The Aftershock of This Recession

The Aftershock of This Recession Whats life going to be like 1-3 years from now? Will businesses continue to layoff? Will things ever get back to normal? In my constant quest for this answer, not just because I want to know, but the thousands of job seekers want to know too, Ive come across several articles that are must reads in providing insight. Global Recession Impact Has Permanently Changed the Rules of the Game for Corporates a study by Ernst Young. Why Healthy Companies Cut Jobs in a Recession from BNet What Will Recovery Look Like? from Peter Weddles Newsletter. These articles point out several key predictions: 1) Companies will be leaner and meaner. They are looking for strategic partners to limit their risks. This could mean an overall decrease in number of employees they will ever need. In economies ofscale, if each business is focusing on it core line of product or service, how many more people will it take to produce the requests? Fewer than if each company had itsown division, right? 2) To compete globally,salaries will decrease. Businessescant afford to pay big salaries, just because. Who knows how this will impact some of the unions and government. They will most likely have to adjust too, yet probably more difficult given the complexities of how they work. 3) Jobs will be project-based due to the nature of the new business model. From the employee perspective, what were seeing are trends towards: 1) Seeking employment that is fulfilling and/or in sync with personal values. 2) Loyalty is redefined. Tom Peters wrote an articlefor Fast Companywhich is just as appropriate today as when he wrote it. Tom says: I think loyalty is much more important than it ever was in the past. A 40-year career with the same company once may have been called loyalty; from here it looks a lot like a work life with very few options, very few opportunities, and very little individual power. Thats what we used to call indentured servitude. Today loyalty is the only thing that matters. But it isnt blind loyalty to the company. Its loyalty to your colleagues, loyalty to your team, loyalty to your project, loyalty to your customers, and loyalty to yourself. I see it as a much deeper sense of loyalty than mindless loyalty to the Company Z logo. 3)Employees will need to manage their careers unlikeever before and find creative solutions to developingfinancial and personal stability. I hope this forces some healthy dialog and discussion here and elsewhere. If you have other perspectives, I would be glad to share and discuss. I think were all grappling for answers.

Working Long Hours Heres How to Stop - Hallie Crawford

Working Long Hours Heres How to Stop Recently, Certified Career Coach wrote an article for US News. How to Stop Working Long Hours depicts how you can organize your work, delegate effectively and finish work on time. The clock ticks past 6 p.m. and you still have a project to finish. You sigh and decide you either need to stay at the office, or take your work home with you. In either case, it will be a long work night, or work weekend. Sound familiar? We have all found ourselves in a situation like this at one time or another, and sometimes deadlines just have to be met. We cant avoid them. But if having to stay past the end of your regularly scheduled workday is a regular occurrence, or if you just cant seem to stay on top of your tasks and projects, youre going to get burned out and something will need to change. If this scenario resonates with you, the good news is, in many cases, there are small things you can do to stay in control of your work schedule. Here are a few tips.

What Are the Tips For SES Resume Writing?

What Are the Tips For SES Resume Writing?If you have a job you want to do, SES resume writing may be for you. The SES stands for Specific Education and Training. This is the government classification of someone who is trained and educated at an advanced level.The skills and education needed to get a job are limited. You must have great communication skills and the knowledge needed to get by with basic arithmetic. If you can meet these two things, your odds of getting hired are greater. Because there are only so many jobs to go around, employers are willing to look past those little things if you can prove that you have all the tools necessary to excel in the workplace.It's important to set up goals for yourself and your career before you start your work history. For instance, you should know what you want to accomplish in your work history, where you want to end up and who you want to work for. If you don't know where you're going, your resume will show up as if you haven't done much work at all.Make sure that your resume is well written and filled out. Just about any resume will make you look unprofessional. If you think that your resume is not professional enough, look at the mistakes you made in the last job you had.One of the best things you can do for your SES resume writing success is to follow the hiring process and prepare the required paperwork. In addition to your resume, it would be a good idea to keep a folder full of related papers, file letters, job descriptions and even other documents in case you need them later.The resume will do you no good if you don't know what it means. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to know that words mean things in this business. Don't worry about spelling, grammar or punctuation.Rather, think of a brief intro for your resume and write something about yourself that says a lot about what you are about. That way, you don't lose points for not knowing the nuances of the job, and the employer gets a first impression of you, which is exactly what you want.

