How to Kick the Procrastination Habit

How to Kick the Procrastination Habit How to Kick the Procrastination Habit Give me a minute of your time and Ill tell you how to kick the procrastination habit. Wait. Where are you going? Think youre too busy to read a quick blog that can help you better manage your time? Dont you realize that if you manage your time better, you might not be so busy all the time? Lets get to it. A lot of these tips are common sense, but if you keep them in mind and put the principles behind them into practice in your daily routine, theres no doubt youll be rewarded with a more efficient, less stressful schedule that perfectly balances your work, your family, your goals and your passions. Make a list. Do you feel overwhelmed? Procrastination, for many of us, comes from being intimidated by the magnitude of work we face. Heres the trick to keep up your sleeve: write a to-do list. Making a list of the things you need to do compartmentalizes your time and your effort. It gives you a road map. It transforms a monumental workload from one never-ending journey into a finite series of manageable steps. Set deadlines (and keep them). What good is a to-do list without deadlines? The road from A to B may be straightforward, but if you stop at every pit stop along the way, you’ll never get to your destination. Go back to that list you made and give every item a deadline. To continue with the automobile analogy, you can think of each deadline as being a mile further from a crowded, polluted metropolis. The more deadlines you put behind you, the fresher the air becomes. Ditch the distractions. Speaking of pit stopsâ€"get rid of them! Distractions cause project delays and derailments. Facebook, Reddit, Twitter and Pinterest are great for brief diversions that let your brain recharge. But those diversions have to be few and far betweenâ€"and they have to last only a few minutes. If you dont have the self-discipline to keep your online gallivanting to a minimum, unplug completely. Or, if your job requires being online, use a website blocker to eliminate the temptation to goof off. Get with the go-getters. Look around the office. Who are the achievers? Who has the kind of work ethic you would like to have? Partner with them whenever you can, because great work habits are contagious. The battle against procrastination is half-won when youre eating lunch with the Employee of the Month. Wage war on inertia. Long ago, survival was the ultimate goal humans set for themselves. If we had food and shelter, there was really no good reason for us to stick our necks out and risk everything for some esoteric goal. Theres a part of your brain that seems to cajole you any time you dream big. Its the part of your brain that sends doubt and fear down like rain on a parade. Theres no way to turn it off, so you have to practice overcoming it. Being safe and having food isnt enough for you any longer. Being productive and successful, in a way, isnt natural. Youll have to go a few steps further to overcome the human tendency to take it easy.

Where to Find Help Writing Your Resume

Where to Find Help Writing Your Resume Where to Find Help Writing Your Resume A resume is an extremely short report. On the off chance that youre work chasing, scarcely any things are a higher priority than an appropriately organized, all around considered resume. Composing a resume can be an overwhelming undertaking since you have to ensure you incorporate all the essential data while holding the archive to a reasonable size. Regardless of whether youve endeavored to compose your resume and think it doesnt need improvement, it's useful to have it inspected by a target experienced proficient. Where to Find Resume Writing Help There are various choices accessible for finding support with your resume to guarantee that the last draft will be taken a gander at by bosses more than once. You might be fantastic at your particular employment with the accreditations to demonstrate it, yet in the event that your resume doesnt sparkle, it might wind up at the base of the heap, or more regrettable. School Career Offices In the event that youre an understudy (or former student) the profession administrations office at your school or place of graduation might have the option to assist you with composing your resume or give you valuable input. The staff in a vocation office has a ton of experience helping experts, just as late alumni, and they realize how to clean a resume to make it stick out. They are additionally acquainted with recruiting administrators, how directors filter resumes, and the resume programming utilized by businesses. These vocation instructors can likewise give direction in regards to the most ideal approach to organize your resume and the best catchphrases to use to separate you from the opposition. Vocation experts additionally realize that dynamic action words, (for example, oversaw, managed, created, and delivered) are watchwords that will better position you in the commercial center. Proficient Resume Services It may not appear to be justified, despite all the trouble to burn through cash on a resume administration, particularly in the event that you are jobless and on a limited financial plan, however your resume is your first impression before you even get the meeting. For an expense, proficient resume composing administrations will either compose your resume for you or alter the one you have. State Resources for Resume Writing Help Each State's Department of Labor site offers free resume composing administrations for new representatives, the jobless, those coming back to the work environment, and military veterans. Get a nearby American Line of work Center for help creating your resume and other profession administrations. Neighborhood government sites will probably additionally offer example resumes, test introductory letters, talk with tips, and other relevant data accommodating for your pursuit of employment. Family and Professional Contacts Make a draft out of your resume and request input from relatives, school graduated class and different experts who have experience screening work applicants. An additional advantage to this methodology is that your contacts may build up an energy about your benefits as a forthcoming representative and allude you for some openings for work.

