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Your #Career : Here’s How Much People #Earn 10 Years after Attending the Most Expensive Colleges in America…Does such a Pricey Education Pay Off in the Long Run? Breaks Down the Median Earnings of Students from over 1,400 Colleges 10 Years After Starting their Studies.

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A handful of today’s top colleges ask for more than $60,000 a year — and they’re only getting pricier.

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Does such a pricey education pay off in the long run? We looked at a new report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, which breaks down the median earnings of students from over 1,400 colleges 10 years after starting their studies.

Using Business Insider’s list of the 20 most expensive colleges in America, we highlighted how much students are earning after graduating from the priciest schools. Only one of these schools, Harvey Mudd College, ranked in Georgetown’s top 10 list of colleges where students are earning the most, and over half of them didn’t even crack the top 50.

Read on to see how much graduates from the most expensive schools go on to earn a decade after enrolling, ranked in ascending order of median earnings.

There is no salary data available for Bard College at Simon’s Rock (the sixth most expensive college), so it has not been included in this list:

Bard College

Bard College

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Annandale-On-Hudson, New York

11th most expensive college in America.

Total cost per year: $64,254

Median earnings 10 years after enrolling:$35,700

Oberlin College

Oberlin College

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Oberlin, Ohio

Ninth most expensive college in America.

Total cost per year: $64,266

Median earnings 10 years after enrolling:$38,400

 

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Sarah Lawrence College

Sarah Lawrence College

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Yonkers, New York

Fourth most expensive college in America.

Total cost per year: $65,630

Median earnings 10 years after enrolling:$39,700

Pitzer College

Pitzer College

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Claremont, California

17th most expensive college in America.

Total cost per year: $63,880

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Scripps College

Scripps College

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Claremont, California

10th most expensive college in America.

Total cost per year: $64,260

Median earnings 10 years after enrolling:$47,200

Southern Methodist University

Southern Methodist University

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Dallas, Texas

18th most expensive college in America.

Total cost per year: $63,840

Median earnings 10 years after enrolling:$52,200

 

Haverford College

Haverford College

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Haverford, Pennsylvania

12th most expensive college in America.

Total cost per year: $64,216

Median earnings 10 years after enrolling:$55,600

Trinity College

Trinity College

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Hartford, Connecticut

16th most expensive college in America.

Total cost per year: $63,970

Median earnings 10 years after enrolling:$56,100

 

Amherst College

Amherst College

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Amherst, Massachusetts

19th most expensive college in America.

Total cost per year: $63,772

Median earnings 10 years after enrolling:$56,800

New York University

New York University

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New York City, New York

Third most expensive college in America.

Total cost per year: $65,860

Median earnings 10 years after enrolling:$58,800

 

University of Chicago

University of Chicago

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Chicago, Illinois

Fifth most expensive college in America.

Total cost per year: $64,965

Median earnings 10 years after enrolling:$62,800

Claremont McKenna College

Claremont McKenna College

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Claremont, California

Eighth most expensive college in America.

Total cost per year: $64,325

Median earnings 10 years after enrolling:$63,600

 

Northwestern University

Northwestern University

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Evanston, Illinois

15th most expensive college in America.

Total cost per year: $63,983

Median earnings 10 years after enrolling:$64,100

University of Southern California

University of Southern California

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Los Angeles, California

Seventh most expensive college in America.

Total cost per year: $64,482

Median earnings 10 years after enrolling:$66,100

 

Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College

Dartmouth

Hanover, New Hampshire

14th most expensive college in America.

Total cost per year: $64,134

Median earnings 10 years after enrolling:$67,100

Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University

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Baltimore, Maryland

20th most expensive college in America.

Total cost per year: $63,750

Median earnings 10 years after enrolling: $69,200

 

Columbia University

Columbia University

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New York City, New York

Second most expensive college in America.

Total cost per year: $66,383

Median earnings 10 years after enrolling:$72,900

Duke University

Duke University

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Durham, North Carolina

13th most expensive college in America.

Total cost per year: $64,188

Median earnings 10 years after enrolling:$76,700

Harvey Mudd College

Harvey Mudd College

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Claremont, California

Most expensive college in America.

Total cost per year: $67,255

Median earnings 10 years after enrolling:$78,600

 

Businessinsider.com | December 10, 2015 | 

Your #Career : Here’s How to Write an Email to a Potential #Employer …How to Send a Clear & Compelling Message to a Company you’re Dying to Work for. Read on for 7 Tips that will Get you One Step Closer to your Dream Job.

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In a way, writing the perfect email to a potential employer is a balancing act.On the one hand, you want to make your message and application stand out from the others they’re receiving. But you definitely don’t want to be too gimmicky or unprofessional.

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We consulted Amanda Augustine, career advice expert for TopResume, about how to send a clear and compelling message to a company you’re dying to work for. Read on for seven tips that will get you one step closer to your dream job.

1. Write a clear subject line.

Augustine advised against getting catchy with subject lines. Instead, make it obvious that you’re submitting a job application.

