Grown Up Gigs Megan Gebhart, Author + Tech Recruiting Coordinator Lead at Airbnb - When I Grow Up

Grown Up Gigs Megan Gebhart, Author + Tech Recruiting Coordinator Lead at Airbnb - When I Grow Up Yay!  Megan Gebhardt  is my guest for Episode 26 of Grown Up Gigs! Michelle Ward Creative Career Coach WhenIGrowUpCoach.com Megan Gebhart Author + Tech Recruiting Coordinator Lead at Airbnb MeganGebhart.com Megan Gebhart follows the 3 Cs: Curiosity, Courage and Compassion. Thats evident from her schooling, where she decided to study marketing because it was the most creative part of a business degree, and she wanted to follow in her entrepreneurial grandfathers footsteps. Thats evident from her side projects, which started in college and centered around stories.  (I never thought of it as writing, Megan says. Im just a real curious person who likes to ask questions and share what I was learning, and writing was the best catalyst of that.) Thats evident from her current job as the Tech Recruiting Coordinator Lead at Airbnb, where she gets to go to work every day at a company thats doing something that you care about. Thats evident from her kind nature, feeling that being a good human is important above all. Megan is one who follows her evolving curiosities, finding things shes excited about and diving in. Megan shares her journey, the 3 things that make asking less scary, the pleasure of side projects  ( how they make you a more valuable job candidate!), taking a bad job for a good reason and more! right here on Episode 26 of Grown Up Gigs! Show Notes: Find Megan on her website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and her blog Get a copy of Megans book,  52 Cups of Coffee, on Amazon here Airbnb South by Southwest Inc 30 Under 30 Why Where You Work Can Be More Important Than What You Do This podcast is sponsored by  branded.me, a platform for professionals to have a  professional website  in minutes Make sure you hit Subscribe  so youll be first to know about Episode 27 on April 28th, featuring Courtney Johnston of The Rule Breakers Club.

Job Search Questions That Ensure Successful Resume Writing

Job Search Questions That Ensure Successful Resume WritingResume writing is an intricate art that can make a fortune for some while wreaking havoc on others. So how do you know if it's worth the effort?A resume starts out in the early stages looking like a basket of carrots. It will have sections about education, work experience, and anything else you feel would be appropriate. Once it gets to this stage it can become unwieldy. So the trick is to delete everything and get back to the basics.Before you even write a resume the first step should be a list of questions to ask yourself before writing your resume. Some of these questions will be about your educational background, your work history, your experience, etc. The purpose of this exercise is to eliminate any personal bias and simplify the process.What job search do you need help with? Or do you already have a job lined up?Answering the question 'How do I land a job' can actually help answer the question 'What job search do I need help with?' Once you have your list of questions you will now know what questions to answer. As you are answering them, the trick is to focus on the skills you have that would put you in a good position to be successful. Your goals must be identified.You will find it hard to write a resume if you never write such questions. Then you will have a lot more details to cover instead of just the skills. This allows the eye to get a better view of the details you need to include.First and foremost it is important to understand what they are and what you want to accomplish with them. They are detailsin a resume that will tell the reader more about you. Don't get bogged down with too much detail. Focus on the skills you have that will put you in a good position to be successful.

