Gawker, Shea Gunther, 42 reasons the hiring manager doesnt like you

Gawker, Shea Gunther, 42 reasons the hiring manager doesnt like you A bunch of people got upset last week when Shea Gunther, a hiring manager, sent an email to about 900 people telling them what the general problems were when he got applications for an opening he had. He was blunt, and called it like he saw it.  He even had 42 points of violations that he saw, including, well,  just go read it for yourself. What do I think about this letter? I THINK ITS FREAKING AWESOME. I must be in the minority, because the comments were pretty nasty.  People called him all kinds of bad names.  They made fun of him, insulted him, and generally hated on him. Heres the funny part: we, as job seekers, really want the feedback.  We want to know why were not considered for the job, or brought in to an interview. And then Shea tells people what they did wrong (nothing personal, really, a lot of feedback from seeing hundreds of resumes and approaches). He tells them what people did wrong, and people freak out. I think they are all wrong.  They sound like a bunch of whiners.  What they really need to do is go down the list, see if they are making those problems, and stop whining, and fix their approach. Or, they can stay unemployed and keep whining and blaming someone else for their situation. Heres his response to his letter being leaked out. Gawker, Shea Gunther, 42 reasons the hiring manager doesnt like you A bunch of people got upset last week when Shea Gunther, a hiring manager, sent an email to about 900 people telling them what the general problems were when he got applications for an opening he had. He was blunt, and called it like he saw it.  He even had 42 points of violations that he saw, including, well,  just go read it for yourself. What do I think about this letter? I THINK ITS FREAKING AWESOME. I must be in the minority, because the comments were pretty nasty.  People called him all kinds of bad names.  They made fun of him, insulted him, and generally hated on him. Heres the funny part: we, as job seekers, really want the feedback.  We want to know why were not considered for the job, or brought in to an interview. And then Shea tells people what they did wrong (nothing personal, really, a lot of feedback from seeing hundreds of resumes and approaches). He tells them what people did wrong, and people freak out. I think they are all wrong.  They sound like a bunch of whiners.  What they really need to do is go down the list, see if they are making those problems, and stop whining, and fix their approach. Or, they can stay unemployed and keep whining and blaming someone else for their situation. Heres his response to his letter being leaked out.

