How to Include Extracurricular Activities on Your Resume

How to Include Extracurricular Activities on Your ResumeIf you are a student, you may wish to include extracurricular activities on your resume. Just as academics should be in the curriculum vitae, extracurricular activities and successes should be listed on the same page. Below are tips on how to go about including these accomplishments on your resume.Colleges and universities will look for extracurricular activities that can help you play a key role in your school or college. Your activities should be something that you had a hand in developing. They should show your determination and commitment to your school.Look over your college's catalog and find out what sort of activities are available for students. Many students choose to take an interest in a hobby. It is easy to take on a new activity once you know about it. As long as you enjoy the activity, and you did it for a purpose, this is a valuable accomplishment.Look at the types of activities you find yourself interested in. Th is could be volunteering with your school's chamber of commerce, serving as your high school's secretary, playing sports, or dancing. If you have ever played any of these activities, it is likely that they can be listed on your resume.For more information on how to include extracurricular activities on your resume, see your Human Resources department. You can also find guidance online. In addition, you may want to talk to your counselor or guidance counselor to discuss what types of activities to include on your resume.Once you have put your main job interview on paper, you should try to incorporate all of your other activities on your resume. You can then take what you learned from your resume to your interview. It is likely that your interviewer will be more impressed with your level of commitment than your job interview skills.When choosing extracurricular activities to include on your resume, take into account what your goal is. For example, if you are a member of the glee club, you may wish to list all of your activities as activities to help you succeed in the competitive world of high school theater. You may also wish to list some of your skills that make you the perfect person for the role you are applying for. In addition, you might consider the type of personality you have to find the best activities to put on your resume.The best way to include extracurricular activities on your resume is to go over your school's catalog and search for possible activities you may be interested in. Do not just choose one based on the color of the uniform, it may be emblazoned in but rather to be specific in what you are looking for. However, if you have a general idea of what activities you wish to include on your resume, try to take a closer look at your resume so that you may include the areas you want to highlight on your resume.

Actionable Tips Towards Building the Perfect Work Resume

Actionable Tips Towards Building the Perfect Work Resume Did you know that of the thousands of job applications that are sent out for a particular position, only 2% are called for an interview.To make things worse, research shows that recruiters spend an average of 6 seconds per resume, before selecting it for further review or tossing it into the rejected bin.So how does one stand out among his or her peers and surmount these overwhelming odds.evalWell the answer is maybe easier than you may be wondering.It is to have an effective well optimized Resume.Come to think of it, the resume is the first impression you give to a prospective employee.Further, in those 6 seconds you need to catch his attention, explain what makes you different and at the same time pitch the skills which make you the best fit for the job.In order to do all this and more your resume must be well optimized with clear sub-sections,a clean scannable format, well optimized bullet points, lots of action words, quantification of achievements and much more.Hence it is no wo nder 98% of the applicants, don’t even make the first cut.To make your job easier, we have drafted an infographic which would give you a snapshot view of how to go about a resume which grabs attention.evalWant more detailed tips? Check out these 23 tips to make a perfect job resume.

Some Great Questions About Online Networking

Some Great Questions About Online Networking Today I had the privilege of being the keynote speaker at the  Metropolitan New York College Career Planning Officers Association (MNYCCPOA) conference. My presentation on career branding tips using online identity and networking tools for job search generated some inciteful comments and questions from the audience. Here are a few of them:How do you keep the lines between business and social networking from becoming blurry? In a nutshell, you dont. People want to hire people that they know and trust. By intelligently revealing a snapshot of your personal style on business networking sites you can actually strengthen business relationships. Insights on your personality may be gleaned from your status updates on LinkedIn or a creative Slideshare presentation that demonstrates the value you can bring to an employer. Microblogging sites like Twitter are perfect environments for revealing both professional and personal insights.What are some of the pitfalls to be aware of when using socia l media? Users should refrain from posting their full birthdays including the year on social networking sites, as doing so may make them more susceptible to phishing scams. If you are on a site with a public wall such as Facebook, audit comments on your wall regularly and delete any comments that you feel could be damaging if unearthed by a recruiter or hiring manager. Dont post comments on Facebook or tweets on Twitter that could be construed as discriminatory or smug and dont badmouth people or companies. And certainly dont complain about your current job! Only post pictures that you are comfortable having anyone see and untag yourself from pictures if you think they may have a negative impact on you professionally.As LinkedIn becomes more and more popular, wont it become increasingly more difficult to differentiate your candidacy on the site? I think that as LinkedIn continues to grow (it is currently at 39M members) job seekers will have to become increasingly more creative in h ow they present their qualifications. The specialties section of their profile will probably need to be vigilantly updated and perhaps there will be new applications available to further differentiate ones candidacy. We may start seeing a migration to more specialized sites such as Ning where more private niche communities are created. Or maybe by then there will be a new business networking tool that some will switch over to. Hard to predict, but fun to ponder!Since no one can be on every online community, which do you recommend job seekers create a presence on? I think that where each job seeker needs to be is related to their specific networking goals. Each networking site has its own unique culture and job seekers should be cognizant of how consistent that culture is with the professional brand they are trying to promote.  Currently I believe that LinkedIn is the top tool for business networking in a U.S. market. However, Xing and Ecademy have a strong hold with more global audi ences. Twitter grew by 130% just last month and it is a site to consider having a presence on. The demographics of Facebook are changing rapidly with women over 34 being one of their fastest growing demographics and more and more people are leveraging Facebooks functionality to enhance their job search. Students and recent grads should also check out Doostang  and Affinity Circles to source job leads and build community.

