Benchmark Testing with a Teardown Artist

Benchmark Testing with a Teardown Artist Benchmark Testing with a Teardown Artist Soon after Xerox came out with its first copy machine, a joke began to circulate within the companythat the first two machines were sold to IBM and Kodak. But theres only a crumb of humor in the joke, as all three companies certainly had a good look into their competitors machines as soon as humanly possible.For Dave Meeker this fact raises neither a conspiratorial eyebrow nor a suspicious one. The big copy machine companies werent just looking for an easy way to jump into the new market, they wanted to know exactly what their competitors were doing so they could improve their own designs and lower their costs. Taking things fremd for those purposes is how Meeker makes his living.From Coffee Grinders to ErasersAs a freelancer, Meeker has been hired to rip apart and cost products as diverse as medical pumps, insulin injectors, game systems, diver propulsion vehicles, coffee grinders, and retractable eras ers.Meeker likes to make it clear that what he does is benchmark testing, not reverse engineering. According to Meeker, Reverse engineering is the disassembly of something with the sole purpose of replicating it, which nine times out of ten is against the law. What I try to do is to take something apart, glean as much as humanly possible from it, and use that to take several steps forward and innovate beyond that.Beyond staying abreast of the newest engineering technology in the field, Meeker says the real key to succeeding as a teardown man is what he calls good, old-fashioned detective work.Every job starts with Meeker scouting out the best price for whatever he might be hired to dissect. Then he carefully takes apart the packaging.One of the things you always do is look at the bottom of the boxto figure out where the corrugated was made. Boxes are seldom made far away from where the product is assembled. Sometimes he can decipher the entire supply chain just by looking at where t he various components were put into the box.Playing Sherlock HolmesOnce inside the actual machine, the private-eye stuff gets trickier. Meeker often has to put a price tag on every screw, wire, and chip, and often times the data remains elusive.You find a symbol or a couple of letters on a particular subassembly. You start looking for a company logo, or a set of initialsmaybe JEB that happens to make fans. Then, you stumble across a fan company named JEB and you look for the model number and, lo and behold, you find it in a parts catalog. So now you know, A, who the vendor is, and B, the model number. Now you can go do things like get quotes and figure out what the costs were, he said.So how does a company protect itself from people with Meekers expertise - and contacts? Meeker says that there are few measures that companies can take that resist the prodding of a determined benchmark tester.Lots of times, people put in little traps and pitfalls in semiconductors to prevent you from disassembling them, Meeker said. But there are ways to very slowly and systematically take them apart, and try and restore them to get more information.Rather than spend money towards stopping the competition from copying them, Meeker says companies should use those funds for benchmark testing to know their sector in and out. Rare is the case when knowing how a competitors product works, how it was made, and how much it costs doesnt pay off.I have been to some places where people rip stuff apart and they say, We didnt learn anything we didnt already know. Were mucksmuschenstill the leaders and theyre not, Meeker said. And Im usually saying by that time you missed the boat. In any teardown, theres got to be a least a zillion things you can learn.Adapted from The Teardown Artist, by Michael Abrams, for Mechanical Engineering, August 2006.Rather than spend money towards stopping the competition from copying them, Meeker says companies should use those funds for benchmark testing to kn ow their sector in and out.

