Younger people tend to be more innovative because they have fewer assumptions,» he said. «They don’t understand why things are the way they are. They don’t understand why they have to hail a taxi… You get more innovation because of that.
Caroline Fairchild, at LinkedIn.
This is definitely one of the most complete processes that I have found so far to prepare yourself for job-hunting. I specially like the focus on your personal aspirations and the tricks given to identify them.
Full article by Liz Ryan at Forbes.
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I have just been listening to this podcast from Jacob Morgan interviewing Pat Wadors, Senior Vice President of Global Talent Organization at LinkedIn.
While I totally recommend this one (tho it is a little bit long, is tremendously interesting), I want to highlight a couple of thoughts and ideas.
Traity es uno de esos ejemplos de éxito que se ponen en el mundo de las start-ups. Y más si estás en los círculos de la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (ganaron el 2º premio de CreaUPM en 2012) o en el sector IT.
La idea es sencilla. Según sus propias palabras cuando empezaron,
Las relaciones a través de las redes sociales crecen exponencialmente, en su vertiente laboral, emocional, de ocio, transaccional, etc. Se plantea el problema de la confianza y la reputación online para lo cual proponen una solución basada en «360 feedback», utilizado por las empresas hasta ahora, y donde los empleados se evalúan unos a otros. Traity lleva el «360 feedback» a las redes sociales, donde todos somos evaluados por todos nuestros contactos, creando perfiles estadísticamente relevantes en los que la gente puede confiar, y con ello creando mercados de confianza más eficientes.
A día de hoy cuentan con más de 4.500.000 usuarios, y quieren ser una referencia para los que hacen uso de redes sociales colaborativas (saber si te puedes fiar de tu conductor de Blablacar, de la persona a la que estás alquilando tu casa este verano o del vendedor de un producto en Ebay). Paralelamente, destacan sus colaboraciones con start-ups, a las que ofrecen un servicio gratuito con distintas opciones customizables para gestionar las bases de datos de usuarios.
He decidido por fin hacerme cuenta (o como ellos lo llaman, ‘pasaporte’) ya que el objetivo me parece muy interesante. Aunque a día de hoy no me resulte imprescindible, puede serlo en un futuro próximo y es curioso ver el proceso de cómo evalúan tu reputación. El comienzo consiste en ir conectando tus redes sociales. Desde las más básicas (Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Instagram, LinkedIn), hasta las de ‘comprar cosas’ (Ebay, Amazon, PayPal) u otras de servicios más específicos (Blablacar, airbnb, reddit, etc.). No tienes que tenerlas todas, pero cuantas más conectes más sube tu reputación. De esta forma, ellos internamente analizan que tus perfiles son reales (frecuencia de publicaciones, followers o gente a la que sigues) y extraen tus gustos a través de palabras clave. Pasos posteriores consisten en realizar un test de personalidad o dar a ‘Trust’ en los diferentes usuarios que conozcas. Como resultado de todas estas acciones, se te van asignando Badges – por ejemplo, tras conectar redes sociales te dan un primer Badge de ‘Transparencia’.
Un punto muy importante es que en ningún momento guardan información sobre tu persona (tú eres el único con acceso a sus resultados), nunca publican nada en tu nombre y puedes eliminar la cuenta e información cuando lo desees.
Found this awesome article here, and I had just to share it. Enjoy and reflect.
It feels really crazy good to make out with someone, doesn’t it? Remember the first time you did that? Amazing!
My first thought was: why didn’t anyone ever tell me it was going to feel this good?
Ok, I just had to get that off my chest. Now for some serious stuff: like quitting, going broke, stealing, lying, and maybe even killing someone.
Did you quit your job? If so, you can skip the rest of this article. Go find someone to make out with. If you’ve never done that before I can tell you it feels really good.
The world is divided into angry people and free people.
Anger is a subset of fear. Maybe you are afraid to be lonely. Or afraid to be broke. Or afraid to die?
In 1994, 2001, 2005, 2008, and 2010 I was so angry and scared I didn’t know what to do.
I thought I had to have a purpose, a goal. But this is BS.
There is only ONE purpose: TO BE FREE.
There are layers of freedom.
FIRST LAYER: Free from your own past and future. Which means: free of all regrets and petty hatreds from the past and anxieties and worries about the future.
This is very hard. I have to practice this every day. When you practice something, you get better.
For instance, I’m angry at someone who wrote me an angry email a year or so ago. That is petty. And he or she has his own fears. His own insecurities.
