New Mexico Jumping Mouse Habitat Story Can help a Seasonal Wildlife Technician get a permanent job

New Mexico Jumping Mouse Habitat Story Can help a Seasonal Wildlife Technician get a permanent jobNew Mexico Jumping Mouse Habitat Story Can help a Seasonal Wildlife Technician get a permanent jobNew Mexico Jumping Mouse Habitat Story Can help a Seasonal Wildlife Technician get a permanent jobJohn, the seasonal Wildlife Biologist at the Forest tafelgeschirr at Sacramento Ranger Station forgot that he caught two New Mexico Jumping Mice in order to get them on the Engdangered Species List this season. By managing a team of wildlife technicians in managing the Jumping Mouse project, he proved certain Knowledge, Skills and Abilities for his federal resume. The KSAs for a Wildlife Biologist are knowledge of biological practices, techniques and procedures Teamwork Data analysis and research and writing. This example of the New Mexico Jumping Mouse capture would prove these KSAs in his resume and could help him get Best qualified and Referred if a permanent Wildlife Biologist would come up. But John has never written about his specific wildlife biology or habit projects before. Until I came into the classroom and asked him to write about a project that he lead this season. As a federal career trainer, one of the biggest problems I have seen is the fact that the term or temp employees just cant write a resume that describes their specialized experience, knowledge, skills or abilities or background enough to get Best Qualified when the position is offered as a permanent position. Therefore, they might stay a season or temp or term employee for 10 years or more. This is really sad because they do have the KSAs for a permermanent position, if the resume DID demonstrate the specialized experience and KSAs.The turning pointI interviewed John about the New Mexico Jumping Mouse story when I was teaching federal resume writing at Sacramento Ranger Station in Cloudcroft, New Mexico. I had a class of Hot Shot Firefighters, Wildlife Technicians, and Trail Worker Technicians in the class. They have been dedicated to the Forest tafelgeschirr mission at Sacramento for up to 10 years seasonal, temp or term A temp or term position does bedrngnis give the employee the year-round benefits or paycheck that could help that quality employee maintain their family or livelihood.During our class, we started out with writing accomplishments. This is a typical active-learning lesson that I implement to get the class members thinking about special projects, problems and successes that they have achieved in their positions within the last 5 years. I had them look at their resumes to find any accomplishments that are written in the resume, and almost nobody came up with anything written already.New Mexico Jumping Mouse Accomplishment Can help to get referredThen, I had the group write an accomplishment at their table and then share the accomplishment with small groups. Heres a couple of accomplishments that I heard during this accomplishment freewriting lessonWillis wrote about a project that he lead to catch the New Mexico Jumping Mouse. Heres how it looked like after revisionsConducted research to help secure future of Environmental Species Act candidate New Mexico Jumping Mouse while serving as Lead Bilological Technican at the Lincoln National Forest. Developed original protocol to capture the mouse from a wetland, under deadline due to lawsuit over wetland water use. Lead team of four biologists, set out 200 traps, captured and studied two mice from this notoriously trap-shy species within two months. Gathered, analyzed and wrote reports on data, presented findings to community groups. Prepared final report for possibility of endangered species designation, determined suitable habitat for future conservation.John wrote about a trail building project that involved teamwork, safety lessons and meeting deadlines. Heres how it looked like after revisions As Recreation Tech, led building of three-quarter mile trail near Sacramento Lake, New Mexico. Determined best location for trail, considering steepness of land, fallen debris and conditions of ground. Managed and ensured safety of five team of unskilled trail workers aged 15-to-18. Assigned tasks based on skills of team members, cleared debris, obtained building materials. Supervised installation of chipper materials and jupe for trail laydown. Installed tables, fence and signs. Trail from parking area to picnic area was completed within two weeks and is now open for public use.Both of the Forest Service workers admitted that they had never written about a project in their resume before. Both of the employees decided that they could write about projects there in the Sacramento District as part of their resumes.We found keywords for their resume form the USAJOBS announcement andI taught them how to match a job announcement to their resume, including analyzing keywords from the KSAs and Specialized Experience and the duties section of the resume. When they analyzed their resum es against a target announcement they found that they had almost zero matches between the HR recruiter keywords and their resume keywords.Do not deflate your questionnaire answersThe class members learned about the Questionnaire Self-Assessment Test. They learned that they needed to give themselves all the credit possible for the questionnaire. I taught them how to not deflate their score, but to give credit based on experiences throughout all of their positions. The Questionnaire answers are scored automatically and are the first cut in terms of the qualifications for the position.Do not upload your resume, copy and paste into the builderAnd finally, another big change in their federal resume writing strategies was that they would copy and paste their resume into the USAJBSO builder, instead of uploading their private industry resume into the USAJOBS system. Some of the FS workers did not include months and years for each of their positions. In fact, one of the employees just wrote 2000 to present and described ONE position. They did not break out the positions by season with months and years. The HR specialist who is looking for one year specialized experience would not find the right information in this One Block work experience section.Create a separate job block for each seasonal position, with months and years and duties/projectsThis wildlife biologist will now have 6 Job Blocks, one for each season, describing the duties, projects, teamwork and responsibilities for each seasons work. The HR specialist will add up (literally with a calculator), the one year experience (52 weeks, 40 hours per week) of this work, and determine that he has the specialized experience for a certain grade level. The details of the Work History section for HR are critical to showing qualifications for a certain position and grade level.The class was a total success and a turnaround for FS seasonal, temp and term workers who would like to apply for permanent positions with a mor e competitive federal resume.Forest Service is moving from Avuecentral.com to USAStaffingAnother good news item is that the Forest Service will be moving to USAStaffing instead of the www.avuecentral.com system. The employees feel that the USAJOBS and applicationmanager.gov systems are easier than the former avuecnetral.com automated recruitment system.

