Career Changing Services - What You Need to Know Before You Begin Changing Careers

Career Changing Services - What You Need to Know Before You Begin Changing CareersThese days, when a person looks for resume writing services to change careers, they may not consider the other side of the coin. Maybe they are not aware that there are many resume writing services that will serve their employers the very best.These agencies usually have different requirements to meet. They differ on what you need from them. When you think about it, they need these professionals and you?Well, let's start with you. If you are a newbie or an experienced one, it will help you if you are connected to your network. You will find a lot of people that will help you in your career changes.In this day and age, you will find professional resume writers who can help you change careers. With the assistance of resume writing services, you will not be required to waste a lot of time. Instead, you will find yourself in a position to talk to someone from their agency, who will be able to give you accur ate information as to what is required from you, and as to the roles you can play in your new career.When you do need help in your new career, you will not only need to consult with a professional resume writer. You will also need to provide some useful information to your potential employer. You need to give your employer the required information, including your academic and professional achievements, educational background, employment experiences, and work experiences. An agency will ensure that all of these parts are given to your employer.These resume writing services will take care of all the important details. They will write you a resume based on your requirements. With this resume, you will get noticed by prospective employers, and you will get the job you are really looking for.As for you, it will help you in knowing how to meet the needs of your resume writer. Being updated is essential. It is as important as giving the required information to your prospective employer.

U.S. Court of Appeals Past Wages Cant Determine New Salary

U.S. Court of Appeals Past Wages Can't Determine New Salary SAN FRANCISCO (AP) â€" Relying on a woman’s previous salary to determine her pay for a new job perpetuates disparities in the wages of men and women and is illegal when it results in higher pay for men, a federal appeals court ruled Monday. The unanimous ruling by an 11-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals came in a lawsuit filed by a California school employee who learned over lunch with colleagues in 2012 that she made thousands of dollars less than her male counterparts. The 9th Circuit held that pay differences based on prior salaries are inherently discriminatory under the federal Equal Pay Act because the previous salaries were the result of gender bias. “Women are told they are not worth as much as men,” Judge Stephen Reinhardt wrote before he died last month. “Allowing prior salary to justify a wage differential perpetuates this message, entrenching in salary systems an obvious means of discrimination.” Debra Katz, an employment attorney in Washington, D.C., who handles equal pay lawsuits, said the ruling undercut one of the key arguments that employers have made for allowing pay disparities to continue. “Employers always point to salary history to justify paying an employee less, which just institutionalizes the discrimination,” she said. In the case decided Monday, plaintiff Aileen Rizo took a job as a math consultant in Fresno County in 2009 after working for several years in Arizona. The policy of the Fresno County superintendent of schools at the time was to add 5 percent to the previous salaries of all new hires. The policy was “gender-neutral, objective and effective in attracting qualified applicants,” Fresno County Superintendent of Schools Jim Yovino responded in a statement Monday saying he will appeal the ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court. Yovino said the policy was applied to more than 3,000 employees over 17 years and had “no disparate impact on female employees.” It’s not clear how the school district in Phoenix where Rizo worked arrived at her previous salary. However, 9th Circuit Judge Paul Watford said in a separate opinion that Fresno County failed to show her pay there was not affected by gender discrimination. Rizo said Monday she cried “tears of joy” when she heard about the ruling. The decision overturned an opinion last year by a smaller panel of 9th Circuit judges that was criticized by equal pay advocates. A California law signed last year prohibits employers from asking job applicants about prior salaries â€" a policy adopted by a handful of other states and some cities. The measure is designed to narrow the pay gap between men and women. Women made about 80 cents for every dollar earned by men in 2015, according to U.S. government data. The Equal Pay Act, signed into law by President John F. Kennedy in 1963, forbids employers from paying women less than men based on gender for equal work performed under similar conditions. But it creates exemptions when pay is based on seniority, merit, quantity or quality of work or “any other factor other than sex.” Fresno County argued that basing starting salaries primarily on previous pay was one of those other factors and prevented subjective determinations of a new employee’s value. The 5 percent bump encourages candidates to leave their positions to work for the county, it said. Reinhardt, however, said prior salary is not a “legitimate measure of work experience, ability, performance, or any other job-related quality.” The judge lamented what he said was the continued “financial exploitation of working women,” calling it “an embarrassing reality of our economy.” In a separate opinion Monday, 9th Circuit Judge M. Margaret McKeown said her colleagues were going too far in barring any consideration of previous pay, even in conjunction with other factors such as education and experience. “Differences in prior pay may well be based on other factors such as the cost of living in different parts of our country,” she said. “Also, it is possible, and we hope in this day probable, that the prior employer had adjusted its pay system to be gender neutral.” Rizo, who trained math teachers in the Fresno County district before leaving for another job, earned a little under $63,000 a year when she was hired. She learned that one male colleague with less experience, education and seniority made nearly $13,000 more than her, she said. “This case is not about me,” said Rizo, now an advocate for equal pay. “It’s about all women and the chance that we have for pay equity when we’re released from historically low wages that many women, especially women of color like myself, have been earning.”

