The sad reason more Americans are happy at work

The sad reason mora Americans are happy at workThe sad reason mora Americans are happy at workAre you happy at work? Why or why not? Join the conversation on Ladders new Facebook Group,The Climb.When it comes to Americans happiness at work, things are not completely as they seem.As reported by The Wall Street Journal, more than half of American employees report that their jobs are satisfying to them for the first time since 2005, according to the Conference Board, a research group.The publication paints a glossy picture of the things that are going well for workers in the U.S. namely, the number of people being let go from work being near record lows,and wages and employment going up.But then it sheds light on the more bleak idea that even though people are happier at work, and some things are going positively, employees may mainly be happy for a pretty sad reason Theyve lowered their expectations.In recent years, American workers have weathered things like a decade of bruising job c uts - anddata seems to say that people now have evolving perspectives on what makes a job good.Taking all of this into account, here are five tips to reclaim your own happiness at work, no matter whats going on.Hit the brakes on worrying with this toolPut your bad thoughts in their place using mindfulness.Dont forget to breatheWhen too much is happening at work or things dont go your way there, paying attention to your breathing in a restroom or doing so during a tough meetingare just a few ways to combat stress.Remember whats worked out for youIts not all bad.When work has you down, keep track of your victories(big and small) at the days end using a list.Think about your strengthsThere will always be someone who has more of what you want or who is more who you want to be, but that shouldnt stop you from recognizing your own immense value.When insecurity gets the best of you, think about your shining moments, everything you have to offer and what you like about the work that you do .Stop feeling like an impostorNo, you probably didnt get your job based on luck alone. Chances are, a variety of factors helped you secure your current position- with your professional achievements among them.To combat impostor syndrome, do things like reminding yourself of what you do well and stop trying so hard to be perfect.Even though a large segment of American workers claim to be happier at work, everything isnt working in their favor right now. The best way to address this is torecognize what you can control and take action by fortifying your happiness on your own terms.Are you happy at work? Why or why not? Join the conversation on Ladders new Facebook Group,The Climb.

E-Fests Begin with Successful Asia Pacific Event First US ASME...

E-Fests Begin with Successful Asia Pacific Event First US ASME... E-Fests Begin with Successful Asia Pacific Event First US ASME... ASME E-Fests Begin with Successful Asia Pacific Event First U.S. ASME EFx Event to Launch in MarchThe third year of the ASME Engineering Festivals (ASME E-Fests) program kicked off earlier this month with ASME E-Fest Asia Pacific in India a three-day celebration of engineering that incorporated a variety of informative panel sessions and workshops, entertainment and several exciting student competitions including the Human Powered Vehicle Challenge, the Student Design Competition, the Innovative Additive Manufacturing 3D Challenge and the Old Guard Oral Presentation and Technical Poster Competitions.The event, which welches held which was held from Feb. 1 to 3 at Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) in Vellore, India, was also the biggest E-Fest so far in the programs three-year history. Nearly 1,300 students, faculty and volunteers from mora than 70 u niversities took part in the spirited festival for engineering students.ASME E-Fest Asia Pacific officially opened Friday morning with a lamp lighting ceremony featuring senior leaders from VIT including the Honorable Vice Chancellor G. Viswanathan, Vice President Sekar Viswanathan and Vice Chancellor Anand A. Samuel. Among the representatives from ASME at the ceremony were Callie Tourigny, ASMEs senior vice president of Student and Early Career Engagement, and John Hasselmann, ASMEs managing director for Global Public Affairs. Callie Tourigny (foreground), ASMEs senior vice president of Student and Early Career Engagement, addresses the audience during the opening ceremony at E-Fest Asia Pacific.Addressing the aspiring engineers in the audience during her remarks at the lamp lighting session, Callie Tourigny pointed out that ASME could be a valuable resource for them as they embarked upon their careers. Every single one of you have an incredible opportunity now and a head to make a difference in the world, she said. As a professional society, ASME is pleased to expand our mission here as Indias economy continues to grow. ASMEs mission is to promote and advance engineering knowlumineszenzdiodege to improve the quality of life. We are committed to ensuring that all of you have the tools and experience you need to solve the complex challenges that face our world.The festival also encompassed a number of career development sessions and workshops that were extremely popular with E-Fest Asia Pacific attendees, including an all-day workshop on biologically inspired design led by Prashant Dhawan and Seema Anand, co-founders of Bio-mimicry Network India a 3D printing workshop, 3D Printing Transforming the Way we Design and Manufacture, an Engineering for Change (E4C) workshop, E4C Engineering Social Innovation and a session, The Path Forward at ASME, in which ASME volunteers and staff discussed the various volunteer and leadership opportunities that are available to students and early career engineers through the Society and the professional and personal benefits participating as a volunteer can provide.(Left to right) John Beck, manager of member development for ASME, Student Design Competition judge and early career engineer Dhaval Trivedi, ASME Senior Vice President Callie Tourigny, Prakhar Deep of the ASME India Office and ASME E-Fest Steering Committee member Sadarth Jadeja at the Path Forward at ASME session at E-Fest Asia Pacific.In addition to the career development opportunities, E-Fest Asia Pacific hosted several of the Societys major student competitions, including the Human Powered Vehicle Challenge (HPVC). Forty teams registered for the competition, which asks teams of students to design and build human powered vehicles that they then put to the test in mens and womens speed races and a grueling two-and-half hour endurance competition.The team from the E-Fests host school, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), took f irst distributionspolitik overall and the $1,000 top prize at the HPVC in India. The team, which was the overall winner at last years festival in India, also placed second in the endurance event, third in the mens and womens speed races, and earned a special award for sportsmanship at the competition. The HPVC team members from Vellore Institute of Technology celebrate their first place overall win at E-Fest Asia Pacific.Placing second overall at the HPVC was the team from NMIMS Mukesh Patel School of Technology Management and Engineering. In addition to taking home the $750 second prize, the team also received $500 for placing first in both the mens and womens drag races. Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology took third place overall, winning $500, as well as the $250 first place prize in the HPVC endurance event and second place in the mens drag race speed event.Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay took top honors at the Student Design Competition at E -Fest Asia Pacific, taking home the $500 first prize. For this years competition, The Pick-and-Place Race, students were challenged to design and construct remote-controlled devices that could quickly collect a variety of balls of different sizes from their stands and place them in a collection area without causing the balls to hit the ground. The team from VIT was the runner-up at the competition, receiving the $300 second prize, while a team of students from Hong Kong Polytechnic University won the $150 third prize.Other prize winners at E-Fest Asia Pacific included the team from Swami Keshvanand Institute of Technology Management and Gramothan, which placed first in the Innovative Additive Manufacturing 3D (IAM3D) Challenge Satish Ranjan Pradhan from National Institute of Technology Rourkela, who placed first in the Old Guard Oral Presentation Competition and Mohammed Shoaib from the Anurag Group of Institutions, who took top honors in the Old Guard Technical Poster Competition. Aaron Williams (left), HPVC head judge, conducts a vehicle safety inspection at the Human Powered Vehicle Challenge in India.E-Fest Asia Pacific, which also featured two lively rock concerts that enthralled the students attending, was an an incredible experience, according to Vineet Vashi, one of the events student organizers. It was a dream to host the E-Fest at VIT, said Vashi, who along with fellow students Pujan Parvadia and Manas Chavan, led a team of 150 students who coordinated the festival.The Society will present two more E-Fests during the next two months. The first, E-Fest West, will take place from March 15 to 17 at the Fairplex in Pomona, Calif. For more information, to view the preliminary program or to register, visit https//efestwest.asme.org. Discounted early registration is available through March 15 for the other festival to be held this spring, E-Fest North, which will take place from April 5 to 7 at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Mich. To learn more or to register, visit https//efestnorth.asme.org.In other related news, ASME is presenting its first ASME EFx event in the United States next month. EFx events are smaller-scale versions of E-Fests that can be easily staged by local colleges and universities. The first EFx in the United States, EFx NYU MakerHack, will be offered on March 9 and 10 at NYU Tandon MakerSpace in Brooklyn, N.Y. To learn more or to register, visit https//efxnyu.asme.org.For more information on the E-Fest programs, visit https//efests.asme.org. Universities who are interested in hosting an E-Fest in 2020 should contact Brandy Smith at smithbasme.org. For information on hosting an EFx, contact Kristen Leoce at leocekasme.org.

