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Monday, December 30, 2019
11 Companies Thatll Let You Work From Home
11 Companies Thatll Let You Work From Home11 Companies Thatll Let You Work From Home As one employee describes it , working from home means thefreedom to move and travel, plus work in your pajamas. Sounds pretty irresistible. If you are looking for more flexibility and the ability to work wherever inspires you, a remote gig may be the answer.Remote work requires you to be a problem solver and a great communicator, says Wade Foster, CEO and co-founder of Zapier , a 100-percent remote internet company. In a remote environment, you have no one looking over your shoulder to help show you the next steps. That means you need to default to action and identify the opportunities where you can help your gruppe and go find ways to solve those problems.If you have these soft skills or are ready to hone them, here are 11 companies with work-from-home job openings.Zapier What They Do Zapier is a 100% remote team that gives everyone internet superpowers We help people easily connect and automate the apps they use every day so they can get more work done with less effort. Open Roles Head of Strategic Alliances, Customer Champion, HR Coordinator, Product Manager, Director of People Operations, Events Manager, Senior Product Manager, Test Automation Engiener, Contract Recruiting Coordinator & more. What Employees Say Amazing team and leadership here, they are always there when you need them and they are world class. - Current Sales AssociateIntuit What They Do Leveraging big data insights, machine learning, and powerful automation, we help consumers, small business owners, and the self-employed achieve their dreams of prosperity. Open Roles Searonal Remote Tax Professional, Tax Advisor, Tax stab und sttze Specialist, Spanish Bilingual Tax Expert & more. What Employees Say Flexible scheduling, great communication, good pay, great incentives to move up, able to work from home, great training, and they send you cool little thank you items as appreci ation for your hard work. - Current Tax Support SpecialistUltimate Software What They Do Ultimate Software helps organizations simply and easily manage global people data & processes to ensure their people feel engaged and productive from day one. Open Roles Manager of Data Services, Compliance Analyst, Service Excellence Fellow, Benefits Specialist, Software Engineer & more. What Employees Say From day one in my position I felt like I was treated like parte of the family. Training and the tools for you succeed are always provided. The opportunity for growth is always there. - Current EmployeeJetBlue What They Do JetBlue is New Yorks Hometown Airline, and a leading carrier in Boston, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood, Los Angeles (Long Beach), Orlando, and San Juan. JetBlue carries more than 40 million customers a year to 101 cities in the U.S., Caribbean, and Latin America with an average of 1,000 daily flights. Open Roles Customer Support, Reservations Crewmember, Analyst Work force Planning & Analytics, Associate Analyst IT Support CTS, Planner Maintenance & more. What Employees Say Working for JetBlue out of Salt Lake City provides high schedule flexibility and the opportunity to work from home. - Current Customer SupportGitLab What They Do GitLab Inc. is a fully-remote company based on the GitLab open-source project, helping developers collaborate on code to build great things and ship on time. Open Roles Candidate Experience Specialist, UX Designer, Web Content Manager, Full Stack Engineer, Senior Product Manager, VP of Product, Engineering Manager, Strategic Account Leader, Diversity & Inclusion Manager, Director of Sales and Customer Enablement & more. What Employees Say GitLab embraces a fully transparent open source culture and the values represent this just check out the handbook online. A visionary solution that is changing the DevOps market and how companies develop their software. Remote company provides a great work/life balance. - Current Enterprise Sales Development RepresentativeInVision App What They Do InVision is a fully distributed company and a Digital Product Design platform used to make the worlds best customer experiences. Open Roles Solutions Consultant, Senior Product Designer, Jr. Communication Designer, Product Marketing Manager, Principal Technical Program Manager, Inbund geschftlicher umgang Development Representative, Strategic Account Executive, US Design Researcher & more. What Employees Say Communication is a must due to fully remote workforce so everyone makes an extra effort to communicate. We treat our employees great and in the US we have recently upgraded our benefits plans to be more family friendly. I find it is easier for me (not everyone) to stay focused while working from home. My quick breaks of throwing in a load of laundry or running the dishwasher