6 Ways To Beat The Ugly Networking Stigma - Work It Daily

6 Ways To Beat The Ugly Networking Stigma - Work It Daily 6 Ways Can Help You Beat The Networking Stigma “My intention is to meet five people at this function who I really connect with and that two of them eventually become clients.” Related: 18 Easy Conversation Starters For Networking Events My friend was impressed while somewhat doubtful of my declaration. My actual success that night was that I met ten people with whom I connected, but I didn’t find the opening to give all of them my business card. It’s not that I’m shy - by nature I’m quite the extrovert. But I have a stigma about networking â€" I don’t want to be viewed as someone who only introduces herself in order to plug her services and hand out business cards. It’s a limiting stigma, one that would best be left at home with the bad breath, but I want to connect with people on a level that we both feel acknowledged, respected and heard. It’s when we have those connections with people that our networks become stronger. But my concerns are valid and I know I’m not the only fresh-breathed stigma-minded networker out there. It's NOT About Selling Yourself Networking is not limited to selling oneself â€" in fact that outlook is its demise. There is depth to networking that goes beyond meeting people. It’s about connecting, building relationships and listening to the pulse of individuals who make up your network. It’s about listening and the art of inquiry. It’s about asking questions, providing answers and being engaged such that the person you’re talking to experiences being heard, respected and acknowledged. There is power in providing that experience for others. In the words of Maya Angelou, “People will not remember what you said or what you did; people will remember how you made them feel.” The old adage, “it’s not what you know, it’s who you know” is still the tall and solid wise oak of networking. Although that saying has been spun differently over the years and in different industries, it continues to be a networking motivator. Networking affects growth in careers, businesses, campaigns and whatever other groups and efforts that goes beyond the individual’s forward progress. If it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a network to move us forward. We all know the appropriate actions for successful networking: meet people in person, make eye-contact, have a firm handshake, ask questions and follow through with statements of interest, ask for contact info and follow up with a thank you communication and request for further contact with that person or a reference for a future contact with another they recommend, etc., etc. In short, stay in communication and be consistent with your leadership brand. The Art Of Connection Takes Practice What I encourage my clients to do is to practice the art of connection as a part of their brand. You need to connect with people to instigate a meaningful relationship. Connecting is not only a catalyst to strong networking relationships; it’s also an expression of who you are for yourself, that person and the community or communities you represent. In other words, how you connect with people will make the biggest impact on building a relationship. The people you meet will always remember how you made them feel, not necessarily what you do or what witty comments you made during your conversation with them. How do you connect with someone and make a lasting impression? It’s actually easy and with a bit of practice quite fun. In fact, when you begin to feel comfortable with a more intimate form of connection with people, you’ll discover a new level of enthusiasm when entering a networking opportunity. 6 Ways Can Help You Beat The Networking Stigma Below are a few coaching tips on how to connect, build lasting relationships, and brand yourself as a leader who people remember as someone who made them feel acknowledged, respected and heard: 1. Listen, Listen, Listen If you are aware of the monologue in your head, you are not present to the dialogue in front of you. For example, if you are practicing your elevator speech while you are talking with someone, you will miss plenty of opportunities to authentically connect with this person because you will not hear what they are saying. 2. Ask Questions And Inquire Into Their Interests And Activities There is power in asking a great question that came from having listened. Often you will find that by listening closely and being present, you’ll find yourself becoming curious about what this person is talking about; what they do; and who they are. Curiosity begets questions begets inquiry begets connection begets stronger networks. 3. Find A Natural Opening To Share About Yourself When you are listening and coming from a place of being connected you will find many natural openings for sharing about yourself. For example, if you’re talking to someone who builds greenhouses for a living and you are a webinar facilitator a natural opening would be to say, “Hey I have an idea. We could create something great by teaming your knowledge on how to build a green house by developing a webinar that people pay to listen to online.” This opens up a new conversation, complements their skills and demonstrates that you were listening and connecting ideas on how to move this person and your relationship with them forward. 4. Be Sincerely Interested In What YOU'RE Saying Be excited about whom you are and what you are up to - confidence is a great branding tool. If you have a tendency to downplay what you do, who you are and how you present yourself, the people listening to you may not be inspired to listen or connect. This isn’t license to be arrogant, demonstrative or patronizing, it’s an opportunity to enthusiastically share with someone about what you have to offer as a person and as a network relationship. The more authentically, humbly and confidently you share the more drawn to you they will be. 5. Follow-Up Quickly Follow-up with someone you connected with and especially mention the part of the connection that struck you most. If the person said something that interested you about themselves or what they do, mention that in your follow up communication. For example, “Cheryl, I thoroughly enjoyed meeting you at the Women of Influence Awards banquet and was quite impressed with the book you are writing. I would love the opportunity to have lunch with you soon and learn more about what inspired you to write about that topic.” 6. Network With Intentionality Become known as someone who listens, acknowledges and connects with people. People seek out those who are leaders. Be an intentional leader; humble, engaged, interested and in demonstrated inquiry with the people with whom you are connecting. Building relationships is about listening, talking and communicating. It’s an important part of your brand and who you are for not only the people with whom you network, but with everyone in your communities. The real key to all of this? When you’re intimately connected with yourself, you’re connected to everybody. This post was originally published at an earlier date. 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