Uncommon Employee Benefits Your Staff Will Love

Uncommon Employee Benefits Your Staff Will LoveUncommon Employee Benefits Your Staff Will LoveLack the employee benefits budget of a Fortune 500 company? There are employee benefit solutions to make your staff happy without breaking the bank. Designing administering an employee benefit plan is a complex undertaking. Your plan can cover regular benefits such as health care, vacation time, sick pay, and pension plans. How common are these benefits? Common Employee Benefits According to the NFIB 2003, Small Business Poll on Compensating Employees, the most common employee benefits offered by small businesses are Paid Vacations Offered by 75% of small businesses. (Provided to full-time staff with at least 1 year of service.)Employee Health Insurance Plan 61%Paid Sick Leave 59%Disability Insurance 41%Education Reimbursement for Job 39%Pension Plan 30%Life Insurance 29%Dental Insurance 24% * Offering employee benefits provides many paybacks to your small business. Number one is staff retention. An attractive employee benefits package will help recruit good employees and retain them as well. In addition, staff retention helps reduced turnover. 8 Uncommon Employee Benefits Employee benefits will have different levels of value depending on staff age, sex, and other factors. Talk to your staff to determine which benefits are most rewarding. Direct Deposit Provide your staff with the option of having their checks directly deposited into their bank account at any bank or credit union that is a member of the Automated Clearing House (ACH). Direct deposit will save time and clear the funds faster.Wellness Program With the rising costs of health care, both employers and employees can take responsibility for the health system by participating in a wellness plan. Any form of fitness programs, smoking cessation, and stress reduction can improve employee absenteeism and overall productivity. Company Discounts An overlooked employee benefit to staff is the aussicht to buy company products or services at adiscount. Even if its only one major item or an employee purchase day, your staff will appreciate this benefit.Parking Privileges Depending on employee commuting needs, parking privileges can cover payment of a monthly city transit pass or paying an amount of pre-tax payroll dollars for vehicle parking.Business Cards Title Business cards with an employees name and title will offer an emotional appeal to staff. It may seem trivial, but your staff will enjoy the level of professionalism and pride that comes from having a business card. Computer Loan Interest-Free Many employees will value the ability to buy a computer interest-free. Determine a limit of the dollar value of the computer on the plan. Set up an automatic payroll deduction. Make sure a formal agreement is signed in case the employee leaves the company.Community Hours Offer your employees a limit of regular pay hours in community service time. If a staff member wants to be involved in a v olunteer event, have the company pick up the tab. You will win the hearts of the staff and community. Education Plan There is no doubt todays workforce requires lifelong learning to keep pace with the changing demands of employment. Your small company may not be able to pay the tuition costs of an master of business administration program but some community college course reimbursement is affordable. In developing your employee benefits program, compare your benefits package to competitors and solicit staff feedback. The best benefits are the ones desired by the workforce and are competitive in the marketplace.?

17 Public Speaking Tips to Crush Your Next Presentation - The Muse

17 Public Speaking Tips to Crush Your Next Presentation - The Muse17 Public Speaking Tips to Crush Your Next PresentationIts no easy feat to stand up and talk in front of people- whether its five or 50 or 500. In fact, surveys have found that public speaking has long been one of the things Americans fear most. Unfortunately, in many professions, some amount of public speaking is necessary. It might be that you need to present in a small meeting, give an update to the entire company, or present at a conference or other event. No matter what it is or how daunting you find it, there are steps you can take to prepare and improve your skills. Understand the Expectations and Learn the DetailsKnow Your AudiencePlan and Structure Your SpeechDont Overload Your SlidesPractice, Practice, PracticeGet FeedbackMemorize Your First and Last LinesJoin a Club or Go to a WorkshopGet in the ZoneDont Bury Your Face in NotesMake Eye ContactUse PausesRepeat YourselfLet Some Questions GoKeep TalkingRemember the Audience Is on Your SideDont Be So Hard on YourselfBefore You Even Get Up ThereSo much of what goes into public speaking happens way before you step up to the front of the room. Preparation and practice are key. Heres what you can do in advance to make the actual speaking part as smooth as possible. 