Aircraft Mechanic - Career Courses

By Renata McGee


Job Vacancy Indonesia, Employee, Vacancy 

Working equipment on aircrafts is the number one priority when it comes to flight safety. All aspects of an aircraft are vital to the success of a flight. Students can enter a career as an aircraft mechanic after completing a schooling program from a vocational college.

To gain a further understanding of the career students can research typical vocational programs and their curriculums. An aircraft mechanic program or often referred to as avionics technician program can be entered at numerous schools. In the process of working through focused courses students learn to be specialized repair technicians. The goal of education is to prepare students to perform repairs, maintenance, and inspections of an aircraft. Courses hone in on the ability for mechanics to recall information so they can install, manage, and remove equipment. Different aspects of the field are looked at in separate courses. Coursework inside a vocational degree may include:

• Aircraft Electrical Systems
• Autopilot Systems
• Avionics Maintenance
• Calibration Equipment

Vocational colleges offer students these courses and more inside a certificate or associate's degree program. The integration of these courses is centered on providing students with the educational background to service aircrafts. Troubleshooting potential problem areas and ensuring that the structure of an aircraft is sound and ready for flight are the two main ways mechanics perform service. Students can expect to learn the entire mechanical process after completing a program. General courses taken inside a vocational program teach students the maintenance needed to maintain an aircraft.

Courses vary depending on the school and program selected but most include courses like:

*Aircraft Electrical Systems

Introductory concepts are introduced that include alternative and direct power currents. The circuits and voltage used are emphasized so students understand how to fix electrical systems inside aircrafts. After a basic foundation is laid students apply their knowledge to the operation of an aircraft. Understanding the power behind operation is how students learn to fix aircrafts when they cease to work or malfunction.

*Maintenance Procedure

Due to the regulation standards set forth by the Federal Aviation Administration students are required to adhere to these standards in the classroom and in the workplace. This type of course examines how to inspect, manage, and report all maintenance completed. Students learn to keep records of all work conducted to ensure that repairs are done according to code and the specific technical requirements of aircrafts.

*Communication Maintenance

The ability for a pilot to communicate is essential for safe travel. Students work to understand the systems of an aircraft and how to fix them when they fail. The main system is explored to train students to repair the electronics part so pilots can successfully send out messages to their control tower.

The knowledge gained inside a program is vital to the work done in the professional world. Students can study the mechanics of an aircraft by first exploring the different schooling options and entering accredited program. Programs and their concentrated courses center on giving students the proper knowledge to go from the classroom to the field. Full accreditation is provided by agencies like the Council on Aviation Accreditation ( http://www.aabi.aero/ ) to programs that offer the best quality education. Students can make this transition smoothly by completing a program in aircraft mechanics.

DISCLAIMER: Above is a GENERIC OUTLINE and may or may not depict precise methods, courses and/or focuses related to ANY ONE specific school(s) that may or may not be advertised at PETAP.org.

A Quick Look At Airport Careers

By Mark Andrew Woodcock

Job Vacancy Indonesia, Employee, Vacancy 

There are many airport careers that an individual will find exciting and challenging. When you are researching positions at the airport, there will be a few considerations that will determine which jobs you want to pursue. It will be very helpful to visit the airport and determine which types of jobs that you will be most interested in.

There are many hospitality jobs at the airport that are run by private businesses. These jobs often are like the stores and shops which are in the city where the airport is located. The hours of work for these types of jobs are the same as if you were working in a shop in the city and normally, the benefits are the same for these positions.

Jobs that are directly related to the airport such as security, customer service, flight attendant, etc., normally require some training and education. In some cases, specific airlines provide training and education for the employees that work for them. Some airports contract with private security companies that hire employees who man the security areas of the airport. These positions also require training through the company.

The benefit of working directly for an airline is that employees get significant discounts or free flights throughout the year. This makes the training and hours that a person works well worth the effort. In some of the positions, there are regular contests that provide incentives for employees to reach goals for customer service or sales.

Choosing from the many airport careers available will be much easier if you spend some time researching the many positions that are available at the airport in your area and with the airlines that fly in to that airport. By taking the necessary training and education prior to applying for a position, you will have a better understanding of the requirements for the position. Talking to airport staff will also be very beneficial. They will be able to tell you about the best steps to take to begin your career with the airport.

How to Find the Best Career For You

By Steve Humphreys

Job Vacancy Indonesia, Employee, Vacancy   

How would a teen ever know which career he would want to do as an adult? This is a very good question that deserves an intelligent answer. There are so many careers to choose from, even those who are in midlife have trouble choosing a second career.

