Let Jobhunt.co.il Find Your Hitech Job in Israel in Only 10 Weeks

Let Jobhunt.co.il Find Your Hitech Job in Israel in Only 10 Weeks 2 Jobhunt.co.il claims they can find you a good Israeli hitech job fast. Sound good? Let's take a deeper look. When Jobhunt.co.il's Ron Ozery first approached me to sponsor this article about his service, I had already heard of Jobhunt but was only familiar with the website. Now I wish that I had known sooner about the service and its unusual guarantee. What is Jobhunt.co.il? Tired of job searches that were taking too long and of placement companies only having company interests in mind, a group of Ben Gurion University students helped each other find hitech jobs. When that worked out well, they decided to stick together and help other hitech job seekers as well. Jobhunt.co.il was born. The stated purpose of Jobhunt.co.il is to “create a vibrant community of people helping each other to get the best jobs in the shortest time.” Jobhunt tries to do this via its website and its service.eval The Jobhunt.co.il website The Hebrew website has a number of useful resources for Israeli hitech job seekers: A discussion forum covering hitech job interviews and other recruiting issues at Israeli hitech companies. A bank of job interview questions and answers that community members were asked in their own job searches. Tip guides with advice on topics such as resume writing and surviving group testing. The website design is functional but basic and in need of an update to make it easier to use. Amazingly enough, there's no way to search the site. However, it is possible to search the active discussion forum.eval The tip guides and interview questions are helpful and sometimes they are in Microsoft Word (doc) format for you to download. Although not marked anywhere, Ron assured me that the files are all scanned and confirmed to be virus-free. The forum is the best part of the site. For the most part, job seekers recount their recruiting process experiences with companies across the Israeli hitech industry and you should too. It's a great way to research a company that you're targeting and share your job search anecdotes for the benefit of others as well. Best value â€" the Jobhunt.co.il job-finding service Translated from Hebrew, the official Jobhunt.co.il tagline is “working for you”. Here's how it works. You submit your resume via the website. Every submission gets a reply. Qualifying candidates will be invited to a personal job search consultation at their offices in Ramat Hasharon. If the Jobhunt.co.il team is confident their work can get you a job, they will propose their services. Over the next few weeks, they will coach you and get interviews arranged for you until you're hired. You only begin paying the first installment of the Jobhunt.co.il fee of NIS 4300 (US$1200) when you receive your first paycheck. Are you a qualifying candidate for the service? The Jobhunt.co.il service is aimed at people who are looking for hitech jobs in Israel. Their success stories page can attest that they've helped Hebrew speakers but also French and Russian speakers as well. One of the reasons that Ron Ozery approached JobMob is to emphasize that they do also help English speakers. Ron says that the service is especially popular with new immigrants. A new oleh from Venezuela is currently enjoying how the service is helping with translation and understanding of the Hebrew encountered along the way to the new job. That said, Ron agrees that Hebrew is NOT a requirement for job search success in Israel but that even a low level of Hebrew can tremendously increase your chances. What is in the Jobhunt.co.il services package? Adapted to you, their services can involve: help in translating and rewriting your resume improving your interviewing and salary negotiating skills forwarding your resume for openings at appropriate companies general guidance and oversight of your job search One Jobhunt.co.il success involved an Israeli-Arab who studied electronic engineering at a London university. When he returned to Israel, he couldn't get one interview. Jobhunt.co.il was able to get him interviews right away and he was hired within 2 months. How long is a Jobhunt-guided job search? On the average it will take 10 weeks to find you a new job. What's the unusual guarantee? The Jobhunt.co.il team are so confident in their ability to get you a job that you only begin paying when you receive your first paycheck, the first of 3 monthly installments. That's it. If their work doesn't turn into a job for you, you pay nothing. Not only that, but if your new company ends your contract within the first month or two, Jobhunt.co.il will continue helping you at no extra charge. Would I use Jobhunt.co.il? Absolutely. If I had known about Jobhunt.co.il during my last Israeli job search, they would have been the first recipients of my resume. I would rather spend time in interviews than spend time trying to get interviews. Also, the cost is easy to justify when you consider that every week of your job search is another lost week of salary. Since you pay when you're paid and never need to advance anything out of your own pocket, you really have nothing to lose. You can submit your resume to Jobhunt.co.il via their website. Need for speed?