between meetings also helps me in my work/life balance - Current EmployeeWeddingWire What They Do The international lea der for online wedding planning, WeddingWire develops relationships with and drives success for small businesses while providing engaged couples with the technology resources they need to plan and execute their big day. Open Roles Account Executive-Mid Marketing, Analytics Director What Employees Say Incredibly quick opportunities for advancement for high pay, very challenging yet rewarding. Always receive credit when its due, fantastic work life balance with great perks and company culture. Fantastic people who become your family inside and outside of the office. - Former EmployeeReCharge What They Do Our Mission at ReCharge make it easy for people to sell subscription products online, and make our company an amazing place to work. In two years weve gone from a team of 3, to a team of 40 people across the world. Our culture is remote-first, so we stay connected every day using Slack and video chat. Open Roles Director of Marketing, Solutions Consultant, Technical Project Manager, VP of Operations, Software Engineer, People Operations Manager, Jr Marketing Associate, Technical Recruiter, Front End Engineer & more. What Employees Say Remote company, freedom to move and travel. Quickly growing company, great opportunities to grow. Super fun culture. Each team has a retreat every few months (lots of fun). Yearly company retreat. Fun and entertaining employees and staff. Youll probably be turned into a gif or a meme. Work in your pajamas. - Current EmployeeNCSA Next College Student Athlete What They Do NCSA is the worlds largest and most successful collegiate athletic recruiting network. Open Roles Entry Level Recruiting Coordinator, Entry Level Inside Sales, Software Developer & more. What Employees Say Great team atmosphere and culture NCSA has created a great compensation structure that allows you to manage your own business all while controlling how much money you make. - Current EmployeeAirbnb What They Do Airbnb is a trusted community m arketplace for people to list, discover, and book unique accommodations around the world - online or from a mobile phone. Open Roles Home Consultants/Property Inspectors What Employees Say Benefits are top notch. Perks go above and beyond any previous employer. - Current Customer Experience SpecialistKelly Services What They Do As a global leader in providing workforce solutions, Kelly offers a wide array of outsourcing and consulting services as well as staffing on a temporary, temporary-to-hire, and direct-hire basis. Open Roles Software Engineer, French Translator, Manager MDR, Contract Remote Recruiter, Technical Support Engineer, Usability Research Engineer, CCDS Writer, In-House CRA & more. What Employees Say Virtual, work from home position. The pay was great, the hours were great, they work with you and are very flexible, can always pick up shifts if you have under 40 hours, (youre scheduled 40 hours but if you miss a day that week) you can pick up another shift from the board. - Current Employee
Thursday, December 26, 2019
3 Simple Things You Can Do to Improve Work-Life Balance in the U.S.
3 Simple Things You Can Do to Improve Work-Life Balance in the U.S.3 Simple Things You Can Do to Improve Work-Life Balance in the U.S.On June 23, the White House Council on Women and Girls, the Department of Labor, and the Center for American Progress hosted the Summit on Working Families to foster a national conversation about the need to modernize American labor laws to better meet the needs of working families. An upgrade to the 9-to-5 workday is long overdue, as American families look very different now than they did 50 years ago Women make up 47% of the workforce, and in about three out of five married couples with children, both parents work. The summit tackled a number of important issues the need for paid maternity, paternity, and sick leave the reality that work-life balance isnt just an issue for working mothers the ongoing problems with the caregiving industry and the mind-blowing truth that a company that promotes a healthy work-life balance is a healthier company itself, with more productive employees and better retention of top talent. Amy Joyce and Brigid Schulte offer a great play-by-play of the summit for the Washington Post, and you can watch a recorded webcast of the entire vorstellung on the summits webpage. I didnt have time to watch all nine hours of coverage (and I doubt many parents will), but, after viewing many of the panels and reading a number of working parents responses, I must add my voice to the chorus of parents nationwide already asking, now what? Everyone- the president, the summit attendees, every journalist and blogger nationwide- agrees that the summit certainly raised awareness and furthered an ongoing national conversation, but that theres very little the federal government