Computerized Special Operations Resiliency Test (CSORT)

Computerized Special Operations Resiliency Test (CSORT)Computerized Special Operations Resiliency Test (CSORT)When you first visit a recruiting schreibstube and you know you want to join Navy Special Warfare, you should know you have to ace the fitness test, score well on the ASVAB, and the C-SORT. You cannot study for the CSORT, but you can and should prepare months in advance of your first recruiting office visit having studied the ASVAB and practiced the elements of the Navy Special Warfare/Operation Physical Screening Test (PST). Testing Resilience in Special Operations Recruits The C-SORT or Computerized-Special Operations Resiliency Test is an online test recruits will take at the recruiters office and is created to assess a future SEAL recruits ability to handle stress. Some call it the Mental Toughness Test or the Resiliency Test, but the test is actually structured to assess the recruits ability in the following areas Performance strategies The use of stress coping tools such as self-talk, breathing, and goal setting abilities are tested in this section.Psychological resilience How a recruit deals with stressful and unpleasant situations as well as mental challenges and threats will also be tested in this section.Personality traits This section is mainly used for statistical analysis as there are many personality traits that make it through SEAL training. A recruit can only take the C-SORT one time, and there is no study guide.The best advice is to read the questions carefully and answer honestly even though there may be more than one answer to questions that fit your character.The C-SORT is graded on a scale of one to four (1 to 4).If you score a 4 on the C-SORT you are considered to have a high resiliency level. Navy SEAL Physical Screening Test The recruits Navy SEAL Physical Screening Test (PST) is also considered as part of the entry-level grade to get into SEAL training.The BUD/S PST consists of the following events 500-yard swim (10 minu te time to transition to PT area)Push-ups - Max effort in 2 minutesSit-ups - Max effort in 2 minutesPull-ups - Max effort (10-minute transition to ansturm area)1.5 mile timed run The two cardiovascular endurance events of the PST - the 500 yard swim time and 1.5-mile run - are timed and added together and then combined with the grade of the C-SORT.If you score well on both, you can quickly qualify for SEAL training after NavyBoot Camp.However, a score of 1 on the C-SORT is the lowest, and you will have to combine a much higher physical screening test (run and swim time) score to prove you have the ability to work hard with a strong foundation of fitness. Recruits take the PST several times while in the Delayed Entry Program (usually 2 to 3 times a month) with a SEAL Mentor in the recruiting district.By showing the recruiters you can work hard and improve your fitness test scores, you can get to SEAL Training (BUD/S) even without a high C-SORT score. Having high scores of near 8-minu te swim or less and a near 9-minute run or less shows effort on the recruits part and a will to work hard to achieve those scores.Recruits will also have to score high on the ASVAB as well. Advice for Recruits Consider your first PST with the SEAL Mentor in your recruitingdistrict YOUR job interview.You will be placed in one of two groups after taking this test for the first timethe passing group or the failing group. If you fail, you will be required to train on your own and come back multiple times until you pass it.If you do not pass the PST eventually, you will be sent to boot camp anyway having not pre-qualified for SEAL training and you will be forced to do a different job. Be patient and train hard prior to walking into the recruiters office the first time. You should be able to master the competitive scores on the PST and have taken the PST on your own dozens of times that you can pass it with ease the first attempt. Once you pass the PST and score well enough to be com petitively selected in a nationwide draft, you will get your shipping out date to boot camp and then onto the follow-on training called Pre-BUD/S. This is a 6- to 8-week course that physically prepares you for the events at SEAL training and SWCC Training.After Pre-BUD/S, you will be shipped to Coronado, CA and attend SEAL training.