Freedom is a daily practice. If you get 1% better every day at freedom then you become not just free but an explorer. Explore as much as possible before your last breath.
#2: The next layer of freedom is to be free of other people’s opinions of you. You never ride above the clouds if everyone is holding you down into the rain.
One time I ran into a co-worker who gave her opinion about something I was about to do at work: «you CAN’T do that. Nobody does that.» She still works there and is still unhappy. 20 years later.
Another time several years ago someone wrote an article being somewhat cruel to me and taking things out of context.
At first I was really bothered. I actually cried and said, «why did he do this?» We had been friends and he twisted it. There’s no answer. I had to give up trying to answer everyone else’s fears.
#3: The next layer: be free of the opinions of the masses.
While everyone is wearing surgical masks and staying indoors because of Ebola and the fate of the dollar you can be outside enjoying the sun.
Everyone jumps on the latest trend. That trend gets weighed down by all the people jumping up and down on it.
Don’t look towards the future for trends. Look towards the past. What worked before? Do it 10 times better.
PayPal is a great example. People have been paying each other for centuries. But with cash or credit. Paypal was 10x better. How about paying someone via email?
#4: The next layer: be free of the word «CAN’T».
I need to explain that one. Let’s say I’m interested in basketball. I’m not going to be a professional basketball player.
Realistically, I can’t be one.
Primarily because I’m 46 years old. Otherwise I would definitely be one, no question about it.
But I CAN write a novel about basketball. I can be an agent. I can work for a team. I can be a marriage counselor for pro basketball players. I can be a referee. I can design homes with basketball courts inside of them.
Don’t think of an interest as a goal. Then you will spend your life with «CAN’T» as your lover. Think of your interest as a theme.
DO THIS TECHNIQUE:
a. I draw on a big piece of paper the names of all the themes I am interested in. games, writing, art, business, stocks, entrepreneurship, psychology, health, rap music, podcasts, TV, comic books, comedy, etc.
b. I make a bunch of dots of what I can do with all of these themes. One dot might be «write a novel». Another dot might be «start a podcast». Another might be «start a food truck».
c. Then I draw lines between the dots to connect them in various ways. Label each line. A line between games and psychology. Well, I can write about the psychology of a good game player and how that relates to business.
Suddenly I have 100 careers to choose from. And guess what? I’m allowed to choose more than one. Nobody can stop me. I CAN do that.
#5: The next layer of freedom: find someone who likes what you are doing.
A standard technique in Internet business is to give away great value for free.
Because then you get people to know who you are and like what you stand for. Steve Scott puts up a ton of free slideshares on how to build good habits.
But then he writes a new book every three weeks about building good habits. In just a few years he went from making $0 a month writing books to making $60,000 a month writing books and newsletters about habits.
He’s not an exception. I know 100 other people doing this at least.
#6: Now that people like something you are doing, start thinking of something you can charge for. A premium version of what you are doing.
If you’ve never done this before, it feels overwhelming at first. I have a friend, Molly Hahn, who emails out doodles she makes every morning.
Every doodle has a Buddha character in it and a quote. How the hell is someone who does that going to make a living? She emails out free doodles of Buddhas.
This past year she made a six figure income selling things in her online doodle store.
I have a Buddha carpet, for instance. It’s beautiful. I lie down on it throughout the day. She figured out what to give out for free and what to charge for. She’s not an exception. She RULES.
#7: Another layer of freedom: ONLY do your best work 2-5 hours after you wake up.
We are only at peak productivity two to five hours after we wake up. Here’s what I do: I read for the first two hours after I wake up and then I write.
After that I might still work, but mostly just followups and phone calls. Then I make out with people.
#8: You don’t need a lot to live like a king.
It feels great when all of your bills are paid. It feels even better when you know you are doing something that will pay your bills for a long time.
If all you do is that then you are in great shape. If all you need is «enough» then you are the king of the world.
#9: Freedom is a path you choose every day.
When everyone else is afraid they are «stuck», it’s great to know that you are on your path to freedom.
It takes years or even decades to be in your full stride so don’t punish yourself if you are not «there» yet, wherever «there» is.
When I interviewed the rapper Coolio he told me it took him 17 years of writing every day before he had a single hit. But he was free to do it every day. Then he wrote one of the bestselling songs of all time. «I’m going to make money off of that one song for the rest of my life,» he told me.
When I interviewed the standup comedian Jim Norton he told me it took him 6 years before he was making a living as a comedian. Now he’s one of the most successful comedians in the world, 20 years later.