can actually implement. Jessica Grose of Slate sums it up well The best possible result for the summit is that local and state legislators and activists feel a burst of support and greater awareness, because if were waiting around for the federal gover nment to do anything, well be waiting a very, very long time.The presidents executive actions are temporary, and Congress is gridlocked. So, what can working parents and employers, armed with data and talking points from the summit, actually do? Here are a few ideas.1. Start the Conversation About Work-Life Balance Within Your OrganizationReal change must happen at the company level, one office at a time. If youve successfully negotiated a flexible schedule or achieved a work-life balance that is keeping you sane, tell your colleagues how you did so. Start an informal discussion group (even a lunchtime book club) about work-life balance.If youre a manager, be transparent about how you maintain your own balance, ensure that your employees are aware of any available flex time opportunities, and, most importantly, withhold judgement if and when employees take advantage of them. Too often, we judge our colleagues and direct reports when they need flexibility to handle family obligations . Measure your team by the quality of their work, and keep in mind that more flexibility can often lead to more productivity, notlage vice versa. 2. Be an Advocate for Birth Control and Sex EducationWorking families need birth control. Theres no question about it. We have the right to make choices about the size of our family, and birth control is a critical component of doing so. Likewise, too many young people become working parents far earlier than they should because they cant access birth control or arent educated about safe sex, and many of those young parents drop out of school or must take low-wage jobs with no flexibility, beginning a decades-long struggle to provide for their children with a job that cant pay the bills and doesnt offer paid sick leave. (More on that, here.)A national culture that supports working families must originate in the classroom, not the break room. Lets set families and businesses up for success by keeping young people smart and safe. (And while t he Supreme Courts decision about Hobby Lobby has been discussed ad nauseum elsewhere, I must concur that its illogical, and very bad business, to deny the right to affordable birth control and fail to offer paid maternity and paternity leave.) 3. Speaking of Young People, Talk to Your Kids About Work-Life BalanceWhile we all strive to leave work at the front door, its important to talk your kids, especially teenagers and college students, about work-life balance. If your kids demonstrate a passion or talent, talk to them about the real-world careers those proclivities could develop into and the lifestyle and economic implications of particular career paths. Dont shy away from talking openly with your children about how much money those roles earn. Go online and research opportunities, trajectories, and salaries together, or, better yet, put your teen in prise with someone whos in his or her dream job. If we begin to talk to our kids about how a job is only one component of a life, w ell help them become contributors to a more balanced work-life culture in the future (and- bonus- help them understand why we, as parents, have to make tough choices between work and family).While the Summit on Working Families may not lead to any direct policy change, it has kept the work-life balance debate in the news and contributed to its ongoing re-branding. Flex time is not a trendy bonus offered at startups so young kids can work in the middle of the night. And work-life balance isnt just a womens issue, or even a parents issue- its an issue for anyone who cares for an elderly relative, needs to recover from minor surgery, or has to take a half-day off to take their dog to the vet. A new approach to work-life balance is just common sense, and American companies should get on board, with or without government mandate.Photo of woman working courtesy of Shutterstock.
Saturday, December 21, 2019
Overcoming failure in the office
Overcoming failure in the officeOvercoming failure in the officeNo one is immune to failure, butthere are a few things you can do to pick up the pieces and move forward - whether youre an employee or a manager. Here are a few things to keep in mind the next time it happens to you.Choose yur words wiselyBe clear about what went wrong - just dont use annoying jargon.The Harvard Business Review features commentary from Ben Dattner, an organizational psychologist and author of The Blame Game, on what managers can do to get their teams back on track after failure.Dont sugar coat what happened or resort to corporate speak that abdicates responsibility. Avoid phrases like lets look on the bright side, were lucky it happened this way, we suboptimized, or a