If you are a teen, choosing a career may be confusing. If you haven't had a job before, how could you know what you would like to do as an adult? As a teen, you are just getting to know yourself. And, as you age, some things about you will also change, including those things you are currently interested in. You must know what you would like to do as a teen first, because this will lead you to the next step in what you may want to do later on.

To choose the right career, one has to know himself very well. In other words, you have to know what things you have an interest in doing, and don't. As a teen, you are learning more about yourself every day. Some things will change about you, and some things will stay the same as an adult.

There are Teen Quizzes you can take which can help you locate those careers you may have an interest in doing. Look at classes you enjoyed in school, or any hobbies or special interests you have. This can connect you to those kinds of jobs you probably will enjoy doing the most. Remember that your personality style has to match your career.

Tips on How to Get a Job in Marketing

By Erich Lagasse

Job Vacancy Indonesia, Employee, Vacancy

 

It's all about promotion
A bachelor's degree in communications or business administration is the first step to get a job in marketing. After graduation focus on what you know, i.e. how businesses attract consumers to buy their products or use their services. Apply this to your job search. Promote the added value of your time with experiences, skills and talents that will help achieve a business' objectives. Some sources, e.g. wiki sites, on the internet can provide valuable tips and information to enhance your job hunt.
1st Objective: Develop criteria
In college get internships, volunteer or work during the summer; it will be difficult to get a good job without any work experience. Businesses need employees who can make the right decision unsupervised. Criterion is not developed by following rules, but by learning from the right people and one's mistakes. Look for challenges that will expose you to different types of problems and situations, and try to learn from every experience. Be objective.
2nd Objective: Express yourself
It's imperative for marketing professionals to communicate well with their managers, team members and clients. There are plenty of handbooks that provide guidance on how to speak and write correctly. Colleges offer writing courses that not only will improve your composition skills but also will inspire you to be more thoughtful of how you speak.
3rd Objective: Build a professional network
Visualize where you want to be in five years and talk to people who are already there. The internet is a great way to contact professionals who can teach you about their job and lead you in the right direction. They also can introduce you to colleagues who specialize in different areas. Become a member of associations and organizations where you can meet other marketing professionals.
4th Objective: Be professional
Think of your resume as your personal ad. Promote your skills, talents and experience with a detailed and factual resume that reflects your criteria. Avoid misleading information and ambiguous experiences; write solid accomplishments you can prove. Hiring managers are usually swamped with resumes and prefer to ask coworkers for referrals. Give your resume to members of your professional network.
5th Objective: Define your target
Work will not only teach you ethics but also what you are good at. Once you have an idea of what you love to do AND do well, get an entry level position in one of your favorite companies. Don't worry if the job is not marketing related; however, be sure the company has a department you want to work in, e.g. sales, advertising, promotion, etc.
6th Objective: Assume responsibility
Successful professionals make decisions that will help the organization they work for reach their goals. After you learn to make objective decisions, assume higher levels of responsibility. Being able to work under pressure is a skill sought by most employers. Make thoughtful decisions, i.e. picture the consequence of each alternative and pick the one that best fits the company's goals.
7th Objective: Continue your education
Marketing is a highly competitive field; therefore it's essential to keep up with the new techniques and trends. Attending seminars and conferences will help you understand new ideas as well as expand your professional network. Some associations certify that professionals comply with certain aspects of the marketing field, thereby reassuring hiring managers that candidates are qualified for specific jobs. A master of business administration in marketing is also a great way to prepare for a management position.
A world of opportunities
A savvied marketing professional's network and tenure can be a great asset. Experts are more frequently promoted to top management positions than pros from other fields. Furthermore, the experience obtained working in different businesses can serve as perfect foundation for professionals to open their own business. Though a job in marketing is demanding, objective-driven professionals may benefit from many rewards once they prove their ability to overcome adversity and challenge.

 

Choosing the Brightest Expert Freelance Online Article Writer

By Sev Cabrera

Job Vacancy Indonesia, Employee, Vacancy  

Finding freelance article writers online can be time consuming and frustrating at times. But if you know that right 'what to do's" in the online world this could be made it to a much simpler task. With article writers now roaming the online world all eager to find writing jobs online it gives you a lot of choices to choose from. Well there are so many online writers because, some of they are attracted to the money article writers are paid with (which is a lot if you are a good writer) and also, there are good writers out there that truly have the talent and the heart of writing that is why they choose article writing as their career.
So how do you pick an efficient and good online article content writer? First off, you need to find a good site where article writers post their online applications. There are so many online and you might want to visit each one. Then conduct an online interview, chat to each one and gauge their writing potential, their grammar, and their lingo, take notice of each aspect and note them.
After that, choose the best of the best in your list, this method will weed out the lousy ones which just wont be valuable in your business. So now that you have your cream of the crop, there is still one thing you need to do, you have to choose one or two writers that will be your freelance writer. Have them write up a good article about something weird, an article that will baffle even you who asked for it. Its going to be a challenge for them and only the best of them all can produce the one that you like and suit your taste. And that is it. You hire that expert online article writer right away.
With the above tips to help you choose, finding a good online article won't be as hard as it should be. You won't even have to worry that you will have to ditch that writer off because through your good screening process, you can be sure that the one you hired is an expert and a good pick.