Do your themes every day because you love doing them. Remember that persistence + love = abundance. But persistence is measured in years, not days, not months. Go back to #1 when you forget this.
#10: Final freedom layer: Realize that everyone you meet today has been sent down from an alien mother ship to teach you a lesson. Learn those lessons.
This sounds like I’m making it up but it’s true. Nobody will admit this of course. But trust me, it’s true.
If all you do is this layer of freedom, then nothing can ever stop you from living the best possible life.
I know billionaires who don’t do that final step and they are miserable every day. They even get to make out with a lot of people and are still miserable. Angry. So they try to make more money and they get angrier. Then they die.
If you do any of the above, have a little celebration. Put a candle on a cupcake. Love yourself.
Take a break from asking «why me?». Instead say «wow».
Go from «Why?» to «Wow!»
Good luck and good night.
Super interesting post found in LinkedIn
1. Be early, but never too early. You want to make sure you are on time for an interview but when you arrive too much before your scheduled time, you become an inconvenience. People have to tend to you (get you water, show you where to sit, worry about you being there) during a time they hadn’t planned to. Never arrive more than 15-20 minutes before an interview if you can help it. You might be labeled as inconsiderate if you do.
2. Send a thank-you note. Thank you notes go a long way. They show the interviewer that you have an interest in the position. They also are just a nice gesture. People like feeling appreciated. When I started interviewing others, I was surprised when I received no thank-you emails. It made me wonder if the individual really cared about the opportunity. Don’t ever let the interviewer think you aren’t interested (unless you really aren’t.) Make sure to get a business card after your interview is over. The thank-you note will be the last impression you can probably make on the interviewer. It also may be your only chance to do so. Once when interviewing at MTV, I lost my interviewer’s business card and wasn’t able to get it from her secretary due to confidentiality terms. I had to do some major scouring later on because I failed to be organized.
3. Let your personality shine. I know this may be a hard thing to do, but don’t go into an interviewing with getting the job being the only thing on your mind. I’d suggest having the mindset of making yourself likeable. At the end of the day recruiters are looking for the best fit. If they called you into an interview, you’ve probably already been screened and they see you as atleast potentially capable. Interviewers take notice of your personality and who you are as a person. Be yourself.
4. Dress and groom appropriately. People will talk about you if you walk into an interview for a corporate job in a mini-skirt. Know the culture of the place that you are interviewing for and try to dress appropriately. Men, don’t engulf yourself in cologne. Not everyone’s noses can take strong smells. Bad breath is a no-no. Chipped nails could become a point of conversation. Just saying. I’ve heard and seen the conversations that can ensue when people come into an interview looking cray-cray.
5. Do your research. Imagine you’re on a second date and your date forgets your name… How would you feel? Confused? Angry? Upset? Think of an interview as a second date ( the first one being the organization reading your application). Know some things about the company. You don’t want to go into a interview for tech consulting and talk about non-profit granting. You’ll look really unprepared in the interviewer’s eyes and potentially be labeled as a joke. Don’t be a joke. Be a winner. Know some facts and current news about the industry/position you’re applying for. Impress the interviewer. It won’t hurt ya.
6. Ask the right questions. It’s an interviewer’s job to answer specific questions about the company or position, not give you an overview of the company. Make your questions worthwhile. And please, I repeat, please ask questions. It’s a personal pet peeve of mine when I ask «So do you have any questions?» and the person replies «No.» If you did your research (as outlined in step #5), you’ll probably have some type of question. Good questions are:
1. How would the employees describe the culture of the organization?
2. What would be the ideal candidate for this position?
You can even be a bit forward and ask:
3. What are some of your concerns about whether I would be a good fit for this position?
Though that question seems pretty odd to ask, it’s actually a good tactic for identifying what might make you not get the opportunity and then making your case for why you should. It might also make you aware of something about the organization that you don’t like such as «everyone here works by themselves»… Maybe you like working at organizations that value teamwork, so this place might not actually be a fit for you.
7. Don’t lie. If a interviewer asks you a question that you don’t know the answer to, don’t lie. This is especially important if it involves fact-based things or specific skills set. If you don’t know how to code, don’t tell an interviewer you do. It could come back to bite you in the ass.
8. Don’t Lie, but you can be IMAGINATIVE. We all freeze up sometimes. I once asked a prospective student I was interviewing for an admissions interview the question:
If you could go back in time and ask anyone anything, who would you pick and what would you ask them?
