Great job, Chelsi! Your hard work, student mentality and the great relationships you've built within the team and with clients have paid off. Keep up the great work!
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Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Assistant Management Promotion!
A big congratulations goes out to Chelsi for hitting her marks and earning her second promotion at Matchpoint Consulting. Chelsi was promoted to Assistant Management this week and will now advance into the next phase of Matchpoint Consulting's Employee Education Program!
Great job, Chelsi! Your hard work, student mentality and the great relationships you've built within the team and with clients have paid off. Keep up the great work!
Great job, Chelsi! Your hard work, student mentality and the great relationships you've built within the team and with clients have paid off. Keep up the great work!
Friday, February 28, 2014
7 Tips For Boosting Your EQ (Emotional Intelligence)- from Levo League...
Meredith Lepore
IQ gets all the fame. It has Albert Einstein as a poster child and it just sounds so, well, smart. But your EQ, your emotional intelligence, is so important as well but sometimes we don’t realize it. Your Emotional Intelligence accounts for 58 percent of performance in all types of jobs! Also studies have found that 90 percent of high performers are also high in Emotional Intelligence and that every point increase in EI increases annual salary by $1,300 on average.
Plus, a high IQ is less important when it comes to leadership skills. That is where your EQ really comes into play. EQ addresses how we perceive and understand our own emotions and the emotions of others. And then we get into Behavior Emotional Intelligence (BEQ) which is the evolution of that awareness; it is our ability to use EQ to manage personal behavior and relationships.
We talked with Casey Mulqueen, Ph.D., Director of Research & Product Development for The TRACOM Group, one of the nation’s top leadership development companies. They have developed a proven BEQ training program used by many Fortune 100 and 500 companies from all around the world. Mulqueen wrote an entire white paper on the subject called, “ “Behavioral EQ: Putting Emotional Intelligence to Work.” Here are a few of her best tips so you can get your EQ in check.
1. Control your behavior by understanding your emotions.
Learn and understand your emotional triggers — the things that result in losing behavioral control.
This is invaluable for understanding the situations and emotions that
you experience just prior to losing control of your behavior.
Understanding emotions is important for learning how to manage your
behavior.
2. Mentally rehearse common situations that set off your emotional triggers.
Research shows that when you mentally rehearse scenarios, you are activating the same neural circuitry that is activated when you are actually in the scenario. Instead of responding the way you typically have in the past, imagine yourself acting in a more productive way. Develop a mental “movie” of yourself and clearly imagine yourself behaving in the ways you want. This will help prepare you for when these situations actually occur. You will have a script to follow.
3. Force your brain into action by solving a problem.
Actively distracting yourself is an effective way to maintain self-control. If you are suddenly in a situation where you are feeling anger or frustration, for instance, shift your focus from the other person or situation to a mental problem. Make the problem challenging. For example, work out the solution to 15 x 18. This will force your brain to focus on the math problem and away from the stressful situation. The old adage that you should count to ten is not effective. The reason is that it is too easy and, therefore, does not actively engage the brain. Distracting yourself with a difficult problem is an effective strategy for avoiding an emotional reaction. It is not important to solve the problem correctly.
The point is to engage the brain region that solves problems, thereby preventing the emotional center of your brain from flooding the bloodstream with adrenalin and other stress hormones that cause strong emotional reactions.
4. Engage in healthy escapism.
If it is too hard to find a mental problem to solve, another form of distraction is to actively let your attention shift to a pleasant memory. You can sing a song in your mind, think of your favorite place or activity, a funny TV show, whatever works best for you. Similar to solving a problem, this will engage your mind and prevent the amygdala from taking control and causing a strong emotional reaction.
Think of this as a healthy form of mental escapism.
Read the full article online!