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Work at Home Call Center FAQ

By Laureen Miles Brunelli

Job Vacancy Indonesia, Employee, Vacancy

To find a home call center job (aka virtual call center), start by researching potential companies carefully. Though there are many legitimate companies hiring work at home call center agents, call center jobs (as well as data entry jobs) are often used at the bait in work-at-home scams.
Most legitimate at home call center jobs require an investment in home office equipment, and some do charge fees. So before you spend any money to get set up as a work at home call center agent, ask some questions.

What type of work does the company offer home call center agents?

First, find out if the company you're considering contracts with clients to provide call center service or if the company utilize these services itself. And then, what kind of call center jobs does it offer? The most common types are:

• Sales or telemarketing
• Customer service
• Verification
• Technical support

Women and Science - A Scientific Approach to Family / Career Balance

By Linda Lowen

Job Vacancy Indonesia, Employee, Vacancy 

You became a full professor at the same time you discovered you were about to become a mother. The biggest argument as to why academia is stacked against women is that the childbearing years coincide with those years in which you're busy compiling achievements, publishing articles, doing all those things that ensure that you'll get tenure. What were the decisions that factored into your choices, and how have you made it all work out?

When I was doing this, there was much less awareness that you can be a serious scientist and have a family. I decided not to have a family for a while, but became pregnant and so the decision was made for me. I didn't realize it would be so hard to have a child and do my research; I didn't think it through.

Women are thinking of this nowadays. In institutions, there's recognition now that the clock will be stopped, there will be time for children, and that there'll be times in a woman's life that she won't be doing science alone. If you look at a trajectory of a few decades - the productive years of a woman's life - the time you'll need to spend intensively with the children occurs in batches throughout that period. Getting them into kindergarten is one significant period. Then again in high school attention has to be paid to them.

There are definitely some years where you're not going to be 100% focused on your work. But if you average this out over several decades, say 20-30 years of every productive life, you don't have to sacrifice your career just because you lose a little bit of time here and there.

Young women seem to see it as one or the other - the fork in the road. My recommendation is to think about the fact that family responsibilities come in waves and it does take time; but work also takes time, so you need to decide to be very focused on this. For my husband and I, our lives were work and family and that was it; everything else stopped for a time, and now we're resuming things like going out to dinner or the movies. It wasn't a sacrifice; we love both our family and our work.

Of course you need good support to do this. Use that good science mind, your good problem solving mind, to figure out how you are going to go about this. I learned from all sorts of women, from those who were young to those who - like me - had children later. In my own field, the American Society of Cell Biology has a Women in Cell Biology group with web pages full of resources. They also have a wonderful pictorial display of women scientists with their families. Younger women scientists who view this gallery of women with their families see that it's being done successfully by others.

It's important to encourage them and demonstrate that this is not impossible to do. The best practical advice I can give is to use your problem solving skills to see what different kinds of solutions there are. It's hard work, but it's okay to have a challenging time.

I bumbled though it like everybody does. I don't think we went to a movie or traveled on vacations. I spent minimal time at conferences and hurried home to be with my family. Of course it's going to be work, and you do find yourself wishing you were in two places at once. Of course the kids do fine; the evidence doesn't bear out that they won't.

You aren't a terrible parent if you aren't there after work every day baking cookies. I baked cookies - not such good ones but I baked. I was helped by the fact that I was a full professor so I attended those child related events that I wanted to be at. People will respect you if you take the time to make time for your children.

We'll always have guilt and stay-at-home moms have it too, although it's a different kind of guilt. We just have to realize we're not doing our children a disservice when we're engaged in our jobs if we are also engaged in them . The media does tend to stereotype women with a one size fits all model , while real examples aren't well represented in the media.

What would you like to communicate to young girls, teens, and mothers of girls who are interested in science, but may lose themselves in the science and math gender gap? What advice do you have?

Coming back to what I was alluding to regarding the family - if you're someone who finds science interesting, you have the mind of mind that enjoys grappling with questions. Finding how to juggle time without falling into the trap of some stereotype is the challenge. Use your own problem solving mind to discover ways to do this.

The reality is that science offers a challenging career and autonomy, and it's fun. Women scientists choose to do this - it's not a burden. Unless they feel pushed out by professional circumstances, women who want to be in the sciences think of these challenges as problems they can solve, and then do it.