Why Purpose Driven Brands Attract the Best Talent

Why Purpose Driven Brands Attract the Best Talent Your corporate and employer brands can be hugely helpful when recruiting. Why is it that some companies seem to attract people to a cause as opposed to simply a job? What can normal companies do to emulate the success of Patagonia, Zappos and Apple? I asked this and other strategic brand questions to  Jeremy Waite, author of Survival to Significance  and Head of Digital Strategy, EMEA at Salesforce Marketing Cloud.  You can  listen to the audio podcast on  iTunes  and  Soundcloud  (embed below) or keep reading for a summary of our conversation, a longer version is available at Link Humans.  Questions by me, answers by Jeremy. What are  the 5  levels of brand leadership? Essentially you have this level of survival where its called the location level. People follow you because they have to. They follow you because of where you are, its about place. A utility company, maybe a bank, maybe a mobile provider, maybe a broadband provider. You havent got a relationship with them. You might not necessarily like them but the customer service or because of the location of the store. Maybe a supermarket. Thats it. You follow them because you have to. So thats in survival mode and typically the behaviour on that level is where everyones trying to compete against everyone else, its all market share, theyre just measuring likes. Theyre just throwing everything out all over the place, measuring every single metric that they can. Push content all the time. Discounts, promotions, deals, you know what its like, right? We see that in social all the time. But then something interesting happens, and they start to become successful and they say actually, you know what? Maybe we shouldnt measure everything all the time. Maybe we should only measure customers, or our unique customers or unique conversations. Maybe we should start filtering out all of this noise and only measuring the important stuff and starting to have a conversation. So like Vaynerchuk, Solis and Sinek  that are advocates for how to build customer companies, you know, Marc Benioff talks about that a lot. It starts to flip, so its not about the content anymore, its about the conversation. And thats where I believe a brand starts to become successful. So thats where youve kind of got this level of where people follow you because they like you, right? So theres a certain position that comes with that. And then really success, I break these down into three levels and say they follow you because they like you, then you go to a leadership level where people follow you because of what your brand has achieved and that might be measured by ROI because its commercial success. Youve done amazing stuff, youve performed well, your marketings done well, youre measuring the right stuff, youre making money. People like that. Employees are inspired so they want to work with you. And that might be the commercial level of leadership but then theres a level above that that I thinks the highest level of success which is where people love you. And this where youve got a genuine emotional connection with a brand. And you start to become loyal with them. So this isnt like where they follow you because they like you Facebook or they follow you on Twitter. They may be your favourite football team, it might be your favourite fashion brand, or your favourite actress or sports star. This is where theres a genuine connection because you love them because of what theyve done for you. And you can do all of that on your own. This is where you start to measure customer satisfaction, youve got people like KLM that just do an incredible customer service, great experiences, theyre measuring everything properly, NPS customer service resolutions. And thats about as good as you can get on your own. Now what happens is theres a level above that, but companies cant get there on their own by putting in a good strategy or buying expensive technology. You can only get that by your customers putting you there. And I believe thats a level of significance where youve got a cause or a belief. And Im trying to take this one stage further than Simon Sinek  talked about years ago when he talked about whats your purpose. Whyd you get out of bed? Im like well, theres a stand. Because its not enough to have a purpose, youve got to stand for something now. And what you stand for is more important than you what you sell. And whether its philanthropy, whether its giving back, whether its some kind of foundation model, whether its Mark Zuckerberg trying to create internet.org, or its Patagonia giving away all its profits, or Salesforce giving away all its time and product. Thats the level where people are genuinely inspired by that company. And regardless of what happens, they are incredibly loyal and theyre always going to love that company regardless of price. And theyre going to start causes, theyre going to start groups, theyre going to write books about them even if they dont work there. So the book, essentially, for me is what are those five levels? Howd you get from one level to the next? Whats the tactical things you can do to get there. And then the book ends with a handful of stories about companies that I believe are significant. And its a debate, right, because its my opinion. This is the fun bit and this is why this is a social thing. This is really where it gets down into the exciting stuff for me. Hopefully this opens up a conversation about I agree with that, dont agree with that. Uber is not successful, Uber sucked because of the way that theyre doing  But thats good because thats the conversation at the moment, were not having enough of. To recap,  the location level is level one. The like level is level two. The leadership level is level three. Youve got level four which is all