Dear Future Me (the 2014 edition) - When I Grow Up

Dear Future Me (the 2014 edition) - When I Grow Up Photo by Sean MacEntee and new added by me. This is the fourth time Ive written a Dear Future Me letter. You can read the others  here  and  here  and here  (and why I didnt write one last year here), and the idea behind the Dear Future Me letter from the amazeballs woman I stole it from (hi Jess LC!) right  here.   Before writing this letter, I was also struggling with my Word of the Year. Boundaries? Simplify? Efficiency? Ease? Discomfort? Growth? They all didnt click quite right with me. But from this letter, the Word of The Year became clear (and I had no fear! didya hear?): New. Hence, the photo above.   I was also surprised as to how general the letter was this year. I usually get super specific as to exactly what I do for myself and my businessbut that didnt show up this time around and thats OK. I think being more Open lends itself to sticking with New. Like past years, I decided to keep some things privatebut this is about 95% of the letter below.   January 1st, 2015 Dear Future Michelle, 2014. It feels like the year of Uncomfortable Growth, but in all the right ways. Uncomfortable to scale back on your business, on All The Things you normally aim to do, on being oh-so-aggressive with meeting your financial goals, on no longer aiming to help All The People. Uncomfortable to niche down, become smallerbut it feels expansive, even though it’s contradictory. It feels expansive because 2014 was the year of enjoyment, of energy, of simplification, of taking care, of stillness and steadiness. It was also the year of Newness. You enveloped a new way of treating yourself: by slowing down, by establishing and upholding boundaries,   by taking breaks and doing more of the things that are “just” fun, by not putting so much on your plate, by not feeling like you’re spinning your wheels, by making health and nutrition your focus, by making decisions based on relationships and connections. You enveloped a new way of running your business: by saying No with kindness to anything that wasn’t part of The Yes Bubble, by streamlining and becoming more efficient,   by not buying into things you don’t need, by taking ownership instead of relying solely on delegation, by truly trusting that the turtle wins the race, by living by Fun and Ease. You enveloped a new way of treating others: by communicating what you need (even if it’s not what you think the other person wants to hear), by upholding your integrity and honesty and kindness, by asking for help, by not leading by obligation or guilt or fear, by being fully present for all conversations, by reaching out and checking in earlier and more frequently than usual, by forgiving and releasing more easily than usual. 2014 was nothing short of a year of transformation. You can feel it now, inside. You can look around and see it, outside. New beliefs. New intentions. New strengths. New relationships (or the same relationships, in a new way). New hope. A new start. Love,  Current Michelle Did you come up with a Word of the Year and/or write a Dear Future Me letter? If ya did, dont forget to load it in to futureme.org and schedule it to be sent on the date at the top of the letter. So cool! Anyway, Id love to hear what you uncovered in the comments!  

How To Get A Great Resume Back Fast With Your Information

How To Get A Great Resume Back Fast With Your InformationWhile you are seeking employment at a secure business, the first thing you will be asked for is your resume. You may have read about a few ways to make your resume stand out from the crowd and stand out among the thousands of resumes in the same position. How you can do this and how you can get a great resume back in the same amount of time that it took you to write it will be the subject of today's article.When you are seeking employment as a Security Guard or other entry level Security Jobs, you need to have a resume. Your resume must include everything that you have to offer the company that you are applying for employment with. It should tell the employer about your skill set, experience, education, and work history. If you don't have all of this information written down you will need to find a way to get it to them fast.The easiest way to get the information you need is to do a background check. This means that you will ne ed to have a friend or family member fill out a background check for you. They will have no idea who the person is that they are filling out. So why not use them?Now if you are seeking employment as a security guard, make sure that you take a short drive around your area. Drive by the building that you live in, look around your neighborhood, and look at the businesses that you frequent. If you see any companies that you recognize, those are usually great places to find employment. These companies know the importance of hiring people that can be reliable and can follow directions well.Make sure that you ask each of the businesses that you asked if they will help you do a background check. Make sure that you take the time to ask them if they can send your information to the company that you are interested in. Do a background check and if there is someone on the list that fits what you want for your resume, call them. Explain that you are looking for information and what kind of inform ation it is and let them know how much it would cost. Some of these places will offer you a great deal if you ask them.If you want to give your application a boost, you can write up a brief cover letter. It is easy to do, you just need to get some pen and paper and list out the things that you have to offer the company that you are applying for employment with. The cover letter should give the employer some important information about you, your skills, and your work history. If you are a student, make sure to mention this as well. Make sure that you fill out the resume correctly, list all of the things that you have to offer the company, and that you give them your references.After you have finished all of the steps, make sure that you do not send your resume to the company that you are applying for employment with. If you do, your application will be wasted. Also, make sure that you send them a copy of your resume. This way you can see what they look like.

