Video Communication An Essential Tool towards Solving Challenges in

Video Communication An Essential Tool towards Solving Challenges in Video Communication An Essential Tool towards Solving Challenges in Video Communication - An Essential Tool towards Solving Challenges in Global CollaborationWhen collaborators are based across the globe, having different work cultures and opinions, the communication aspect then plays a vital role in bringing consensus towards solving problems jointly. Dilshad Sulaiman shares personal examples highlighting what hes learned by working with people across the globe at all levels.Dilshad Sulaiman is an early career engineer based in India working on the ITER project, under construction in France. This project is a joint collaboration of China, India, the European Union, Japan, South Korea, Russia and the United States. Dilshad has been broadly involved in engineering/project management, technical co-ordination and communications on this project in the last 6 years that has given him a wide global exposure working with co llaborators across the world.Register for 2015 ASME/s International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE) The copyright of this program is owned by The American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Law School Do-Over

Law School Do-OverLaw School Do-OverTransferring to a different law school is like an intense breakup youve committed endless hours, the 1L path has been painful and confusing, youre not sure you really want to break it off, and its not as easy as saying goodbye. While breaking up is never easy, sometimes ditching your law school after 1L year is the best move for you. But as a transfer hopeful, youll be applying to law school all over again, which means preparation, research, personal statements, recommendations, and numbers. Get ready for the transfer process with these tipsShould You Transfer?The decision to transfer is a personal one and may be based on a number of factors better career prospects, prestige, location, tuition cost, family and other personal reasons. If you think that another school will be a better fit for you, you should seriously consider your options and weigh them against potential disadvantages of transferring.What Kind of Disadvantages?Youve spent your 1L ye ar building your own brand at your law school through your grades, relationships with professors, networking with fellow law students, contacts with alumni, and involvement in clubs and activities. As a transfer, youll start with a clean slate. Say goodbye to the stellar grades you toiled for during 1L year, the connections youve developed (of course, you can continue your relationships with professors, students, and alumni, but youll probably be more likely to obtain job and research opportunities from connections at your new school), and the comfort of knowing the ropes. Youll have to prove yourself again reestablishing your GPA and rank, building connections, and getting involved in a world where everyone has already connected and bonded during 1L year. You also may have to relocate, find new housing, and figure out financial aid at your new school. Dont let the challenges dissuade you, though- look at it as an opportunity to add even more connections and experiences to your prof essional arsenal.Now that the Negatives Are Out of the Way, How May Transferring Help Me?If you feel off-course, transferring is a great way to navigate your legal career toward your goals. For students who didnt have impressive LSATs or undergrad GPAs, but rocked the curve during 1L year, transferring provides an opportunity to move to a higher-ranked school. For those who used 1L year to figure out in which area of law they want to practice, transferring is the perfect opportunity to move to a school that specializes in that area. And for those with personal reasons (like relocation) or who just dont like their law schools, transferring is a great option.Is it Difficult to Transfer?Transferring is competitive- stellar 1L grades are particularly important. Below is a glimpse at what some of the top law schools generally look for in transfer applicantsColumbia Law top 5-10% of law school classBerkeley Law top 3-5% of law school classMichigan Law top 10% of law school classDuke Law T op quarter of law school classCornell Law top 10% of law school classGeorgetown Law top 15% of law school classWhat do I need to do to Transfer?Schools may request some or all of the following along with any institution-specific requirementsCompleted application formLetter(s) of recommendation (schools will likely want a recommendation from a current law school professor)Certification from your current law schoolCertification from your undergraduate schoolTranscript of your law school gradesLaw school class rankTranscript of your undergraduate gradesLSDAS report with LSAT scorePersonal statementApplication feeWhen Should I look Into Transferring?You should start thinking about transferring during your first semester of law school (just thinking) because your 1L grades are critical for your transfer application. Once you begin second semester of 1L year, you should begin selecting potential transfer options. Some law schools, like Georgetown and University of Chicago, offer early adm ission for transfers based on first-semester 1L grades. If you plan to apply for early admission, you have to be on top of your applications early in your second semester and submit them around the middle of your second semester.But even if youre applying for regular admission at the end of your 1L year, you should start preparing during second semester. Youll need to sit down with a professor and ask for a letter of recommendation, gather materials from your law school and undergrad, and work on a personal statement. Plus, its a good idea to submit your application early for schools with rolling admission- receiving an earlier decision will help you better prepare for Fall interviewing and journal competitions.Where Should I Apply?Consider your reasons for transferring and which schools are the best fit for your professional goals. Also, research which schools are the most transfer-friendly in terms of transfer class size, transfer integration, Fall OCI interviewing for transfers, and transfer journal participation.