Consider a virtual company to get a flexible work life

Consider a virtual company to get a flexible work life While everyone was watching for the telecommuting trend to explode, something else exploded right next to it: The virtual company. The business with no office to telecommute from. These companies give new opportunities to entrepreneurs to get started with no money down. But a virtual business also gives people the opportunity to create the personal life they want. The future is likely to be the age of virtual businesses, writes Anita Campbell, founder of Small Business Trends. Forget three guys in a garage that was your fathers startup. Today its three people spread out across the country or even across continents, each in their home offices or back porches with laptops, mobile phones, and WiFi. Pamela Slim, who blogs at Escape From Cubicle Nation, says there is a perfect storm of factors converging to make virtual businesses more popular, and easier to start: 1. Workers will quit regular jobs to get control over their time. Both men and women are increasingly willing to leave the work force to create personal time and family time, according to Jacqueline Luffman, a labor analyst for the government of Canada. In light of that, a virtual office ends up seeming like a compromise rather than an extreme solution. 2. Technology levels the playing field. It has become so cheap and easy to use that someone who doesnt have a lot of resources can create a web presence that looks established and professional. 3. Retail businesses can be virtual. Of course, theres always eBay. But you can also set up a shop with Amazon, where you create a storefront (which could even be a blog) and Amazon handles all inventory and fulfillment issues and then sends you a check for the sales you make. Or you can work with a slew of smaller online wholesalers the same way. 4. The rise of telecommuting. Established companies such as Sun Microsystems realize that telecommuters are happy, appreciative and cost-effective, so they encourage people to telecommute. Smart companies provide essential training and support so workers are productive at home from the start. The side effect is that location-based companies are training workers on how to set up their own virtual companies. This trend means that its easier for you to have a work life that you can control whether youre working at your own virtual company or at someone elses. The benefits are flexibility, efficiency and little overhead. The drawback is that time management is difficult, and not everyone can adapt. Dennis Yang works at Techdirt, a virtual company that provides daily news and analysis to corporate clients. While Yang does not sit with co-workers, he is never lonely. He typically has about seven conversations going on at any one time on his computer screen, and he can work anywhere he wants for example, his grandmothers living room. A typical day involves constant instant messaging, occasional emails with clients, and Skype for Internet-based phone calls, which are free though Yang adds, We dont like to have phone conversations because its difficult to have more than one at a time. Techdirts 14 employees hang out in a virtual conference room, which is really a chat room, and when the once-a-week phone call happens, someone types in the chat room that its time to move to the conference call. Not surprisingly, members of Generation Y populate many of the virtual companies. The younger generation is very attracted by the virtual companies because they are used to it. Skype and IM are normal to them, and it is not weird to work with people you rarely see when most of your friends are people you rarely see. says Chris Yeh, co-chair of the Founders Forum for entrepreneurs, and founder of his own company, Targetfirst. But virtual companies have a lot to offer Generation X as well: We want a career that gives us control over our schedule and our life, says Yeh. I want a work environment where I can also focus on my kids. Working from home is not a panacea for everything because the kids take time and they are always calling for you, but at least theres no commute time. The virtual business community is huge, so theres room for everyone. In fact a whole economy has developed in which virtual companies do business with other virtual companies. Sharon Sarmiento, founder of Streamline Virtual Office Solutions, offers project-based, administrative assistance to companies that do not need a physical presence. So it is no surprise that a major client is Andy Wibbels, the king of promoting blog-based businesses. For some people, such as Yang, virtual companies present a continual mix of work life and personal life where neither begins or ends. For others, such as Yeh and Sarmiento, a virtual company is a way to discover optimal methods for dividing a day. Last week Sarmiento was experimenting with a four-hour workday. Im trying to be really productive, she says, and then defines what she means by that in a blog post aimed at helping other virtual entrepreneurs manage their time. You cannot work harder, she advises, its more about prioritizing. Just turn off the computer at the end of four hours. This experiment is almost entirely psychological. It might seem that in the land of virtual companies, in a virtual economy, there is virtually no work getting done. But Yang and Sarmiento both exemplify the work ethic that typifies virtual offices. In a small company where people know each other and are dedicated to a cause or a calling, you can count on everyone to be productive, says Yeh. But even a technology cheerleader such as Yeh doesnt foresee a workplace devoid of stupid meetings and wasteful schedules. The virtual office can cut down on the BS, he says, but BS is part of human nature.

5 Tips to Communicate More Effectively - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

5 Tips to Communicate More Effectively - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career If you havent heard about the napping transit worker who was caught on TwitPic and the firestorm of controversy that ensued, theres a lesson to be learned: it only takes one tweet to capture you a moment that kills your personal brand. Which got me thinking about another medium that quickly spreads: email. Take 5 to positively reflect your personal brand All of your emails, messages and written communications become permanent touchpoints for your personal brand. You dont know who will end up reading it: someone may invisibly bcc a colleague, forward on your message or even accidentally read over it over the intended recipients shoulder. No matter the case, follow the five rules below to demand respect and ensure your emails positively reflect your personal brand. 1. Simple is better. Have you ever written a sentence and then said, “What I am really trying to say is: ‘xyz?’” Forget the complicated wording and just say xyz. Strive for clarity. Avoid complexity. Always look back to see what you can cut out before hitting send. 2. Anticipate questions and provide answers. People are busy. Save everyones time by anticipating and preemptively answering questions that might arise. The less Jennifer Co-Worker has to come back for clarifications, the more time she has to do her job. Help her by providing more than enough information in case she needs it. For example: Jen, I just finishing taking notes on the guerrilla marketing tactics PDF (www.guerrilla.com/pg2.htm) you showed me on Tuesday. The notes I took outline some new tactics we might be able to use. You can find the notes, called New Guerrila Tactics.doc here: http://companyx.com/internaldocs Notice what I provided Jen: The day Jen showed me the PDF, to jog her memory in case she forget what article I was talking about The URL of the PDF, in case she wants to take a look at it again The content of the notes I took The name of the document containing my notes The location where I uploaded the notes I have just saved Jen and myself a lot of time by providing that information up front. I answered any potential questions she could have before they popped up: what article are you talking about? Where did you upload the notes? I eliminated potential back-and-forth emails that would waste both of our time. 3. Avoid common mistakes that make you look dumb. Youve heard this one before, but a surprising number of people still dont do it. Spell check! Dont just scan the document and call it a day. Let your computers spell-checker do the initial dirty work. After confirming the changes, re-read for mistakes such as using too instead of to, effect instead of affect, or youre instead of your. See CopyBloggers 5 Common Mistakes That Make You Look Dumb. 4. Take a moment before responding to angry emails. One of the virtues of a professional is the ability to remain calm under pressure. If you receive a nasty email, stop for a minute. Imagine yourself one year in the future, looking back at how you responded. Did you remain poised? Or did you weaken your personal brand by lashing out? Responding to an email in hotheaded haste will make people think you are disrespectful a label thats nearly impossible to remove after its been given. Also keep in mind how easy it is to misinterpret the emotions of an email. Text can only convey words, not feelings. The person at the other end might not have been angry at all, even if it appeared that way on paper. 5. Communicate frequently. Send thank you emails immediately after meeting new people. Ask your superior questions. Provide articles your co-workers will find useful (but dont spam them with pictures of cats). Use frequent and strong communication to progress within your company. Communication skills are essential to your personal brand. Whats your philosophy on writing emails? Business is about people talking to people. Make sure when others talk about you, theyre mentioning the aspects of your personal brand you want to be remembered for, like clarity, simplicity, level-headedness and professionalism. Author: Pete Kistler is a leading Online Reputation Management expert for Generation Y, a top 5 finalist for Entrepreneur Magazine’s College Entrepreneur of 2009, one of the Top 30 Definitive Personal Branding Experts on Twitter, a widely read career development blogger, and a Judge for the 2009 Personal Brand Awards. Pete manages strategic vision for Brand-Yourself.com, the first online reputation management platform for job applicants, named one of the Top 100 Most Innovative College Startups in the U.S.