Important Strategic Planning Skills for Workplace Success

Important Strategic Planning Skills for Workplace SuccessImportant Strategic Planning Skills for Workplace SuccessThe needs of customers and organizations (large and small) are changing at the speed of technology and increased diversity. More than ever, geschftliches miteinanderes need strategic thinkers. Strategic planning is an important skill for a number of jobs. While some people hold the specific job title of strategic planner (or strategic planning associate or strategic planning manager), there are other jobs that require strategic planning skills even though strategic may not be in the positions title. Basically, management consultants, business developers, corporate developers, strategic cost analysts, and operations analysts all need strong strategic planning skills. What Are Strategic Planning Skills? Strategic planning is the process of setting a vision for a company and then realizing that vision through small, achievable goals. People who work in strategic planning help set goals, decide what actions need to be taken by employees, and help employees achieve those goals. Of course, each job will require different skills and experiences, so make sure you read the job description carefully and focus on the required skills listed by the employer. Types of Strategic Planning Skills Analytical People working in strategic planning need to be able toanalyzeand evaluate a companys business plan. They have to be skilled in market analysis, feasibilityanalysis, and more. Only through an analytical eye can strategic planners decide what steps a company needs to take. Attention to DetailCalculating Costs for ImplementationCritical ThinkingDefining Mechanisms for InputDefining Purpose of the Strategic Planning ProcessDeveloping a Plan for Implementing StrategiesLogical ThinkingInductive ReasoningDeductive ReasoningSystematic Thinking Communication A large part of a strategic planners job iscommunicatinga business plan to employers and employe es. They have to explain (by both speaking and writing) the steps employees need to take to achieve company goals. Strategic planners also need to be activelisteners. They have to listen to the needs of the employers before devising a plan of action. They also need to listen to the concerns and ideas of their peers and subordinates. CollaborationFacilitating Group DiscussionCreating Mission/einbildung StatementsHandling Constructive CriticismEngaging Reluctant Members in DiscussionsNegotiationPeople SkillsPersuasivenessPitchingPublic SpeakingMS PowerPointPresentationTactTeam BuildingTeamworkVerbal CommunicationWritten CommunicationActive Listening Decisiveness Strategic planning involves frequentdecision making. Strategic planners must select a course of action to help a company achieve its goals without constant doubts and overthought. They need to be able to examine all of the information available to them and then confidently make a thoughtful decision. DelegatingAssigning Le adersBuilding ConsensusEstablishing Measurable Objectives for Goals/ProjectsCreating and Enforcing TimelinesPrioritizingGoal OrientedConfidence Leadership A strategic planner has to lead subordinates, peers, and supervisors towards a common goal. This takes strongleadershipskills. He or she has to inspire, motivate, and ensureall team members remain loyal to project goals. EnergeticEstablishing IncentivesCharismaFlexibilityInterpersonalManagementMotivationalRecognizing the Contributions of Key PlayersResourcefulness Problem Solving Often, strategic planners are there tosolve a problem. Perhaps a company is not meeting its financial goals, or its processes are running inefficiently. A strategic planner analyzes data related to the problemand then offers a solution. Aligning Business Practices with Emerging StrategyAssessmentBrainstormingCreativityEvaluationIdentifying ObstaclesProblem SensitivityMultitaskingStress Tolerance More Strategic Planning Skills Defining Milesto nesProject ManagementAuditingRecruitingMemoryHuman ResourcesTalent ManagementSchedulingProcess ManagementOngoing ImprovementMarketingManufacturingSWOT AnalysisData AnalysisStatisticsResearchCustomer SegmentationRecognizing Industry TrendsIntentionalityMind Map SoftwareLong-term PlanningSustainabilityRestructuringRisk ManagementBenchmarkingCausal Relationships How to Make Your Skills Stand Out Add Relevant Skills to Your Resume You can use these skill words in yourresumeby including these keywords in descriptions throughoutyour work history.Highlight Skills in Your Cover Letter In the body of your cover letter, try to mention one or two of these skills and givespecific examples of how you have demonstrated those skills in the workplace.Use Skill Words in Your Job Interview Make sure you have at least one example of a time you demonstrated each of the top skills listed above.

