Three sneaky benefits of haters in the workplace

Three sneaky benefits of haters in the workplaceThree sneaky benefits of haters in the workplaceSelf-Assessment Quiz True or FalseI am aware of my professional worth.I am observant of my coworkers and our interactions.I am consistently documenting my Job Well Done and Do Better Next Time milestones.I am transparent with how I work.Ive said it once, and Ill say it again Youre going to have haters at work. We talked about how to deal with these lovely types of folks by understanding their underlying motives. This week I want to do a deeper dive into the benefits of having haters in your life.Say what now?If you answered TRUE to the questions above, then you clearly have a sense of yourself as a valued employee. But when a situation goes bad (e.g., your hater is stealing your ideas, talking behind your back, realigning your budgets and other resources, leid including you in meetings, reducing your visibility with other senior leaders, or not sharing pertinent information with you), you must recognize that no matter how its being sugarcoated, you are indeed under attack. You must take action. You have three optionsYou can speak up for yourself to your superiors and coworkers to prove the hater wrong. Be sure youve documented every assault. List out the meetings you were invited to before the hater took over the invitations and suddenly youre persona non gratis on the list. In writing, ask why projects youd gotten awards for previously were suddenly being delegated to a person with fewer years of experience. Remove any emotion from the documentation and let the facts speak for themselves. No drama necessary, but it just may help people see you in a different, stronger light.You can work harder if, in fact, you do need to step up your game to shut the hater down. Prove why you deserve to be in that meeting. If a project could have been handled differently had you had that missing information, dont be afraid to share what the true after could have looked like had you had it. If your ideas are being flaunted as someone elses, speak up Show the work trail from concept through completion. Turn your work in early. Be proactive in finding solutions. Make I Can Do That your anthem that everyone knows you proudly sing all hours of the day. Anytime you get in front of your superiors, shine, shine, and SHINE some more Make them ask why they arent seeing more of you. Working hard usually gets people noticed in a good way.You can recognize this hater situation for what it is a gift from the universe to get the hell outta Dodge Dont ever be afraid to jump ship. Yes It is an option. Sometimes when life throws us a curve ball, we want to rant and rave about it. Because were comfortable in this hellhole. It is, after all, our hellhole, which is a lot less scary than the unknown hellholes out there. Or even the nirvana opportunities. Thats the thing about being stuck and rooted in fear- you dont know if you can find a better job with nicer people, making more money, doing what you love because youre too comfortable in that fear to even peek over your cubicle to see what else exists for you beyond your limited view.Honey, listen to me. I told you in the first post of this year that a successful career is contingent on your mindset. If things have gotten to the point where you dread going to work because of a hater, then its time to reframe the hater. I suggest you rename him or her Angel and start thanking the universe for the blessed day this backstabbing, idea-grabbing, non-truth telling, smiling-in-your-face-but-mean-you-no-good person entered your lifeBecause this Angel may be just the push you needed outta this nest to get to your next level of success. Take your ball and bat, and go be a superstar someplace else.There you go, three benefits you gotta love that come from dealing with a hater. Yes, the benefits may have snuck up on you. I suggest, however, that you try one or all three out for size. But you gotta do SOMETHING to chang e your situation. Now stop sneaking around corners, walking on eggshells and pulling knives out of your back and go beat these haters at their own game. Let me know what happens. (But I know youre going to be fine)Cheryl Grace is the sassy aunt, best friend, and mentor youve always needed in your life. The successful jet-setting, global corporate executive founded the aspirational lifestyle brand Powerful Penny LLC. Her products, workshops and speeches probe, inspire and empower to ensure those who really want to can get to their next level of best. Her blogs on careers, prosperity, relationships, family, looking and living fabulously, and living a five-star life can be found atwww.powerfulpenny.com.

How Veterans Can Find a Civilian Job, According to a Former Marine Million-Dollar Sales Rep

