Recruiters Reveal What Makes or Breaks Your Being Hired

Recruiters Reveal What Makes or Breaks Your Being HiredDid you know that subjective traits play a critical role in the evaluation of your candidacy and the determination of the recruiter to hire or leid hire you? Wouldnt it then be to your benefit to know exactly which traits are the fruchtwein important to recruiters when making a hiring decision? Of course it would Im going to share with you the eight traits that recruiters said play a determining factor in their decision to hire, how they tie into your success as a candidate, and what you can do about them.The 8 Subjective Traits Recruiters Use to Decide Whether to Hire YouCOMMONALITIESOnly 1% of recruiters reported a connection like same hometown or same college as a factor in their hiring decision. While those common connections may be meaningful to a select few recruiters, theyre not likely to weigh heavily on a decision.PORTFOLIO19% of recruiters reported that a candidates portfolio of work would positively impact their decisi on to hire during an in-person interview. While quality and examples of work are important when making a decision to hire, six other traits were determined to be mora important during the interview.PUNCTUALITYSo heres a funny scenario 22% of recruiters stated timeliness (punctuality) would play a factor in their decision to hire. However, earlier during the survey 58% of recruiters said being late to an interview is an immediate deal breaker. So, while being late could definitely be a deal breaker, being early or on time only positively affects a hiring decision 22% of the time.APPEARANCE / PERSONAL STYLE25% of recruiters said that your appearance and personal style during an in-person interview would positively affect their hiring decision. What is also important to note certain types of recruiters put more weight on this. Older recruiters (those over 50) put much more weight on appearance, personal style, and grooming. Millennial recruiters were less concerned about appearance and more interested in conversational style and enthusiasm. Gender also plays a role in this trait/bias. Men pay twice as much attention to appearance and personal style as women. Its important to note if youre interviewing with an older male recruiter your appearance will play a vital role in the hiring decision. Whether you agree with it or not, this is what the data find. The survey found that women paid more attention to credentials and references.INTERVIEW QUESTIONSI tell clients all the time to make aya that you go to your interview prepared to ask questions. Theres a reason behind this advice. 29% of recruiters looked more favorably on candidates who were prepared to ask questions during the interview. It positively impacts the recruiters hiring decision. ALWAYS HAVE QUESTIONS READY.ENTHUSIASMWere moving on to the top three subjective traits that positively impact hiring decisions during in-person interviews. Eagerness and interest in the position will favorably influence a choi ce to hire. Do not fall prey to the myth that showing excitement about the position makes you look desperate. On the contrary, the majority (62%) of recruiters revealed this was a top factor in their decision to hire. Its even more important to millennials (more so than older recruiters) and more important to men over women. Suffice to say, if youre interviewing with a millennial male show enthusiasm, interest, and eagerness about the position.INDUSTRY KNOWLEDGEYou cant fake knowledge about your industry, but you can share it. I encourage you to speak up and share what you know about the industry that youre interviewing for because its important to recruiters. 65% of recruiters reported that knowledge of the industry favorably influences their hiring decision. You should also know that knowledge of the industry is seen as a part of culture fit and is paid more attention to by recruiters over fifty than millennials, and is equally important to both genders.CONVERSATIONAL SKILLSConver sational skills are the most important factor in a hiring decision according to 92% of recruiters, and determines whether a candidate is deemed as a culture fit or not. This is incredibly important since culture fit was the second-most-important decision in whether to hire a candidate or not. Additionally, 69% of recruiters said that conversational skills can make or break whether a candidate is hired or not. If youre nervous when speaking during interviews, I would encourage you to work with an interview coach and start practicing NOWbefore you start interviewingbecause your ability to communicate with a recruiter will be a determining factor in whether youre hired or not.**IMPORTANT TO NOTE** Jumping from the last point about conversational skills, if youre going on multiple interviews and not hearing back or receiving offers I would advise troubleshooting your conversational skills FIRST and then working backwards through the list. I am not an interview coach, however, I can tell you that being able to work with an expert in this area can substantially increase your confidence and positively impact your job search outcome.