A career in research science only appears daunting because of the mythologies surrounding it.

In my own childhood experiences watching my parents, I could see that a woman having a career was as normal as a man. I was one of 7 children and my mother was a doctor who practiced medicine when she could; she could leave and re-enter the field. There are many examples of that. I grew up seeing that women were just as intelligent and able as men.

I asked for a little microscope once for Christmas, and I got that. I wasn't ever told, "Girls don't want microscopes." But just because a girl doesn't come from a family like mine doesn't prevent her from pursuing science. A girl from any background can succeed with encouragement.

The creativity of science is very much like that in the arts; both are about your brain being created.

Showing girls and women realistic images of women in the sciences is part of the solution. When the media depicts real women, it sends the message that these are scientists, they look like women who have lives, and women are recognized when they do good science. For example, the L’ORÉAL Prize is an opportunity to put out positive messages about women in science by showing there are different kinds of women from different backgrounds. It encourages young girls by showing them the important work that women can accomplish in science and research.

How to Make Your Current Job - Work

By Susan M. Heathfield

Job Vacancy Indonesia, Employee, Vacancy

You Feel Overworked on Your Job

You probably are overworked. Employers have cut back on hiring and are expecting employees to do more with fewer resources.
At a local university, a customer service counter was staffed by five people until recently. Now, one person staffs the counter. Is she overworked or was the counter overstaffed in the first place? You will never convince her that the answer is anything but the first - overworked.

• Talk with your employer, after collecting good data and evidence, if you find that the job is indeed more work than one person can comfortably handle. Brainstorm options that include these:
  --hire a new employee,
  --assign a part-time employee or intern to work with you,
  --identify tasks you can stop doing, and
  --determine the value-added tasks and eliminate non-critical job components.
• Take time to flowchart your work processes and see where you have waste in the process. Are you doing rework? How does extra time or steps make your work processes more difficult and time-consuming than they warrant?

You Dislike Your Career Field and Job

Sometimes, people discover that they have chosen the wrong career or field of work. They dislike the activities and the actual content of the job.
When I was twenty-one, I taught special education. While I loved the young people, I disliked the school setting and had little in common with many of my coworkers. I was not challenged for long by the content of the work either. Now, it's thirty plus years later and I'm still teaching, just not in a public school.
You may experience something similar. If you fundamentally don't like the work, consider these actions.

• Spend a year exploring your career options and needs.
  --Meet with people already working in the fields you are exploring.
  --Determine education or credentials necessary to move on.
  --Read books by authors such as Barbara Sher and Annie Gottlieb. Wishcraft and other recent career and job search books are good choices.
  --Visit related career websites at About.
• Make a careful plan with a timeline, and move on.

You Dislike Your Employer, Coworkers or Customers

Maybe you like your work but dislike your current employer, coworkers or customers. Explore your options to move to a different employer.
Make sure that the unhappiness isn't inside of you, however, and that it really is due to the actions of others. (Perhaps your employer is unethical in his treatment of the customer. Maybe your coworkers are all miserable and constantly complaining about their work.)
Look carefully for a pattern in your own actions. As an example, do you repeatedly start out at a new job and location but then quickly becoming disillusioned? If you identify a pattern, the unhappiness may all be internally generated. If the unhappiness is inside of you, only you can make you feel better and make your job - work.
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• Start out by exploring whether you have any control over any aspect of the situation that is bothering you. If you identify areas you control, try fixing them. Perhaps sitting in the break room listening to people complain is ruining your good spirits. Stay out of there for awhile to see if your outlook improves.
• Consider transferring to a new work area or trading customers with a coworker.

You Can't Stand Your Boss

This is the number one reason people give for why they leave their current job or employer. When managers are nasty, abusive, and controlling, this is understandable. There are more subtle things some managers do, however, that drive staff away.
These include failing to:

• provide direction,
• involve people in decisions about their work,
• appreciate staff contributions, and
• help develop the talents and abilities of their employees.

If you find yourself in such a situation, try these actions.

• Talk to your manager about your concerns. Many people don't realize the affect their actions create. Others just don't care. See which category your boss falls in.
• If you are planning to leave anyway, you have not got a lot to lose. Talk with your manager's boss or your Human Resources department to see if they can remedy the situation.
• Transfer to a different department. Try to remove yourself from the manager's influence.

I trust I've given you some ideas about addressing your current work situation that might substitute for leaving your current job. There are, however, legitimate times and legitimate reasons for moving on. Let's explore those next in the The Top Ten Reasons to Quit Your Job.

