Best Career Advice From the 2017 Commencement Speakers

Best Career Advice From the 2017 Commencement SpeakersBest Career Advice From the 2017 Commencement Speakers Why One Company Prefers to Employ vs. Contract Field Professionals I have to be honest - I didnt listen to my college commencement address. Sure, its not rare for a 20-something to space out, but I truly regret it. I graduated from Stanford University in 2005 and my commencement speaker welches Steve Jobs. Thats right, I failed to listen to what is now referred to as one of the best graduation speeches of all time . Doh I was hot, itchy in my polyester robe, and hung over from celebrating with too many Mikes Hard Lemonades the night before (Sorry, Mom and Dad). Months later I watched it on YouTube and was so embarrassed that I hadnt paid attention while sitting in the stadium on that steamy June day. And now, I watch the address at least once a year.Jobs said things that really have stuck with me like, You have to trust in something yur gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever, because believing that the dots will connect down the road, will give you the confidence to follow your heart, even when it leads you off the well-worn path. That will make all the difference.Another one of Jobs gems?Your time is limited, so dont waste it living someone elses life. Dont be trapped by dogma, which is living the results of other peoples thinking. Dont let the noise of others opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly already want to become. Everything else is secondary.So impactful, even now nearly 15 years later.This inspired me to watch some of this years notable speakers at graduations around the country. Let these serve as mini pep talks, the motivation you need to make it through a rough patch, or the celebrity humor that will spur you to live life to the fullest and d ominate your career.No matter how clich it may sound you will never truly be successful until you learn to give beyond yourself. Empathy and kindness are the true signs of emotional intelligence, and thats what Viv and I try to teach our boys.To those of you graduates sitting out there who have a pretty good idea of what youd like to do with your life, congratulations. For many of you who maybe dont have it all figured out, its okay. Thats the same chair that I sat in. Enjoy the process of your search without succumbing to the pressure of the result. Trust your gut, keep throwing darts at the dartboard. Dont listen to the critics and you will figure it out.Class of 2017, I just want you to know you will never be alone on whatever path you may choose. If you do have a moment where you feel a little down just think of the support you have from this great Trojan family and imagine me, literally picture my face, singing this song gently into your ear If I should stay, I would only be i n your way. So Ill go, but I know, Ill think of you every step of the way. And I will always love you, will always love you, will always love you, Class of 2017. And I will always love you.Im here to tell you finding your purpose isnt enough. The challenge for our generation is creating a world where everyone has a sense of purpose.Purpose is that sense that we are part of something bigger than ourselves, that we are needed, that we have something better ahead to work for. Purpose is what creates true happiness.Youre graduating at a time when this is especially important. When our parents graduated, purpose reliably came from your job, your church, your community. But today, technology and automation are eliminating many jobs. Membership in communities is declining. Many people feel disconnected and depressed, and are trying to fill a void.To keep our society moving forward, we have a generational challenge - to not only create new jobs, but create a renewed sense of purpose.But it s not enough to have purpose yourself. You have to create a sense of purpose for others.Now its our turn to do great things. I know, youre probably thinking I dont know how to build a dam, or get a million people involved in anything. But let me tell you a secret no one does when they begin. Ideas dont come out fully formed. They only become clear as you work on them. You just have to get started.The trick is to listen to your instinct, grab the opportunity when it presents itself and then give it your all. You will stumble and fall, you will experience both disaster and triumph, sometimes in the same day, but its really important to remember that like a hangover, neither triumphs nor disasters last forever. They both reisepass and a new day arrives. Just try to make that new day count.Ignore anyone who judges the way you look, especially if he or she is some anonymous creep lurking on the Internet. And if you are that person lurking on the Internet - STOP IT , just stop it, go ou tside and DO something.Dont be afraid of fear. Those words bring me back to my grammar school and our headmistress, Mother Mary Mildred, an ancient Nun - is there any other type? - with one drooping eyelid and a lifetime lived behind the walls of a convent. She said those words to me the moment I walked into her class, a trembling 11 year old about to enter high school. Sixty years later and I will never forget those words or that teacher. I think what she meant was, dont let fear rule you. Now, mind you, sometimes its wise to be afraid, like when you are about to take a dive into a pool with