How Does Your Resume Stack Up to Other Job Applicants

How Does Your Resume Stack Up to Other Job ApplicantsHow Does Your Resume Stack Up to Other Job ApplicantsDid you know that around 250 candidates apply for every corporate job opening? Of that number, about four to six make the cut and get an interview. With odds like those, you need to ensure your resume is polished and professional. But how does it stack up compared with other job applicants? And what aspects of a resume do hiring managers need to see?Here are a few questions to ask yourself to make sure youre submitting a winning resumeIs it tailored to each opening?If youre submitting the same resume to every opening you apply to, youre doing it wrong. While you dont need to reinvent the wheel every time, you do need to customize it for each opportunity. That means taking the time to read through the job description. Then, revising your resume to ensure the most relevant experience, skills and accomplishments are on it, front and center.Am I focusing enough on achievements?So man y job candidates make the mistake of listing out all their daily tasks and responsibilities and calling it a day. But this is a boring read for a hiring manager and can pretty much guarantee you wont stand out. If, instead, you list one or two big accomplishments most relevant to the job under each job title, youre going a long way in getting noticed. Also, wherever you can, quantify your achievements with hard numbers.Did I include a summary of qualifications?Gone are the days of the resume objective.Instead, todays hiring managers want to see a summary of qualifications listed on your resume. These should be a bullet list of the skills, abilities, and experiences that make you most qualified for the job. We recommend putting them in a Core Competencies section above your experience.Am I taking up valuable real estate with irrelevant information?For instance, if youre stating that references are available upon request or youre including hobbies that have nothing to do with the job youre applying for, then youre wasting space. Hiring managers only scan each resume for a few seconds. So make sure whatever you include on yours is important and relevant to the job.Is my resume properly formatted?This includes using a professional looking font. Skip the garish or bold ones. It also means making sure the font size is big enough and simple to read. Be sure to also include plenty of white space on your resume and to bullet out information so its easy to scan.Remember, when it comes to your resume, less is more. You dont need to include every detail and every past job youve had since high school. Rather, focus on making the case as to why youre the best fit for the job. You can do that through customizing your resume, focusing on accomplishments, and ensuring its all easy to read.Need professional help creating a solid resume that stands out from the competition and gets results? Contact the experts at ResumeSpice today at 832.930.7378. Not only do we know what aspect s of a resume hiring managers need to see, but also how to polish yours so it shines.