Why We Need 5G Cellular Service

Why We Need 5G Cellular Service Why We Need 5G Cellular Service Why We Need 5G Cellular Service Read Part One The Critical Need for 5G Cellular ServiceThe new data-sharing network that defines so many technical applications would be almost impossible without 5G. Because it transmits data mora efficiently, 5G has the potential to be 40 times faster and suffer shorter lag times than the current 4G standard. That speed is critical for autonomous cars, where timely decisions need to be made to avoid crashes.Real-time data is used to control self-driving cars and change their behavior on the basis of observations. Image VTT Technical Research Institute of Finland5G will also be able to transmit video instantly over long distances, allowing one vehicle to share live images with many others.5G will bring more transmission capacity and bandwidth, Ojanper said, so we are looking at a see-through application where vehicles traveling in a queue can get a view of the front of the pick-up truck a nd adjust their actions accordingly in terms of takeover.Top ASME.org StoryFight Climate Change, Build the WallEditors PickNavy Sails Into Supply Chain with Metal 3D Printing Researchers at VTT are running cars in hazardous conditions in the Lapland town of Sodankyl, where 11 feet of snow falls in a typical year, to show how 5G can broadcast information to improve autonomous and semi-autonomous car navigation. Sensors in a manually driven car and fixed weather stations alongside a test track will collect information on ice build-up, which can reduce friction on the road surface. The readings will be sent over a 5G network to the Finnish Meteorological Institute, which works with VTT to analyze the data. If the road is determined to be slippery, an alert will be sent to a 5G-equipped Martti self-driving car thats also running on the track.We can pull sensor data, transfer it to a back-end server in the 5G test network and send out the warnings, and test the maneuvers and actions in t he Martti when it receives the warnings, VTTs Ojanper said. It can go around an obstacle or choose another route if slippery road conditions are detected in one stretch of road.The trial is based on low-bandwidth 5G IoT communications, but cars could exploit high-bandwidth capabilities. For instance, onboard cameras could send images to cloud services to determine hazardous road conditions, and that video could be shared in case of accident, Ojanper said. 5G will allow transmission of more extensive data, including video and phone call to emergency centers.The new data sharing network that defines so many technical applications would be almost impossible without 5G.Other experiments have shown the potential of 5G in connected cars. A June 2018 experiment in Detroit by the 5G Automotive Association showed how cars could get information on traffic congestion and other road conditions beyond the immediate view of the vehicle.5G may also enable manufacturers to deliver faster over-the-a ir software updates to vehicles and allow quicker diagnosis of performance issues. While seamless fixes to minor problems might seem like a boon, even automotive researchers admit it could raise questions of who really owns the car.What happens if your car will be behaving differently compared to how you originally planned to use it? Its a bit of a safety risk, Ojanper said.5Gs potential is yet to be fully realized, but one thing is certain It makes IoT devices and sensors in robots, machines, cars, and drones matter unlike any other past technology.Agam Shah is an independent technology writer in New York City.More Exclusive Stories from ASME.orgUsing the Eyes of Killer Shrimp to Design a Super Camera5 Ways How Digital Farm Technology Is Transforming AgricultureHow Engineers Can Resolve Conflict and Save Their Business For Further Discussion

