Sunday, December 29, 2019
How to Cope With a Toxic Workplace Culture
How to Cope With a Toxic Workplace CultureHow to Cope With a Toxic Workplace CultureWorking in a toxic environment feels stressful, confusing and insurmountable. Toxicity takes root when ineffective leaders perpetuate dysfunction and elevate levels of anxiety, tension and fear. For toxicity to flourish, there has to be a failure in leadership. Achieving success in a toxic environment is not intuitive because the fixed points on the cultural compass are site-specific rather than universal. To thrive in the environment, one often has to do things that wouldnt yield success in a normal, healthy culture such as cater to the whims of an emotionally chaotic leader, lie, throw a colleague under the bus, etc. A pervasive sense of distrust coupled with inconsistent performance measures and a perpetual stream of turnover also characterize toxicity. Fear, disrespect or belittling are used as motivational tools. There is often a general feeling of chaos and despair as well as a sense that some e mployees are insiders while others are outsiders.How to cope If you find yourself in a toxic culture, step one is to try and garner emotional clarity. Examine the situation and recognize it for what it is a climate where no one can be healthy or successful. This is not your fault. If you are in a management role, and you have the clout to clean house, you may be able to disinfect the culture. But if you are not management-level, and the toxicity interferes with your role, it may be in your best interest to cut your losses and look for a new job.Do a mental shift In a toxic culture, no one really gets to nail it with their professional efforts because the leadership is eroded. In this environment you have to simply figure out how to survive, keeping yourself intact as much as possible until you can escape. This is a test of your emotional endurance, and you get the opportunity to learn and demonstrate who you are under these chaotic circumstances. Keep in mind that your colleagues ar e also feeling the toxicity and they will notice and remember the character you demonstrate. Exhibiting poise in a toxic situation is particularly impressive both to those perpetuating the toxicity and to others, like you, who are simply the victims of it. Dont let the toxicity infect you by making you view yourself negatively. Different jobs teach you different things about your professional self and yourself as a person. Working in a toxic culture teaches you how to hold tightly to your sense of who you are despite working in a climate that may try to make you feel badly about yourself. Dont chose for it. Keep your coolDo your best to stay in control of your emotions. Toxicity feeds on negativity, so dont play that game. When your colleagues see you projecting a more positive attitude, they will be drawn to that. Your positivity will be a breath of fresh air, and it will win you support. That will help you more than any expression of negative emotion would, so try to make positivi ty your aim. Walk awayCome up with a good exit plan and prepare walk into your next gig as a cool survivor- like the one who gets away at the end of a horror movie. You may not leave with the experience you had hoped for, but you will move on with knowing that you have an unshakable sense of self and an uncompromising commitment to standing your ground. That has a value all its own.
Tuesday, December 24, 2019
Aerial Robot Mimics Bat in Flight
Aerial Robot Mimics Bat in Flight Aerial Robot Mimics Bat in Flight Aerial Robot Mimics Bat in FlightAerial robotics engineers have long been fascinated with how bats fly, especially the technological challenges that exist in recreating their high-precision flight patterns and complex wing motions. Whenever I see bats make sharp turns and perform upside-down perching with such elegant wing movements and deformations, I become mesmerized, says Soon-Jo Chung, associate professor of aerospace at the California Institute of Technology and a Jet Propulsion Laboratory research scientist. Bat flight is the holy grail of aerial robotics.Thats because it is so difficult for roboticists to copy the complex flight patterns of a bat. Robotic birds and insects arerelatively easyto create but, with over 40 joints in their wings, bats are a far greater engineering challenge.Undaunted, Chung and his research team postdoctoral associate Alireza Ramezani from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) and Seth Hutchinson, professor of electrical and computer engineering at the UIUC, set out to reverse-engineer this mammals unrivaled agility in flight. Their goal? To build a safe, energy-efficient soft-winged robot that flies like a bat. We also wanted to challenge the status quo of drones that predominantly use high-speed rotor blades, which are quite noisy and dangerous, adds Chung.The result was the creation and successful flight of Bat Bot, a self-contained robotic bat with flapping, soft, articulated wings that weighs about 93 grams and has a one-foot wingspan (about the size of an Egyptian fruit bat). Driven by a small onboard computer and a series of sensors that allow it to fly autonomously, Bat Bot can alter its wing shape by flexing, extending, and twisting at its shoulders, elbows, wrists, and legs.Prof. Soon-Jo Chung holds the Bat Bot. Image CaltechHow It WorksLike a real bat, Bat Bot can move each wing independently and constantly change each wings shape to pe rform complex maneuvers that would be impossible