Simplify Your Life and Your Job Search Will Follow

Simplify Your Life and Your Job Search Will FollowSimplify Your Life and Your Job SearchSimplify Your Life and Your Job Search Will FollowYou might not know it, but this is Simplify Your Life Week (August 1-7). With the economy as rocky as its been for the past couple years, many of us have been simplifying our lives whether we like it or not. Fewer expensive indulgences. More time at home. Personally, I like it (mostly).In the past, I often thought, Life is pretty good, but once I have enough money to buy X, itll be perfect. Yeah, right. Thats the old carrot-and-stick dilemma. The carrot youre chasing just keeps advancing along with you. And things keep getting more and more complicated. A lot of people seem to be deciding that simpler is better. Look at our reality TV preferences 20 years ago, reality shows were all about the lifestyles of the rich and famous. Today, we love seeing people sell their possessions on Pawn Stars, and watching the folks on Operation Repo take back unpai d luxury cars, boats, and motorcycles from former Jones (or Kardashian) keeper-uppers. Its as if our collective thinking has changed from, Waah I deserve an fein lifestyle, too to Hah At least Im not that bad (yet) Whats this got to do with your job search? Heres where I see the connection When it comes to employment, the rules have changed, the promises have been broken, and there are no more guarantees. So its up to each of us to make some simple (not necessarily easy, but simple) decisions about how we define success for ourselves, and what type of employment situation will help us achieve it. And then, we need to take the steps to create that reality.Entrepreneur Jim Rohn said, Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day. So I hope we can all celebrate Simplify Your Life Week (and beyond) by figuring out the few simple disciplines that we can do each day to move us closer to our own brand of success.

Turbo Expo Attracts the Worlds Turbomachinery Experts

Turbo Expo Attracts the Worlds Turbomachinery Experts Turbo Expo Attracts the Worlds Turbomachinery Experts (From left) Panelists Vinod Philip of Siemens Gas Turbines, Alan Epstein from Pratt & Whitney, and Stuart Jeffries of ExxonMobil at the Turbo Expo keynote session. For the 58th year, ASMEs Turbo Expo convened turbomachinery professionals from around the globe. This years conference, sponsored by the Societys grenzberschreitend Gas Turbine Institute (IGTI), drew mora than 2,400 attendees to the San Antonio Convention Center in Texas from June 3-7.The Turbo Expo, which this year consisted of 1,025 technical papers being presented during more than 280 technical sessions, has earned a reputation during its many years in existence for bringing together preeminent experts from around the world to share the latest in turbine technology, research and development, and applications in the areas including gas turbines, steam turbines, wind turbines, fans and blowers, solar brayton and rankine cycle, and supercritical carbon dioxide. In addition, Turbo Expos three-day exhibition offered exceptional networking opportunities. The exhibition attracted many of the industrys leading professionals and key decision makers, whose innovation and expertise are helping to shape the future of the turbomachinery industry. More than 120 exhibitors including GE, Pratt Whitney, Alstom, ANSYS and Dresser Rand displayed their latest technologies and innovative services to attendees on the trade show floor. (From left) Thomas Sattelmayer, Christian