IQ gets all the fame. It has Albert Einstein as a poster child and it just sounds so, well, smart. But your EQ, your emotional intelligence, is so important as well but sometimes we don’t realize it. Your Emotional Intelligence accounts for 58 percent of performance in all types of jobs! Also studies have found that 90 percent of high performers are also high in Emotional Intelligence and that every point increase in EI increases annual salary by $1,300 on average.
Plus, a high IQ is less important when it comes to leadership skills. That is where your EQ really comes into play. EQ addresses how we perceive and understand our own emotions and the emotions of others. And then we get into Behavior Emotional Intelligence (BEQ) which is the evolution of that awareness; it is our ability to use EQ to manage personal behavior and relationships.
We talked with Casey Mulqueen, Ph.D., Director of Research & Product Development for The TRACOM Group, one of the nation’s top leadership development companies. They have developed a proven BEQ training program used by many Fortune 100 and 500 companies from all around the world. Mulqueen wrote an entire white paper on the subject called, “ “Behavioral EQ: Putting Emotional Intelligence to Work.” Here are a few of her best tips so you can get your EQ in check.
1. Control your behavior by understanding your emotions.
Learn and understand your emotional triggers — the things that result in losing behavioral control.
This is invaluable for understanding the situations and emotions that
you experience just prior to losing control of your behavior.
Understanding emotions is important for learning how to manage your
behavior.2. Mentally rehearse common situations that set off your emotional triggers.
Research shows that when you mentally rehearse scenarios, you are activating the same neural circuitry that is activated when you are actually in the scenario. Instead of responding the way you typically have in the past, imagine yourself acting in a more productive way. Develop a mental “movie” of yourself and clearly imagine yourself behaving in the ways you want. This will help prepare you for when these situations actually occur. You will have a script to follow.
3. Force your brain into action by solving a problem.
Actively distracting yourself is an effective way to maintain self-control. If you are suddenly in a situation where you are feeling anger or frustration, for instance, shift your focus from the other person or situation to a mental problem. Make the problem challenging. For example, work out the solution to 15 x 18. This will force your brain to focus on the math problem and away from the stressful situation. The old adage that you should count to ten is not effective. The reason is that it is too easy and, therefore, does not actively engage the brain. Distracting yourself with a difficult problem is an effective strategy for avoiding an emotional reaction. It is not important to solve the problem correctly.
The point is to engage the brain region that solves problems, thereby preventing the emotional center of your brain from flooding the bloodstream with adrenalin and other stress hormones that cause strong emotional reactions.
4. Engage in healthy escapism.
If it is too hard to find a mental problem to solve, another form of distraction is to actively let your attention shift to a pleasant memory. You can sing a song in your mind, think of your favorite place or activity, a funny TV show, whatever works best for you. Similar to solving a problem, this will engage your mind and prevent the amygdala from taking control and causing a strong emotional reaction.
Think of this as a healthy form of mental escapism.
Read the full article online!
Sunday, November 10, 2013
The Key to Business Success: A Mentor
I believe any aspiring financial and investment guru needs a mentor when she embarks on her career. No matter how smart you are, how good you are with numbers or how great the firm is where you find a job.
Why?
Because you don’t yet have a perspective on the full universe of where you work or might want to work. You don’t know whether you are being given a good assignment or whether you are meeting the best clients. You don’t know whether you are being compensated fairly. You don’t know who makes the real decisions, what the upward track is, or who you need to impress with your efforts. You lack the learning wisdom that time and experience bring. You haven’t yet been tested. You need someone who has been there and can impart insights and good judgment gained from her or his journey. You can also have more than one mentor.
One piece of advice: Don’t immediately go into the default position of seeking a female mentor just because she’s a woman. That’s reverse discrimination! Women mentors can be terrific, but there are fewer of them. I have also found, counter-intuitively, that sometimes certain women can be competitive. So look into their long-term track record with predecessors.
