Its funny that we complain we have so little time and then we prioritize like time is endless.Instead, do what is important and not much else.But is this true in the real world?Research shows CEOsdont get more done by blindlyworking more hours, they get more done when they follow careful plansPreliminary analysis from CEOs in India found that a firms sales increased as the CEO worked more hours. But more intriguingly, the correlation between CEO time use and output was driven entirely by hours spent in planned activities.Planning doesnt have to mean that the hours are spent in meetings, though meetings with employees were correlated with higher sales its just thatCEO time is a limited and valuable resource, and planning how it should be allocated increases the chances that its spent in productive ways.(For more ways to save time go here.)Okay, youve cleared the decks. Your head is serene, youve gotten the email monkey off your ba ck and you know what you need to do.Now we have to face one of the biggest problems of the modern era how do you sit still and focus?4) Focus Is Nothing More Than Eliminating DistractionsEd Hallowell, former professor at Harvard Medical School and bestselling author ofDriven to Distraction,says we have culturally generated ADD.Has modern lifepermanently damaged our attention spans?No. What you do have is more tantalizing, easily accessible, shiny things available to you 24/7 than any human being has ever had.The answer is to lock yourself somewhere to make all the flashing, buzzing distractionsgo away.Heres TimFocus is a function, first and foremost, of limiting the number of options you give yourself for procrastinatingI think that focus is thought of as this magical ability. Its not a magical ability. Its put yourself in a padded room, with the problem that you need to work on, and shut the door. Thats it. The degree to which you can replicate that, and systematize it, is the exte nt to which you will have focus.Whats the best way to sum up the research? How about thisDistractions make you stupid.And a flood of studies show that the easiest and most powerful way to change your behavior is to change your environment.Top CEOs are interrupted every 20 minutes. How do they get anything done?By working from home in the morning for 90 minutes where no one can bother themThey found that not one of the twelve executives was ever able to work uninterruptedly more than twenty minutes at a time- at least not in the office. Only at home was there some chance of concentration. And the only one of the twelve who did not make important, long-range decisions off the cuff, and sandwiched in between unimportant but long telephone calls and crisis problems, was the executive who worked at home every morning for an hour and a half before coming to the office.(For more on how to stop procrastinating go here.)I know what some of you are thinking I have other responsibilities. Meet ings. My boss needs me. My spouse calls. I cant just hide.This is why you need a system.5)Have A Personal SystemIve spoken to a lot of insanely productive people. You know what none of them said?I dont know how I get stuff done. I just wing it and hope for the best.Not one. Your routines can be formal and scientific or personal and idiosyncratic - but either way, productive people have a routine.Heres TimDefining routines and systems is more effective than relying on self-discipline. I think self-discipline is overrated.Allowing yourself the option to do what you have not decided to do is disempowering and asking for failure. I encourage people to develop routines so that their decision-making is only applied to the most creative aspects of their work, or wherever their unique talent happens to lie.Great systems work because they make things automatic, and dont tax your very limited supply of willpower.What do we see when we systematically studythe great geniuses of all time? Almos t allhad personal routines that worked for them.(Give and Take author Adam Grant consistently writes in the mornings while Tim always writes at night.)How do you start to develop your own personalsystem? Apply some80/20thinkingWhat handful of activities are responsible for the disproportionate number of your successes?What handful of activities absolutely crater your productivity?Rearrange your schedule to do more of 1 and to eliminate 2 as much as possible.(For more on the routines geniuses use to be productive click here.)So youre all set to wake up tomorrow with a system and not be reactive. How do you make sure you follow through on this tomorrow? Its simple.6) Define Your Goals The Night BeforeWake up knowing what is important before the days pseudo-emergencies come barging into your life and your inbox screams new commands.Heres TimDefine your one or two most important to-dos before dinner, the day before.Bestselling author Dan Pink gives similar adviceEstablish a closing ritu al.Know when to stop working. Try to end each work day the same way, too. Straighten up your desk. Back up your computer. Make a list of what you need to do tomorrow.Research says youre more likely to follow through if youre specific and if youwrite your goals down.Studiesshow this has a secondary benefit writing down what you need to do tomorrow relieves anxiety and helps you enjoy your evening.(For more information on setting and achieving goals click here.)So how does this all come together?Sum UpHere are Tims 6 tipsManage Your MoodDont Check Email in The MorningBefore You Try To Do It Faster, Ask Whether It Should Be Done At AllFocus Is Nothing More Than Eliminating DistractionsHave A Personal SystemDefine Your Goals The Night BeforeThe word productivity soundslike were talking about machines. But the ironyis that much of being truly good with timeis aboutfeelings.How should you strive to feel when working? Busy, but not rushed. Research shows this is when people are happiest.I couldnt have written this without the help of Tim Ferriss and Adam Grant. Both volunteered their very valuable time.Was that a waste on their part? They definitely wont get those minutes back.Helping others takes time but research shows it makes us feel like we have more time. And it makes us happier.Once you are more productive, youll have a lot more hours to fill. So why not use them to make others and yourself happier?Join over 285,000 readers.Get a free weekly update via emailhere.Related postsHow To Get People To Like You 7 Ways From An FBI Behavior ExpertNew Neuroscience Reveals 4 Rituals That Will Make You HappyNew Harvard Research Reveals A Fun Way To Be More SuccessfulThis article originally appeared at Barking Up the Wrong Tree.