about love. And the other level, level fifth is about loyalty and  thats where most of the case studies happen when we talk at conferences. We see the blog posts written about this is what Zappos did and this is what South Western did. And weve heard the same case studies a million times. Thats all a level of success. What a lot of people dont talk about is the level above that where you genuinely got some kind of mission or cause. What happens to a brand when it becomes significant? So its a really good question. Ive been asked this a bunch of times already, and theres two ways to answer this. The first way is that the top levels about loyalty. And from a marketers point of view, if we put our strategic hats on we could really talk about how its six times cheaper to keep a customer than to get a new one. And if youve got levels of loyalty, like Kevin Roberts and Saatchi talked about this back in 2005 in his book Lovemarks  about loyalty beyond reason. People will buy from you regardless of what price you are, because theyre genuinely loyal. They will always buy Levis, they will never buy Wranglers. You go and speak to cowboys, therell always buy Wranglers, theyll never buy Levis. Theres a level of loyalty there thats very specific, its very tactical. But the other side, which is where it gets a little bit fuzzy is what youre kind of saying is that if you do have a cause, and if you are trying to have some kind of philanthropic vision, you are trying to create th ese profits with a purpose. And the founder of Patagonia said exactly the same thing. We want to make a lot of money, but we want to make a lot of money so we can give a lot of it away. And the more we make, the more we can give away. The challenge is whether its possible to measure the fact that if you have a cause, and you give more away, youre going to make more. But Bill Gates famously said years ago, and its obviously easy for him to say that being one of the richest guys in the world, That the more I give away, the more I seem to get. Which is a nice kind of spiritual vision. I think if we kind of go too much down that fox hole, were kind of missing the point. So the loyalty side, I think, is very tactical. Love our customers, love our employees, measure employee satisfaction is customer satisfaction. But that kind of touches on the top level of success as well. What I want to do is say theres a level up here where its not so much about measurement, and its not so much about all these tactical things that weve done in the past. Its about legacy. Its about what are people going to remember in 20 or 30 years time or when youre gone? If people are going to sum your life in one sentence, what are they going to s ay? Whats the one liner theyre going to say about your brand? And theres not going to talk about, Nikes got amazing customer satisfaction. Theyre MPS score is five times better than the industry average. Theyre not going to say that. Somebody might remember, Oh, damn, did you see that Nike did that amazing initiative in Ethiopia where theyre trying to solve healthcare issues and spending a fortune to invest in adolescent teenage girls. And theres a whole story there that doesnt get told. But yet we get consumed with maybe the darker stories of No, lets talk about Nike the bad brand, or lets talk about sweat shops, or ethical trading. I think theres really positive stories that we dont hear enough of. What brands have got it wrong? I can list a few. Yeah, and this was a really difficult one actually because its a very touchy subject as well. I work for an incredible brand myself and just the size of our company we deal with an awful lot of people, so were going cross paths a lot. So trying to be very sensitive, and its difficult as an author. How do you  stay authentic and credible, and try and call people out, whilst at the same time not upsetting people? And I went back and I had a look. I use an example of BlackBerry just because I worked with BlackBerry a few years ago and BlackBerry were incredibly successful, had a phenomenal market share, dropped through the floor. And theyve now got a great CEO whos trying to take them back up again. Phones for You. I was the Head of social for Phones for You for a while. And they did some amazing stuff. And while I was there, we became the biggest telecom brand in the UK and we did all these wonderful things and put strategies in place,  but where are they now? Theyre gone.   So I talk about them and I feel like Ive got a view because I can talk about them, Ive been there and also, theyre not around any more, so they obviously did a lot of things wrong. So the future hasnt played out as we thought. But Phones for You were interesting because they had a very, very transactional view of customers. And it was very much kind of click to buy. It was all money spent on search and display. It was very much how do we create an action to get someone to upgrade their phone, or buy more data, or to change their plan, or can we find a way of upgrading them before their plans and stuff? And obviously, its an incredibly competitive landscape in telecom. And Phones for You was doing some reall y good figures for a while. But I think it goes to show that transactional relationships just dont play out. Whereas loyalty does. Loyalty youre in it for the long term. Transactional is very, very short term. ROI driven, lets make some more cash tomorrow view. And essentially, that was the downfall of Phones for You. They didnt invest in customer service. They didnt invest in loyalty. They didnt provide the best customer experiences. It was a very transactional experience to go in one of their stores and to try and buy one of their phones. Even though you may have gotten a phone cheaper in their shop than anywhere else. You may have gone in wanting to get a cheaper Samsung, and you end up walking