Don’t feel bad about having a male mentor. You’re
going to have to work with an awful lot of men, so it’s important to
know how they think and how to interact with them. Too often, young women
can be held back in their careers by their failure to take risks, and a
mentor can help teach where it is important. This sometimes seems to
come more naturally to the guys. Young women also need to learn one rule
that every male knows, and every female professional learns: Never cry,
and never whine. To borrow from A League of Their Own, there’s no crying on Wall Street.
Read more from LearnVest online.
Why?
Because you don’t yet have a perspective on the full universe of where you work or might want to work. You don’t know whether you are being given a good assignment or whether you are meeting the best clients. You don’t know whether you are being compensated fairly. You don’t know who makes the real decisions, what the upward track is, or who you need to impress with your efforts. You lack the learning wisdom that time and experience bring. You haven’t yet been tested. You need someone who has been there and can impart insights and good judgment gained from her or his journey. You can also have more than one mentor.
How Do You Get a Mentor?
Rarely, but occasionally, one will identify and seek you out to support. More often, you have to find your adviser(s). Be observant. See who is respected. See who has a work style and ethic you want to emulate. Pick someone with whom you want to spend time and find a way to work with them, or seek their opinion on an issue. Talk to them in social settings when the opportunities arise. Create a relationship; it could last a lifetime.One piece of advice: Don’t immediately go into the default position of seeking a female mentor just because she’s a woman. That’s reverse discrimination! Women mentors can be terrific, but there are fewer of them. I have also found, counter-intuitively, that sometimes certain women can be competitive. So look into their long-term track record with predecessors.
How Can You Best Use a Mentor?
Study and Learn From What Makes Your Mentor Admirable to You
It might be interpersonal skills; it might be technical expertise; it might be presentations and public speaking; it might be how he or she reacts under pressure; it might be good judgment; it might be her or his ethics and moral conscience; it might be decisiveness. If you have picked a great mentor, it is probably a combination of all these and more. A mentor is first and foremost a very special teacher.Seek Your Mentor’s Counsel
Bounce ideas off him or her about work. Let him or her know about what you are working on and with whom. Share your longer-term goals and objectives.Let Your Mentor Be Your Advocate
Mentors can help smooth the way through advice, and sometimes through action, to help you get the clients or assignments or promotions that you should.Establish a Lifetime Relationship
In the process of learning from your mentor, you also build a friendship based on trust and support—one that can help sustain you both as you start out in your career and as you advance. Who knows? She or he might end up one day as your business partner. I’m not kidding. It’s how I found mine.Read more from LearnVest online.
Giving
advice to college graduates is extremely important to me because I was
one of them and even though the economy was better back in 2006, it took
me eight months to find a marketing job. I succeeded because I started
six months before graduation, collected eight internships, seven
leadership positions on campus and graduated with honors. I failed
because I didn’t know how to build and leverage relationships. Either
way, I learned a lot about what it takes to build a successful career
over the years. Good career choices are extremely important early in
your career because you can set yourself up for success later on. Even
though you might end up in a completely different career, the skills you
acquire and the people you meet, are what will open the doors for you. I
dedicate this post to the class of 2013, a group of optimistic
millennials who have a lot to offer to the world!
The job market is still tough for more graduates, unless you’re an in-demand engineer or accountant. Two-thirds of college students have debt and 39 percent live with their parents. In 2012, 284,000 students graduated into minimum wage jobs, according to the Wall Street Journal. Companies only expect to hire 2.1 percent more graduates this year than they did in 2012 and 66 percent of recruiters believe that college graduates aren’t prepared for the working world. Although there are clear obstacles to finding work, there are also a lot of big opportunities that students can take advantage of. The following are ten things that new graduates should do to get ahead in their careers. Of course, older generations can benefit from these too.
1. Think of your career as a series of experiences. The most optimistic and intelligent way to look at your career isn’t how long you stay with one employer or that you focus on what you majored in at college. You need to collect experiences throughout your careers, whether that be with five employers or ten, with one business function or five or in one country or three. The idea is that you need to be a lifelong learner if you want to make an impact, succeed and feel accomplished. The experiences you have expand your world view, give you new perspectives and make you a more interesting person.