mistake was made. Instead, be clear We missed the deadline because we didnt take into account how long each task would take. When you focus on the facts, Dattner says, you can call it like it is without being demotivating, the publicatio n reads.Take control of your own self-improvementJohn Rampton, an investor, entrepreneur, online absatzwirtschaft guru and founder of online payment company Due, writes abouthis business going under in Inc., mentioning that he lost all his money after the startup was sold because the wave had already reached its crest. One of his pieces of advice on failure is to actively decide to change.Its one thing to say you would like to change and its another thing to be forced into reinventing ourselves. If you are wanting to change, but merely talking about it, the result may be that you dont put the real effort into making the necessary changes that are required. Instead, you have to consciously decide to change and actually have an action that you do to accomplish this, Rampton writes. I had to tell myself that I did not want to be broke so I was going to take the necessary steps to lift myself out of that financial state. Half the battle in reinventing yourself is the mental opponent tha t stands in the way. Its that nagging little scummy creature in your mind that tells you that you cant - or it wont work. Banish that enemy.Process what happened - until a specific timeAllison Task, a careerand life coach, writes in Readers Digest that you should set a deadline for feeling down after failure.After youve grieved the loss, you come to a point where its time to re-engage. Depending on the nature of the mistake, it may be a matter of hours or it could take a few weeks. After you grieve, make a commitment to move on. Set the deadline based on your needs. And when that time comes, pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and get back to it. The closure will help you re-engage and reemerge in the world again. And if youve had a thorough post-mortem, then youre walking back into the challenge knowing what you did wrong and what youll do differently next time, she continues.Read about how others have failed tooPatrick Allan, an author, screenwriter and staff writer at Lifehack er, recommends on the site that you read up on how others have failed in order to get out of your own head.What successful person do you look up to? Take a look at the failures theyve encountered in their lives and work. Read biographies, blogs, and listen to speeches. Successful people talk about failure just as much as they talk about success, and its because they respect how important it is to embrace it. Even the greatest people in our world have fallen, and fallen hard at one point or another, he writes.
Monday, December 16, 2019
This is how coffee is impacting your gut health which is important
This is how coffee is impacting your gut health which is importantThis is how coffee is impacting your gut health which is importantSo whats the consensus on a steady java diet? Ladders conceded its cultural importance, but ultimately championed tea as a healthier source for both focus and alertness.With the new pharmaceuticalgolden child- gut bacteria entering the dialectic, we toss another log into the fire of ambiguity.Coffee and the microbiomeIn conjunction with a study highlighting the numerous and promising effects of gut bacteria on mental health, Bustle recently expounded upon the conversation sweeping the medical world.They suggest coffee to lead to a more diverse bacterial microbiome in long term drinkers. Diversity is a key component of a healthy gut. Gut bacteria better enables us to absorb and store vital nutrients. Additionally, a healthy gut biome trains our immune system and regulates energy balance.Because the average life-span of a bacterium in your microbiome is so brief (roughly twenty minutes), every single thing you ingest is instrumental in altering its population. Diet doesnt act alone, or even most principally. The amount of sleep you receive each night plays a crucial part as does your degree of exercise.Problem is, even in unison, its a case by case situation.Limiting our scope to just coffee at the present, we have to take pre-existing medical conditions into account.If you already suffer from gastral irregularities, coffee is likely to exasperate them. Moreover, the acid found in coffee decimates the lining of the stomach, causing some drinkers to develop ulcers or gastritis.Dr. Khodadadian advises victims of Chrons disease and irritable bowel syndrome not to drink coffee period. Even with this distinction in place, there is no blanket rule. Genes, age and an array of other biological factors play a role in the severity of affect coffee as on your overall health.Of course, in excess, its negative across the board, but if you already have a healthy gut and you drink in moderation the beverage can produce positive effects on gut health.