out with an iPhone. I think thats typical of a brand in survival mode, fighting for market share, trying to buy attention and eyeballs, cheaper deals, discounts and promotions. And exactly, you know, where are they now? They fell over. Is there a recipe for becoming a brand that puts  purpose before profits? So I dont think its a step by step guide because once you talk about profits with a purpose, that is something that has to be embedded within the culture of the company. You cant just say, and a great example might be a brand that says, Right, were going to attach ourselves to this charity and were going to have this initiative, that were going to go out and support schools. And its almost a very transactional view. Lets attach ourselves to a cause because it looks like the right thing to do. And thats CSR. A lot of CSR policies are like that. What Im trying to talk about is there has to be a giving mentality thats completely different. So its not so much that youve got a step by step guide because really, thats what CSR policy is. Its how do we figure out what it is that were doing to make the world a better place, and be responsible and all that sort of stuff? And its interesting stuff and we should all do it. But I think theres a level above that that has to come from the founder. So whether or not, you know even from Patagonia and youre talking about lets give 10% of revenue, or 1% of profits, whichever is greater and were going to donate all of that to outdoor charities that we believe in. Whoever hes investing in, usually some kind of local charity around the mountains and stuff, the outdoor brands that he works with. Marc Benioff, you know, the 1-1-1 model, you give away 1% of product, time and equity. And that came right from day one when the company was set up. That wasnt an initiative that we thought, well, well do that because its cool and weve got a whole bunch of money. It was if were going to make a lot of money, we need to make sure that as we scale, our giving can scale as well. And the reason I ended up write the book when I was looking into it. And Im not, you know, Charles Best from Donors Choose says, If you give away one dollar, youre a philanthropist. And I think theres this misconception that philanthropists have to be like Warren Buffet or George Soros and have billions of pounds before youre a philanthropist. You give away one dollar to the guy on the street, you know, and youre a philanthropist. The issue with businesses, and you can look at philanthropy.org and theres a whole load of sites that you can go find out these stats, but of all the money thats given in the world to do good stuff, only 5% of it is given by companies. And of the 5% thats given by companies, 80% of that is given away for tax reasons because it makes sense to do that, because you can offset your tax against corporate giving and stuff. But that leaves a very, very, very small percentage of brands that are saying we want our profits to have a purpose. What brands are significant and doing it right? I used the, its kind of a really cheeky idea of an example, Levi Strauss, one of the biggest jeans brand in the world, one of the best socially connected brands, huge company, done incredible stuff, patented the denim and riveted the jeans together. He didnt want to do that in the beginning. He didnt want a make a ton of money, even though he left his family and he moved over to San Francisco in the middle of the gold rush in the early 1900s. He wanted to invest in universities, in scholarships, and orphanages. And he was like, How can I do that? Well, how about if I set up a business? Then he saw peoples pants were ripping when they put their axes and stuff in it. So he buys this new tent material, he makes this thing that ends up being denim and then they figure out that they can rivet them together because they start to become torn. And his friend comes over and says, We can patent this, but Ive got no money. And he says to Levi, Youve got a bit of money because youve got a camping shop even though youre not selling that much stuff. Do you want to pay for the patent? Well split it 50/50. Levis Jeans are born. Now Levi starts to give away a ton of money and theyre doing amazing things. And it came from he wanted to make profits with a purpose, but his purpose came first. So now my challenge is, if youre making a ton of money, fantastic. You need to put those principles in place. But youve got to make sure its authentic and your intent is correct. But the brands that are doing the best stuff like Toms, like Patagonia, like Levis and Salesforce, even Nike when you look at their foundation stuff, it happened on day one because their company was built on a purpose and they knew what they stood for. And everything was like secondary. I actually believe, provocatively, a lot of people dont agree with me on this, I believe Facebooks exactly the same. Theres a reason why Zuckerbergs investing so much money into internet.org. It makes no commercial sense whatsoever for Facebook to do that at the moment. Transactional brand, short term money, keeps stakeholders happy. The two-thirds of the world, that internet.org is trying to connect, are not going to spend any money on advertising, theyve got no data plans.  Hes trying to make people access Wikipedia by floa ting drones and giving Wi-Fi to everyone, or seeing a farmer that you can check your stock price and make more money to support his community. And that isnt a financially driven incentive, thats just we want to connect the world to make it a better place. And we can be really cynical, as we should be, because its Facebook, but again stories like that dont get told often enough, I dont think. And I dont think people like Zuckerberg, and internet.org get enough credit for that sort of stuff. Connect with Jeremy on Twitter @JeremyWaite.