2. Don’t settle for a job you’re not passionate about. A lot of people are pushing college graduates to just get a job to pay the bills and that isn’t the greatest advice because research shows that you won’t last long there if you do. Furthermore, no smart company is going to have someone who is only there to make money because there’s always someone else who wants it more. When you’re passionate about your job, you’re excited, you work longer hours and end up accomplishing much more. Life is too short to settle for a career that you hate!
3. Focus on making a big impact immediately. The quicker you make an impact in a company the more attention and support you will get. Millennials understand this well because they won’t want to wait five years to get on a project where they can make this type of impact. Starting on day one, you have to learn as much as possible and start mastering your job so you can latch on to the bigger projects faster and prove yourself. By doing this, you will explode your career and become more valuable in your company, which will increase your pay, title and you’ll get to work on better projects.
4. Take risks early and often in your career. One of the important lessons this economy has taught us is that not taking risks is risky. There is so much out of our control and if we just keep doing what we did yesterday, we can’t get ahead. By taking a risk, you are putting yourself in a position to learn, whether you succeed or fail. You’re also showing to your management that you’re willing to put your reputation on the line to make things happen. As we become an ever more entrepreneurial society, those that take risks, both inside and outside of the corporate walls, will become more successful.
5. Spend more time with people than with your laptop. Students are plugged in and don’t understand that he strongest relationship are formed in person, not online. I constantly see students looking down at their iPhones and iPad’s instead of at people’s faces and it’s a missed opportunity. Soft skills will always become more cherished in companies so it’s important to drop your technology and actually communicate with people. People hire you, not technology and you have to remember that!
- See more at: http://danschawbel.com/blog/my-10-best-pieces-of-career-advice-for-college-graduates/#sthash.DOGfgNS7.dpuf
The job market is still tough for more graduates, unless you’re an in-demand engineer or accountant. Two-thirds of college students have debt and 39 percent live with their parents. In 2012, 284,000 students graduated into minimum wage jobs, according to the Wall Street Journal. Companies only expect to hire 2.1 percent more graduates this year than they did in 2012 and 66 percent of recruiters believe that college graduates aren’t prepared for the working world. Although there are clear obstacles to finding work, there are also a lot of big opportunities that students can take advantage of. The following are ten things that new graduates should do to get ahead in their careers. Of course, older generations can benefit from these too.
1. Think of your career as a series of experiences. The most optimistic and intelligent way to look at your career isn’t how long you stay with one employer or that you focus on what you majored in at college. You need to collect experiences throughout your careers, whether that be with five employers or ten, with one business function or five or in one country or three. The idea is that you need to be a lifelong learner if you want to make an impact, succeed and feel accomplished. The experiences you have expand your world view, give you new perspectives and make you a more interesting person.
2. Don’t settle for a job you’re not passionate about. A lot of people are pushing college graduates to just get a job to pay the bills and that isn’t the greatest advice because research shows that you won’t last long there if you do. Furthermore, no smart company is going to have someone who is only there to make money because there’s always someone else who wants it more. When you’re passionate about your job, you’re excited, you work longer hours and end up accomplishing much more. Life is too short to settle for a career that you hate!
3. Focus on making a big impact immediately. The quicker you make an impact in a company the more attention and support you will get. Millennials understand this well because they won’t want to wait five years to get on a project where they can make this type of impact. Starting on day one, you have to learn as much as possible and start mastering your job so you can latch on to the bigger projects faster and prove yourself. By doing this, you will explode your career and become more valuable in your company, which will increase your pay, title and you’ll get to work on better projects.