Eichler and Georg Baumgartner, co-authors of the paper Experimental Investigation of Turbulent Boundary Layer Flashback Limits for Premixed Hydrogen-Air Flames Confined in Ducts, with ASME President-Elect Madiha El Mehelmy Kotb at the conferral of the ASME Gas Turbine Award. The award is presented annually for outstanding contributions to the literature of combustion gas turbines or gas turbines thermally combined with nuclear or steam power plants. The keynote panel session, on June 3, addressed the theme of Trends in the Global Energy Supply and Implications for the Turbo-Machinery Industry. The keynote panelists were Alan Epstein, vice president of Technology Environment for Pratt Whitney Stuart Jeffries, Global Facilities engineering manager for ExxonMobil Production Co. and Vinod Philip, head of engineering for Siemens Gas Turbines.Following the keynote session, seven awards were bestowed during the IGTI Awards Program ceremony. The 2013 award winners included Tony Strazisar, recipient of the ASME R. Tom Sawyer Award Christian Eichler, Georg Baumgartner and Thomas Sattelmayer, winners of the ASME Gas Turbine Award Allan Volponi, the 2013 recipient of the International Gas Turbine Institute Scholar Award and Randall Mathison, winner of the Dilip Ballal Early Career Award for contributions in the gas turbine industry within the first five years of a career.Also honored during the ceremony were Mi lt Davis and Nicholas Frederick, who received the John P. Davis Award for the paper Investigation of the Effects of Inlet Swirl on Compressor Performance and Operability Using a Modified Parallel Compressor Model Sigmar Wittig, who accepted the 2013 Aircraft Engine Technology Award for outstanding contributions in the field of air breathing propulsion through inspiring leadership, education and research and Rainer Kurz, who was given the 2013 Industrial Gas Turbine Technology Award for outstanding contributions and industry leadership in low emissions combustion system research, design, development and deployment.During her introduction of the awards program, ASME President-Elect Madiha El Mehelmy Kotb noted the important role IGTI and the Turbo Expo play in the international gas turbine market. As technologies advance and the weltweit population surpasses 7 billion people, IGTI will continue to be a vital source of innovation, collaboration, knowledge sharing, and skill development , she said. Each year, Turbo Expo offers presentations enriched by new advances in research and technology. This is an exciting time for the energy sector, and IGTI and our industry will continue to grow and adapt to the demands of a changing world. The trade show floor at the 2013 Turbo Expo featured more than 120 exhibitors from the turbomachinery field. Turbo Expo featured many other special events during its five-day program, including a welcome reception, an Honorary Lectures featured session with IGTI award winners Sigmar Wittig and Ranier Kurz, a special panel session honoring the life and career of Prof. Dillip Ballal, and an early career engineer and student mixer.A tour of Southwest Research Institute was offered on the last day of the conference. The tour consisted of a visit to SwRIs turbomachinery labs, material and coating labs, hydrocarbon and multi-phase flow closed loop test facilities, and its aerospace structures labs. ASME Turbo Expo 2014 will be held in Dusseldorf, Germany, June 16-20. For more information on the ASME International Gas Turbine Institute and the Turbo Expo program, visit http//igti.asme.org.

