United States Military Special Operations Groups

United States Military Special Operations GroupsUnited States Military Special Operations GroupsLock up a bunch of military members in a room and ask them to debate which Special Operations Group is the best. However, dont make any plans for the immediate future. Theyll still be arguing about it when the beer and potato chips run out. The truth is there arent any best. Its like asking which is the best doctor, a brain surgeon or a heart surgeon? Both are doctors. Both graduated college, and then from medical school and then successfully completed a residency. Both have the skills and knowledge of general medicine. Both can diagnose and treat many illnesses, even those outside of their primary specialty. However, each is best in their specific specialties. Special Operations Forces are just like that. Each is highly trained in general combat and small unit tactics. Each one can be used for many general special operations missions. However, each Special Operations Group is primarily tr ained for specific types of missions. If one wished to attach explosives under the water line on an enemy ship, for example, Army Rangers would not be the best choice. In this instance, the Special Operations Force with the most training and experience in underwater combat operations would be Navy SEALS. On the other hand, if one needed to deploy a highly trained light infantry force well inland, behind enemy lines, to destroy a significant military target, you cant do much better than a company of Army Rangers. Lets take a look at United States Military Special Operations Groups Army Special Forces Its quite common for the layman (and the media) to refer to all Special Operations Forces as Special Forces. However, there is only one real Special Forces, and thats the United States Army Special Forces, sometimes referred to as the Green Berets. The other elite military groups are more properly referred to as Special Operations Forces, or Special Ops. It may interest you to know that many Special Forces soldiers dont like the nickname Green Beret. The first Special Forces unit in the Army welches formed on 11 June 1952, when the 10th Special Forces Group welches activated at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The primary mission of the Army Special Forces is to teach in the middle of combat missions. They go right into combat situations with military members of friendly developing nations and teach them technical fighting and military skills, as well as helping them resolve human rights issues during combat operations. However, like all Special Operations Groups, thats not all they do. Thats just what they do best. When not teaching foreign military groups how to sneak up on the enemy and kill them without dying themselves, Army Special Forces have four other missions that they do very well unconventional warfare, special reconnaissance, direct action, and counter-terrorism. Unconventional warfare means they are capable of conducting military and paramilitary acti ons behind enemy lines. Such actions could include sabotage or helping convince rebel leaders to fight on our side. Because all Special Forces Soldiers are qualified in a foreign language, they are tops in many aspects of reconnaissance. They can intermingle with the local population and discover information that would be impossible with other types of recon. Until relatively recently, one could not enlist into the Special Forces. One had to be in the rank of E-4 to E-7 (for enlisted members) just to apply. Thats still the requirement for those who are already in the tafelgeschirr that want to apply for Special Forces. However, in the past year or two, the Army initiated the 18X (Special Forces) Enlistment Program. Under this program, an applicant will be trained as an Infantry (11B) Soldier, then sent to jump school (parachute training). He will then be guaranteed the opportunity to try outfor Special Forces. This means he will have to complete the Special Forces Assessment and Se lection (SFAS) program, which has a very high wash-out rate, even for experienced soldiers. If, by some chance, the wet-behind-the-ears recruit can make it through SFAS, he must graduate the Special Forces Qualification Course, which (depending on the exact Special Forces Job he is training for) is between 24 and 57 weeks long. Finally, he must learn a foreign language at the Defense Language Institute. Depending on the language, this training can take up to a year. If he fails any part of this training and selection process, he is immediately reclassified as a 11B Infantry. The Army knows that the vast majority of those who sign up on the18X Special Forces Enlistment Programwill fail. However, lots of young high-school recruits walk into the Army Recruiting Office and want to be the next Rambo. The 18X programs give the Army a fairly significant pool of volunteers who will ultimately become Infantry Troops. The Army has five active duty Special Forces Groups and two National Guard Special Forces Groups. Each Group is responsible for a certain part of the world. The seven Groups and their areas of responsibility are 1st Special Forces Group (SFG) at Ft. Lewis, WA, responsible for the Pacific and Eastern Asia3rd SFG at Ft. Bragg, NC, responsible for the Caribbean and Western Africa5th SFG at Ft. Campbell, KY, responsible for Southwest Asia and Northeastern Africa7th SFG at Ft. Bragg, NC, responsible for Central and South America10th SFG at Ft. Carson, CO, responsible for Europe19th SFG (National Guard)20th SPG (National Guard) Army Rangers The 75th Ranger Regiment is a flexible, highly trained, and rapidly deployable light infantry force with specialized skills that enable it to be employed against a variety of conventional and special operations targets. Rangers specialize in dropping in uninvited to spoil your entire day. They generally practice to parachute into the middle of the action, to perform strikes and ambushes, and to capture enemy airfields. Wi th Americas entry into the Second World War, Rangers came forth to add to the pages of history. Major General Lucian K. Truscott, U.S. Army Liaison with the British General Staff, submitted proposals to General George Marshall that we undertake immediately an American unit along the lines of the British Commandos on May 26, 1942. A cable from the War Department quickly followed to Truscott and Major General Russell P. Hartle, commanding all Army Forces in Northern Ireland, authorizing the activation of the First U.S. Army Ranger Battalion. The name Ranger was selected by General Truscott because the name Commandos rightfully belonged to the British, and we sought a name more typically American. It was, therefore, fit that the organization that was destined to be the