4. Take risks early and often in your career. One of the important lessons this economy has taught us is that not taking risks is risky. There is so much out of our control and if we just keep doing what we did yesterday, we can’t get ahead. By taking a risk, you are putting yourself in a position to learn, whether you succeed or fail. You’re also showing to your management that you’re willing to put your reputation on the line to make things happen. As we become an ever more entrepreneurial society, those that take risks, both inside and outside of the corporate walls, will become more successful.
5. Spend more time with people than with your laptop. Students are plugged in and don’t understand that he strongest relationship are formed in person, not online. I constantly see students looking down at their iPhones and iPad’s instead of at people’s faces and it’s a missed opportunity. Soft skills will always become more cherished in companies so it’s important to drop your technology and actually communicate with people. People hire you, not technology and you have to remember that!
- See more at: http://danschawbel.com/blog/my-10-best-pieces-of-career-advice-for-college-graduates/#sthash.DOGfgNS7.dpuf
Giving
advice to college graduates is extremely important to me because I was
one of them and even though the economy was better back in 2006, it took
me eight months to find a marketing job. I succeeded because I started
six months before graduation, collected eight internships, seven
leadership positions on campus and graduated with honors. I failed
because I didn’t know how to build and leverage relationships. Either
way, I learned a lot about what it takes to build a successful career
over the years. Good career choices are extremely important early in
your career because you can set yourself up for success later on. Even
though you might end up in a completely different career, the skills you
acquire and the people you meet, are what will open the doors for you. I
dedicate this post to the class of 2013, a group of optimistic
millennials who have a lot to offer to the world!
The job market is still tough for more graduates, unless you’re an in-demand engineer or accountant. Two-thirds of college students have debt and 39 percent live with their parents. In 2012, 284,000 students graduated into minimum wage jobs, according to the Wall Street Journal. Companies only expect to hire 2.1 percent more graduates this year than they did in 2012 and 66 percent of recruiters believe that college graduates aren’t prepared for the working world. Although there are clear obstacles to finding work, there are also a lot of big opportunities that students can take advantage of. The following are ten things that new graduates should do to get ahead in their careers. Of course, older generations can benefit from these too.
1. Think of your career as a series of experiences. The most optimistic and intelligent way to look at your career isn’t how long you stay with one employer or that you focus on what you majored in at college. You need to collect experiences throughout your careers, whether that be with five employers or ten, with one business function or five or in one country or three. The idea is that you need to be a lifelong learner if you want to make an impact, succeed and feel accomplished. The experiences you have expand your world view, give you new perspectives and make you a more interesting person.
2. Don’t settle for a job you’re not passionate about. A lot of people are pushing college graduates to just get a job to pay the bills and that isn’t the greatest advice because research shows that you won’t last long there if you do. Furthermore, no smart company is going to have someone who is only there to make money because there’s always someone else who wants it more. When you’re passionate about your job, you’re excited, you work longer hours and end up accomplishing much more. Life is too short to settle for a career that you hate!
3. Focus on making a big impact immediately. The quicker you make an impact in a company the more attention and support you will get. Millennials understand this well because they won’t want to wait five years to get on a project where they can make this type of impact. Starting on day one, you have to learn as much as possible and start mastering your job so you can latch on to the bigger projects faster and prove yourself. By doing this, you will explode your career and become more valuable in your company, which will increase your pay, title and you’ll get to work on better projects.
4. Take risks early and often in your career. One of the important lessons this economy has taught us is that not taking risks is risky. There is so much out of our control and if we just keep doing what we did yesterday, we can’t get ahead. By taking a risk, you are putting yourself in a position to learn, whether you succeed or fail. You’re also showing to your management that you’re willing to put your reputation on the line to make things happen. As we become an ever more entrepreneurial society, those that take risks, both inside and outside of the corporate walls, will become more successful.
5. Spend more time with people than with your laptop. Students are plugged in and don’t understand that he strongest relationship are formed in person, not online. I constantly see students looking down at their iPhones and iPad’s instead of at people’s faces and it’s a missed opportunity. Soft skills will always become more cherished in companies so it’s important to drop your technology and actually communicate with people. People hire you, not technology and you have to remember that!
