4 ways technology redefines work-life boundaries

4 ways technology redefines work-life boundaries The days of being anchored to a cubicle for a standard eight-hour workday are becoming a thing of the past, as remote work begins to overshadow traditional workplace practices. To many people, this means more time with family, flexible hours, and being able to work from the comfort of your couch â€" but it can also mean the introduction of workplace technology that creeps into your personal life when you’re off the clock. Many companies are now ditching traditional email and opting for project management platforms such as Taskworld, which allows you to access your work, chat with your team, and safely share files from all your devices. The goal of these platforms is to streamline project management and team communication, but it also raises the question of whether it makes employees feel obligated to stay connected 24/7. A recent study by Workplace Trends and CareerArc found 64 percent of employers reported they expect staff to be reachable outside of the office, even on personal time. This might have to do with the majority of workers who now find it second nature to scroll through Instagram, Facebook, and their work email as they’re winding down after work. Taskworld chief executive officer and serial entrepreneur Fred Mouawad has kept a close eye on recent workplace trends and has revamped his platform to help improve work-life balance, while still catering to the ever-changing workplace. Below are his tips to achieve work-life balance â€" especially for employees who feel like having their work at their fingertips equates to being plugged in at all hours. 1. Being connected 24/7 doesn’t mean you’re being productive Being connected 24/7 means you’re constantly reacting . People who are constantly replying to emails and touching their smart phones have the elusive sense they are being productive when they are not. Productivity means you’re in control of your time, and you decide how to spend your hours based on your objectives. You can’t stay connected all the time and be present in a two-hour business meeting or at a family dinner. It’s very important to disconnect and focus on the objective at hand. 2. Find your own work-life balance Work and life should be integrated in how you plan your waking hours. Time is finite, so you have to find the balance in your planning. With more flex time and working remotely, people will have more flexibility to attend to personal and family matters, which is a major benefit. It will, however, require more upfront planning and the discipline to execute your plan. Unless you can manage that flexibility, you may lose yourself by under- or overworking 3. If you opt to work remotely, you can only succeed with a high degree of self discipline Some remote workers might be unproductive when they respond to a desire to frequently engage in household chores. On the other hand, others might get burned out because they don’t know when to start or stop working. Working effectively at home requires that you set clear goals, plan ahead, track your time, and make sure you’re working to your fullest within your dedicated work hours. Because you have more flexibility compared to regular corporate hours, it requires much more planning and control over your schedule. When working remotely, be sure to take advantage of productivity platforms to assist with juggling your work and personal life. For example, Taskworld offers “Smart Notifications,” a setting that will only send you notifications about tasks you want to hear about so that your inbox doesn’t get flooded with unnecessary updates. 4. Work-life balance vs. flexible work schedule â€" you CAN have both When it comes to work-life balance, flexibility is key. The problem is the lack of control that stems from not knowing how to plan and not having the discipline to follow through. Set realistic daily goals and have a high degree of self-discipline to achieve them. If you take undue advantage of flexible work schedules, procrastinate, and then complain about lack of work-life balance, then you’ve only got yourself to blame. Whether you have chosen to work remotely or not, workplace technology will ultimately become a key component in of most of our professional lives. However, it’s important to make sure that it doesn’t begin to own our lives. Advancements in technology will continue to allow work to be done from any location, but it is now up to you to determine what boundaries you want to put in place to prevent burnout.