How This Woman Amassed $10,000 in Savings While Traveling

How This Woman Amassed $10,000 in Savings While Traveling When Amanda Fink discovered the job that would allow her to travel the world and save money doing it, she figured it was a scam. “It sounds too good to be true, but I’ll apply,” thought Fink, who was then about to graduate college and Googling for jobs at her apartment in Orlando, Fla. After a few interviews, the now 22-year-old nabbed the position, which involved tutoring Chinese children in English over online video conference. Over the past two-plus years, the work-anywhere job has allowed Fink to travel to the street markets of Northern Thailand, the lush beaches of Bali, and the bustle of Hong Kong â€" while stashing away roughly $10,000 in her bank account. Fink is one of many millennials exchanging financial stress in the United States for online tutoring abroad, where low expenses allow them to live comfortably and save money doing it. They share travel tips in tutor-focused Facebook groups with tens of thousands of members, and hang out with each other in cities across the world. “Once you get over the hump and buy that one-way ticket, living is cheap and you meet a great group of people,” Fink says. “It’s difficult to make that leap, but then it’s your reality.” Fink tutors with VIPKID, one of the larger companies in a $4.5 billion online-education industry that connects English teachers with students in China and elsewhere. In the five years since it was founded, VIPKID has reportedly raised $850 million in financing, building a roster of 40,000 teachers and 300,000 students. That growth is expected to continue, as tens of millions of parents in China alone seek extra English lessons for their kids, according to Forbes. The high demand for teachers, especially American and Canadian ones, helps young tutors like Fink secure rates of about $20 per hour right away. No teaching experience is required, though tutors must have a bachelor’s degree. After a 30-minute interview, a few training videos, and a mock class, VIPKID tutors are ready to go. Teachers select which days and times they can teach the 25-minute one-on-one sessions; then they wait for parents to book the slots. “You create your schedule,” Fink says. “You are the boss of your own life. It felt very empowering, as somebody who has come from multiple sales positions.” When she began in April 2016, it took Fink a few months to build a reliable base of students. Once she did, she booked a flight to Chiang Mai, in Northern Thailand, and rented an apartment. She typically taught 30 hours per week, bringing in about $2,400 a month. That money went far, allowing her to splurge on three-course meals and massages, even a motorbike. And she still had money left over, putting away as much as $1,500 in one particularly cost-conscious month; at one point, before a visit home, her savings were as high as $13,000. (Fink says she has no college debt to pay off, so once she covers expenses, she can devote her extra money to travel and savings.) “I was able to save a good amount of money and live comfortably,” she says â€" “something I’d never been able to do in the U.S.” She soon realized she could work anywhere â€" as long as it had decent wireless internet. She and her boyfriend, who also works remotely, spent a week in Malaysia, hopped back to Thailand, then followed that up with stints in Hong Kong, Vietnam, Bali, and Japan. In January of this year, they settled down in the Vietnamese coastal city of Da Nang, where they live minutes from the water. Online tutoring can prove rocky for some, at least at the start. VIPKID rejected California native Walter Hampton, 28, when he first applied, after what he says were less-than-stellar interviews. He tried to apply again from a different email address, but the company caught him. Finally VIPKID promised him the job so long as he took a two-hour training course, he says. “I was really nervous about my first class,” says Hampton, who has been living in the city of Merida, on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula (and one of MONEY’s Best in Travel destinations for 2018). “I actually almost overslept.” As it turns out, his student didn’t even show up for that one. Hampton got paid anyway. Hampton added the online gig last November to supplement the $8 per hour he was already making teaching part time at a local school. Gradually, the tutoring grew to 30 hours a week and generated the bulk of his income. In seven months he made about $11,000, and put away $4,000 of it. He came to Mexico after travels in China, Thailand, and Berlin; he says he’s on a quest to gain fluency in seven languages by 2023 â€" seven tongues in seven years. With English and German under his belt, and the expectation he’ll have proficiency in Spanish by the end of the year, Hampton says he plans to travel from country to country learning French, Portuguese, Italian, and Japanese. He’ll tutor online along the way. “Online teaching allows me to be locationally independent,” he says. “That’s a game changer.” The job has its downsides, among them some badly behaved students. “Kids quite frequently go to the bathroom in the middle of class,” Hampton says. “They take the iPad and sit on the toilet.” Plus, the time difference between Mexico and China forces Hampton to wake up at 3 a.m. so he’s ready for students when they get home from school. (By keeping most of her travels in Asia, Fink has avoided the worst of these time zone mismatches.) Because they work abroad, tutors are exempt from American income taxes. But as independent contractors they pay a federal self-employment tax of about 15%, due in one lump sum each year. “That’s a six-grand surprise” for some people, Hampton says. “A lot of teachers save up for that tax avalanche.” As independent contractors, the tutors also get no health insurance or other benefits. Fink has foregone health insurance altogether, she says. Three months after she moved abroad, she and her boyfriend were struck by a car while on her motorbike, slicing open her calf. Thankfully, insurance through the motorbike rental covered an ambulance and surgery. “It was lucky,” she says. And the itinerant lifestyle might make quiet moments feel, well, lonely. But both Fink and Hampton rave about the community they’ve found through Facebook groups like Digital Nomad Teachers and Tutors, which not only offer troubleshooting forums but also help tutors find people to hang out with in a new city. One of the Facebook groups alone has 15,000 members, Fink says. Tutors even occasionally bump into each other in cities popular with expats. “I just hear in passing someone teaches with VIPKID, and we bond over that and become friends,” Fink says. For Fink, online tutoring has become a career. In addition to teaching, she now interviews and trains prospective tutors for VIPKID. She balances those commitments with part-time work managing a local organic food market, a labor of love she says she aims to deepen with an MBA program online or in Europe. But she has no intention of dropping her tutoring. “I could do this for the next 10 years,” she says. “There’s no limit on it for me.”