Work from Home Read these 5 tips on how to do it better.

Work from Home Read these 5 tips on how to do it better. Some professionals view having a job that allows them to work from home as the ultimate gig, but those of us who do it on a daily basis know that it can be harder, and different, than it looks. If youre one of the lucky ones, read below on how to excel in your own space. So you found the perfect work-from home job?   Maybe its a medical billing job.   Or maybe a technical job like search engine evaluation.   No matter the job, here are some important tips to being successful when working from home. 1. Create Structure.   I know, I know. Isn’t one of the main perks of working from home the fact that you are free to do as you please with your schedule? While it is, I’ve found that being given complete freedom, the key to working effectively is to create structure for myself. Find what works best for you. You may have to do some trial and error to figure this out, but once you get it, discipline yourself to stick to it. When I first started out after college, I worked for a small business. Our days began around 9 a.m. (or whenever we rolled into the office) and I loved to wake up at 6 a.m. to hit the gym before work. Once I moved on to the corporate world and reported to work closer to at 8 a.m., I hated the thought of having to wake up at 5 a.m. and therefore, my work out routine suffered. Now that I work from home and can plan my day as I please. Initially I thought I would wake up and hit the gym first thing, but after a couple of months of hitting snooze and sleeping in, I discovered that I wasnt actually motivated to wake up for a work out. But I am motivated to wake up and work. So now my days usually go like this: Wake up at 6 a.m. Begin working around 7 a.m. Hit the gym for a mid-morning class or after work with my husband. Finding this structure has helped me feel like I’m getting a head start on the day by being in front of my computer an hour earlier than most, and it has allowed me to create a mid-day break or way a check out at the end of the day with a sweat session that I am rarely tempted to skip as it has become a stress reliever. 2. Have a door on your office, if at all possible. We currently live in a one bedroom apartment, so this is not a possibility for me. But when our lease is up, I can assure you that we’ll be considering moving to a two bedroom, simply for the fact that it would be so mentally helpful to get away from my office when I’m not working. By having a door that  can  be opened in the morning and closed at the end of the day, you help yourself compartmentalize your life a bit and not be tempted to work 24/7. I didn’t think this would be a problem for me…until it was. I began to notice myself wanting to “do just one more thing” or continue working while my husband cooked dinner instead of  spending precious downtime together. Now when my husband comes home, I mentally tell myself that it’s time to be done for the day. If I have a project that really needs tended to before they day is through, I’ll let him know (for accountability reasons) that I have to sneak back to it for an hour at the end of the night, but I really try to keep that as an exception. 3. Play good music.   I’m not one of those people who can work without good tunes, so one of the first things I do when I get to my desk in the morning is to pick out my selection of the day. My medium of choice these days is Songza, because you can select already compiled playlists based on your mood, activity or genre. A few of my favorites are: Mellow Indie, Your Spring Fling and 2014 Festival Headliners. 4. Take intentional breaks every two hours. This is the hard for me to abide by, but luckily my dogs make it a bit easier.   Sitting for more than two hours straight isn’t healthy, so I try to do something for 15 minutes every two hours that will take my mind off of work and help me reset. My favorite break activities are: switching over the laundry, emptying out the dishwasher, Face Timing my sister (who stays at home with my sweet two year old nephew bonus), calling my husband, family or a friend to check in, checking the mail and walking the dogs . 5. Know when your energy levels are at their peaks and pits. I get my bursts of energy in the morning and I slump around 2-3 p.m. I get another energy burst around 4 p.m. So I plan to do my VIP items as early as possible. Generally, I make a daily list of the top three things that need to happen. This is different from my ongoing to do list because it restricts me to prioritize three, and only three items that must be done. At the end of the day, if I’ve completed these items I feel accomplished, even if I see that my to do list is still overflowing. And lets be real when is it not? Whatever your workspace looks like, do your best to make it work for you. Work from home? Tweet us , using the hashtag #workfromhome and give us YOUR tips.

