20 Adam Houlahan - Social Media Expert - Jane Jackson Career

20 Adam Houlahan - Social Media Expert - Jane Jackson Career Adam Houlahan shares his astounding vocation example of overcoming adversity. From Adams early vocation goals to join the Air Force, to working in neighborliness, Adam sought after his craving to make a way of life business and turned into a water-ski educator before propelling various water-ski organizations on the Gold Coast.A committed family man, after his fifth youngster was conceived, he chose to take some break and an open door emerged to showcase a business in media outlets. Adam before long found that internet based life was a key differentiator and that was the beginning of his own web-based social networking system business which has become exponentially over the years.Adam is currently the go to fellow for everything computerized and online life advertising. Tune in to our intriguing discussion and youll find that he is sensible, very like-capable and a genuine business person on the most fundamental level. You will be enlivened and youll leave away after tune in to his s tory, with some extraordinary thoughts for YOUR own business too!Build your Personal Brand and draw in the vocation openings and occupation advancement you merit with this FREE Masterclass: 3 Secrets to Personal Branding for Career SuccessWhere to discover Adam:Website: www.adamhoulahan.comBook: http://www.adamhoulahan.com/book/TwitterInstagramPinterestFacebookLinkedIn

HR Legislation Update The Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 - Workology

HR Legislation Update The Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 The Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 Each week Blogging4Jobs will be giving you an update on legislation that is currently making its way through Congress Senate that relates to HR and the Workplace. This week we are covering  The Working Families Flexibility Act  of 2013 (H.R.  1406). The Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 Many Americans feel the daily pull between work, kids, spouse, hobbies, aging parents, activities and more. Speaking from experience, I know sometimes it can feel like a day with twice as many hours in it still wouldn’t be sufficient to accomplish everything you need to. For millions of workers, these time stresses are magnified when their employer needs them to work overtime. Sure, overtime is great for your paycheck, but at some point you have to ask which is more valuable, the extra money you receive or the time you could be spending on things outside of work. Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL) asked that question earlier this year when she introduced H.R. 1406, The Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013. This legislation was passed on May 8 and effectively allows employers to offer private-sector employees the choice of paid time off in lieu of cash wages for overtime hours worked. Here are some highlights of this act: Employees may choose whether they want comp time or cash and cannot be forced to take comp time. They also have the ability to change their mind at any time. Employees can accrue up to 160 hours of comp time each year.  An employer would be required to pay cash wages for any unused time at the end of the year. Workers are free to ‘cash out’ their accrued comp time whenever they choose to do so. All existing protections in the Fair Labor Standards Act are maintained, including the 40-hour workweek and how overtime compensation is accrued. Since 1938 when the Fair Labor Standards Act was passed, private-sector employees (those not working for government entities) have been compensated for overtime worked through cash payments. This ensured that employees would be fairly compensated for overtime, but didn’t take into account that there might be another option for compensating employees for overtime. It may seem short sighted to have passed legislation prohibiting any overtime compensation other than cash, but there was also a much slower pace of life in those days. Looking back just 40 or so years to 1975, only 47 percent of moms were part of our workforce. Now in 2013, that number is at 71 percent. To really put it in perspective, think about the fact that 8.5 million workers are single parents, one in three undergrads work full time and 57 percent of military spouses are part of the workforce. I would be willing to bet that to some of these millions of workers, paid time off might be more valuable than the cash compensation.