World of Beer Apply to Drink It Internship

World of Beer Apply to Drink It Internship Florida-based craft beer bar chain World of Beer is back with its Drink It internship, offering three lucky beer fans the chance to spend the summer traveling the globe and enjoying incredible brews along the way. The company is currently taking applications for three interns who will spend May through August journeying through the states and abroad, scouring breweries and taverns and sharing their stories across World of Beer’s social media channels. Interns will take fans behind-the-scenes of what it takes to create some of the world’s most beloved brews, all while getting free beer, $12,000, and all travel expenses paid for. The company introduced the dream internship last year, and unsurprisingly brought it back due to popular demand. Interns will be responsible for blogging, capturing video, taking photos, and creating social media content surrounding their beer travels, and will be expected to get comfortable in front of the camera as well. “World of Beer was established with the belief that great beer and beer stories have an inordinate ability to connect people, establish community, and create lasting memories,” Terry Haley, the company’s CEO, said in a press release. “Our Drink It interns embody this belief as they document their journey through craft beer culture, to offer a fresh and highly personal perspective to the craft beer community, while gaining career and life skills along the journey,” Haley added. Everyone from photographers and writers to social media lovers, food lovers, and beer bloggers are invited to apply, though candidates will need to be 21 and be legally authorized to work in the U.S. at the time of the internship. Candidates can submit an online application until March 26. Those who make it to round two will be asked to come in for an in-person interview at one of World of Beer’s locations across the country. This story originally appeared on Travel + Leisure.

Collecting Business Cards Is NOT Networking - Work It Daily

Collecting Business Cards Is NOT Networking - Work It Daily Believe me. I understand the frustration. You have been unemployed for a considerable period of time. You are having trouble making ends meet. You are trying your best. You know that the vast majority â€" over 70%! â€" of job openings are not publicized but are filled through networking. And you network. Boy do you network! And you have scores, hundreds, thousands of business cards to prove it. Sorry. Collecting business cards is not networking. Let me give you a recent personal example. I joined the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce. It’s a great organization. They are focused on their members, not on dues. In counter distinction to a different organization of which I had been a member, instead of receiving a plaque when I joined, the MCC sent me an invitation to a new members’ breakfast. At the breakfast, I met one of the directors. We had a nice chat and she put me in touch with a board member who is responsible for the Chamber’s “Ambassador” program. Ambassadors meet and greet participants at Chamber events and recruit new members. I met with the board member and he appointed me an ambassador, after a good hour long interview during which he got to know me. From that conversation, we developed a rapport which led to an ongoing discussion about a joint project. Also, at the breakfast, I met two ambassadors who are members of the Chamber’s Business Referral Groups. They invited me to attend the next meeting of their respective groups, of which there are presently two, and I chose to join one of them. Following my first group meeting, I met with one of the Ambassadors who indicated to me that she was looking to hire staff. She is a veteran and since my company’s mission is to promote the hiring of veterans, she said she would utilize my services and asked for a contract. At a subsequent group meeting one of the members noted he too is looking to hire someone for his company. We’ll be talking after the New Year. Now things don’t usually work this way. This was too fast. It was too quick. Usually it takes weeks to get to the position when the business card turns into a networking event and the networking event turns into a lead and the lead turns into an offer. (Just to clarify, an event advertised as a “networking event” is not really a “networking event.” The networking takes place when an actual relationship is formed. Then you are “networking.” When you first meet, you are schmoozing.) Here’s how it usually works: You go to an event. You meet Joe. You exchange business cards. You send Joe an e-mail saying how much you enjoyed meeting him and look forward to being in touch. Joe is busy and does not respond. A couple of days later you pick up the phone, call Joe, and invite him for a cup of coffee. You tell him that you would like to learn more about his business. You don’t tell him that you really want to meet with him so that he can help you get a job â€" or, better yet, hire you. If you tell him that, he might say, “Listen. I wish I could help. But I really don’t know of anything or have anything for you. Send me your resume and I’ll let you know if I hear of anything.” In other words, “Don’t call me, I’ll call you.” People like to talk about themselves so he agrees to the meeting. You arrive a bit early, greet him when he arrives at the corner café and after ordering your drinks and some small talk about the weather you thank him for meeting with you and tell him you were intrigued by what he had told you about his business. You listen respectfully, ask a few insightful questions, and make a link between what he is telling you and your own life experiences. (The questions are also based on the research you did on him. This impresses our friend Joe who now knows that you prepare for meetings and understand due diligence â€" things that employers like and that turn strangers into business referrals!) What you are doing is creating a real relationship.If Joe’s a good guy, he will ask you about yourself. (If he doesn’t ask, then he probably is not someone who will be of any help to you so you would be wasting your time pursuing a relationship with him.) You give your elevator pitch and answer any questions he has. You must be upbeat and positive. No matter how you lost your job you cannot reveal any bitterness. No one is going to recommend a bitter person who they just met to a business associate or a friend. Now it’s been a good 15 minutes and you tell him that you don’t want to take up any more of his time. And this is when you ask the key question. It’s not, “Can you help me find a job?” You ask, “How can I be of help to you? What type of clients are you looking for or services do you need? I have met a lot of freelancers and may be able to refer someone to you.” What you have just done is to show that you believe in helping people. Some call it “giving forward.” You are telling him that you want to be an asset to him. And you are showing him that you know how to network. You are willing to help him, and through him, others. Joe says what he says and then you ask for a favor. “Joe. I know you are busy, but I wanted to ask a favor. As I said, I’m looking for my next opportunity. Could I send you a list I have made of companies that I am interested in working for? I’d appreciate it if you could review it and let me know if you have any contacts that might be useful or any suggestions for additions or deletions.” (Notice I did not suggest that you offer to send him your resume. Let him ask for the resume. The issue is, you don’t want him to feel that you are asking him for a job. If you give him the resume, that’s the inevitable impression. If he asks for a copy, and hopefully he will, that’s another matter.) He’ll probably answer in the affirmative and tell you to send the list because, by showing that you have a positive attitude and no bitterness, and by offering to help him, you’ve shone yourself to be a professional. Joe does not have to worry that you will embarrass him so he should be willing to help. You have now formed a relationship and successfully networked with him. Congratulations! E-mail him the list. Wait a week-10 days and give him a call. Don’t be a pest, just give a friendly reminder. And when you send the list, thank him for the meeting and for agreeing to review the list. I am amazed at how many people don’t understand the importance of “Thank you!” If he gives you some leads, or even makes a call on your behalf, whatever you do, follow-up. If he tells you to call Mary, call Mary. If you meet with Mary and she asks you to send her some information, send it immediately. (If you don’t follow-up, I guarantee it will get back to Joe and he won’t have anything more to do with you because you embarrassed him. It’s as simple as that.) If you get a call from Joe telling you to call his friend Sam immediately, and when you hang up on Joe your wife goes into labor, call Sam and then take the wife to the hospital. And when your child is born, name him Joseph or her Josephine. Now THAT’S networking. This post was originally published at an earlier date Photo Credit: Shutterstock Have you joined our career growth club?Join For Free!