How Veterans Can Find a Civilian Job, According to a Former Marine Million-Dollar Sales RepHow Veterans Can Find a Civilian Job, According to a Former Marine Million-Dollar Sales Rep Mike Hansen knows its not easy to transition from the military to the private sector. In fact, he knows better than most - Hansen has done it twice. After leaving the military in 2007, Hansen landed a job working for the CEO of an insurance company. But when the market crashed he found himself in the job hunt again and ended up returning to the Marines within a year.After his second military stint, Hansen finished his education studying International Security and Conflict beschluss before going onto graduate school for Statecraft and National Security Affairs. But by the time he graduated, the market still hadnt totally recovered.Companies werent sponsoring government clearances at the time, so I couldnt really work in my area of expertise. I welches bartending full-time, going to gr ad school full-time and sleeping on a buddys couch full-time trying to make it happen, Hansen shares.Obstacles aside, Hansen couldnt be kept down for long. After finding a sales opportunity at Power Home Remodeling , he went from couch surfing to closing $1 million in deals within 12 months. He soon realized how much being in the military prepared him for corporate success - and he began to brainstorm how Power could bring more veterans into the company. Today, as National Director of Military Affairs at Power Home Remodeling, Hansen has made it his mission - and his full-time job - to help others like him.Glassdoors Emily Moore caught up with Hansen to learn more about his career journey, advice for job-seeking veterans and geistesbild for the future of the company - heres what he had to say.Mike Hansen Absolutely, especially with the responsibility I had in the military - it was a pretty complicated and technical job. I found it extremely frustrating because the first time I transitioned I didnt have that degree that everyone had, even though Id been operating as a department section leader for a long period of time. The second time I transitioned, I had the degree and I was in grad school, but I was being passed over for these younger candidates with no real-world experience. It was very frustrating with all the time and all the success and awards I had earned in the military.Mike Hansen It actually kind of fell in my lap. One of the Marines I served with a few years before I joined Power started working in our Philadelphia branch, so he referred me to the local one outside of DC. I figured Id go in for the interview and see where it went. I had no intention of working in this industry - I never thought I would be with a company like this given what I wanted to do. I was completely clueless, but ended up finding success rather quickly within the organization.Mike Hansen I think the number one thing to recognize is that the resume doesnt get you the interview. Usually, your relationships and networking with people are what gets you the interview, and then your resume can push you across the line. Having certifications and academic degrees are important, but I think every job Ive ever had in my entire life was because somebody connected me to the right person. I think so many people - especially veterans who are transitioning - focus so much on the resume, the job title, what theyve done before, what theyre looking to do, and they dont put enough time into developing relationships and networking with the right people to get that interview opportunity.Mike Hansen Most colleges will have a student veteran office, and thats a conduit to other organizations that know businesses and opportunities in the area - that would be my number one. Number two would be to find some of the different transition workshops that are put on by organizations such as the Travis Manion Foundation . Another big one would be Hire Heroes USA . There are also a couple of military internship programs that the Chamber of Commerce puts on that you can sign up for and go through as youre transitioning. Thats something that Power Home Remodeling has actually partnered with them on - we are on our second cohort of interns from the Chamber.Mike Hansen After the shock factor of not being in the military anymore subsides, its all about how quickly you can apply the skills that you developed in the military. That application phase is the biggest differentiator of success - if veterans can really focus on understanding, I bring all these attributes, now its just about applying them to a different environment, they can find proficiency more quickly.Mike Hansen Number one, adaptability. Were always moving, and the missions always changing. Being able to operate on your feet is always good in a corporate environment. The other one is being really task- and mission-oriented. Once a military person has a target that they can de fine, its much easier to create the steps in between because theyll just go figure it out.Mike Hansen I definitely think some of my success came from navigating people and relationships in the military. One thing I found at Power was that anybody is willing to help if you just say you need it. I was able to create a group of mentors and high-performing peers very quickly that forced me to grow faster.Mike Hansen I met a couple other vets across the business that were doing pretty well, and we found that most of us were doing not just well, but disproportionately well. I wrote a couple of white papers out to the chain of command saying, Hey, we should have a more defined military initiative. Then in 2015, our organization won Fortune Magazines number one place to work for Millennials and for camaraderie - that was a real jump-off point. At that point, I got to meet with our co-CEO, Asher Raphael , and found that he wanted to do a military program and just didnt know how. We fel t that on the heels of that award, it was a really good time to launch this initiative. We set up a military affairs council, and we put together some ideas and thoughts of what we could do and what our objectives would be, and we just started iterating from there. Very quickly after that, we realized that someone would have to manage this full-time, and thats when Asher asked me to move up to the headquarters and build the program there.Mike Hansen We started out thinking we were just going to offer a bonus and do some military-focused hiring. The more we dove in, we saw how our program aligned with the business objectives, and we started iterating and kept evolving our processes. One of the things thats so unique is were able to tie the metrics of our initiative to the actual business growth, which then creates a positive feedback loop. Now, we want to double-down on some of our investments. A big goal for me is leadership development , because its one thing to build this progra m and to successfully identify, attract and onboard new talent, but when we have more veterans in Director, VP or Senior Vice President roles, military talent and leadership becomes part of the genetic makeup of the organization. That creates that positive feedback loop that just runs itself.We actually have this joke in the business, even our co-CEO got me a T-shirt at our company party in Mexico last year that said, Get Hansen Fired. The idea is that my job is complete when Im no longer needed. Were trying to continue to build this cycle of leadership development so that more of that group will continue to take the business into the future without needing a dedicated department.Want to work at a company where veterans are actively sought out and celebrated? Learn more about Power Home Remodeling here .

