4 Awesome Internetty Things For Out-of-Rut-Ness - When I Grow Up

4 Awesome Internetty Things For Out-of-Rut-Ness - When I Grow Up A preview of Crosbys jewelry line! As entrepreneurs, we often swing on a pendulum of massive amounts of focus and enthusiasm, to hide under the bed, ‘what was I thinking’ malaise.   When in the depths of despair, I have a few secret weapons to kick start my creativity and get back into the flow. ImprovEverywhere Famous for their pantsless subway rides, ImprovEverywhere videos make me laugh, kick me out of a rut, and generally make me feel warm fuzzies for being a part of a world where surprise musicals take place in grocery stores in Queens. Sometimes the best thing to do is to take a break, and stopping by these folks never feels like a waste of time. Ben Trovato There is something about staring at incredible photographs of gorgeous women that helps get me out of my rut. What can I say? Whether it’s being inspired by a color palette that might make its way into a new design for my for-benefit jewelry company, Given, or discovering an amazing new fashion photographer to headline a new post on my fashion PR blog PR Couture, this site is a feast. Beyond that, they do a great job with story-telling, social media, and engaging their audience to further inspire me from a marketing perspective. OmmWriter The internet occupies my magpie brain like a disco ball, but sometimes what I really need to do is go within. OmmWriter takes over my computer screen with soothing sounds, typing taps, and calming music, helping me to focus on brand positioning, web copy and the occasional blog post. Try it, it works. StyleLikeU I see entrepreneurs as a sort of artist, creating and building new things or ideas into being.   I am also fascinated by people who have found a way to make a living just on the edge of normal. At StyleLikeU I can get a quick inspiring fix of the role of art, fashion, writing and music plays in the lives of some pretty fascinating humans while getting a crash course in storytelling. The site does a great job of showcasing all sorts of people from all walks of life, and hearing them talk about their lives is a great way get motivated to create my own version of success. Their recent roundtable on modern femininity is pure magic. If that’s not your thing, try this piece with hip hop artist Theophilus London. Crosby Noricks is the founder of PR Couture, the leading online resource about fashion PR, co-founder of Given, a for-benefit jewelry company that works locally and in the developing world, and Director of Social Media for a digital marketing agency in San Diego, Ca where she is based. Connect with her on Twitter @pr_couture

Resume Writing After Military Service

Resume Writing After Military ServiceAfter military service, there are certain resume writing tips to remember in order to make sure that the skills that you had during your military service and later in civilian life do not go to waste. In order to successfully use resume writing after military service, there are certain skills and qualities that you should have as a resume writer, skills and qualities that should be maintained through your other work. Here are a few tips to follow.- Do not forget to apply for the position of your choice after your military service. You can look for another career if you want to, but doing so will prevent you from damaging your career or in case you want to switch to a different career after your military service, you do not have to wait for too long in order to get a new job because you will be in a position where you will be able to find a new job. There are many openings on the market and this is why you should apply even after military service.- During your military service, you need to ensure that you learn everything that you can and you need to make sure that you know the proper procedures in the armed forces. This includes choosing a company, which you will work for, joining the right company, understanding the job description and in case of the company and make sure that you get all the knowledge that you need. Make sure that you read books as well and do not forget to take courses to get updated. This is very important in your resume writing after military service.- Learn how to translate! If you can translate, this will help you to communicate with people, which will make it easier for you to convince them when you are interviewing for the position that you want.- Take care of your health! As military veterans, you will need to follow certain health precautions that may result in other benefits in your future, like they will stop you from having any accidents or illnesses that may affect your ability to complete the job that you have been offered.- Your skills will go to waste! In addition to all these tips, you must make sure that you do not repeat what you have already done in your past jobs so that you do not waste your skills and talents after military service.These are some of the resume writing tips that you can do after military service. As veterans, you must learn how to use your skills to avoid skills to be used against you.