If there are no specific directions in the job posting, something as simple as, “Application for Strategy Reporter (ID #12345): Shana Lebowitz” should work.

However, if you’re cold emailing a potential employer, you should get a bit more creative in your subject line.

Talk about the value you can provide — for example, “would love to share my ideas on increasing sales team productivity.” Consider what the person you’re emailing cares about and why she would want to read your message.

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2. Address your message to the appropriate person.

“The worst thing you could do is put, ‘Dear Madam’ or ‘Dear Sir’ as your opening,” Augustine said,” because it shows you didn’t put any effort into researching the right person.”

You can do some sleuth work on LinkedIn and find out the name of the company recruiter or hiring manager who originally posted the job. If that doesn’t work, you can leverage your network — do you know anyone who works there? — and find out who the appropriate addressee is.

In the rare case that the job is anonymously posted, you can say, “Dear HR Professional” or “Dear Hiring Manager.”

3. Talk about what you can provide the employer.

Keep in mind, Augustine said, that the employer is the target audience. So think about what type of value you’re offering them, as opposed to the other way around.

In the body of your email, mention exactly what you can do for the employer and what you’ve learned about that company.

4. Customize the email to the individual employer.

Augustine said it’s important to tailor your message to each individual job and company.

“The more you talk about their specific needs and how your skill set does make you a really good solution to those needs, the more likely your message is to be read.”

And it might sound obvious, but make sure you include the name of the correct company in your email, especially if you’re emailing multiple employers at once.

“Oftentimes that can put you out of the running,” Augustine said. “Employers are looking for reasons to get rid of those applications.”

5. Don’t copy and paste your resume.

Augustine recommended not cutting and pasting your resume into the body of the email because the formatting ends up “atrocious.”

Instead, you should either attach a document or provide a link to a Google Doc. (You can hyperlink a few words so that you don’t end up with a long string of letters and numbers.) If you choose to submit a Google Doc, make sure you select the “view only” option for the employer.

6. Send your email ASAP after the job posting goes up.

“The sooner you get your job application in, the better,” Augustine said.

In general, you’ll want to submit it within 72 hours of the posting going up, because employers start to get inundated with applications after that and might not even open yours.

7. Follow up promptly.

Augustine recommends including a sentence in your email that says, “I will follow up with you on [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][whatever date] once you’ve had time to review my application.”

She advises planning to follow up one week after you send the application or, if there’s a close date on the job posting, planning to follow up a week after that. Make sure you mark the date on your calendar, so you don’t say you’re going to follow up and then forget.

Businessinsider.com | November 28, 2015 | 

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Your #Career : How to Figure Out Who the #HiringManager is When it’s not Listed in the Job Post … You’ll Always want to Direct your #CoverLetter to a Specific Individual (unless the posting is anonymous). Otherwise, you Might give the Impression that you Didn’t Put any Effort into your Application or you Don’t Pay Attention to Detail.

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Just because a job posting omits the name of the person in charge of the hiring process doesn’t mean you should address your cover letter “To Whom It May Concern.”

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According to Amanda Augustine,career advice expert forTopResume, you’ll always want to direct your cover letter to a specific individual (unless the posting is anonymous). Otherwise, you might give the impression that you didn’t put any effort into your application or you don’t pay attention to detail.

So how do you figure out who’s doing the hiring? Augustine shares her top strategies:

1. Reread the job description.

Before you panic and conclude that there’s no name listed, go back and reread the job postingvery carefully. There might be a name and email address lurking at the bottom of the posting that you missed the first time.

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2. Use the email address provided to search for a name.

Sometimes companies will direct candidates to send their applications to a specific email address, without providing a name to go along with it.

That’s a big clue. There’s a good chance the email address is the person’s first initial and last name (for example, mine is slebowitz@businessinsider.com), or maybe just their first name. Once you have that information, you can run a Google search for “S Lebowitz Business Insider” or “Shana Business Insider” and see what you come up with.

3. Look for the person who created the posting.

If you found the job posting on LinkedIn, oftentimes you’ll see it was created by a specific recruiter or hiring manager, depending on the size of the company.

In that case, you should address your cover letter to him or her because that person is obviously directly involved in the hiring process.

4. Look for information about who you’d be reporting to.

Maybe the job posting says you’d be reporting to the director of marketing analytics, but doesn’t give that persons’ name. Run an advanced search on LinkedIn for any current directors of marketing analytics at the company and see who comes up.

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LinkedInRun an advanced search on LinkedIn with the title of the person you’d be reporting to.

If that doesn’t work, you can run a standard Google search for “director of marketing analytics” and the company name. You might even find that person’s spoken at a recent conference, for example, which would give you some insight into what interests her and what kinds of information you should include in your cover letter.

5. Search the recruiting agency’s website.

If the job posting was created by a specific recruiting agency, go to that agency’s website and look at the bios of all the recruiters who work there. See which one works primarily with the company you’re applying to.

6. Google part of the job posting.

It’s possible that the website where you spotted the job opening isn’t where it was originally posted.