Starting a New Job

By Dawn Rosenberg McKay

Job Vacancy Indonesia, Employee, Vacancy  

Your first day is here. That time off sure flew by, didn't it? Put on the one suit that you know makes you shine. If you feel confident, you'll look confident to others. Whether you're driving to work or using mass transit, be sure to leave plenty of time to get there early. Treat it like a job interview, and remember first impressions do count. Eat breakfast before you leave your house -- fresh breath and clean teeth (no poppy seed bagels, please) are a must.

Your work day begins when you leave your house. You never know when you'll come into contact with your co-workers or boss. A friend of mine was driving to work one day when a car swung around her and the driver made a hand gesture (you know the one) at my friend. He didn't see my friend's face, but she saw his. It looked familiar and then my friend remembered why. He was her most recent hire, starting work that very day. She attributed his action to nerves, and hasn't said a word to him. Yet. You shouldn't make lewd hand gestures regardless of who the recipient may be, but if you are tempted to, just think of the other person as being a potential boss, co-worker, or client.

So you finally made it to your new workplace. Now take a deep breath and walk in with a smile on your face. Keep your head up and remember to make eye contact. Be polite and friendly to everyone you encounter, whether it's the receptionist or the mailroom clerk, your colleagues or your new boss. Introduce yourself to those you meet and remember that it's okay to ask questions. People generally like to help others and it usually makes them feel good about themselves. I remember a new co-worker who refused all offers of help. I guess she thought it would make her look incompetent to our boss. The result was that everyone thought she was a snob or a know-it-all and some people even vowed to refuse to help her in the future.

While it's okay to hold onto some of things you learned in your previous jobs and use that knowledge in your new job, remember that every workplace has it's own way of doing things. Your first few weeks or even months on a job is not the time to change the way things get done. Do not utter these words: "That's not how we did it at my old company." Your colleagues will just be thinking this: "Well, you're not at your old company and if you liked it so much why didn't you stay there."

Employee or Independent Contractor?

By Alison Doyle

Job Vacancy Indonesia, Employee, Vacancy

 

Given the changes in the job market and the decrease in the number of employers hiring full time workers, it's important to know what your rights are if a company offers you a position as an indepedent contractor rather than hiring you as an employee. If you're an independent contractor you are working for yourself and the company is your client. You are responsible for paying your own employment taxes and are you not entitled to company provided or government mandated employee benefits. When You're an Employee
A worker is considered an employee if the employer controls what work will be done and how it will be done. What is important is that the company has the right to control and manage the details of how and when the work is performed.
Employees are on the company payroll, and the employer withholds federal and state taxes, Social Security, and Medicare. Employees are provided with unemployment and workers' compensation insurance. Employees may be offered benefits like paid sick leave, vacation, health insurance, or 401(k) or other retirement plan participation.
When You're an Independent Contractor
The general rule that determines whether someone is an employee or an independent contractor is that an individual is an independent contractor if they decide how the work will be done. Independent contractors aren't told by the company what to do and how to do it. What is important is the end result and how it's reached is up to the contractor.
Independent contractors typically set their own hours and are paid on a freelance basis, either a flat rate or per job rate. Independent contractors are reponsible for paying their own taxes to the IRS and to their state tax department. Independent contractors are not entitled to benefits, even those mandated by law like unemployment and worker's compensation, because they are not employees of a company.
IRS Employee or Independent Contractor Rules:

• Behavioral: Does the company control or have the right to control what the worker does and how the worker does his or her job?
• Financial: Are the business aspects of the worker’s job controlled by the payer? (these include things like how worker is paid, whether expenses are reimbursed, who provides tools/supplies, etc.)
• Type of Relationship: Are there written contracts or employee type benefits (i.e. pension plan, insurance, vacation pay, etc.)? Will the relationship continue and is the work performed a key aspect of the business?

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The private web sites, and the information linked to both on and from this site, is opinion and information. While I have made every effort to link accurate and complete information, I cannot guarantee it is correct. Please seek legal assistance, or assistance from State, Federal, or International governmental resources to make certain your legal interpretation and decisions are correct. This information is not legal advice and is for guidance only.

Jobs by Email

By Alison Doyle

Job Vacancy Indonesia, Employee, Vacancy

Meet PJ Scout - your personal job scout. He can help with your job search by sending you email job announcements that match your qualifications. Once you register (it's easy and free), he'll email you detailed job descriptions including "how to apply" information. Satisified subscriber, Dan Kallman, says "If it weren't for P.J. Scout, I would never have found my new job. I'll be working as a Design Engineer for Cessna Aircraft." Another pleased PJ Scout customer, Judi Stultz said "Your service is wonderful and I did find a job using it. I live in Wichita, Kansas and found a job at Willis Corroon as a medical claims analyst trainee. Thank you very much for your help."