The Psychology Behind Your Fear of Change

The Psychology Behind Your Fear of Change Most of us spend a lot of time thinking about where we should be in our careers and lives. We squirm inwardly as we scroll through friends Instagram feeds full of exotic remote work locations, Tulum restaurants, and beautiful, cheeseboard-laden dinner parties.Somewhere in this digital envy spiral, we start to beat ourselves up about how were not reaching our goals quickly enough. Why havent I started looking for new freelance clients? Whats keeping me from finding a new job?And thats about when a feeling starts creeping ina fear, reallythat maybe, just maybe, we cant accomplish the growth we want. Maybe this is just who we are and what were stuck with.Theres a reason why Im making gross generalizations here about imposter syndrome, feelings of general inadequacy, peer-to-peer jealousy. That fear that you cant change, the one that manifests as negative self-talk and unnecessary comparison to others? That isnt just you. Science says so.Why Do u r Brains Fear Change?The root of all this is stress. Changegood, bad, ugly, or somewhere in-betweenis inherently a stressor, and our bodies and brains are hardwired to protect us from stress.Part of that has to do with our fear of loss. Lost time, lost money, lost social status. A pivotal 1981 study (PDF) by two psychologists, Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky, found that when were presented with two options that have similar potential outcomes, but we perceive that one comes with more risk, we default to the safer option.A lot of this has to do with black and white, or all-or-nothing, thinking. Human beings tend to see failure as proof that everything leading up to that moment welches also a failure. As a Lifehacker article citing the same 1981 study puts itWhen we invest ourselves emotionally in anything, it becomes harder to change because we dont want to lose all the time and effort we already exerted. As a result, we have a hard time letting go of a project we know deep down wil l fail. We also struggle to end doomed relationships because were terrible at accepting the whole thing was for naught. In reality, time isnt wasted, but our brains like to see the entire time as a loss rather than just a part of the inevitable conclusion.In an interview with Forbes, Tamar Chanksy, author of Freeing Yourself from Anxiety, puts it like thisHow we thrive is through routine and predictability. It gives a sense of control. When there are big changes, we are suddenly thrown into a state of uncertainty.Lets karenz for a moment on the word uncertainty. Its a feeling that plays more of a roll in our fears than, until recently, we knew or understood.A 2016 study found that its not the potential negative outcomes that stress us outits the inherent ambiguity that lies in not knowing. The less certain we are about what will happen to us, the more miserable we are. In fact, the study found that not knowing whats coming causes more stress than knowing, absolutely, that something bad is going to happen. When it comes to motivation, uncertainty is the big, nasty culprit behind why we consider staying in a mediocre romantic relationship or at a terrible job forever.But Then Theres the Fact That Avoiding Change Can Hurt UsDespite the fact that were hardwired to feel stressed and panicked at even the mere thought of change and the unknown, not making changes (re that horrible job) can and will hurt you. Again, its science.In 2018, the University of Manchester completed a study of 1,000 people who were unemployed at the height of the recession (2009-2010), following their progress for several years. The researchers discovered something interesting participants who took poor quality jobs were less happy than those who remained unemployed. The researchers also found that those who took poor quality jobs had elevated risks for a range of health problems courtesy of chronic stress.Youre stressed if you decide to make changes in your life, youre stressed if you stay i n a job that makes you unhappy. ITs the epitome of a Catch-22. So what do you do?How to Rewire Your Brain to Embrace ChangeStep 1 Lean into UncertaintyThink of it like this while uncertainty is scary enough to make us hold onto the certain elements of our lives much longer than we want or should, by fully giving into uncertainty, we can actually give ourselves a motivational edge.As an article in The Guardian puts itAction is most needed when consequences are least predictableIf traffic is going well and youre likely to get to your meeting on time, theres no need to fret, rush and worryBut if its really touch and go, if your odds of making it on time approach 50%, thats when youll try your hardest. And the prompt for that effort is stress.Like most things, stress is both a poison and, potentially, an antidote. So how do you use it as the latter? By committing to the changes youve been