To find out, take a portion of the job description that describes the specific role or requirements, put it in quotation marks, and hit search. You might find the original posting, which includes the name and/or email address of the person in charge of the hiring process.

7. Leverage your network.

Here’s where a large professional network comes in handy.

Run an advanced search on LinkedIn to see if you have any connections who currently work at the company you’re applying to. Ask that person if he or she a) knows who you should address your cover letter to and b) would be willing to pass your application onto the appropriate person.

You can use the same strategy if there’s a company employee you met once at a networking event. Simply email that person: “I don’t know if you’ll remember me, but…” Express your interest in the position and ask if he or she can direct you to the appropriate person.

This tactic is especially effective, since studies suggest that applicants with someone to vouch for them are more likely to land the job.

Make sure you submit your application through the standard method as well as through your mutual connection. The company may want to track each application that comes in for their records.

Businessinsider.com | December 11, 2015 | 

#Strategy : 8 Lifestyle Changes to Make if you Want to Earn more Money …If you Want to Learn How to get Rich — How to Grow & Master your Money — Consider these 8 #Lifestyle Changes

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When it comes to earning more money and growing your wealth, sometimes all it boils down to is establishing key habits and making small lifestyle changes.

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“Success is a learnable skill,” emphasizes T. Harv Eker in his book “Secrets of the Millionaire Mind.” “If you want to be a great golfer, you can learn how to do it. If you want to be a great piano player, you can learn how to do it … If you want to be rich, you can learn how to do it.”

If you want to learn how to get rich — how to grow and master your money — consider these eight lifestyle changes:

Start hanging out with people you admire

Andrew Carnegie, who started with nothing before becoming the richest man in the country, credits all of his riches to one principle: the Master Mind.

The idea is that you surround yourself with talented people who share your vision because the alignment of several smart and creative minds is exponentially more powerful than just one.

Plus, we become like the people we associate with, which is why the rich tend to associate with others who are rich.

“In most cases, your net worth mirrors the level of your closest friends,” explains self-made millionaire and author Steve Siebold. “Exposure to people who are more successful than you are has the potential to expand your thinking and catapult your income. The reality is, millionaires think differently from the middle class about money, and there’s much to be gained by being in their presence.”

 

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Get a part-time job

If you want to earn more, a simple solution is to work more — and you’ll get a lot more out of a second job than extra income.

You’ll grow your skill set by working in a different field, put your brain to work in a different context, and expand your network. Plus, it’s a great opportunity to monetize a specific interest of yours — such as photography, music, tutoring, or coaching — or turn your passion into a side hustle.

Check out high-paying jobs you can do on the side and read about how to start a side-hustlefrom a woman who earned up to $4,000 a month on the side.

Bury your head in books

Rich people would rather be educated than entertained — if you want to be like them, cut the cable and dive into books on investing or personal finance, or pick up a successful person’s biography.

“Walk into a wealthy person’s home and one of the first things you’ll see is an extensive library of books they’ve used to educate themselves on how to become more successful,” Siebold writes.

Take billionaire Warren Buffett, for example, who estimates that 80% of his working day is dedicated to reading.

While the rich don’t necessarily put much stock in furthering wealth through formal education— many of the most successful people have little formal education — they appreciate the power of learning long after college is over.

Get used to doing uncomfortable things

If you want to build wealth, be successful, or get ahead in life, you’re going to have to get used to uncertainty or discomfort.

Rich people, in particular, find comfort in uncertainty. “Physical, psychological, and emotional comfort is the primary goal of the middle class mindset,” Siebold writes. “World class thinkers learn early on that becoming a millionaire isn’t easy and the need for comfort can be devastating. They learn to be comfortable while operating in a state of ongoing uncertainty.”

If you want to get rich, you have to be OK with being uncomfortable. If you’re not, learn how to be, Siebold advises: “The great ones know there’s a price to pay for getting rich, but if they have the mental toughness to endure temporary pain, they can reap the harvest of abundant wealth for the rest of their lives.”

Start adopting this mind-set today with one of Siebold’s suggested strategies: “Make a list of the five things you must do today that are uncomfortable but will help you build your financial fortune.”

Switch to a high-interest savings account

Chances are, the money sitting in your savings account is growing at a negligible amount. That’s because most of us use the “big banks,” which offer a measly interest rate of just 0.01%.

With that interest rate, if you let a $10,000 deposit sit in your standard savings account for one year, you’d receive a mere $1 of interest, and that’s before taxes. A $50,000 deposit would yield just $5 of interest after one year.

But if you’re using a high-interest savings account at an internet bank (a popular choice is Ally Financial), your $10,000 deposit would generate $100 of interest over one year — and $50,000 would generate $500, thanks to the 1% interest rate. Online savings accounts with higher interest rates — the highest one out there is 1.25% — would get you even more.

Granted, using a high-interest savings account isn’t going to score you a windfall or make you rich a year from now, but it’s an easy way to earn a few extra bucks from money that’s otherwise unoccupied.

If you want to make the jump from a traditional bank to an online bank to start earning back more interest, read more about high-interest savings accounts and check out Magnify Money’s list of bank options.