first of the American Ground Forces to battle Germans on the European continent should be called Rangers in compliment to those in American history who exemplified the high standards of courage, initiative, determination , ruggedness, fighting ability, and achievement. The members of the 1st Ranger Battalion were all hand-picked volunteers 50 participated in the gallant Dieppe Raid on the northern coast of France with British and Canadian commandos. The 1st, 3rd, and 4th Ranger Battalions participated with distinction in the North African, Sicilian, and Italian campaigns. Darbys Ranger Battalions spearheaded the Seventh Army landing at Gela and Licata during the Sicilian invasion and played a key role in the subsequent campaign, which culminated in the capture of Messina. They infiltrated German lines and mounted an attack against Cisterna, where they virtually annihilated an entire German parachute regiment during close-in, night, bayonet, and hand-to-hand fighting. Most people have heard of Ranger School. Its a very tough, 61-day course. Many times, the other services even send their Special Ops people through this course. What you may not know is that not all combat soldiers assigned to a Ranger Battalion have gone through this course. Ranger School is designed to train NCOs (Noncommissioned Officers) and Commissioned Officers to lead Ranger and Army Infantry Platoons. New soldiers (mostly in the rank of E-1 to E-4) assigned to a Ranger Battalion must first be airborne qualified (go through jump school). They then attend the three-week Ranger Indoctrination Program (RIP). To successfully complete RIP, the candidate must achieve a minimum 60% score on theArmy Physical Fitness Test(in the 17 to 21 age group), must complete a five-mile run at no slower than 8 minutes per mile, must complete the Army Combat Water Survival Test, CWST (15 meters in battle-dress-uniform BDUs, combat boots, and combat gear), must complete two out of three road marches (one of which must be the 10-mile march), and must receive a minimum score of 70% on all written examinations. Those who reisereisepass the RIP are assigned to one of the three Army Ranger Battalions. At a later time in their career (usually once they make NCO status), they may be selected to attend the actual Ranger Course. To qualify for the Ranger Course, NCOs and officers must first complete the Ranger Orientation Program (ROP). Minimum qualification standards are 80% on APFT by age group for all officers and combat arms NCOs70% on APFT by age group for all non-combat arms NCOs6 chin-ups12-mile road march with 45-pound rucksack within 3 hours, for all officers and combat arms NCOs10-mile road march with 45-pound rucksack within 2.5 hours for all non-combat arms NCOsSuccessful completion of CWST (Combat Water Survival Training)70% on Ranger History examination5-mile run in less than 40 minutes70% on self-paced Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) examination Psychological assessment by a U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) psychologistSuccessful recommendation from RASP board interview The Ranger Course was conceived during the Korean War and was known as the Ranger Training Command. On 10 October 1 951, the Ranger Training Command was inactivated and became the Ranger Department, a branch of the Infantry School atFort Benning, Georgia. Its purpose was, and still is, to develop combat skills of selected officers and enlisted men by requiring them to perform effectively as small unit leaders in a realistic tactical environment, under mental and physical stress approaching that found in actual combat. Emphasis is placed on the development of individual combat skills and abilities through the application of the principles of leadership while further developing military skills in the planning and conduct of dismounted infantry, airborne, airmobile, and amphibious independent squad and platoon-size operations. Graduates return to their units to pass on these skills. From 1954 to the early 1970s, the Armys goal, though seldom achieved, was to have one Ranger qualified NCO per infantry platoon and one officer per company. In an effort to better achieve this goal, in 1954, the Army req uired all combat arms officers to become Ranger/ Airborne qualified. The Ranger course has changed little since its inception. Until recently, it was an eight-week course divided into three phases. The course is now 61 days in duration and divided into three phases as follows Benning Phase(4th Ranger Training Battalion). Designed to develop the military skills, physical and mental endurance, stamina, and confidence a small-unit combat leader must have to successfully accomplish a mission. It also teaches the Ranger student to properly maintain himself, his subordinates, and his equipment under difficult field conditions.Mountain Phase(5th Ranger Training Battalion).The Ranger student gains proficiency in the fundamentals, principles, and techniques of employing small combat units in a mountainous environment. He develops his ability to lead squad-sized units and to exercise control through planning, preparation, and execution phases of all types of combat operations, including ambus hes and raids, plus environmental and survival techniques. Florida Phase(6th Ranger Training Battalion).The emphasis during this phase is to continue the development of combat leaders, capable of operating effectively under conditions of extreme mental and physical stress. The training further develops the students ability to plan and lead small units on independent and coordinated airborne, air assault, amphibious, small boat, and dismounted combat operations in a mid-intensity combat environment against a well-trained, sophisticated enemy. The Rangers used to be known by their distinctive black berets. However, a couple of years ago, the Army Chief of Staff made the decision to issue black berets to all Army soldiers, so the Ranger beret color was changed to tan. There are three Ranger Battalionswhich all fall under the command of the 75th Ranger Regiment, headquartered at Fort Benning, GA The 1st Ranger Battalion at Hunter Army Air Field, GA, the 2nd Ranger Battalion at Fort Lewi s, WA, and the 3rd Ranger Battalion at Fort Benning, GA. Delta Everybodys heard of Delta Force. However, most of what youve heard is probably wrong. Almost every aspect of Delta is highly classified, including their training program and organizational structure. Back in 1977, when hijacking aircraft and taking hostages seemed to be the in thing, an Army Special Forces officer, Colonel Charles Beckwith, returned from a special assignment with the British Special Air Service (SAS), with a unique idea. He sold the idea of a highly trained military hostage-rescue force, patterned after the