How Leadership Development Programs Lead To The Management Track

How Leadership Development Programs Lead To The Management TrackHow Leadership Development Programs Can Help New GradsEspecially WomenGet On The Management TrackWhen youre thinking about your career, its easy to picture the beginning and the end. Yet reaching the management level is harder than just putting in your time at a company.Ideal candidates for senior leadership roles have a wide understanding of the business, find mentors early on in their career, and gain visibility with senior management. Not coincidentally, a study featured in the Harvard Business Review, found that a lack of executive sponsorship, mentorship, and the feeling of isolation are some of the biggest factors contributing to STEM industry dropout by women.So, how do you find a job that actually lets you do all of thatand tackles the even-more-difficult odds facing women in the tech industry? One way is through a Leadership Development Program.Thats the route taken by Alexa. Currently a Market Development Manag er, she entered Therbeibeimo Fisher Scientific through their Information Technology Leadership Development Program (LDP). We recently spoke with her to better understand her professional journey.Alexas Time At Thermo Fisher From eBusiness To ITAlexa secured her spot in Thermo Fishers IT Leadership Development Program after completing a summer internship in their eBusiness function, a division that deals with Thermo Fishers online marketplace and digital absatzwirtschaft strategy.I thought it was really cool because I could use more of my analytical skills but marry that with marketing, Alexa explains. I came into Thermo Fisher just really liking the function I was in. And, of course, our healthier, cleaner, safer mission statement is really important as well. That helped seal the deal for me.So, when she was invited back to join their rotational IT LDP, she eagerly accepted. The program lasts two years and takes LDP members through a total of four, six-month rotations. For Alexa, th at meant working as a project manager, a business analyst, and an integration specialist in various departments.How A Marketer Exceled In An IT Leadership Development ProgramAlexa knew modern marketing required a deep familiarity with technology. Thats why the program always seemed like a natural fit for her. Even though I was in the IT program, from the beginning, I said, Id really like to leverage my tech skills in marketing, Alexa says.And so she did. Alexas roles both during and after the program involved the use of technology in marketing plans and strategies.Now, Im a Market Development Manager for our Corporate Digital Technologies, or CDTa fancy way of saying e-business, she explains. But essentially its a corporate function and we help lead the go-to-market strategy for our digital solutions, whether that be connected instruments, our cloud-enabled applications, collaboration tools, or things like that.Her familiarity with technology helped her not only understand the produ cts they sell, but also the technologies they use in their marketing strategies.Preparing To Take On A Management Role After Just 2 YearsRemember how building a wide understanding of the business, getting a mentor, and gaining visibility with senior management are key tenets of becoming a candidate for senior roles? Theyre also the kinds of core experiences that Thermo Fishers Leadership Development Programs provide.I think LDPs in general, no matter which one you go to, do a really good job of promoting you throughout the company, Alexa says. I feel like I really had visibility right away and I also had opportunities to network with leaders in our company.This tackles one of the major issues facing women looking to enter management, especially in the technology space the feeling of isolation. Through the wide variety of networking and learning events provided by the companys employee resource groups, like the Womens ERG or the Millennials ERG (a group which Alexa actually ran), she was introduced to female leaders and colleagues across disciplines and departments.These networking events also created opportunities to find mentors. In addition to Thermo Fishers formal mentorship program, Alexa found that senior leaderseven c-level executiveswere more than willing to help out future leaders in the LDP.When you introduce yourself as an LDP, its like, Oh, okay, youre a high potential person. People like to foster you and mentor you, she explains.This blend of experience, mentorship, and exposure is particularly helpful for women trying to break into leadership roles in STEM fields, because they address some of the major factors that hold high-performing women back.Getting On The Fast Path To Leadership, One Rotation At A TimeAlexa fast-tracked her growth during her time in the IT Leadership Development Program.Its a great way to improve not only the technical skills, depending on what function you go into, but those soft skills dealing with ambiguity, being able t o adapt, acting as a consultant, she explains.At the end of the day, you need to become a problem-solver and someone that people look to to make an impact right away, Alexa stresses.The LDP is really, really essential if you want to have a fast path to leadership and being able to make a difference in the company, Alexa says.Now, Alexa doesnt have to wonder whether her career will develop. She just has to decide where to take it.Want your own shot at accelerating your career? Learn more about Leadership Development Programs at Thermo Fisher on WayUp