Vladimir Putin teaches you how not to compliment women

Vladimir Putin teaches you how leid to compliment womenVladimir Putin teaches you how bedrngnis to compliment womenMarch 8 was zwischenstaatlich Womens Day, which asked for exactly 24 hours of respect for women and their contributions to work and society. Some world leaders did not quite get the memo. From praising women for their childbearing skills to their supermarket-shopping prowess, here are some notable flubs that all of us can learn not to imitate when paying tribute to the women in our lives.Women have a broad portfolio of accomplishmentsMany women are proud to nurture their families - and that is not all they do. Women also commute to work to support their families, contribute to their communities, help charities, innovate,and create new things in their own right. Recognizing the totality of a womans contribution - especially if you are complimenting a colleague - is important.Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a 213-word letter addressed to Russian women on Interna tional Womens Day, and in his praise he focused solely on womens contributions to the family You care day and night for your children, grandchildren and your family. Even today, on International Womens Day, you are still caught up in your routine, working tirelessly, always on time.We always turn to women for inspiration and consolation, and always find it. Women give us life and perpetuate it in our children.Why would anyone take offense? Because Putin framed women primarily as support for men, rather than humans in their own right. Like men, women are individuals.This is not the first time Putin has praised women primarily as mothers. In his 2015 letter on International Womens Day, he described how good mothers provide the solid foundation to any Russian childhood with the expression to drink it in with your mothers milk. And yet, as women know, women have multi-faceted identities and challenges outside of their ability to reproduce, and these kinds of compliments are limiting. It has become habitual to compliment even the highest-achieving women - like rocket scientists - on their mean beef stroganoff. To give a real, meaningful compliment to a woman, think more broadly than what she does at home.Women are more than their looksJust as it would be unthinkable to praise a mans handsomeness as a personal accomplishment- even if it means he gets paid more - praising a womans beauty falls short of the mark.Yet Putin complimented women, in his speech, for their being decorative You fill this world with beauty and vitality, giving warmth and comfort, cordiality and harmony with your tenderness and generosity of spirit.Complimenting a womans beauty can be a double-edged sword, and should be avoided, especially at work. Like complimenting a womans domestic prowess, it can feel reductive. And at work, it can be downright insulting women, like men, go to the office to get things done, not to be stared at, sized up and evaluated for how decorative they are.As long as were human, well notice - which is why some psychologists study pulchronomics, or why pretty people get paidmore. But work hard on seeing past peoples looks.Evening the playing field so everyone is evaluated on their work will help team cohesion, and being able to see past looks to the human potential inside is good practice for managers and leaders.Women do more than shopBrazilian president Michel Temer gave a speech on International Womens Day that praised womens economic skills - for spotting the lowest prices in the supermarket.Nobody is more capable to pointing out the unbalances in, lets say, supermarket prices than women, Temer said in his speech.Nobody is more capable of detecting eventual economic fluctuation than women, since they monitor the increases and decreases of their homes budgets.Like Putins speech, Temers limited the potential of women to contribute more than domestic support.Protesters took to the streets in Brazil that day with signs that read they want us as first ladies, never as presidents, according to CNN.Women arent supposed to smile all the timeOn Wednesday, Putin also promised his citizens that Russia will do our outmost to surround the women we love with care and attention, so that they can smile more often. Whats wrong with smiling more often? Nothing. But being asked to smile is being asked to give up your own emotions to make someone else feel better. It also ties into the expectation that women should be decorative at all times. Its a small, but significant, form of unpaid emotional labor that women are asked to do every day. Back up your supportive words with your actionsIf youre not Putin or Temer, its pretty easy to be respectful and appreciative to the women around you - but being nice for 24 hours doesnt accomplish much. Whether youre a man or a woman, consider backing up the compliments by supporting women in other, tangible ways hiring women at work, promoting women as often as you promote men, stopping people fr om interrupting women at meetings, and, if youre a world leader, creating policies that help women achieve equal pay and equal status under the law.The warm cheer for women in Putins letter, for instance, starkly contrasts with his recent actions. In February, Putin signed legislation that decriminalizes moderate domestic abuse as an administrative offense. Before, this kind of family violence would get a two-year jail sentence now, if its only happened once in a year, it can just lead to a 15-day sentence in jail or a fine.Of course, this only applies if you believe women belong in the workplace a Gallup poll released on March 8 suggested that 30% of men worldwide believe women should stay at home.