25 Quotes to Inspire Your Career

25 Quotes to Inspire Your Career25 Quotes to Inspire Your CareerFeeling in a bit of a rut with your job right now? Maybe the work day is dreary or you find yourself not enjoying your daily tasks. Or perhaps youre just the type that needs a little external motivation to be convinced youre on the right career path. Whatever the case, SimplyHired.com has you covered with a daily dose of 25 inspirational quotes designed to perk up your day and get you on the road to career greatness. Read on and let us know in the comments which quote inspired you the mostIt does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. Confucius Ive missed more than 9000 shots in my career. Ive lost almost 300 games. 26 times, Ive been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. Ive failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. Michael JordanThe truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers. M. Scott Peck Every strike brings me closer to my next home run. Babe RuthFind out what you like doing best, and get someone to pay you for doing it. Katharine Whitehorn Its not about standing still and becoming safe. If anybody wants to keep creating they have to be about change. Miles Davis Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. Albert Einstein The secret to change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new. Dan Millman Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan. Tom Landry If we did all things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves. Thomas EdisonIf youre going through Hell keep going. Winston Churchill Its not whether you get knocked down, its whether you get u p. Vince Lombardi Be so good they cant ignore you. Steve Martin The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you havent found it yet, keep looking. Dont settle. Steve Jobs A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step. Lao Tzu The difference between a job and a career is the difference between forty and sixty hours a week. Robert Frost If you can dream it, you can do it. Walt Disney Diligence is the mother of good luck. Benjamin FranklinWanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are. Kurt Cobain Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises. Demosthenes You only live once, but, if you do it right, once is enough. Mae West Anything in life worth having is worth working for. Andrew Carnegie Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. SenecaGo confidently in the direction of your dreams Live the life youve imagined. Henry David ThoreauChoose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. Confucius