not enough water in it. Or drive a car drunk. In moments like those - be afraid, be very afraid and absolutely dont do it. And if you want more information on this, please visit a paraplegic ward. But for the moments when you are challenged by other fears like Am I good enough? Am I smart enough? Will I fail? throw caution to the winds, look fear straight-away in its ugly face, and barge forward. And when you get past it, turn around and give it a good swift tritt in the ass. And thank Mother Mary Mildred.And Helens Rule No. 5 for a happy life? Dont overcomplicate things. You can navigate each day just by following some very practical dos and donts.Like dont put hot cups on waxed wooden surfaces.In fact, dont ever wax wooden surfaces.Do say thank you when it is merited.Dont procrastinate especially in saying thank you when it is merited.Dont confuse sex with love. Love generally lasts longer than two minutes.Dont dive into water if you dont know how deep it is.And one more thing - dont procrastinate.Keep chasing those moments where you discover something new about your voice. Dont ever let that end. Keep your minds and hearts open to lifes endless and unforeseeable possibilities. And filing in those you details, you also chose who would be a part of those vignettes and stories in this chapter of your lives at Kent State. Friendships were crated here. Relationships began. Relationships ended. Mentors came into your life, and these are the faces you will remember when you look back at your time here, faces you chose for this season of time. You spent every day developing these connections, adding in layer after layer in a constant state of give-and-take with people who mean so much to you. You lived in closer proximity to your friends that most of you ever will again. This bonded you together in a special way.But my dear graduates, let me be frank, the best years are very much ahead of you. And they can be whatever you want them to be. Your work, your life, your weekdays, your weekends, can all be filled with as much meaning as you dictate.But whatever chapter, whatever your next chapter is, define it by being true to your authentic self. Fill it with meaning. Because youre on the other side now, and maybe fear is starting to creep in, perhaps aggressively - fear of the unknown.The journey you take now will be led by you alone. Let me say tha t again. The journey you take now will be led by you alone. Dont let that scare you, oh no, let that liberate you. Remember, no one came here the same way, and you wont all achieve success the same way. But because you all have shaped your path to graduation in a way that is uniquely and undeniably yours, I am pretty confident that you will continue to do that. But as you move forward, please, please, please, oh please, dont let yourself get caught up in the trap of comparison. You know what Im talking about. Ignore the silly 30-Under-30 list that the internet throws at you before youve even had your morning cup of coffee. Those will be the bane of your existence post-graduation, trust me. Trust me. Comparing yourself to others success only slows you down from finding your own.Dont be afraid of your ambition, of your dreams, or even your anger those are powerful forces. But harness them to make a difference in the world. Stand up for truth and reason. Do it in private in conversat ions with your family, your friends, your workplace, your neighborhoods. And do it in public- in Medium posts, on social media, or grab a sign and head to a protest. Make defending truth and a free society a core value of your life every single day.Dont let anyone tell you your voice doesnt matter. In the years to come, there will be trolls galore- online and in person- eager to tell you that you dont have anything worthwhile to say or anything meaningful to contribute. They may even call you a Nasty Woman. Some may take a slightly more sophisticated approach and say your elite education means you are out of touch with real people. In other words, sit down and shut up. Now, in my experience, thats the last thing you should ever tell a Wellesley graduate.Our culture often celebrates people who appear to go it alone. But the truth is, thats not how life works. Anything worth doing takes a village. And you build that village by investing love and time into your relationships. And in th ose moments for whatever reason when it might feel bleak, think back to this place where women have the freedom to take risks, make mistakes, even fail in front of each other. Channel the strength of your Wellesley classmates and experiences. I guarantee you itll help you stand up a little straighter, feel a little braver, knowing that the things you joked about and even took for granted can be your secret weapons for your future.The days of being anonymous activists or participants are over. How can we inspire if we are behind the scenes? Your generation is unraveling deeply entrenched laws, principals, and misguided values that have held women back for far too long and, therefore, have held us all back.There is no humanity without education and there is no education without humanity.As you find ways to serve humanity, it gives me great comfort knowing this generation is the first that understands that we need to lift up our women. Imagine the possibilities when we remove imbalance from the ether because its imbalanced right now. Imagine the possibilities when women are not held back.