Resume Writing - How WordPress Themes Can Help

Resume Writing - How WordPress Themes Can HelpYou may have heard people talk about the advantages of using WordPress themes when you are looking to improve your resume writing skills. In this article I will talk about what WordPress themes can do for you and why you should consider trying them out.The beauty of using WordPress themes is that they are so easy to use that even the most beginner-level webmaster can take advantage of them. What I mean by that is that you don't need any technical know-how to get your resume up and running. You don't need to have any knowledge of programming either. As a matter of fact, you don't even need to know how to type anything at all!Using a website theme is not something that you would choose if you wanted to put some design on the page, because it will make your page look a lot more professional. So, how can you go about getting a good resume from such a theme?First of all, there are lots of templates available which means that you can get a good resume in no time at all. Secondly, you can add a wide range of options to each theme to make it as unique as possible.Some WordPress themes can even be customised to look like a magazine, so that it looks more like a real magazine, rather than just another website. It really helps to look at the templates available, to get a better idea of what you want, so that you can see how it can work for you.If you want to really get things done, you should also try to get a theme that is relevant to your profession. If you are a data entry or data retrieval specialist, for example, you can look for a template that looks like a medical journal, where you can add all the relevant information you need.Even though a lot of people have built WordPress blogs for personal reasons, there are many companies who are now creating themes to help job seekers to stand out from the crowd. They have realized that the professionals looking for jobs will go for a customized resume template than something tha t looks like the same old resume you have been using.I am sure that you will be impressed with the amount of effort that has gone into creating such themes. If you are serious about improving your resume writing skills, you should try these out and see if they work for you.