Meet Country Archer Jerky Co. Co-Founder and CEO Eugene Kang

Meet Country Archer Jerky Co. Co-Founder and CEO Eugene Kang After allegedly killing cheese, marriage and the housing market, millennials are disrupting another major industry: beef jerky. Well, at least one millennial is. Eugene Kang, co-founder and CEO of Country Archer Jerky Co., runs a beef jerky company that’s almost unrecognizable compared to the heavily processed Slim Jim. Instead, Kang’s product delivers 100% grass-fed beef jerky or cage-free turkey that’s primarily organic. The founder calls his version the “Sam Adams of beef jerky” for its homage to a craft, artisanal product that is sold nationally. Since Kang co-founded the brand at age 22, the meat snacks, free of hormones, antibiotics and preservatives, found their way into over 25,000 grocery stores across U.S. and Canada, up from 3,250 in 2016. The brand’s 2017 revenue came in at $21 million, a whopping 576% growth over three years. View this post on Instagram Did you know it’s not a Hatch Chile unless it’s from Hatch, New Mexico? It’s like the Champagne of peppers. Which we guess makes us the Mimosa of Beef Jerky?? #BeefJerky #NoPreservatives #AmericanMade A post shared by Country Archer Jerky Co. (@countryarcher) on Aug 30, 2018 at 2:07pm PDT Despite the learning curve that comes from starting a company as a college dropout, Kang credits his success to sensing his fellow millennials trending toward “clean” eating. “I like to think my youth played a big factor,” Kang says. “I am the core consumer. I go to shops like Costco and Whole Foods and I am constantly picking up a bag of whatever it may be and turning it around and looking at the ingredients.” Following his immigrant parentsâ€"and millennial trends The San Bernardino-based jerky CEO says he also owes some of his company’s growth to his work ethic inspired by his parents. Kang’s parents immigrated to the United States from South Korea in the early 1980s and immediately opened up a gas station: “With immigrants, the first thing you do is go into the retail businessâ€"it’s much easier to manage and you don’t need to speak a whole lot of English,” he says. Both Kang’s affinity for beef jerky and his interest in brand development grew from helping out his parents. One week he would be stocking fridges with Gatorade and Powerade, and the next week customers were looking for a then-brand-new item called Vitaminwater. Changing trends gave him a glimpse into the way branding and advertising influence consumer purchases. Working at the store also introduced him to a job with fluid hours and flexibilityâ€"and quite a different future from the 9-to-5 career his parents wanted for him. “They were immigrants, they were very traditional,” says Kang. “They wanted me to go to school and get a white-collar banking-type job or something in finance. And I was just like, That’s not the path I want to take.” View this post on Instagram Avoid the crash and snag some Country Archer Turkey Jerky with that coffee. We’ve seen you hangry before and believe me, we don’t want that. #RealFood #Starbucks #SnackLife A post shared by Country Archer Jerky Co. (@countryarcher) on Jul 6, 2018 at 2:04pm PDT Spotting gold on the road While he was struggling to find his passion in college studying political science, Kang went on a road trip to the Grand Canyon with his aunt. During the drive, they stopped at a roadside vendor selling jerky in clear plastic bags. Remembering the processed jerky he ate during childhood, Kang immediately saw the unique quality in a more artisanal, country-style jerky. Kang made a seemingly rash decision to buy the tiny, boutique butcher shop owned by 80-year-old Charlie Mirachi, who gave Kang the reigns before he retired with his family. Kang’s goal? Rebrand and scale the product nationally. After dropping out of the University of California Riverside in 2011, Kang bought the company on a $100,000 commercial loan, no formal business background, and using $50,000 he borrowed from his disconcerted parents. Getting a big break But his gamble wasn’t an immediate overnight success. After years of trial and error, Kang’s jerky business took off around a year and a half ago after Starbucks began selling the product nationally and Costco brought the product to 4 different regions in the U.S. Part of its growth can be attributed to Kang and Country Archer tapping into the “clean eating” and fitness markets, two growing trends among young people. Kang, a CrossFit fanatic who even brings his team to CrossFit classes, positions his meat-based protein bars as ideal pre- or post- workout snacks. “CrossFit kind of has a cult-like following, and our products are very much focused to that core consumer, the consumer looking for clean ingredients,” Kang adds. View this post on Instagram When it comes to hiking, we're big believers in the buddy system and so is Teen CrossFit Games Athlete @alexis_raptis. That's right, our Pork Bar was her buddy and you better believe we had her back. #FitFood #CountryArcher #FuelYourAdventure A post shared by Country Archer Jerky Co. (@countryarcher) on Sep 30, 2018 at 2:00pm PDT Doubling down on Instagram The meat snacks also happen to fit under current popular diets like Keto and Paleo, which the company advertises heavily on its Instagram page with 11,000 followers (Slim Jim has nearly 10,000, while competitor “clean jerky” brand Perky Jerky has around 6,000). Country Archer partners with prominent CrossFit athletes like Noah Ohlsen and Brooke Wells for promotion, plus other Instagram influencers that post about healthy eating and exercise. Yet, like CrossFit classes that can cost $150 per month, clean jerky doesn’t come cheap. A single Country Archer beef stick costs $2, while you can get two Slim Jims for the same price at Target. And an 1.5-ounce bag of Country Archer jerky costs $3, while a 2.6-ounce bag of Jack Link’s beef jerky costs just 89 cents more. Looking to the future In the future, Kang hopes to keep expanding his company and growing the brand while scaling manufacturing to keep the company vertically integrated. The 29-year-old believes the company’s insistence on transparency and quality ingredients will antiquate the 20-ingredient, processed jerky once found in his parents’ gas station. “Meat snacks and jerky is historically a very old category, dominated by old Caucasian men,” Kang says. “I’m proud that most of my team are young millennials. We’re not buying your dad’s jerky, we’re creating a new brand in this space.”