Important Cover Letter Guidelines You Cant Afford To Ignore - Work It Daily

Important Cover Letter Guidelines You Cant Afford To Ignore - Work It Daily Cover letters, like resumes, must be tailored specifically for each position. At times, they can feel more time-consuming than the resume and application, but there are some general guidelines you can use to ensure this document is going to stand out among the competition. Related: How To Convey Value In A Cover Letter The overall theme is to make your documents employer-oriented. If it doesn’t relate to the open position or the company’s needs, do not include it in your documents. Also avoid using the personal pronoun “I” too often. It can be a struggle, but it will improve your writing and make your statements stronger. Here are more important cover letter guidelines to review before you write your next one: Get A Name Use the company’s website or directory to get the name of the Hiring Manager. Try to not address it to “Dear Sir or Madam” or other generic parties. Getting a specific name will ensure your documents get to the right person. Start Strong Begin the first paragraph with a value-packed statement saying what you offer and how it ties into the company vacancy. As a Sales Manager with a proven record of exceeding goals and streamlining processes, I am interested in your position for Sales Director. Always emphasize the job title so it can catch the eye of a Hiring Manager, especially if they are skimming the documents quickly. Reference your enclosed resume in the first paragraph, so the reader can move on to that document if they choose. (Not all cover letters are read, but it’s much better to send one than not send one!) Don’t state the obvious such as your name (you should have a contact information header that mimics your resume) or phrases such as, “I am writing to apply for…” It is a letter, so it is understood you are writing. Save space for more valuable text. Meet Their Needs There are two common approaches for the body of a cover letter. One is for quick and easy readability by bulleting your skills or qualifications so the employer can quickly see how you meet the position’s needs. Three to five bullets will suffice; more than that can look excessive. Another approach is to continue writing in paragraphs, but explain in concise sentences how your skills match the needs of the position. Similar to the bullets, three to five sentences should be enough to make your point in each paragraph. Use hard examples and quantify when possible to back up your claims. If you’re stating your achievements in saving money, say how much money you saved. When you provide evidence to support your skills, you paint a clear picture of your capabilities. Have a copy of the job posting near you when promoting your knowledge and skill base. Mirror the terminology of the job posting so you and the employer begin to speak the same language. If the job posting has a list of 20 different requirements, those requirements closer to the top of the list are going to be the most important of the group. Emphasize your skills and qualifications that match with the beginning of the list, and not the lesser tasks near the end. Close With A Call-To-Action For the closing paragraph, don’t simply state you hope to hear from them soon. Instead, state that you’d appreciate the opportunity to explain how your skills match their needs during an interview. Explain how and when you will follow up with them to schedule a mutually convenient meeting. If no phone number is available or there is a request to not call the company, repeat your contact information so the employer may reach out to you. If you have a professionally developed LinkedIn Profile or any other appropriate pages, you may reference one in the closing or include them in your contact information header, so the reader may go on to discover more detailed information about you. If you’re not electronically sending the document, always write your signature by hand to close the letter. Overall, customizing these documents will take time, but the cover letter is going to be the document that will introduce your resume. It is worth the effort to make the match and capture the reader’s interest with any opportunity you have to do so, to better your chances to advance on to the interview. This post was originally published on an earlier date. Related Posts 5 Parts Of A Cover Letter (A.K.A. How To Write A Good One!) 5 Cover Letter Techniques = Spellbound Hiring Managers How To Write A Hot Cover Letter Photo Credit: Shutterstock Have you joined our career growth club?Join For Free! Important Cover Letter Guidelines You Cant Afford To Ignore - Work It Daily

Who Does What How A Rabbi and Marriage Counselor Approaches Dividing Chores With His Wife