Wednesday, December 11, 2019
Why Employers Dont Respond to Cover Letters
Why Employers Dont Respond to Cover LettersWhy Employers Dont Respond to Cover Letters10However, there are other reasons that employers may not respond, including your titel letter. In a time where hundreds of people are competing for the same job, your deckblatt letter is as important as it has ever been. Unfortunately, there are very common- and easily fixable- mistakes that continue to keep job seekers from the call back pile.Here are seven common mistakes that could explain why employers dont respond to cover letters.Incorrect InformationInformation that is incorrect can come in many forms. Edit your cover letter to reflect your correct name and contact information. Also, make sure that you have the employers correct information. It looks very unprofessional to send a cover letter with incorrect or different company information.Form LetterSending form letters may sound like a great idea when submitting resumes to multiple employers. However, form letters are very informal and do not spotlight your skills based on each individual position you are applying for. Form letters can also send an unintentional message that you are not interested in the specific company or position.Im perfect for this jobBUT. So many cover letters include this statement but neglect to outline and highlight WHY a person is perfect for the job. Highlighting your skills, putting yourself in the spotlight, and showing how you are going to contribute to the company and the position is essential.Not Following DirectionsBelieve it or not, a lot of cover letters do not include the information required in the job posting. Many companies require that you provide specific information or answer detailed questions. These specifics are required by the company to weed out job seekers that are sending form letters.TyposTypos can make a bad first impression and your cover letter is your first one. If your cover letter is filled with typos it could leave an impression you really dont want to leave.Ba d GrammarUsing too much jargon, slang, personal, or outdated wording can also turn employers away. The mora professional vocabulary used, the easier it will be for employers to get excited about and interested in your cover letter- and furthermore your resume.Too WordyYou have several really good accomplishments, years of experience, and are extremely versatile. Your cover letter is a great place to give employers an introduction into how great an employee you are. However, it should not be so long that employers lose interest. Keep your cover letter limited to your most prized accomplishments and past experiences to get the employers attention.The next time you send out your cover letter, make sure to proofread, edit, personalize, and make yourself unforgettable.Readers, what tricks do you use to write a standout cover letter?
Friday, December 6, 2019
The Principles of My Resu You Can Learn From Beginning Today
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Monday, December 2, 2019
10 New Remote Jobs That Enable You To Work In Yoga Pants (Or Whatever)
10 New Remote Jobs That Enable You To Work In Yoga Pants (Or Whatever) We need gender neutral dress codes in the workdistributionspolitik. If you dont yet agree with that statement, look no fartherbei than a 55-page presentation given to women executives at Ernst Young in a June 2018 training. pThe presentation, which made headlines last month when an offended participant a href=https//www.huffpost.com/entry/women-ernst-young-how-to-dress-act-around-men_n_5da721eee4b002e33e78606a target=_blankleaked it to the Huffington Post/a, reinforced gendered stereotypes of how women should dress and present themselves at work. Some highlights, which are actually lowlights in terms of equality in the workforce/pul class=ee-ul ee-ulliA list of appearance blunders for women to avoid, including no-nos like too-short skirts, plunging necklines, bottle blonde, flashy jewelry/liliOutfit and grooming suggestions to minimize distractions from your skills sic set like good ha ircut, manicured nails, and well-cut attire/liliAdvice on how to dress dont flaunt your body sexuality scrambles the mind/li/ulpThe women, there to invest in their professional development, were not learning how to be better leaders or combat sexist stereotypes at work, but instead were being lectured to about what to wear and how to groom themselves./ppWhile the presentation welchesnt the official EampY dress code, it does highlight bias and assumptions made around gender that women have to manage. And this particular training focused only on the male-female binary. Employees who identify as transgender or nonbinary might feel even more burdened by dress code policies based on gender. /ppImagine how much more productive all employees, regardless of gender, could be, if they werent focused on avoiding dress code policing./ppTraditional gender-based dress codes can also discriminate on the basis of race. Many grooming guidelines for women, including rules on acceptable haircuts, are extra burdens for black employees, particularly those who want to wear their hair in natural styles. a href=https//daily.jstor.org/how-natural-black-hair-at-work-became-a-civil-rights-issue/ target=_blankIn 2010, Chastity Jones got a job offer/a to be a customer service representative from Catastrophe Management Solutionsbut the offer was contingent on her cutting off her locs. When she refused, the company took back the job offer, and when she sued, with the help of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, she lost her case in 2013 and again in 2016, when her appeal was dismissed. /ppAnd beyond forcing women of color to maintain their hair in a way thats deemed acceptable, gender-based dress codes can also discriminate against people of certain religions. Employees whose faiths keep them from cutting their hair or necessitate that they wear certain clothing (including head coverings) shouldnt be forced to adapt their beliefs to what their employer deems professionally appropri ate for a woman at work./ppThe possibility for gender-, race-, and faith-based discrimination posed by prescriptive employee dress codes has a href=https//www.hrc.org/resources/workplace-dress-codes-and-transgender-employees target=_blankled the Human Rights Campaign to recommend/a that if an employer has a dress code, it should modify it to avoid gender stereotypes and enforce it consistently. Requiring men to wear suits and women to wear skirts or dresses, while legal, is based on gender stereotypes. Alternatively, codes that require attire professionally appropriate to the office or unit in which an employee works are gender-neutral./ph3Okay, So Gender Neutral Dress Codes Sound Good. What Do They Look Like?