How to Reduce the Risk of Employee Theft

How to Reduce the Risk of Employee TheftHow to Reduce the Risk of Employee TheftSecurity and surveillance strategies have improved tremendously in recent years because of advances in technology. Multi-use surveillance equipment and less conspicuous trend-tracking apps are mora effective at identifying possible loopholes in the security system. These loopholes provide opportunities for thieves or embezzlers to gain unauthorized access to company coffers and inventory. Employee Theft Is on the Rise According to data from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 75 percent of employees have admitted stealing from their employers at least once, and 38 percent admit to stealing from employers at least twice. The FBI refers to employee theft as the fastest growing crime in the U.S., costing geschftliches miteinanderes about seven percent of their expected margins. The dicke bretter bohren mssen becomes so dire for some businesses hit with employee theft that about 33 percent are pushed into bankr uptcy due to losses from theft or fraud. Reports collated by Statistic Brain indicate that mora than 28 percent of business losses ranged from $100,000 to $499,000, and 25 percent of losses exceeded $1 million. These figures are disturbing because they demonstrate that business losses due to employee theft are not trivial. The median value of cash or goods stolen was placed at $75,000. In 2014 alone, more than 1.2 million shoplifters and wayward employees were caught in the act, according to a study conducted by Jack L. Hayes, a loss prevention and inventory shrinkage control consulting firm. More significantly, these numbers were generated from 25 big retailers, suggesting that the problem is more widespread and the losses more substantial if small to medium retailers were included in the mix. According to several studies, losses from employee theft outpaced losses from shoplifting. Employee Theft Methods Employee theft may be difficult to detect because the perpetrator is an i nsider familiar with the system. Additionally, these employees have access to the keys of the kingdom because of their positions and their reputation as dependable team players. These are a few of the methods commonly used to steal from the company. Accounting and finance rollenel can redirect checks received to personal accounts. Since they maintain the ledgers, they can cover-up the theft by altering entries.With access to the corporate checking account, employees can write checks for fictitious payments that are diverted to personal accounts.Theft of cash requires planning since cashiers have to balance their cash box at shift closing. They can skim cash by deliberately undercounting change to customers and keeping the difference. For non-scan businesses, employees can quote a higher price for untagged merchandise and pocket the balance. Theft of merchandise is carried out through surreptitious use of garbage bins, recycling system, or personal bags to sneak out business goods. I n retail, the return and refund process yields many chances to steal from the company with or without the help of a third party.Theft of supplies may seem petty, but the amount adds up quickly when employees become more brazen with taking office supplies for personal use.Payroll theft refers to payment for unearned time and reimbursement for non-business expenses. Understanding the Motivations Behind Employee Theft In most companies, employees undergo a stringent sichtung process, including background checks, employment history, and credit checks. The process is designed to exclude unsuitable individuals from the pool of applicants. It is safe to assume that employees who pass the pre-employment hurdles are qualified, dependable, and trustworthy. In many cases, the perpetrators are long-time trusted employees who change from hardworking, employee-of-the-month types to sneaky thieves who create meticulous plans to redirect funds to their own accounts or help themselves to invent ory. What could possibly motivate these individuals to risk their career and livelihood to make a few thousand dollars? Drastic life changes Loss of a loved one through death, divorce, or separation is a devastating development for anyone. This could reduce the employees income stream and increase expenses. Faced with mounting bills, the employee seizes the opportunity to take small amounts of money. Often, they believe that they can pay it back without getting caught.Living beyond their pay scale The largest losses are typically due to embezzlers seeking to live beyond their means. They seek to live the good life but are unable to afford the goods and amenities on their own. Stolen funds are used to acquire pricey cars, homes, and luxury goods. The employee may take expensive vacations and engage in activities that cost more than what they can afford. Opportunity Employees may start out pilfering petty amounts because the opportunity presents itself. Customers may forget to claim t heir change or bookkeepers may find an opportunity to adjust the books without being noticed. Taking advantage of these opportunities may become habit-forming and soon spiral out of control.Addictions Individuals dealing with compulsive behavior that costs money are not good candidates for jobs that involve cash handling or accounting. Compulsions can overcome even the best intentions, and employees end up funneling business funds to feed gambling, drug, and other addictions. Greed Good old-fashioned greed drives trusted employees to exploitopportunities to take for themselves what has been entrusted for business purposes. Theft can take the form of funds diversion or appropriating equipment and other goods for their own use.Bad apples who passed the screening process The employment screening process should weed out candidates with criminal records, but sometimes a few will pass the vetting due to inadequate background research or glitches in records processing. Placed in a position of trust, these individuals may be plotting their scheme to steal from the company even at the outset. Revenge Perceived slights can drive employees to seek retribution by stealing from the company. An individual who is passed over for a promotion or lateral transfer to a preferred location or someone who takes a negative assessment too personally may feel that they are claiming what has been denied to them by stealing from the company. Defensive Strategies to Minimize Employee Theft The best defense is a proactive approach to the problem of employee theft. Security experts suggest that business owners and managers should assume that it is happening or that it will happen when the opportunity arises. This does not mean treating all employees with suspicion because that is the quickest way to sink morale. The strategy calls for a comprehensive systems review to identify the loopholes in administrative and operational procedures. Strengthen the pre-employment screening process to identify red flags.Positions that provide access to accounting and financial records should be subject to high-level background checks, covering credit history and all encounters with the criminal justice system. Cash-handling assignments should be given to established employees instead of new hires. Be wary of inconsistencies in the resume or blatant lies because this may be an indication of questionable character.Establish a system of checks and balances especially for employees in sensitive positions with access to cash and other financial accounts. Implement a buddy system that involves at least two employees working together at all times. Procedures that call for voiding sales and issuing customer refunds should require approval by a supervisor or manager. In the bookkeeping and accounting department, ledgers should be maintained by a team of employees instead of entrusting only one person with the books. Under no circumstances should one person be entrusted with control of al l financial records, which should be subject to unannounced audits by a third-party professional. Use an outside accountant to examine key financial records.Bank statements, checks issued and checks received, and the ledgers for accounts payable and accounts receivable should be verified by a third party. Make sure that payees are verifiable and signatures on your corporate checks are legitimate.Install a video surveillance system as a deterrent. People are less likely to engage in dishonest behavior if they know that they are on camera. The cameras are there to discourage risky behavior before it happens. Real-time video monitoring may be helpful in high-risk and high-value areas such as stockrooms and the sales floor of luxury goods. Establish trash removal routines.Eliminate all chances of using the disposal and recycling system to steal merchandise for personal use or for reselling elsewhere. The process may include disassembling and flattening all boxes and crates, using clear garbage bags only, and ensuring one-way access to the dumpsters for employees.Improve employee morale. Building trust is a two-way street. Get to know the employees, establish rapport, and build relationships because people may be less likely to give in to temptation if they are happy at work and care about their career. Open an employee tip line.In relation to the previous suggestion, employees who are loyal to the company can help limit losses due to fraud and theft by reporting their suspicions anonymously. Ensure confidentiality of all reports, and investigate each report thoroughly before taking action. To Prosecute or Not to Prosecute Small to medium-size businesses are disproportionately victimized by embezzlers and fraudsters. Sixty-four percent of small businesses report that they have been victims of employee theft, yet only 16 percent report it based on a study conducted by a doctoral student in criminal justice at the University of Cincinnati. Often, small business o wners do no more than fire the employee because pursuing litigation is costly with no assurance that stolen funds will be paid back. Other companies refrain from suing to avoid scrutiny of their confidential records. When it comes to employee theft, prevention is the best defense. Review your systems and procedures to identify vulnerable areas, and make the changes as needed. It may help to work with a neutral party with a fresh perspective to find the red flags. When incidents of fraud and employee theft are found, act quickly, decisively, and firmly. Follow a zero-tolerance policy to protect your company from incurring substantial losses due to employee theft.

