Alexandra Levits Water Cooler Wisdom Reasons Why Your Emails Suck

Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom Reasons Why Your Emails Suck About two years ago now (holy cow!), I wrote a post on why long emails are irritating. In summary, long emails are annoying because they take too long to read, don’t respect the recipient’s time by getting right to the point, and tend to ask too many questions. But there are other reasons most emails suck. I receive about 100 emails a day, most of which are unsolicited, and here are my biggest pet peeves. If you don’t want people to hit delete automatically every time they see your name in their inboxes, it’s time to stop doing these five things: Failing to Customize When someone has sent an email to me along with 50 (or 5000) other people, I know it. It usually doesn’t address me by my name, and even if it does, it never mentions anything specific to me. The content is generic and makes me feel decidedly unspecial. Almost 100 percent of the time, that’s an invitation to delete it. Copying Everyone and Their Grandmother Most people know better than to send individual emails with a huge number of addresses in the “to” box, but there are still those who are cc happy. Even if it’s part of your organizational culture to use the carbon copy function to cover your butt, do ask yourself whether everyone you’re including really needs to read this information. Like what youre reading? Finish the post at Intuits Fast Track blog.

Revitalize Marketing Materials and Your Business - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

Revitalize Marketing Materials and Your Business - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career Entrepreneurship provides us with a roller coaster ride as the economy and technology change. How you anticipate change, prepare for it, and run with the new model will determine your future success. Business is obviously much easier to control when the economy is good. But one pitfall of many is to spend too much money on extras or programs of which you do not have enough detail to figure the worth of the expense. So when the economy falls, many have to close their door. It is far better to be prepared at all times, and err on the side of being conservative with money. For the most part, this strategy will keep you on the right path and out of trouble when times are lean. When it comes to change in technology, it feels as if we have no control and need to scramble to catch up. But, a better strategy to take is when there are whispers in the air of potential change coming along, it is best to leap forward to be one of the first embracing it. Learn all you can about how you can harness the new power, At the same time, consider how you may save what is already in place by adapting the old to the new. A sound strategy that will revitalize your business is to look back at what was originally put into place. Do you have old products that were produced with old technology such as CD’s? Are they sitting in a closet? Perhaps you can convert them to MP3 files and get them out to iTunes for additional revenue. Years ago, it was recommended a blog be written on a daily basis. Did you follow that advice? Imagine the amount of content you have written over the years. It would take time, but consider compiling your written work including articles and manuals to be converted into a digital format for sale online. Some of the material may need to be updated, but I bet if you originally shared solid information, most of it still holds true today. Following this advice will provide you with additional revenue streams, marketing exposure and potential for additional opportunities. Some of the possibilities include interviews and public speaking. Planning ahead, you may wish to invest in a public speaking course. All together, your reach will be far wider than previously thought possible. Do you have original inspiring or motivating tweets and postings to your name? Consider creating a coaching program from these, or developing a video training library. Likewise, any questions your clientele has asked of you over the term of your business, the answers may be incorporated into your new coaching program, too. It’s information that is apparently very much in need. As you begin converting your older material to the newer technology, your audience will be impressed. Your marketing effort will have a far reaching effect enabling you to attract additional audiences to your business. How do I know this works? Remembering back, many people predicted my business demise upon my sharing that I was about to devote time to learning all about social media when it was first announced. My forward thinking proved to be fortuitous. As you complete your projects step by step, peers and associates will be impressed by all you are accomplishing and will look to you for leading the way. Thus your personal brand will become stronger than ever. In the end, rather than re-acting and playing catch-up in newer times, the proactive stance will lead you to increased sales, and more importantly, to the Smooth Sale! Author: Elinor Stutz, CEO of Smooth Sale, (800) 704-1499; authored  â€œINSPIRED Business A New View for Building Business and Communities”;  â€œNice Girls DO Get the Sale: Relationship Building That Gets Results”,  and“HIRED! How to Use Sales Techniques to Sell Yourself On Interviews”.