Wake up earlier

They say the early bird gets the worm, and there may be truth behind those words.

Early risers get a head start on everyone else by responding to emails, exercising, meditating, or reading before many of us have even hit the snooze button — and they are happier and healthier because of it.

Some of the most powerful, successful people swear by an early wake-up call — if it works for them, it could work for you.

Put your money to work

One of the most effective ways to earn more money is to invest it, and start as early as possible.

“On average, millionaires invest 20% of their household income each year. Their wealth isn’t measured by the amount they make each year, but by how they’ve saved and invested over time,” writes Ramit Sethi in his New York Times bestseller “I Will Teach You to Be Rich.”

The great part is you don’t need to be rich to invest — you just need to be diligent about setting aside a portion of your money on a consistent basis. The more you can set aside the better, but even a little bit can go a long way, thanks to compound interest.

The simplest starting point is to invest in your employer’s 401(k) plan. Next, consider contributing money toward a Roth IRA or traditional IRA, individual retirement accounts with different contribution limits and tax structures — which one you can use depends on your income and the tax implications. If you still have money left over and are hungry to continue investing, you can research low-cost index funds, which Warren Buffett recommends, and look into the online-investment platforms known as “robo-advisers.”

For more information on investing, read up on the basics before diving in.

Set goals and visualize achieving them

If you want to make more money, you have to have a clear goal and then a specific plan for how to achieve that goal. Money won’t just appear — you have to work at it.

Rich people choose to commit to attaining wealth. It takes focus, courage, knowledge, and a lot of effort, Eker emphasizes, and it’s possible if you have precise goals and a clear vision: “The number one reason most people don’t get what they want is that they don’t know what they want. Rich people are totally clear that they want wealth.”

Write down what Eker calls “play to win goals” for your annual income and net worth. Be realistic when setting a time frame to attain these goals, but at the same time, think big and don’t be afraid to challenge yourself.

 

Businessinsider.com | December 11, 2015 | 

Your #Career : 4 Tricks You Can Use to Get Ahead & Be Successful at #Work … Are you Waiting for the Day when a Stroke of Genius Leads to your Company’s Greatest #Success? Or, at the Very Least, a #Raise or #JobPromotion ?

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In order to get there, you need to work on your brainstorming skills. Whether you’re known as an “ideas man” in the office or not, you have the ability to come up with solutions that will help you and your company succeed.

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“The fact is, almost all of the research in this field shows that anyone with normal intelligence is capable of doing some degree of creative work,” Teresa Amabile, professor of business administration at Harvard Business School and author of The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work, toldFast Company. 

 In other words, anyone can bring ideas to the table, and you’ll need to in order to so you can advance your career. The number one way to do this? Figure out how to organize your ideas. Otherwise, you risk sitting in a meeting a few years down the road and hearing someone present a solution that you thought of months ago, but never acted upon. Don’t be the guy who claims “I thought of that first!” Instead, be the guy who actually does something about it.

If you have a method in place for brainstorming, it will start to come more naturally, even if it’s not your strength. You won’t have to pull out a Venn diagram or those bubble flow charts from elementary school to do it, either. (Although if words in triangles, circles, and squares are your thing, go for it.) Want to start bringing better ideas to the table, or learning how to turn those ideas into action? Start with these four tips.

1. Know your goals

Whether you’re trying to map out your future career steps or you’re trying to come up with new ideas for a marketing campaign, this first step will always be vital. Before you even think about coming up with solutions, you need to clearly identify the problem or issue at hand and focus on your objectives, says Ralph Keeny, anemeritus professor at Duke’s Fuqua School of Business and a consultant for several entities including the Department of Energy.

“When most people do brainstorming, they run all over the place and think outside the box,” he told Forbes. “I think they should think inside the box— the right-sided box.”

In other words, Keeny suggests that to be effective, you should focus on how to achieve the smaller objectives, instead of trying to throw ideas at broad problems that probably won’t work when they’re implemented.

If you’re typically good at coming up with ideas, it can be hard to know which ones are worth pursuing. In those cases, it’s vital to stay focused on the end goals. Staying objective is critical here, says Anne Raimondi, the senior vice president of operations at Zendesk. Constantly asking “What problem am I trying to solve?” is helpful so that she avoids getting stuck on one idea that won’t actually be all that helpful.

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2. Start from scratch

Though it’s sometimes frowned upon, there are moments when it can actually be a good thing to reinvent the wheel. Sometimes, the brainstorming process is one of them. To create something new, or fully improve a process or design, start from square one, not from the current model or product.

“If you improve something, then you only make it better,” says Sooshin Choi, provost at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit. “If you want to make something different, you have to behave as if there is no such thing.”

There are some projects where minor tweaks will do the job. But if you’re looking to make a big impact and have the flexibility to think big, start at the beginning of a problem and work up — even if at first you feel like you’re regurgitating old ideas. You might come up with solutions that otherwise would have been too constrained in an old model.

3. Avoid snap decisions

You might not always have the luxury of multiple days to come up with a solution or think up new ideas. But know what your deadlines are, and don’t rush them when you have extra time to use.