Employers hiring in February 2014

Employers hiring in February 2014Employers hiring in February 2014We have over sixty 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. Even with the distraction of the Olympics, we expect February to be a month of strong demand for new employees, so these employers will appreciate your helpGreg MoodyNational schlussverkauf Manager at EBA FinancialOutside Sales Representative Arlington, VAOutside Sales Representative Alexandria, VAOutside Sales Representative Hampton, VAMartin AppelsonPartner at Bradford Group Consulting and StaffingSenior Business Data Governance Consultant Edison, NJSenior Data Modeling Consultant Edison, NJSenior Data Modeling Consultant Stamford, CTRecruiting TeamRecruiting at Advocate Merchant Solutions, Inc.Senior Sales Executive Helper, UTSenior Sales Executive Helenville, WISe nior Sales Executive Hellertown, PAJim PorterSenior Recruiter at The Porter GroupSales Representative / 7550149 Baltimore, MDSales Representative / 7751733 Baltimore, MDRegional Sales Manager/-1071283 Baltimore, MDJeremy GnozzoPresident at Search Solution GroupDirector of Real Estate Charlotte, NCFinancial Reporting Analyst (BIG 4, CPA) Charlotte, NCProject Engineer Charlotte, NCJack KellyManaging Director and Executive Recruiter at The befolgung Search Group, LLCTreasurer / Chief Compliance Officer Company Fort Lee, NJSenior Manager/ Director- Anti-Money Laundering New York, NYDirector Regulatory Relations Jersey City, NJCraig KennedyFounder/President at Kennedy Unlimited Inc Professional StaffingManager Safety Instrumented Systems Houston, TXProject Manager Industrial Distribution Houston, TXInternational Trade Manager Houston, TXRaj NichaniPresident at RMN Global SearchContract Attorney Atlanta, GAReal Estate Finance Associate Attorney Atlanta, GAIP Litigation Ass ociate Attorney Atlanta, GAMorgan MacdonellRecruiter at iPRO StaffingBusiness Strategy Intergration Manager Phoenix, AZDirector of Emergency Department Kingman, AZDirectory of Respiratory Therapy Kingman, AZMatt PunManager at VBENCHDeveloper Chicago, ILMobile App Developer Chicago, ILSr. Consultant Hammond, INGo for the gold