Ways to Get Help While in Transition - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

Ways to Get Help While in Transition - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career The first question is, Why do you need help to start with? After all, in the past, you were always able to find jobs. Well, today things are different. There aren’t many open jobs to begin with, and the competition for those few is fierce. So, let’s think about good reasons to get assistance. Your efforts for the past several months have not produced job offers. You’re confused as to what step-by-step approach you should take. You’re ready to create a specific plan that incorporates your skills and interests. You want to maintain a reasonable level of self-accountability. You may want to speed up the process by consulting some experts. You could learn how to negotiate a job offer, which in most cases would cover your expenses severalfold. The foregoing might be good reasons, but they don’t represent all of the reasons. Yet each job seeker is unique and has unique needs and circumstances. Some people are by nature do-it-yourselfers who believe they can get the results they want; others believe in getting expertise from professionals. No one approach is right or wrong. In principle, job seekers can get assistance in four different ways. Group help via a state unemployment office or volunteer-based job-search networking groups Books, e-books, seminars, Webinars, Webcasts, video courses Career coaching one-on-one Career marketing firms The first option is free most of the time. The secondâ€"if there are fees at allâ€"is most often inexpensive. The third one could be a bit pricey, especially if the job seeker has no money coming in. And the last one typically costs many thousands of dollars. So, which one is for you? In general, select the plan that is the most personalized for your own circumstance and is the least costly. That doesn’t mean you should refrain from the other opportunities. Another dimension clearly evident but rarely written about is the time element. Every week without income is a lost week, and only under miraculous circumstances could income be recoveredâ€"even partially. To recover one week’s lost income, the following week needs to generate double, which is a 100% increase. Sorry, not in this job market! Access to information about how to find a job is available and ample. In fact, there’s so much of it and it’s so easily accessible that it’s simply overwhelming job seekers. This is where a (hopefully, recommended) career coach can be very valuable. The reason is that such a coach can guide you to the essential information, since the coach has already sifted through it and eliminated the fluff. If you decide to get assistance from a career coach or career marketing firm, here are a few caveats. Do your due diligence to check up on the prospect. LinkedIn is a good source. Also look at the content and not the looks of the coach’s or firm’s Web site. Be clear on what you’ll get for your money. Stay away from high-pressure sales gimmicks. Work only with people or firms that have been highly recommended by a number of sourcesâ€"not just one. Beware of signing contracts and especially of paying fees up front. Does your doctor, lawyer, or plumber charge you for future services? Be wary about testimonials that sound too good to be real. They may not be genuine. Your gut should be the final judge. Once you’ve done an examination and you’ve learned the implications of your decision and you feel good about it, go for it. Wishing you all the best luck with your job search.