1. Understand the Expectations and Learn the DetailsGather all of the information regarding location, technical setup, time youll be speaking, dress, topics to include/avoid, type of presentation, etc., says Tara Goodfellow, a Muse career coach and owner of Athena Consultants. Having all of this information ahead of time will help you prepare a presentation that fits the occasion and resonates with your audience. Itll also help you avoid technical or logistical snafus that can add unnecessary stress, Goodfellow says You dont want any surprises as in realizing you were supposed to bring a laptop or handouts.2. Know Your AudienceIts as important to understand your audience as it is to understand the subject youll be discussing in front of them. Make sure you understand the level of knowledge, Goodfellow says, and tailor your presentation accordingly. You dont want to bore them with details they already know nor do you want to overwhelm them. Josephine dem wind abgewandte seite, third place winner in the 2016 Toastmasters World Championship of Public Speaking, emphasizes that even if shes giving the same speech to two different audiences, shell take the time to customize it. She always asks herself, What is the specific audience and why are they there? So, for example, the toast youd give at an engagement party among all your college friends might be pretty different from the speech you give at the same friends wedding in front of the whole extended family. Or in a professional context, imagine youre giving a presentation about the future of your company. That would look really different depending on whether youre talking to a group of executives from your own or ganization versus a room full of college students who are interested in getting into the industry. For one, you might dive into the nitty gritty of last quarters performance and share your insights about what changes your organization needs to make to remain competitive. For the other, youd probably zoom out a bit mora, give an intro to your industry, and sketch out what your company does and where its going. 3. Plan and Structure Your SpeechSo often the focus of advice about public speaking is about how youre saying the words in front of an audience. Those things are unequivocally important (which is why we go into detail about them below) but before you get there, you have to think about what youre saying. You can have great diction and you can have great presentation skills, but if your words and structure are all over the place then people are not going to remember what you said, says windschatten, who credits Toastmasters with teaching her how to write a speech. It is 100% abou t simplicity, because when youre giving a speech in front of a live audience its so fleeting that if you have multiple points and if you go off on tangents and if you dont stay on one simple path then people wont remember what you were speaking about.Lee always picks one central point when shes preparing a talk- whether shell be speaking for five minutes or 45. Shell present her central theme, give supporting evidence and examples, and keep circling back to that main message. So even if the audience forgets 99% of your speech, which they will, they will go home with that 1%, she says. Rajiv Nathan, a Muse career coach and founder and CEO of Startup Hypeman, takes a similar approach with a slightly different formula. His go-to structure for a talk is inward, outward, forward. He starts with a story that explains why hes talking about this topic in the first place, zooms out to evidence that others are thinking about it as well, and ends with solutions. In a workplace setting, this mi ght translate into laying out a challenge your team is facing, zooming out to examine how other teams and companies are thinking about and handling similar issues, and end by proposing next steps for your team. 4. Dont Overload Your SlidesIf youre using slides to accompany your presentation, make sure you avoid overloading them with too much text. Think about how you like to be presented to, Goodfellow says. Very few of us like an 80-slide presentation where the person just reads everything to us. Beyond the simple fact that people will be distracted squinting at that teeny tiny type, you might be tempted to start reading off the slides and youll end up sounding a little too much like Ferris Buellers economics teacher (i.e. droning on and on and on in a monotone). Instead, Nathan says, use slides primarily as visual complements to your words and a tool to emphasize your main takeaway. 5. Practice, Practice, PracticeOkay, pay attention, because if you absorb just one thing from this article it should be this You have to practice. Not once or twice but over and over again. When you practice it enough you figure out the rhythm, says Nathan, who estimates he practiced his TEDx talk about 100 times before he gave it. Youll also feel more confident and comfortable speaking without reading off a piece of paper (or your slides) because the structure and progression will become so familiar. Lee takes advantage of any opportunity to practice when shes preparing to speak. Practice of any sort can be very helpful. I practice in my room or in the shower or driving in the car, she says. 6. Get FeedbackWhile practicing on your own is useful, it can be even better to do it in front of a live audience- even if thats just your work bestie or your sister. The more you get used to speaking in front of actual humans the easier itll get. Plus, you can get feedback from your trusted practice audience before you go out and do the real thing. Ask them if your words and points were cle ar, if there welches anything that confused them, how your rhythm was, and if there was anything else they noticed. You can also give yourself feedback. Use your phone (or whatever other device you have) to record audio or video of your practice sessions. When you play it back, you can become your own audience in a way and pick up on things you didnt realize needed some attention. I have had clients astounded at their mannerisms and overuse of um when weve played back video. Most of us have a nervous go to sound or movement, Goodfellow says. Once youre aware of it, you can work on it. 7. Memorize Your First and Last LinesYoull want to have a pretty clear idea of what youre going to say, of course. But you also dont want to sound like a robot regurgitating a pile of words you wrote down. By the time she was comfortable in front of an audience, Lee wasnt reading her speeches or even memorizing an exact script. If you memorize everything word for word, its not going to sound very natu ral, she says. Instead, she plans the structure but keeps the words themselves a little loose with a couple of exceptions I generally try to memorize the opening sentence and the closing sentence.The goal is to ensure you start and end strong while still giving yourself the room to speak naturally in between. 