Hashtags for Authors and Book Marketing Pros

Hashtags for Authors and Book Marketing ProsHashtags for Authors and Book Marketing ProsSocial media is a key component of book promotion and content marketing for authors and hashtags are shortcuts that help find like-minded people on social media. Hashtags Help Find Your Books Audience What started out as a Twitter thing, hashtags are now used on all types of social media platforms- Pinterest, Instagram, Tumblr, etc. For purposes of this article, well stick to hashtags for authors and other bookish pros. Specific hashtags for writers and publishing professionals can connect you with like-minded authors and fans, and help you grow your list of followers on Twitter and on other forms of social media. First Hashtag First One critically important hashtag for author research purposes ismswlThis is short for manuscript wishlist and its the hashtag used by editors and agents who are trawling for particular types of manuscripts. Hashtags for the Writing Community Before you mar ket your book, you must write it. Here are some writerly hashtags to help you find Twitter sympathy while you toil away at the keyboard- and to help grow your list of sympathetic followers for when the book is out. amwritingIts not really clear how one can be writing and tweeting at the same time, but this is commonly used by writers to indicate theyre generating pages.ameditingSimilar to amwriting, this hashtag indicated that the writer is going through his or her pages, revising.writingtiporwritetipWriting coaches, editors, and others whose livelihoods depend on authors will offer up their tweety pearls of wisdom, marked by these hashtags.writingpromptThis hashtag is used when writing coaches give a suggestion about what to write, an idea to get the writer going and help to stimulate the flow of the pen on the page. writingsprintThe Twitter version of on your mark, get set, write, this hashtag encourages author participation in a timed writing exercise.nanowrimoNational Novel Writ ing Month (in November) helps create solidarity among those toiling on their magnum opuses (opi?).writerwednesdayUsed on- you guessed it- hump day, this general hashtag can be used alone or in tandem with other hashtags to mark a variety of different tweets- for author promotion (for oneself or ones friends), to highlight other writerly pursuits, such as a writingtip (binnensee above). fridayreadsThe writing and book publishing communities are nothing if not passionate readers themselves. By adding this hashtag to a Friday tweet about what youre currently reading, you show support for other writers and for the book business. Its good karma for your own work.ffStands for Friday Follow another weekly show of generosity on the part of a tweeter, where one recommends sites to follow. General Book and Genre Hashtags These mostly self-explanatory hashtags will help connect writers with fellow genre writers or readers, whether to support the writing process or to get out the word in bo ok marketing efforts (see more book promotional hashtags, below) booknovelnonfictionfiction (often combined with other genres see some examples below)paperbacksshort or short story or shortstories or shortreadslitfic (for literary fiction)histfic and histnovel (used for historical fiction)womensfictionscifi or science fictionromance (read more about the Romance genre)paranormal (used for books like Amanda Hockings)crimesuspensekidlitcookbooks (also related to the cookbook genre food cooking recipes, etc.) Useful Hashtags for Author and Book Promotions Using these hashtags in tweets will help alert followers and potential followers about book promotional efforts bookgiveawayThis signals to all that youre raffling or otherwise giving away a free copy of a book. Also useful free and freebieteasertuesday and samplesundayOffering up a link to a sample chapter or another snippet from your current work or work-in-progress is a great way to get readers involved. The Twitterverse has mad e Tuesdays and Sundays the days when writers customarily do this- these hashtag helps readers find the excerpts.novelinesUse this hashtag when you quote from a novel- your own or others. poetrymonthPoets are used to short-form writing- they should be pretty good at tweeting, no? And in April, they should use the hashtag for National Poetry Month.shortreadsThis hashtag generally relates to short stories and gets used most intensively in National Short Story Month, in May.indiethursdayReaders who supportindependent booksellers use this hashtag when tweeting about their purchases. On Thursday. General Promotional Hashtags These hashtags can highlight the elements of your book marketing campaign to the Twitterverse. newspecialfree or freebiebookbuzz Hashtags for Indies Self-published indie authors have an especially rich on world Twitter. As many publish on ebook only, tweeting and linking is an organic way for them to trommel up reader interest in their books and connect with o ther DIY writers. indieauthor or indiepubAuthors use these to define themselves as self-published. eBook Formats The following hashtags help alert potential readers as to the ebook formats on which the work is available ebook kindlesony nook pubit PubIt is Barnes Nobles ebook publishing platformkoboipad eBook Publishers and Purchase Sites These direct followers to sites where the books can be purchased, etc. amazon and kpd (Kindle Publishing Direct)fReadOkobonook (Barnes Noble)smashwords Of course, there are undoubtedly more hashtags that will be useful, depending on the topic tweeted about.