SAS, to the Pentagon, and they approved. The1st Special Forces Operational Detachment, Delta was created. Most military experts believe that Delta is organized into three operating squadrons, with several specialized groups (called troops) assigned to each squadron. Each troop is reported to specialize in a main aspect of special operations, such as HALO (High Altitude Low Opening) parachute opera tions or scuba operations. Delta is the most covert of the U.S. Military Special Operations Forces. Delta is sent when there is a tough objective, and we dont want anyone to know that there was U.S. Military involvement. Delta is rumored to have their own fleet of helicopters which are painted in civilian colors and have fake registration numbers. Their special training facility is reported to be the best special operations training facility in the world, including a close-quarters-battle indoor facility nicknamed the House of Horrors. Delta recruits twice per year from U.S. Army units worldwide. After a very extensive inspektion process, applicants reportedly attend a two- or three-week special assessment and selection course. Those who make it through the course enter the Delta Special Operators Training Course, which is estimated to be about six weeks in duration. Delta Force is primarily made up of hand-picked volunteers from the 82nd Airborne, Army Special Forces, and Army Rang ers. Delta is said to be the best in the world at close-quarters combat. The highly classified Delta operations facility is reported to be in a remote location of Fort Bragg, NC. Navy SEALS Todays SEAL (Sea, Air, Land) teams trace their history to the first group of volunteers selected from the Naval Construction Battalions (SeaBees) in the spring of 1943. These volunteers were organized into special teams called Navy Combat Demolition Units (NCDUs). The units were tasked with reconnoitering and clearing beach obstacles for troops going ashore during amphibious landings and evolved into Combat Swimmer Reconnaissance Units. The NCDUs distinguished themselves during World War II in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters. In 1947, the Navy organized its first underwater offensive strike units. During the Korean Conflict, these Underwater Demolition Teams (UDTs) took part in the landing at Inchon as well as other missions, including demolition raids on bridges and tunnels accessible from the water. They also conducted limited minesweeping operations in harbors and rivers. During the 1960s, each branch of the armed forces formed its own counterinsurgency force. The Navy utilized UDT personnel to form separate units called SEAL teams. January 1962 marked the commissioning of SEAL Team ONE in the Pacific Fleet and SEAL Team TWO in the Atlantic Fleet. These teams were developed to conduct unconventional warfare, counter-guerilla warfare, andclandestine operationsin both blue and brown water environments. In 1983, existing UDTs were re-designated as SEAL teams and/or SEAL Delivery Vehicle Teams and the requirement forhydrographic reconnaissanceand underwater demolition became SEAL missions. SEALteams go through what is considered by some to be the toughest military training in the world. Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training is conducted at the Naval Special Warfare Center in Coronado. Students encounter obstacles that develop and test their stamina, le adership, and ability to work as a team. The most important trait that distinguishes Navy SEALs from other Special Operations Groups is that SEALs are maritime special forces, as they strike from and return to the sea. SEALs take their name from the elements in and from which they operate. Their stealth and clandestine methods of operation allow them to conduct multiple missions against targets that larger forces cannot approach undetected. Like the Army Special Forces Enlistment Program, the Navy has a program calledSEAL Challenge, which provides an opportunity for applicants to enlist with a guarantee to try out to become a Navy SEAL. Just to qualify to attend SEAL training, applicants must pass a Physical Fitness Screening which includes the following 500-yard swim using breast and/or sidestroke in under 12 minutes and 30 seconds (10-minute rest)Perform a minimum of 42 push-ups in 2 minutes (2-minute rest)Perform a minimum of 50 sit-ups in 2 minutes (2-minute rest)Perform a minim um of 6 pull-ups (no time limit) (10-minute rest)Run 1 miles wearing boots and long pants in under 11 minutes and 30 seconds The screening is just a warm-up for BUD/S. BUD/S is about six months long, and divided into three phases First Phase(Basic Conditioning) First Phase trains, develops, and assesses SEAL candidates in physical conditioning, water competency, teamwork, and mental tenacity. This phase is eight weeks long. Physical conditioning with running, swimming, and calisthenics grows harder as the weeks progress. Trainees participate in weekly four-mile timed runs in boots, timed obstacle courses, swim distances up to two miles wearing fins in the ocean, and learn small boat seamanship. The first three weeks of First Phase prepares candidates for the fourth week, better known as Hell Week. During this week, applicants participate in five and one-half days of continuous training, with a maximum of four hours sleep total. This week is designed as the ultimate test of ones phys ical and mental motivation while in First Phase. Second Phase(Diving) Diving Phase trains, develops, and qualifies SEAL candidates as competent basic combat swimmers. This phase is eight weeks long. During this period, physical training continues and becomes even more intensive. Second Phase concentrates on combat SCUBA. This is a skill that separates SEALs from all other Special Operations forces.Third Phase(Land Warfare) Third Phase trains, develops and qualifies SEAL candidates in basic weapons, demolition, and small unit tactics. This phase of training is nine weeks in length. Physical training continues to become more strenuous as the run distance increases and the minimum passing times are lowered for the runs, swims, and obstacle course. Third Phase concentrates on teaching land navigation, small-unit tactics, patrolling techniques, rappelling, marksmanship, and military explosives. The final three and one-half weeks of the Third Phase are spent on San Clemente Island, where students apply all the techniques they have acquired during training. Following Phase III, SEALS attend Army Jump School and then are assigned to a SEAL Team for an additional 6 to 12 months of on-the-job training. SEAL West Coast Teams are based in San Diego, California, while the East Coast Teams make their home in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Create an Organization Culture Based on Teamwork

