FlexJobs Contest Whats your favorite book - FlexJobs

FlexJobs Contest Whats your favorite book - FlexJobs Contest Whats your favorite book -10Its time for our weekly contest Whats your favorite book? To enterThe favorite book contest is over. Check out our latest contest hereWhats your favorite book? This is a fairly common job interview question and even though it binnenseems innocent enough, having a good answer is important. If you were asked this question during a job interview, what would your answer be? What is your favorite book?In the comments below, answer this question Whats your favorite book?Comments are approved by a real, live, human moderator, so please be patient. You wont see your comment right away, but we know its there and well approve it quick as can be.THE PRIZEOne randomly chosen commenter will win a free one-month membership to with access to over 10,800 jobs from 3,300 companiesDEADLINE TO ENTERFriday, August 3rd at 3pm Eastern TimeREQUIRED TO ENTERYour first name, at leastYour e-mail address (this will be kept private)A respectful answer to this weeks question (if your answer is off-topic, it wont be approved)A maximum of one entry per personHOW WE PICK A WINNERWinner is chosen by random drawing and announced onFacebookon Friday after 1pm ESTYoull be notified by email if you win (so make sure you leave a valid email address in the comments below)

The First Jobs of Execs at Lyft, Deloitte, Facebook More

The First Jobs of Execs at Lyft, Deloitte, Facebook MoreThe First Jobs of Execs at Lyft, Deloitte, Facebook More I welches 15 years old. I had just gotten my drivers permit and I welches itching to make my own money so that I could do what I wanted. You know, a little spending cash to go to the movies, buy cute clothes at Forever21, and bestattungs a bite to eat with friends. So I decided to start working retail at GAP as a salesperson. My first job welches fun, though elend without some long days. To this day, I can still fold a perfect pair of jeans.At Glassdoor, we interview executives and influencers every week. At the end of almost every interview, we ask What was your very first job and what did you learn from it? After letting out a flashback-induced laugh, interviewees reveal a surprising first job story. For example, SpaceX and Teslas founder Elon Musk revealed his first adult job was cleaning out the grain silos on my cousins farm in Saskatchewan.Here are the surprising first jobs of executives and influencers at Lyft, Deloitte, Facebook and mora. Remember, its about not where you start, but its where you finish.Lynsi Snyder, CEO of In-N-Out You probably think it was at In-N-Out, and in fact, when I was 17, I was hired at the store in Redding, California, where my first job was leafing the lettuce. But before that, I got my actual first job, which was as a receptionist in a dentists office. I did the billing by hand on a typewriter, scheduled appointments and greeted patients. The dentist was a good friend of my fathers and remains a close friend to my mother and me even today. It was a special experience - so much fun because I was surrounded by great people and I loved the work, and it taught me how important it is to have a good team. When I started at In-N-Out, I took orders, served food to customers and learned to properly wrap a Double-Double, which is harder than you might think. The experience was priceless - I learned the importance of attention to detail and providing customers the product and overall experience theyve paid for.Emily Nishi, Chief People Officer of Lyft My first job was an internship at a Westin Hotel in their HR department. I saw firsthand how companies deliver great service to customers by ensuring their operations and organization function really well behind the scenes. Everything had to work together - from recruiting folks with a love for service, to how new hires were trained, to how tightly back operations were managed - even to how service areas were set-up. Witnessing what it takes to run the laundry room efficiently blew me away Many years later, its stuck with me how important it is to be focused on being customer-centric whether it be external customers or internal ones, like co-workers. I think its a great challenge to try and provide the best possible experience for everyone you work withBrian Halligan, CEO of HubSpot I was a paperboy - I delivered the Boston Evening Globe (which no longer exists).Tony Delmercado, COO at Hawke Media My first job was at a local golf course that I begged to work at for more than a year, nearly every week. I was really young (12 or 13) and was mostly tasked with raking sand traps and keeping the drinking water coolers around the course full and cold. As I worked there longer, I learned the value of getting up early, showing up on time, listening, doing what you say youre going to do and doing it well, working hard, and being reliable. Because of this, I ended up getting an opportunity to mow lawns, roll greens, change pin placements, and more. I was able to learn more about the actual course maintenance, types of grass and weeds, etc., which led to me start the lawn care company that paid for my college education. The most memorable moment was riding in the back of a gator that my friend/co-worker Tim drove into a pond left of the second fairwayRhonda Joy McLean-Craig, Associate General Counsel of Time I nc. & Author of The Little Black Book of Success Workbook Laws of Leadership for Black Women My first job (after babysitting) was serving as the secretary in our small-town funeral home, answering calls and giving out price lists for funeral home services. I was ten years old and made 50 cents an hour. It was a great job as I learned to listen to what was not being said and to offer comfort as well as information, even at such an early age. I have had many other jobs clerk I a five and dime store, selling parakeets, goldfish and making keys, teaching piano (I had to stop as I was a senior in high school and was not so patient with the young students smiles). Every job I have held taught me important lessons that I have applied throughout my career as an educator, administrator, classical musician, government and corporate attorney and law professor. Our positions (no matter what they are) can teach us many helpful skills to help us move fwd.Anne Wojcicki, CEO & Founder of 23and Me Growing up, one of my friends family owned a luggage shop and I often had the opportunity to help out in their store. I know a lot about luggage and pensCathy Engelbert, CEO of Deloitte I worked in a pediatricians office in high school and college but Deloitte was my first job out of college in 1986. Our scale, depth, and breadth, which I mentioned earlier, has given me so many opportunities to reinvent my path and stay constantly challenged over the last 30-plus years. Ive had multiple careers within Deloitte.Maxine Williams, Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion at Facebook My first job was cleaning the laundry rooms at my college. When people were upstairs sleeping on Sunday morning because theyd had some big wonderful party the night before, I was down there doing like 7 am shifts picking up their dirty underwear theyd dropped on the ground and cleaning lint from the laundry room. It taught me that hard work gets you where you need to be. You do what you need to do to get wh ere you need to get to.Asher Raphael , Co-CEO of Power Home Remodeling I bagged groceries, worked for a painter, and waited tables. Those were my first three non-real corporate America jobs. What I learned from those is that I really enjoy people, but that I wanted my work to make a difference in peoples lives. But Power Home Remodeling was my first full-time job out of college. Ive never written a resume. I got an interview through my brother. I got the job and I thought it was going to be a pit stop. I thought I was going to go to law school. That was almost 15 years ago now.