Resume Spelling - the Conspiracy

Resume Spelling - the Conspiracy Be aware that there might be circumstances when including some of these information proves that youre a very good fit for the job. There is an abundance of advice and data online about how to compose a resume, do an interview, get work, etc.. Your list will just supply you with a headache if you dont locate a remedy to end your problems. Sometimes just a little help is all you will need to find the perfect resume for you. On the flip side, selecting a human editor is expensive and you might have to wait days or weeks to get edits. In most instances, its created as a way to assist a candidate to land a new job. Youre searching for work, not a date. If youre going to stop anyway, you might too engineer your layoff and see whether you are able to walk away with a wonderful severance package. Using Resume Spelling Make certain there arent any spelling or grammatical errors. Its easier for readers to have a bit of writing mora seriously as soo n as the grammar is accurate. Secondly, 1 area where spelling is likewise very important is in our life skills capacity to acquire work. Spelling is still important and several of the errors are because of the incorrect use of homonyms. A supervisor is put ahead of the unloaders to direct their activities and make koranvers they get the business done as required. Writing a resume can be hard. In a CV, for instance, if youre asking for work in education, you may want to place your teaching experience near the top of your CV. Internships and volunteer work may also be mentioned here. Youre proactive instead of reactive as you arent scared to make mistakes. Also, ensure the skills you add are definitely the most relevant to your career targets and the strongest. For each resume you send out, you will want to highlight only the accomplishments and techniques which are most relevant to the job at hand (even if this indicates that you dont incorporate all your experience). Whe never your resume is updated on a normal basis, youre all set to pounce when opportunity presents itself. What all you will need is getting the assistance from a specialist and EssaysChief is going to be the expert that you seek out. While at it, make certain you get enough insight on career management i.e. how youre likely to supervise your career and create your work search simpler. Again, because of the net, there are rather helpful career research tools that you could use whether you wish to change careers or simply need to explore the many career alternatives available available. If you must enhance your skills there are always resources to help you do that. You may add a hyperlink to your professional website if youve got one and to your LinkedIn account also. A great photo is important. You can place your contact details in the footer of your resume, but should you do, you should make sure theyre also in the major body of the document. Unless you happen to be a graphi c designer looking for employment, theres no need to over think the plan of your one-pager. You must tailor your resume to each work application so that it responds to the particular demands of the job which youre applying for. By exactly the same token, youve got to perform a thorough career research, employment and job options in numerous locations and industries. As the hiring manager of an expert coding department, there are particular things I look for when choosing an expert coder. Many times, a quick scan of the resume is the sole preliminary consideration that you are going to receive. The Basic Facts of Resume Spelling Its also advisable to tailor your resume to demonstrate the way your work experience specifically meets the requirements of the job which youre applying for. Its also important to think about the type of work you really wish to be hired to do. Having said this, there are a few important things that you want to take into account when you wish to cons truct your career. Any sort of experience is far better than none, said Hardin. If it comes to CVs, some employers are extremely specific about what they would like you to include and the way the info needs to be laid out. Consider your resume objective as a brief commercial of what you provide a prospective employer. Every employer should search for employees that are resilient because theyll be indispensable contributors to their team. Know in detail what the prospective employers want. Resumes are an essential document in regards to applying for work or a position in an organization. Resumes with various pages are overwhelming. Make sure you read the advertisement carefully as some businesses will request a cover letter while others are going to request that you deal with necessities of the function. As an example, Novo Resume provides an user-friendly interface for creating resumes. The balance sheet lists everything that your company owns, referred to as assets, and everything your businesses owes, called liabilities. If you mention the businesss name, make sure you receive it right. Steer clear of the typical lines youll be able to see in resumes. Talk a little about what you know more about the employer and why youre interested in working in that firm. In other situations, employers may take a hybrid between chronological and functional resume.