An Ocean of Promise

An Ocean of Promise An Ocean of Promise An Ocean of PromiseOn a sunny day last November, Paul Rich stood in a conference room on the site of what had once been the worlds largest steel plant, addressing representatives of companies that could make or break the offshore wind industry in the United States.Rich knew that the first offshore wind turbines in U.S. history would soon begin generating electricity, feeding 30 MW of electricity to Block Island, R.I., a small community about 14 miles east of Long Islands eastern tip. After years of false starts for the U.S. offshore wind industry, getting the first wind farm built and working welches a watershed moment.But Rich was already thinking biggermuch bigger.Richs company, U.S. Wind, is owned by a subsidiary of the Toto Holding Group, an Italian large infrastructure construction company. It has made big strides toward building the first utility-scale wind farm in the United States. Richs team plans to build a forest of up to 187 turbine s, starting 15 miles off the coast of Ocean City, Md. The wind farm will ultimately cover 125 square miles and deliver 750 MW of electricity to the gridenough to power 500,000 homes.Deepwater Winds Paul Murphy beams after leading efforts to build the Block Island Wind Farm.As U.S. Winds director of project development, Rich is in charge of getting the wind farm built. But he doesnt want to stop there. He wants to build an industry.For that, he needs a functioning supply chain. Without local manufacturing capacity, theres no real incentive to build offshore wind, said Keegan Kruger, a global offshore wind analyst at Bloomberg New Energy Finance.In the United States, however, a supply chain for offshore wind is nowhere to be found. Rich wants to create one.For that reason, he had invited major offshore wind vendors, including leading manufacturers of wind turbines and specialized underwater electrical cables, as well as shipbuilders, steel companies, and marine-services companies, to a meeting in Maryland. About 30 people made the trip to the 3,100-acre Sparrows Point site, the former home of a sprawling Bethlehem Steel plant. A company called Tradepoint Atlantic had purchased the site, renamed it after itself, and was redeveloping it into an ultramodern logistics park accessible by road, rail, and ship.In a conference room in Tradepoint Atlantics absatzwirtschaft center, Rich told the attendees that as a former steel plant, the site was perfect for manufacturing heavy offshore wind turbine partes, including 250-ton foundations and 500-ton sections of turbine towernot just for Maryland, but for the entire East Coast. It also came equipped with a 750-foot pier with a 40-foot-draft harbor. This, he said, made it ideal for the specialized deep-draft vessels called liftboats that carry the massive nacelles, tower sections, and turbine blades out to sea.Establishing an offshore wind supply chain would do mora than launch an industry. It could also spur development of better ways to manufacture turbine parts, ship them to sea, assemble them, and maintain them. This could create jobs for engineers of all stripes, including civil, electrical, and mechanical engineers. The opportunities for engineers across the board are endless, said Elizabeth Burdock, executive director of the Business Network for Offshore Wind.Endless, that is, if the industry can get off the ground.Block Island BreakthroughSince the worlds first commercial offshore wind turbines began spinning off the coast of Vindeby, Denmark, in 1991, the European offshore wind industry has evolved into a juggernaut. Today, the seas off the coast of Europe are home to 3,600 offshore wind turbines90 percent of the worlds total. Those turbines have a total nameplate capacity of 12.6 GW, as much as 15 coal-fired power plants, and the Europes offshore wind industry supports 58,000 jobs, according to data collected by the European Wind Energy Association.Whats more, the entire industry continues t o grow. Last year global capital spending commitments on offshore wind reached $29.9 billion, up 40 percent from 2015, according to research by Bloomberg New Energy Finance.The U.S. Department of Energy estimates that the United States has 404 GW of offshore wind power capacityenough, in theory, to generate all the electricity currently consumed nationwide. But development of the first proposed major offshore wind farm, the Cape Wind project off the coast of Massachusetts, ground to a halt in 2015. Cape Winds developers had gone big, planning a 131-turbine array across Nantucket Sound, and a coalition of wealthy local residents sued, in part to keep the wind farm from intruding on their ocean views. Ultimately, local utilities backed out of their power purchasing agreements, and financing for the project dried up.In contrast, the Block Island wind farms developers, Providence, R.I.-based Deepwater Wind, went small from the start. The company focused on an island community whose 1,00 0 residents relied on expensive electricity from diesel-based generators. Offshore wind, which produced significantly more expensive electricity than onshore wind, solar, or natural gas, was cheap by comparison.The company spent several years navigating a maze of regulatory hurdles, gaining approvals one by one from more than 20 federal, state, and local government agencies.Obtaining the turbine components was no easy task, either.Workers deploy a magnetometer to map underwater topography and help U.S. Wind site its turbines. Photo Alpine Ocean CompanyOffshore turbine components, including components of the five 6 MW GE Haliade turbines used at the Block Island wind farm, are manufactured in Europe to be close to the flourishing market there. This meant that Deepwater Wind had to import all of them.For instance, the 600-ton nacelles, which sit atop 150-meter towers and contain the equipment that generates electricity, needed to be fabricated at a GE factory in France. To transport t he nacelles from France to Rhode Island, Deepwater Wind hired a specially constructed vessel called a liftboat from a Norwegian firm called Fred. Olsen Windcarrier. Liftboats are designed to sink long legs to the sea floor, then jack the boat out of the water to create a platform stable enough for a large crane to operate.Separately, the 27-ton turbine blades15 in allwere manufactured in Denmark and transported by special trailer to a Spanish port for transport across the Atlantic.Assembly RequiredAssembling the turbines was also challenging, and the lack of local expertise didnt help. Onshore, you rent a crane, drive it out to the site, and you move the turbine, Paul Murphy, Deepwater Winds lead engineer, said. Offshore, you need a liftboat.Since liftboats in the U.S. are primarily used to construct and maintain oil and gas platforms, they are generally based in the Gulf of Mexico rather than the East Coast. For that reason, in July 2015 Deepwater Wind called Joseph A. Orgeron, chi ef technology officer of a Louisiana firm called Montco that builds and operates liftboats.The turbine towers are anchored by a four-pile jacketa steel lattice foundation that needs to be nailed 200 feet into the sea floor with heavy steel piles. The first firm Deepwater hired struggled to do that from a floating barge, so it called Orgeron, who sent Montcos biggest liftboat, the L/B Robert.The liftboat traveled two weeks from the Gulf to the work site, which was three miles off the coast of Block Island. There, it inserted the foundations piles, affixed a giant hydraulic hammer to a deck-mounted crane, and hammered the piles into the sea floor.A federal law called the Jones Act prohibits foreign-built or foreign-flagged vessels like the Maltese-flagged Brave Tern from transporting cargo between two points in the United States. To avoid violating that law, Deepwater Wind later hired two of Montcos smaller liftboats, which were U.S.