8. Join a Club or Go to a WorkshopIf youre committed to improving your public speaking skills, then not only should you practice each speech or presentation before you give it, but you should also try to get as many of the real thing under your belt as you can so that you become accustomed to it. Its the most important to get as much stage time in front of an audience as possible, Lee says. Thats why Toastmasters was such a useful organization for me because it gave me the grounds to practice on in front of a live audience. Toastmasters is of course one of the more well-known options, with more than 16,000 clubs all over the world, but you can also check out meetups, classes, a nd workshops. If those options arent available in your area or dont appeal to you, try gathering a group of friends and/or colleagues who want to practice their skills and give and get feedback on a regular basis as well. During Your SpeechDoing all of the prep work should help you feel ready and confident- at least, more than you would otherwise. Heres how you can keep helping yourself in the moment. 9. Get in the ZoneFor about 10 minutes before he gets on stage to give a talk, Nathan becomes something of a recluse. He doesnt talk to anyone, he drinks some water, he crouches down somewhere, he focuses on his breathing, and he repeats this phrase to himself Use expression to create possibility. Now, thats a very specific set of actions that works for him, but he recommends everyone figure out their own stage mantra or routine. Ask yourself, he says, What do you need to be repeating to yourself beforehand? What, action-wise, do you need to do beforehand to get yourself in the zone? It might take some time to find the things that help you in the lead-up, whether you do them the night before, the day of, or in the moments just before you begin. If youre not sure where to start, think back to some other reference point in your life when you were preparing for an important event, Nathan says. What did you use to do before a baseball game or piano recital or big exam? See if those things help now and iterate until you find the right combination. 10. Dont Bury Your Face in NotesWhen Lee first started giving speeches, shed just read the whole thing word for word off a piece of paper. It was terrible, she says, remembering the early days before she became the accomplished speaker she is today. Notes are like a crutch. So you just start to rely on them more and more, shes realized. Its more important that youre connecting with the audience, making eye contact with the audience, and having a true conversation with the audience.She no longer uses notes at all- she just memorizes the opening and closing lines, as mentioned- but reaching that comfort level takes practice. If youre still working up to that and need your notes, she says, go with bullet points. Theyll help you stay on track without tempting you to read everything from the page.Notes can also block your face or torso, or draw your eyes down as youre reading, says Nathan. So if you plan to bring some, try folding your paper or using index cards with just those few bullet points to serve as a reference. 11. Make Eye ContactYouve surely heard it before, but eye contact is key in public speaking. It helps you connect with the audience, Lee says, and its most effective when you focus on one person at a time. When you are giving a speech, you should always sound like you are delivering to a single individual rather than speaking to the masses, she says. Direct eye contact with one person then moving to another is an effective way to do that. 12. Use PausesA lot of times people speak really fa st. Their mind is racing and they want to make a good impression, says Jennifer Sukola, a Muse career coach and human resources professional. People tend to want to rush through and get it over with, especially when theyre nervous. Its something you might get feedback about or pick up on if you record yourself. One of Sukolas biggest tips for public speaking- using pauses- can help with overall speed as well as pacing. You can use pauses strategically, inserting them right after important points to let them sink in or right before to allow you to gather your thoughts and get the audiences attention for what youre about to say.Sukola likes to follow a structure where she makes a point, pauses, provides support for that point and recaps, pauses again, makes a related point, etc. If you follow that outline and pause in conjunction with the points youre making, she says, the audience has a chance to let that simmer, to let your points settle and think through them.13. Repeat YourselfRem ember that the people listening to you talk live cant rewind to catch that important thing you just said or flip back a few pages to find that crucial point you made earlier the way they could if they were watching a video or reading a book. So help them out by repeating the thesis or main takeaway of your talk, says Nathan. In his own talks, he might repeat that take-home line six or eight times. The repetition ensures that everyone hears it, realizes its important, and can process it and let it sink in. Its got to be short and punchy, says Nathan, and you can accentuate it with pauses before or after you say it. If you have slides, you might also want to put it up there once or