Career Comics Funny Caption Contest #10 - Work It Daily

Career Comics Funny Caption Contest #10 - Work It Daily PLEASE NOTE: This contest is officially over. The comment section was print screened and the winner was notified by e-mail. Any additional votes will not be counted. Do you think you're funny? Prove it! In the comment section below, write out the funniest caption you can think of for the picture on the right. Whoever has the most votes by 11:59 PM ET on Wednesday, March 30 will win! How to Enter 1. Look at the picture and think of a funny caption for it. 2. Type your winning caption into the comment section below. Don't forget to use a valid e-mail address when entering your name on the comment platform so we can contact you if you win! 3. Hit the 'Like' button on your comment. That's one vote. Hurray! Now, show your funny caption to all your friends and tell them to 'Like' your comment, too. Why You Should Play The winner will receive the following: FREE half-hour of personal career coaching with CAREEREALISM.com Founder, J.T. O'Donnell [Value = $75] FREE PDF copy of J.T.'s book [Value = $9.95] More friends [Priceless] Rule: No swearing or inappropriate humor. Basically, you can be funny but not really funny. Hint: Use your social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn) to ask for votes. That way, all your friends will know how funny you are. Disclaimer: We cannot guarantee you will make more friends from your participation in this contest. Photo credit: Shutterstock Have you joined our career growth club?Join For Free!