Avoiding Age Discrimination in the Hiring Process

Avoiding Age Discrimination in the Hiring ProcessHiring a worker for an open position in your company is not an easy task. There are several variables at play and many factors that you must consider before you make a decision. At the top of the list should be skills and qualifications. Hiring someone that will fit into your corporate culture is another factor. What should not be a factor in your hiring process though is age.For one, it is illegal to discriminate against older job seekers under the 1967 Age Discrimination in Employment Act. Unfortunately, the law only protects those that are 40 years or older. Even though it is against the law, age discrimination in the hiring process still occurs. Older job seekers are politely turned away for younger, mora malleable workers. Not only is this wrong, but by cancelling out job seekers of an older age you are missing out on great talent and skills. Experienced, seasoned workers can bring much and more to the table and should not be push ed to the side.So what kind of actions can you take to be sure you are not discriminating against job seekers in the hiring process?Even if you are not overtly discriminating against job seekers, you may be making some wrong moves in the hiring process and giving job seekers the wrong impression. Here are some things you should keep in mind to avoid age discrimination at all costs.Job PostYou need to be sure that the language you are using in your job deutsche post dhl is not showing a preference for a specific age group- particularly for younger job seekers. Your job posts and job descriptions should be open to job seekers of all ages. Of course, if you are hiring for an internship and it is required that the intern be enrolled in a university, then that is a different story. However, if this is a job- even an entry-level job- you should be sure the language you are using does not hint at age discrimination.Document Your ProcessIf you are accused of age discrimination in the hiring process and have no documents to prove that you were hiring lawfully, then you may find yourself in a legal dilemma. Keeping records of your recruitment process will not only help prove that you were practicing legit hiring, but it will also help you stay organized as you look for future employees. If you make a decision not to hire a candidate, then you should document why. This is another reason video interviews are such a great tool to use in the hiring process.With a recorded clip of your video interview with a candidate, it is easy to go back and show someone why you chose not to hire them. Perhaps their answers to your interview questions werent up to par. Rather than just going off your word, if you are accused of age discrimination and utilized video interviews you have kein zuckerlecken evidence to back up your claim. Video interviews arent just great for combating age discrimination, but other discrimination as well.Collaborate on the HireIf you openly collaborate with co workers and other managers in the hiring process, it is much more difficult to discriminate against certain job seekers. With others in the mix the decision no longer belongs to just you, and the chances of age discrimination taking place are whittled down significantly. On top of that, gathering other opinions on candidates is a great way to increase the chances of you making a great hire.Think Before You RespondIf the candidates that you turned down for the job inquire about why they were not hired, be sure to carefully and clearly articulate why. Perhaps this is why most employers or hiring managers avoid listing specifics when job seekers request feedback on why they were not hired. If you are unsure of what to say, then it is a good idea to consult managers, coworkers or other higher-ups. You need to be sure that the reasons you are giving this candidates are completely void of any discriminatory hints or reasons. Failure to do this can mean big legal issues for you down the ro ad.Avoiding discrimination in the hiring process should not be a difficult thing to accomplish. However, taking certain measures to avoid it altogether is the best course of action.Have you ever faced age discrimination in the hiring process? Talk about it in the comments section belowIMAGE Courtesy of Flickr by sicamp