Busting Myths About Networking

Busting Myths About Networking By, Anne Brown Thom Singer, co-authors of Some Assembly Required: A Networking Guide for Graduates www.SomeAssemblyRequiredBooks.com Networking is not a simple game of connect-the-dots between whom you know and whom others know. Using a friend’s name without their consent can jeopardize both relationships. You may think that once you have established a close relationship with someone, his or her network is automatically your network. Not true. Networking is not something you can do by yourself; it takes the participation and conscious help of others. Here are several more myths about networking: Myth 1: Networking is only for times when you are not busy. Reality: There seems to be a boom-and-bust mentality around networking. People think that when they’re happily employed they can ignore everyone around them. Conversely, when rumors of layoffs start, those people rally and try to pick up where they left off. In reality, if you fail to cultivate a relationship it will wither away. Jumping back into networking makes you seem flighty. As long as you have to eat lunch, schedule it with someone that you want to keep in touch with. Myth 2: Only senior executives need a network. Reality: Everyone can benefit from having a professional network. This is especially true for young professionals just starting out. For your future job, current position, or opportunities down the road, you must build your reputation, skills, and relationships now. No matter what your level, industry or job function, affiliations with others only have an upside. And remember, while networking, you are not only representing your employer, you are representing yourself. If your employer won’t. support your networking efforts by giving you the time and resources to join organizations and attend meetings (shame on them!), find a way to make it happen on your own. Your career is worth the investment. Myth 3: The people you meet networking are never helpful. Reality: If you do for others, most of them will return the favor. While the payoff may not be immediate, remember that the real reward is in developing a new relationship. Over the years we have had many experiences where people we met through networking have directly given us business, referred business to us, recruited us to better jobs or become some of our closest friends. Case in point: one of Thom’s children has a godmother whom he met at a networking event. Myth 4: Networking is unnecessary because if your GPA is high enough, the campus career center will find a job for you. Reality: This is never true. While you may be more eligible for certain jobs from companies that are recruiting on campus, no one is going to find a position for you. More likely than not, the counselors at the career center don’t even know you exist. Now might be a good time to start networking with them! Myth 5: Decision makers never attend networking events. Reality: Everyone goes somewhere. While the people you want to meet (i.e. hiring managers) might not be at the same events that you attend, they are not all hermits. Additionally, other people in their firms or in their networks just might be there, and you may have a chance to get an introduction through someone else. Myth 6: Networking events sponsored by a particular organization are all the same. If the first one was a waste of time, there is no point in going back. Reality: The chances are slim that you met everyone who belongs to the organization at one event. People lead busy lives and cannot possibly attend every event, no matter how committed to networking they are. Remember, it only takes one person who knows about the perfect job opportunity for you to change your life. Don’t let one bad event keep you from meeting that one person. Anne Brown can be reached at www.GradtoGreat.com and you can find Thom Singer at www.ThomSinger.com. The book is available for sale here.

5 Tasks Every Successful Employee Masters - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

5 Tasks Every Successful Employee Masters - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career No matter what you do, you are going to be paid better if you take on these five additional tasks in your company. In addition, performing these tasks is akin to getting a work insurance policy, that is: play these five roles and guarantee your status as the most valuable member of your team. 1. Trainer Learn something that you can teach other people. It could be a hard skill like creating WordPress blogs or a soft skill like writing thank you letters. It may or may not be directly connected to your job description, but having something that adds value â€" and gives you something special that you can teach other people â€" means you are capable of helping your organization grow in a way no one else can. Plus, if there was ever a most valuable player on a team, it’s the person who is capable of learning and helping others do the same. 2. Mentor Assess what you do well, and find someone who could use guidance and encouragement from you. That might mean you reach outside your company to someone younger, perhaps someone seeking a job like yours. There are lots of interns, new college graduates, and older workers transitioning to new careers who could use a friendly ear, a strong shoulder and a pat on the back. Consider committing 30 minutes a week to mentor. It’s good career karma. It also makes you mature because you learn how to lead by influencing others’ growth, which may be the most important skill in business. 