Create an Organization Culture Based on TeamworkCreate an Organization Culture Based on TeamworkFostering kollektivwork is creating a work culture that values collaboration. In a teamwork environment, people understand and believe that thinking, planning, decisions, and actions are better when done cooperatively. People recognize, and even assimilate, the belief that none of us is as good as all of us. Its hard to find workplaces that exemplify teamwork. In the US, our institutions such as schools, our family structures, and our pastimes emphasize winning, being the best, and coming out on top. Workers are rarely raised in environments that emphasize true teamwork and collaboration. Further, the way organizations structure their ordnungsprinzips of reward and recognition, compensation, and promotions are the antithesis of teamwork. As long as employees are compensated and celebrated for their individual performance and contributions, you are failing to encourage teamwork. Teamwork Can Become Your Organizational Norm Want to find another way? In a mid-sized tech company, the sales department recognized that paying employees for their individual sales encouraged employees to focus only on their own clients. When the organization moved to a new commission system that divided a large portion of the commissions equally to each salesperson, teamwork increased dramatically. Employees went out of their way to make koranvers that all customers received the full attention of any available sales agent. Many organizations are working on valuing diverse people, ideas, backgrounds, and experiences. But, organizations have miles to go before valuing teams and teamwork is the norm. But, teamwork is becoming more frequently found with the entry of millennial employees into the workforce. Raised by the Baby Boomers and the Gen Xers, millennials grew up participating in teamwork settings. For example, during a job interview, a millennial applicant pounded her fist on the tabl e. She said that she did not want to consider the job unless she was guaranteed the opportunity to participate on a team. Generation Z employees are serving as interns and brand new employees in organizations, so four generations are now working side-by-side. So, you have four different expectations of teamwork, but its a great time in history to create the teamwork culture you desire. Especially with the influx of the workplaces newest employees, you can create a teamwork culture by doing just a few things right. Admittedly, theyre the hard things, but with commitment and appreciation for the value, you can create an overall sense of teamwork in your organization. Create a Culture of Teamwork To make teamwork happen, these powerful actions must occur. Executive leaders communicate the clear expectation that teamwork and collaboration are expected. No one completely owns a work area or process all by himself. People who own work processes and positions are open and receptive to ideas and input from others on the team. They cross-train other employees, so tafelgeschirr to customers is reliable and consistent.Executives model teamwork in their interaction with each other and the rest of the organization. They maintain teamwork even when things are going wrong, and the temptation is to slip back into former team unfriendly behavior. The organization members talk about and identify the value of a teamwork culture. If values are formally written and shared, teamwork is one of the key five or six values.Teamwork is rewarded and recognized. The lone ranger, even if she is an excellent producer, is valued less than the person who achieves results with others in teamwork. Compensation, bonuses, and rewards depend on collaborative practices as much as individual contribution and achievement.Important stories and folklore that people discuss in the company emphasize teamwork. (Remember the year the capsule team reduced the scrap by 20 percent? Remember when the sales team nailed the biggest sale in company history in only one meeting?) People who do well and are promoted within the company are team players. The performance management system places emphasis and value on teamwork. Often 360-degree feedback is integrated into the system. The employees understand that teamwork is the expected interaction in the workplace. Tips for Team Building Do you immediately picture your group off at resort playing games or hanging from ropes when you think of team building? Traditionally, many organizations approached team building this way. Then, they wondered why that wonderful sense of teamwork, experienced at the retreat or seminar, failed to have an impact on long-term beliefs and actions back at work. To enable you to get the most out of the time you and your employees spend in retreats, planning sessions, seminars, and team building activities, they have to be viewed as a critical part of a larger teamwork effort. They cannot contribute to the resu lts you desire unless they are one component of an overall team building plan. You will not build teamwork by retreating as a group for a couple of days each year. Think of team building as something that you do every single day at work. These five recommendations will help you to build a teamwork culture. Form teams to solve real work issues and to improve real work processes. Provide training in systematic methods and norming, so the team expends its energy on the project, not on figuring out how to work together as a team to approach it. Traditionally, if youre not careful, teams can spend up to 80 percent of their time and energy on relationship building. It leaves only 20 percent of their available energy for solving the problem.Hold department meetings to review projects and progressto obtain broad input, and to coordinate shared work processes. If team members are not getting along, examine the work processes they mutually own. The problem is not usually the personalities of the team members. Its the fact that the team members often havent agreed on how they will deliver a product or a service or the steps required to get something done. Build fun shared occasions into the organizations agenda. Hold potluck lunches take the team to a sporting event. Sponsor dinners at a local restaurant. Go hiking or to an amusement park. Hold a monthly company meeting. Sponsor sports teams and encourage cheering team fans.Use icebreakers and teamwork exercises at meetings. One small production organization held a weekly staff meeting. Participants took turns bringing a fun icebreaker to the meeting. These activities were limited to ten minutes, but they helped participants laugh together and get to know each other - a small investment in a big-time sense of team. Celebrate team successes publicly. Buy everyone the same t-shirt or hat. Put team member names in a drawing for company merchandise and gift certificates. Take the team out to lunch or order in pizza. Let the team members share their success story at your weekly company meeting. You are limited in the ways that you can celebrate teamwork only by your imagination. Take care of the hard issues discussed above and do the types of teamwork activities listed here. Youll be amazed at the progress you will make in creating a teamwork culture, a culture that enables individuals to contribute more than they ever thought possible - working together.