Lead The Pack With Your Love For Social Media

Stand out With Your Love For Social Media Would you be able to utilize your web-based social networking shrewd to support your vocation? I expound a great deal on utilizing online life in quest for new employment, yet now I need to share a few considerations on how and why your web based life aptitudes can support you while utilized. The War For Talent Needs A Pro-Active Strategy On the off chance that you havent heard, organizations are stressed over losing withdrew representatives and are grumbling they cannot secure individuals to their position openings. This is the place you and your enthusiasm for web based life come in. Be A Solution Perhaps my post on US News World Report today will give you a few thoughts regarding how you can be the arrangement by venturing up to share your internet based life aptitudes. What Im urging you to do is propose an internet based life enlistment methodology at your organization. Significant Data In the event that you are searching for information to help your proposition, look at these. Bullhorn Reach Social Recruiting Reports Jobvite Social Recruiting Reports Trends QA I had the chance to talk with Erin Osterhaus who researches and audits HR systems via Software Advice blog. Erin as of late composed an article including Twitters enrolling tips, How Twitter Uses Twitter to Recruit. I had a few inquiries for Erin dependent on perusing her article, and here they are with her answers. Imagine a scenario where I am a little organization with under 250 representatives. Would i be able to even now receive the benefits of utilizing Twitter to pull in ability? Unquestionably. Truth be told, there may even be some concealed favorable circumstances to being a little organization and enrolling on Twitter. Programming Advice is generally little, yet we despite everything urge our workers to Tweet out employment postings and friends news. Be that as it may, in contrast to Twitter, we don't have a corporate enlisting profile on Twitter. Rather, our two full-time scouts have singular records which they use to Tweet postings and react to expected candidates. We've discovered that this works better for us. Since we are a little organization without the name acknowledgment of an organization like Twitter, permitting possibility to have individual association with our selection representatives keeps them interestedsomething bigger organizations don't possess the energy for. Is recurrence of tweets a factor to developing adherents? Truly. As far as I can tell, developing your Twitter following has an immediate relationship with how regularly you Tweet. I would prescribe Tweeting at any rate a few times each day. There are extraordinary instruments out there like Tweetdeck, that permit you to plan various Tweets without a moment's delay. I normally put aside an hour on Mondays to make the Tweets that I'll post consistently. Do you think organizations that are not kidding about utilizing Twitter need to prepare their workers on best practices? Enrollment specialists, and HR as a rule should prepare workers to maintain a strategic distance from internet based life fiascoes (like what occurred at KitchenAid). You ought to consistently know about what's happening and build up a web based life strategy so workers are never confounded about what is and isn't permitted. Consider the possibility that an organization doesnt have an extraordinary culture like Twitters does. Are there different things an organization could share in the event that they dont have photographs of a cool yoga studio or mimosa bar? (Or then again perhaps this may rouse an organization to include more advantages?!) Regardless of whether your organization culture isn't as incredible as Twitter's, it despite everything has one. You can share occasions that your organization has partaken in, meetings you've joined in, or even cool ventures you're dealing with. In case you're straightforward about your organization culture and can pretty much precisely depict the earth potential candidates will be working in, at that point you'll most likely have increasingly genuine competitors apply anywayones who aren't only after the free mimosas. How are workers boosted to share tweets? A ton of organizations are currently utilizing programming arrangements that permit representatives to naturally present open situations on their online life profiles. The connection every representative posts has an exceptional URL that recognizes their profile as the wellspring of any resulting application. At Software Advice, we utilize such a framework, and our workers are remunerated with a $1,000 reward if a fruitful fresh recruit originates from one of their online life profiles. It's an extraordinary method to urge representatives to get the word out. Much thanks to you Erin! I value your contemplations on enrolling utilizing Twitter!

Market Sizing Estimation Interview Questions

Market Sizing Estimation Interview Questions Market Sizing Estimation Interview Questions Source:  Interview Math Book,  Market Sizing Example What are estimation questions? Estimation questions test your ability to approximate a value. Here are some examples one might encounter in an interview: What is the market size of disposable diapers in China? Estimate annual sales for Starbucks’ retail stores in the United States. Estimate summer sales of Disneyland tickets in the United States. Some candidates refer to estimation questions by its catchier portmanteau, guesstimates. What are the different types of estimation questions? There are different types of estimation questions; market sizing and revenue estimations are two of the most common. What is a market sizing question? In the phrase “market sizing questions,” “market size” refers to a total addressable market. That is, what would be a company’s revenue if it had 100% market share of a category? For example, an interviewer may ask you the following market sizing estimation question: “What is the market size of disposable diapers in China?” Market size is usually stated in terms of revenue, but some interviewers may define it in terms of units sold. To minimize miscommunication, clarify with the interviewer. Examples of market sizing questions include: What is the market size of women’s rain boots in Seattle? What is the market size of toothbrushes in the United States? What is the market size of real Christmas trees in the United States? What is a revenue estimation question? For revenue estimations, a candidate is expected to calculate company, product, or service revenues. Examples of revenue estimation questions include: Estimate annual sales for Subway restaurants in the United States. Estimate annual sales of Target’s brick-and-mortar stores in the United States. Estimate annual sales of Netflix online streaming subscriptions in the United States. Why do interviewers ask these questions? Interviewers use estimation questions to evaluate a candidate’s: Problem solving skills. Can a candidate take an unfamiliar problem and develop a plan to solve it confidently? Communication skills. Can the candidate clearly communicate his or her action plan to the interviewer? Is it easy-to-follow? Or does the interviewer have to ask an excessive number of clarifying questions to unravel the candidate’s thoughts? Analytical dexterity. Can the candidate confidently calculate numbers in real-time? Or is the candidate hesitant? Does the candidate rely on using a calculator or computer to crunch numbers? Or does the candidate needlessly round up numbers to oversimplify calculations? Judgment. Does the candidate choose reasonable assumptions, backed by logical thinking? Or is the candidate too casual and sloppy? Some may deride estimation interview questions as not having real-world applicability. However, estimation is a skill that helps professionals do their jobs. For example, if you are store keeper, your responsibilities include figuring out how much inventory to order. If you are an equity analyst, you may estimate a firm’s future enterprise value. Estimation can also help with decision-making. Here is an example: let us say we are evaluating a business decision; we want to open a new McDonald’s in our city. To breakeven, we need to generate $500,000 in sales. There are several McDonalds’ stores already, which means we are not going to get many customers. Given this constraint, let us say for the sake of argument, we deduced that each visitor needs to spend $150 to breakeven. Yikes! We just identified a flaw in the investment thesis. A typical McDonald’s customer spends $8; getting customers to spend $150 per visit is a big stretch. To summarize, the estimation example showed how our calculations identified a faulty sales per visitor assumption. What are they looking for in an ideal response? Here is what interviewers would consider as a top notch answer to an estimation question: Logical plan of action that is easily understood. Interviewers want to feel confident (and you should feel confident too) that you have a clear plan when solving an ambiguous estimation problem. Good candidates communicate a plan that not only gets them to the right answer but also easy for the listener to follow along. Communication skills. Interviewers do not just want to hear the answer. They also want to hear the thinking too. So candidates who silently solve a problem on their own and resurface in five minutes will not do well. Communicating one’s thoughts is critical to sharing knowledge and gaining buy-in to one’s approach. Choose reasonable assumptions with clear explanations. Interviewers would like you to use reasonable assumptions. Silly assumptions such as “there are 100 billion people in the world” show that a candidate is out-of-touch, which minimizes the individual’s credibility with clients, executives, and co-workers. Furthermore, it would be polite to explain why you chose a particular assumption. Accuracy. Some estimations are the basis for decision-making. Thus, accuracy is important. But clearly, accuracy will improve if there is more time to work on it. Given an interview scenario, most interviewers would like candidates to spend at most 15 minutes and as little as 5 minutes on an estimation question. Candidates must tradeoff between accuracy and speed â€" and get the most accurate response possible in a 10 minute timeframe. Do you have an example of a market sizing question? Weve included two examples of market sizing questions and their solutions: What is the market size for smartphone cases in the United States? How many TV ads are shown in the US each day? Youll find sample answers for each question at the top and bottom of the article, respectively. How do I find more market sizing examples? You can find more market sizing examples from Lewis C. Lins book, Interview Math. Source:  Interview Math Book,  Market Sizing Example

