YAAA Career Connections

Useful Career Development App

April 2020 - The App to Beat Procrastination: Focus Keeper - a great tool for implementing the Pomodoro Method, a working strategy that involves 25-minute spurts of focused work with a five-minute break. It has a simple interface and charts that track your progress. Stick with it and you’ll be surprised how much it’ll enhance your productivity.
 

Career Quote

April 2020 - It’s not what you achieve, it’s what you overcome. That’s what defines your career. - Carlton Fisk

January 2020Choose a career you love, give it the best there is in you, seize your opportunities, and be a member of the team. - Melchor Lim

May 2018 - Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. - Confucius

Career Terminology

April 2020 - Branding Statement - - A punchy “ad-like” statement placed at the top of a job-seeker’s resume that tells immediately what he/she can bring to an employer. Your branding statement should sum up your value proposition, encapsulate your reputation, showcase what sets you apart from other job-seekers, and describe the added value you bring to a situation. Think of it as a one-sentence sales pitch that entices the hiring manager to of your resume.

Transitioning from C&T/S&M to M&P Panel Discussion Recap

Thank you to everyone who was able to attend our workshop, which consisted of panelists from Compensation & Classification, Benefits and Best Practices. There were also representatives on the panel who spoke about their experience transitioning between job categories. 

The purpose of this workshop was to share information about what transitioning from one job category to another involves, provide clarification of the audit process, outline benefits for each job family, and share real life transitioning journeys.