Who Does What How A Rabbi and Marriage Counselor Approaches Dividing Chores With His Wife For most of human history, the way we talk about household labor teilens has rotated largely around heteronormative gender roles. Thankfully, the idea that gender should determine the who does what of housework is (mostly) no longer the world we live in. But theres still no rule book for helping lebensabschnittsgefhrtes figure out how to divvy up household chores the physical, mental, and emotional ones in a way thats fair and equitable.So, what does the division of household chores for modern couples look like, really? In FGBs Who Does What series, we asked readers to complete an exercise in order to share with us the amount and nature of housework they actually do, and how they and their mann an ihrer seite decided to divvy it all up.--Name Rabbi Shlomo Slatkin, Co-founder of The Marriage Restoration Project with his wife, RivkaLocation Baltimore, MDRelationship status MarriedWhat type of ho me (e.g, condo, house) do you have? HouseDo you have any kids or pets? Yes, 5 kids--How long have you and your freund been together?17 yearsHow long have you been living together?17 yearsWhat chores do you do daily, and how did you and your partner decide youd be the one to do them? Please describe.I make the kids lunches and usually dinner and clean the kitchen. I also do laundry.What chores do you do weekly and/or monthly, and how did you and your partner decide youd be the one to do them? Please describe.I usually do most of the cooking for our weekly Sabbath meals. Its like a weekly Thanksgiving so its a lot of cooking. I came into the marriage knowing how to cook, so it was easier for me. I am also very organized and efficient in the kitchen, so it is easier for my wife when I cook.How about your partner? What chores do they do daily, and how did they and/or you decide theyd do them?She does carpool and laundry, sweeping, straightening up and decluttering.What chores does you r partner do weekly and/or monthly, and how did they and/or you decide theyd do them?She does grocery shopping, as she is out and about more than I am.Is the way you and your partner divide tasks similar to the household you grew up in? Why or why not?My wife used to declutter a lot growing up but had nothing to do with the kitchen. While I cooked a little bit growing up, my father would work long hours so I really did not see him doing any household chores at all. Its still a stretch for me, as I have certain expectations of what my wife should be doing based on what I saw my mother do at home.Whats something you and your partner could improve on when divvying up and completing household tasks? Whats something you feel youre doing well?My wife says she could do a better job pitching in. ur house is organized and neat and looks nice. We both like a certain standard and get it done.We have learned through trial and error over the years. A 50/50 split is not always realistic. We prefe r to focus on our strengths and do what we are best and most efficient at. While we both do some of the others jobs, we try to be flexible and do what needs to be done to manage our household. This is especially necessary if you have small kids. You have to learn how to roll with the flow and not get caught up on whats supposed to be and just focus on what needs to be done.Lightning Round1. Who makes the bed?Rivka does, but not right away2. When you go out to eat, who picks the restaurant and/or makes the reservation?We both do3. Who makes doctors appointments? Dentist appointments?Rivka does for the kids4. Who picks up the dry cleaning?I do5. Who keeps track of friends and family members birthdays?Rivka6. Who pays bills? (Or if you divvy this up, who pays which bills?)I do7. When something in the house/apartment is broken, who makes aya it gets fixed?We both do8. Who makes sure the tags on your cars are up-to-date?Me9. Who vacuums?Mostly Rivka10. Who was the last partie to dust som ething?Rivka11. Who was the last person to clean your toilet?Rivka12. Who buys groceries?Rivka13. Who brings in the mail?I do14. Who irons?I do15. Who was the last person to clean out the fridge/pantry of expired items?Rivka16. Youve been invited to a wedding. Who RSVPs?Shlomo17. When planning a trip, who books the flights? The hotels?Rivka18. Who planned what you did last Friday night?I did19. Who planned your last date night?I do20. You need a gift for a friends housewarming party. Who buys it?Rivka21. Who goes to parent-teacher conferences?We both do22. When you need a babysitter, who is the one to book and communicate with them?Rivka23. Your child(ren) has a half-day at school. Who handles this, and how?We both pick them up depending on schedule24. Who takes your child(ren) to their extracurricular activities? (If you divvy this up, who goes to what activity?)We both do25. Who planned the last birthday party for a child?Rivka26. Who took your child(ren) to get a vaccination last ?Rivka27. Your child acted out. Who will discipline them, generally?Rivka28. Your child needs a haircut. Who notices this, and who makes the appointment? Who takes them to the appointment?I take the boys. Rivka does the girls.29. Your child is about to outgrow their shoes. Who notices this, and who takes them to the shoe store?Rivka30. The last time you got a call from the school nurse that your child was sick, what did you and your partner do?We picked them up from school.31. During weekends and vacations, who considers the childrens needs for entertainment, meals and their schedule (in general)?Rivka--Interested in participating in FGBs Who Does What series? Email infofairygodboss.com with Who Does What in the subject line.