otherwise. The biggest challenge for Chungs team was recreating the sophisticated and complex flight mechanism of a bat. Bats rely on several different types of joints that interlock the bones and muscles to one another, creating a musculoskeletal system that is capable of movement in more than 40 rotational directions.First, the dominant degrees of freedom (DOFs) in the bat flight mechanism were identified and incorporated into Bat Bots design by means of a series of mechanical constraints. These biologically meaningful DOFs included independent left and right wing folding motions and dorsoventral movements of the left and right leg wings, such as retraction-protraction of the shoulders, flexion-extension of the elbows, abduction-adduction of the wrists, and dorsoventral movement of the legs.It was impractical to incorporate all the active and passive joints of a bat into our design, says Ramezani.Instead of using a large number of d istributed control actuators, We implemented highly stretchable silicone-based membrane wings that are controlled at a reduced number of dominant wing joints to best match the morphological characteristics of bat flight, says Chung.The robot frame was built from carbon-fiber bones and 3D-printed socket joints. Wing structures were covered with an ultrathin (56 micrometers), elastic, membranous skin. Conventional lightweight fabrics, like nylon and Mylar, did not stretch enough and restricted the forelimb and leg movements. The skeleton array and membrane skin enable the robot to morph its articulated structure in mid-air without losing an effective and smooth aerodynamic surface.Winged PotentialChungs team has successfully designed and built a flying robot with an articulated wing structure and a silicon-based skin that mimics bat-like flight abilities.Our work has demonstrated several autonomous flight maneuvers zero-path flight, banking turn, diving of a self-contained robotic pla tform that has fundamentally distinguished control arrays in comparison to existing flapping robots, states Chung. Bat Bot can morph its articulated structure in midair without losing an effective and smooth aerodynamic surface.We have demonstrated one of the fruchtwein advanced designs to date of a self-contained flapping-winged aerial robot with bat morphology that is able to perform autonomous flight, adds Ramezani.The flapping motion also conserves battery power, making Bat Bot quieter and more efficient than its fixed-wing or quadcopter counterparts. With its soft, flappable wings, it could also be a safer alternative to drones aloft with spinning blades, especially in proximity to people, or tight restricted spaces.When equipped with a radiation detector, 3D camera system, and temperature and humidity sensors, Bat Bot could inspect something like the Fukushima nuclear reactors, where the radiation level is too high for humans, or fly into tight crawlspaces such as mines or col lapsed buildings, says Hutchinson. Such highly maneuverable aerial robots, with longer flight endurance and range than quadrotors have, will make revolutionary advances in monitoring and recovery of critical infrastructures such as nuclear reactors, power grids, bridges, and borders.Another application could be monitoring construction projects, where things rarely happen the way they are intended to happen, continues Hutchinson. Keeping track of whether the building is being put together the right way at the right time is not trivial. Bat Bots could fly around, pay attention, and compare the building information model to the actual building thats being constructed.Chung is currently working on how to make bat-inspired aerial robots that can actually perch on unique structures, such as steel frames, side walls, and ceiling frames, instead of relying on hovering drones. This is a more energy-efficient and reliable solution, since stationary hovering is difficult for quadrotors in the presence of even mild wind, Chung says. Furthermore, perching or landing conventional aircraft and quadrotors in such unusual places is nearly impossible, due to their limited control authority at slow motor speeds and aerodynamic couplings such as wall or ground effects.Mark Crawford is an independent writer. For Further Discussion We have demonstrated one of the most advanced designs to date of a self-contained flapping-winged aerial robot with bat morphology that is able to perform autonomous flight.Prof. Soon-Jo Chung, California Institute of Technology
Thursday, December 19, 2019
10 Interview Mistakes Executive Job Seekers Make
10 Interview Mistakes Executive Job Seekers Make10 Interview Mistakes Executive Job Seekers MakeSo, you are tired of your job, want to make mora money, or maybe you desire to relocate. Whatever your reason, its time to find a new job. After submitting application after application and cover letter after cover letter, you have finally received an invitation to interview. The worst thing you can do is commit one of the common interview mistakes that executive job seekers make. The good nachrichtensendung is, if you are reading this before your first interview, its elend too late.1. Poor appearanceIts sad to say that this interview mistake is even on the list. You would think at the executive level people would know how to dress for an interview. But sadly, thats not always the case.Sometimes, senior-level professionals feel a sense of entitlement because they have been in the industry so long. Despite what you might think, conservative geschftliches miteinander