How a productivity purge can help you build an efficient daily schedule

How a productivity purge can help you build an efficient daily scheduleHow a productivity purge can help you build an efficient daily scheduleRoutines are good. The best approach to make something a habit if you plan on doing it daily, weekly or monthly, is to build a system for getting it done.Efficient daily gebtheits are known to save time and advance goals.Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moreAnnie Dillard once said, a schedule defends from chaos and whim. It is a net for catching days. It is a scaffolding on which a worker can stand and labor with both hands at sections of time.There are even great apps that do what they say they will simplify yur routine and help you focus on your real work.An effective daily schedule can help you get things done consistently with a nadir of stress, whilst you maximize your energy and time.For best results, schedule your day around your energy. Observe your energy patterns, and work on high-value tasks when you are most active. If a given regular task is big and scary, schedule it in the mornings.Aim to get to the point where your routine work is getting done with a minimum of thinking, so you can turn your attention to other tasks.Most people rely on scheduling methods including The Time Blocking Method, The Most Important Task Method (MIT), The Pomodoro Technique, 90-Minute Focus Sessions, and others to get more things done.There is no perfect schedule.Creating your most personal and productive schedule might mean creating hybrids of some of these methods. Churchill, for example, worked late into the night and broke up his day with naps.Its all about finding the right fit.But when you depend on overly rigid autopilot routine for too long, you can become stressed, overwhelmed and ineffective over time.Theres nothing wrong with using an autopilot schedulethe problem is when it stands in the way of your best work, or perso nal efficiency.The brain islazy.Living on autopilot for too long makes you lean towards the most comfortable thinking or working mode, which is often not the best way to work.The rise of online scheduling is making it even harder for people to stop, and measure the effectiveness of their auto-pilot routines and schedules.It pays to purge your routine once a while to make sure its saving you time and helping you achieve your goals as planned.Purging your schedule is about getting a handle on your time and keeping it tidy going forward. Get back in the drivers seat. Good time and energy management is something you practice.Dont autopilot the same tasks over and over again when they not delivering the expected results you want. These tasksnumerous as they may besometimes rarely move the needle. They make very little progress even though we may be busy the whole day or week.The key is not to prioritize whats on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities, says Stephen Covey inThe Se ven Habits of Highly Effective People.When your schedule is getting too predictableyour calendar is full of too many repetitive activities, you never pause to reflect on how you are doing or feeling, and you follow your plan without thinking, or making room for improvisations, and self-care, you might be due a productivity purge.The aim of a productivity purge is to reduce unnecessary repetition and improve your autopilot routines.You want to be in control of your schedule, not the other way around.Autopilot is a growing problem, says Dr. fruchtmark Williamson, Director of Action for Happiness and contributor to the study.It has gone from being an evolutionary protection mechanism that stopped our brains overloading, to our default mode of operating whereby we sleep-walk into our choices. It has seeped into more and more areas of our lives and relationships making us feel out of control, says Williamson.When it feels like your routine is becoming too overwhelming, its the best time to stop, reflect and measure.A pause creates space to start paying attention and ask yourself a few questions to access your resultsAre you focused or distracted? Why?Are you getting closer to both your short and long term goals?Its an opportunity to analyze every task or action, and identify items you can move around, delegate, slice, spread out, or even stop working on right away if its not helping you get closer to your goals.Sometimes it pays to cross some items out, add new ones, and come up with a better plan for getting things done going forward.Purge your schedule and take control of how you invest your time.Jocelyn K. Gleirecommendsbuilding white space into your schedule.We need white space in our daily lives just as much as we need it in our designs because the concept carries over If our lives are over-cluttered and over-booked, we cant focus properly on anything. Whats more, this way of working actually shrinks our ability to think creatively.Free up time to focus on wha ts really important in your life and career. Resist the temptation to add more whilst you focus on your most important tasks.By purging your routine regularly, youll end up making real progress on your long-term goals.The productivity purge is a necessary piece of project gardening. By doing these regularly, you keep yourself focused on whats important. You get at least one month after every purge in which serious work gets done on a small number of projects, says Cal Newport, author ofDigital Minimalism Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World.As you embrace the purging habit, your brain will get used to this action, and help you get back on track when you wasting time unconsciously without knowing it.Your personal efficiency depends on scheduled productivity purge.I use this practice to declutter my routine every month.Closing thoughtsAre you struggling to stay productive throughout your work day? Perhaps you are finding it hard to focus because of excess clutter. It can be tough to get things done when you feel as though your schedule is taking over your life.It might seem irrelevant and unimportant to set aside time to pause and purge unnecessary tasks from your routine when you have a lot to do.But that time to analyze your routine, measure your results and make that important change may be the fresh start you need to get more done.This article first appeared on Medium.

