Writing a Resume For an Electrician - How to Make Your Resume Stand Out

Writing a Resume For an Electrician - How to Make Your Resume Stand OutWhen applying for a job as an electrician, one of the key requirements is that you have a good job history and some professional experience in the industry. This includes being licensed and possessing the credentials to work in the trade. Also important is what you have to say on your resume. So when applying for an electrician position, how can you make your resume stand out from the rest?The first thing to do when looking for an electrician job is to think about where you have the most experience. Whether it be electricians or masonry trades or even service jobs, having a job that allows you to work in a specific field is helpful. If you work in a company, it may be more advantageous to you to be employed there than a smaller business, since you will be able to work directly with the contractor, staff, and clients. Therefore it is very important to have a job history in that specific industry. Sometimes, these t ypes of experience are just not listed on your resume, but you can always include it.If you already have a job in a specialty field, you may want to list this information in your resume as well. If you have worked for a general contractor, for example, your resume should include this experience as well. You can also include any benefits or any other references that you have given to the company.When submitting your resume for an electrician job, it is also important to consider what your interests are, both in and out of the work place. This will allow you to easily highlight the skills and credentials that will allow you to perform the duties needed in the electrician position.If you are interested in a career change and want to try out an entirely new line of work, you can write down your ideal job description, your area of interest, and what you find exciting in the industry. It is important to clearly identify what you enjoy in the industry and for this reason, many individuals find that their resume is one of the best ways to showcase the qualities that they need.It is important to remember that the career of a person can change dramatically over time, so if you have been working in the same field for a long time, it can take some getting used to. You will also need to learn new skills and procedures. You need to make sure that your resume shows this because when applying for electrician jobs, the fact that you have not had any experience in the trade before will give employers the impression that you are either inexperienced or are a job thief.The main thing to remember when applying for a job is to make sure that you are well prepared and that you demonstrate a sincere interest in the job. One of the best ways to show this is to write a resume that clearly shows your skills and qualifications for the job. If you follow these tips and application steps, you will find that the job application process will go much more smoothly.

5 Ways Women Can Close the Pay Gap

5 Ways Women Can Close the Pay Gap If you have two X chromosomes and a job, the latest numbers on the wage gap will likely leave you feeling frustrated: Women make only 78 ¢ for every dollar a man makes, the Census just reported, marking all of a 1 ¢ improvement over 2012. Meanwhile, Republican senators blocked the Paycheck Fairness Act this week, which called for greater salary transparency and would have required employers to be able to prove that wage differences were based on factors other than gender. Overcoming the barriers to equal pay isn’t proving to be easy. And there are some factors we can’t move the needle on as individuals. For example, childbearing counts against us, in what economists have dubbed the “motherhood penalty.” We pay both a per-child wage penalty and also may be dunned for working fewer hours because of our caregiving responsibility. And then there’s straight-up discrimination, which is very hard to prove despite being so palpable to many of us at certain moments in our careers. (Perhaps this explains why one study found that 41% of the pay gap is unexplained!) Closing the gap a penny at a time is still progress. But for those of you who don’t want toâ€"or can’tâ€"wait around until 2058 to see equal pay, here are five strategies to at least get you closer to even with your XY counterparts. 1. Negotiate smarter… Working women have heard it all before: We’re not aggressive enough in asking for higher pay; we are bad at negotiating. But if do negotiate aggressively, well, that gets held against us. But we’ve got to find a way to make it work for us if we want to get paid a fair wage. So what can we do? Hannah Riley Bowles, a senior lecturer in public policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School who has done research on what makes women successful in negotiations, has found that being collaborativeâ€"using “we” and trying to take the perspective of the company and hiring managerâ€"tends to be more effective than other approaches. She also emphasizes authenticity, so try to come up with language that feels comfortable and natural for you to use. 2. …and from the outset. A 2011 study by Catalyst tracked 3,300 high-performing students in M.B.A. programs as they began their careers, and found that while 47% of women and 52% of men had countered the initial offer made for their current job, only 31% of women vs. 50% of men had countered the offer for the first job they had out of grad school. While it’s good that women are catching on to the importance of negotiating, we need to encourage them to do it sooner. “Failing to negotiate your salary from the start is not only an initial mistake; it is one that will continue to follow you and will be compounded over the years, disadvantaging you throughout the remainder of your career. Every raise you get, every bonus you receive and even the number of stock options you are awarded, will be smaller because these amounts are normally determined as a percentage of your artificially low base salary,” wrote Lee Miller, author of A Woman’s Guide to Successful Negotiating on six-figure job-search site TheLadders. Say you started out $5,000 behind your male peer, making $40,000 vs. his $45,000. If you each got 3% raises for each of the next five years, you’d be making $46,371 vs. his $52,167, expanding the difference to $5,798 and you’d have given up $26,546 in income differential in those years. The longer this goes on, the harder it is to catch up. 3. Push for promotions early on. According to Payscale, “women’s pay growth stops outpacing men’s at around age 30, which is when college-educated women typically start having children.” Furthermore, women’s pay peaks at age 39 at $60,000, vs. $95,000 at age 48 for men. That suggests that a smart move would be to try to move up the ladder before you decide to raise a family. “How women negotiate their career paths is arguably a more important determinant of lifetime earnings than negotiating a little extra money,” Hannah Riley Bowles told The New York Times recently. 4. Work in a fairer field. Part of the problem, according to Sarah Jane Glynn, associate director for women’s economic policy at the Center for American Progress, is that a large proportion of women are clustered in a relatively few fields: 44% are in 20 occupations. And typically within those professions, the majority of workers are women. As Glynn has written, “Female-dominated industries pay lower wages than male-dominated industries requiring similar skill levels, and the effect is stronger in jobs that require higher levels of education.” So just try for a higher-paying male-dominated field, right? That can help. Harvard labor economist Claudia Goldin found that, for college grads, moving into such a profession would eliminate an average 30% to 35% of the wage gap. But that’s not always a home run. Goldin found that female aircraft pilots and financial advisors earn less on the dollar compared to male peers than the average worker, at 71% and 73% respectively. Goldin did find that the pay gap is much smaller than the average in certain fieldsâ€"including ad sales, dental hygiene, HR, chemistry, pharmacy, and computer programming. But she pegs the slim difference to the fact that these fields allow a specific kind of flexibility that allows one worker to easily sub out for another, if, say, someone has to stay home with a sick kid. 5. Toot your own horn. That Catalyst study of M.B.A. grads found that, of those women who said they made their achievements known to others in the organization, 30% had greater compensation growth than peers who did not promote themselves. Some of the qualities found in these folks: “ensuring their manager was aware of their accomplishments, seeking feedback and credit as appropriate, and asking for a promotion when they felt it was deserved.” Sounds easy enough on paper, but in real life, this kind of self-promotion isn’t always easy for women. To make it more palatable, Laura Donovan of Levo League suggests being selective about the moments you do this (e.g. yes to scoring the $1 million client, no to pushing through the report that’s expected of you), choosing the right audience for your message (don’t blast the full staff), and focusing on facts rather than self-congratulation (“I just wanted you to know that we’ve signed the contract with Client Y, for $1 million over two years….”). Also, focus on the upside: The Catalyst study suggested that self-promotion can help you gain sponsorship from important allies who can help you further advance in your career, and hopefully get you closer to closing the pay gap.