Job search inspiration from New York City -

Job search inspiration from New York City - When I travel, I try not to worry about how often I blog. For me, Ive found its better to try to have some new experiences to inspire my posts. I recently returned from New York City, where I visit every year to meet colleagues and to see family and friends. I have a list of job search related ideas to consider adding to my blog. I already wrote about how the horse-and-buggy driver provided a great lesson about defining your unique value proposition. Its been a hectic week returning from being away, so I thought Id re-share a post I wrote several years ago after visiting NYC. I think its still relevant. Stay tuned for a few more career lessons inspired by my trip to the Big Apple! Recently, I had an opportunity to ride the New York City subway. I say opportunity, because watching other passengers and what goes on in and around the subway offers an array of ideas for my blog. One passenger stands out in my mind. Anyone whos ridden the subway knows that you rarely get from point A to point B without encountering someone asking for money. Sometimes, its in exchange for some type of entertainment, other times simply because the person is hungry. While sitting and minding my own business, I noticed a man in a wheelchair making his way through the train asking for change. At the other side of the train, another panhandler burst into the car with a loud and boisterous call for assistance. Uh oh, I thought, Dueling panhandlers. What now? The loud newcomer immediately noticed the man in the wheelchair. He stopped calling for a handout and came to sit down next to me. I watched him go through his pockets and pull out all of his change. He counted it. It wasnt much maybe several dollars worth of coins. He sorted and fingered through it as I watched on the sly. He stood up and approached the man in the wheelchair. What now? I thought. I lived in NYC and rode the trains daily for years, but I dont remember ever seeing two people in the same train car asking for money. (Maybe this is a sign of the times and is now commonplace.) I admit that I was pretty surprised to see the man who had carefully counted his change offer a portion to the panhandler in the wheelchair. Here was someone who clearly didnt have much offering part of his take to someone else who may have an even more difficult life. I thought this made an inspiring story. Looking for a job is tough and trying work for even the most intrepid job seeker. Stop and take stock: how can you assist someone who needs help even more than you? Ive suggested volunteering as a great activity for a job seeker, as it offers networking opportunities as well as a chance to really give back to your community. But the panhandler offering some of his loot to another really put a spotlight on the issue of helping your neighbor. photo by Shuggy

Bush Resume Writing - How To Do It?

Bush Resume Writing - How To Do It?If you are looking for the best way to make a positive impression in the job market, then Bush resume writing may be the one for you. There are a lot of things you should consider when you are creating your Busph resume.The first thing that you should do is to find out what sort of Bush writing job that you would like to apply for. There are many companies in the industry. Choose a company that you feel comfortable doing business with. For instance, if you are aiming to make it big in sales, you can get an exclusive offer from the top 10 companies in the field. If you are looking to start your own small business, then Bush resume writing could be a great option.You can also choose to create a resume for a company that caters to the needs of Bush. This will be easier to apply for as the requirements are more generalized. If you have a specific skill, then you can also take advantage of this. Sometimes, when the company is set up, there is a requireme nt on the required level of skill. So, you can ask your potential employer or your recruiter to customize the requirements to your specific skills.When you are creating your own resume, make sure you include the basics like your name, age, work experience, educational qualifications and your work contact details. As you know, the goal of each employer is to identify a bright, enthusiastic and hardworking employee. Make sure that you identify yourself as such. It can also be helpful to highlight your abilities and passions in detail. Of course, these should also be listed in your resume as well.The Bush resume writing jobs that are available for now and in the future vary widely. There are even some companies that hire individual candidates and send them in for writing resumes. Other companies prefer to seek help from individuals and they will put their advertisements in newspapers and other mediums. Of course, the high-paying jobs in the bush resume writing field include opportuniti es in companies that are selling their services and products on the Internet.Another option you have is to look into what Bush resume writing firms specialize in. There are several resume writing companies available. But there are few companies who have been around for many years and they specialize in specializing in certain fields. Look out for these companies so that you can make the most out of your writing career.Busph resume writing may be an exciting career choice if you are a beginner. Just make sure that you start with an appropriate amount of knowledge and start writing your resume in a systematic manner.