Intelligence increases when you think less and focus on key ideas, says Guy Claxton in his book Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind. “Whenever there’s a decision that needs to be made, the first thing you ask yourself is, ‘When does this decision need to be made?’” he says. “And you don’t make it until then.”

The reason is because your mind processes new ideas in the margins — what Claxton calls the hazy, poetic, or uncontrolled. When you give your brain as much time as possible to come up with ideas, you might surprise yourself with what you come up with.

In addition to this, be patient with good ideas that will take time to bring to fruition. “When you know you have a big idea worth holding on to, don’t forget to take the time to revisit it every once in awhile,” Fast Company advises. It may take a few years to move on it, and you might need to take mini steps toward those big ideas. But if you keep it in mind, you’ll be prepared for when you are able to act.

4. Have a pen ready

And a notebook, for that matter. Keep a journal or notebook somewhere that’s always accessible — it might require keeping a few in your office and a few more at home for when inspiration strikes. “I have a seven-second rule in my home,” says Scott Adams, the creator of the Dilbert comic strip. “I have to be able to reach a working pen and notepad or I risk being distracted and forgetting.”

Adams prefers notepads and pre-21st century technology to record his ideas — he says digital notepad apps load too slowly, though he does transfer the pen-and-paper ideas to the computer later. If you’re more comfortable using apps or cloud documents, go for it. Either way, have a consistent system so you know how to track your ideas later on.

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CheatSheet.com | December 11, 2015 | Nikelle Murphy

#Leadership : 3 ways #SteveJobs made #Meetings Insanely #Productive — & Often Terrifying…American #Businesses Lose an Estimated $37 billion a Year Due to #Meeting Mistakes. Steve Jobs made sure #Apple wasn’t One of those Companies.

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Steve Jobs in 2010

Here are three ways the iconic CEO made meetings super productive:

1. He kept meetings as small as possible.

In his book “Insanely Simple,” longtime Jobs collaborator Ken Segall detailed what it was like to work with him.

In one story, Jobs was about to start a weekly meeting with Apple’s ad agency.

Then Jobs spotted someone new.

“He stopped cold,” Segall writes. “His eyes locked on to the one thing in the room that didn’t look right. Pointing to Lorrie, he said, ‘Who are you?'”

Calmly, she explained that she was asked to the meeting because she was a part of related marketing projects.

Jobs heard her, and then politely told her to get out.

“I don’t think we need you in this meeting, Lorrie. Thanks,” he said.

He was similarly ruthless with himself. When President Barack Obama asked him to

 

 

join a small gathering of tech moguls, Jobs declined — the president invited too many people for his taste.

 

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2. He made sure someone was responsible for each item on the agenda.

In a 2011 feature investigating Apple’s culture, Fortune reporter Adam Lashinsky detailed a few of the formal processes that Jobs used, which led Apple to become one of the world’s most valuable companies.

At the core of Job’s mentality was the “accountability mindset” — meaning that processes were put in place so everybody knew who was responsible for what.

As Lashinsky described:

Internal Applespeak even has a name for it, the “DRI,” or directly responsible individual. Often the DRI’s name will appear on an agenda for a meeting, so everybody knows who is responsible. “Any effective meeting at Apple will have an action list,” says a former employee. “Next to each action item will be the DRI.” A common phrase heard around Apple when someone is trying to learn the right contact on a project: “Who’s the DRI on that?”

The process works. Gloria Lin moved from the iPod team at Apple to leading the product team at Flipboard — and she brought DRIs with her.

They’re hugely helpful in a start-up situation.

“In a fast-growing company with tons of activity, important things get left on the table not because people are irresponsible but just because they’re really busy,” she wrote on Quora. “When you feel like something is your baby, then you really, really care about how it’s doing.”

3. He wouldn’t let people hide behind PowerPoint.

Walter Isaacson, author of the“Steve Jobs” biography, said,“Jobs hated formal presentations, but he loved freewheeling face-to-face meetings.”

Every Wednesday afternoon, he had an agenda-less meeting with his marketing and advertising team.

Slideshows were banned because Jobs wanted his team to debate passionately and think critically, all without leaning on technology.

“I hate the way people use slide presentations instead of thinking,” Jobs told Isaacson. “People would confront a problem by creating a presentation. I wanted them to engage, to hash things out at the table, rather than show a bunch of slides. People who know what they’re talking about don’t need PowerPoint.”

This is an update of an article that previously ran, with additional contributions by Steven Benna.

 

Businessinsider.com | August 30, 2015 | Drake Baer

 

#Leadership : Is this a Major Problem for your Company? Most Americans Don’t Want to Be the #Boss — & they’re Probably Better Off

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New research suggests that being a manager doesn’t hold wide appeal. A survey by professional staffing firm Addison Group, cited on Bloomberg, found that just one-third of American workers believe that becoming a manager can advance their careers.

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Moreover, of the nearly 1,500 working Americans born between 1946 and 1995 who were surveyed, only one-quarter were interested in becoming more effective managers. Seventeen percent said they don’t enjoy managing others at all.