If You Spent a Few Months Writing an Unsuccesful Grant What Do You Write on the Application?

If You Spent a Few Months Writing an Unsuccesful Grant What Do You Write on the Application?What do you spend a few months doing to help other poor students pay for their education? Do you spend hours writing grants? Is it by your own resources? The more you write grants the more you will earn.If you spent a few months writing an unsuccessful grant what do you write on the application? The answer to this question will answer whether or not you can work from home as an independent grant writer.If you spent a few months writing an unsuccessful grant what do you write on the application? Are you a master of creative writing? Are you good at writing grant applications?If you spent a few months writing an unsuccessful grant what do you write on the application? Do you know how to begin writing a grant application? Do you have a working knowledge of grant writing? You can find out how to write a grant application by searching online for online grant writing courses.There are a number of ad vantages to writing grants yourself instead of sending your work out to someone else to write. The first is that you can submit your grant proposal early to increase your chances of getting it accepted before it is too late.By knowing about what goes into your applications you will be able to write an application that is as effective as a well-crafted, professionally written grant proposal. You will also be able to find the right applicant for your particular grant.Once you know what you need to find on a grant writing application, you can start writing an application that will grab the attention of the government official reviewing the application. You will learn to write more persuasive grant proposals than the ones they receive from companies and individuals who spend thousands of dollars writing proposals.If you spent a few months writing an unsuccessful grant what do you write on the application? It doesn't have to be any longer than a few sentences. You will find a number of g rant writing courses online so that you can learn how to write your own grant proposal.

Cream Blouse + Blue Patterned Pencil Skirt - Cubicle Chic

Cream Blouse + Blue Patterned Pencil Skirt - Cubicle Chic Cream Blouse + Blue Patterned Pencil Skirt How To Wear, Office fashion, Outfits February 6, 2016 0 CommentsThis is a classic work outfit that is pretty much infallible.What’s even more special is that this top and bottom together cost me less than $50… the secret is shopping on Poshmark! You can see how it changed my shopping behavior permanently in my last post.I wanted to pair this outfit with shoes that would elongate me, so I went with my most recent Valentino Rockstud purchase that I made during Thanksgiving… And of course a part of me just wanted the occasion to wear them I have more of these classic work outfits coming up.. stay tuned and let me know what you think!All Photography by Ngoc M. Nguyen Find similar items here: Saks Fifth Avenue Valentino $ 995 Get Sale Alert Ann Taylor Ann Taylor $ 79.5 Get Sale Alert J.Crew Factory J.Crew $ 69.5 Get Sale Alert

At IKEA, umbrellas are CHEAPER when it rains - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

At IKEA, umbrellas are CHEAPER when it rains - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog Complete this sentence: ?When it rains, the price of umbrellas goes __.? If you guessed up you?d be right in most places. But at IKEA stores, you?d be wrong. Here?s how they price their umbrellas depending on the weather: Yes, on rainy days, umbrellas are cheaper :o) What a nice way to make customers happy. This is no coincidence ? happiness matters at IKEA. Their founder, Ingvar Kamprad, once said this: Work should always be fun for all colleagues. We all only have one life. A third of life is work. Without desire and fun, work becomes hell. To me, this attitude only makes sense. Making your employees happy makes the business more profitable and making your customers happy keeps them coming back. It ain?t rocket surgery, and fortunately more and more companies are figuring this out and committing themselves to happiness at work. Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related