attire is the safest way to dress. I dont care if the company has a casual dress code. Interviews are considered formal events unique from day to day dress code.You can feel free to dress casual once you are hired.2. Interview vs. InterrogationThere is a big difference between an interview and an interrogation. An interrogation is when one individual asks all the questions while the other gives all the answers. This is not how your interview should be conducted.An interview is a professional business conversation meaning it is a two-way street. It is your responsibility to screen this lokalitt and make aya it is a good fit for you, just like your interviewer will be making sure you are a good fit for the position.Not only is asking questions useful for choosing a quality company, but it shows the interviewer that you have standards and are not desperate.3. Lack of preparationLack of preparation is a huge interview mistake that executive job seekers cannot afford to make.As an executive, it is your responsi bility to show strategic management skills, thought leadership, and a brain that goes above and beyond the average person. Lack of interview preparation displays none of those traits listed above.It is absolutely crucial to take some time to learn about the company you are interviewing with, the person interviewing you, and the position you are interviewing for.Research the companyAt the very least, you should be going to the company website and Glassdoor. The company website should feature pages such as about us and services where you can learn more about the company and the product/service that they offer. Find out what they do, what their mission is, how they are organized, where are they located, if they have subsidiaries, etc.In addition to the website, Glassdoor is a great resource for you to read company reviews from current and past employees. Reading positive reviews about the company culture, management style, and environment is extremely useful for showing a keen interest in the company you are interviewing with. If you want to increase your chances even more, check out company videos on YouTube, read the latest company news, and visit sites such as CrunchBase which allow you to view recent funding, read about the founders, and so much more.Research the interviewerAnother absolute necessity (when possible) is researching who you will be interviewing with. If you have an interview scheduled, more often than not they will say who you are interviewing with. Look that person up on LinkedIn, send them an invite to connect, and find some common connections on their LinkedIn page. Maybe they have posted an article lately that shows you their interests, or maybe they graduated from the same college as you. Whatever it is, creating a connection with your interviewer is sure to help you become the most memorable candidate.Research the positionResearching the position is possibly the most important research that you will be doing. A huge interview mistake is t hinking that all interviews will be the same. This is almost never the case. You can guarantee that every single skill/responsibility on the original job posting will be mentioned in the interview. Before the interview, you have the opportunity to read over the job description and come up with your pitch.Go through each responsibility and answer to yourself when/where/how you did each of the tasks. If the job posting says Manage a team of 16 engineers by creating schedules, reports, and conducting weekly team meetings you better make sure you have an example where you have done something similar.If you have never done something on the job description, compare it to a similar task you have done in the past that would involve similar skills.4. Over-enthusiasmBeing too enthusiastic, surprisingly, is a huge interview mistake. The same can be said for someone who is not enthusiastic enough. So, how do you find that happy middle ground?It is a fact that if you express and exhibit enthusia sm for the work you do and the company you are interviewing with, you are much more likely to receive an offer. A hiring manager can quickly pass on a candidate simply because they felt they would not be happy in the position. Maybe you were just trying to play it cool and not seem too eager, but that can be a killer. The hiring manager should feel confident when you leave the interview that you are either interested in moving forward and joining the team, or, you arent. Dont play hard to get this isnt high school dating.On the other end, over-enthusiasm is an equally harmful interview mistake. Are you over enthusiastic because this is the first interview you have had in years and you are struggling to land a job? Are you over enthusiastic because they are paying you more than you deserve? Although those might not be the reasons, there is no way for the hiring manager to know that. Dont come off as desperate, but dont play hard to get either. If you are interested in moving forward, just say that you think your skills align well with the position, company, and culture, and you are interested in moving forward in the process and being a part of the team.5. NegativityWhile it is important to ask questions about your future boss in the interview, it is also important to do it in a professional way. Do not mention how horrible your previous boss welches when asking questions about your future boss. Negativity is never the answer, and it is a real buzz kill for the interviewer. Its very likely that your last boss or company