/h3pIn their simplest (which, in my opinion, also means best) form, gender neutral dress codes at the workplace can take the form of General Motors dress policy. When now-CEO Mary Barra was VP of global human resources for the automotive giant, a href=https//qz.com/work/1242801 /gms-dress-code-is-only-two-words/ target=_blankshe replaced their 10-page dress code with two words/a Dress appropriately. /ppIn the article linked above, the author explains why Barras dress code works so well She avoided assumptions, instead choosing to trust her employees judgment, which in turn empowered all employees and was particularly impactful for women. /ppFor workplaces that need more specificity about what employees can wear, HR should follow in the footsteps of other institutions that have successfully adopted gender-neutral dress codes. Namely, high schools./ppAfter a wave of protests, social media outrage, and thoughtful advocating, a href=https//www.dispatch.com/news/20180919/more-schools-revamping-sexist-dress-codes target=_blankseveral schools have revamped their dress codes/a, which tended to put undue burden on female students. New guidelines apply to all students, regardless of their gender. Instead of specifying the length of skirts versus shorts or the width of a cami strap versus a tank top, a href=https//www.usatoday.com/story/life/parenting/2019/07/15/gender-neutral-dress-code-gets-approval-roanoke-virginia-school-district/1734009001/ target=_blanka Virginia high schools new gender-neutral dress code/a simply defines what must be covered clothing must cover areas from one armpit across to the other armpit, down to approximately three to four inches in length to the upper thighs./ppstrongWhat does that look like at work?/strong /ppSpell out specific dress code rules by article of clothing, not by gender, use non-gendered pronouns, and make sure that any grooming guidelines could apply to anyone. Dont place burdens on anyone based on their gender, and try to empower employees to manage their own appearance in accordance with professional expectations./ppFor business casual workplaces, try this, a href=https//www.forbes.com/sites/forbeshumanresourcescouncil/2018/09/28/gender-based-dress-codes-human-resources-diversity-and-legal-impact/3 55d9f064f53 target=_blankadapted from Forbes/a Employees should dress in business casual attire, which could include casual slacks and skirts, collared shirts, blouses, or sweaters. Inappropriate attire includes sportswear, jeans, and unkempt clothing, among other options. Please exercise good judgment./ppFor business formal workplaces, you could use the following Traditional business attire, including dresses, suits, and pantsuits, is required for external meetings with clients or prospects. Employees should use discretion on other occasions and are expected to demonstrate good judgment. /ppAnd for casual workplaces, which are on the risea href=http//blog.indeed.com/2019/08/20/casual-dress-in-workplace/ target=_blankaccording to Indeed/a, 50% of companies allow employees to dress casually every day, as of 2019go with something simple, like this, a href=https//www.thebalancecareers.com/simple-sample-dress-codes-for-business-attire-1917931 target=_blankadapted from The Balance/a Dres s comfortably for work, but please do not wear anything that could offend your coworkers or make them feel uncomfortable. That includes clothing with profanity, hate speech, or exclusionary language. Your clothing, while casual, should show common sense and professionalism./ppNo matter the level of formality your dress code needs to define, make sure youre thinking from the perspective of all employeescurrent as well as futureand creating an environment where they can thrive./pp----/ppstrongWant to share these tips with your company? /strongShow them this handy one-page guide on creating a gender neutral dress code/p p class=shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image img alt=Gender Neutral Dress Code Guide class=rm-shortcode data-rm-shortcode-id=UGVL4K1574631551 data-rm-shortcode-name=rebelmouse-image data-runner-src=https//assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yMjEwMDE3Ni9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19 hdCI6MTU3NDc2NjEyMX0.5akget5uOA_9aHMcPUxY1YM_Zn2w2Yhcj7m_HSCqg7I/img.jpg?width=980 id=a14b6 type=lazy-image/ /ppbr//p
Wednesday, November 27, 2019
A Career in the Hospitality Industry
A Career in the Hospitality IndustryA Career in the Hospitality IndustryWhen most people think of a career in sales, they dont consider the hospitality industry as an option. Most think of hospitality careers consist of restaurant managers, front desk workers, housekeepers, and managers. The truth is, however, that gasthauss and resorts are driven by sales professionals helping sell rooms, fill the lobbies and keeping the restaurants humming. B2B abverkauf Professionals Wanted For the most part, the sales professionals employed in the hospitality industry are focused on B2B sales. Their days are spent visiting local businesses to champion how their hotel/resort has the resources and team needed for them to host a team meeting, or a customer invited event. These sales professionals need to understand their competition and know how to sell their establishments services too often very exact needs of their prospects and customers. These sales professionals also