Women Athletes the Highest Earners Are Maria Sharapova and Li Na

Women Athletes the Highest Earners Are Maria Sharapova and Li Na We often hear about astronomical salaries in men’s sports, but we hear little about the top female sports earners. The main reason is the greater popularity of men’s professional sports leagues and the corresponding TV and merchandising revenue. There is no women’s counterpart to the NFL or Major League Baseball. In sports where there are counterparts such as the WNBA in basketball, salaries lag far behind. As a result, we find the majority of top female sports earners in the non-team sports of tennis, golf, and figure skating. In tennis, the prize money and sponsorship opportunities for women are nearly equal to that of men (and occasionally greater). Otherwise, equality is elusive â€" first place on the women’s list of sports earnings only earns 34th place in the overall sports earnings list. Accordingly, the Forbes list of the top ten highest paid female athletes for 2014 (using values from June 2013 to June 2014) features seven tennis players, one golfer, and one figure skater. The other sport represented is auto racing. Maria Sharapova â€" The Russian-born tennis star (pictured above) does not earn the most on the court, but thanks to multiple endorsement deals, she was the top earner at $24.4 million. Sponsors include Nike, Porsche, Evian, Samsung, and Avon. She even created a line of gummy candies, appropriately named Sugarpova. Li Na â€" This up-and-coming tennis star from China hauled in $23.6 million, with $5.6 million in prize money and the rest through multiple endorsements in worldwide markets. Serena Williams â€" Propelled by $11 million in prize money, the younger of the Williams sisters earned $22 million in total income last year. Serena has earned the most in prize money over her career in women’s tennis, nearly twice that of second-place Sharapova. Kim Yuna â€" The top figure skater on the list, Korean star Yuna earned approximately $16.3 million on top of winning a silver medal in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Danica Patrick â€" Auto racing’s entry into the top ten, Patrick earned $15 million despite having no Sprint Cup wins and limited top-ten finishes. She is arguably as well known outside racing for her sponsorship with GoDaddy (although that sponsorship recently ended, as will her contract with Stewart-Haas Racing in 2016). Victoria Azarenka â€" Azarenka, the second ranked female tennis player in 2013, pulled in $11.1 million with $7.5 million in endorsements from Nike and Red Bull, among others. Caroline Wozniacki â€" The tennis star and up-and-coming men’s golf star Rory McIlroy ended their engagement last year, but it seemed to work out well for both. Wozniacki earned $10.8 million, propelled by $1.3 million in prize money and a lucrative deal with Adidas. Agnieszka Radwanska â€" The Polish-born tennis star earned $6.8 million, with $3.8 million in prize money and a sponsorship from the Cheesecake Factory. Ana Ivanovic â€" The “comeback kid” of sorts with respect to earnings, Ivanovic won three tennis tournaments in 2014 and earned $6 .4 million total in 2014, buoyed by a lifetime contract with Adidas. Paula Creamer â€" Golf’s lone representative on the top ten list earned $5.5 million in 2014. The “Pink Panther” earned $1 million in prize money, with the rest in endorsements from the likes of Citizen Watches and Bridgestone Golf. The future top-ten earners are likely to come from these same sports with one possible exception. Ronda Rousey, the best-known female fighter in the increasingly popular sport of mixed martial arts (MMA), may break into the fold before long. She’s already broken into the entertainment field, co-starring in Expendables 3. We’ll have to wait until the next Forbes list in August to see if Rousey makes the 2015 list. After all, who dares to tell her “no”? More From MoneyTips: Baseball and Money NFL Gives Up Tax-Free Status Magic Johnson’s Midas Touch

How To Write A Hot Cover Letter - Work It Daily

How To Write A Hot Cover Letter - Work It Daily How To Write A Hot Cover Letter “Focus,” said the master, “and the world will be yours...” Related: Important Cover Letter Guidelines You Can’t Afford To Ignore In today’s fast-paced working environment, focus has become a four-letter word. In a world where “multitask,” “app,” and 140 character tweets are creating a sensation nation that lives on caffeine, energy drinks, and coconut water, most HR professionals and employers destroyed their ability to focus years ago. How To Write A Hot Cover Letter “I can always be interrupted,” and “I regularly juggle 15 projects with no problem,” are the new words of wisdom. There isn’t any time to think and meditate deeply, and there probably isn’t time to read your cover letter. All marketing begins with audience and unless you are applying to be a yoga instructor, the likelihood is that your audience isn’t patient. Would Your Cover Letter Retweet? In this new ADD world, your cover letter must be able to get someone’s attention in tweet-like speed. The letter’s first few sentences needs to grab your reader. This is done predictably well using three different strategies: Humor Combining unexpected metaphors (used above) Conveying an amazing new or original idea For example, that first sentence might say, “I don’t want this job, I want yours.” Or “Six Sigma isn’t for sissies, it’s for singing scientists. I sing Opera in my spare time to keep my mind limber.” Or “Cracking Google Panda and Penguin was tons of fun; I simply applied the following algorithm...” Bullet Points Are Better Than Butter Once you have the reader’s attention, follow with a few filler sentences and then move on to bullet points succinctly describing why they should hire you, what you have done and what you want to do in the future. These might read something like: Team player, basketball, baseball, and especially soccer. Quick, agile thinker always willing to take on new tasks. Increased monthly ROI in my division by 20%. Developed 5 best-selling iPad apps over the last year. Looking to learn server-side maintenance while also bringing valuable new products to your company. Cover Letter Format: Move It, Move It, More So far the cover letter is brief and filled with verbs. Even the most overworked, stressed out HR professional has probably made it this far. From here the rest is smooth sailing. Take the five bullet points and expand each one into detailed amazing paragraphs. Attach a resume with all the pertinent details for reference. If your reader wants more information they should be able to find it somewhere in these short few pages. The format above is very different from the introduction, middle, and final paragraph format of the traditional cover letter. Make sure to review the traditional format and even prepare a traditional cover as backup. The person in HR will ask for this if he/she believes the bosses will not appreciate a divergence from the norm. The goal is to get the letter read and secure the phone interview. A world of little time and attention demands a new approach that is short, succinct, and vibrant. Fit The Cover Letter To You And The Audience The above example is very relaxed. This is a tech cover letter written for an industry that specializes in couch naps and campuses. As an industry they are receptive to this type of approach especially if it is attached to a resume showing work experience at Apple computer and a degree from MIT. Every industry is different. Whenever a tailored cover letter fails to land a phone interview make a follow up call to find out why. Use the information gathered from rejection to write a better letter for the next position. This post was originally published at an earlier date. Related Posts Quick Tip: Cover Letter Effectiveness Test 7 Cover Letter Mistakes You Make When Applying Via E-mail 5 Cover Letter Techniques = Spellbound Hiring Managers   Photo Credit: Shutterstock Have you joined our career growth club?Join Us Today!