Overcome the Biggest Job Search Obstacle You

Overcome the Biggest Job Search Obstacle YouOvercome the Biggest Job Search Obstacle You12Figuring out how to get out of your own way may bring a lot more clarity to your thinking about your career. Indecision, self-doubt, lack of confidence, and making excuse after excuse about your own capabilities can be paralyzing behavior that keeps you from moving ahead.If youre finding that self-doubt has put you in stop-and-go mode in your job search, its worthwhile to find ways to remove yourself as an obstacle and push ahead toward your career goals. Some ideasFree your mind.Visualization is an all-important tool that can help you keep your mental focus sharp and your spirits up. Focusing like a laser on your ultimate career goals and how to achieve them can help you keep your career trajectory straight.Reject rejection.The pain of getting rejected carries a lasting sting- in your job search, in your personal life, in your day-to-day interactions. Being smart in how you handle rejection can help you arm yourself for the battle. Having a strategy for how to handle rejection at the ready can help you stay on track despite the inevitable setbacks.Chin up.The British talk about keeping a stiff upper lip and all that. As far as your job search goes, that may simply mean staying resolute and making sure youre not cowed into hewing to the same safe, tried-and-true- but fruitless- career path. Trying new job search methods may be just the ticket to taking a big enough step to steer your career in a new direction.Embrace the challenge.Its been said that fear itself is the biggest fear of all. So if you feel uncertain and fearful in your job search, muster your courage and do your best to set your fear aside. Keep asking yourself, Whats next in my career? and momentum will be on your side.Readers, tell us how youve overcome your fears and moved forward in your job search

This is where robots will be most likely to take your job

This is where robots will be fruchtwein likely to take your jobThis is where robots will be most likely to take your jobThe robot takeover is already here.A 2017 paper with the National Bureau of Economic Research found that every industrial robot that gets introduced into the U.S. labor market takes away an estimated five human jobs. Wages can drop as much as 25 cents when a robot is introduced into the workforce, according to the report.In other words, robots could disrupt entire industries. Now, its just a matter of where.The most robots exist in MichiganBrookings Institutes Metropolitan Policy Program mapped out where industrial robots live using sales data from the International Federation of Robots. Your anxiety about having your job taken by robots may depend on where you live, according to their findings.Researchers found that robots will cluster in the Midwest and the upper South, regions that house the heart of the nations automobile industry and employ almost half of all i ndustrial robots. Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana are the top three states with the highest concentration of industrial robots.These arent the artificial intelligence robots that Elon Musk has warned are potentially more dangerous than nukes. This is a separate, but related, topic.The researchers define the industrial robots asautomatically controlled, reprogrammable machines, robots that can paint cars, package things, and burn welds as humans once exclusively did. But robots have an advantage over humans. Unlike a human worker at these factories, an industrial bot doesnt complain or tire.Republican states have more robots than Democratic statesThe study links the places where you can find a robot to the places where you can find the highest concentrations of people anxious about automation.Anxiety about robots - like their physical distribution - will also likely have its own geography, the study predicts.Although the researchers explicitly state that robots did not determine the 20 16 U.S. election, they found it telling that there were twice as many robots in states that voted for Donald Trump than for Hillary Clinton.The red-state robot concentration does suggest that to the extent industrial automation brings difficult labor market transitions and anxiety, it will visit those difficulties most heavily on a particular swath of red-leaning America- specifically, the most robot-exposed locations in the industrial Midwest, the study states.Automation is going to affect us all in different ways depending on a variety of factors. What this study shows is that we have one more variable to worry about automation will impact us not only socially, economically, but geographically, too.

Resume References Examples for Dummies

Resume References Examples for Dummies Resume References Examples No Longer a Mystery When you have to provide references to a possible employer, the best method to do it is to create a reference page its possible to share with them. Dont state at the base of the page your references are offered upon request. Below youll discover a sample reference list. Keeping a list of potential references is something that ought to be completed in advance, even if youre not on the lookout for employment. When youre looking for a new position, you wish to get a list of many names to contact. If it is not clear from your resume, you might also desire to include details about your relationship with the reference. See the right way to incorporate that information below. Keep reading for tips on developing a reference list. The Appeal of Resume References Examples Meta descriptions permit you to influence the way your web pages are described and displayed in search success. Recall, its ess ential to make your document to the point and quick. Email them a copy so youre both on exactly the same page. Be consistent with your formatting and make certain to include the exact same information for each reference. The Truth About Resume References Examples List an employer is thinking about hiring you, he might ask you to supply a resume of references. Though some employers might ask you to submit resume references as a piece of the application procedure, others might ask after a telephone screening, face-to-face interview or before the last step in the hiring process. Sometimes prospective employers will say how many and what sort of references they want. You want recent references from folks who may not only vouch for your character, but the caliber of work you do. The most typical practice is to supply names of men and women who you reported to during your prior roles. When you ask a person to provide you with a reference, its always a great idea to give them a chance to decline. Even if all your references are contented to be on your list, it is an excellent concept to supply a heads-up that someone could be reaching out to ask about you. Statistics sky that the typical employer unaided takes a couple seconds to examine a Resume Examples 2019 Student, hence it is crucial that it makes a durable impression. Guarantee the skills are related to the job that you desire. 6th sure they are relevant to the job you want. You use your finest skills that are related to the job as subheadings. It is a fact that many job seekers are prepared to select the possibility a prospective employer wont bother to examine references. For instance, if youre going into the work market for the very first time, you might just must list three references. Job seeking is similar to entering a battlefield that someone must prepare at all times. The ideal way to boost your future employability is, obviously, to do a fantastic job for each employer. Ideas, Fo rmulas and Shortcuts for Resume References Examples Its possible for you to showcase your work sample, but in addition fill in mora space by talking about your abilities and school knowledge youve got. The people that you put on your resume as references ought to be able to talk positively about your talents, achievements, and techniques. All you need to do is list the skills you have that also appear in the work offer. Lets say you wish to assert your advertising skills. Resume References Examples Explained Fortunately, youll find unique samples of resume within the online website. Its fast and simple to use. Consequently, additionally, it is connected with the data of skills. Youre able to mention your upcoming education plans too. At four points throughout the semester, students will be supplied a case study pertinent to a particular disability population. All students must take no less than two courses in the arts. On occasion the possible employer will give you with the range of references they wish to see on your resume. A common reference section includes a header that identifies the section. If you do so, resume sure you truly have those references offered for case a prospective employer requests them. If you opt to accomplish this, set your list on a different sheet.