Careers How to Tell Your Boss You Want to Work From Home

Careers How to Tell Your Boss You Want to Work From Home These days, more and more employees are working from home on a regular basis. In fact, Global Workplace Analytics says that about 2.8% of the total workforce work from home at least half time. Nearly all U.S. workers say they’d like to work from home at least part-time, and about half the workforce say they could work remotely at least some of the time. But what if you’re not one the lucky ones who stumbles into a job that already allows working from home, whether sometimes or on a regular basis? In this case, you might need to convince your boss that working from home is a good idea. And, in fact, working from home is a good idea, much of the time. It can actually save you money, and it can reduce your overall stress level. And if you’re like many people, you might actually get more done in less time when you’re working from home. But those arguments, especially the ones that are mostly beneficial to your personal life, may not be enough to convince your boss to let you work from home. Here are four more convincing arguments to try: 1. Better Productivity Working from home isn’t a good fit for all jobs, but for some types, studies show that working from home actually increases productivity. 2. Reduced Overhead Costs Outfitting an employee with an office or even cubicle comes with overhead costs. Not to mention all that water you flush down the toilet on bathroom breaks! In fact, many large employers started moving employees to work from home positions specifically to reduce overhead costs. (Of course, you’ll be taking on some of those costs by working from home â€" increased electricity and water usage can eat into your savings on commuting. You can try some of these easy penny pinching tips to help offset those costs. 3. Fewer Sick Days Having the ability to work from home often curbs the number of sick days you take. You might not drag yourself into the office when you’re feeling under the weather, but you may opt to work as normal from your comfortable couch. Your fellow employees will appreciate fewer germs, anyway. 4. At-Home Workers Are Happier (and Stay Longer) If working from home is really important to you, and if you’re in a field where it’s common, you may be more likely to stay in your job for the long term if you are allowed some flexibility to work from home. You don’t necessarily need to tell your boss this, but you can show that employees who work from home are happier in their jobs. Making Your Proposal Pulling It Off Now that you’ve got some arguments in your back pocket, how do you go about actually asking your boss to let you work from home? Here are a few steps to take: 1. Create a Formal Proposal Don’t just approach working from home by the seat of your pants, especially if it’s not already a common practice in your workplace. Instead, create a formal proposal for what working from home would look like for you. What tasks would you accomplish at home? How would you handle meetings and phone calls? Would you be available during certain hours online? How would you keep track of the tasks that you’re working on at home? What sort of accountability system could you build in? Put all this into writing. When in doubt, talk to someone else with a job similar to yours who works from home. See what kind of arrangements they have with their employers, and go from there. If others in your organization work from home, talk to them about their written work plans, too. Read: Millennials: Will Work for Travel 2. Pre-empt Your Boss’s Concerns When you’re creating your proposal, try to think about it from your boss’s perspective. What concerns will he or she likely have? You know this person best as a supervisor, so you can likely anticipate how the conversation will go. Again, talk to others in your organization who work from home sometimes or regularly, and use that as a jumping off point. You’ll want to work those points into your written proposal, preferably, or at least address them in your conversation with your boss. 3. Propose a Trial Run Don’t just jump in and ask to switch your in-office job to a full-time, work-from-home position. Instead, propose a trial. You may want to propose a part-time work from home schedule of one to three days per week at first. And you should also suggest trying to work from home for a period of thirty to ninety days before you and your boss formally evaluate the situation. Starting with a trial period can help make working from home more palatable. Plus, if you’ve never worked from home before, you may find that a blended schedule of in-office and at-home actually suits you better than working from home full-time. Read: The One Skill You Need to Master to Get Ahead at Work 4. Be Flexible Go into the conversation with your boss with goals and a proposal, but be willing to take his or her feedback into account, too. Be flexible in what you’re asking for, and be prepared to give up ground if that’s what you need to get your foot in the door. Maybe your three days a week goes to two, or your ninety day trial goes to thirty. It’s still a start! 5. What Else Can You Give Up? Oftentimes, people who really want to work from home are willing to take a pay cut to do so, or at least forgo a big raise. This means that evaluation time can be a good time to ask for work-from-home privileges. If you get a great review and are offered a raise, consider counter-offering a smaller raise with the ability to work remotely part-time. Read: 6 Ways to Get Paid What You’re Worth Maybe you’re not willing to give up a raise, but you have other privileges you could lay on the table in order to work from home. Or maybe you feel you’ll be so much more productive at home that you can tackle additional responsibilities. Either way, you could give a little to get a little in this conversation. 6. Prove You Can Do It Finally, when you do get to work from home, don’t take advantage of the situation. Put 100% into your work each day, and set up your lifestyle so that you’re more productive than ever. Keep track of your goals, metrics, and to-do lists, so that if there’s ever a question of whether or not you can work from home well, you’ve got data to back up your answer.

