Talk Careers with Your Kids When Theyre Kids

Talk Careers with Your Kids When Theyre KidsTalking Careers with Your KidsTalk Careers with Your Kids When Theyre KidsAs a parent, how many times have you landseen public service announcements that tell you to talk with your kids about sex or drugs? Today, I think the conversations should also cover careers and career management. Why? This economy has wreaked havoc on not only my generation, but the otherbeis in the workforce as well. In some ways, we will never return to what a lot of us have experienced.Now, some of you might ask How do we talk with our kids about careers without turning them off? The answer is simple Start at an early age, when theyre in high school, if not earlier. But some parents make the mistake of trying to have all the answers, always giving advice and always ready with a solution.My daughter has taught me best how to handle these conversations. Here are a few of her inspirationsDad, sometimes I just want you to listen and not try and solve everything.Listen ing means giving me your undivided attention.I need you to guide me and coach me, not make decisions for me.My rule of thumb now is a recruiting version of the 80/20 rule, with her taking the lead role of talking (80% of the time), while I question her just 20% of the time to bring better clarity.Its amazing what we can learn from our kids. I now find myself at times having to realize that Im talking to an accomplished young person. Almost any encounter can be a teaching moment for both of you.I always told my daughter to follow her dream, find her passion, and build a career around it. Here are five talking points that you, as a parent, can consider when you have this conversation with your own childCareer Management Realize that you are the CEO of all your hopes and dreams. You will determine the trajectory in your career, so always manage it.BrandingWhat are the one or two things that make you stand out? Always be conscious of those. What types of signals are you sending? Are you seen as a go-getter? A slacker? Or something in between? Determine what your brand will be.Networking Practice delivering a two-minute pitch that says who are you and what youre about. Thats the proverbial Tell me about yourself. Think of three to four sentences that will tell anyone not only who you are but whats important about you. (Parents, invite your kids to a networking event youre attending and show them how they should properly introduce themselves.)Resumes A great time to think about writing your first resume is as soon as you begin high school. Once you start job hunting and working, always keep it updated and available. Add to it as soon as you complete a new assignment or earn a promotion. Many times, youll meet someone who will want to see your resume right away. (Parents Teach your kids to think of the resume as something you build throughout your life. Show them yours and discuss the importance of keeping it up to date, provided yours is.)Performance Its extremely i mportant to always perform at your highest level. Performance differentiates who will win in career management. Promotions and raises will come when you work beyond the description of your current job and make contributions that demonstrate your true value to the business.These discussions have paid off considerably. My daughter is now juggling two internships, both in her area of interest and our career conversations continue. Like other major life topics, career management discussions should start early to offer the best chance of helping your kids thrive rather than struggle.

Aberdeen Broadcast Services for Work-at Home Jobs

Aberdeen Broadcast Services for Work-at Home JobsAberdeen Broadcast Services for Work-at Home JobsAberdeen Broadcast Services, a California-based family captioning business, offers transcription services for video producers and broadcasters that go beyond captioning to cover such areas as digital file delivery, translation and voice dubbing. Formerly known as Aberdeen Captioning, the firm changed its name to reflect an expanding role in language services, including translation, multi-language subtitling, and voiceovers. The company operates three divisions AberFast,AberCap, andAberLingo. Work-at-Home Opportunities Many of the positions (caption editors, sales exec, translators) listed on its website are at its in-house in its facilities in Orange County, CA however, it does offer work-at-home jobs in Real-time captioning - Hires experienced freelance real-time captioners with speeds of 180-220 WPM for live captions or live-to-tape programming. Knowledge of Bible/Christian termino logy is needed for some positions. Freelancers should have their own real-time, closed-captioning software, a back-up computer and three phone lines (one can be a cell). Pays up to $75 per hour.Transcription - Hires transcriptionists for video clips. unterstellung jobs are very typical of the home typist jobs. You are required to have a foot pedal, transcription software professional headphones, and Windows media player installed. Excellent grammar and punctuation skills, as well as knowledge of Christian terminology, are required. Pays $1-$1.50 per audio minute. Translation - Hires freelance linguists who have fiveyears experience as a professional translator, a university degree and native fluency for translating subtitles, voice-overs and creating subtitles using subtitling software. Applying to Aberdeen Captioning Go the Aberdeen Captions careers page and search through the job postings. Notice how they are color coded for hiring, accepting applications and closed. Be sure t o note whether they are work-at-home positions. To apply, email your cover letter and resume to infoabercap.com, carefully following the application submission instructions in the posting. In the subject line, write your name and the name of the position. Aberdeen will only respond to applicants it wants to move to the next level. It will not respond to calls from those who have not been contacted.

Trial-by-fire training has its drawbacks

Trial-by-fire training has its drawbacksTrial-by-fire training has its drawbacksTrial-by-fire training has its drawbacksTodays Legal Times Blog reports that an appeals court has ruled that a former Reed Smith associates wrongful termination suit against the firm can proceedA former Reed Smith associate in Washington who alleged wrongful termination against the firm won a victory today in the D.C. Court of Appeals, which reversed the dismissal of the suit and remanded the case for trial in Superior Court.The former associate, Danielle Cesarano, who now works at the State Department, filed a complaint against Reed Smith in October 2003. Cesarano, who is represented by Webster, Fredrickson, Correia Puth, had complained internally earlier that the firm was not providing her reasonable accommodation for a physiological disorder she developed after burning her dominant kralle in 2001 at a Reed Smith trial training program.I have just one question What kind of training program does Reed Sm ith run? Associates often complain that their firms training style is sink or swim or trial by fire, but I always assumed it was just a figure of speech...- posted by veralawyers prepare for battleAP Photo/Dave Duprey