This personality trait could determine your future

This personality trait could determine yur futureThis personality trait could determine your futureResearch is pointing to conscientiousness as the one-trait-to-rule-them-all in terms of future success, both career-wise and personal.ViaHow Children Succeed Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of CharacterIt would actually be nice if there were some negative things that went along with conscientiousness, Roberts told me. But at this pointits emerging as one of the primary dimensions of successful functioning across the lifespan. It really goes cradle to grave in terms of how people do.What is it? Basically, its being efficient, organized, neat, and systematicConscientiousnessis the state of being thorough, careful, or vigilant it implies a desire to do a task well.Conscientiousness is also one trait of thefive-factor model of personality, and is manifested in characteristic behaviors such as being efficient, organized, neat, and systematic.It includes such elements asself-discipline, carefulness, thoroughness,self-organization,deliberation(the tendency to think carefully before acting), andneed for achievement.Yeah, that sounds like a trait we all respect. Whats amazing is just how predictive it is of so many things we all desire.Its pretty crazy reallyFollow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moreMoney and job satisfaction? Check.Measured concurrently, emotionally stable and conscientious participantsreported higher incomes and job satisfaction.Finding a job? Check.the personality traits Conscientiousness and Neuroticism have astrong impact on the instantaneous probability of finding a job, where the former has a positive effectand the latter has a negative effect.Long marriage? Check.our findings suggest that conscientiousnessis the trait most broadly associated with marital satisfactionin this sample of long-wed couples.Healthier life? Check.Among adults over age 45 (n?=?2,419), Neuroticism and low Agreeableness were associated with metabolic syndrome, whereas high Conscientiousness welches protective.Individuals who scored in the top 10% on Conscientiousness were approximately 40% less likely to have metabolic syndrome. . .Long life? Check.Conscientiousness, which was the best predictor of longevity when measured in childhood, also turned out to bethe best personality predictor of long life when measured in adulthood.And lets not forget good grades and staying out of jail.ViaHow Children Succeed Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Characterconscientiousness was the trait that best predicted workplace success. What intrigues Roberts about conscientiousness is that it predicts so many outcomes that go far beyond the workplace. People high in conscientiousness get better grades in school and college they commit fewer crimes and they stay married longer. They live longer and not just because they smoke and drink less. They have fewer stroke s, lower blood pressure, and a lower incidence of Alzheimers disease.Can life really be that simple? Isnt there something conscientiousness doesnt predict that we all respect and desire? Yes.Creativity and independenceSo the question is, to what degree is conscientiousness universally good - and to what degree is our society merely structured to reward it?ur schools love to pay creativity lip service, but those arent the students that get celebrated.ViaHow Children Succeed Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of CharacterTeachers rewarded repressed drones, according to Bowles and Gintis they found that thestudents with the highest GPAs were the ones who scored lowest on measures of creativity and independence, and the highest on measures of punctuality, delay of gratification, predictability, and dependability.Teachers often say they love creative students.They dontJudgments for the favorite student were negatively correlated with creativity judgments for the least favorite studen t were positively correlated with creativity. Students displaying creative characteristics appear to be unappealing to teachers.The workplace isnt any different.ViaHow Children Succeed Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of CharacterBowles and Gintis then consulted similar scales for office workers, and they found thatsupervisors judged their workforce the way teachers judged their students. They gave low ratings to employees with high levels of creativity and independenceand high ratings to those workers with high levels of tact, punctuality, dependability, and delay of gratification.Are you a creative person? Want to be a CEO? Good luck.Youll need itIn sum, we show that the negative association between expressing creative ideas and leadership potential is robust and underscores an important but previously unidentified bias against selecting effective leaders.I have no doubt that conscientiousness is a valuable trait pretty much anywhere. To be blunt, having your shit together is a respectable quality.But we should all be concerned that our system may be too extreme in rewarding conscientiousness and punishing creativity.Join over 262,000 readers.Get a free weekly update via emailhere.This article originally appeared at Barking Up the Wrong Tree.You might also enjoyNew neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happyStrangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds10 lessons from Benjamin Franklins daily schedule that will ersatzdarsteller your productivityThe worst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs10 habits of mentally strong peopleThis personality trait could determine your futureResearch is pointing to conscientiousness as the one-trait-to-rule-them-all in terms of future success, both career-wise and personal.ViaHow Children Succeed Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of CharacterIt would actually be nice if there were some negative things that went along with conscientiousness, Roberts tol d me. But at this pointits emerging as one of the primary dimensions of successful functioning across the lifespan. It really goes cradle to grave in terms of how people do.What is it? Basically, its being efficient, organized, neat, and systematicConscientiousnessis the state of being thorough, careful, or vigilant it implies a desire to do a task well.Conscientiousness is also one trait of thefive-factor model of personality, and is manifested in characteristic behaviors such as being efficient, organized, neat, and systematic.It includes such elements asself-discipline, carefulness, thoroughness,self-organization,deliberation(the tendency to think carefully before acting), andneed for achievement.Yeah, that sounds like a trait we all respect. Whats amazing is just how predictive it is of so many things we all desire.Its pretty crazy reallyMoney and job satisfaction? Check.Measured concurrently, emotionally stable and conscientious participantsreported higher incomes and job sati sfaction.Finding a job? Check.the personality traits Conscientiousness and Neuroticism have astrong impact on the instantaneous probability of finding a job, where the former has a positive effectand the latter has a negative effect.Long marriage? Check.our findings suggest that conscientiousnessis the trait most broadly associated with marital satisfactionin this sample of long-wed couples.Healthier life? Check.Among adults over age 45 (n?=?2,419), Neuroticism and low Agreeableness were associated with metabolic syndrome, whereas high Conscientiousness was protective.Individuals who scored in the top 10% on Conscientiousness were approximately 40% less likely to have metabolic syndrome. . .Long life? Check.Conscientiousness, which was the best predictor of longevity when measured in childhood, also turned out to bethe best personality predictor of long life when measured in adulthood.And lets not forget good grades and staying out of jail.ViaHow Children Succeed Grit, Curiosity, an d the Hidden Power of Characterconscientiousness was the trait that best predicted workplace success. What intrigues Roberts about conscientiousness is that it predicts so many outcomes that go far beyond the workplace. People high in conscientiousness get better grades in school and college they commit fewer crimes and they stay married longer. They live longer and not just because they smoke and drink less. They have fewer strokes, lower blood pressure, and a lower incidence of Alzheimers disease.Can life really be that simple? Isnt there something conscientiousness doesnt predict that we all respect and desire? Yes.Creativity and independenceSo the question is, to what degree is conscientiousness universally good - and to what degree is our society merely structured to reward it?Our schools love to pay creativity lip service, but those arent the students that get celebrated.ViaHow Children Succeed Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of CharacterTeachers rewarded repressed dro nes, according to Bowles and Gintis they found that thestudents with the highest GPAs were the ones who scored lowest on measures of creativity and independence, and the highest on measures of punctuality, delay of gratification, predictability, and dependability.Teachers often say they love creative students.They dontJudgments for the favorite student were negatively correlated with creativity judgments for the least favorite student were positively correlated with creativity. Students displaying creative characteristics appear to be unappealing to teachers.The workplace isnt any different.ViaHow Children Succeed Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of CharacterBowles and Gintis then consulted similar scales for office workers, and they found thatsupervisors judged their workforce the way teachers judged their students. They gave low ratings to employees with high levels of creativity and independenceand high ratings to those workers with high levels of tact, punctuality, dependab ility, and delay of gratification.Are you a creative person? Want to be a CEO? Good luck.Youll need itIn sum, we show that the negative association between expressing creative ideas and leadership potential is robust and underscores an important but previously unidentified bias against selecting effective leaders.I have no doubt that conscientiousness is a valuable trait pretty much anywhere. To be blunt, having your shit together is a respectable quality.But we should all be concerned that our system may be too extreme in rewarding conscientiousness and punishing creativity.Join over 262,000 readers.Get a free weekly update via emailhere.Related postsHow To Get People To Like You 7 Ways From An FBI Behavior ExpertNew Neuroscience Reveals 4 Rituals That Will Make You HappyNew Harvard Research Reveals A Fun Way To Be More SuccessfulThis article originally appeared at Barking Up the Wrong Tree.