twice. Its like the chorus of a song, Nathan explains. Its catchy and its the first thing someone will be able to repeat back to you. 14. Let Some Questions GoYou can do a whole lot of planning, but the truth is that you cant anticipate everything, including questions that might come up. Goodfellow stresses that its okay to say, Thats a great question, let me get back to you on that. In fact, thats far better than stammering through and making something up.15. Keep TalkingLee may now be an award-winning speaker who travels all over the world to give talks and feels comfortable ditching the notes, but even she still freezes and forgets her speech sometimes. You have to just keep talking until you find your way back.Get away from that mentality that you have to be perfect. Its okay if you forget, she says. You learn to start to fill in the gaps. Start to speak until you remember. No one in the audience knows you forgot your speech, she adds. What you are feeling inside is not as apparent as you think it is. If you keep that in mind and keep talking, eventually youll come back.And if your talk has a clear, simple structure, itll be easier to find your way back in. 16. Remember the Audience Is on Your SideFor many people, public speaking feels like one of the scariest things they could be called on to do, Lee says. Theyre terrified of failing and think theyll be humiliated and ostracized. But the people on the other side dont want to see you mess up- theyre eager to hear what you have to say. If you remember that the audience wants you to do well, that theyre on your side, its a much easier process, says Lee. Focus on what youre giving to the audience- as if you were giving advice or telling a story to your best friend- rather than on yourself and how you appear. 17. Dont Be So Hard on YourselfFinally, remember that everyone gets nervous. Those executives many levels above you whose presence is making you sweat? They probably get nervous when they speak, too, Goodfellow points out. Give yourself a little bit of grace, she says, and do the best that you can.

Marketing Tools You Can Use to Boost Your Employer Brand

Marketing Tools You Can Use to Boost Your Employer BrandMarketing Tools You Can Use to Boost Your Employer BrandYouve identified what to look for in your employer brand by reading parte 1 and Part 2 of the Employer Brand Audit series. But where can you go to assess and improve each of unterstellung characteristics without reinventing your marketing budget from the ground up? Heres a look at tools that can help you improve your web presence, candidate experience and overall employer brand health.Part 1Tools to Test Website, Career Pages and MobilePart 1 of the Employer Brand Audit series focused on three technical brand assets companies use to identify and attract better job candidates the company website, career pages and mobile presentation. Heres a look at the top free and low-cost tools you can use to monitor and improve behauptung assets.Optimize your website for job landseekersSometimes its hard to understand whats really good or bad about your website because youre so close to it. You likely had a hand in developing it, or perhaps its been around so long that youre simply accustomed to its strengths and weaknesses. Overcome this oversight by using a tool like HubSpots Marketing Grader to get uncensored insight. This tool focuses on analyzing your websites content marketing efforts.Use a website evaluation checklist such as this one to evaluate three or four of your competitors, and then use it to evaluate your website. Compare all of the results to see if you are presenting your brand in the fruchtwein genuine and unique way possible.Evaluate your career pages for clarity and ease of useMuch of the above website advice could apply to your career pages, as well. If your career pages are hosted on a separate subdomain from your company website, use the Marketing Grader to perform a second, separate evaluation. If youre concerned about optimizing your career pages for SEO, use tools like Screaming Frog SEO Spider and Page Authority Checker to zero in on ways to improve your SEO quality and attract more jobseekers.Use the same website audit checklist to evaluate your company pages, too. Compare your pages not only to your competitors but also to the hiring pages of companies known for their HR efforts, such as Zappos and Amazon. Consider the differences and whether or not those changes would be appropriate (and authentic) for your brand.Evaluate mobile access to your siteThe first step in analyzing your website for mobile access is to use a cell phone and tablet to look at your website. What do you see? Is it easy to use? Or does it surprise you with how hard it is to navigate? Then use Googles Webmaster Tools to see where your traffic comes from. Analyze the breakdown between mobile, tablet and PC users. You may be surprised to find out how many job candidates access your job openings via mobile phone. Enhancing that experience could have a direct impact on your recruitment numbers.Part 2 Tools to Test Social Intelligence, Surveys and ReviewsPart 2 of the Employer Brand Audit series looked deeper into your marketing assets to consider your social reputation, the sentiment inside your company and the best way to look at external review and rating tools. The quality and authenticity of this digital relationship with current and former employees, word of mouth and overall Internet presence have a powerful impact on the candidates you can recruit. Here is a selection of tools that can help you monitor these three areas of employer brand healthSocial listening and intelligence toolsStart by selecting an appropriately-sized social media planning tool for your business such as HubSpot (enterprise-sized), HootSuite (medium-sized) or BufferApp (small and medium-sized). Each of these tools (and others like them) allow you to schedule your posts, monitor engagement and listen for particular words or hashtags that are pertinent to your industry. You can set alerts for mentions of you company, your competitors or topic hashta gs that deal directly with your products or services. Its very likely that brands such as Comcast use these tools to look for customers using specific positive or negative hashtags such as ComcastSucks. Now theres one problem you can be grateful you dont have.Once youve established a baseline social media strategy, you can focus on proactive social listening. Use platforms such as Social Mention, Tagboard and Tweetreach to gather data about a specific product, service, keyword or job opening. Each of these tools searches different platforms and can inform your planning and hiring strategy. Social Mention scans everything on the Web, Tagboard scans all hashtags across popular social media platforms, and Tweetreach scans Twitter.Finally, consider tuning into a social intelligence service such as SocialRest, Datasift or TrueVoice. These services have an associated cost, but they can help you dig deeper than social listening to analyze the sentiment across the Web and tie your social an d content efforts directly to the value of prospective customers and job candidates. These services offer varying levels of insights and products. Evaluate each with your own needs in mind.Internal survey and assessment toolsTaking the internal temperature of your employee sentiment can be a time-consuming and awkward task. Using free digital tools can help make the process painless. Work with your HR team to develop a survey and deploy it to your company via email. Results will be anonymous.Free online survey tools include SurveyMonkey, Zoomerang and SurveyGizmo. Each option allows you to customize a survey to include multiple choice questions, numbered ratings and open-ended essay answers. You can also set up automated surveys that go out each month, quarter or year to your entire employee database. Results are automatically organized into printable and digestible reports that can give you valuable insights into how your employees are feeling at each interval.Review and ratings to ols The best tool for reviewing your companys digital ratings footprint is the powerhouse search engine Google. Set aside time to comb the Internet for any mention of your company. Then narrow your search down to your companys hiring reputation with the following keywords your company + hiring, your company + new job, your company + rating, your company + online review, your company + employee review. The results might be eye-opening and allow you to carefully develop an approach for addressing these reviews. For a deeper dive, use a different browser- one you never or rarely use- to see if you get the same results.Finally, exit interviews are a powerful defense against bad online reviews. Use them wisely. If youre not getting a lot of negative feedback in your exit interviews, consider asking the employee to opt into an anonymous group survey 30 days after they leave the company. You may be able to extract more honest (and actionable) information when the employee has some distance from the position.Have you had success with any of these online marketing and branding tools? Or perhaps we missed your favorite one. Let us know in the comments.

Sick Leave Letter

Sick Leave LetterSick Leave LetterNo one will ever envy you when you get so sick that you need to give your employer a sick leave letter. Even if you have multiple days of paid time off accumulated in the form of vacation time and sick days, you still need to give your employer a heads up that you wont be around for a few days or longer. No matter how much time you need to take off, you must submit a sick leave letter that gives your employer some specific details about your unique situation.Why Would You Need to Write a Sick Leave Letter?Some of the more common reasons why you might need to write a sick leave letter includeyou have a contagious disease and cannot be around othersyour doctor recommended that you take time off to care for yourselfyou need to take time off to attend chemotherapy or go through other treatmentsyou injured yourself in a way that prevents you from doing your regular tasksyour doctor prescribed medication(s) that prevent you from workingHow to Write a Sick Leave Letter The best way for you to find out how to write a sick leave letter is by example. That is why we encourage you to view our sick leave letter sample before you write your own letter. Your sick leave letter should include several paragraphs. The first paragraph is your introduction and gives you space to write about your reason for taking sick leave. Include the date your sick leave starts and the date you will come back in your letter. Include details in your sick leave letter regarding any work you hope to do during your time off. You may also want to take the time to list your doctors phone number or reference an included note from your doctor.Advice on Writing a Sick Leave Letter A sick leave letter tells your employer that you are sick and need time off from work. You might want to inform the reader that you are contagious or list other reasons why you cannot perform your duties. A strong sick leave letter will also list exact dates as to when your doctor will let y ou go back to work and include a letter or note from your doctor. Look over our sick leave letter sample for some help after meeting with your doctor. Related Articles Soft Skills in DemandSTAR Interviewing The How TosSurprising Hospitality Interview Questions