What You Can Get out of Attending a Business Conference

What You Can Get out of Attending a Business ConferenceWhat You Can Get out of Attending a Business ConferenceIf youre on the lookout for a new job- whether youre currently working or job searching while unemployed- attending a geschftlicher umgang conference can be a powerful tool in your job search. That said, conferences can be pricey. To make the experience budget-friendly, opt for local gatherings or reach out to organizers to see if there are scholarships or discounts available. Attending a conference is an investment of your time and money, but it can net you lifelong connections, a new insight into your industry, interview opportunities, and many other benefits and opportunities. 5 Big Advantages of Attending a Conference 1. Youll learn about your industry. During interviews, hiring managers and other potentials colleagues will inquire about your past experience and education. But theyll also be interested in your knowledge of the overall field. Having an awareness of you r industry, from thought leaders to trends, is helpful when youre answering interview questions. Conferences make it easy to gain these insights. You may also find out more about specific companies, too. That can help both in interviews and in your titelblatt letter. In your cover letter, you can namecheck presentations from a companys employees or reference conversations you had with staffers during the vorstellung. This helps make your interest in the company seem informed and genuine. 2. Youll make connections. Networking really does make a difference Not only will having broad connections help you find out about jobs (sometimes even before theyre posted), but mentioning someone who works at the company in your cover letter strengthens your application. If the notion of networking or making small talk makes you feel a bit queasy and nervous, it can be helpful to remember that nearly every attendee at a conference is eager to meet new people. Plus, its easy to start a conversation with basic questions like, Whats your favorite presentation so far? and What do you think of conferences location so far? Use your elevator pitch in conversation with your new acquaintances. If you have a meaningful or extended conversation, exchange business cards or find the persons profile on LinkedIn and connect. 3. Youll discover opportunities.Many job opportunities are not advertised or listings are posted on job boards only after the hiring manager or supervisor has a candidate in mind. During conversations before and after sessions and during the social parts of a conference, you might discover that a company is looking to fill a position. Or, you may find out more about your dream company from talking to conference attendees, and be able to connect with someone for an informational interview once the event is over. 4. Youll get ideas and inspiration. Like a brainstorming session, a conference can be a good way to generate ideas. You may find that after a conference, you fi nd a new field youre interested in pursuing, or a new type of job. Any great way to take advantage of being at a conference Ask everyone you meet (and particularly people you admire) how they got to their position. (You may even find a person who will eventually be your mentor through a conference.) 5. Youll improve your job-search skills.Does small talk make you anxious? Or does presenting or asking questions in a large group leave you sweaty and blushing? Do you stumble over your elevator pitch? A conference can be a place to practice those skills, which are often essential for successful interviews and on-the-job performance. Plus, What to Do When the Conference Is Over Youre missing out if you think of a conference as just being a day-long or weekend-long event. Once the event is over, its time to follow up with the people you met at the conference. The easiest way to do this is to connect on LinkedIn. You can also follow new connections on Twitter. A more time-consuming tas k - but one that can solidify a connection - is to write an email to eachperson you met. Reference your conversation and let the person know youd like to stay in touch.