-flagged, to deliver the turbine towers and blades f rom a dock in Providence to the work site. On one of the liftboats, Montco had to design and custom-build a box-beam cantilever and a carrier to transport the three blades, each as long as a football field, that attach to each turbine.Ultimately, the Brave Tern and the three Montco liftboats assembled the five turbines. After four months of testing, the first commercial U.S. wind farm began spinning in mid-December 2016, generating up to 30 MW of electricity to power the homes of Block Islands 17,000 residents.Now that theyve got steel in the water and turbines installed and generating electricity, it changes the landscape, Orgeron said. But theres totenstill no U.S.-based supply chain, so its still not enough to build an industry.Making MarketsDuring the Obama administration, the Federal government pushed policies friendly to offshore wind, most notably by empowering the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, a division of the U.S. Department of the Interior, to begin leasing tracts of U.S. coastal ocean to wind-farm developers. But in spite of the support, wind farms were not being built.In 2014, Stephanie McClellan, director of the Special Initiative on Offshore Wind at the University of Delaware in Newark, launched an investigation to find out what was holding the U.S. offshore wind industry back. States, she found, were dragging their feet.State policymakers were saying, This is really expensive and we dont know what to do, McClellan said.custompagebreakAfter investigating conditions in the industry in Europe and the United States, McClellan and her colleagues reported in early 2015 that states that put in place policies to reduce the cost and financial risk of building an offshore wind farm could slash project financing costs and ultimately cut the levelized cost of electricity by 50 percent.Since the report came out, state policies have finally begun to shift. Last year Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, a Republican, signed legislation requiring the sta tes utilities to buy a total of 1.6 GW offshore wind capacity by 2027.New York State, for its part, has committed to obtaining 2.4 GWthe output of three large coal-fired power plantsof offshore wind power capacity by 2030. In January, at the urging of Governor Andrew Cuomo, the Long Island Power Authority approved Deepwater Winds plan to build a 90 MW wind farm 30 miles off the eastern tip of Long Island.By guaranteeing large and sustained markets for offshore wind, policies like these can entice large turbine vendors, blade manufacturers, and other major offshore wind vendors to bid on more U.S. projects, McClellan said.Going LocalAs the offshore wind power industry grows, costs continue to fall, in part because engineers in the industry are developing better and cheaper technologies. For example, offshore turbines have been getting larger and more efficient, enabling them to produce more electricityand revenueper turbine, while also lowering both construction costs and operation a nd maintenance costs.The L/B Robert (left) helps install a steellattice turbine foundation near Block Island. Photo Stacy TingleyTurbines that produce 5 MW of electricity were voreingestellt just five years ago. Block Islands turbines produce 6 MW, and 8 MW turbines are already being installed commercially in Europe. In December 2016, a 9 MW turbine from MHI Vestas Offshore set a world record by producing 216,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity in 24 hoursenough to meet the daily demand of 7,300 average American homes.Offshore substations are also getting smaller and cheaper.Substations funnel electricity from individual turbines into transmission cable connected to shore. Early offshore substations were designed like their counterparts on land, complete with diesel generators, a room for the operator, and even a helicopter landing pad. Siemens got rid of all that to create a one-story, 700-ton platform with a single, air-cooled transformer that can be mounted on the same foundation a s a wind turbine. The smaller substation can cut grid-connection costs by tens of millions of dollars.Meanwhile, experience and better logistics are making the European offshore wind supply chain more efficient. And the financing costs of wind farms, which can run in the hundreds of millions of dollars, have dropped over the last five years as project financiers get an adequate grip on the risk associated with construction, said Bloombergs Kruger.As costs tumble, Paul Rich and his colleagues at U.S. Wind are stepping up their effort to launch the industry in Maryland.Theyre working to lure supply-chain companies to Tradepoint Atlantic so they can turn to local sources for turbine components and vessels, and ship the massive components to sea right from the sites waterfront. To manufacture wind-turbine tower sections, for example, we can get flat steel from Pittsburgh brought in, Rich said. We can get a manufacturer here to roll it into tubular forms, weld it, paint it, coat it, and put on all the accessories.Ultimately, Rich said, Tradepoint Atlantic could make Baltimore a national offshore-wind center like Esbjerg, Denmark, which shipped more than 65 percent of the wind turbines manufactured in that country in 2015, thanks to its deep-water port, specialized turbine-assembly, shipping facilities, and resident offshore companies that share expertise.Baltimore will be a vibrant steel manufacturing and hopefully turbine manufacturing center with government-funded RD facilities, and it will serve the entire East Coast, Rich said.A thriving offshore wind industry will also demand engineering expertise. Engineers will need to ensure that the installation process minimizes lift-boat time, which can cost $250,000 a day. Innovations are also needed to ensure gears fit, turbines swivel properly, turbine blades adjust to catch the wind, and more.I see offshore wind rapidly advancing on an industrial scale, Rich said. Meanwhile, were ready to put people to work right now . MEDan Ferber is a senior editor at Mechanical Engineering magazine.