avoiding.If youre like most of the world and have read You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero, you may rem ember her story about buying a car she couldnt afford, thereby forcing herself to create enough work and opportunity to turn into the person who could afford it.Dont worry, Im not suggesting you get anywhere near that daring. But if you take a few no turning back steps, youll find that uncertainty is your new best friend. Set yourself a target date when you have to quit your terrible job. Put a deposit down on the online course youve been considering. Put an email out announcing the launch of your new side business, even if its not ready yet. (Spoiler alert it will never be ready.)Take one step in the direction of the change you want to make, then let yourself get nervous. It will help becauseyou guessed itscience says so.Step 2 Stop with the IntrospectionHuh, what? But isnt self-assessment at the root of growth? Yesbut only to an extent. In fact, most of us do too much of it.As psychologist Tasha Eurich puts it, We can spend endless amounts of time in self-reflection but emerge wit h no more self-insight than when we started. Thats time you could have spend enacting the change you keep talking about.Eurich and her team also found that contrary to general consensus, those who spend the most time on self-reflection are more self-involved, more stressed, and generally feel less in control.So, if youre feeling like you dont have control over whats happening in your career or life, it might be time to do something, anything other than self-assessing.Step 3 Shut Down InstagramYou may think that surrounding yourself with aspirational images is a great way to keep yourself motivated, but as you might expect, too much of that will work against you. In fact, study after studyshows social media scrolling is making us feel bad, frustrated, forlorn, and generally stressed. (And notstressed in the change-motivating way)So, if youre considering committing to a big change in your life in the next few weeks, go offline for a bit. You were spending too much time scrolling on yo ur iPhone anyway. Use that time instead to update your resume, take one of our Skillcrush coursesin fact, do anything as long as it isnt a self-criticism spiral.Step 4 Commit to Something (Preferably Something Non-Refundable)Theres a reason why making small changes to your diet works better for most people than committing to a month-long, cauliflower-only detox. You dont need to quit your job today. In fact, unless you have an emergency fund in place, thats probably a terrible idea. But you cancommit to taking a concrete step toward reaching that goal in the next few months. Often, investing some of your hard-earned income into your goals is enough to motivate you. So, reach out to a career counselor, book an appointment, andpay for it in advance. Or sign up for a course to learn the new skills you know will help you make a change. In the meantime, well leave you with the stories of a few Skillcrush alums who made huge career pivots, one small step at a time. Kit WarcholThis story o riginally appeared onSkillcrush.

Renee Heath - Midwife at Royal Brisbane Womens Hospital

Renee Heath - Midwife at Royal Brisbane Womens Hospital Renee Heath Midwife at Royal Brisbane Womens HospitalPosted October 13, 2011, by Jordan Huidekoper Midwifery encompasses working autonomously and in a gruppe. It means I can be part of the joy, compassion, teaching, counselling and, on occasions, drama and emergency involved in the job. Meet Renee Heath, a midwife at Royal Brisbane Womens Hospital. Renee is a registered nurse and an endorsed midwife. She has a Bachelor of Nursing Post Registration as well as a Graduate Certificate in Midwifery and has cared for all kinds of people, from newborn babies to the elderly. With 30 years experience in the industry, Renee is passionate about her job and feels midwifery is a rewarding profession. With updated midwifery curses available in Australia, she hopes the industry will attract a whole new generation of carers. How did you get started in nursing? Straight from high school I commenced my hospital-based training as a student nur se. After graduating as a registered nurse, I spent an extraordinary 18 months in a burns unit where I experienced amazing team spirit with all staff, despite the terrible injuries we encountered. After that I left for a working holiday in the United Kingdom and completed an 18-month midwifery course in Edinburgh, Scotland. I lived and worked in the United Kingdom for a total of four years before returning to Australia. Back home, I tried my hand at geriatric nursing in a local nursing home for six months, but my heart was totenstill with midwifery and I began working as a midwife in a large metropolitan hospital. I was keen to continue travelling and gain further midwifery experience overseas, so I spent two years