Why Business Acumen Counts for Every Employee

Why Business Acumen Counts for Every EmployeeWhy Business Acumen Counts for Every EmployeeWhy Business Acumen Counts for Every EmployeeMarch 16, 2012 Blaszczyk, Managing Editor, Resource CenterAre your employees geschftliches miteinander savvy? Do they have the geschftsleben acumen to understand cash flow, net profit margin and PL and their impact on the companys bottom line?Having a clear understanding of how business works enables employees to be mora productive and engaged, argues Kevin Cope, author of Seeing the Big Picture (Greenleaf, 2012.)In this interview, Cope outlines the five key drivers of business and why business performance measurements should be shared and explained with all employees from the stock boy to the business owner.Monster Your book, Seeing the Big Picture, advocates that everyone within a company, fromtop to bottom,have the business acumen to understand how business works.Kevin Cope Im a big believer that real success happens when employees consistently m ake smart decisions, work more efficiently, and really try and see the big picture without losing sight of the details.Monster Do younger employees more often lack business acumen?Kevin Cope A decade ago, when I founded Acumen Learning and started training people on business acumen, I thought our target audience would be front-line and younger employees, because I assumed everyone else understood business fundamentals.What our research has found is that you can go well into the middle ranks, and sometimes the senior ranks of organizations and find individuals who struggle to speak the language of business and if they do speak it fluently they often talk over peoples heads.ur work with some of the worlds most profitable companies, including 16 of the Fortune 50, has taught us that companies are becoming silos of functionally brilliant people, say in HR, IT, sales, marketing, operations, etc.But this highly-specialized workforce perpetuates a real problem offices and cubicles full of smart people who are elend necessarily smart businesspeople.Monster What impact can a lack of business acumen have on smaller companies or start ups who utilize Gen Y talent?Kevin Cope Our up-and-coming workforce wants to be engaged. They want to feel like they are making a difference.Gen Yers want to feel like theyre part of something bigger and when theyre valued for their individual contributions they thrive. So you really need to help them see the big picture (the purpose) and clearly understand how they are making a difference.The mantra for a lot of start-ups these days could be, Its not what we make, its what we make possible. Which isnt bad, but you have to make a profit in order to make anything possible.So companies today, both large and small, have to get clear on what their mission is and then hire and develop people who make smart, fast, and profitable decisions that propel the mission forward.Monster What financial information should all employees know?Kevin Cope I wou ld advise leaders to do three things1) Identify 5-7 key business performance measures that reflect performance. unterstellung include cash flow, net profit margin, revenue growth year over year, customer satisfaction, new store openings, etc. Even a privately held company can find a measurement that can be shared with employees.2) Teach your employees why these measures are important and what impacts them. And dont assume employees know what the measures mean give lots of explanations and examples.3) Regularly share results and trends on these numbers. Be sure everyone has line of sight as to how they are progressing and improving. Provide ideas and direction on how employees can improve results.Monster How can this knowledge benefit a companys profits and bottom line?Kevin Cope When people are brought into the companys missionand they understand how their actions impact the bottom line, they are more likely to do the right things.One key principle here is measurement. Measurement b rings focus and awareness, which brings action and improvement. In our business acumen training we share the example of UPSs efforts to track CO2 emissions and gasoline usage.They figured out how to reduce the number of left hand turns on delivery routes, which takes more engine idle time.As a result UPS has saved 10 million gallons of fuel (a great impact to the bottom line) and has eliminated thousands of tons of CO2 emissions (a great purpose).Monster Can you share any examples of smaller companies that do this well?Kevin Cope The CEO of A Small Orange,a hosting company out of North Carolina, explained how hes tempted to split up their support costs between marketing and operating expenses.When we provide great service (which we try to do as frequently as possible), our customers notice and appreciate that. A lot of times it results in them telling their friends and social networks about us, which leads to more sales and greater customer loyalty.So heres a company that values and measures customer service not so much as a cost center, but rather as a potential profit center.Remember that measurement brings focus and attention, which leads to awareness and improvement. As a result, the company is profitable and growing.Monster What are the five key drivers of business?Kevin Cope The 5 business drivers areCashProfitAssetsGrowthPeopleThe first three are based on a companys three financial statements, the statement of cash flows, the PL, and the balance sheet.Growth is what investors, employees and customers expect and it doesnt happen without the last driver People. Weve taught this model to over 80,000 people in more than 30 countries.Monster Why put people at the center of these five key drivers?Kevin Cope We teach that the people driver refers to both the employees and the customers they serve.Acompanys ability to impact the other 4 business drivers all hinges on great employees anticipating the needs of their customers.While companies can copy your strateg y and even your product to some degree, people are the one unique element that is nearly impossible to mimic.For example, while other airlines have tried to copy the strategy of Southwest Airlines, they cant duplicate its corporate culture, which in the end is one of Southwest Airlines key competitive advantages.Monster Are people commodities?Kevin Cope People are not commodities. Great companies like Zappos recognize that a company culturethat comes from putting people in the center of their business, instead of some other economic driver, is a real competitive advantage with real economic benefits.As CEO Tony Hsieh says, We are just a service company that happens to sell shoes.Author BioKevinCope is President and CEO of Acumen Learning. He is a trusted resource and confidant to business leaders from around the world and a sought-after keynote speaker. For over twenty-five years, Kevin has promoted the idea that the brightest minds in business understand the essence of how a compan y makes money, and they use this knowledge to drive their decisions. These people have business acumen, and youll find them everywhere, from the factory floor to the corner office. Follow Acumen Learning on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.