I must have scared the life out of this girl because she looked terrified. I wasn’t expecting for her to take the question too seriously. I basically wanted to get a better sense for her imagination and thought-process. She eventually answered that she’d want to ask Velma from Scooby Doo about her mystery solving skills. To me, GREAT ANSWER! However, she probably thought it was a weird question.
Sometimes interviewers will ask you things to throw you off. They are probably testing your problem solving abilities, response to pressure, and communication skills.
Instead of thinking about being right, think about being creative and coming up with an answer!
9. Don’t Talk Too Much. Just like you, interviewers get bored. Just like you interviewers, zone out. The person you’re interviewing is probably not your friend and doesn’t care about the intimate details of the questions you asked. Keep answers to the point. Provide substance when needed. You want interviewers to remember what you said and not have to sort through their memory’s clutter to remember the sound bites that might make or break their decision to hire you or bring you back for a second interview.
10. READ ABOUT INTERVIEWING. I DON’T KNOW EVERYTHING. I’m an avid reader and think everyone can always benefit from reading more. There are plenty of other articles out there that have great advice. Some good ones I recently found were Huff Post’s The Top 10 Interview Tips for College Graduates and ABC News’s The Top 5 Interview Tips No One Mentions.
Just find these nice advices for non-weird / stalking use of mails. Enjoy!
Don’t ask strangers to…
1. Acknowledge that they received your email
Electronic return receipts are a thing of the past, and I know many people who interpret them as a sign that you (a) are paranoid, (b) have an inflated sense of your own worth, or (c) have just emerged from a 20-year coma and are unaware of mailer-daemons and delivery status notifications. If your message goes unanswered, you can always resend it a couple weeks later.
2. Share your content on social media
What if they don’t like your material? An explicit request to circulate puts people in an awkward position: they can say no and look rude, or drop the ball and look disorganized. It’s more polite to just send them your content along with a sentence about why it’s up their alley, and end it there. If they like it enough, they’ll share it—and they’ll do it more enthusiastically, because it’s based on intrinsic motivation rather than obligation.
3. Provide feedback on something you’ve created
If you’re seeking input on a product, service, technology, document, or idea, it’s an awful lot to ask a stranger to engage with your work and comment on it. Whereas feedback requires a lot of effort, advice can be much less time-consuming. Try asking for guidance on a specific question or dilemma that you’re facing, and you’ll be more likely to get a response.
4. Jump on a call today or tomorrow
If you’re asking the favor, the onus is on you to be flexible. Ask if they might be willing to talk sometime in the next month or two, and let them suggest some times.
5. Name some times for a meeting
It’s a red flag when people feel entitled to a face-to-face conversation. A friendlier option is to ask strangers if they’re willing to meet, or if there’s a more convenient way for them to communicate with you.
6. Introduce you to specific people in their networks
It’s not fair to ask people to put their relationships on the line for someone they don’t know. Instead, ask if they know anyone who might be a good source of insight on a particular topic, and they may suggest a person who they feel comfortable connecting.
After strangers respond to your initial message, don’t…
7. Email them every day—or even every week
Stalker alert! People sometimes interpret a polite reply from a stranger as an offering of friendship. If you’re tempted to reach out too regularly, try saving your points in a draft email, and then prune at the end of the month. Intermittent reinforcement can be a powerful thing.
8. Immediately introduce them to someone else
This can come across as using your newfound access to gain status or influence with the third party. The safe bet here is to simply ask for permission first: “I thought you two might enjoy a chat for the following reason. Are you interested in connecting?»
9. Invite them to collaborate
You just proposed marriage on the second date. Try having a dialogue first, and explore whether working together might prove mutually beneficial.
He decidido abrirme cuenta en linked-in, la red social por excelencia para establecer contactos laborales y encontrar trabajo. Ahora mismo encontrar trabajo no es una prioridad para mí, ya que lo primero es ganar el pulso a Bolonia y acabar la carrera curso por año sin que me alcance… pero en un añito o así ya tendré que ir pensando en esas cosas y es bueno ir preparando el terreno.
Por otra parte, me ha venido muy bien hacer un recopilatorio de las cosas concretas que puedo decir de mí misma como futura profesional. No es lo mismo los adornos literarios que puedes incluir cuando redactas un currículum que simplemente especificar dónde has estudiado, qué idiomas controlas y qué certificados lo demuestran, o los cursos que has tomado. Una vez que lo ves todo escrito e, inevitablemente, te comparas con personas similares a ti, descubres lo mucho o poco que has hecho hasta ahora, y se resaltan los puntos que necesitas reforzar.
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