3. Accountability Partner Set some stretch goals and share them with another person who also wants to manage their career trajectory. Do a mind-map to figure out how many steps there are on your career ladder, and what skills, education, experiences, and people you’ll need to access or acquire. Put dates to the milestones and decide what you’ll use to motivate and reward yourself. Then set up a regular accountability meeting every 2 weeks to keep yourself on track. If there were one single skill that matters more than any other in a volatile economy, it’s the ability to learn to manage and motivate yourself with a little help from someone who cares about your commitments. 4. Friend Listen with compassion to people who confide in you. Be gentle and kind to someone who is having a tough time. Let a buddy vent while you take the information to the vault. Don’t gossip. Open your heart and see the best in people who are acting a little nuts, stubborn or stuck. Look them in the eye and let them know they matter. Avoid giving advice unless you’re asked. Go out of your way to include someone who is a little lonely or new in town. The greatest managers are people who know that people matter, and have practice making other people feel safe and appreciated. 5. Evangelist Put in a good word for other people whenever you can. At any gathering or networking event, think about whom you could connect to someone you meet, for the benefit of both people.   Learn to speak positively about the attributes of someone you respect, and how to make introductions that set the tone for a positive match. Take the time to learn about other people â€" whether it’s someone you meet on a bus or your accountant. Then, tell other people about them. When you learn to advocate for others, you are just one step away from learning how to advocate for yourself. When your personal brand involves playing these five roles in your business or career, you generate so much positive PR for yourself. You become a team player, a leader, and a positive-thinking, reliable, motivated and motivating employee. No matter what you “do” to earn your paycheck, you’ll put yourself at the top of the list for promotions, special projects and pay raises. Plus, you’ll really like who you become.  And so will we. After all, we all prefer to work with people we like. Like you. Author: Nance Rosen  is the author of  Speak Up! Succeed. She speaks to business audiences around the world and is a resource for press, including print, broadcast and online journalists and bloggers covering social media and careers. Read more at  NanceRosenBlog. Twitter name:  nancerosen

This Chair Rocks! with Author Ashton Applewhite [Podcast] - Career Pivot

This Chair Rocks! with Author Ashton Applewhite [Podcast] - Career Pivot Episode #118 â€" Marc Miller interviews Ashton Applewhite about combating ageism in either half of life. Description In this episode, Marc interviews Ashton Applewhite. Author and activist, Ashton Applewhite, has been recognized by The New York Times, The New Yorker, National Public Radio, and the American Society on Aging as an expert on ageism. She blogs at This Chair Rocks and speaks widely at venues that range from the United Nations to the TED main stage. Ashton has written for Harper’s, The Guardian, and The New York Times, and is the voice of Yo! Is This Ageist? The author of This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism, Ashton is a leading spokesperson for the movement to mobilize against discrimination on the basis of age. Marc hopes you enjoy this episode. Key Takeaways: [1:11] Marc welcomes you to Episode 118 of the Repurpose Your Career podcast. Career Pivot brings this podcast to you. CareerPivot.com is one of the very few websites dedicated to those of us in the second half of life and our careers. Take a moment to check out the blog and the other resources delivered to you, free of charge. [1:43] If you are enjoying this podcast, please share it with other like-minded souls. Subscribe on CareerPivot.com, iTunes, or any of the other apps that supply podcasts. Share it on social media or just tell your neighbors, and colleagues. The more people Marc can reach, the more he can help. [2:05] Next week, Marc will have a special interview with Queen Michele. Queen is a former schoolteacher and administrator who chucked it all in her mid-fifties to move to the North Shore of Lake Chapala and has now written a book called Considerations: A Guide For Moving Abroad, by Queen D. Michele. [2:19] This week, Marc is interviewing Ashton Applewhite, author of This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism. [2:30] Marc introduces Ashton and welcomes her to the Repurpose Your Career podcast. Now on to the podcast… Download Link | iTunes|Stitcher Radio|Google Podcast| Podbean | TuneIn | Overcast [3:29] Ashton believes short bios are always best. Marc loves her book, This Chair Rocks. Marc is writing a series on ageism and a lot of it comes from Ashton’s book. [3:45] Ashton self-published her book three years ago and sold it last year to a new division of MacMillan, which is bringing it out on their inaugural list on March 5. Ashton started thinking and writing on aging about 12 years ago because she was afraid of getting old, although she didn’t recognize it at the time. [4:17] Ashton started interviewing older people who work and researching longevity. She learned “in about 30 seconds” that most of her ideas about what it would be like