was a handful of bad words, but nobody wants to work with a complainer. To make this simple, dont spread an ounce of negativity no matter what6. Too much informationI cant tell you how many interview mistakes I have witnessed where the person interviewing babbled on and on about their past experiences. Talking about your experience is fine if its relevant to the new job. Think about what you are saying before you say it. Are you talking about sk ills and experiences that you feel are exciting but arent relevant to the new job?If so, KISS. Keep It Simple, Stupid. I can promise you that if the interviewer wants more information on a certain topic, experience, or skill, he or she will ask for it. Its better to be short and to the point than to talk too much and say something that can be used against you.A great tactic is answering their question in a 30 second or shorter answer, and following up by asking an educated question on the topic.Employer Do you have management skills?Job seeker Yes, I have over 15 years of experience managing large teams, small teams, remote teams, and in-office teams. What kind of management style is XYZ Company looking for?7. Bad questionsAs you have probably heard a million times, no questions = bad questions. It is important to ask questions throughout the interview (dont just wait until the end). Again, the interview should be conversational. You should be asking questions almost as frequent as the interviewer is asking questions. However, its important not just to ask questions for the sake of asking questions. Your questions should be well thought out, in context, and something that you couldnt find out in a 30-second Google search before the interview.Dont ask about vacations, paid time off, promotions, raises, benefits, etc. At least dont ask these questions in the first interview. These questions indicate that you are only interested in personal benefits, rather than the actual job.Do ask questions that came up during the interview, or during your pre-interview research. If the interviewer tells you that they are looking for someone to lead their remote team in the Philippines, you may ask how many team members the team consists of, what software is being used to communicate with them, and what the time difference would be. You can also ask questions like, what is an average day like? What happened to the previous person in this position, etc.? Or, personal questions like, Can you tell me about your career and what led you to XYZ Company.These are all reasonable and appropriate questions which show an understanding and interest in the job you will be performing and the people you will be working with.8. You did not WOW themWowing your interviewer comes down to the little things you do. It could be as simple as having a relaxed conversation that leads to a chuckle or preparing a brag book with your past successes. Interviewers are looking for a certain skill set, but they are also looking for a great culture fit.You have probably heard this 100+ times, yet you have never actually done anything about it. If you go into an interview like a stiff, you probably arent going to get the job. Nobody wants to work with a stiff. Everybody wants to work with someone they could enjoy grabbing a beer with after work. Hiring decisions are hugely made based on the flow of the interview. Dont be stiff, be a cool cat.Now, while it is possible to Wow your intervie wer in a negative way, we want to avoid this. You would be surprised the number of times I have been Wowed in a negative way. If someone asks you a question like, What is your favorite book and why? and your answer is, I dont really like to read, then congratulations, you just Wowed the heck out of me. Go above and beyond the average persons answer. If your favorite book is Tom Sawyer, dont just say it. Explain why. Explain how you have always been adventurous, love to travel, etc.9. Not asking for the closeIf you have been in a sales role before, you probably know what this means. Asking for the close is when you conclude an interview by asking for next steps, red flags, etc. Yes, it is perfectly OK for you to flat out ask your interviewer what they thought about you.After learning a little bit about me, my background, and experiences, do you see any reason why I would not be a good fit for this position?It was great speaking with you today and learning more about this position. I think my skills are a great fit for what you are looking for and I believe in what your company is doing. What are the next steps that I should expect in the interview process?It is important that you not only ask for next steps but reiterate that you are interested in the position and are a great fit.10. No follow-upThis is a new one for me, but I have recently become a strong believer in it. Following up after an interview is an essential step that helps set you apart. Again, it is the little things when combined that will make you stick out from the rest. Not sending a follow-up is a huge interview mistake, especially for executives.I used to think this is something you sent a day or two later I was wrong. You are going to want to send this follow-up/thank you schmelzglas as soon as you get home from the interview. Do not put this off it is non-negotiable. If more than one person interviewed you, make sure to make separate (do not use the same content) emails.This includes the ex ternal recruiter that connected you to the opportunity in the first place. Click here for a sample thank you letter.