Amazon will no longer ask job applicants for their salary history

Amazon will no longer ask job applicants for their salary historyAmazon will no longer ask job applicants for their salary historyIf you are one of the many prospective job seekers eagerly hoping for your city to be chosen as the location for Amazons HQ2, theres one more potential advantage that the e-commerce giant will offer its chosen employees - no more salary history questions about how much you earn or have earned.Amazon, which employs half a million people worldwide and promises to add more than 100,000 jobs in the U.S., announced that it is banning any salary history inquiries for prospective U.S. employees, according to an internal homilie posted Tuesday that wasobtained by BuzzFeed News andconfirmed by a company spokesperson.Amazon forbids salary history questionsIn its announcement, Amazon said that it wanted to take a proactive stance following new legislation at the local and state level to ban salary-history questions. The announcement to Amazon hiring managers says th at they can no longer directly or indirectly ask candidates about their current or prior base pay, bonus, equity compensation, variable pay, or benefits. The statement goes on to explain that, You will not be able to rely on current compensation to justify exceptional on-hire offers. You can continue to rely on factors such as salary expectations, competing offers, and other job and market-related factors.Under this new policy, Amazon hiring managers can still ask about a candidates salary expectations, but they cannot use a persons current or previous salary information as a determining factor in employment or compensation offers.The message states that it is treating the new salary ban as purposefully broad and will extend the ban to the sourcing stage of the recruiting process. The policy explicitly bans using Amazons recruiting systems or third-party databases such as LinkedIn Recruiter to search or estimate a candidates salary.The reasoning behind the banAmazon joins facebook i ncand Google as one of the few major technology companies to ban the salary history question in all of its nationwide offices. Amazons decision follows several local and states implementing salary history bans, including California, Massachusetts, Philadelphia, and New York City.Research has shown that salary history questions disproportionately affect women, who are likely to enter the job market being underpaid and have that disadvantage follow them throughout their careers.Millennial women at the beginning of their careers earnabout 90 cents on averagefor every millennial mans dollar. When a hiring manager knows how little you earned at your last job, they can know that you have weaker leverage to negotiate for more money, regardless of your qualifications.To break the cycle of unequal pay, advocates of salary-history bans seem them as critical to making sure every employee gets fairly compensated. Being underpaid once should not condemn one to a lifetime of inequity, New York Ci ty public advocate, Letitia James, said when the city passed its law.