How To Relieve Stress From A Structured Settlement Complication - Work It Daily

How To Relieve Stress From A Structured Settlement Complication - Work It Daily If you are one of the fortunate working individuals among us, congratulations; but all may not be well. Stress may be affecting your performance. However, the stress may not have anything to do with your career. Everything in the workplace may be a refuge. But if outside influences are beginning to encroach on your performance, it may be time to take some serious steps to handle personal issues before the career is in danger of being derailed. There is one situation that does not affect everyone. It is possible that others would consider themselves fortunate to share the circumstances you have, if not for the burden of stress. If you are burdened by difficulties with a structured settlement that is not contributing a sufficient amount, even when combined with your salary, to meet monthly obligations, nothing will affect work performance and personal well-being like a financial pinch. Fortunately, there are ways to confront and overcome the stress. Have A Brief Discussion With Your Manager HIPAA regulations prohibit a manager’s queries into personal hardships, but they can ask about the effect of the stress on your job performance. All that needs to be mentioned is that there are personal issues you are trying to work out and that you will try to maintain expected performance while resolving them. The manager may have some recommendations for assistance by qualified advisors. Consider them. Start Making Inquiries Now that promises have been made at work, the personal paradigm must change because the status quo is not working. Even though a structured settlement may stipulate that the annuity cannot be sold, don’t assume that door is closed. Start making inquiries with a reputable annuity sale company to walk you through the details of overcoming what appears to be a solid, immovable contract. It is likely changeable and might be accomplished within 30 days. Your manager should be pleased with your resourcefulness to reach a solution so quickly. Collect The Details Of The Annuity If you have chosen a reputable annuity sale company, it is time to collect the details of the annuity and its payout schedule to provide all the information regarding the annuity. That way, a proposal for sale can be executed and quoted to you. Perhaps your financial pinch is a temporary situation that does not require the sale of the full amount of the annuity. You can sell a portion of it and maintain the balance as a structured settlement as now being paid out. Also, you need to understand that whatever portion of the annuity would be sold, the full value of the portion will not be paid. There will be a deduction rate of a quoted percentage and only the balance less the discount will be paid out. Contact Your Creditors Your next step is to contact all your creditors to advise them (without going into detail as to how it will be accomplished) that you will have them paid-up within 30 to 45 days (allow yourself a cushion), and will be able to keep them current with full monthly payments as originally agreed. When your annuity sells and you have the cash in hand, meet your promised obligations to clear the debts that have caused so much stress. Once completed, the burden lifted will likely be obvious. Go to your manager anyway to advise that your situation is completely resolved and your performance has no further impediments. Resourcefulness pays in so many ways. You have engineered an annuity sale and put an end to on-the-job stress. Photo Credit: Shutterstock Have you joined our career growth club?Join Us Today!