Boomerang Employees

Boomerang EmployeesBoomerang Employees*/Read the infographic text.BOOMERANG EMPLOYEESWhile 98% of HR managers would rehire a former employee, only 48% of workers would return.Likelihood that HR managers would consider rehiring a former employee who left their company on good terms77% Very likely21% Somewhat likely1% Somewhat unlikely1% Very unlikelyLikelihood that workers would ever apply for a job at a previous employer17% Very likely31% Somewhat likely27% Somewhat unlikely25% Very unlikelyTop reasons job seekers wouldnt apply for a job at a previous employer*23% Didnt like management14% Didnt like corporate culture14% Didnt like job duties10% Company burned bridges6% Company closed/no longer existsSource Accountemps surveys of more than 300 human resources managers and 1,000 workers in the United StatesOnly top responses shown based on 524 respondents who were unlikely to apply for a job at a previous employer. 2016 Accountemps. A Robert Half Company. An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Veterans.

Alan Needleman, 2018 Honorary Member

Alan Needleman, 2018 Honorary Member Alan Needleman, 2018 Honorary Member Alan Needleman, 2018 Honorary MemberAlan Needleman, Ph.D., a university distinguished professor and a TEES (Texas AM Engineering Experiment Station) distinguished research professor in the department of materials science and engineering at Texas AM University in College Station, is honored for pioneering research in the fields of computational mechanics and computational materials science.Dr. Needleman earned his bachelors degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia in 1966 and his masters degree in engineering from Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., in 1967. After completing his Ph.D. in engineering at Harvard in 1970, he spent five years in applied mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology before moving to Brown University in Providence, R.I. Following his retirement from Brown in June 2009, he moved to the materials science and engineering departme nt at the University of North Texas in Denton. In January 2015 he left UNT to join the Texas AM faculty.Dr. Needlemans contributions include the development of a ductile fracture computational methodology, the development of cohesive surface methods for fracture analysis and the creation of a framework that enables using discrete dislocation plasticity to solve general boundary value problems.An ASME Fellow, Dr. Needleman was a member of the Applied Mechanics Divisions Executive Committee (1995-2000 chair 2000) and served as associate editor of the Journal of Applied Mechanics (1998-2004). He received the Societys Daniel C. Drucker Medal in 2006 and Timoshenko Medal in 2011.Dr. Needleman is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Among his other honors, he received a Guggenheim fellowship in 1977 and the Society of Engineering Sciences William Prager Medal in 2006. He also holds honorary doctorates from the Technical University of Denmark and cole Normale Suprieure de Cachan in France, and he is an honorary professor of Dalian University of Technology in China.Video profile produced and written by Roger Torda and edited by Juan Yepes. The copyright of this program is owned by The American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Private Equity Fees Private Equity Funds Charge

Private Equity Fees Private Equity kenntniserlangungs ChargePrivate Equity Fees Private Equity Funds ChargeThe private equity sector has drawn a great deal of attention for its many layers of fees, especially in light of the sub-par returns that it has delivered in recent years. This is sparking growing resistance from investors. A study conducted by University academics from Yale and Maastricht for the Financial Times finds that over the 10 years starting in 2001, U.S. pension funds earned 4.5% per annum, after fees, from their private equity investments. It compares unfavorably with the SP 400, which produced an average annual return of 6.7% over the saatkorn period, with dividends reinvested. The study also indicates that, when all fees are considered, about 70% of gross returns on private equity funds were retained by the funds themselves. A considerably stronger indictment comes from Simon Lack, a professional money manager and author of The Hedge Fund Mirage. In this book, he e stimates that, from 1998 to 2010, hedge funds collectively returned just $9 billion to investors while lavishing