in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia where I gained invaluable experience caring for local families and foreign nationals. Im now back in Australia working in midwifery in local and community settings. Why did you choose midwifery over other specialisations? I always had a desire to c are for women and babies. I was in awe of the midwives I met who shared womens birth experiences and thought it would be such a happy work environment. Midwifery encompasses working autonomously and in a team. It means I can be part of the joy, compassion, teaching, counselling and, on occasions, drama and emergency involved in the job. Do you ever become emotionally attached to the job? Certainly, there is a degree of emotional attachment you wouldnt be human if there wasnt. However, midwives are trained in maintaining professional boundaries. My job as a midwife is to assist women and their families physically and emotionally throughout their pregnancy, regardless of the outcome. Whats the most important quality for a midwife to possess? Passion. I think the most important quality is a desire to assist women and their families through one of the most amazing journeys of their lives. What does midwifery involve? Midwifery involves guiding women through their pregnancy, the birth pr ocess and transition to parenting. Clinical assessment of the ongoing pregnancy and education for care of the newborn are key aspects of midwifery. What do you wish someone had told you before you started in this career? That women forget the pain of labour, but never forget their carers and how pivotal you are in their experience. Have there been any significant changes in midwifery over the years? Absolutely. Midwifery is a very dynamic profession and research has allowed us to change our practices to facilitate family-centred care, and promote support for natural childbirth. Midwives are moving maternity care away from a hospital setting. Traditionally, childbirth in Australia has been very hospital-based but, by and large, giving birth to babies is a natural process and a large proportion of women can give birth naturally, without medical intervention. My job as a midwife is to recognise when things are deviating from the norm and to then involve the multidisciplinary team. Are there any major differences between the practices of midwives in the United Kingdom, Australia and the Middle East? Australian midwifery care tends to be hospital-based with medical professionals and allied health teams involved. In other places midwives are able to practice mora autonomously. Is midwifery well paid? Not particularly, but I dont believe this has anything to do with the shortage of midwives. At the same time were not badly paid, but in this day of wanting more things in our lives, we would always like more monetary gain. Wages are always a contentious issue and, depending on the particular role that you play within midwifery, the profession could be better paid. However, the rewards of knowing that youve made a positive difference in a womans birth experience, or their pregnancy, and have guided them in the transition to parenting are invaluable. The job satisfaction in midwifery overrides monetary gain and its certainly what keeps people in the profession. If someon es looking at midwifery as a career, do they have to start with shiftwork? Yes. Midwifery is a 24/7, 365 day a year vocation and babies dont generally arrive within office hours. But even if they do, you still have to assist parents who need nurturing at all different hours of the day. There are different midwifery roles and models of care supported through hospitals that allow flexibility of hours and reduce the need for night duty shifts. Midwives provide maternity care in hospital and community-based settings, and in the home. Nowadays midwives can work towards a good work-life balance. Whats the best thing about being a midwife? Caring for women and their families through life-changing and challenging experiences and knowing that you make a difference. It is very special sharing the tears of joy that come with the new addition to a family. And the worst thing? Unexpected outcomes and coping with bereavement. Is a career as a midwife calling? 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Job Interview Tips for Older Job Seekers