need to have strong ne tworks within their local communities to not only draw leads and local opportunities but also to partner with local businesses to provide more local resources for businesses visiting their establishment from out of the area. These relationships with local businesses can and should be symbiotic One business supports the other in a mutually beneficial way. Get to Know What You Are Selling Go to work a few minutes before your official starting time and walk through the entire hotel or resort. Visit as many of the guest rooms as possible, paying attention to the furniture, fixtures, location, cleanliness as well as any other factors that give each room its flavor. Walk down the hallways, visit the public area restrooms, again while checking for cleanliness and the overall ambiance. Spend time walking around the lobby, visiting the meeting rooms, any restaurants, bars, pools, and gyms. Introduce yourself to every one of your co-workers whom you havent honigwein yet. Talk to them abou t what they do, how they do it and ask them about their unique tips and tricks. If available, review any literature in the lobby or guest roomthat display area attractions, restaurants, and hotel or resort services. Lastly, make sure you take a close look at the entire hotel/resort from the viewpoint of a guest. As a sales professional in the hospitality industry, what you sell is everything about your establishment. You sell the quality of the guest rooms, the comfort of the meeting rooms, the skills of the housekeeping staff and the relaxation found in the pool/spa area. You sell the local area, your restaurants and the professionalism of your lobby and front desk staff. Thinking that your job is book meeting rooms, putting heads in the beds and getting customers to book out as many rooms as possible is shortsighted. While doing these activities may be what you are compensated on, your focus needs to be much broader and include every little thing about your establishment and the s urrounding community. A Day in the Life of a Hospitality Sales Professional Sales professionals in the hospitality industry spend most of their working hours building their networks and contacting clients and prospects. Some sales professionals are fortunate in that they receive communications from interested businesses. These professionals usually are competing with a select number of other area resorts/hotels and need to be able to understand, convey and close on their establishments unique values. Those who work for lesser-known establishments or are located in less popular areas, need to spend more time prospecting for business and building up their local and global networks. These professionals have to overcome obstacles in addition to competition in buchen to get businesses to choose their establishments over any other possibility. Beyond driving business, a sales professional also needs to spend time each day learning more about their industry, improving their skills and gaining a better understanding of what makes their establishment one that businesses around the world would be interested in learning more about.
Friday, November 22, 2019
Complete Your ASME.org Participant Profile Using LinkedIn
Complete Your ASME.org Participant Profile Using LinkedIn Complete Your ASME.org Participant Profile Using LinkedIn Complete Your ASME.org Participant Profile Using LinkedInCreating a thorough Participant Profile will make using ASME.org a mora engaging experience. Most ASME members have probably heard about ASME.orgs array of new community features that make connecting with colleagues a great deal easier. You may not have heard, however, that the key to making the most of these new features is by first creating a robust Participant Profile on ASME.org. If that sounds like an arduous task, its not. In fact, you can start building your Participant Profile by simply importing the information you already have in your LinkedIn profile.The first step is to go to www.asme.org and sign in using the email address associated with your current ASME membership account. Youll then be prompted to create your Participant Profile by entering your name, primary interests, and location - and acce pting the terms of use. After successfully creating your profile, youll be taken to your Participant Dashboard. Next, move your mouse over your user name that appears at the top right side of your screen. A menu with a list of options will appear. When it does, scroll down and click on the words Your Profile and you will be taken to your Personal Profile Page, where youll have the ability to edit your information. In the middle of the page, under the heading Get a Head Start on Your Profile, youll have the option of importing your information from LinkedIn or the ASME database. To get your information from LinkedIn, just click the button Import from Linkedin. After entering your LinkedIn user name and password, you will have the option of importing your photo, work history, education and professional summary and other information from that site. Keep in mind that its important to include as much information as possible in your Participant Profile. Creating a full and rich Profile wi ll enable other ASME.org Participants to find and connect with you. A complete ASME.org Profile will include your photo, job title, professional summary, education, and technical interests. You may also enter additional information - such as your certifications, patents, publications and current projects - that will help Participants learn more about you.For an even more robust Profile, include links, such as a link to your LinkedIn profile or university website, to help other Participants find out more about your experience and interests. Then be sure to supplement your Profile by joining ASME.org Groups based on your technical interests and engaging in conversations through commenting, posting and Group forums.Theres no time like the present to ensure a more rewarding and connected experience on ASME.org. Visit www.asme.org now and start filling out your Participant Profile.