Job Search Agents

PJ Scout is one of many job search agent services that will send you job listings. The majority of them require that you register to use the service, but, all the top sites are free. Monster's Job Search Agent will send you job listings that match the profile you set up. Become a Vault.com member and you'll receive job announcements and will be able submit your resume to the database for more opportunities.

You can even have international listings sent to you by JobSite for the United Kingdom and Europe and SEEK for Australian listings.

Supplement Your Job Search

Remember, email job search agents should be used as a tool to supplement your traditional job search (networking, classifieds, jobs databases, informational interviews...) and not replace it. Many people have found jobs using these services, but, it makes sense to pursue as many opportunities as possible using as many venues as you can. Job searching is partly a numbers game - the more resumes you send, the more chance you have of receiving an interview. The more interviews you have, the more chance you have of getting an offer.

Management Skill Job Interview Questions

By Susan M. Heathfield

Job Vacancy Indonesia, Employee, Vacancy

The following sample job interview questions about management and supervisory skills enable you to assess your candidate’s skills in management and supervision. Feel free to use these job interview questions in your own candidate interviews.

Management Job Interview Questions That You Always Ask

Always ask these management interview questions. The interview question answers give you valuable knowledge about the candidate’s experience. Ask:

• How long have you worked as a manager?
• How many employees reported directly to you in your management job? (You are asking about the number of employees whom he or she directly supervised with performance assessment and compensation assignment responsibilities.)
• Describe the exact responsibilities and activities over which you had oversight for these employees.

Behavioral Management Interview Questions

• If I were to interview the people who have reported to you in the past, how would they describe your management style?
• If I were to interview your reporting staff members, how would they describe your strengths and weaknesses as a manager and supervisor?
• Give me an example, from your past work experiences, about a time when you had an underperforming employee reporting to you. How did you address the situation? Did the employee’s performance improve? If not, what did you do next?
• Rate your management skills on a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 representing excellent management skills. Provide three examples from your past work experiences that demonstrate your selected number is accurate.
• Describe the work environment or culture and its management style in which you have experienced the most success.
• Tell me about a time when you had a reporting employee who performed very well. The employee exceeded goals and sought more responsibility. Describe how you handled this situation day-to-day and over time.
• Describe three components of your philosophy of management that demonstrate what you value and add, as an individual, to an organization’s culture and work environment.
• What factors are crucial within an organization and must be present for you to work most effectively?
• Tell me about a time when you reorganized a department or significantly changed employee work assignments. How did you approach the task? How did the affected employees respond to your actions?
• One of the jobs of a manager or supervisor is to manage performance and perform periodic performance reviews. Tell me how you have managed employee performance in the past. Describe the process you have used for performance feedback.
• When you have entered a new workplace in the past, as a manager or supervisor, describe how you have gone about meeting and developing relationships with your new coworkers, supervisors, and reporting staff.
• As a manager or supervisor, one of your jobs is to provide direction and leadership for a work unit. Describe how you have accomplished this in the past.

What's the Big Deal About Clear Performance Expectations?

By Susan M. Heathfield

Job Vacancy Indonesia, Employee, Vacancy

A lack of clear performance expectations is cited by readers as a key contributing factor to their happiness or unhappiness at work. In fact, in a poll about what makes a bad boss – bad, the majority of respondents said that their manager did not provide clear direction. This factor affected their sense of participation in a venture larger than themselves and their feelings of engagement, motivation, and teamwork.

Critical Components of Clear Performance Expectations

The process that results in employees who clearly understand and execute their performance expectations contains these components:

• A company strategic planning process that defines overall direction and objectives.
• A communication strategy that tells every employee where their job and needed outcomes fit within the bigger company strategy.
• A process for goal setting, evaluation, feedback, and accountability that lets employees know how they are doing. This process must provide opportunities for continuing employee professional and personal development.
• Overall organizational support for the importance of clear performance expectations communicated through cultural expectations, executive planning and communication, managerial responsibility and accountability, rewards and recognition, and company stories (folklore) about heroic accomplishments that define the workplace.

Communication of Clear Performance Expectations

Communication of clear performance expectations starts with the strategic planning process of executive leaders. How they communicate these plans and goals to the organization is critical to create an organization in which all components are connected and pulling in the same direction. Executive leadership must clearly communicate its expectations for the team’s performance and expected outcomes to align each area of the organization with the overall mission and vision.

At the same time, leadership needs to define the organizational culture of teamwork desired within the company. Whether a department team or a product, process, or project team, team members have to understand why the team was created and the outcomes the organization expects from the team.

Communicating Clear Performance Direction Through the PDP

The Performance Development Planning (PDP) process translates these higher level goals into the outcomes necessary for each employee’s job within the company. After the quarterly PDP meeting, employees should be clear about their expected contribution. Goal setting at these meetings should include a performance evaluation component so the employee knows how he or she has been performing.