The One Thing to Do for How Do I Make a Resume

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Teaching kids about money and financial literacy with video games

Teaching kids about money and financial literacy with video gamesTeaching kids about money and financial literacy with video gamesThis post is inspired by a discussion I had withMelissa Blevinsabout financial literacy. I appreciate her lending meher platformto help you use stories and analogies to improve your own financial lives as well as your childrens. Teaching children to have a healthy relationship with money is imperative, however many of the available tools come up short, reaching children often requires some out-of-the-box methods.Sometimes people in the personal finance space question my use ofgeek cultureto teach financial lessons. When I have offered to do guests posts on other peoples blogs tying back some financial topic to the latestTV show,video game, or manga book I often get some resistance. Allow me to explain why I use stories and analogies to teach lessons and why as a parentyoushould be doing the same.Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipbo ard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moreWhen it comes to personal behavior, we are resistant to change, whether is with finances, fitness, productivity. Any improvement in behavior immediately presupposes the old behavior was wrong and people (myself included) do leid like to be wrong. The knee-jerk reaction to anyone suggesting we are wrong is to become defensive, maybe make excuses or justification of the behavior. Some people go as so far as to become depressed or despondent over a worsening behavior, creating a vicious self-fulling cycle.Why stories?Stories, through the use of analogies, metaphors, or just a healthygeeky discussionhave an excellent way of bypassing our defenses. Its much easier to see the faults in some fictional character or situation than our own. However, we can see ourselves in these situations and learn from them neither the less. Analogies are certainly elend a new teaching aid, they have been around since Biblical tim es. Fables have been used for centuries to pass on knowledge, and even today stories and games are used toeducate young children.I think at one point everyone collectively decides money is such a serious topic that we cant have a bit of fun with financial literacy. Well, themasses are not in great financial shape, despite all the financial information available online or otherwise. So its clear we need to change how information is presented and taught.Financial literacy for kidsYou cant teach what you cant demonstrate, and as parents, if you do not have a healthy relationship with money the best tools in the world will not out teach a bad example. Reading blogs like this blog is a great start, and Melissa has some greatresources to help you improve your finances.As parents, I think that there are two critical topics to teach kids about money.The difference between a want and a needIts ok want something as long as youre willing to do the work to earn it.I see parents routinely teachi ng their children the difference between a need and a want. This is a tremendous financial lesson to learn however, its crucial not overly to rely on frugality and delayed satisfaction. Imagine if you were trying to teach a child about healthy eating. Would you solely focus on calorie restriction? Or would you choose to focus on a balanced diet coupled with activity and, yes, even occasional rewards, like the occasional cookie as a treat? What approach do you think would develop the healthiest relationship with food? Raisinghealthy kidsis about teaching them the balance between delayed gratification and working hard for a goal.Hopefully, you choose the latter, as research suggests, diets based on a combination of increased activity and healthy balanced eating are more successful than dieting alone.So, when we are trying to help our kids have a healthy relationship with money, we want to utilize a similar approach. Giving children the opportunity to earn something they want is the fi nancial version of the exercise.Tip When taking your children shopping, dont tell them you cant afford something. Its crucial you come from abundance. Instead, point out that its not in the current budget, as you are prioritizing other things that are of greater value to the family. Let your children know, they canmake money, save, and budget for these wants if these choose.Using video games to teach kids about moneyIf you grew up playing Atari and have not played video games since you had a regular Nintendo in grade school, you must be wondering whatany of thishas to do with finances. Well, video games have evolved since the 8-bit era of jumping over pipes or rescuing Princess Peach. Today, games are massive multi-faceted worlds that are a microcosm of modern society. Most even have in-game economies encouraging players tomake money online.Many Modern games allow players to complete tasks to earn in-game currency (money) to purchase upgrades, enhancements, or skins. Some video game s, go so far as allow you to set up markets to earn in-game loot, or even craft items to sell to in-game merchants.The gameSkyrim, for example, affords players the opportunity to collect ore and gems and turn the raw materials into jewelry that can be sold to in-game merchants. Your childs very first business venture could end up being an in-game virtual one.Use this as a teaching moment, discuss with them that what they are doing when turning the ore into profit is adding value and explain how thats done in real life.Caution some games may be to mature for your child, its important that you understand what games your child can handle. Observe, them playing the games and