Job Interview Tips for Older Job SeekersJob Interview Tips for Older Job SeekersIts notlage legal (or ethical) for employers to discriminate against job candidates based on age.However, that doesnt mean it doesnt happen. Employer perceptions about age do often influence hiring decisions. When there is a large applicant pool, as there is for many jobs, it can be hard to prove your age was held against you because there are many candidates who apply for every job. However, if you are an older job seeker, there are steps that you can take to help minimize the impact your age might have on your einstellungsgesprching success. First Impressions Matter Your appearance is an issue, especially for jobs where candidates are often younger than you.Make sure your interview attire is in a current style.Pay attention to skirt length, tie width, lapel width, color, and fit. Keep in mind that appropriate interview attire may not be what you wore in the past.If youre not sure what to wear, take a look at these fashion tips for older job seekers, speak with a stylist or knowledgeable sales person and consult friends and family who are younger than you. Fix Your Hair What you look like shouldnt matter, but it does. Your hairstyle is another factor to consider when cultivating a more youthful appearance.Talk to a stylist about a more youthful cut that is still age appropriate.Consider coloring your hair to get the gray out and take years off your appearance. Consider Your Experience an Asset One way to capitalize on this asset is to bring a portfolio of relevant projects to your meeting and turn the interview into a show and tell experience.Older workers might also showcase their experience by thinking of the interview as a consulting engagement.Be ready to discuss some of the problems and challenges which such an organization might face and some of the solutions you envision. Get the Right Tech Skills Most jobs have taken on a heightened technological profile in the digital age. Employers looking for candidates who have the latest skills may fear that older workers will not keep up with technology trends.Make sure you know what technology is most valued in your target field, take steps to master it and be ready to share how you have applied this technology to your work. Get References Ready Securing written recommendations from past supervisors and offering them as evidence during or after the interview can be a useful mechanism to prove that you respond well to supervision of all kinds. Talk to prospective references to discuss some of the age-related perceptions you are trying to combat and discuss ways that they may be able to support those efforts in their recommendations. Focus on the Future Older candidates who are forward-looking about their professional life will have an advantage over those who appear to have already achieved their goals.Be prepared to speak enthusiastically about what you hope to accomplish in the next ph ase of your career within the context of your target job and employer. Youre Not Ready to Retire Employers often fear that older workers are biding their time until retirement and will be less aggressive about learning what they need to know to excel on the job.You can counteract this possible perception by designing, carrying out and communicating a professional development plan during the interview.Be prepared to discuss seminars, workshops, professional meetings and online tutorials which you have completed recently and what you have learned. Refresh Your Interviewing Skills If you havent interviewed in a while, you may be surprised that interviewing has changed. Many interviewers now employ behavioral interviewing techniques.You will need to provide examples of how you have applied sought-after skills in various projects and roles.Employers are also now more focused on evaluating how candidates have produced results and impacted outcomes. So you will need to review each of your past jobs and be prepared to describe situations where you applied relevant skills and the results which you generated. How to Address Being Overqualified If you are downshifting your career, as many older workers do, employers may view you as being overqualified for the job youre applying for. You can combat this perception by clearly describing your enthusiasm for the specific duties associated with the work.It will help if you can reference how satisfying it was for you to carry out similar functions in the recent past. How to Address Being Unemployed Unfortunately, being unemployed can impact your chances of getting hired. So, if you have been out of work and are an older applicant, you have two strikes against you. Be sure to review interview questions about being unemployed, so you are prepared. Show Your Willingness to Work for a Younger Manager Employers may have concerns about the willingness of older workers to take direction from younger supervisors.Yo u can reassure employers by sharing examples of how you have thrived under the direction of younger managers.Your opening may come when asked about your ideal supervisor. Keep It Positive It can be discouraging when it seems like what youre doing isnt working. Consider each interview another chance to get hired and do your best to be upbeat. Your posture and body language provide an opportunity to exude energy and vitality.Stand up straight, practice having a spring in your step and reach out to all the people you meet with enthusiasm. Make sure your voice is vibrant and not monotone. Think about projecting an energetic aura at all times.