The Insider Secrets for Resume Writing for Veterinarians

The Insider Secrets for Resume Writing for Veterinarians A cover letter is your very first opportunity to earn a decent first impression on a prospective employer and start to build rapport. Shine up your rusty CV and make sure it is a killer. You would like to use an example for a guide so you are able to begin writing your own covering letter (also referred to as a motivation letter). As you set in your own personal info, experiences, and education, permit the template function as a guide. Posting a resume on work search website might appear risky, but a number of unterstellung sites provide only resume information, and its up to the individual posting the resume to release any contact details. So make sure you also see our guide on how to construct a resume in 2018. Resume Writing for Veterinarians Features There are some things to keep in mind while writing your resume. There are a lot of things that could set one particular candidate apart from another, and an outstan ding resume can be a fantastic start. Networking and finding connections through people is likewise very useful, but nevertheless, it may not come easy for everybody. At the base of the post, you will locate some advice for the work interview. Horizon has been progressively increasing the array of services it provides not just in the Redlands, but throughout Queensland, through an exceptional partnership model with different organisations, Ms Maloney explained. Many executives that are searching for a job are in a lage where they want to keep the simple fact they mean to modify companies a private issue. Horizon Manager Hilary Maloney said she was excited about working with the current staff of the service to supply wonderful programs for clients. The Downside Risk of Resume Writing for Veterinarians Use the ideas and template given inside this post to understand how to create a superior veterinary receptionist resume and stand a better prospect of finding the job. The 2 ex amples of objective statements for veterinary receptionist resume can be quite effective when applying for the place of a receptionist in a given veterinary clinic since they are specific, concise, and detailed. It is essential that you target your veterinary receptionist resume at the specific hirer that you want to convince. A Startling Fact about Resume Writing for Veterinarians Uncovered Dont fret about others are doing, focus on what you should concentrate on to reach your target. Then comes the essay part of the exam youre going to be provided a ten-minute reading period before the beginning of the essay-writing section, and then two hours to write. When it has to do with preparing for work, research is crucial. In college once I was beginning my job search, I applied to many positons per week, and would take some time to write cover letters for each position. The Little-Known Secrets to Resume Writing for Veterinarians Toggle or courses that might help in selecting an expert nashville, tn phone. Bear in mind that with a skills-based resume, it isnt enough to just state youve a particular skill. Some work search services have complete beistand from an expert staff to supply answers and counseling during the procedure.