Work Experience in a Resume - The 2019 Guide with Samples Examples

Work Experience in a Resume - The 2019 Guide with Samples ExamplesWork Experience in a Resume sWhy is our career journey document called a Resume?If youre like Jerome K. Jerome, work fascinates you, and if youre like Charles Lamb, you always arrive late at the office.But how does your prospective employer understand your prejudices and your values? More importantly, how do they know whether you abide by them?Without ambition one canbedrngnis start work. Well, without a work experience resume section, one cannot start a resume.Apparently, the work experience resume section covers the essence of resume, literally and otherwise.It consumes longest space in the resume and all the other sections in the resume support the role of this section.A resume without any other section would still be useful till the time it has a work experience resume section.There is a correct way of writing this section. And it must be followed to land your dream interviews.Youve been working for quite a while now. But youre clueless about how to incorporate all your work history in a resume.Your work experience resume will enhance if you make it on Hirations Online Resume Builder.Resume Work Experience SectionThis guide will take you through the followingWhat How to list a work experience resume section - Let us impress the 6-seconds recruiterDos and Donts of a work experience resume sectionKey Take AwaysBefore going further, try our resume builder for a quick and fast resume experience.What to Write in a Work Experience Resume SectionLet us impress the 6-seconds recruiter.Todays recruiters have no mora time than 6 seconds to scan each resume work experience section.Those 6 seconds are only reserved for those resume work experience sections which interests a recruiter.Resume work experience sections which come across as a messy pile of information shall not be entertained by the recruiter for more than 3 seconds.So to grab full attention of the recruiter in 6 seconds, what shall be don e?Criteria to help you with landing more interviewsClarity of InformationInformation shall be preciseHighlights to look atNeatness in the resume work experience sectionCompany Name and Description in a Work Experience Resume SectionThe entire work experinece section is about how to list your different job experineces in a way that you land maximum interviews.Clarity of InformationIn 6-seconds, the recruiter will not have time to assume information in the resume work experience section.Hence, he would rather throw it in the bin if there is any scope of thinking and comprehending in the resume work experience section left.That is why, company anthroponym which is often never missed in resume work experience section is accompanied by the company description.Company description is very important so that there is no scope of confusion with some other company at some other location.First rule is to add a company description and the second rule is to add the correct description.Given the f act that the recruiter is in not interested in reading a pile of paragraphs, it is important to use a smaller font for company description as compared to the main bullet points.If you use a smaller font, then you can compile more information in one line.Also, the company description can be kept in italics so that the smaller font still remains more readible.For example-Referring to the bild, the company description is in a lighter colour of black as compared to company name and other details.It is written in italics and a smaller sized font is used.This is how to list company description.Apart from this, it is important to remember the ground rule while writing a company description Mention Numbers.In the example above, you can see how numbers have been used to describe the company.Essentially, the number of employees, revenues and number of operations define a lot about companys status and reputation.And showing the recruiter through these numbers that you are associated with a rep uted brand is a strong point to put across.Such information can be extracted from the companys website or from its Wikipedia page.Some companies which are small and are start ups, do not have such information given on their website or do not have a Wikipedia page.Even if there is some information given, it is not matching the kind of numbers expected to be written there in the description.For example, you might be associated with a start-up which has 10 employees.In such a case, we advise you to leave the company description as sometimes giving information like 10 employees might backfire on you.So, though your company might be doing great work, but in your resume work experience section it would seem to be a really small company which has no future.So ground rule 2 is, if you do not have great information around your company, then better leave it blank.For example, do not write something like this-How to list Resume Work Experience Section Alignment of InformationLooking at the abo ve 2 images, we can easily say that