if you see them engaging in any questionable behavior be prepared to intervene. Keep in mind most modern games have a social element, and your children may be speaking with people online.A discussion about the best video games to teach kids about money is beyond the scope of this article. Although it would be fun to do, I couldnt recommend a game because I do not know you or your family. A game that one family may find lind could offend another family. Additionally, children mature at different paces. As an example, my youngest can handle some more advanced games, because he grew up watching his big sister playing games and she always is willing to lend a hand when he gets stuck.Tip If youre looking milder games or in particular games for younger children, Nintendo tends to cater to the casual and family crowd. Nintendo prides its self on maintaining a safe and family-friendly standard.Caution Some companies such as EA attempt to monetize games by selling randomized, that are effectively barely legalized gambling.Even a relatively simple game likeCandy Crushcan be used to impartfinancial wisdom. Mobile freemium games usually sell extras to speed up playing the game. This is a great opportunity to teach your children about work and money. If your children want to buy a five dollar pack of lives give them the opportunity to earn money, doing work thats over and above any choirs that are expected of them. Set a timer and record how much time it took them to earn the money, and how long it took them to spend it.Then sit down and discuss with them.Was the effort worth it? Would that have saved up and bought something real instead of the in-game currency? Did the work take more time then what it takes for the lives to refresh in the game?This article originally appeared on Your Money Geek.

Enhance Your Job Search With Our Car Driver Resume Template for Word

Enhance Your Job Search With Our Car Driver Resume Template for WordEnhance Your Job Search With Our Car Driver Resume Template for WordIntroduction Getting interviewed for a new job can seem daunting. However, before you start worrying about that, you need to give all your attention to your professional resume. A great way to enhance your own resume is to read other peoples work, and you can examine the car driver resume template for Word below for guidance. You will learn how everything needs to be presented on the page and what information is ideal to include in the education, work experience, skills, and summary gutachten sections.Car Driver Resume Template for Word Paul JenkinsDallas, TX 11111E pauljenkinsanymail.com T 555* Car driver with over 12 years of experience transporting professionals around the city* In over a decade of driving, have never been involved in a collision* Great customer service and communication skillsPerfect Your Skills SectionThe skills section should include a bulleted list of useful skills. The reason you want bullet points, as shown in the car driver resume template for Word, is because they make the section easy to read through. A hiring manager should be able to simply scan through the section and see if you possess the basic skills to excel in the job. You only want this section to have skills that will come into play if you get the job. You will know precisely what skills are needed by first reading the job description thoroughly. Make sure to include any skills mentioned there exactly as they were written because some hiring managers use software to locate keywords and phrases. Some beneficial car driver skills include* Familiarity with basic vehicle maintenance* Exceptional troubleshooting skills* Able to work faceValid Drivers License Renewed in 2015High School Diploma 2013East High School

7 Striking Facts About Women in the Workplace - The Muse

7 Striking Facts About Women in the Workplace - The Muse7 Striking Facts About Women in the WorkplaceHeres a kicker Womens representation in the corporate world isnt improving in leaps and bounds. Not even in leaps or bounds. It actually hasnt improved much at all in the last few years. At least thats one of the top-level findings of the 2018 Women in the Workplace report recently released by McKinsey Company and LeanIn.Org. For the last four years, companies have reported that they are highly committed to gender diversity, it states, looking back at the period since the first in this series of annual studies in 2015. But that commitment has not translated into meaningful progress. Ultimately, the standstill hurts not only women who struggle to advance and have painful experiences at work, but also companies bottom lines. This latest Women in the Workplace report analyzed pipeline and HR data from 279 companies in North America that together account for mora than 13 million workers. It also considered survey responses from more than 64,000 full-time employees from 81 companies and a few dozen interviews that help bring some of the numbers to life. To give you a sense of where things stand- without having to read the full 61-page report- weve pulled out seven striking facts about the state of women in corporate America. 1. Men Hold 62% of Manager Positions to Womens 38% (and it Gets Worse Higher Up)In 2018, women made up 48% of entry-level employees, but only 38% of managers, 34% of senior managers or directors, 29% of VPs, 23% of SVPs, and just 22% of C-suite executives. For every 100 men promoted to manager-level roles, only 79 women moved up into similar roles. The numbers are even more abysmal for women of color, who make up only 17% of entry-level roles and 4% of C-suite positions.And its not because women are leaving their companies or the workforce the report also found that unterstellung women and men are stepping away from jobs and careers at nearly id entical rates. 