to be old were wrong. [4:35] Ashton shares some facts about aging. When she started her research, 4% of Americans over 65 were in nursing homes. In the last decade, that has dropped to 2.5%. [5:13] Older people, in general, have better rates of mental health than the young or the middle-aged and are better at dealing with negative emotions like anger, anxiety, and fear. The awareness that time is short does not fill older people with dread. They are less afraid of dying. [5:45] Ashton was surprised by the U-curve of happiness. People are happiest at the beginnings and ends of their life. The psychological underpinnings are that children live in the moment because that’s what they know, and the oldest do it because they are aware that time is running out, so they cherish the moment and appreciate things more. [6:13] There are exceptions. Ashton was very skeptical of these findings at first, thinking they interviewed only happy people. It turns out that the U-curve of happiness is independent of culture, health, wealth, or marital status. It is a function of how aging itself affects the healthy brain. [6:50] Ashton started to feel a lot better about getting older and she became obsessed with why so few people know these things. [7:00] Marc reminds listeners that Jonathan Rauch, the author of The Happiness Curve: Why Life Gets Better After 50, was a guest on Episode 78 of this podcast. [7:11] Ashton expands the dictionary definition of ageism. We are being ageist any time we come to an assumption about a person or a group of people on the basis of how old we think they are. That they are “too old” or “too young” for whatever the assumption involves. Ageism cuts both ways and younger people experience a lot of it. [7:58] People think ageism is “an old-person problem.” Older people bear the brunt of ageism in the U.S. Not so much in Mexico, where Marc lives. The U.S. is a deeply youth-obsessed society fueled by our popular culture. [8:19] Ageism affects the young and old. If you bridle at your boss being much younger than you, that’s ageism. [8:35] When you are ageist, you are discriminating against your future self. All prejudice is based on what sociologists call “othering” â€" seeing a group of people as other than ourselves. It could be another sports team. It could be another religion. It could be another nationality. The weird thing about ageism is that the other is your own future, aging self. [9:11] Ageism is rooted in denial. We pretend that we will not age â€" as if that would be a good thing. [9:46] Marc listened to Ashton’s TED talk and admits that he is an ageist! Ashton says we are all ageist because our culture has trained us to be ageist. Ashton says the first step in confronting bias is knowing that you have it. Everyone has prejudice. What we can do, if we want to, is become aware of our bias and not use it to guide our actions. [10:29] You can’t challenge bias unless you are aware of it. Once you start to see ageism in yourself, that opens your eyes to see it in the culture around us â€" in magazines, on TV, and in conversations. You will see this is a widely shared issue that requires collective action and that we can do something about it if we come together. [11:07] Marc has noted that he uses the phrase CRS (can’t remember stuff). The moment can be funny but the discrimination it engenders is not funny, nor is the way it affects our own perception of ourselves in society when we never think to challenge those values but internalize them. [12:22] When you start seeing “the first sign of dementia” as you turn a certain age, it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy, all too easily. As these negative stereotypes become more potentially relevant, we tend to act as though they were true. That is really bad for us in every aspect of our lives. [12:58] Marc belongs to a hiking club with seventy-year-olds; Marc finds them to be positive role models. Ashton says it is important to remember that most of us will not be outliers. Most of us will end up in the middle â€" still able to do the things we really love doing, even if we do them differently than we did at age 20. Sex is a perfect example. [14:52] It’s important not to have a vision of “aging well” that consists only of the extremely active and the extremely healthy. Some part of our body is going to fall apart; not all of it. Some parts of our brain are likely to work less well. 20% of the population escapes cognitive decline, entirely. [15:17] We set ourselves an impossible standard by telling ourselves, “I have to keep hiking that mountain as fast as so-and-so.” A lot of people don’t have access to gyms and healthy habits. Acknowledge that we all age in different ways, at different rates and there’s no right or wrong way to do it. [15:52] The Center for Retirement Research at Boston College published a blog article “Careers Become Dicey After Age 50”. Marc says the audience for this podcast is seeing ageism in the workplace. How do you eliminate ageism in the workplace? [16:25] Looking at the culture as a whole, diverse workplaces are here to stay. Diversity makes companies more profitable and better to work at. Let’s put an age on the list as a criterion for diversity. It is blindingly obvious that it belongs there, but nobody thinks of it. [17:05] If everyone is the same age in your workplace, question it. What is the reason used to justify it? It is not true that older workers are expensive, less creative, or less reliable. Older workers are slower at physical tasks