This research isn’t the first to find that being a manager is not a universal goal. A 2014CareerBuilder survey found that just over a third of workers said they aspire to leadership positions, while a mere 7% hope to get promoted into senior or C-level management.

In both surveys, young workers were more likely than older workers to be aiming for promotions, which makes sense given that they are early in their careers and see more opportunity for advancement.

Yet according to Bloomberg, millennials are less interested in being promoted to management roles than past generations of young people were.

So are these findings cause for alarm? A sign of laziness or apathy among the newest generation of workers?

Not exactly.

Bloomberg spoke to Steve Wolfe, executive vice president of operations at Addison Group, who said that while millennials seem generally uninterested in people management, they do want more personal responsibility.

“We’re seeing more millennials who want to be knowledge experts today, rather than in charge of other people,” Wolfe told Bloomberg.

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Meanwhile, more than half of respondents in the CareerBuilder survey said they don’t want to be a manager because they’re content with the role they have. (Respondents could choose more than one reason.)

It may be that millennials are more aware of their strengths and more likely to seek personal fulfillment from their careers than generations past. After all, some people are better suited to management roles than others, and just because you’re a high-performer doesn’t mean you’ll be effective at or enjoy managing others.

To retain employees who don’t aspire to management because they like the work they’re currently doing, organizations would be wise to expand their opportunities for advancement as individual contributors. Instead of placing employees in the position where they have to choose between managing a team and staying put, there should be an option to move into a knowledge expert role, without being responsible for other people.

It’s unlikely that companies would wind up in the situation where no one wants to be in charge — there will always be employees who love the idea of being people-managers and are genuinely good at it. Instead, it’s likely that companies would run more efficiently if everyone took on roles that played to their individual strengths.

Of course, the CareerBuilder survey also found that more than one-third of workers shy away from management positions because they don’t want to sacrifice work-life balance, which suggests that organizations may need to address problems with their cultures.

Some companies recognize this idea and have restructured their paths for development accordingly. Scott DeRue, an associate dean at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, told Bloomberg that Google and Oracle offer opportunities to grow without becoming a people-manager.

Yet many companies don’t allow employees to develop this way. In April, for example, someone wrote in to the career advice site Ask A Manager about how to decline a promotion into leadership. The post sparked nearly 100 comments, mostly from readers who sympathized with the person’s dilemma.

The conversation on AAM highlights a key problem with the structure of many modern businesses. Too often, companies encourage high-performers who aren’t fit to be managers (or don’t want to be managers) to seek out those opportunities. In doing so, they may end up undermining their organization’s progress by not allowing people to do what they do best.

Moreover, pushing high-performers into people-management effectively ignores the fact that there are many different forms of “leadership.”

Plenty of business experts have pointed out that people can lead and inspire at all levels of an organization. When you think about how you can be more effective and creative in your job, you are being a leader; when you present new ideas to the people you report to, you are also being a leader.

Unfortunately, we haven’t yet reached the point where people who can lead in those ways are praised and financially rewarded in the same way that high-level managers are. 

Businessinsider.com | December 10, 2015 | 

Your #Career : 5 Big #Networking Mistakes That Can Hurt Your Career…The Reality is that most #JobOpenings are Never Advertised or Posted. In fact, 63% of Job Seekers Land New Jobs through Networking

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Networking is one of the most important things you can do to nurture your career. Whether you love getting out there and selling yourself or dread the task of making small talk, failing to network effectively will leave you spinning your wheels as far as finding a new job or advancing in your current one.

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People everywhere struggle with the most basic aspects of networking. What gives us the most trouble? Roughly a third of job seekers said they had trouble picking out who they should try to network with, a 2014 Lee Hecht Harrison survey found. One quarter said they didn’t have a focused networking strategy, and roughly the same number said making initial contact with people over phone and email was their biggest stumbling block.

“The reality is that most job openings are never advertised or posted, which means tapping your network is anessential job search resource to uncover hidden opportunities. In fact, 63% of job seekers land new jobs through networking,” said Greg Simpson, Senior Vice President, Career Transition Practice Leader at Lee Hecht Harrison. “Developing a strong network and fruitful relationships takes real work. Individuals must be proactive and devote time to building and nurturing a strong career network of contacts.”

 Once you get over those initial networking hurdles, more trouble awaits. From not being able to effectively exploit your networking to focusing too much on yourself, here are five of the biggest networking mistakes people make.

1. Not asking for help

No one will know that you’re searching for a job if you don’t tell them. Yet too many people seem reluctant to broadcast that they’re looking to make a career change. Forty-two percent of senior managers surveyed by OfficeTeam in 2014 said not asking for help was the biggest networking mistake they saw people make.

“People may not ask those in their networks for help because they’re embarrassed or think they can succeed on their own,” said Robert Hosking, executive director of OfficeTeam, in a statement. “But whether you’re looking to land a new job or build your visibility, every connection counts.”