Walk Me through Your Resume Sample Answer Fundamentals Explained

Walk Me through Your Resume Sample Answer Fundamentals Explained It is simpler than you might think to compose a superb administrative resume that may let you find the job of your dreams. You would like to go through the less critical areas promptly. There are lots of opportunities in places you may not expect. New Step by Step Roadmap for Walk Me Through Your Resume Sample Answer You would like to get comfortable with the thoughts and concepts behind your stories, in addition to the English language in general (as much as possible) You will have to improvise based on the questions that you get asked, and that means youll want some flexibility in your stories. Specifically, resume writing is among the most searched topics on the web. Resume examples will reveal to you just what type of information is required and the format it is required in. Although its important to understand what the organization youre applying to is seeking, its also important to learn your own stren gths so you can adapt them to suit the corporation. Before you commence writing you application letter, be aware of what the company is searching for and whether youre an appropriate fit to the company culture. Your resume, as stated, isnt an all-out explanation of each step youve taken. It is also feasible to modify your writing format based on the sort of job that youre searching for. Typically, a superb approach to answer such question is to point out that theres no such thing as a regular day and attempt to give examples of various scenarios which youve already been engaged in. Bear in mind your WMTYR answer should concentrate on key messages. You ought to have an intimate understanding of your resume and your answer. Sometimes seeing an illustration can be useful, though each individuals Tell me about yourself answer will differ. In general purpose of the interview is to receive your fantasy job. Therefore, if youre opting for jobs within different regions of banking, you need to have different walk me through your resume answers you tailor the reply to each sort of employer. The personality test is a substantial portion of the hiring and promotion procedure. If thats the case, explain how youre taking on more responsibilities in your present position. When you prefer to find a job, you should make sure that you have correct skills for the positions by which youre interested. Attempt to convince the person which you dont adhere to an immutable job description. After the candidate isnt the ideal match to the role theyve applied for but otherwise seems fantastic and can fit within another team in the identical organization. The Dos and Donts of Walk Me Through Your Resume Sample Answer Clearly, there are a number of things you might stumble across that you ought not bring up in in the interview (the Tinder profile is a great case of that). A regular day in the office is normally an open-ended discussion. You have to offer relevant, concise details. Make sure that you include all ideal information thats related to the job posting. Likewise, if you discover work beneath your capability, youre likely to be bored stiff. The reply is 6 seconds for the very first pass. When you want to terrain that ideal task then you need to have a stellar resume. Do not sound shallow even if its just a very simple endeavor. Walk Me Through Your Resume Sample Answer - the Conspiracy Sad for them, but you ought to be doing back flips There was a time every time a proper Resume meant a review of the academic achievements. As much as you would like to practice an ideal answer, be certain to also think on the fly. There are lots of things which impresses the interviewer in only a couple of seconds. You cant be certain the work interviewers actually likely to have a copy. In case the interviewer would like to learn more, they always have the ability to ask. Your interviewer wants to check whether you know what information is crit ical to communicate, and whats irrelevant. For that, you ought to do just a little research on the interviewer. An official interview never fully provides the interviewer an opportunity to rate your personality. Of course you would like the interviewer to come away from the meeting feeling that youre an awesome candidate however, you cant just go up ahead and inform them Hey Youve got a rock-star reaction to why you ought to be hired.

The Dos and Donts of Secret Santa in the Office

The Dos and Donts of Secret Santa in the Office Christmas is a time for giving but finding the perfect gift for someone can be fraught with potential pitfalls. The office secret Santa can amplify these problems and so it is always worth considering whether it is something which should be organized through management, left up to individual teams to decide upon among themselves or banned altogether as a bad idea. Of course, every one of these options has merits, depending on your workplace, but if you are hoping to set a precedent then you need to consider all the factors involved. EconomicsSome people simply dont have the spare cash to get involved in a secret Santa, especially at Christmas when there is extra pressure on family finances to stretch further than they normally would. You know how much you are paying your staff, so if you have members of your team who you think might struggle even wit h a low budget secret Santa, then it is best to avoid putting them in an awkward position.This doesnt necessarily mean you cannot have a secret Santa, but you might need to be creative. You can make it a voucher system where employees are encouraged to offer a non-monetary gift, such as making cups of tea, doing someones filing or watering their plants. You can also have an opt-in system so that nobody has to be a part of it if they dont want to.Office politicsSometimes secret Santa can be inappropriate, and the working environment should always be considered before instigating a company-wide arrangement. For example, a company that just announced redundancies may not be the best place to involve staff in a game where one of those being laid off might end up having to buy a present for a staff member that had to make the difficult decision to choose them, or even a member of senior management. Being mindful of the atmosphere in the workplace is vital to making the right decision so, it is always worth discussing ideas with the lead decision makers.PracticalitiesIf you have a fairly stable staff, secret Santa is a relatively straight-forward affair. You choose a sum of money to spend, put everyones name in a hat and hand off the presents on a designated day. However, the nature of Christmas means that there is likely to be a lot of annual leave taken, not to mention that it is peak season for a lot of industries so, staff members may be working long hours, travelling a lot or under increased pressure just to get their work done.Although adding an extra task to the to-do lists of every member of staff in your workplace may be designed for fun, this could actually contribute to peoples stress levels so, making it an opt-in affair is often a good way to avoid having the opposite effect to the one intended. It is also important to ensure that everybody involved actually contributes to avoid bad feeling between colleagues. Ensure that the whole secret Santa is overs een by someone who can keep track of the process.Let it beIn some workplaces, teams decide to organize their own gift-sharing arrangements, which is usually a good compromise and allows people to set their own rules and avoid management interference. This can make a lot more sense than a company-wide secret Santa, which may take a lot of organisation. This approach is also more beneficial because people who work in teams together usually know one another reasonably well, meaning many of the issues listed are negated.