3 lessons to help end disengagement in the workplace

3 lessons to help end disengagement in the workdistribution policy3 lessons to help end disengagement in the workplaceThe wild roller coaster ride of our careers has peaks and valleys. At times we are riding the wave of success and other times we are mired in a soupy, toxic work mess.For many, the career roller coaster stays up more often than down. Life is good. Never looking back.For others, the roller coaster stops. Sometimes we put the brakes on ourselves due to our own career/life choices. However, there are times that others make damaging career choices for us.Confusion, anger, betrayal, and negativity are all feelings that invade us when our career is changed by the doing of others. Downsizing, layoffs, badeanstalt bosses can all adversely affect our careers and can turn us into detached employees.Solution? Make a change and get the heck out of your work situation Sounds so simple and yet crazily, many of us dont. We settle into total job disengagement and become apathetic tow ards work-life, creating a resentful, bitter you.Settling should never be an option.Out of controlAt 23 I started my first job in human resources with a large company in an entry level role. It welches awful. Painfully administrative. Not at all what I envisioned I would be doing when I graduated university. However, I knew that in order to step ahead I had to put in the time and learn the foundation of my profession.By 26 I had made my first career jump to an advisory HR role with another company. Finally doing real HR work with a super progressive organization. Within a year an opportunity presented itself for me to be leading a team. Within another year I welches managing an entire department. A year later I was starting up entirely new HR divisions within the organization in a senior position. My career trajectory was nothing but up and I was in full control. Totally unstoppable.Or so I thought.The dreaded organizational restructure happened and as a result, I was shuffled off t o a department completely outside of my profession. No consultation. No option for a different role. Simply moved with an avalanche of change.Now, normally I am a glass half full type of guy. Upbeat and positive. But after this man was I bitter. The career path I thought I was on had completely ended without the decision being mine. I was angry, embarrassed and totally disengaged.Now in the grand scheme of things, my situation was very minor in terms of all the awful things that that happen to employees. I still had a job and the career path I thought I was on was just taking a momentary detour. Sounds so straight forward but I was trapped feeling angry. Stuck not able to rectify my situation. Why?We all react differently when we are faced with work adversity. It can be a big or small work event that tips us over the edge and completely turns us off our employer. The challenge is to take control and not settle. Heres how I did it.Wisdom by urinalThe urinal is not your normal place to find a revelation. Get in. Business done. Get out. No time to hang around.But sure enough there I was face to face with one of those bathroom ads in front of a urinal at a local restaurant. I cant even remember what the ad was for but the caption on the ad gave me pause to think and changed my focusPush yourself because no one else is going to do it for youSerious mind blowing stuff here.Sure I heard this before, but for whatever reason this time, at this urinal, I woke up. I realized only I could take control of my situation. No one was going to fix my situation but me. I needed to push myself to get back on the path I wanted to be on.So simple but when your mind is in a dark place it is sometimes hard to see the light. This urinal ad just happened to be my light.I had a choice. Be negative and miserable. Or push to change my situation for the better.I wisely chose the latter.A new dayI quickly decided that my first step was to get a new job back into my profession of choice. Wi th my resume dusted off, I applied to select companies that I thought match my values. Soon enough I was hired and happy. Kind of.What my career upheaval made me realize was that working for any company wouldnt fully satisfy my creative side. I truly liked my new employer but I also had other aspirations. I wanted to write. I wanted to guide people. I wanted to give back. So that is what I did.First I started writing. 10 minutes a day. Day after day. Before long I had a book and then not long after that I started consulting. This creative side of me continued with another book and another consulting company. I pushed myself to create the work balance I wanted for me. Six years later Im doing what I love.What I learnedThe events I went through led me to where I am today. I am telling my story in an attempt to inspire those who need it for positive change.Here are the nuggets of wisdom from my experiences that I hope will help all those who find themselves in a state of work disengage ment.Lesson 1 Negativity is a choiceYou chose to carry on all the behaviors associated with negativity. This is a choice you make. As soon as I realized that I had a choice to change, that no one else is going to remedy my situation but me, life got better. I got back to positive.Remember, life is short. Its up to you to make changes that give you the life you want. The key is to create personal accountability, with a no excuses attitude. This will lay the foundation for future job happiness.Lesson 2 Step wonYour choice for change and positivity is your first step. Reading this article may be your first step. Congratulations. This is the essential catalyst of forwarding momentum.I wrote an article on the power of making just one simple step. Getting yourself out of a negative work environment is hard. It can seem insurmountable. However, breaking it down into small steps allows you to see success and build momentum along the way.Perhaps your step is to talk to your boss about your d issatisfaction, or write a new resume or look at a job board. All great first steps. Many of us leap straight our perfect end state and then think about all the steps we have to take to get there. The volume of steps to get to our end goals can seem insurmountable and causes total paralysis.Break it down into single steps. Have your end state in mind but take it one step at a time. You will be amazed at the effect this has on you and the positivity it builds. Each step equals success. Each step is a win. Celebrate each win.Lesson 3 Believe in YouI struggled to make the first step because I didnt believe in me. I questioned my abilities and was focused on how others perceived me. I was embarrassed. I didnt want to make a move to a new job or start my own business because of how I felt others would judge me. This way of thinking kept me at a standstill.We make up our own perceived notions of what we think we are capable of and we allow it to influence us into do nothing. We are our ow n worst enemy when it comes to stalling our progress because we dont have the confidence to move ahead, being fearful of stepping out and setting our own course. Realizing that I was the only one holding me back, I was able to reset, focus and get going.Time is precious and no one will change your circumstances other than you. Never let your perception of what others think dictate your life. Lean in, make positive change and believe in YouClark Glassford is the founder of My Practice Interview. The companys purpose is to inspire others to achieve their dream career. 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Marissa Mayer Thank you for a great resume!