Take Risks to Avoid Getting Laid Off

Take Risks to Avoid Getting Laid OffTake Risks to Avoid Getting Laid OffThe best way to avoid a pink slip is to take risks that other colleagues wont.Ive said many times that to get the job you want, you have to protect the job you have. This is truer today than its ever been. In these difficult times, your job is a key asset, and its your Number One priority to protect it.Does this mean you should be laying low, staying under the radargert and hiding out of sight when the pink slips are flying? On the contrary These are the times when you should be laying it all on the line and showing your board of directors what youre really made of. Thats why I say that to protect your job - truly to bulletproof your position - you need to take risks. Lots of them.For many people, it seems risky just to take a different route to work or to change their daily routine. Anything outside their behavioral comfort zone makes them nervous, and they avoid sudden moves at all costs. Well, I have news fo r these folks Your company doesnt care if youre comfortable. It cares whether youre helping it protect its vitality by improving the bottom line or otherwise adding tangible, measurable value. And to make that kind of difference, you have to take risks.Introduce yourself to colleagues who dont know you.What kind of risks can you take that will help you protect your job, especially when layoffs are in the air? For starters, instead of hiding, go out of your way to make sure your colleagues both higher ups and mid-level managers know who you are. Look for your next chance to introduce yourself and have a positive, personal interaction.You should also look for opportunities to show that you are flexible, that you can roll with whatever is happening and help the company make the best of it.Share leistungspunkt with others.Never, ever miss a chance to share credit. Your instinct in perilous times may be to hoard credit, but trust me, the goodwill you display when spreading credit aroun d has high bulletproof value to you.Now is also the time to take on more responsibility. Be prepared to lend a hand at all times. And make it your business to take initiative every single day. Sure, every time you raise your hand or take on more, you risk making a mistake. But the bigger risk is in not raising your hand. Dont think of it as putting your neck out think of it as making sure your boss sees you as an enthusiastic, valuable member of the team.Put money in my pocket.Finally, no matter what your job description says you do for a living, spend a part of every day thinking about ways you can improve your companys bottom line. First, make a big effort to keep your current accounts and client relationships healthy and happy theyre your bread and butter, and if they go away, you go away. Also look for ways to cut costs or share expenses. Think of how you can reconfigure existing products or services to expand your current market prospects. Or revisit old opportunities to see if theres any life left in them. I always say, I would never fire someone whos putting money in my pocket. So be someone whos putting money in the companys pocket.It used to be only the CEO who was expected to take the risks, and thats why they got the big bucks. No more. Risk is the only path to bulletproof reward.

Penn Engineering Creates Super Strong Porous Metal

Penn Engineering Creates Super Strong Porous Metal Penn Engineering Creates Super Strong Porous Metal Penn Engineering Creates Super Strong Porous Metal Economist E.F. Schumacher made his mark in the 1970s touting the idea that Small is Beautiful. A new generation of werkstoffs scientists is now telling us that smaller is stronger. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have used this principle to create a foam metal made of nickel that one of its innovators, James Pikul of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, calls metallic wood.Metallic wood foil on a plastic backing. Image University of PennsylvaniaThe new work is based on that of Dr. Afsaneh Rabiei at North Carolina State University, who developed composite metal foams where the metal particles are regularly arsortimentd in a matrix, giving it impressive strength, despite consisting largely of air. Suggested applications for these metal foams range from vehicle bumpers to bullet-proof vests.The P enn engineers took the metal foam idea one step further, by going smaller and controlling the size of tiny nickel pillars within the material. Instead of packing metal spheres, the team formed a foam from closely stacked plastic spheres, each around 17 nm in diameter. They electro-deposit nickel into the template and dissolved the plastic, leaving only the nickel pillars behind. The metal forms a very strong, well-organized porous matrix.Editors Pick Air Taxi Aces Test Flight The self-assembly process allows us to have very, very fine nanoscale control over the feature sizes, Pikul said.The goal was to take advantage of the fact that the metals we produce and use today, as strong as they are, have only roughly 10 percent of the strength that they could theoretically have, based on the strength of the bonds between atoms within the metal. However, new foam-type metals come much closer to achieving the theoretical maximum strength.The Penn team has produced square sheets of this mater ial, roughly 1 cm per side and a few hundred micrometers thick, which is a sample big enough to test for macro mechanical properties and study fracture mechanics. According to Pikul, the tiny pillars have a yield strength of eight to 10 GPa, which is roughly ten times what is typically found in metals. Register today for ASMEs Offshore Wind Summit