an astounding $440 billion on their managers and other insiders. While hedge funds and private equity funds are not synonymous, there are enough similarities among these sectors of the money management universe to suggest that such a skewed distribution may be somewhat indicative of the latter as well. Among the most commonly seen private equity fees are Management Fees Management fees theoretically cover a private equity firms operating expenses, although a growing body of research indicates that these fees typically far exceed the costs. Management fees usually are from 1.5% to 2.0% of assets. However, in the early years of a private equity funds existence, the management fee can represent a much higher percentage of the actual money invested. It is because it normally also is assessed on all the cash that investors have committed to the fund, but which the fund has yet to invest. Performance Fees Performance fees normally are about 20% of any investment gains recorded by a private equity fund. If the fund incurs a loss in a given year, performance fees are zero. Moreover, best practices in the industry dictate that, before performance fees can be earned, cumulative past losses should be offset against gains in succeeding years. Deal Fees Deal fees are charged by a private equity firm to the companies in their portfolios. They are supposed to cover various administrative services provided by the former to the latter. Transaction Fees Transaction fees are charged by buyout firms to the companies that they buy. In the years 2009 and 2010, these fees tended to be about 1.24% of the deal size, for buyouts worth between $500 million and $1 billion, up from 0.99% in 2005 to 2008. Monitoring Fees Monitoring fees are paid by portfolio companies to their private equity firm owners to cover various consulting and advisory services. Ex amples of ersatzdarsteller Charging These various private equity fees are coming under increasing criticism not only for being excessive but because they represent double charging for the same activities and services, assessed to investors and the portfolio companies simultaneously. When portfolio companies go public, they often have to pay exorbitant amounts of fees to terminate their advisory agreements with private equity firms, even though the major source of profit for private equity and buyout firms is supposed to ensure precisely from taking portfolio companies public. Some private equity firms assess a fee on portfolio companies for refinancing their debt. It strikes many observers as excessive, for two reasons. One, the private equity firms typically are responsible for piling on large amounts of debt in the first place, when taking companies private in leveraged buyouts (LBOs). Two, refinancing at lower interest rates increases the portfolio companys profits, and thus the private equity firms potential gains. Investor Responses An increasing number of investors are insisting that these various other fees should be used to offset the management fee, rather than serve as additions to it that create pure profit for the private equity firm, or support excessive compensation for its staff. In response, roughly 83% of transaction fees associated with funds raised in 2011 is being returned to investors, versus 70% for funds raised in 2009. However, this may be offset by the overall increase in this and other fees. Pension Fund Incentives Money managers at various pension funds may have a perverse incentive to prefer redistribution of these various fees to their outright elimination. It is because rebated fees are often accounted for as increases to investment returns. It, in turn, will increase the money managers own compensation, especially if they are awarded bonuses tied to investment returns. On the other hand, if the fees had not been charged, the arbitrary valuations assigned to the portfolio companies (arbitrary because they do not have equity traded and priced in public securities markets) probably would not have been deemed to have risen by a commensurate amount. SourcesBuy-out fund investors call for change in outdated fee structure, Financial Times, November 7, 2011. Private equity Fee high so dumb, The Economist, November 12, 2011. Private equity fees called into question and Fund management fee profits under scrutiny, Financial Times, January 24, 2012. Rewards for failure Hedge fund clients are paying a lot for a little, according to this devastating expose, Financial Times, February 18, 2012.