Marissa Mayer Thank you for a great resumeMarissa Mayer Thank you for a great resumeOur team met with the former Yahoo CEO in London for a brief catch-up on resumes, motherhood and the best ways for dealing with bad press.Few would take on the challenge of walking a mile in Marissa Mayers shoes. After five years as CEO of the troubled Internet behemoth, she is now taking her superwoman cape off and moving on to the next big thing. Her achievements as CEO (during her leadership, Yahoo became one of three digital companies with over 1 1000000000000 users globally) and personal sacrifices for the companys well-being (she only took a total of eight days off for the birth of her first son) are numerous.Yet, it is safe to say that Mayer is leaving a troubled legacy behind. From spending over $1 billion on the acquisition of Tumblr, which she herself called poetic, to failing to disclose the large-scale security breach, which affected over 500 million Yahoo users Mayer has had her fair sha re of cringe-worthy moments.The team welches inspired by Mayers ferocious ambition and in August 2016 we created and published her resume. It welches a crucial force in enabling more users around the world to learn about our platform. Mayers resume welches liked over 40K+ times on LinkedIn, without any paid advertisements. And the Business Insider article covering the story received 300K+ reads. Today, boasts over 250K+ registered users from over 150 countries worldwide.This is why we were particularly excited for the opportunity to meet Mayer and thank her in person for the unknowing contribution she had to s success. Imagine how proud we felt when her face lit up with recognition and amusement as we introduced ourselves. I know you, you did a great job with my resume I loved it, she said.We also had the chance to ask Mayer a few questions, which we are happy to share with you. Get an exclusive peek into the thoughts of the First Lady of the InternetWhat welches the biggest chall enge you tackled at Yahoo? Definitely, it was returning the company to its original 1990s culture. The Silicon Valley tendency to combine business and fun has its roots in the work environment created by Yahoos founders Jerry and David. The idea that the corporate culture and brand of an enterprise can have a meaning larger than the business itself has in my view been one of the key ingredients to Yahoos early success. The challenge which I faced when I joined as CEO, was to reboot the original culture, while also encouraging Yahoo employees to spend more time at the office and give that extra discretionary effort, which the company needed to pull through.Related articlesInfographic 8 Tips From Your Dog On Starting A CareerPros and Cons of working in a startupTravis Kalanick resigns as Uber CEO heres his resumeYou were the first Yahoo CEO to promote maternity leave. Why then did you hide your pregnancy for six months and why didnt you take a longer break from work following the b irth of your children? For legal reasons in the US maternity leave technically is a disability leave. If I took maternity leave, I would have had to appoint a temporary deputy, which would have been complicated and confusing for the board and shareholders. I also felt that Yahoo needed me, needed a strong leader, who was present. Whats your strategy for dealing with bad press? I follow the advice a close friend gave me I dont read any news or articles about myself. One question, in particular, remains on everyones minds. Namely, what caused Yahoos slow demise? As made obvious by the many achievements on Mayers resume, she was expected to over-deliver during her time at Yahoo. Yet, the geek goddess was largely criticized for almost every decision she ever took, while in charge. It may be that expectation was set too high. When Mayer joined the company as CEO in 2012, Yahoo employees made posters with her picture and the word hope underneath. These make-shift pieces of art were in a similar graphic style to the emblematic Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign. The posters were hung all around Yahoo headquarters. Newspapers all over the world were blasting headlines like Googles First Lady Jumps Ship to Yahoo. A good indication of her slim chances to steer the Yahoo ship in the right direction may have been the short-lived careers of Mayers predecessors. She was the fourth CEO in four years. Her immediate predecessor was taken down after it was discovered that he had lied on his resume. Observers judged Mayers task of saving the poster-child company for the first era of the Internet as close to impossible. Googles search algorithms had been performing better than Yahoo employees categorizing the web by hand. Facebook was doing a better job of serving the communication needs of digital consumers than Yahoo chatrooms. Apps had taken traffic away from desktop computers to mobile phones and Yahoo was lagging behind. Regardless, Mayers name will grace the tech hi story books, while her life experience will inspire young women and girls the world over to dream big and aim high. Kudos, Marissa Should you be looking for a job again, we will be waiting for you at www..com.

How to Become a Successful Music Promoter

How to Become a Successful Music PromoterHow to Become a Successful Music PromoterAre you organized, great with people, and have a deep love of music? Have you been wondering how you can combine your skills and passions together to become a music promoter? As one of the most popular music industry careers, a music or concert promoter is in charge of booking, organizing, promoting, and hosting musical performances at concert halls, clubs, events, and various other venues. How to Become a Music Promoter If you want to work in independent music, becoming a concert promoter might simply involve taking the leap and booking your first show. If you want to work in larger venues and with larger artists, becoming a promoter often involves doing some work with an established company and working your way up the company ladder.Here, we look at two different paths to becoming a music promoter. Path One- Work for a Promotion Company Concert promotion companies, such as AEG, tend to handle promotion for big-name artists. They may plan festivals, stadium/arena shows, or they may work for specific music venues, handling all of the promotion of shows for that location. If you learn the ropes at such a promotion company, you may start out doing very basic things, like distributing flyers/posters for events and work your way up to being the lead promoter on events. You may also specialize in advertising, accounting or some other facet of putting on an event. Some of the pros and cons of working for a promotion company include Getting to work on major events/with big-name artistsOften mora lucrative than indie promotingNo personal financial risk for showsMay have to work with music genres you dont personally enjoyCan be a hard business to break intoMay take a long time to climb the company ladder Path Two- Working for Yourself/Indie Promoting Sometimes, getting started in concert promotion is as simple as booking your first show. Where there are musicians, there is a de mand for people to promote live shows for them. All it takes is a few successful shows to make your phone start ringing off the hook with calls from people who want you to put on their show.Some of the pros and cons of working for yourself/Indie promoting include Getting to pick and choose the shows you want to work onYou are the boss from day oneYou may carry the majority of the financial risk of a showLots of responsibility and wearing many hats, all of which require a large time investmentAdvancement can be difficult- you may end up in a cycle of promoting small club shows that dont allow you to make a lot of money Which Is the Right Path for You? There is no right answer here. It is a matter of personal preference and of course, your career goals. If you crave the excitement of putting on a music festival or working on arena shows, then working for a promotion company is a great way to get started. If you like working with indie musicians and labels, then working for yoursel f may be the best way to get started. Consider your end game and choose the path that leads there.Either way, its important to know that both paths depend on finding the initial funding required to promote a concert or event, be it through the backing of a large promotion company, your own investments, through fundraising or seeking others who will share in the overall expenses (and in return share in the profits as well).