The microscale foams are strong because as you decrease the strut size, you get rid of some of the defects that migrate to the surfaces, which changes the deformation mechanism in the strut, causing it to approach the theoretical strength of the metals, Pikul said.The materials density compares to that of water, which avoids the issue found in other superlight materials with high specific strength but with volume fractions too low to be of much practical use.More on Materials Solving World Hunger with 3D-Printed Food The porous nature of the material lends itself to certain applications. Pikul has produced batteries with very high power de nsities using a very similar material and filling the pores with electrolyte. Another application can include things like micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) that could take advantage of the materials combination of flexibility and strength.Metallic wood might also be used for protective cases for high value items like mobile phones. Other researchers are exploring graphene for use in similar applications. Each material will have their niche, Pikul said, adding that applications are endless since technologists have centuries of experience working with metals.Pikul said that self-assembly is the way that nature builds things and calls this development bio-inspired. Self-assembly also makes scaling up easier.If you do this self-assembly with thousands or tens of thousands or millions of particles, then you can do this over large scales, Pikul said.While still more work must be done, Pikul can envision producing the material in quantity on a roll-to-roll type of process. Big Webinar How to Design a Wind Turbine in 25 Minutes R.P. Siegel, P.E., is a writer based in Rochester, N.Y.Read More Exclusive Stories from ASME.org Six Project Management Tips Every Engineer Needs Polymer Composite Can Regulate Its Own Temperature Navy Sails into Supply Chain with Metal 3D Printing.disc list-style disc outside nonepadding-left 16pxmargin-removed 1em 0.number list-style decimal outside nonepadding-left 16pxmargin-removed 1em 0Table.gridtable width-removed 100%border-collapse collapsemargin-removed 0 0 1em 0Table.gridtable tdpadding-removed 5pxvertical-align middleAs you decrease the strut size, you get rid of some of the defects that migrate to the surfaces, which changes the deformation mechanism in the strut, causing it to approach the theoretical strength of the metals.James Pikul, University of Pennsylvania

Financial Consultant Job Description for Resume

Financial Consultant Job Description for ResumeFinancial Consultant Job Description for ResumeFinancial consultants advise individuals or organisations if a particular investment avenue is suitable or not for them, based on the particular clients financial factors, such as income, expenditure, savings, prior investments and future needs.Financial Consultant Job DutiesIf you have a broad understanding of finance, how the stock market operates and various other economic tools, you may be suitable in the position of a financial consultant. Common employers include banks, insurance companies, mortgage lenders, brokerage firms and investment companies. A financial consultant could with adequate experience move into a managerial position, such as a branch or area manager.Duties usually include1) Meeting with and identifying the financial and investment requirements of customers.2) Asking the client questions about what his/her financial requirements will be in the immediate and distant fut ure.3) Making suggestions out of the companys product portfolio, based on the customers requirements.4) Clearly enumerating to the client the risks involved with making particular investments.5) Providing brokerage services to clients.6) Ensuring that all required paperwork is completed and that no legal issues are being violated.7) Giving advice to clients when asked about the suitability of a particular investment.8) Maintaining client relationships with the firm.9) Active perusal of new potential clients.10) Mentoring junior staff if highly experienced.Create this ResumeFinancial Consultant Knowledge and Skills1) In depth knowledge of finance, taxation, economics, insurance, risk management and accounting procedures.2) Superior working knowledge of financial and presentation tools and software, such as Excel and PowerPoint.3) Ability to clearly explain investment concepts and risks involved to clients and to make presentations on the same.4) Analytical skills to quickly understan d financial statements.Financial Consultant Educational Qualifications and Experience1) A Bachelors degree in finance is essential, though a Master of Business Administration (MBA) may be preferred.2) Experience of 2 5 years in the related field is usually required.3) A license from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) as well as from the particular state board, if offering insurance advice.4) Certifications favoured include Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Fellow in Risk Management (FRM) and Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).Financial Consultant Salary and Benefits1) Average Financial consultants salaries are in the range of $40,000 to $80,000 per year but can be higher in large corporations.2) Benefits vary between firms but often include 401(k), a flexible work schedule, life and disability insurance, medical and dental, training reimbursement and pension plans.Customize ResumeMore Sample Job Description ArticlesFacilities Manager Job Description Financial Consu ltant Job Description Forklift Operator Job Description Graphic Designer Job Description Health Unit Coordinator Job Description Home Health Aide Job Description