Massage and Redirect Business Aches into New Revenue Streams - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

Massage and Redirect Business Aches into New Revenue Streams - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career Unfortunately, most entrepreneurs find themselves alone with thoughts of quitting when initial trials continually turn out to be errors. Depression sets in while the thought of quitting the endeavor magnifies to appear as the only option. But we all know that options are infinite. The next choice is what truly matters. When these down days hit, it will be smart to consider: What you know to be true All of your options Creating new ideas that may have an improved chance of succeeding. Lessons Rather than feel sorry for yourself, think about how others overcome instability. Invariably injuries arise without warning both personally and professionally. Athletes enjoy the benefit of having coaches trained to motivate them getting past a major hurdle. Physical therapists encourage those surviving major trauma to surpass and overcome. Massage Working sore spots with pressure and exercising to keep all parts moving in unison does wonders to heal injuries. The same is true of all parts of one’s business development plan. Continue to review each piece and be certain your entire system works complementary and in unison for the best possible result. Motivate Given the scenarios above, what can you do to gain balance and improve your game? By listing out your ideas and recognizing the one or two that appeal to you most, put your attention to those. Start contemplating where that road might lead to and the milestones needed to get there. There is something to be said for a plan as it increases the motivation to once again get up and going. Discuss the new vision with peers and good friends. Those with whom you normally confide just may have added insight for you to implement. As this occurs, motivation picks up rapidly. Educate Most likely, you will not know how to implement everything on your own. The question becomes whether you wish to educate yourself on all of it, or on some of it, and hire out the rest of the help. The other choice is to solicit help from a class or a private coach to get the inside scoop in order to do it correctly yourself the first time around. Practice Just as with the athletes and patients working with therapists, practice will get you to goal. Some days are more painful than others. But by acknowledging the need to practice and continuing to persevere, you will get back onto the right track down the path you once held in a daydream. As time moves forward, the steps became easier. Leverage Take time to consider complementary services to provide a more robust offering. Today’s technology helps to make the possibilities seem infinite. The key to leverage is to adapt the venues that most appeal to you. This is what will maintain the motivation to stay on top of advances and produce an outcome to the best of your ability. And when you are able to conquer this there will be no stopping you. By following these guidelines, one of the more favorable outcomes is that you will have established expert status and a well-recognized personal brand that is viewed as unstoppable. You then enjoy the Smooth Sale!

5 Reasons an Online MBA is Worth Pursuing CareerMetis.com

5 Reasons an Online MBA is Worth Pursuing Choosing MBA Master of Business Administration program for outstanding careerEducation is valuable. It can help people learn new skills and advance their careers, and with the increasing abundance of online courses, it’s never been easier for executive hopefuls to achieve their goals.Up to the year 2000, nothing led to career success faster than earning an MBA. Today, a strong educational background is still a relatively good indicator of success. However, the job landscape has evolved.In the 50’s, workers who earned a high school diploma were sure to land a middle-class job with enough pay to maintain a decent quality of life. Today, however, a high school diploma is the minimum requirement for almost any job and unlikely to help someone secure gainful employment with middle-class pay. On the opposite end of the education spectrum, for those who want to excel to the top of the corporate ladder, an MBA degree is all but essential.The Power of EducationevalThere’s an increasing wage disparity between high and low percentile wage earners. In fact, report analysts, the wage gap for low-wage earners who’ve acquired only a GED is higher than ever before. Furthermore, express experts, there’s no indication that this trend will wane.Part of the problem is that on-the-job training is at an all-time low. Some career specialists hypothesize that this may be because today’s in-demand skills are better learned in an academic environment.Other experts note that companies are seeking ways to cut cost and increase profits. As a result, they opt for a more cost-effective method of building a skilled workforce, which includes cutting back on in-house training and hiring job candidates who are already trained.For experienced professionals with many responsibilities, putting their career on hold to pursue higher education is out of the question. Fortunately, a growing number of employers recognize online learning programs as a reputable way to earn a degree.Today, rec ruiters are more concerned about the reputation of the school that potential job candidates have attended, rather than how they’ve earned their degree. This is outstanding news for working professionals who want to advance their career or start on a new career path.Now, the novelty of online learning has passed. More employers view online learning as an appropriate resource for learning essential, in-demand job skills.Today, recruiters have renewed their focus on the quality of candidates’ education. Thanks to the power of the Internet, a promising new future is available to nearly anyone with the conviction to change their life for the