but they hurt themselves less often. Older workers make fewer mistakes, so it’s a wash. [17:49] Research shows that, especially in creative industries, mixed-age groups are the most effective. There are intergenerational initiatives springing up in workplaces all over. Chip Conley wrote Wisdom at Work: The Making of a Modern Elder, which is all about mentoring. [18:11] Chip went to work at Airbnb in his fifties and realized he had digital intelligence to learn from younger people while they had the emotional intelligence to learn from the older people. [18:24] Marc Freedman wrote How to Live Forever: The Enduring Power of Connecting the Generations, by Marc Freedman. The title means we live forever if we contribute to the younger generations and those contributions live on after we are gone. [18:41] Marc Freedman’s book talks of intergenerational housing, programming, educational issues, where people of all ages support each other, learn from each other and tap into what each age group has to offer. [18:59] Marc notes that the multi-generational family is incredibly common in Mexico and it’s refreshing to see. Marc sees women carrying their grandchildren as they walk. [19:28] In much of the developed world it used to be the same and then industrialization and urbanization promoted institutions that made age important in a way it hadn’t been. We also started living a lot longer and “old folks” homes cropped up. Schools began to be divided into ages. Nursery schools were created. [19:53] When you divide groups of people, segregation makes room for discrimination and prejudice. [20:07] Marc talks about the young white male culture of the tech industry. The Austin Business Journal called it a real problem. Technology Review ran an article shining a light on it a couple of years ago. It has received more attention because it became a problem for people at the top of the food chain â€" educated, white men in their 30s. [20:50] Ashton says the quote that burned into her brain was a guy who went to a dermatologist for Botox, hair plugs, or both because he had a key interview and he said “I can’t look like I have a wife, and a mortgage, and two little kids.” [21:08] What does it say about our society that being a husband and father with financial obligations disqualifies you for employment? Think about the personal consequences of being told that the thing you spent decades getting really good at disqualifies you to continue to apply what you know. [21:39] Marc says we live in very strange times. Ashton refers back to the women’s movement that started as a grassroots movement, decades ago, that forced women to recognize that they were not at fault for the biases against them. It was a widely shared problem that required collective action. [22:23] We will not change things for older people for the better unless we challenge the prevailing narrative that to age is to fail. Each one of us who is interested in it needs to become an ambassador for that message. [22:53] Marc says that happiness U-curve is true in his life, comparing his 60s to his 40s. Ashton doesn’t know anyone in their later years that wants to actually be any younger than they are. Jonathan Rauch’s book is coming out in paperback and he interviewed Ashton for the foreword about the social and political context of ageism. [23:46] Ashton makes some final points. She knows not everyone is an activist. One of the best arguments for an anti-ageism campaign is its benefits as a public health initiative. Attitudes toward aging affect how our minds and bodies function. People who equate aging with decline, dismay, and despair, live an average of 7.5 years less long. [24:53] They don’t walk as fast. They are more likely to develop dementia than people with more realistic attitudes toward aging. Look around you at the evidence of the kind of lives old people are living, despite being surrounded by these messages. [25:21] You will be less likely to develop dementia, even if you have the gene that predisposes you to the disease. Rates of Alzheimer’s are declining fast. No one knows that because only the alarmists’ side of the picture gets covered in the media. [25:44] There are more cases of Alzheimer’s because there are more aging people in the population and age remains the leading risk factor but the odds of anyone listening to this podcast getting dementia have gotten lower in the last few decades and people are getting diagnosed at later ages. Let’s tell both sides of the story. [26:14] Ashton has been “thinking out loud” about all this in blog form at ThisChairRocks.com/blog. The blogs are searchable by topic, including sources for the facts. It’s all there, available for free. [26:40] Consciousness raising was the tool that catalyzed the women’s movement. Look for the downloadable pamphlet “Who Me, Ageist: How to Start a Consciousness-raising Group” in the blog resources. Ashton urges listeners to download the pamphlet and think about convening a group, ideally of mixed ages, backgrounds, and colors. [27:26] Everyone ages. Everyone faces compound layers of discrimination. If we want the movement against ageism to lift all boats, we also need to address all the other “-isms” that make it hard to grow old the way we would like. [27:47] Marc thanks Ashton for being on the Repurpose Your Career podcast. [27:58] Marc hopes you enjoyed this episode. Ashton has been an inspiration to many (including Marc) who are involved in the battle against ageism. [28:07] The CareerPivot.com/Community website has become