What You Need to Do About Artists Resume Before You Miss Your Chance

What You Need to Do About Artists Resume Before You Miss Your Chance Life, Death and Artists Resume Avoid utilizing an objective statement that doesnt correspond nicely with the focus of the target job. Assuming you have the skills theyre searching for, a striking and visually appealing resume will go a ways at getting you the creative job which you would like. Due to the monumental quantity of flexibility, artists should utilize an expert summary near the top of the resume to clearly communicate their experiences and qualifications for employment. If youre an artist, you will need to get the most suitable platform to showcase your talent. Quite often employers will really list the particular software knowledge they are seeking in the candidate in their job description. For the prosperous artist, the remuneration can be much higher than a normal wage. The very first impression of your business for a prospect might be a business card, site, ad, or a social networking post. Whe n it regards your privacy and your public image, you will need to think good and tough about adding the subsequent networks to your resume. There are a few social networks that definitely shouldnt be on your resume. For smaller programs, organizations prefer to employ cheap artists at affordable rates. Most employers seeking artists, whether looking for background, concept, circus, character, ceramic, dance, digital or even makeup artists will take a look at the ability and caliber of the job in their portfolio as an alternative to experience because most employers are looking for some style that could be difficult to find. If you are searching for some ideas, there are lots of readymade artist resume templates online. Its helpful for a professional Visual artist to get some sort of formal training in the basics of form, color and composition, and assorted art tactics. So to be able to make your job easier, you may want to have a look at the artist resume template. The Foolp roof Artists Resume Strategy Employing a voreingestellt resume in such situations will provide prospective employers relevant info regarding your transferable and administrative skills. Though it looks similar to a resume, it includes different elements that are only associated with your artistic expert practice. At the simplest level, you ought to be able to use your own judgment to determine readability. Its NOT required to adhere to this format exactly. Artist CVs can be quite simple to put together so long as you understand what youre doing. Youre able to adhere to a chronological Acting Resume Samples if you would like to present your experiences from starting to end. Sample Makeup Artist Resume Objectives When you draft your resume, its always wise to name the precise company that you want to work for. Instead of a conventional career objective, youll want to start out your Artist resume with an expert summary. Our resume builder makes it simple to create a well-writt en resume in a few minutes. No matter your degree of work practical expertise, your resume structure is important to making your program stick out. Strong planning abilities and organization are traits which are highly desired in an employee, particularly in the plan world. Be certain to update your skills section in plus-rechnen to your work history. What you have in your cover letter will be contingent on the open position and your special background. Furthermore, you should wait to file your references until asked. Broadly speaking, you would like to keep the resume itself to only a single page. Once you understand how to organize your ideas and list the right info you are going to be prepared to compose your own one. Its a good idea to mention the achievements chronologically so the reader may have a serial view of your accomplishments. Try to remember the message you wish to convey with your resume. Just be sure that your resume looks professional. The longer your career, the more probable it is you are going to want to include selected exhibitions, as too much information will bog off your CV and reduce the effect of each entry. When in doubt, its a great idea to get somewhere between 15 and 20 parts of art.4. The point were attempting to make here is that we simply cannot list all the many varieties of artists which exist in the us. If you own a lot of experience, it might be a superior alternative. Although its a good alternative, it may appear somewhat stale and outdated to some. Communication is a top skill valued in just about any profession, but it gets especially significant in the plan market. An outstanding Visual Artist resume, like this example, will incorporate a variety of impressive soft and tough skills your employer is searching for in a Visual Artist. Writing an artist resume isnt hard. Try out the Professional Creative Resume if youre searching for a more significant design style. The Basic Facts of Artists Resu me The template includes a customized icon pack so that you can highlight unique sections of the resume or regions of the timeline. It comes with thorough instructions and is fully layered. Each template was designed to go for a different profession. You would require a resume template thats creative, ingenious, imaginative and advanced. Uploading to our resume database requires you to make an account. The format is comparable to publication entries. The file is completely layered and print-ready. The whole file is completely layered and print-ready.