2. Not having a pitch

Putting together a canned “elevator speech” can feel a bit cheesy and inauthentic. But if you’re going to network, you need to be able to quickly explain to people who you are, what you do, and what you’re looking for. The key is making your pitch sound natural.

“The problem with most elevator pitches is that they get crafted on paper but not adjusted to sound like how a real person speaks,” wrote communication and behavior expert Deborah Grayson Riegel in an article for Fast Company. Riegel suggests practicing your pitch out loud and using the simplest language possible. You should also be able to tailor your pitch based on who you’re speaking to and be willing to forgo it entirely if working the information into the conversation would be awkward.

 

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3. Only networking online

Online networking is essential these days – 35% of employers surveyed by CareerBuilder in 2015 said they were less likely to interview people who didn’t have an online presence. But for most people, having 500+ LinkedIn connections and hundreds of Twitter or Instagram followers isn’t going to substitute for meeting people in person. Instead, you need to work to make those virtual connections pay off in the real world.

“As networking becomes synonymous with online networking … [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][people] can neglect the importance of actually meeting up with people for coffee, making a phone call, or showing up at an event. So far online connections have not supplanted these traditional interactions,” James Jeffries, the director of career development at Bard College of Simon’s Rock, told Time magazine.

4. Only talking about work

When networking, don’t restrict yourself to shop talk. Whether you’re attending a business mixer or just happen to bump into a contact at the coffee shop, be prepared to chat about subjects other than your career. People are more likely to help and hire people they like and relate to, and letting your personality shine through will allow you to build real relationships with your contacts.

If you’re attending a networking event where you’ll be meeting people for the first time, “come up with a few questions as ice breakers,” etiquette expert Jacqueline Whitmore told Inc. magazine. “My typical go-to questions always revolve around food and travel, because everybody loves to eat and most everybody loves to travel.” Whether you’re just getting to know someone or reconnecting with an old colleague, remember that networking is a social activity; keep the conversation professional, but fun.

5. Not offering to help others

Networking is a two-way street, yet too many people go into it with a “What’s in it for me?” attitude. A more effective approach is to focus on what you can offer other people. If someone you meet mentions they need someone to help with their taxes, and you have an accountant you love, recommend her – you’ve made two people happy (and yourself look good) in the process. Let the intern pick your brain when he asks — you never know where he could end up being able to do you a favor. Building goodwill in this way can pay off big later when you need to tap your network for support.

“With any relationship, there is a cycle of giving and receiving,” Selena Soo, the founder of branding consultancy S2 Groupe, told Fast Company. “If you lead with taking, you won’t be successful because it will turn people off. But people who give to their social circles naturally reap benefits.”

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#Leadership : Companies are Now Using this Strategy to Win the War for #Talent … How can #Employers Make sure Highly Qualified #Workers Choose Your Company over Your Competition?

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Recruiting top talent is a priority for every business regardless of location or industry. According to a report released by commercial real estate services company CBRE, 67 percent of multinational companies prioritize talent acquisition and retention over cost savings.

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There’s a good reason for that: Without skilled workers, companies would be lost.  And at the heart of the talent conversation lies real estate. In fact 46 percent of corporations’ global real estate decisions last year were driven by talent availability.

But even if you establish your business in a place where there’s a lot of good talent, securing it can be an outright war. So, how can employers make sure highly qualified workers choose them over the competition? Here are some ways to maximize real estate as a tool in the talent war.

Turn your headquarters into a community

If your company isn’t located in a major city, then offices can sometimes be pretty generic looking, often lacking any personality. Not so for ESPN. The company’s headquarters in Bristol, CT, aren’t a run-of-the-mill office park, but a full-fledged compound. After employees eat in the onsite cafe—which includes a brick pizza oven, vintage popcorn machine, and sports references like “Field of Greens”— they can get together to shoot some hoops out back. When they need a break from technology they can chat by a pond-side gazebo or visit the expansive gym, open seven days a week.

Obviously ESPN’s state-of-the-art, 123-acre campus makes it a desirable employer, but you don’t need a similar setup to attract and keep the best talent. Instead, you can infiltrate a community that already exists — whether it’s a desirable neighborhood in a certain city or an office park (an attractive one) in a suburb. Local restaurants, entertainment options, and other amenities play a big part in determining whether workers will choose you or sign on with a rival.

 

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Focus on wellness

How healthy is your business? Increasingly, companies are thinking of this question not in relation to revenue, but actual employee health. CBRE calls this the “wellness” agenda, where “the physical comfort and performance of the workforce come to play a growing role in building production and management.” In other words, services that were once viewed as a luxury—like on-site gyms and spas—are becoming commonplace, and failing to build them can leave companies in the dust.

CBRE reports that close to 50 percent of workers rank amenities like gyms as an important workplace feature, while more than half consider the indoor environment. These factors affect the modern workforce’s decision about which company to choose, and how long to stick around.

General Mills, the Minneapolis, MN, consumer packaged goods manufacturer, offers its workers access to an on-site health clinic. Meanwhile, in San Francisco, Twitter provides staff with a rooftop garden for when they need some down time.