- See more at: http://danschawbel.com/blog/my-10-best-pieces-of-career-advice-for-college-graduates/#sthash.DOGfgNS7.dpuf
The job market is still tough for more graduates, unless you’re an in-demand engineer or accountant. Two-thirds of college students have debt and 39 percent live with their parents. In 2012, 284,000 students graduated into minimum wage jobs, according to the Wall Street Journal. Companies only expect to hire 2.1 percent more graduates this year than they did in 2012 and 66 percent of recruiters believe that college graduates aren’t prepared for the working world. Although there are clear obstacles to finding work, there are also a lot of big opportunities that students can take advantage of. The following are ten things that new graduates should do to get ahead in their careers. Of course, older generations can benefit from these too.
1. Think of your career as a series of experiences. The most optimistic and intelligent way to look at your career isn’t how long you stay with one employer or that you focus on what you majored in at college. You need to collect experiences throughout your careers, whether that be with five employers or ten, with one business function or five or in one country or three. The idea is that you need to be a lifelong learner if you want to make an impact, succeed and feel accomplished. The experiences you have expand your world view, give you new perspectives and make you a more interesting person.
2. Don’t settle for a job you’re not passionate about. A lot of people are pushing college graduates to just get a job to pay the bills and that isn’t the greatest advice because research shows that you won’t last long there if you do. Furthermore, no smart company is going to have someone who is only there to make money because there’s always someone else who wants it more. When you’re passionate about your job, you’re excited, you work longer hours and end up accomplishing much more. Life is too short to settle for a career that you hate!
3. Focus on making a big impact immediately. The quicker you make an impact in a company the more attention and support you will get. Millennials understand this well because they won’t want to wait five years to get on a project where they can make this type of impact. Starting on day one, you have to learn as much as possible and start mastering your job so you can latch on to the bigger projects faster and prove yourself. By doing this, you will explode your career and become more valuable in your company, which will increase your pay, title and you’ll get to work on better projects.
4. Take risks early and often in your career. One of the important lessons this economy has taught us is that not taking risks is risky. There is so much out of our control and if we just keep doing what we did yesterday, we can’t get ahead. By taking a risk, you are putting yourself in a position to learn, whether you succeed or fail. You’re also showing to your management that you’re willing to put your reputation on the line to make things happen. As we become an ever more entrepreneurial society, those that take risks, both inside and outside of the corporate walls, will become more successful.
5. Spend more time with people than with your laptop. Students are plugged in and don’t understand that he strongest relationship are formed in person, not online. I constantly see students looking down at their iPhones and iPad’s instead of at people’s faces and it’s a missed opportunity. Soft skills will always become more cherished in companies so it’s important to drop your technology and actually communicate with people. People hire you, not technology and you have to remember that!
- See more at: http://danschawbel.com/blog/my-10-best-pieces-of-career-advice-for-college-graduates/#sthash.DOGfgNS7.dpuf
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
10 Key Job Search Tips For New Graduates- from US News
By Alison Green
With a new class of college
graduates preparing to earn their diplomas, millions of new grads are
going to be trying to figure out how to find a job. Here are 10 key tips they should know as they enter into what's still a tough job market.
1. Don't wait to start job searching.
You might be tempted to take a few months off after graduating to
relax, but you might not realize how long job searches take. Hiring
processes often take months, and getting a job in this
market--especially without much experience--may really take a long time.
Start actively searching now, since even with a May start, you might
not find a job until the fall or later.
4. Don't apply for everything you see.
Anxious job seekers sometimes blast off their résumé to every opening
they spot, hoping that something will garner them a call-back. But
carefully targeting your search to jobs you're truly qualified for--and
writing a tailored cover letter for each--will get you far better
results than simply aiming for quantity. That said?
Read the full article online.
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