Why age discriminiation exists in the job interview and in daily life

Why age discriminiation exists in the job interview and in daily life Age Discrimination in the job interview. You can do something about it. Age Discrimination and the job interview Age discrimination in a job interview is a volatile topic. Candidates can feel helpless when they feel this happens and it isn’t just to folks over 40, 50 or 60+. Stereotyping can be experienced by candidates that feel they were declined because they are too young, don’t look old enough or perceived to not have the experience. Today I provide ideas on where this comes from (so we understand why) and how to minimize the misperception. My goal is to explain this topic over the next three posts without setting off a string of hate hashtags. I wrote on a similar topic in a prior post, how to avoid resume racism.   A couple of ground rules I understand that there will always be the recruiter, hiring manager and interviewer, and people, that sees age and all the stereotypes that come with age. This isn’t 100% defendable, but we can minimize our exposure. Stereotypes are experienced by all groups including men, women, trans, religion, size, shape, color, religion, etc. Remember, candidates from all of these demographics are hired, so it can be done! There are folks over 40, 50 and 60 that are hired on a regular basis. We know it can be done. We are not going to be able to get past the interviewer that is closed-minded and only sees the surface of the candidate without getting to know the inside. If a hiring manager doesn’t want to get to know you, we probably don’t want to work with them. We know that experienced workers are hired every day. What are these candidates doing to either minimize or eliminate stereotypes? Are some candidates increasing their exposure while others are minimizing theirs? Absolutely they are. HRN is here to help you understand and minimize your exposure. Three posts The problem from a real-life reader Why I decline candidates of any age How to minimize discrimination in the job interview I recently received the following email from a reader. Although I don’t know all the details, based on 100’s of interviews with candidates who are late in their career, I have a few gut feelings. I thought sharing the email and some candid HRNasty thoughts might help. This post doesn’t just apply to ageism. It applies to ANYONE who feels they are at a disadvantage in the job interview for being too X or not enough Y. Not having enough hair, a few pounds over their desired weight, etc. It can apply to any ism. HRNasty, I am 53 and I get a number of interviews but am not getting the job.   I feel like I am being discriminated against because people think I am too old.   The last interview I went to, the recruiter was great over the phone, we met in person and I was called back to meet the team and the hiring manager. I ended up being interviewed by some folks younger than me including the department manager.   I am convinced that I didn’t get the job because I am too old.   What can I do?   I can’t change my age!   Bette, Bitter in this thankless economy I assume that because Bitter Bette received a number of in-person interviews, the resume is on point and Bette is qualified. She landed the interview so the resume is working and the skill sets are there. Resumes that are not qualified do not land in-person interviews. If we are being declined after in-person interviews, we are articulating or presenting something during the interview that is causing the rejection. Bettes email points to me to look at how we are presenting ourselves during the in-person interview. Discrimination exists  I would like to say that discrimination doesn’t exist, lets face it, isms exists. A few isms are listed below: Racism Sexism Classism Ableism (physical or mental) etc. Isms exist in much of our everyday lives. In daily interactions with others, our physical presentation layer, how we communicate and articulate our thoughts and values makes an impression. We might not want it to exist, it may not be fair, but “isms” exist.   None of us had a choice None of us were able to pick our parents physical shape, what country we were born in or when we were born. As a minority, I never understood why others would give me the stereotypical heartache for my heritage. No one gets to pick their race. In the series Game of Thrones, John Snow is treated as if it were his choice to be born a bastard. Tyrion is mistreated with the assumption that he chose to be 4 feet 4 inches tall. Both of these characters are accused and blamed for their situations! “Ism’s” may be subtle, subconscious, or blatant. At the end of the day, they exist. Heck, if isms didn’t exist, I probably wouldnt have a job. If we want to land our dream career, date, job, etc, we need to figure out how to work around preconceived notions. The next few posts will provide you perspective on how the “ism” is viewed from the interviewers side of the table. Nature or Nurture, why does age discrimination exist? Humans are picky creatures. I used to have preconceived notions about Brussel sprouts. James Beard nominee Chef Eric Donnally changed my mind about Brussel sprouts. He presented them to me in a more thoughtful manner than boiled and then boil them so more. I am not saying we should not be our authentic self. But taking the specific audience into account will go a long way. I believe that at a subconscious level, most of us “practice” discrimination in our daily lives.  When we are introduced to new faces in a social situation, at some conscious or sub-conscious level we “size em up” and make assumptions. One theory is that back in Cro-Magnon days, our survival depended on making a snap decision about strangers because our safety depended on it. This instinct is wired into our DNA. Another theory is that some interviewers are shallow and self-centered. In most cases, the reasons are somewhere in between the two extremes.     I would hire both of these candidates as long as they didnt bring up their age in an interview. A real-life example of how I think Before I accept a new job, I clarify the following with the CEO or whoever I am reporting to: “If we only have 1 opening and both Einstein and Leonardo da Vinci apply, we are hiring both. I dont want the guy we didnt hire going to the competition.”   If either candidate makes a comment about their age or our young workforce, I will probably think twice about their candidacy. If I make a comment about the candidates age, they will probably think twice about working with us. The point is, I am going after both of these more experienced candidates based on their intellect. They are making a decision to work with us because I see them for their intellect and their skill set. If I comment on their age, they can only deduce that I am noticing their age.   Today we are going to discuss some potential reasons for (age) discrimination and in the next post, we will talk about how to pro-actively minimize age discrimination. Not everyone is a paid professional Most professional recruiters receive training to avoid making decisions based on first impressions. This doesn’t mean the training was successful. In smaller companies, this training may not be available to recruiters or hiring managers. Hiring managers may have received training, but the individual contributors who are also conducting interviews may not have received training. Do you know anyone that has received interview training? Do you know anyone that doesn’t hold some sort of bias? As candidates, life isn’t fair. We need to overcome the shortcomings of those that are interviewing us. We need to play the hand we are dealt, even if it includes a short-sighted hiring manager sitting on the other side of the interview table. I am here to say it can be done.   Stuck with our age Bitter Bette is correct. We are not able to change our age. We can reflect on how we present ourselves. Candidates who make their potential differences a thing will probably be declined regardless of their age. (Candidates who make a big deal out of any “ism” probably won’t get hired.) If you are too heavy or too tall and make a big deal about either during the interview, you raise the odds that you will be declined. It isn’t because you are too tall or too heavy, it is because the message translates to insecurity. Why we hire We hire candidates because their weight, height, lack of hair is not mentioned during the interview. The candidate is comfortable with their personal ism and it doesnt affect their social or professional interactions. It doesnt affect their personal or professional interactions. Most importantly their “ism” doesn’t affect customer interactions whether these customers are co-workers or paying customers. If an “ism” comes up in an interview, I can only assume it will come up with our customers. When a recent graduate talks about how they may be too young for the role, don’t have the experience needed or calls an interviewer “old school”, they increase their liability. A more experienced interviewer that makes a reference to the candidate being a youngster, kiddo or suggests that “this is before your time” is not just calling out their age. This interviewer is pointing to differences in a negative way and the younger candidate will leave with a bitter taste. Ageism works both ways. Next post: Why more experienced candidates are declined See you at the after party, HRNasty nasty: an unreal maneuver of incredible technique, something that is ridiculously good, tricky and manipulative but with a result that can’t help but be admired, a phrase used to describe someone who is good at something. “He has a nasty forkball. If you felt this post was valuable please subscribe here. I promise no spam,