Writing a Resume for Research Position Exposed

Writing a Resume for Research Position Exposed Learn as much as possible in regards to the position youre applying for and the geschftlicher umgang that is offering it. To begin with, you can examine the job posting that the business creating to determine just what is necessary for the position. Tips You could possibly be writing a company resume because youre competing with similar companies for continuing project work. Find out more about the company where youre applying. You might be a student or a recent graduate, but employers will nonetheless expect professionalism in your private statement. Search for a job for a market researcher Next, you should look for a job doing market research. In light of the above mentioned example, if youre targeting the sales job, you will be asked to write more regarding your communication skillsthe presentations, speeches, etc. you have given before. If youre applying for work in the exact industry, mention professional associations youre a member of or conferences you have attended to remain current on new ideas in the business. Writing the ideal research assistant resume objective or summary can be challenging. If youre applying for a number of positions, it helps to maintain a master document on your computer so that you can copy and paste sections of it as required. It can be challenging to remember all the appropriate information if you attempting to assemble an academic curriculum vitae at the previous moment before putting in an application for a position. Help on writing your resume can be discovered on the Monster Career-Advice site. What Everybody Dislikes About Writing a Resume for Research Position and Why The secret to writing a cover letter for a job you have not done is to concentrate on your transferable skills. Also include things like proof of how much youre committed to another job. It might be difficult to pinpoint just how you qualify for a different job because your duties can fluctua te. An excellent editing job will take a small longerand some particular tactics intended to catch resume errors. If youve worked as an independent grant writer, list yourself as a freelancer and include the dates that youre freelancing your expert services. Resumes may be used for a number of reasons, but most often theyre utilized to secure new employment.

2014 Staffing Industry Trend Report [Whitepaper] - Spark Hire

2014 Staffing Industry Trend Report Whitepaper - Spark HireInnovations in recruiting technology are being made everyday and its important that staffing professionals acknowledge them so as to improve hiring results for their clients. The recently launched Spark Hire whitepaper entitled, The 2014 Staffing Industry Trend Report, encourages staffing professionals to anticipate future trends and embrace cutting edge recruiting technology in order to stay ahead of competitors and beat them out to talented candidates.We launched this whitepaper to share with staffing companies how crucial it is for them to acknowledge the developments in the industry, especially in regards to technology, says Josh Tolan, CEO of Spark Hire. Doing so will allow them to connect faster with skilled and talented job candidates and, thus, provide better results for their clients.Staffing professionals will also learn from this whitepaper how to save time and streamline their hiring process, which is necessary in an industry with increasing competition. Video interviews, for example, are the next best thing when it comes to digitally connecting to the best candidates on a personal level. Six out of 10 companies are currently utilizing video interviews in their hiring process. Furthermore, one-way video interviews will continue the trend of replacing inefficient phone screens.Its forecasted that the trends of using big data and mobile recruitment, among others discussed in the whitepaper, will continue to grow in popularity by the day. Big data recruiting practices appeal to staffing professionals due to their ability to crunch large volumes of data faster than ever before and resolve the information overload issue of talented job candidates applying for positions. Staffing professionals can easily weed through piles of information in order to find candidates with the skills and abilities their clients need. Additionally, mobile recruitment is on the rise so as to cater to and connect with t he audience of smartphone users who are constantly on their mobile devices.These trends need to be taken advantage of by staffing professionals, says Tolan. Utilizing video interviewing, social media, and other technologies will bring a multitude of benefits for them and their clients.Download the new whitepaper, The 2014 Staffing Industry Trend Report, from Spark Hire to learn more about the advancements staffing companies should expect in the near future.