Calling In Sick Dont Make These Rookie Mistakes

Calling In Sick Dont Make These Rookie Mistakes Its leid like it was in middle school when perfect attendancenot missing a single day of school in a yearcould grant you a certificate, award, mention during morning announcements on the last day of classes or maybe a bright gold sticker.While you dont want to be unreliable in your workplace and get the reputation of a slacker, you do want to reserve the right to call in sick. Certainly you dont want to do this too often or too infrequently. You want to do this just right.Yes, call insickand spare your co-workers when you have a fever, strep throat, are sneezing, coughing or have an upset stomach or food poisoning. Use common sense and know you do not have the right to spread your contagious germs. Be considerate and wait until your illness is under control or symptoms are eliminated by over the counter cures.You may also want to considerusing your sick timeif you feel desperately stressed for reasons related to work or current events it may be necessary for your mental health. Perhaps you must attend to a family emergency or take bereavement leave, or have serious issues to take care of outside of work that must be accomplished during workday hours and cannot be contained in a lunch break. This does not include waiting for a repair person to arrive. You can schedule that for the weekends.Why is the notion of calling in sick important for women leaders especially? Because gender bias assures that women in fruchtwein work places will be under scrutiny and deemed not serious, distracted or even flighty if they are categorized as calling in sick too often. As my sister-in-law Bernadette would say, No fake-atitis.While there is no legal mandate at the federal, state, county or municipal level for paid sick leave, new laws in Arizona, proposals in Maryland and enacted legislation in the City of Chicago and elsewhere are causing a stir. Some companies lump sick days, vacation days and other days off all together into p aid time off without differentiating what is what.In Maryland, a new bill is getting pushback and making employers mad, according toCarroll County Times.According to the bill text of HB1, all businesses with more than 15 employees are required to issue five paid sick days a year once the employee has been on the payroll 106 days. This does not take into account whether someone has full-time or part-time status.In Chicago and Cook County recently, according toLexology,Paid-sick-leave ordinances require employers to grant paidsick leaveto employees on terms more generous than what most employers have historically offered.About half of companies have an official policy that offers paid time off for sick days. So it is best that you know the company policy, stick to it, and not earn the reputation of someone who is always making ridiculous excuses and being absent for whatever reason. Early in your career this can damage your reputation, mid-career it can signal that you are not serious about advancement, and if you reach the C-suite as a woman leader, it may give everyone a reason to reinforce gender bias. And no one needs that.According to a report from World at Work, a nonprofit human resources association, 43 percent of companies offered PTO in 2016. Thats up from 28 percent in 2002, reportsNewJersey1015.If a company doesnt need a reason when an employee takes time off, a worker may feel more comfortable using all of their days allotted. With vacation and sick days separated, a worker may be fearful ofcalling in sick, or faking it, Dino Flammia writes.The 2009 H1N1 swine flu outbreak that hit Americans hard offers a case study in habits of employees when they are really sick and the results offer lessons learned. More than 44 million adults were sick with the flu that season, according to the Centers For Disease Control. According to theInstitute for Womens Policy Research,millions went to work while infected, causing an additional 7 million workers to fall il l.Keeping all that in mind, and knowing that your career path will be dotted with the flu and more, here are the top three key guidelines to calling in sick to work. As a woman leader in the workplace, you will serve as a role model for how to handle unexpected illness as well as long term health. Be prudent about using your sick days (always tell the truth and do NOT fake sick) and set the standard for what to expect when youre not up to par.Call in early, communicate clearly.You do not have to leave a voicemail for your boss at 5 a.m., but do get your absence on the record before 8 a.m. so plans can be put in place for your absence. Unless you are contagious, do not call in sick the day of a big presentation, meeting or important event at work. You may recover, but your reputation might not. For sure before 9 a.m. speak to someone on the phone about your absence and follow the company protocol. Tell the administrative assistant, your boss, your co-worker by phone, voice mail and e mail if you need to. You do not want anyone looking for you and calling to see where you