4 Leadership Traits for a Stronger Resume

4 Leadership Traits for a Stronger Resume4 Leadership Traits for a Stronger ResumeEager to show hiring managers that you have what it takes to be an outstanding leader? Employers value a variety of soft skills when evaluating candidates, but which are the fruchtwein crucial to demonstrate? Below, experts weigh in on this question and offer strategies on how to highlight leadership traits on your resume.Four Leadership Traits for a StrongerResume1. Ability to CollaborateAn effective manager is inclusive, says Leigh Steere, co-founder of Managing People Better, LLC. I want evidence that a candidate seeks input from team members, involves them in problem-solving, and values their contributions. People with lone wolf mentalities generally do not end up being effective leaders.Career advisor and greyzone founder Tami Palmer agrees. Hiring managers want people who can play nicely in the sandbox. They want to see that you know how to manage cross-functional relationships and that you know w hen to employ teamwork to get a task accomplished.To showcase this ability, Palmer suggests presenting examples of how you brought a team together to achieve a result. She also recommends showing how you were an integral piece in a team because were not always the leader.2. CreativityWhen the Balance compiled a list of the top 10 leadership skills, it included creativity because as a leader, you have to make a number of decisions that do not have a clear answer you therefore need to be able to think outside of the box. The article also noted that other employees tend to be inspired by a leader who doesnt always choose the safe, conventional path.Palmer seconds the idea of presenting oneself as a problem solver and innovator. Start bullets with words such as Initiated, Created, and Designed to show how your creative thinking led to revenue creation or cost savings- the points companies care most about.3. IntegrityFor career and business coach Dave Weir, CEO of Leadership Optimized, i ntegrity needs to rank high on any list of desirable leadership traits.Perhaps this one should be listed first because without it you are nothing as leaders are measured, Weir says.Integrity allows you to build trust and credibility with others.You adhere to moral and ethical standards.There is always continuity between your words and your actions.Integrity gives you the character with which to influence people.It results in a solid reputation for you and your organization.4. AdaptabilityWeir also puts a premium on people who can adjust to whatever comes their way.In most organizations, change is the only constant, Weir states.Effective leaders dont flip out.They calmly accept events for what they are, analyze them clearly, and make forward-thinking decisions based on the best information available to them and whats best for the organization.So how can a job seeker demonstrate this ability (and others) without coming off as contrived or boastful?I think a resume, done right, is a lo gical presentation of stories,not just a chronological listing of titles, dates, and companies, Weir says.Your resume should demonstrate and market your brand with vibrant short stories about the challenges youve met, how you overcame them, the hard andsoft skills you deployed, what resources you brought to bear, and what the outcome was.This can make your resume a captivating paper where it is natural for your soft skills to be both emphasized and credited.Readers, are you looking for a role in leadership? How will you use the above leadership traits in your job search? Share with us below