Im a CEO and I Dont Wear Makeup to Work Heres Why

Im a CEO and I Dont Wear Makeup to Work Heres Why Women face many obstacles in the workforce. Research reports and powerful anecdotal stories illustrate how we often struggle to get paid equally, are less likely to ask for raises and to ascend the leadership ranks, and are more likely to do unpaid volunteer work around the office, like organizing office parties or ordering weekly catered lunch. Women also face sexual harassment, judgment of their family lives (whether they have kids or not), and unconscious biases.But one of the most silly (and annoying) expectations women deal with on an everyday basis is the expectation that we will spend ur personal time making ourselves up for the office, especially when wearing makeup in the professional world can seem to be a lose-lose proposition in the first place.A 2011 study found that women who wore makeup were deemed more competent than those who did not. However, the same study found that women whose makeup was described as too glamorou s by their peers were deemed untrustworthy. In short, women are judged for wearing too much makeup and are also judged for wearing too little.As a CEO, I choose to not wear makeup at work for a host of reasons, including this ridiculous double-standard.First, it takes too much time.I have three young children, a business, personal goals and relationships to keep up with I dont have much spare time, and when I do have free time, Id rather not spend it in front of a mirror, priming and primping. Moreover, I often work out during the day if I did this while wearing makeup, Id have to run through this routine twice.But also, if a woman cant be makeup-free as the boss, when can she?Wearing makeup every day is not only impractical for my schedule it also doesnt align with my belief that people should be valued for their substantive contributions rather than their appearance. I help guide the culture for my company. I want Fairygodboss to be a comfortable space that is inclusive of everyon e, no matter their physical appearance or fashion sense. If I cannot be makeup-free in my office as the CEO, I worry I set an example that might pressure other employees to wear makeup when theyd otherwise prefer not to. And if a mission-based company like Fairygodboss isnt a space where all people are comfortable in their own skin, where is?The only time I wear makeup to the office is when I know my appearance will matter for an important meeting or event.Despite my personal beliefs surrounding makeup, I am not blind to the fact that appearances can be important to others, particularly when it comes to making first impressions. I wear makeup for certain first-time meetings, media events and some other engagements because I know I can expect to be judged by my looks. No matter what I wish, women are still evaluated based, in part, on their appearances in many professional spaces.Its important to note that I dont judge women who wear makeup to work every day.I know that makeup can be a source of power and confidence for many professional women and a creative form of self-expression for others. And Im not here to tell women that they shouldnt do what makes them feel best.After all, the workplace is already hard enough for us all to navigate without judging each other for our lip gloss (or lack thereof). We should all be advocating for individual choice at work, whether it means putting nothing on our face or wearing blue lipstick. The best workplace is one where everyone feels comfortable being themselves.--Georgene Huang is the Co-founder and CEO of Fairygodboss.

Danger Signs on Awards on Resume You Need to Know About

Danger Signs on Awards on Resume You Need to Know About The Battle Over Awards on Resume and How to Win It Especially in case you have a great deal of experience, it can take time to sort through your recognitions and select the most relevant awards. Finding out how to compose a legal resume honors and awards section is able to help you make a decision as to what information is suitable to use. If youve got many awards, honors or certificates, you can want to restrict the info you provide on your resume. If you just have a couple of professional awards to add it is preferable to include them in your professional experience. Life After Awards on Resume Resumes usually get only a fast review, or so the committee may not take the opportunity to review a long resume. After all, not everybody receives an award, particularly if you were competing in a massive organization with dozens of workers. Dont hold back in case you have various awards in a specific area or youve achieved s omething special in a previously-held position like the vacancy. Youre not vying for just one coveted award theres loads of opportunity The Basic Principles of Awards on Resume That You Can Learn From Beginning Right Away Luckily, there are tons of hints you can reference to understand how to master the art of displaying your awards. When you have produced an overall collection of your personal and academic accomplishments, now is the time to receive them organized. When you produce your resume, the awards section is a crucial portion of demonstrating your abilities and abilities. Your awards section ought to be short yet packed with juicy details to create the best impression. Utilizing an online resume builder is a straightforward and effective method of writing a winning resume which will get you through the interview stage. Therefore understanding how to compose a resume is vital. For instance, if the scholarship emphasizes community support, list your volunteer hours and dates on top of your Extracurricular Activities section. Your scholarship resume, once properly assembled, will provide you with all of the info you will have to have in one tidy and simple to access document.