Leading up to the PDP meeting, the employee self-evaluation guides each employee in thinking about their performance. The six-eight goals set at the meeting, or continued from the previous PDP, establish performance expectations without micromanaging the employee. Deciding how to accomplish the goals empowers, engages, and motivates the employee.

The manager maintains needed contact with the critical steps in the employee’s performance plan through weekly meetings and coaching. (No, it’s not a free-for-all when each employee’s work affects other employees and must mesh to accomplish the whole.) Additionally, this step ensures that employees are accountable for accomplishing their jobs.

Consider following this same process with each team you establish for the same sense of interconnectedness and understanding of clear performance expectations.

Continuing Support for Clear Performance Expectations

Your organization demonstrates support for the accomplishment of clear performance expectations in three key ways.

• You need to show constancy of purpose in supporting individuals and teams with the resources of people, time and money that will enable them to accomplish their goals. When you provide the resources teams need to succeed, you ensure the development of teamwork and the team's best chance for success. Sometimes, this requires the reshuffling of resources or the renegotiation of goals. But, the visual application of resources sends a powerful message of support.
• The work of the team needs to receive sufficient emphasis as a priority in terms of the time, discussion, attention and interest directed its way by executive leaders. Employees are watching and need to know that the organization really cares.
• Finally, the critical component in continuing organizational support for the importance of the accomplishment of clear performance expectations is your reward and recognition system. Clear performance expectations accomplished deserve both public recognition and private compensation. Publically cheering and celebrating team accomplishments enhances the team's feeling of success. The recognition clearly communicates the behaviors and actions the company expects from its employees.

Use clear performance expectations to help your employees develop accountable, productive, meaningful, participatory teamwork. I trust these guidelines helped you see the role of clear performance expectations in organizational achievements and teamwork.

Performance Development Planning

By Susan M. Heathfield

Job Vacancy Indonesia, Employee, Vacancy

 

During the Performance Development Planning (PDP) meeting:

• Establish a comfortable, private setting and chat a few minutes to establish rapport with the staff person.
• Discuss and agree upon the objective of the meeting: to create a performance development plan.
• The staff member is given the opportunity to discuss the achievements and progress accomplished during the quarter.
• The staff member identifies ways in which he would like to further develop his professional performance, including training, assignments, new challenges and so on.
• The supervisor discusses the employee's performance for the quarter and suggests ways in which the staff member might further develop his performance.
• The supervisor provides input to the employee's selected areas of personal and professional development and improvement.
• Discuss areas of agreement and disagreement, and reach consensus.
• Examine job responsibilities for the coming quarter and, in general.
• Agree upon standards for performance for the key job responsibilities for the quarter.
• Discuss how the goals support the accomplishment of the organization's business plan and the department's objectives.
• Set goals together for the quarter.
• Agree upon a measurement for each goal.
• Assuming performance is satisfactory for the quarter, agree on a personal and professional development plan with the staff person, that helps him grow professionally in ways important to him and to your organization.
• If performance is less than satisfactory, develop a written Performance Improvement Plan (PIP), and schedule more frequent feedback meetings. Remind the employee of the consequences connected with continued poor performance.
• The supervisor and the employee discuss the employee's feedback and constructive suggestions for the supervisor and the department.
• Discuss anything else the supervisor or employee would like to discuss, hopefully, maintaining the positive and constructive environment established thus far, during the meeting.
• Mutually sign the Performance Development Planning document to indicate the discussion has taken place.
• End the meeting in a positive and supportive manner. The supervisor expresses confidence that the employee can accomplish the plan and that the supervisor is available for support and assistance.
• Set a time-frame for formal follow up, generally quarterly. I recommend you set the actual date for follow-up.

Following the Performance Development Planning Meeting

• If a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) was necessary, follow up at the designated times.
• Follow up with performance feedback and discussions regularly throughout the quarter. (An employee should never be surprised about the content of feedback at the quarterly performance development meeting.)
• The supervisor needs to keep commitments relative to the agreed upon personal and professional development plan, including time needed away from the job, payment for courses, agreed-upon assignments and so on.
• The supervisor needs to act upon the feedback from departmental members and let staff members know what has changed, based upon their feedback.
• Forward appropriate documentation to the Human Resources office and retain a copy of the plan for easy access and referral.

When your organization develops the discipline and commitment necessary to carry out regular performance development planning, your organization will win. This systematic method for cascading goals and commitment throughout your organization will ensure your success. Can you think of a better way to communicate and measure your key strategic objectives to ensure progress and success? I can't.
 