Dial up employee collaboration

A business’ ability to foster corporate connectedness is very much a product of its workspace.

That’s because certain workspaces encourage employee collaboration, which can create a more appealing company culture—something that’s sure to draw workers. When Steve Jobs was CEO of Pixar, he hired famed architectural firm Bohlin Cywinski Jackson to design a campus that included a central atrium and multiple gathering areas that “promoted encounters and unplanned collaborations.” Teamwork and a positive atmosphere matter, especially when you consider many professionals spend more than 1,500 hours in an office each year.

Winning the talent war is about understanding what your target employees value in a workplace — from infrastructure to lifestyle perks — and delivering. When you can strike that balance between community and culture, workers will be lining up to sign on.

Find out more about how the right real estate can help recruit and retain great employees. 

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Businessinsider.com | December 8, 2015 | CBRE

Your #Career : Can’t Find a #Job? Here’s What to Do Next… These are 4 Ways you Can get Back on your Feet, start Getting Back into a Routine, & Get your Mind & Body Retrained for Work.

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We’re on much better footing, economically speaking, than at any time in the past seven or eight years. The Great Recession officially ended in June of 2009, and yet, six-and-a-half years later, we’re still feeling the effects. Though unemployment is down, and the economy is humming again, there’s still one big hang-up — a lot of people remain out of work.

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The long-term unemployed, and the discouraged workers among them, are the ones who have really suffered as a result of economic turbulence over the past decade. Many people saw their jobs disappear, never to return again. Some of those jobs were shipped overseas, some were automated, and some were simply made redundant by changing tastes. There are a lot of reasons for these shifts, but the bottom line is that people who have wanted to get back to work are still having trouble finding a way to do so.

Just look at the ranks of the long-term unemployed. As of September 2015, 2.1 million people were among the long-term unemployed, and the labor force participation rate was 62.4%. That’s fairly low, but there are numerous reasons for it. These are the numbers politicians are constantly citing as evidence that the economy is still on shaky ground.

For a lot of people, these numbers are irrelevant — they just want to get back to work.

Whether it’s age, a lack of skills, or larger economic shifts, there are a lot of reasons many would-be workers are finding themselves out of the labor pool. And when you’re down on your luck, and face months or years of rejection from employers, it can take a real toll.

So, for these individuals, finding a path back into the workforce is the chief objective. The problem: that path is hidden — or finding it, at least, is much more difficult than it used to be. That’s why we’ve made a short, four-step action plan to help out.

These are four ways you can get back on your feet, start getting back into a routine, and get your mind and body retrained for work. It may not be ideal, in many cases, but for some people, following these steps may do wonders. It’ll feel like a step backward, but just think of that as a way to get a running start back into the labor pool.

1. Volunteer

When you’re unemployed, you’re not getting paid. So, you may as well put your time and skills to work by helping out in your community — even if you’re still not getting paid. Volunteering will get you out of the house, help you establish a routine, and help you make additional contacts. People like to see others who are willing to help out, and if you have the time, volunteering can help secure you a ticket back to the work force.

Take a look at community bulletin boards, both virtual and physical, or think of some organizations you’d like to help out. There are hundreds out there, each with needs that you can help fill. You may even end up learning a new skill for free. Volunteering will get you back into the habit of going to work, give you a resume booster, and help you expand your contacts list.

 

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2. Freelance

Why not put the skills you do have to work for you — in mercenary fashion? There are tons of opportunities forfreelance work thanks to the Internet, and now, almost anyone can find a side-gig of some kind. If you can write, edit, draw, or even consult on any number of topics, there’s probably a space for you in the freelance economy.

In fact, the entire economy might be shifting more in this direction, toward mini-businesses or services offered by freelance entrepreneurs. We recently talked all about it with the CEO of Time Etc., one such company helping to facilitate that shift. Take a look around the web, and see where you might be able to find some work, and start to earn again.

3. Get active — and add it to your resume

Getting active can mean just about anything, and volunteering or freelancing counts. What employers don’t like to see is someone who has been sitting idle for a long period of time. That’s why it’s key to get active, in one way or another, and make sure that you’re putting that on your resume. If you’ve been out of work for months, or even years, it’s going to be a red flag for a hiring manager. They’ll have questions as to what, exactly, you’ve been doing with your time (even if you’ve been trying desperately to find work).

Volunteer, freelance, or explore other opportunities to put your time to good use. Then, make sure you’re making it clear on your resume that you’ve been busy — even if it’s not in a full-time or professional capacity.

4. Make job hunting your current profession

This is the most important thing: if you don’t have a job, your job is to find a job. That means when you are not taking care of family duties, volunteering, freelancing, or taking care of other responsibilities, your time is spent looking for work. Think of your job search as your full-time gig. This is what you do, until you find what you’re looking for. And be tenacious.

To get back into the workforce, you need a job. Any job. It may not be fun or ideal in any sense, but getting back to work is much better than remaining idle. And it’s the first big step toward getting back onto the careertrajectory you want.

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CheatSheet.com | December 6, 2015 | Sam Becker