Advancing Your Career in the Midst of Workplace Stress

Advancing Your Career in the Midst of Workplace Stress There are many good habits to adopt in order to help you advance your career, even when focusing on advancement becomes difficult due to the stress of being employed. Truthfully, most people seeking advice on good career habits probably already know what these habits are, but seeing them spelled out can be a clarifying or validating experience that enhancestheir credibility. With that in mind, here are some great habits to pick up to help move your career forward and take your mind off of the stresses of the everyday. 1. Define Your Career Mission and Pursue ItThis habit can be approached in a couple of ways. Philosophically, it challenges you to discover the unique role best suited to your talents, interests, and values, and it motivates you to succeed. However,your career mission is also simply represented by your job description. The happie st professionals are those who understand their work and what it takes to do a good job.2.Be Visible and Express Expectations of RewardsYou must make sure that management bedrngnisices when you do good work and understands that you expect to be rewarded for your achievements. Employees frequently assume that their bosses know whats best when it comes to career advancement and that doing a really good job will automatically be acknowledged. Unfortunately, the truth is that many workers only generate attention when theyre a problem.If you really want to advance your career, you have to ask for what you want. Your manager isnt a mind reader, and waiting quietly to be recognized is the path to being passed over for a promotion.3.View Your Job as a Long-Term Consulting Assignment, elend a Permanent PlacementBecause organizations no longer guarantee lifetime employment, its important think of yourself as a contractor with a portfolio instead of a loyal employee. Your focus should beondoin g excellent work, learning as much as possible from each position, and being ready to change jobs should the need arise.4.Take Some RisksDont spend time waiting for recognition. Develop an explicit career path and turn management into your partner in advancing your career.5.Go with Your InstinctsTrust your intuition as you plot your career. Logic has its place in the decision-making process, but whole-brained thinking will give you a balanced perspective on your career advancement that intellectual analysis alone cannot.6.Never Stop NetworkingA well-developed professional network can be a rich source of mentors and referrals for everything you need in your life. Your network can also provide objective insights for evaluating opportunities and problems. A solid network of contacts is valuable no matter the circumstances.7. Negotiate and CooperateThe next time you are in a mood to take no prisoners, put yourself in your adversarys place. Suggest solutions that benefit both you and you r coworkers. Even if you dont receive exactly what you want in the short term, you wont be stuck with long-term enemies.8.Be Confident, Even when You ArentIf you find yourself suffering from a crisis of confidence, remember that positive behavior can overtake negativity and pull you out of your rut. Yourbehavior not what youre feeling on the inside is what others see. Use your anxiety as an extra source of energy.9.Chase Only Those Goals That You Actually DesireWhen you begin to set goals to help advance your career, try testing their viability using the RUMBA method Each goal should be Reasonable, Understandable, Measurable, Behavioral, and Agreed Upon. Meeting only the first four conditions isnt enough. You and everyone involved with your goal must agree that its a good idea. Goals should begin with I want, not I should10. Live a Life of Work, Education, and FunLiving a life where these things are divided into different stages (e.g. learning as a child, working as an adult, havin g fun after retirement) leads to a stale existence and forces people to feel useless without their jobs. Never forget how to learn and enjoy yourself.