Looking for meaningful work -

Looking for meaningful work - Im excited to share an opportunity for those of you looking for an encore career. In case you are not familiar, Civic Ventures, which is a think tank on boomers, work and social purpose, defines encore careers as jobs that combine personal meaning, continued income and social impact. Sometimes, these may be post-retirement careers, although retirement should really be in quotes, since it seems the term has taken on new meaning in todays economy and because many people are not ready to stop working at a traditional retirement age. I understand than an encore career can come any time in a persons work history, not only after a lifetime of working. Are you tired of doing what you are doing? Maybe it is time to think of a new direction, and lucky for you, there is a great resource to help. Here is the information from Civic Ventures press release: What: Civic Ventures is partnering with the New York Times Knowledge Network to offer an online seminar for people interested in encore careers. The interactive course will offer practical advice about how to succeed in today’s job market to combine continued income, personal meaning and social impact. Marci Alboher, careers expert and former New York Times columnist, will be leading the course. According to Alboher, “The idea of encore careers â€" second acts with social purpose â€" has started to take hold, but more people are now seeking guidance from experts and others who can teach by example.” Topics will include: Will there really be enough jobs for the number of people who want to do meaningful work in their encore years? What kinds of job opportunities exist, and how do you make the leap into a field where you may have no experience or contacts? What should you do if you want to work but don’t have the interest or ability to work full time? How can you deal with age discrimination? Who: The course will feature advice from experts as well as people who have or are on the path to meaningful encore careers. Speakers will include: Marc Freedman, author of Encore: Finding Work That Matters in the Second Half of Life, founder and CEO of Civic Ventures  Suzanne Braun Levine, founding editor of Ms. magazine and author of Fifty Is the New Fifty David Bornstein, author of Social Entrepreneurship: What Everyone Needs to Know and founder of Dowser.org Laura Gassner Otting, president of the Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group and author of Change Your Career: Transitioning to the Nonprofit Sector Lester Strong, CEO of Experience Corps and former television journalist Stephen Alderman, Purpose Prize winner and co-founder of the Peter C. Alderman Foundation When: Fridays, October 22 and 29, from 12-1:15 p.m. ET / 9-10:15 a.m. PT. How: The online seminar costs $95. For more info and to register, click here. Made possible in part by a generous grant from the New York Life Foundation. If you are looking for a job, you may also want to check out THE CAREER SUMMIT. Tons of career advice, all for a low price of $99 for a short time. Check it out now, before the early bird is over. The topics include everything from how to think about finding a job you love, to what has changed in search, demystifying the recruiting process, online career management, interviewing and (last but not least) â€" strategies and tips for your resume, social media profile and job search. Read more HERE or visit the site HERE. photo from gossamerpromise

What Is Resume Paper? 4 Tips For Writing a Good One

What Is Resume Paper? 4 Tips For Writing a Good OneAre you looking for what is resume paper? It's easy to find information on this topic, which is why you're reading this article. If you're having trouble getting your resume written, then don't worry because there are a few tips that you can use.Listing your education and work experience is a good way to start. You don't want to get into an argument with your future employer. They are going to use the resume. Don't make it too broad or vague. They want to know what you have done in the past.A keyword search of your education and work experience will help narrow your job searching. If you want to save time on the internet, you can do this on any of the major job boards.The great thing about this technique is that you can use it with all the major online job boards. It can even be done online. It is a great way to make sure you get through to someone who is interested in the position you want.There are a couple of online job boards tha t will let you use keyword search, but you should have some previous experience to show. Some companies want to see that you have a long resume and to see it again for the interview. If you have experience, you'll have a better chance of getting a job. That is why it is very important to show what you have done in the past.Finally, try to put the best and strongest points of your resume together. Get a good layout and design. You don't want the eye to glaze over with your resume.As you can see, what is resume paper is very simple. What you write about yourself has everything to do with getting hired and getting what you want in life.