better.evalThe following 5 sections take a closer look at why an online MBA is well worth pursuing.Reason 1: Education Shows Growth, Dedication and CommitmentevalIn the modern job marketplace, more education typically equals a higher salary, as does higher demand, which typically goes along with an increase in technical knowledge. The bottom line is that education helps.Relatively recently, remarkable technologies have emerged on the business landscape. Education continues to be the key to landing a prosperous career working with these technologies. In fact, the demand for technological skill sets is a driver of the economic value of contemporary education; along with higher skill sets comes higher salaries.Reason 2: Technology Is Making Higher Education PossibleCurrently, over 30 million primary and secondary school students use Google Education apps such as Google Docs and Gmail. Instructors use this kind of technology for tasks such as checking learners’ online progress and uploading materials that students can access from the convenience of their homes.evalFor working professionals, continuing education helps people stay up to date with the latest trends and changes. In fact, experts forecast that the education technology Reason 5: Knowledge and Skills Set You ApartEducation allows people to broaden their minds by stu dying new topics. Developing new skills heightens one’s intelligence and strengthens their skill set.The prospect of entering business school may be intimidating for some. Nevertheless, earning an MBA degree is an invaluable asset for career growth and a credential that most definitely helps job applicants stand out from other executive hopefuls. Furthermore, the skills and knowledge that learners acquire in B-school help them to make a powerful impact.Moving Forward: The Future of EducationDuring the 19thto mid-20thcenturies, the working class witnessed the growth of the labor movement and the rise of a unionized nation. These eras marked a time ruled by manufacturing and production industries.As society later entered the 21stcentury, enterprises grew increasingly dependent on technology. As a result, the demand for skilled technology professionals spiked quickly. In fact, to this day, the tech worker pool suffers from a significant talent shortage, and today, earning a high scho ol degree, finding a job and working your way to the top is now more challenging.Due to the high demand for skilled professionals, the nation’s colleges and universities have adjusted their learning frameworks to supply talent for a continually evolving work environment. Also, it’s getting harder to extract value from a college or university degree. As a result, many students now rank salary potential as an important factor that influences their chosen learning path.evalToday, talent shortages across many fields and industries are so marked that even some high schools host technical training that allows students to acquire at least entry-level positions in certain professions. This might include vocations such as healthcare, information technology or manufacturing.Community colleges are also upping their game. Now, local colleges offer certificate programs to meet employers’ staffing demands. As time goes on and the workplace grows increasingly technically oriented and complex , the academic landscape will evolve even more.For educators, this is an exciting time. Even the way that students earn their degrees is changing. Many professionals enter the workforce early â€" either due to desire or need â€" and pursue online training at a later date to advance their careers. In fact, this is becoming the norm in American society.In the future, educators will face a significant challenge in empowering grade school students with the skills needed to earn a living wage as entry-level workers as well as career employees. Due to the changing economic landscape, tomorrow’s learners may very well need enhanced training, and existing workers may need retraining after being replaced by technological innovations. However, the central role of the American education system will always be to help learners succeed in life.Learn more about the future of education from this infographic created by American University’sSchool of Education program.eval

A Simple Way to Overcome Struggles in Life

A Simple Way to Overcome Struggles in Life Have you ever struggled in your life? I know I have. In fact, I had a huge struggle just this week (more on that in a moment!). No one’s life can be wonderful all the time. We all have ups and downs, even if our downs are usually hidden from public sight. But it’s the way you handle the tough times that shows your true character and determines how rich a life you have. How Do You Handle Your Struggles? The thing about times of struggle is that they have a strong gravitational pull. If you’re not careful, the struggle will suck you in like a black hole. Before you know it, you’re wallowing in pity, negative energy and everything else that comes with the struggle mindset without realizing until it’s too late. It’s easy to get into the struggle mindset and stay there but much harder to get out. The other way to look at your struggles is as life’s way of building character. This allows you to look for the learning opportunity and even the positive in the situation. “When our brains constantly scan for and focus on the positive, we profit from three of the most important tools available to us: happiness, gratitude and optimism.”