Glassdoor Announces Criteria for the Top CEOs in 2019

Glassdoor Announces Criteria for the Top CEOs in 2019Glassdoor Announces Criteria for the Top CEOs in 2019 Is your Chief Executive Officer (CEO) an extraordinary leader for whom employees love to work? If so, you can help your company and CEO win a 2019 Glassdoor Employees Choice Award for the Top CEOs .Today, Glassdoor is excited to share the 2019 awards criteria to help employees and employers better understand what it takes to be considered.Unlike other workplace awards, there is no self-nomination process or cost involved. To win a Glassdoor Employees Choice Award, winners are determined based on feedback provided by those who really know a CEO best - her or his employees. If employees dont share reviews on Glassdoor during the year-long eligibility timeframe, a CEO cannot be considered. Thats why we encourage all employees to share a review today.When providing a company review, employees are asked to share their opinion on some of the best reasons to work for their employer (pros), any downsides (cons) and are encouraged to provide advice to management. Employees are also asked to rate several factors tied to their employment experience, including sentiment around their CEOs job performance, in plus-rechnen to rating workplace attributes like senior management among others. Specifically, when rating their CEO on Glassdoor, employees are able to choose from one of three options approve, disapprove or no opinion of the CEO.For the 2019 Employees Choice Awards recognizing the Top CEOs, Glassdoor will feature six distinct categories in five countries. For each category, company reviews and ratings from current and former employees will be considered between May 2, 2018 and May 1, 2019. Reviews submitted after May 1, 2019 will not be considered for the 2019 awards.While Glassdoor accepts reviews from former employees within five years of leaving a company, only reviews from former employees who have left the company in 2018 or 2019 will be considered for the Employees Choice Awards for Top CEOs.In addition, each list of winners is based on local-employee feedback shared on Glassdoor. For example, reviews from U.S.-based employees will be used to determine if a CEO is eligible for a U.S. list , while reviews from UK-based employees will be used to determine if a CEO is eligible for the UK list . A CEO can win a Top CEO award in multiple countries.To determine the 2019 winners, quantity, quality and consistency of reviews and ratings will be taken into account during the eligibility timeframe. The following information sheds more light on these three areas 1. For quantity of reviews , a minimum number of ratings are required across two leadership attributes that employees can rate when submitting a company review . They include CEO job performance and senior management. If there are not enough ratings across both or either of the two leadership attributes, a CEO will not be considered. As part of the algorithm developed by the Glassdoor Economic Research team , a CEOs job performance is mostly taken into account, along with other factors including an employers senior management rating.To be considered for a specific category, a CEO and employer must meet the following requirements during the eligibility timeframe100 Top CEOs U.S. large companies At least 100 ratings across the two leadership attributes from U.S.-based employees At least 1,000 employees at the end of the eligibility timeframe.50 Top CEOs U.S. small & medium companies At least 35 ratings across the two leadership attributes from U.S.-based employees Fewer than 1,000 employees at the end of the eligibility timeframe.50 Top CEOs UK At least 35 ratings across the two leadership attributes from UK-based employees At least 1,000 employees at the end of the eligibility timeframe.25 Top CEOs Canada At least 25 ratings across the two leadership attributes from Canada-based employees At least 1,000 employees at the end of t he eligibility timeframe.10 Top CEOs France At least 20 ratings across the two leadership attributes from France-based employees At least 1,000 employees at the end of the eligibility timeframe.10 Top CEOs Germany At least 20 ratings across the two leadership attributes from Germany-based employees At least 1,000 employees at the end of the eligibility timeframe.For all categories, a CEOs employer must have at least a 3.0 overall company rating and at least a 2.5 senior management rating during the eligibility period. A CEO must also be currently in the role and featured on their employers profile on Glassdoor as of May 1, 2019. In cases in which there are multiple CEOs for one company, Glassdoor recognizes the CEO(s) on the employers Glassdoor profile as of May 1, 2019. Employee count displayed on Glassdoor as of May 1, 2019 is used to help determine category eligibility. Employers have until May 1, 2019 to update their current CEO and/or global employee count, or size as liste d in the Overview section, on their Glassdoor profile with a Free Employer Account . In addition, the awards take into account various types of employment status including full-time, part-time, contract and freelance, however, intern company reviews are not considered. Reviews from employees at universities, multi-level absatzwirtschaft agencies and in the armed forces are not considered. 2. For quality of reviews , Glassdoors proprietary awards algorithm takes into account what employees have to say that shows winning CEOs truly outshine the rest in the eyes of their employees. Quality reviews are those that help job seekers by offering insights and feedback into what its really like to work under the CEO and her/his leadership team as well as at the company itself, including whats working well, what needs improvement and advice to senior management, which employees are asked to share when completing a company review on Glassdoor. 3. For consistency of reviews, Glassdoors proprie tary awards algorithm also accounts for trends over time as it relates to both the quantitative and qualitative insights shared by employees. In some cases, if a CEO and/or employers reviews lack quality and/or consistency, it can impact results and/or eligibility. Tip We encourage employers to check out free resources on what Top CEOs have in common to learn more.Commitment to integrity for all employers Glassdoor is committed to the highest level of data integrity and reviews quality in determining award winners. This includes treating all CEOs and employers equally regardless of whether or not they are a customer of Glassdoor. If the Glassdoor eligibility panel suspects and/or determines official company representatives have attempted to influence employee reviews or have tampered with the process of collecting authentic, unbiased reviews, including intentional or unintentional abrollcontainer-transportsystem that violate the Glassdoor Community Guidelines and/or Terms of Use , a CEO and/or employer may be excluded from awards consideration. Exclusion from eligibility can be triggered by such acts as, but not limited to, management attempting to leave false reviews, management coercion of employees to submit positive reviews or other activities and/or events that could damage employees faith in the CEO, the employer, its senior leadership and/or adversely affect its overall rating on Glassdoor. A best practice is to encourage employees to leave an unbiased review every 12 months. 2019 winners will be announced in June 2019.