Worker Wage Growth Is Nearly 3%, According to New Study

Worker Wage Growth Is Nearly 3%, According to New Study If you haven’t gotten a raise in what seems like forever, maybe you’re in the wrong line of work. Consider a job as a medical assistant or a truck driver, two of the entrants on Glassdoor.com’s new roundup of jobs with the fastest wage growth. Overall, wage growth is finally picking up: Glassdoor’s annualized median growth figure of 2.8% is a little rosier than the annualized 2.6% published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the month of September. Glassdoor’s figure equates to an annual salary of $51,404 at the median, and in its new report, the site highlights professions where wage growth has accelerated more sharply. With the boom in Amazon Prime and home-delivery service of all sorts of items, truck drivers are coming into their own this year, with median wages up nearly 8% year over year, to $53,988. Also feeling the “Amazon effect” are wages for warehouse associates: Glassdoor found that this job’s median pay rose 7.7% in a year, up to $44,920. Video Player is loading.Play VideoPlayMuteCurrent Time  0:00/Duration  0:00Loaded: 0%Stream Type  LIVESeek to live, currently playing liveLIVERemaining Time  -0:00  Playback Rate1xChaptersChaptersDescriptionsdescriptions off, selectedCaptionscaptions and subtitles off, selectedAudio TrackFullscreenThis is a modal window.Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window.TextColorWhiteBlackRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyOpaqueSemi-TransparentBackgroundColorBlackWhiteRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyOpaqueSemi-TransparentTransparentWindowColorBlackWhiteRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyTransparentSemi-TransparentOpaqueFont Size50%75%100%125%150%175%200%300%400%Text Edge StyleNoneRaisedDepressedUniformDropshadowFont FamilyProportional Sans-SerifMonospace Sans-SerifProportional SerifMonospace SerifCasualScriptSmall CapsReset restore all settings to the default valuesDoneClose Modal DialogEnd of dialog window.PlayMuteCurrent Time  0:00/Duration  0:00Loaded: 0%Stream Type  LIVESeek to live, currently playing liveLIVERemaining Time  -0:00  Playback Rate1xFullscreen The healthcare field is also booming, with medical assistants and pharmacy technicians achieving wage growth of 6.3% and 4.4%, respectively. Registered nurses also had a good year, with median base pay rising 3.4%, to $61,306. Read next: The 21 Most Valuable Career Skills Now Of course, some jobs didn’t fare so well. Glassdoor’s data revealed that some jobs that have enjoyed above-average wage growth in the past are now taking a breather, as companies look to find ways to fill those positions more inexpensively. For example, although data scientists earn more than the average, with a median annual pay of $97,724, this figure is actually down a fraction of a percentage point from the year before. Glassdoor chief economist Andrew Chamberlain attributes this to companies hiring more junior-level data scientists with less experience and specialized skills sets, as Big Data pushes demand for these jobs beyond the tech sector. “Many employers are now hiring data scientists and analysts at all levels, with less education and experience to help solve a range of business problems, across every industry,” Chamberlain said in a statement. Aside from differences in profession, Glassdoor also found significant variations in pay gains across five metro areas in the U.S. it analyzed. San Francisco generated a 4.2% year-over-year growth, and New York City had an annualized increase of just under 4%. The median annual salary in San Francisco today is $65,927; it’s $60,365 in New York City. Of course, the competition not only for workers but for affordable housing in these cities is driving much of these increases and is likely to cancel out whatever gains a job-seeker might realize. (In other words, don’t move to the Bay Area because you want to have more money left in your pocket at the end of the month.) Even data scientists here only managed to eke out a year-over-year increase of 0.5%, to $137,018 â€" a pay level that would afford an upper-middle-class lifestyle in some parts of the country, but doesn’t go nearly as far in a city where rent for a one-bedroom apartment averages $3,548 a month. Read next: Best Cities for Job Seekers On the flip side, cities with a high number of energy-industry jobs have seen wage growth stall, as lower fuel prices have led to layoffs and a “buyer’s market” for employers seeking workers. Houston, for instance, only saw a wage increase of 1.6%, to $54,462.

Grads Swag Surviving Your First Years After College - Work It Daily

Grads Swag Surviving Your First Years After College - Work It Daily So, you have the job search going in full gear, but that doesn’t stop the debts and responsibilities you already have piling up. What are you going to do before that perfect job comes in? The reality of post-college life is that managing your money and expenses starts Day One after graduation. You may know a lot about the field you studied, but it’s a good bet there were no classes for how to survive the lean years that follow college. Surviving Your First Years After College Author/entrepreneur Patrick Bet-David was a broke, 24-year-old after school and the military, and he stood in your shoes. In this insightful webinar, he will give practical advice on: How to generate an income stream while looking for a job Avoiding and managing your debt Enjoying life but being accountable to your finances Creating a budget and planning for major expenses Becoming noticeable and irreplaceable in your new career Tips on how to improve yourself and your hireability Watch This Webinar! The author of “25 Laws for Doing the Impossible” and host of Valuetainment Weekly on YouTube shares his own life experience that has led him to success as an entrepreneur and financial freedom. Join him as he simplifies the myths about money and provides proven tips to survive the lean years and jumpstart your career.   WATCH NOW ?   Photo Credit: Shutterstock Have you joined our career growth club?Join For Free!