Managing your Career: A 3-Step Guide

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There are over 130 million full-time employees in the United States. The main thing you need to do to keep yourself motivated as a full-time worker is to seek out advancement opportunities. Choosing the right career and adequately managing it is one of the most challenging tasks on the planet. If your career journey is leading out into the job-seeking world, you need to adequately prepare for this experience.

If you are about to start applying for new jobs in your industry, ResumeBuild suggests looking over your existing resume. The ResumeBuild website offers a number of appealing resume templates you can use. With the right template, you can make your resume more appealing to a hiring manager.

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Are you looking for helpful tips on how to manage your career? If so, check out the helpful tips below.Continue reading→

About the Helping Hands Project

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Children with limb differences are being assisted by the Helping Hands Project in a variety of ways.  Since the Helping Hands Project utilizes 3D printing in order to get prosthetic devices to the children, they are providing these children with more than just the ability to do more things but also the confidence that they need to engage in more and more activities that will allow them to blossom into the beautiful individuals that they are.

When Did The Helping Hands Project Begin?

The Helping Hands Project began back in the year 2014. It started with the help of the Biomedical Engineering (BME) department which is at UNC Chapel Hill.  This began the process of using 3D printing for the prosthetic devices that were and are given to the children that need them at no charge.Continue reading→

What’s a Shero and How To Become Your Own

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Sheroes can derive from all backgrounds and ages. Whether it is Greta Thunberg who is only a teenager devoting her life to stopping climate change or Arianna Huffington who has become one of the most accomplished business women in history, these women are sheroes by definition.

The term was coined during the suffrage movement in the 1836 but is more relevant than ever today: A woman who is admired or idealized for her courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities is considered a shero. These qualities seldomly come easy and are the result of hard work and dedication. To help you become your own shero, FTD has gathered nine tips from empowered women to set you in the right direction.

Take small steps but commit to the process and you’ll soon find yourself inspiring other women. Don’t forget to acknowledge the sheroes in your life by thanking them for being an inspiration and empowering women around them. By lifting each other up, we can create a supportive community that females across the globe will benefit from.

 

 

Why women in Tech Industry Still Experiencing Inequality?

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As well as we think we are standing right now in regard to our equality rights and performance, subgroups of minorities still exist where some individuals are better regarded than others. According to Pr News Wire (2019), 46% of women surveyed in an Ivanti Women Tech Survey 2019 stated that the marketing industry has not been able to completely close the gender gap to encourage more women to take part in the tech industry. Most of the women interviewed argued that stereotypes will determine men and women to be viewed as having separate roles within one company, with males being valued at a higher demand rate and thus women being disadvantaged.

Here are some of the main reasons women in tech industry are still experiencing inequality. Check them out to find more. You are welcome to add solutions and comments!

Highest paying jobs: predominantly male

The first reason why women in tech can sometimes show lower salaries than men are that, unfortunately, until now, most of the highest paying jobs in the technological world are predominantly male – and guess what? According to the Business Insider, women earn an average of 79 cents for every dollar that a man makes in the United States. One of the main issues is that women are being underrepresented in various leadership roles and positions, which is why this wage gap is bound to happen.Continue reading→

9 Leadership Skills of Successful Women to Make Them Stand Out

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Gender equality in the workplace is gaining momentum, offering many opportunities to women leaders. This is good news for women who have been plagued by harassment, salary inequality and feelings of insignificance for years. Katrina Lake, founder and CEO of Stitch Fix, and the youngest CEO to lead a public offering, believes that decision-makers are starting to realize that being more inclusive of women is simply good business. 

Cultural transformations are taking place but they need to be translated into actions, whether it’s acing a job interview, successfully re-entering the workplace after a period of staying at home with children or developing leadership skills. Here are some of the skills successful women leaders need to stand out. 

  • Emotional intelligence

Emotional intelligence is the ability to understand and manage our own emotions, and those of others around us. It involves empathy, self-awareness and social skills. Emotions should never get in the way when making decisions. The more a woman is able to relate to and work well with others, the more success she will have. Continue reading→

Things You Need to Know About Swing Trading Strategy

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A trading strategy should develop based on the trader’s personality. People who love to trade with low risk and execute less trade should go for a swing trading strategy. To them, scalping will be the most aggressive strategy. Most importantly, they will not understand the random execution of the trade associated with the scalping strategy. However, new investors in Australia might face some difficulties in understanding the swing trading method. Due to their lack of knowledge, experience, and skills, they will fail to speculate on the price movement properly.

Learning to use the swing trading strategy is not so hard. If you follow the basic rules mentioned in this article, you can expect to become a professional swing trader.

Swing high and swing low

The first thing which you need to learn as a swing trader is a swing high and swing low. A swing high is such a price zone that was not tested in recent times. On the contrary, a swing low a specific price level where the price most likely to find support. Based on the swing and swing low, the professional finds the retracement point of the trend. Though you can manually find the retracement phase of the major trend, the pro traders prefer to use the Fibonacci retracement tools.Continue reading→

How Boomers & Millennials Should Communicate Infographic

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Today’s workforce is becoming increasingly diverse, as members of Generation Z join Millennials, Gen X’ers, and Baby Boomers as the major age groups represented in the workplace. Though these different perspectives and backgrounds can create a great creative environment and lively discourse, it can also spark workplace conflict and disagreements and members of each generation struggle to understand one another. In order to promote workplace harmony and communication, it’s important to understand where your coworkers are coming from. Take a look at the visual below for a summary of the core values and work ethic for each generation, along with general communication tips to keep in mind for the workplace.

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How to Find the Training Provider That’s Right for Your Business

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Training your staff is a vital part of running any business, but it can be hard to find the training providers that will work best for you. Here’s my guide to finding training providers that’ll work for you and give your team the skills they need to do the best job possible.

Look For Providers With Certifications

When you first start searching for a training provider, look for one that is accredited by a governing body in its chosen field or sector so that you know your team will be given up to date training that is of the highest possible standard. Training providers have to work hard to earn accreditation, so they won’t jeopardize that by offering substandard services.

Find A Company With Flexible Services

It can be hard for your team to fit their training in around their busy lives and hectic roles, so find a training provider that offers multiple options, as this will allow them to choose the best way to learn that suits them and fits in with their schedule. For example, there’s The BCF Group that provides its manual handling training online, in classrooms or through bespoke packages, so you can tailor your training to suit your team.Continue reading→

10 Commandments of Good Coworking Spaces, Mistakes and Problems Solving

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Whether it’s the one dude beside you always trying to get a glance at your screen like he’s trying to catch you doing shady stuff, or the lady on the phone apologizing to a client for failing to meet a deadline, a coworking space has a certain ambiance that distinguishes it from a regular workspace. A coworking space is basically a workspace used by different people with different jobs or from different companies. 

This arrangement provides for shared office utilities like kitchens, coffee booths and many more. So, if you are going to sign up for coworking spaces, you might as well get used to the idea of not having a personal space because while you’re in the kitchen trying to make a private call, you could find out someone is just by the corner possibly listening in on your conversation the whole time. 

Coworking spaces are usually booked by individuals who were hitherto, working from home, freelancers, telecommuters and sometimes startups who want to take advantage of relatively cheap workspaces. As of 2019, there are close to 19,000 coworking spaces worldwide. Therefore, as every day passes, more coworking spaces are springing up to cater to the needs of a growing number of digital nomads and young entrepreneurs.Continue reading→