The Good, the Bad and Skill to Put on Resume

The Good, the Bad and Skill to Put on Resume Most standard resume formats incorporate a skill section at or close to the bottom of the resume. The placement of your skills section is also a rather important point to think about. There are a couple diverse kinds of skill sections and formatting alternatives that you should think about when crafting your resume. The skill section may be the most important section on your resume if you set it together correctly. A Key Skills section, on the flip side, is listed on top of a resume. After you have picked up your absolutely free downloadable resume schablone you might also want to have a look at our free resume tips section to learn how to put your resume together. Choose from several design and template alternatives to create the very best possible resume. The Basic Principles of Skill to Put on Resume That You Can Benefit From Starting Today To acquire the wanted job is usually a hard job. Irrespective of where you include y our skills section on your resume, you can be certain that the hiring manager is likely to find it and definitely likely to ask about doing it. If you would like to receive a job, you should have the ability to prove that youre a very good public speaker. Just dont forget to double-check whether adding social media to your particular resume is acceptable for the job Having the capability to communicate in person is crucial, but having the capacity to communicate via technology is an expanding hot commodity in the modern workplace. You would like to get a notion of the sort of employment opportunities which are available in the present job marketplace. Through your customer service role, you are going to find out how to explain concepts to others in easy-to-understand terms and the way to placate people who might not share your viewpoint. Actually, there are dozens and dozens of skills that you may have. Your accounting degree or experience with bookkeeping might be mora app licable than you believe. Employees believe they can return and forth between mental pursuits and keep on top of both. Your skills section stipulates a window into how much capability youll be able to bring to the organization. Make certain you decide prime high quality websites and examine theyre active or you might be regarded as unprofessional. Before you submit your resume to submit an application for work, take the opportunity to reassess and refresh your resume so that its going to provide you with the very best opportunity to have the interview. In the present competitive Earth, despite the fact that it seems challenging to get your fantasy job, simply by knowing some methods and taking extra efforts, you can construct your dreams come true. Just take some time to think about all the great things that you can do. Youve got to hear what you are being told, and youve got to understand how to respond effectively in the present time. Ok, I Think I Understand Skill to Put on Resume, Now Tell Me About Skill to Put on Resume It is possible to find below a list of the greatest skills you may put on your resume based on the sort of job which you are applying for. Youre able to still prove that youre excellent for the job. Hard skills have a tendency to be more technical, and each business or kind of job will often have its personal necessary set. Your skills are an overview of what you could do for the possible employer if you were offered the work at the moment. Great communication is the secret to good customer services. Review their About Us page and see whether your soft abilities or attributes are aligned with the businesss core values. You will also have to effectively communicate with clients and vendors. Every customer would like to feel important, although your attention might be pulled in lots of directions. The Principles of Skill to Put on Resume You Will be Able to Learn From Starting Immediately As you probably already know, its about the very first impression you earn. There are styles of preparing your skills section that could still show you in the very best light. To begin with, if youre seeing a great deal of hard skills that you just dont have, it might be far better move on to the next position. The very best approach would be to learn the essence of the job. One of the absolute most powerful tools you may use in your job search is networking with different folks. In addition to the practical demand for developers in just about any organization, programming skills demonstrate advanced problem solving skills that may lead to a well-rounded professional. Also, you will likely wish to prevent any jobs that need you to devote a whole lot of time using your burn out skills. Most jobs require that you have a fundamental comprehension of computer programs including Excel and Microsoft Office, in addition to skills in internet navigation, social networking sites and email systems. A really important part of the job is the ability to acquire information from all sorts of sources. Our resume builder gives you tips and examples about how to compose your resume summary. Depending on the help of our expert sources, here are a number of broad kinds of skills your resume could include, together with unique approaches to express them. Youre completely bull-headed. Read through it a couple of occasions and youll probably spot three or four vital skills mentioned repeatedly throughout the document. Its fast and simple to use. The Demise of Skill to Put on Resume Look through the work description and see whether any soft skills are mentioned. They, on the other hand, are not easy to quantify. Key skills are work-related skills that you want to do a job. As stated earlier, assessing soft skills is far more difficult. Logic suggests hard skills are somewhat more important. Hard skills arent skills that are tough to learn. They are quantifiable and often learned from school or on the job.

How to Create A Useful and Long-Lasting Internship Program - Spark Hire

How to Create A Useful and Long-Lasting Internship Program - Spark HireInternship programs are useful both for aspiring professionals and staff members working in an organization. However, internships have earned a bad reputation, as many companies consider filing paperwork and fetching coffee for free to be a useful internship experience. In order to build a long-lasting and valuable program within your organization, consider the following tipsKeep the focus on educationWhile it is important to ensure that staff members benefit from having interns on board and dont feel like glorified babysitters, a successful internship program is all about educating aspiring young professionals. Make sure that the program is focused heavily on teaching students about what the industry is really like. For every coffee grabbing session, the young person should have a aussicht to sit in on a meeting or watch a staff member put together a proposal. When the students learn something while contributing to the well-being of the company, everyone benefits.Turn the program into a paid opportunityIn order to increase the caliber of the potential interns who apply and to make it worth their while, consider making the internship program a paid opportunity. The money doesnt have to be astronomical, but even a little bit helps to keep students motivated. It also makes it possible for them to spend more time interning, as they dont have to pick up a part-time job during the experience. A paid internship also helps your company to stand out dramatically.Place an emphasis on analyzing the programMany employers treat their internship programs as an afterthought, not understanding just how valuable this program can be when handled properly. Make it a point to continue to analyze and improve the internship experience. Ask for feedback when students have completed the program, and make changes accordingly. If former interns indicate that they didnt learn much, its time to take a look at necessar y changes that can be made to fix this.Lastly, employers should choose interns carefully. Pick students who can actually help and contribute. If your social media is lacking, find people who are heavily interested in this aspect of business. If you need help creating sales proposals, find sales-oriented people who can write well. This ensures that everyone benefits from the experience.