Saturday, December 14, 2019
How to Interview for In Demand Jobs
How to bewerbungsinterview for In Demand JobsHow to bewerberinterview for In Demand JobsHow to Interview for In Demand JobsYour small business recruiting strategy includes knowing how to interview for in-demand jobs. The articles below can help perfect your interviewing skills for some of the common jobs that small businesses often need to fill. How to Interview Administrative Assistant Interview administrative assistant candidates for both technical and interpersonal skillsAdministrative Assistant Interview How to Interview Graphic Designer A good designer can design just about anything. Learn which interview questions to ask to uncover a great candidateGraphic Designer Interview How to Interview Medical Assistant Use these interview questions to hire a medical assistant who can match the demands of your practice.Medical Assistant Interview How to Interview Medical Billing and Coding Specialist Use these interview questions to uncover the qualities needed to recruit medical billing professionalsMedical Billing and Coding Specialists Interviews How to Interview Project Manager Learn how to interview and hire the best project managers, candidates who know how to keep projects rolling alongProject Manager Interviews How to Interview Retail Manager These interview questions will help you uncover the qualities needed to recruit effective retail managersRetail Manager Interview
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
The Number One Article on Formet Resume
The Number One Article on Formet Resume To sum up, when applying for work at a call center, obtaining the correct set of skills is critical. Interest or skills section is the most crucial and difficult area of the writing. Write down the skills youre sure of and those which you possess. Its very essential to know the type of resumes preferred by the establishment that you wish to work for. However confident you might be in your Japanese abilities, its always a great idea to groe nachfrage your resume by a close friend whos a native speaker and also has experience writing resumes. The very last thing you would like to do is receive a job that you cant do. Its quite difficult for a fresher to have a job, so probably everything is dependent on the particulars resume. Its cool that youre searching for a job to have some money, but you need some difficulties with resume. There is an assortment of advantages of employing the simple resume formats. Frequently, the application ins tructions for a specific position will state if its the CV or resume is requested. If your application needs a cover letter then you may use the cover letter template. Word Resume templates are complete with the whole outline structure and the majority of the content that produces way for a powerful resume in an issue of only two or three minutes. Resume Templates also be certain you dont miss out any handy part of information about yourself which can be important for the firm. Again the template asks you to compose the furigana at stake above. Word Resume templates are simple to find or spot online and can be downloaded for more use. Utilizing a resume template is now an acceptable and smart practice for several reasons.Opportunely, engineering resumes have an extremely straightforward format. parte of creating an effective resume is choosing the most suitable format to inform your private story. Just make sure, whichever format you pick, which youre targeting it for the job which youre applying to. Whichever format you select, it should make you become selected for the job youre applying for. The History of Formet Resume Refuted In an Internship Resume, an individual must pen down all of the training and abilities which were given to the candidate. You only ought to put jobs on a resume that are related to the role accessible. Zetys resume templates are made with the aid of recruiters and adhere to the best practices in HR. It is possible to say thats quite opposite of functional resumes that are very traditional. In truth, its not a great idea to provide it even voluntarily, as it may make employers or schools feel uncomfortable on account of the possible discriminatory implications. You may also leave off any jobs that are entirely unrelated to the job that you desire. As with other creative resumes, it isnt meant for the majority of employers, so you might want to get a traditionally formatted resume on hand to complement it. Employers wish to know precisely what you did or learned so they know what you need to offer as an employee. Working in a company for a definite period of time is merely as natural that you learn new abilities and test your limits. Each one of our creative style templates provide a perfectly balanced mixture of personality, professionalism and some style. If work experience isnt your key highlight or whether youve got an inconsistent work history, its best advisable to start your resume with your qualifications. Gaining working experience is crucial in designing your resume.
Thursday, December 5, 2019
The Chronicles of Resume Writing Service at Ucsd Hillcreast
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