One Easy Tip About Singapore Resume Writing Service Uncovered

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Got a Gift for Gab Consider these Positions that work to your Strengths as a Socializer

Got a Gift for Gab Consider these Positions that work to your Strengths as a Socializer As someone who loves talking and interacting with others, you probably arent wild over the idea of sitting behind a desk working quietly at a computer all day. And while talkers dont necessarily need to be constantly part of a conversation in order remain engaged in their jobs, positions with important social aspects tend to generate more success forsocializers since their can tap into their natural talents. As such, it is important for a talker to understand the social aspects of a job before pursuing it. There are a variety of positions to consider first when choosing a job (or career path) that rewards those with a love of talking. An abridged list of such fields include RECRUITER If you love talking to people about their daily jobs and career aspirations, consider the career of a recruiter. Recruiters dont necessarily need to be HR specialists in order to be successful at securing an employers talent. Natural relationship builders and talkers often make great recruiters. They also enjoy helping people land jobs and make good career choices.SALESItmay seem obvious to say, butgood talkers often make good salespeople. This is becausein order to make sales a salesperson must quickly develop a sense of trust and amicability with customers before jumping into a sales pitch. Continuing with the banter after a sale is another important part of a sales job so a love of socializing is a must.TEACHINGHigh energy and speaking skills are a pivotal aspect of being a good teacher, no matter the age of the students. Impeccable social skills help inspire students to learn, convey lessons in an engaging manner, and address any questions or problems that may arise in a classroom environment. A large part of a teaching position is effectively communicating ideas.SOCIAL WORKA large part of being a sociali zer is easily understanding what others are communicating to you. Social workers seek to understand problems of others and help them learn to handle those problems in healthy ways. Social workers require exemplary explanatory skills in addition to a friendly, approachable demeanor, a desire to help others, and a need tosolve problems with words.nachrichten ANCHOR/REPORTING/MEDIAPerhaps the largest aspect of a news anchor or reporters job is public speaking. Not only must they successfully convey information but also relate to their audience on a regular basis. News can be gathered and shared across a variety of media such as TV, radio, newspapers, and the Internet. Online news and media now has increased social exposure through the development of the social media channels as a major driver of audiences.MARKETINGIn marketing, talking skills are used not only to make effective sales pitches but also to develop existing commercial relationships and foster new ones. Marketers share some similar traits with sales professionals in that they both focus on selling products or ideas. Marketers must pitch ideas to internal senior executive and outside vendors.PUBLICISTPublic relations specialists spend most of their time communicating corporate messagesto the media and the public at large. They must be creative thinkers and quick on their feet. Since media relations play such a large role in the job of a publicist, being talkative is more or less a prerequisite for successfully performing required duties.