Top Twitter Strategies

Top Twitter Strategies Social media management is one of your best tools for career growth. Many of my colleagues focus on LinkedIn as the primary social media platform for job seekers, and it is important. Making use of these top tweeting strategies can extend your social media presence beyond traditional business boundaries and get you noticed. You never know when a social media connection will turn into a job opportunity or a valuable network contact. The Basics I mention these basic strategies every time I talk about social media, because they ARE the basics and because without them, your social media platforms are less useful and productive. If you havent already put these into place, start here! Choose a professional user name for your professional Twitter (or any other career-driven social media) account. If your real name is already taken, consider adding a middle initial, or a short descriptor before or after your name (@realRobertRoberts is an example, @JaneSmithEsq, or use both, as in @DrJoanDoeMD). Profile photo. Use a pro photographer for your business head shot, or at least use a great pic of you in a conservative dress. Think job interview! Once you have a great head shot, use it on ALL your social media and websites, and dont change it often. With so many similar Twitter handles and LinkedIn usernames out there, you want to give a consistent visual to remind readers that this account is YOU. When you do change your photo, change it across your brand, so as not to confuse. Bio and background. Fill in your profile information completely, and with an eye to polishing your personal brand. If you have purely social social media accounts, consider separating the two and using a nickname or pseudonym for those accounts. Use keywords that relate to your industry and your career, to make you as search-friendly as possible. If you add email or website urls, make sure theyre yours, not your employers. That way your bio/profile has longevity. Make it match. Take a few minutes and make sure your resume matches your LinkedIn profile, that your LinkedIn matches your Twitter profile, etc. This is not only excellent personal branding, its just common sense that youd want a polished, professional set of profiles that give a matching impression of your skills, expertise, and experience. The Extras These are the things you can do to make your Twitter account more engaging, extending your reach and piquing interest. Get the basics done first, so that you can properly capitalize on the difference the extras can make for your career. Use the header photo like a billboard for your personal brand. Change it out frequently (at least once a month) and make it relevant to you. Use photos that relate to your industry, your charity work, your career, and have fun with it. An architect can use blueprints, photos of job sites, copyright-free images of drafting tools, the possibilities are endless. DO make sure you dont use copyrighted images, or youll find yourself in legal hot water. Follow with care. Choose industry movers and shakers, your professional heroes, and colleagues who are important network connections. Start slow and build up your follows as you build followers. Someone who has 20 followers and follows 200 others isnt making good use of the tool. Keep your tweets professional and relevant. Save your political commentary, your spiritual thoughts, and your family chats for other media or accounts. Be on the lookout for industry insight, new favourite quotes, or other information to tweet, re-tweet, or comment about. Have your personal brand in mind at all times. Tweet steadily, at least once or twice a week. Between offering interesting news and information, connections, solutions, and great insight, all of it industry/career related, youll build a following slowly but steadily. You can plan ahead and schedule your upcoming tweets if it helps you manage your social media time, just be sure to make allowances in your schedule for posting unexpected news and eventsthe more timely your tweets, the more valuable they are to your followers!