Accenture at Tribeca Film Fest

Accenture at Tribeca Film FestAccenture at Tribeca Film FestApparently Accenture is sponsoring this years Tribeca Film Festival. The venue is right next to the Vault offices in New York, and I couldnt resist snapping a photo as I sought out some sweet, sweet sausage fried rice for lunch today. Ill probably have to attend to do a bit more research on the nature of the relationship between film and...consulting. Or something.Behold

Ten Tips For A Better Post-Grad Career Search

Ten Tips For A Better Post-Grad Career SearchTen Tips For A Better Post-Grad Career SearchAt what point during the interview process do I inquire about the salary?You should only ask about salary after the company has given you a job offer. The interview process is a time for you to learn about a potential employer and for the employer to learn about you. Until the firm gives you an offer, the balls in their court.Once youre offered the job, you have room to negotiate.Given the trend toward business casual, is it totenstill proper etiquette to wear a suit to an interview at a company with a casual dress code? What if they tell me to wear whatever I want?You should always wear a suit to the interview. It doesnt matter if the company follows the business casual trend or not - companies who have this policy still expect you to show up in a suit. Youre there to make a first impression, so it better be a good one. Even if you feel overdressed, its better to look too polished than too slop py.Should I send a follow up note after I submit my resume? If so, how long should I wait?Yes, you should. Unless the company needs to fill a position immediately, there is usually a lag between the time the company receives your resume and the time they contact you for an interview. At the same time, you shouldnt wait too long before following up. A week is the optimal time to wait - unless you believe that the company needs to fill the job immediately.Also, its best to make the note short and to the point. Ask them if the position is still open, and be sure to include the date that you sent your resume along with all contact information. E-mail is ideal for this purpose.Do titel letter rules change when one is applying for a job via e-mail?A bit. When applying for a job through e-mail, you should still include a brief cover letter outlining your skills, experience and goals. Your best bet is to include the cover letter in the text of the e-mail, along with your resume. Some compan ies do not open attachments, fearing viruses. If you do include an attachment with your e-mail, you should include both the cover letter and the resume in the attachment.Should I put my college GPA on my resume? What about my SATs?In general, you should only put your GPA on your resume if it is above a 3.0. You may also include your GPA in your major, if it is higher than your regular GPA. If your GPA is not that high, leave it off and concentrate on extracurricular activities, clubs, and internships.If I havent had any internships or jobs during college, should I list my professors or family members as references?First of all, theres no need to list your references on your resume. If a company is interested in you, it will ask for your references. Use people who know you in a professional capacity when at all possible. In a pinch, use professors or people you have worked with in school clubs or during school activities. Avoid listing family members. The only exception If you have w orked at a family business, you may list family members among your references.What questions should I ask?Normally, an interviewer will ask you if you have any questions at the end of the interview. This is your opportunity to demonstrate your good listening skills and your genuine interest in the company. Its a good idea to make a list of questions beforehand, so you dont appear at a loss. The type of questions you should ask arequestions that show a sincere interest in the company, not salary or benefitsrequests for clarifications about things the interviewer has said during the interviewdetailed inquires about the actual responsibilities of the jobShould I shave my facial hair off for the interview?Unless you have a fully-grown and neatly trimmed beard or moustache, you should always be clean-shaven for the interview. Any work-in-progress facial hair will make you look sloppy and unprofessional.Got another question we havent answered here? Were happy to answer your career questio ns. E-mail us your queries.