there is nothing wrong in the infromation given.However, there is something which needs to be corrected here. What is it?It is alignment.Perhaps the most beautiful feature in content writing which makes the entire document more readible and neat to read is symmetry and using alignment styles.There is a reason why word document has these alignment styles like justified, left and right.It makes the document look much better and its first impression is way better on the reader.Now let us take a look of how to list the same document by changing the alignment of dates and location with company name and job profile-In the image above, we have utilized left alignment style and right alignment style to describe the information.According to the industry standards, company name and job designation shall be kept aligned to the left and date of start and end date and location is aligned to the right.This has the following benefitsIt consumes less space in the resume work experience section as you are done in 2 lines if you are using both left and right alignment.Human brain is accustomed to register better aligned information.More white space lends neat look to your resume work experience section and thus promotes clarity.Work Location in a Resume Work Experience section Full Address or Not?In a professional resume work experience section, work location is of paramount importance.It tells the recruiter whether you would have to change your city or country for his job.It also gives an impression around the kind of company you must be working in. Because all big MNCs are generally in metropolitans.Full address describing the floor number, house no., street number is definitely not required.Just a simple mention of city and country is enough detail for the recruiter to make an impression.Structure of Work ExperienceThe best way to showcase your relevant experience to grab maximum interviews is put a structure to it.Let us understand from a n example again-One-liner Bullet PointsIt is great to put information around what you have done in form of one-liner bullet points.If you have given a geschftliches miteinander presentation, you very well understand the importance of using bullets.By far, you must have read enough information on this.But how to list those bullets in the main criteria.Bullet points should not finish half way. Try to bring them to the finish line to make this section look symmetrical.Cause-Effect RelationshipAlso, each bullet should reflect a cause-effect relationship.For each task performed, mention the outcome of the same.For exampleConducting end to end effective media evaluation targeting maximum ROI by coordinating with key media providersorExecuted the brand promotions publicity for national international markets leading to vol. improvement of 15% in 2 yearsorCollaborating with the sales team to analyze and implement absatzwirtschaft initiativesIn all the examples, there is a cause and effect mentioned in one line.Such a statement forms a high impact on the recruiters mind.Let us rephrase above examples in small bullets without any cause-effect relationship-Executed the brand promotions publicity for national international marketsImproved sales volume by 15% in 2 yearsCollaborating with the sales teamAnalyzed and implemented marketing initiativesSo now, 2 things come out of this exampleCause-effect relationship statements imply a better meaning to what you have done.Small bullet points take up more space in the resume work experience section.So it is better to always keep in mind to showcase the cause-effect relationship and state better points.BucketingAdditionally, lot of bullet points become a pile of information uncomfortable to read and analyze.In the 6-seconds, recruiter has to make sense out of many bullet points written there, the bullet points hould be put under the sub heading.Sub-headings eventually form key skills in your resume work experience section.So always construct sub-headings in alignment with the key words used in the job description mentioned and your relevant experience.Example Let us look at a resume work experience section without any bucketing done-And now look at the same work experience resume with bucketing done-Comparing the examples, it is easily seen that the resume work experience section with bucketing is highly readable, easy to be analyzed and helpful in making a positive decision.Keep in mind the following things when you are bucketing-Club points under same heading.For example If you have 4-5 points of sales and business development then they can be clubbed under 1 heading Sales Business Development.Do not put more than 4 to 5 points in a single bucket.Highlight the bucket.BoldingAs mentioned many a times, highlighting play a very important part in a resume work experience section.Bold all the majore points in the relevant experience that you write. Highlighting relevant experience in the resume work exper ience is very important as by doing so you will make the recruiter directly read your relevant experience for the profile that you are applying for.