are. And definitely answer your phone if someone at work calls to check on you. Judith Ohikuare writes inRefinery29, Generally speaking, employees should use the company-preferred method of calling in sick, says Edward Yost, an HR business partner at theSociety for menschenfreundlich Resource Management. Many companies specifically note in their written policy that an employee must speak directly to their supervisors rather than leaving a voicemail or sending an email message. Some companies and managers will prefer a text directly to the supervisor. I would encourage employees to ask their supervisors which method is preferred and comply with that requirement.Be vague if you must, but be honest.Do not concoct a lie. Do not say you had food poisoning if you do not. Do not create a sprained ankle, doctor appointment, broken toe, minor surgery or procedure if there is none. You will never remember the story you told and you will be branded a liar. If you are overstressed for whatever reason, be honest about it.According toFox Business News,More companies are trying to destigmatize mental illness and encourage workers to use mental-health days for their original intent. EY, or Ernst Young, has an initiative called r u ok?, which encourages workers to check in with each other and offer support to those who might be struggling. American Express Co.s employee-assistance program offers on-site access to mental-health professionals and free counseling. Prudential Financial Inc. gives employees flexible work arrangements and access to mental-health professionals. Taking time off for mental illness can qualify as a sick day or personal time off, depending on the companys policies.Offer to make up the work.You promised to contribute to the report, do some research, make some calls. You can work on the database from home, you can crawl into bed with your laptop between naps. Add your content to the website, finish your part of the project. Prove that you are reliable even if you are human. And remember not to call in sick too often if you can help it. You will get a reputation for someone who is not hearty or reliable. In the case that you may have recurring symptoms of a long-term illness, be transparent to your kollektiv and show that you are doing your best. If you have a serious or chronic illness, talk candidly with your team and your peers to set up a schedule that suits your ability to work in the office or remotely. Trust that others will want to help.You are not required to power through every health scenario, and you are allowed to have some time off for health concerns. Projecting a sincere wish to be a contributor to the team will afford you considerations of your situation and allow you to take care of yourself as you need. Call in sick or call in sick and tired and know that managing what works best for you and your coworkers is nothing to sneeze at.This post originally ran atTake The Lead.--Michele Weldon is the vorwort director of Take The Lead, an award-winning author, journalist, emerita faculty in journalism at Northwestern University and a senior leader with The OpEd Project.

Who is Talking About Forbes Resume Writing Services and Why You Should Be Worried

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The Number One Article on Customer Service Resume Objective or Summary

The Number One Article on Customer Service Resume Objective or Summary You want a resume targeting the specific position youre applying for. You ought to have five objective statements. Go through the many available resume template examples and elect for the one which matches your profile. There are several different formats and kinds of resumes to use, and which you select can depend on lots of factors. The Basics of Customer Service Resume Objective or Summary Your distinctive situation differs from everybody, therefore your resume will be customized to fulfill YOUR individual needs. The manner in which you handle the situation tells a whole lot about your organization. A summary statement is among the simplest strategies to custom tailor your resume to fit the requirements of a specific role, without needing to rewrite all the content. Possessing a brief statement or overview at the start of your resume is a good way to demonstrate your abilities and experience and show the hiring manager the value you will bring to the position. For the reason, its important to have a top quality cv or resume that stand out from the others. A defective product might be the consequence of a manufacturing issue outside your control, but if the problem is something you can improve within your company, then spend the criticism to heart and work to create the matter better. Allow the customer know what steps youre taking to remedy the circumstance. A creative problem-solver whos energized by managing a customer of challenges in a fast-paced atmosphere. Thus, to possess the knowledge of the way to craft an effective resume is as essential as having the essential qualification and experience needed for the job. 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