a valuable resource for almost 50 members who are participating in the Beta phase of this project. Marc is currently recruiting new members for the next cohort. [28:19] If you are interested in the endeavor and would like to be put on the waiting list, please go to CareerPivot.com/Community. When you sign up you’ll receive information about the community as it evolves. [28:34] Those in the initial cohorts will get to set the direction for this endeavor. This is a paid membership community with group coaching and special content. More importantly, it’s a community where you can seek help. Go to CareerPivot.com/Community to learn more. [28:58] Marc invites you to connect with him on LinkedIn.com/in/mrmiller. Just include in the connection request that you heard Marc on this podcast. You can look for Career Pivot on Facebook, LinkedIn, or @CareerPivot on Twitter. [29:25] Please come back next week, when Marc will interview Queen Michele. [29:29] Marc thanks you for listening to the Repurpose Your Career podcast. [29:33] You will find the show notes for this episode at CareerPivot.com/episode-118. [29:41] Please hop over to CareerPivot.com and subscribe to get updates on this podcast and all the other happenings at Career Pivot. You can also subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, the Google Podcasts app, Podbean, the Overcast app, or the Spotify app. Marc Miller Like what you just read? Share it with your friends using the buttons above. Like What You Read? Get Career Pivot Insights! 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What Are the 4 Types of College and University Degrees and What Steps Do You Need to Take to Obtain Them - Margaret Buj - Interview Coach

What Are the 4 Types of College and University Degrees and What Steps Do You Need to Take to Obtain Them The Levels of Higher Education Higher education in the United States was initially established just after settlement times, to train and educate ministers. Modelled after many Scottish and English universities, Harvard University was founded in 1636, by the Massachusetts colony. The College of William Mary was founded shortly after. Followed by Yale College, Princeton University, Columbia University, Brown University, University of Pennsylvania, Rutgers University, and Dartmouth College respectively. These higher education institutions became known as The Ivy League. These institutions and many other established throughout the history of the country collectively offer comprehensive studies and degrees at the Associate, Bachelor, Master’s, and Doctoral levels. Each level of study requiring a more rigorous program of academic studies than the next. What do these degrees mean? And how long does it take to obtain each degree is a typical question posed by many considering post-secondary studies. So, let’s visit each. Associate Degree Associate-level degree programs meet general education requirements, often requiring a commitment of a two- years study programs. An Associate degree will allow you to take a step into your work field of study, providing the necessary train and studies to be successful in an entry-level position, and the studies necessary to transition into a 4-year degree of study. Typical degrees offered on an associate level are; Associate in Applied Science (AAS), Associate of Science (AS), and Associate of Arts. Bachelor’s Degree The bachelors degree undergraduate program typically takes four years of committed studies to complete. The bachelors degree program requires that each student choose an area of study. This area of study should be well thought out. It should be an area that you are willing to commit your time and energy to. And, should be the foundation of what you anticipate your career path to be. Your Bachelor’s degree can be either: Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Bachelor of Science (BS), and Bachelor of Applied Science(BAS). Many higher education institutions offer comprehensive study programs that include core courses that cater to your specific area of studies such as Theater, English, Journalism, Chemistry, or Mathematics. They also include electives which are courses that may be linked to your major at some schools but are not required to be tethered to your major at other universities. These elective courses may range from being taught rap lyrics or learning about the evolution of music, to cognitive neuroscience. The idea of an elective is to be a class of your own choosing, whether it is an option from a predetermined list, or a course open to encourage and allow you to explore and broaden your interests and college experience. Dependent upon your Major’s path of study, the expectations of electives you choose are determined by the institute you attend. Graduate School Graduate schools are not separate institutions usually. They are schools that offer advanced academic degrees like the Master and Doctoral degrees. The prerequisite for the graduate school includes being awarded an undergraduate degree while maintaining an above average GPA. Graduate school allows students to specialize in their area of study by combining education, training, and research. The combination of the graduate student’s efforts is presented in the defence of their thesis or dissertation, as a requirement to graduate. Graduate schools are termed only in the United States and are known as other terms worldwide. It is known as a “postgraduate education” in Canada and other English-speaking countries like