Good Adjectives for Resume - the Story

Good Adjectives for Resume - the Story Should you need a person to edit your CV, just submit an application for assistance with your resume. When you have spell checked your resume, take a close look in its general look. The very first thing which you want to do is go back and have a look at the job that youre applying for and determine your intended audience. Dont be scared to utilize your thesaurus quality of Word as you compose your resume. The proper words can grab the interest of a possible employer and set you on your way to a work interview. The 5-Minute Rule for Good Adjectives for Resume By highlighting what you do well, it is going to enable you to look for work in areas you will enjoy. Its particularly important if writing your work experience. In addition, you would like to stick out from the remaining candidates with the identical education and work experience. A good can be difficult to locate so here is a good sample resume to assist you begin. There are va rious upgrade criteria to select from. The point is to grab focus at the correct keywords and phrases to make maximum effect. Choose how long youve got, select a (mini) project, and prepare for your resume to be that considerably mora eye-catching. Resume templates become more and more hard to edit with time, therefore its fruchtwein effective to begin with a blank page and appear at sample resumes (pdf). Taking a few hours to actually clean up your resume is well worth doing before you begin a work search, or even just once a year for a tune-up. If you dont want to use a resume objective, you can just use a heading below your name that indicates the sort of job you would like to apply for. There is definitely a time and a location for a resume overhaul. Well, youve come to the proper place Verbs stating what you are experienced in, and sales that experience with the suitable adjective, makes for a far stronger statement. Employing neutral adjectives to describe people is s ignificantly safer. The absolute most powerful words are verbs. While there are a few words that may be identified as adjectives, others might be more challenging to spot. By learning tons of personal adjectives, it is simpler to be precise when speaking about other people and their attributes. Instead, think about the areas you would like to highlight and choose exciting adjectives to bring out your very best qualities. You may choose adjectives to suit the area or department you wish to enter. Its rare, but possible for writers to use over three adjectives facing a noun. New Questions About Good Adjectives for Resume Recruiters become bombarded with a slew of resumes each and every moment. Resumes are crucial to the work hunt. Employers want employees who are seriously interested in doing the job and they are searching for those who care about their jobs. They want to read about how you can help their organization, not what you want from them. Dont use technical vocabul ary, unless you are certain that the reader will understand it. As a consequence, youll also be communicating your mastery of various essential skills Any great communicator ought to have a diverse and impactful vocabulary. In most instances, a resume objective is merely a couple of sentences long. Resume objectives can be a little controversial. An objective is a brief statement that clarifies your goals concerning the form of employment desired and the way in which your skills make you a nice fit. My goal is to find the job. Your objective should have the capacity to grab attention immediately. Lets have a peek at the ideal action words it is possible to put on your resume while putting in an application for an analytical job. Always make certain that what youre saying is true. Bearing that in mind, be certain to use your resume objective to stress what youve got to offer you. You might go through the effort to discover suitable synonyms, but really, the ideal approach to go is to use the words in the work description.

3 Reasons Why Video Interviewing Will Help Your School District Hire Top-Notch Teachers - Spark Hire

3 Reasons Why Video Interviewing Will Help Your School District Hire Top-Notch Teachers - Spark HireWhen hiring for your school district, it is of utmost importance to hire the best teachers you can find. If you are not currently using video in your interviewing process, you may be surprised by its advantages.There are three reasons why video interviewing will help you hire the best teachers for your school district.1. Expands interview territoryWhen you decide to incorporate video into your interviewing process you will open the doors to a variety of candidates. No longer will you be tied to considering only local candidatesVideo interviewing will allow you to expand your search for candidates in order to ensure that you are selecting the best teachers for your school district.2. Saves timeNot only will video interviewing allow you to binnensee a larger group of talent, but it will also save you quite a bit of time. When you are pressed for time between meetings and many candidate i nterviews, it can seem like a juggling act just to make sense of your schedule. Why not make things a little more flexible?When you are open to scheduling video interviews, this enables you to more efficiently schedule back to back candidate interviews without having to be concerned with scheduling blank spaces of time between interviews in order to avoid numerous candidates in your office at once.In plus-rechnen, video can make interview scheduling much simpler when trying to coordinate with candidates who are already in a working teachers role. Rather than going back and forth about work schedules and availability, you may be able to offer more flexibility for the teacher. This can be a huge positiv when the teacher only needs to find a quiet place to conduct a video interview sometime during the school day. Compared to having to schedule time off work, line up a substitute teacher, and factoring in commute time to and from the interview, a hard working teacher will be grateful an d appreciative of your flexibility when it comes to offering the option of video interviewing.3. Saves moneyPerhaps you are not scheduled to be in the office when a skilled teacher is available to interview. Rather than spending time and money driving into the office, it is more cash-wise to schedule a video interview instead. If you are traveling or have a day full of meetings, consider scheduling the candidate for a video interview during a break in your travel or on your lunch break between meetings.Not only will video interviewing help YOU save time and money, but it will also help the teacher.For a top-notch teacher, time is golden. By offering a teacher the opportunity to avoid a travel commute in addition to fuel cost, you will be seen as considerate and smart.Whats keeping you from using video interviewing to find your top-notch teachers?Image monkeybusinessimages/BigStock.com