Unemployment - Unemployment Compensation

By Alison Doyle

Job Vacancy Indonesia, Employee, Vacancy

 

Unemployment insurance benefits are available for workers who are unemployed through no fault of their own. Eligibility requirements for collecting unemployment compensation vary from state to state. So, it always makes sense to check eligibility with your State Unemployment Office if you are not sure whether you qualify for unemployment benefits.

Unemployment Benefits

The unemployment compensation you will receive will depend upon the amount you earned while working. In addition, there are eligibilty requirements to qualify for unemployment benefits including working a certain number of weeks. If, for some reason, you are determined not to be eligible for unemployment benefits there is an appeals process available where you can challenge the determination.

Unemployment Compensation

Unemployment
Unemployment insurance, benefits and compensation information.
State Unemployment Offices
Directory of state unemployment offices with information on filing. You may be able to file online or by phone.

How to File for Unemployment Benefits

In many cases you can open an unemployment claim online or over the phone, as well as file for weekly benefits and check the status of your unemployment claim.
Unemployment Benefits
Eligibility requirements, disqualifications, where to file, how to file, benefits, rates, and answers to questions on unemployment compensation.
Unemployment Eligiblity
Eligibility requirements, when to file, how to file, benefits, rates, and answers to questions on unemployment compensation.
Filing for Unemployment Online
In many states, unemployed workers can file for unemployment benefits online. Here is the information you need to know to apply and the questions you will need to answer to open a claim.
Qualifying for Unemployment
Do you qualify for unemployment benefits? Here's information on qualifying for unemployment, plus what can disqualify you from collecting unemployment benefits.

Extended Unemployment Benefits

Unemployment Extension
Unemployment extension news and updates, extended unemployment benefit guidelines, and how to calculate what benefits you qualify for.

Unemployment Questions/Answers

Unemployment Claims Question/Answers
Here are frequently asked questions and answers on unemployment claim issues from career and employment experts that will help you collect unemployment benefits and handle glitches in the process.
Additional Resources

• Employment Services
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• Pink Slip? What Next?
  Laid off? Use this unexpected windfall of time as an opportunity to reassess your career goals and to get on track to find a new position.
• The Next Step
  I have heard from many people who are getting to the point of desperation - unemployment is running out, money is running out, there aren't even many jobs to apply to. What to do next, is the question of the season.

Dressing for Success

By Alison Doyle

Job Vacancy Indonesia, Employee, Vacancy

 

An article in U.S.A. Today spoke about candidates for jobs wearing jeans, purple sweat suits, and spike heels or sneakers. Other applicants weren't afraid to show pierced body parts and spiked hair. Still others chewed gum or showed up in rumpled clothes or with their pants falling down. One recruiter even told a candidate with his trousers down below his hips, to "Pull your pants up." According to the article, the outlandish dress costs some candidates the job.

Dress Your Best When Interviewing

Does it really make a difference how you dress for an interview? In many cases, it does. I'll never forget the gentleman I interviewed for an accounting position. He had been out of work for a few months and wanted to show me why. He took off his jacket, unbuttoned his shirt and started to pull down his pants (this is a true story) to show me the scar from a boat propeller that had injured him. He didn't get the job. Neither did the young lady in a bright red skirt so short and tight that she could hardly sit down!

In the conservative business climate I worked in at the time, appearances did matter. In other environments it isn't as important. However, it does make sense to dress your best for the interview, regardless of the dress code at the organization. If you're in doubt about how to dress for an interview, it is best to err on the side of conservatism. It is much better to be overdressed than underdressed (or undressed). If you're not sure, check with the person who scheduled the interview and ask.

According to Kim Zoller at Image Dynamics, 55% of another person's perception of you is based on how you look. Her Dressing for Success information gives some tips on how to look your best, without necessarily spending a lot of money. Here's a quick look at the basics:

Women's Interview Attire

• Solid color, conservative suit
• Coordinated blouse
• Moderate shoes
• Limited jewelry
• Neat, professional hairstyle
• Tan or light hosiery
• Sparse make-up & perfume
• Manicured nails
• Portfolio or briefcase

Men's Interview Attire

• Solid color, conservative suit
• White long sleeve shirt
• Conservative tie
• Dark socks, professional shoes
• Very limited jewelry
• Neat, professional hairstyle
• Go easy on the aftershave
• Neatly trimmed nails
• Portfolio or briefcase

 

Job Interview Answer: What are you looking for in your next job?

From Kay Stout

Job Vacancy Indonesia, Employee, Vacancy

 

Best Answers

You can begin your answer with this question: Tell me, Mr./Ms. Interviewer, what is a typical career path at OPL for someone with my skills and experience?

(Based on the answer you can then respond to the original question using the phrases from the answer to frame your response).

What is important to you? Two things are very important to me. One is my professionalism at work; the second is my family life.