Employers hiring in August

Employers hiring in AugustEmployers hiring in AugustWe have almost eighty thousand employers looking for new employees on Ladders, and we could use your help.If you, or your friends or colleagues, could fit the bill for one of the below-listed jobs, please let us know by clicking through and applying.Steve KohnPresident at Affinity Executive SearchHIL Development Engineer MIAutomotive Hardware Engineer MIControl Systems Development Engineer MIJoseph Anthony VaccarielloOwner Recruiter at GenesisEngineering Manager (Large Scale Wet Chemistry) micro UTLead IC Design Post-Silicon Production SanJose, CALead IC Design Engineer San Jose, CAWayne CozadCEO at Cube ManagementDesign Services Lead Furniture Los Angeles, CACEO Non-Profit Rehabilitation Services Fort Wayne, INTrade Relations Manager Pharma INFrank MerrittCRMS, CITC, Senior Recruiter at Harvard Risk Management CorporationProfessional Benefits ausverkauf Consultant BRIDGEPORT, CTProfessional Benefits Sales Consultant CTProfessional Benefits Sales Consultant CTKyle MosleyBranch Manager at Aries Group, Inc.Certification Engineer ( Aerospace ) TXSupply Chain and Production Planning Manager NHPrincipal Electronics Engineer Boston, MAMartin Appelson Partner at Bradford Group Consulting and StaffingBusiness Development Healthcare Director Chicago, ILBusiness Development Healthcare Director Detroit, MIBusiness Development Healthcare Director Cleveland, OHTania PenaManaging Partner The HealthCare Initaitive at The HealthCare InitiativeVice President of Quality TXDirector of Behavioral Health TXLance CoachmanRecruiter at EXI,inc Head of Computational Life Science NCSr. Product Marketing Manager San Jose, CAStrategic Sourcing Manager CTMario FidanziCEO at MedTeam StaffingHospital Controller Houston, TXClinical Systems Analyst Lab Pathnet Analyst Fort Lauderdale, FLLaboratory Supervisor Houston, TXChris hauptstadt von neuseelandPresident at The Wellington Group Principle Scientist CASr M aterial Scientist Glass CADirector of Product Development, RD NCHave a great week in your search

Heres how to communicate better in 3 common work situations

Heres how to communicate better in 3 common work situationsHeres how to communicate better in 3 common work situationsBusiness communication comes in many forms - from email or Slack, to professional meetings to water cooler banter. But what works in one venue would be wildly out of place in another. Knowing how to communicate correctly in each setting can spare you a world of frustration and keep you and your messages to your colleagues crystal clear.Heres what to keep in mind in each momentWhen youre about to hit Send on that long-winded emailChances are, your email subject line is also is just as wordy. But it trust us, it doesnt have to be.Instead, keep both your email message and the subject line quick and to the point- just dont write one word, in all capital letters or litter it with exclamation points.Be sure not to forget about that attachment, either.Emily Moore writes on Glassdoor about why you should always make sure an attachment is actually included in an email before sending it off, and features commentary from Barbara Farfan of Anyhows.com. She thinks its best not to mention that youve attached something until the end of your message because you risk folks fast-forwarding through the rest of your message.The minute you reference an attachment, its likely that everything written in the email after that will not be read. Why? Because of Shiny Squirrel Syndrome. The reader will most likely immediately open, download, print, forward, and give their entire attention to the attachment, completely forgetting that there was anything in the email beyond that. Say everything you want to say first, and then at the end say simply, Attached is the document/chart/photo/whatever youve been talking about, Farfan tells the site.When someone dominates the meeting youre leadingFirst, steer the ship back into the right waters, calling the meeting back to order or tabling the subject for future discussion.You can play traffic cop with a verbal cue, saying things l ikeId like to have everyone weigh in on this issue or lets hear from several people on this issue.Dianna Booher, MA, author and founder of Booher Research Institute, writes in HuffPost.You could also say, weve already heard from Hank about how he thinks the engineers will accept the change. Somebody from Legal- what do you think about the proposed change? she added.Later, you can pull the chatty meeting member aside and get to the heartof why they might feel the need to do this.When youre about to verbally explode at a colleague during a conversationSPOILER Dont do it- this is never a good idea.Instead of dreaming up an expertly-worded retort as they ramble on, practice active listening by actually hearing them out (yes, even if you dont want to) before you respond.Take a deep breath and calmly, rationally point out how youre feeling - ideally, in a conversation between the two of you without others present.But if its too late - meaning, youve already verbally gone off the rails and yelled at them - consider taking responsibility for your poor reaction and letting the person know the ways you see that you made the situation worse,as The Muse reports.

Find Out Whos Worried About Resume Exsmples and Why You Should Listen to Them

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The Advantages of Resume Cv Writing+Ppt

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