Celebrate Your Profession Pledge to Take Part in Global Day o...

Celebrate Your Profession Pledge to Take Part in Global Day o... Celebrate Your Profession Pledge to Take Part in Global Day o... Celebrate Your Profession Pledge to Take Part in Global Day of the EngineerGlobal Day of the Engineer, to be held Feb. 24, 2016, aims to bring together the international community to celebrate the accomplishments of engineers, give students around the world a option to experience engineering, and share the amazing neuheits engineers create every day. The new Global Day of the Engineer initiative is being managed by DiscoverE. ASME is a member of the DiscoverE coalition of engineering societies and other science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) stakeholders. Global Day of the Engineer is one of a number of events scheduled to take place during Engineers Week 2016, which will run from Feb. 21 to 27.Taking part in Global Day is easy. Simply visit www.discovere.org/our-programs/global-day and pledge to participate in Global Day of the Eng ineer by celebrating the achievements of engineers in your community or workplace, by joining in hands-on activities with students in your local area, or by sharing a photo of an engineering innovation from your geographic region on social media on Feb. 24.For more information about Global Day of the Engineering, visit the DiscoverE web site at www.discovere.org/our-programs/global-day.

9 Everyday Habits Thatll Earn You a Pretty Bad Reputation Around the Office

9 Everyday Habits Thatll Earn You a Pretty Bad Reputation Around the Office9 Everyday Habits Thatll Earn You a Pretty Bad Reputation Around the OfficeWith the new year well under way, this is an excellent time to expunge work habits that irritate coworkers and make you less effective.Here are nine habits you can do without, starting now1. Doing the Bare MinimumIf you accept a task, you owe it to yourself and to others to make your best effort. If you dont want to do something, have the courage to refuse the task. Doing a half-assed job is just being passive-aggressive.2. Telling Half-TruthsHonesty is the best policy. However, if youre afraid to speak the truth, its cowardice to tell a half-truth thats intended to mislead but leaves you plausible deniability. 3. Participating in Finger-PointingFew human behaviors are mora pointless than fixing blame. In business, its usually irrelevant whos at fault when something goes wrong. Whats important is how to avoid making the same mistakes ag ain.4. Bucking AccountabilityFinger-pointing is common in business because some people arent willing to admit their mistakes. If youre going to take credit for your accomplishments, you must also take credit for your failures. The two go hand in hand.5. Hating on Successful PeopleWhen you direct your hate at success, youre telling yourself that being successful means being hated. Since nobody in their right mind wants to be hated, youll subconsciously sabotage yourself so that people will continue to like you.6. Committing SchadenfreudeTaking a secret pleasure in the failures of others makes your own success less likely. You end up gloating over what other people did wrong, rather than doing whatever it takes to make yourself more successful.7. Engaging in Workplace GossipAs Eleanor Roosevelt said, Great minds discuss ideas average minds discuss events small minds discuss people. When you spread gossip, youre identifying yourself as small-minded and also showing that you cant be tru sted to keep secrets.8. Creating Your Own StressWhile work may be stressful, you make it worse when you fail to disconnect on a regular basis. Rather than answer yet another email, take a walk, read a book, or listen to some music. Turn off your phone when you go to bed whatever it is, it can wait.9. Giving or Accepting FlatteryAn honest compliment is always welcome, but flattery truly gets you nowhere. When you flatter, everyone knows that youre brown-nosing. Similarly, when you accept flattery, youre marking yourself as gullible and self-absorbed.More From Inc.8 Sneaky Bad Habits That Kill Motivation3 Bad Habits That Get in the Way of Your Happiness8 Mental Habits the Most Successful People Learn to BreakPhoto of women gossiping courtesy of Shutterstock.

4 ways sending too many application materials may lose you a job

4 ways sending too many application materials may lose you a job4 ways sending too many application materials may lose you a jobHiring managers welcome a creative cover letter, detailed resume, compelling reference letters and professional follow-up, but is there too much of a good thing? Does too much paperwork or an overload of your application materials send the wrong message? Weve asked HR and job experts about how to make you a stand-out in a good way.Resist using stock cover letters that are too lengthyHiring managers appreciate when applicants send targeted letters rather than stock letters that seem generic. Not only does this reflect your creativity, it can demonstrate your talent. Ive seen too many cover letters where people actually left insert company here or insert position here markers instead of filling in the company, or even worse, listed the wrong organization in their cover letter, says Kris Hughes, senior content absatzwirtschaft manager with ProjectManager.com, w hich provides project management software. Often, these same cover letters were overly wordy and failed to get to the point quickly and succinctly. Recruiters have very limited time to review materials - especially if they are a one-man HR department or work for a large organization where hundreds of resumes are coming in for each opening so getting to the point as quickly as possible should be the rule of thumb, Hughes says.Keep your resume concise and on pointAccording to Mollie Moric, a career advisor and hiring manager at Resume Genius, an online resume-building platform, the purpose of a resume is for candidates to provide the hiring manager with an accurate description of their qualifications. Although this can be done succinctly, many candidates are under the impression that lengthy descriptions might strengthen their applications, Moric says. However, in my experience, overly extensive applications are often an attempt by candidates to compensate for a lack of experience o r necessary skills. She says a resume shouldnt exceed two pages unless youre a candidate with 25+ years of relevant experience. If youre a candidate with less than 10 years of experience, try and limit your resume to one page, adds Moric.Limit references and recommendations to threeMoric says when shes hiring for a popular role, shell often have upwards of one hundred applications to review and therefore, appreciates when candidates keep their applications concise. Including more than three references on an entry to mid-level resume is a waste of valuable resume space and may make me skeptical as to why a candidate thought it was necessary, she says. If youre attaching letters of recommendation to your job application, limit it to a maximum of threeunless the job posting requests additional letters. In general, I advise candidates to lean on the side of caution and only include high-quality recommendations from credible sources, she adds. f letters of recommendation arent requested in the job application, it may hurt a candidates credibility to include low-quality letters, even if alongside a carefully crafted resume.Limit the urge to keep following upAlthough follow-up communication is an important part of a job application process, sending too many emails or making too many phone calls can hurt a candidates application, says Moric. The first instance in which its appropriate for a candidate to send a follow up is an email checking to see if their application has been received one week after the application period has closed, shares Moric. The second is an email in the 24-hour period after their interview, thanking their interviewer and for their time and expressing enthusiasm for the position. The last instance in which its appropriate for a candidate to send a follow-up communication is if they havent received any communication two weeks following their interview, continues Moric. This email should be a brief check-in that reiterates their interest in the p osition and politely prompts the hiring manager for a reply. I would highly suggest that candidates are conservative when it comes to sending any follow up communication other than these or it may hinder their chances of getting the job.