2. Women Are Less Likely to Have Access to Senior LeadersThe study found that 27% of men never have a substantive interaction with a senior leader about their work, but 33% of women- and 41% of black women- say the same. And while 40% of men reported that they never have an informal interaction with a senior leader, 49% of women- and 54% of Latina women and 59% of black women- reported the same. That may not seem like the most profound discrepancy at first glance, but interactions with senior leaders can make a big difference in who stays, who successfully negotiates promotions, and who sets their sights on leadership positions of their own. In other words, fewer interactions can mean fewer opportunities. 3. Women Are Twice as Likely to Be Mistaken for Much More Junior Employees and More Likely to Deal With DiscriminationI was in the elevator and pressed the button for the executive office, one Asian woman relayed as parte of the study. She was a director whod been at her company for four years. Someone said to me, Um, no honey. Thats for the executive offices. The interns are going to this floor. Shes one of 20% of women whove been mistaken for someone far more junior. Only 10% of men have had similar experiences. Women are also nearly twice as likely to report needing to provide more evidence of their competence, and are more likely to have their judgement questioned in their area of expertise and to be the targets of demeaning remarks.In total, 64% of women said they faced microaggressions at work- with an even higher rate (71%) of lesbian women saying the same- compared to about half of men. These experiences add up. Women who experience these slights are three times more likely to consider quitting on a regular basis. 4. Women Are Far More Likely to Be Onlys and Suffer More for it When They AreAbout a fifth of women reported that theyre frequently the only woman (or one of the only women) in the groups of people they work with at the office . Its more like 40% for women in senior leadership and those in technical roles. Just 7% of men are in the reverse situation. Not only are women much more likely to be outnumbered, but they also tend to have horrible experiences when they are. Theyre far more likely to be subjected to microaggressions than women who work with other women, men who work in mixed settings, and men who are outnumbered, in that order. And then theres the pressure. With everyones eyes on them, women Onlys can be heavily scrutinized and held to higher standards, the report says. They often feel as though they represent an entire group, and that if they fail, the entire group will be judged along with them. 5. 35% of Women in Full-Time Corporate Sector Jobs Have Experienced Sexual HarassmentAs if that number werent appalling enough, an even higher percentage of certain subsets of women reported experiencing sexual harassment during the course of their careers, including 55% of senior-level women, 48% of les bian women, and 45% of women working in technical fields. In general, employees dont report overwhelming confidence in their companies to properly investigate and address sexual harassment claims. But theres also a gender gap there. While 70% of men think a claim would be fairly investigated and addressed, only 52% of women agree, and while 15% of men believe reporting sexual harassment would be pointless, risky, or uncertain, 30% of women said the same. 6. Women Negotiate for Raises and Promotions as Often as Men DoAnd finally, lets throw some data at the idea that women just dont negotiate as much as men do. The study suggests that in corporate American in 2018, thats just plain wrong. In fact, in the last two years, slightly more women than men reported negotiating. While 29% of men had negotiated for a raise, 31% of women had done the same. And 36% of men negotiated for a promotion compared to 37% of women. 7. Women Are More Likely to See Gender as an Obstacle to AdvancementIts not just that there are fewer women the higher up you look, or that theyre promoted less frequently than their male peers. Nearly a quarter of women, but only 8% of men, believe that their gender has played a role in missing out on a raise, promotion, or chance to get ahead. And 29% of women, compared to only 15% of men, believe their gender will be an obstacle to advancement in the future. If you dig a little deeper, women are also less likely than men to believe that their workplaces are fair, with black women being the least likely to agree that the best opportunities go to the most deserving employees or that promotions are based on fair and objective criteria.The vast majority of companies included in this report say that gender diversity is a priority. But those statements and some of the actions individual organizations have taken arent translating into any significant change in the overall numbers. The report goes on to suggest several strategies companies can use to move th e numbers in the right direction. It starts with clearly articulating diversity goals and holding employees formally accountable for reaching them, especially when it comes to those in positions of power who can model behavior for others. It also means implementing fair hiring and promotion practices that correct for biases, actively working to build an inclusive and respectful culture, and offering flexibility for employees as they manage the demands of work and family. But you dont have to be a CEO or the head of HR to start making change. If these statistics leave you with a bleak outlook, well, were right there with you. But remember that there are small things you can do as a manager or colleague (like these and this) to help push for gender equality at your office, starting today.