Unemployment Tips Dont Say In Transition - Work It Daily

Unemployment Tips Don’t Say In Transition - Work It Daily Unemployment is tough - There's no doubt about it. But are you making it harder on yourself? I wrote an article on LinkedIn about why you shouldn't list yourself as “in transition” on your LinkedIn profile. (You can read it by clicking here.) In short, this phrase is used so much right now it’s code for “long-term unemployed” to recruiters. Studies show the long-term unemployed are being discriminated against right now. So, there’s no need to help the hiring managers screen you out. Follow These Unemployment Tips Instead: Pick three or four skill sets you want to leverage in your next job and list them in the headline of your LinkedIn profile. (i.e. Project Management | Business Analysis | Client Relations | Marketing) In the “Summary” section of the profile, give a quantifiable accomplishment to prove you have experience in each of the key areas you listed in your headline. Be sure your past work history also exemplifies those skills. Hiring managers will be focused on what you've accomplished instead of what your job status is. Besides, your experience cannot be taken away from you just because you're dealing with unemployment. Don’t let them eliminate you because you aren't in a job at the moment. Show them why you’d be the ideal person to snatch up before someone else does! Your Next Step - FREE Webinar Are you one of the millions of Americans who has surpassed the nine-month national average for job search? Then it’s time to throw out the old and bring in the new. It's Time To Get Back To Work! Join me for a breakdown of what’s not working in your job search. In this powerful session, I explain: Why you need to stop looking for a job in order to find work. How to remove the stigma of unemployment. Where the real jobs are and how you can find them. Fact: Nobody is ever taught in school how to job search. As a result, the average American is ill-prepared to conduct a productive job search when the time comes. And, if you were laid-off or fired from your last job, you are starting from a place where you lack confidence in your ability to sell employers on your value. It’s time to break the cycle of ineffective job search tactics and get some innovative, fresh perspective on how you can get back to work. Don’t miss this info-packed session!   WATCH FREE WEBINAR ?   Photo Credit: Shutterstock Have you joined our career growth club?Join Us Today!

6 (Brave) Moms Share The Strangest Thing They Do as Parents

6 (Brave) Moms Share The Strangest Thing They Do as Parents Lets admit it, anyone who is a parent has probably uttered unterstellung words or some derivative of them when I have children, I will never do that But once the children come, not only do we do those things... Somehow, without even thinking, we do strange things that we never could have imagined. Six brave moms shared their deepest secret the strangest thing they do as parents.1. Im scared of nail clippers.I bite my sons toe nails because I am afraid to use the nail clippers on him. CH, mother of a 2-year-old son.2. I believe in no underwear at night.At night, my girls sleep with no underwear because their bodies need to breathe, as my mom so diligently instilled in me growing up. SR, mom of 3-year-old and 2-year-old daughters.3. I dont eat dinner with my son.When my son was younger, we regularly put him to bed before we ate dinner ourselves. The 630 bedtime was gold. Is that strange? AK, mom of a 9-year-old son.4. I thi nk their saliva is more sanitary than mine.I use my childrens saliva to get rid of any leftover eye crust that I missed when I washed their face before leaving home. In my mind, this feels more sanitary than using my own, although probably not the case. SG, mom of a 9-year-old son and 3-year-old daughter.5. I watch my son sleep.I would often watch him sleep at night when he didnt know it...when he was a teenager. MP, mom of a 24-year-old son.6. I sniff my kids... a lot.When my kids are extra sleepy or cranky, I sniff them. A lot. I swear they have a different smell when they are coming down with something. (If I notice before it really sets in, I give them some elderberry syrup and it usually helps prevent sickness.) JW, mom of a 5-year-old son, 3-year-old daughter, and 2-year-old son.Now, its your turn what are some of your strangest motherhood habits?

Salesperson Resume Template Ideas

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