â€" Shawn Achor And as Kelly Clarkson’s song goes, “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”. The trick is to remember this when you’re in the midst of struggle and before you go down the slippery slope of feeling sorry for yourself. My Struggle on the Inca Trail This week, I had a chance to practice looking at a struggle as a way to build character. It was during my “bucket list” trip to Peru. We were about 2 ½ hours into our day-long hike on the Inca Trail to the Sun Gate at Machu Picchu when I started feeling tired, weak and nauseous. We were at high altitude and I hadn’t ever hiked for more than 2 hours. My heart was pounding from the effort and I had to take breaks every few minutes. The stone stairs were steep. Every step felt hard. Well into my struggle, I started crying. Now, I pride myself on being fit and strong, but this hike made me feel old and out of shape. I was feeling pretty sorry for myself. Worst of all, I was the “weak link” holding back my daughter (who would have been able to run up the mountain while carrying our backpack) and our guide from a pace that would have gotten them to the Sun Gate hours earlier. The Gift of Gratitude That’s when my daughter snapped me out of my funk by reminding me that I am fit at sea level, but this is 9,000 feet up, and our guide encouraged me to rest for a while and go at my own pace. That was the “wake up” I needed. Suddenly, I remembered the power of my daily gratitude practice. As we hiked, I started counting all the people and things I was grateful for. One gratitude for every 5-6 steps, including: My daughter for coming with me on this “bucket list” trip My daughter for carrying the backpack the whole way My team members for taking care of things while I’m away Our guide to show us the path The hiking boots that kept me on firm footing Being able to walk The weather being sunny (even though we’re here during rainy season) The list of gratitude went on, and it made me feel hopeful and optimistic. “Gratitude has been proven to be a significant cause of positive outcomes”â€" Shawn Achor Eventually, we made it to the famous Sun Gate where we saw the magnificent Citadel at Machu Picchu, bathed in sunlight, and experienced the ancient spiritual magic of this place as the wind blew through the surrounding mountains to welcome us. That made the struggle totally worth it. We even got there in time for the sun to be shining on the Citadel, lighting it up like a jewel. Bank the Good Times Standing up on the mountain, feeling the wind and the sun and looking down on the sparkling Citadel, I knew it was a positive moment in my life. A moment that I could draw on in the future when I needed something to be grateful for. So I “banked” that moment by taking an image of it in my mind’s eye. One that I’ll be able to call on whenever I need to. When you have your “ups” and positive moments, treasure them in the moment and also capture them so you can lean on them when you’re struggling. When you have positive moments, treasure and capture them so you can lean on them when you’re struggling. And whenever you’re in the struggle mindset, remember to shift to gratitude and don’t be afraid to do it in a more intensive way! What Are You Grateful For? Whether things are going well or you’re struggling, make room for gratitude in your life. It helps put things into perspective and puts you in a more productive frame of mind. What are the three things you’re most grateful for right now? For me, it’s gratitude for my health, being able to do work I love, and having a wonderful family and team who support me in everything I do. And now, I’d love to hear from you!

How to Read Scannable Quotes

How to Read Scannable QuotesDo you know how to read scannable quotes, correct? If you don't, you need to learn it. Let me tell you a couple of reasons why you need to know how to read scannable quotes, and how to write them.First of all, if you want to be successful when you are selling something, it is important that you read and understand the quotes you are quoting. Not only do you need to be able to understand the quote, but you also need to be able to use the information in your marketing material. Why? Because these quotes can be used by your customer to make a decision as to whether they will buy your product or not. That's right, if they quote your product and it is accurate, they may buy it and make a purchase for you, based on what the quote says.It doesn't matter if you are just a salesperson or someone who wants to choose a quote for their own personal use. There are companies that specialize in making certain that quotes are accurate. They make sure that they take care o f providing the proper answers so that customers can be assured that they are getting the information they need to make an informed decision.Of course, when you are quoting quotes, you want to get the best possible quotes, but in the process of asking new information out, you might have to adjust the original quote that you received. The first thing that you should do is find out if the quote is scannable.The quotation that you receive is scannable if it has certain segments that are addressed in it. Of course, if you are looking at the quote as a customer, you are looking for information that relates to what you want to hear. For example, if the quote you received was about a specific product, you would want to know what it said about the product. If the quote says that a product does not fit your needs, you will need to look for other quotes in order to get the info you need to make a decision.Even if the quotes are scannable, you still have to be careful to adjust the information when you need to. In some cases, you can go online and look up the information that you need to know in order to make an informed decision.You don't have to believe me when I say that it is not hard to learn how to read quotes, or to find out how to adjust information that was given to you in a quote. If you are having trouble, you can always take a short class at your local bookstore or look up information on the internet.Quoting is very important when you are selling products and even more important when you are using quotes for other purposes, such as choosing quotes for the average price that a product should sell for. Always make sure that you are making the best decisions when you are quoting quotes. After all, the quote is the tool that you use to get information, and sometimes you have to change the information that you received.