Australia, Ireland, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, New Zealand, and the UK). Master’s Degree The Master’s degree graduate program extends beyond your Bachelor’s. To complete this graduate program, you will be required to complete an additional 1-2 years of study. The Master’s degree allows you to further specialize your study program and career path. Because this is a rigorous program that requires a minimum GPA and thesis or dissertation that can be over 100+ pages to complete, it is understood that many individuals who complete the master’s graduate degree program have their eyes set on executive and advanced level positions inside organizations. Completing the master’s degree program is a tremendous accomplishment. It is a stepping stone to the doctoral degree program and includes the following degrees: Master of Arts (MA), Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Master of Business Administration (MBA), and Master of Science (MS). Doctoral Degree A doctorate is the most advanced degree in an academic discipline. The PhD program generally requires that the individual hold a master’s degree, but there are many programs that accept individuals that hold only bachelor’s degrees. Acceptance into the doctoral program often requires above average scores on standardized tests, and highly touted recommendations into the program. Completion of a doctoral degree usually entails around fours years of study combined with close to eight years of work. Individuals granted a doctoral degree are considered authorities in their respective areas of study, as the extent of research in their field of study has afforded them the right to an array of teaching, writing, publishing, managing, administration, and research, catapulting their professional credibility and drastically improving the quality and impressiveness of their resume. There is no doubt that a doctoral degree comes with a degree of excellence. The degree of study, research, and the amount of time dedicated require an amount of unspoken respect. Whether the doctorate is a Juris Doctor (JD), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Doctor of Dentistry (DDS), or a Doctor of Medicine (MD), the level of discipline is revered, and all are considered experts and/or professors. How to Choose Your Path of Study Choosing your major can be an incredibly difficult decision. College and universities around the world encourage students in every way possible to help in making the decision less stressful. However, it is ultimately your decision to make. There are many factors that may help in making that decision. You must first consider your interests. What is the thing you always wanted to be? Other factors include the cost, location, and courses offered. You will want to weigh the institution’s culture, are you social? Student life. How much money do you want to make in your life? Will you need to take that field of study further? If you stick with Psychology, will you pursue your master’s or doctoral degree? In a nutshell, what is your return on your investment? Yes, higher education is an investment. It is an investment in yourself. You are investing your time, effort, and money on educating yourself. The decision begins and ends with you. The world is yours, choose wisely. And remember that every level of degree is unique to the individual. What may work for you, may not work for someone else.

Basic Format For Writing A Resume

Basic Format For Writing A ResumeIf you want to get a job in the future, there is a certain format for writing a resume that is very helpful. It is also very important to know how to write your resume, as many people do not.The basic format for writing a resume is two pages. The first page contains the job position information, the second page consists of the career objective. The career objective is what the employer looks for when he or she reads your resume.On the first page of your resume, it is important to list the job you are applying for. This will allow the employer to have a look at what you have done in the past and if you have done any specific tasks. It is very important to include the duties and responsibilities for which you are qualified.Once you have listed your job, you should list the skills that you possess. These skills may be your skill in a particular field, or the skills you have acquired in your previous jobs. You should also list the education you have recei ved in those particular fields.On the second page of your resume, you should write your career objective. This objective should detail what you wish to achieve and why you wish to achieve this goal.As you can see, the format for writing a resume is very important, and if you want to make your resume stand out, you should follow the basic format for writing a resume. This will make your resume look professional resumes generally get interviews.Do not be afraid to ask questions, and to be interested in the information the employer wants to know. It is easy to feel intimidated in this type of interview, but you need to remember that you are the one who is on the interview. You need to appear as professional as possible in order to get the interview.It is important to state all of your qualifications, but you should not list them all if you don't have certain job functions or positions that you may not be qualified for. There are certain methods you can use to prepare yourself for your job interview. It is important to be prepared so that you will be able to ask all of the questions you need to be asked.