Outrageous How Long Should Resume Be Tips

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The Best Advice From 3 Female Recruiting Technology Influencers

The Best Advice From 3 Female Recruiting Technology InfluencersOn my own I will just create, and if it works, it works, and if it doesnt, Ill create something else. I dont have any limitations on what I think I could do or be. Oprah WinfreyOprahs quote is an inspiration for female employees in all industries, but it especially hits home for those in recruiting technology. Whether a vice president, co-founder, or editor, our picks for the top three female influencers in recruiting technology have no limitations. Theyre determined to change the face of recruiting for both job seekers and employers and its working. Every single one of these inspirational ladies knows exactly what its like to fight, push, and pull their way to the top of a predominantly male field. Heres their advice on climbing the male-dominated ladder Consider every opportunityI once had a colleague who was paralyzed by impostor syndrome. She would write down the opportunity and the advice that she would give a frie nd about it so that she could clearly evaluate it before her doubt crept in. It was her hack to make sure she never counted herself out from taking big leaps forward.Never count yourself out from taking any major leaps. womenintechClick To TweetAt Duo, we train our sales team to help, help, ask. This goes a long way in dampening any impostor syndrome as well as building stronger relationships with everyone around you.Wendy Nather, Principal Security Strategist at Duo Security, says, go where you are not a called a unicorn. Choosing your environment matters. Find a distributionspolitik where you can put your energy into learning, collaborating, and growing versus feeling like youre putting it toward being the female rarity. Ambrosia Vertesi, VP of people at Duo SecurityBring all of yourself to workMy advice to women entering tech is make the decision to bring all of you to the work you do. Rather than trying to hide the qualities that may differentiate you as a woman or as a mother, give those around you an opportunity to see exactly how those qualities make you a world class contributor in your space.I spent a good portion of my career minimizing the things that differentiated me from my male colleagues in the tech space. I tried not to draw attention to my prioritization of family balance because I didnt want to be perceived as weak or unfocused.I realized it was my responsibility to contribute to changing the way women, and specifically mothers, are perceived in the tech space. As a leader, I needed to challenge the norms. So, I started to speak up about my experience and about my belief that we can and need to elevate and celebrate the way women. Mothers, specifically, can uniquely and creatively contribute to advancing technology. Natalie Baumgartner, Chief Workforce Scientist atAchieversand former Co-Founder ofRoundPegg.Embrace conflictsWhen looking at Gender Intelligence it is widely accepted that men seem to prioritize their work and focus on the resu lts, rather than what it takes to get there. Conversely, women care about goals, but they also care about the process of how theyre reached. Womenintech should embrace conflict. Thats what drives innovation forward.Click To TweetEmbrace the fact that with all diverse work environments, there are going to be conflicts. It is these conflicts that drive innovation. Men and women simply see the workplace differently.With that in mind, it is not your job to try to teach or change the way your male counterparts see gender. Respect one anothers differences and learn from each other.Jackye Clayton, editor of RecruitingDaily.comMale-dominated fields, like recruiting technology, can be difficult for females to break into and stay on top. However, its crucial for women to continue pushing the envelope. Challenge yourself to dive into unfamiliar territory, and above all, dont forget to always be yourself.