Thursday, November 21, 2019
Intro to Kids Book Publishing
Intro to Kids Book PublishingIntro to Kids Book PublishingHow do I publish a childrens book? is one of the two questions most frequently asked of book publishing professionals. Publishing practices for childrens and young adult books generally operate very separately from adult publishing, even within the same publishing house. Books for kids are categorized by age range and are often illustrated. Due to these and other factors, there are unique considerations for those who want a career in the childrens publishing industry- whether as achildrens author, illustrator, editor, bookseller or librarian. Childrens Book Publishing Gatekeepers Childrens book publishing industry professionals are gatekeepers for incredibly important customers children and young adults. Kids publishing pros tend to stick with the childrens book specialty, and theres generally not much crossover between the kids and adult book pros. Childrens agents, editors, librarians, booksellers, etc. take their follow ing roles very seriously Helping to educate, stimulate and impassion young minds.Opening new and broader worlds of facts and ideas to kids. It is especially important when the kids are from under-served communities, where children without means often dont have access to a wider world than their neighborhood, except through their teachers and school libraries.Fostering a love of reading and books that will enhance childrens life-long literacy skills and serve them their entire lives. Its a proven fact that children who are exposed to books and reading early in their lives read and write better as adults, which makes them mora equipped for success in school, on the job market and in life in general. They expect a book to do all that? Absolutely. Writing a Childrens Book Perhaps because so many of us learned to love books as children, a lot of people aspire to write childrens books. It may seem to some wannabe kids book authors that writing childrens books is easier than writing a dult books, or that its easier to get a childrens book published. Not so, as there is a high bar for getting a childrens book published by an established publisher. Some aspiring childrens book writers may think, There are lots of crappy childrens books out there. I could write and/or illustrate a kids book at least as good as fill in the blank. If this has occurred to you, consider the quote from the amazing Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, co-writers of (among many other things) the screenplays for Shrek, Antz, and Pirates of the Caribbean. Crap-plus-one isnt really worth aspiring to. And its not much of a career strategy.That advice applies to pretty much any artistic career. Therefore, if youre a writer or illustrator who aspires to crack into the childrens literature market then youd do well to learn childrens publishing conventions. Notable Exceptions to Kids Book Rules Book publishers will pretty much acquire anything that involves an already-established animated childrens t elevision character and/or is written by a celebrity because publishers always look fondly on book projects that come with a built-in platform. This is because built-in platforms give the project automatic consumer recognition and increase the likelihood that the book will sell, after all, publishing is a business, So if you own the rights to the former, or can legitimately call yourself the latter, youre probably already in contract for that book. The Childrens Book Market If you aspire to work in some capacity with childrens books, youll need to learn as much as possible about whats already in the childrens book market and where you might fit in. You can departure with these recommendations from long-established childrens book agent, Elizabeth Harding.For those aspiring to the editorial side of kids books, interview a knowledgeable, local childrens bookseller. Theyll be familiar with the marketplace and what house publishes each type of book.Kids book writers and illustrators should consider joining The Society of Childrens Book Writers and Illustrators, which provides a wealth of information, education, and advocacy for its members. Or approach the childrens librarian at your local library, tell him or her what aspect of childrens books youre looking into writing or illustrating and ask for recommended books in the same format and age range.
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