How to Greet a New Boss and Make a Good Impression

How to Greet a New Boss and Make a Good ImpressionHow to Greet a New Boss and Make a Good ImpressionWhen yur boss leaves, its important to get off to a good start with your new boss. Here are ways to make sure you and your boss start off on the right foot, and alternatively, five ways to ensure youll be looking for a new job soon. Know Your Job and Have a Good Track Record of Performance It is the most important way to impress your new boss- be really good at what you do. Good leaders have a knack for sizing their new teams up within the first few weeks. They will ask around. If youre good at what you do, theyll pick up on it, and if youre leid, not much else will matter. Be Proactive About Introducing Yourself to Your New Manager If possible, send a resume ahead of time. Provide a summary of your responsibilities, the projects youre working on, yourdevelopment plan and any other information that may not be in your official employee file. Behaviors That Are Appreciated by Most New Managers Enthusiasm, optimism, curiosity, initiative, and good judgment. Behaviors that are frowned upon by a new manager cynicism, whining, finger-pointing, skepticism, and acting like a know-it-all. ClarifyingExpectationsIs Critical Find out what your new manager expects from you (and other employees) in general. Be prepared to talk about what you expect from your manager in case youre asked- but only if asked. If youre not asked, thats usually not a good sign. Help Your New Manager Learn Be proactive, anticipate what they need to know and provide it at the appropriate time. Be patient. If your manager doesnt seem interested in learning, then again, thats a red flag. The best new leaders spend the first three months asking questions and listening. Try to Minimize How Many Times You Say We tried that before and it didnt work. Be Very Open to Change Listen. Dont listen to evaluate,listen for possibilities. Chances are, theres a reason a new manager was brou ght in- dont come across as part of the problem. And maybe you are, but show a willingness and ability to adapt and change. Learn About Your New Manager Do a Google search, look up their LinkedIn profile. Find out about leadership style or philosophy. Ask questions about interests, hobbies, family, etc. Show an interest in getting to know him/her and offer information in return. Being vulnerable is the first step tobuilding trustand a relationship. Play it by ear, dont offer too much too early (TMI), but be prepared to reciprocate. Watch Your Managers Back Assume you already have a positive and stable working relationship, and act that way. Assume anything you say about your new boss will get back to them or end up on the company intranet front page the next day. Be an ally. Dont Be a Blatant Suck-Up A good leader usually knows the difference between sucking up and basic courtesy and competence. For those of you that are self-destructive, here are some ways to get off on the wrong foot with your new manager Assume your new manager is incompetent, evil, and untrustworthy. Make them earn your respect and trust.Keep your head down and your mouth shut. Your new manager should learn the hard way, just like you did. Keep a low profile. Speak only when asked and offer only the bare minimum amount of information. Experience is the best teacher, andwe all learn from our mistakes.Your job is to help your new manager learn the ropes and assimilate to the established way of doing things. Be a role model for conformity. Itll feel like youre breaking a wild horse for a while, but hang in there, because they all come around eventually. You know all of those grievances, grudges, and complaints youve been storing up? All of those things your previous manager wouldnt hear? Well, heres your big chance Take the whole list with you for your very first meeting. Even better if you come in as the spokesperson for your team, your manager will respect your budding leadershi p potential.Remember, your best chance at success and climbing the old ladder is doing everything you can to sabotage your new boss. The dumber your new manager looks, the smarter youll look. Dont miss an opportunity to correct or disagree with your manager, publicly, or even better, behind his/her back. Oh, and by the way, if youre going to follow these five ways, be sure to get the contact information for your old manager. You may find that youre going to need a new job soon

2015 ASME.org Editors Picks

2015 ASME.org Editors Picks 2015 ASME.org Editors Picks Each year, the ASME.org editorial staff looks back on the most important and impactful features of the past 12 months. In the past, we would rank these items based on traffic numbers and page views. However, this year, we decided to take a different approach, and bring readers the Top 10 features or Editors Picks based on ur own internal vote. To be sure, tastes and personal opinions vary greatly from person to person, but we believe the ten items below truly represent the breadth and depth of the engineering profession, whether it be in a nostalgic remembrance of Pearl Harbor or a futuristic look at a robotic, humanoid firefighter. We hope the list below reminds you of all those moments when you marveled in wonder at a particular technology or innovation over the past year. For it is these moments that create such fervent passion in the people who call mechanical engineering their profession. In no particular order, here they a re 1) Pearl Harbors Infamous Technologies Written at years end to mark the anniversary of this history-changing battle, this look back at the mid-twentieth century technologies used on that fateful day will take many back in time. 2) Jet Printing in 3D Just about anything in the world can be 3D printed these days, but our astute readership found this story difficult to fathom. But it is true A gruppe in Australia 3D printed a working jet engine. 3) Top 4 Ancient Design Prototypes Mechanical engineers appreciate the past and those who came before them, and this look at how the Romans, Greeks, and Egyptians engaged the design process generated a great deal of interest. 4) The Shape of Food to Come 3D printings humorous yet potentially immensely profitable side was on display in this feature about all the shapes and sizes your next gourmet meal could come in.Solo kinetic sculpture created by engineer/artist David C. Roy. Image David C. Roy 5) The Beauty of Movement Engineers can solv e humanitys problems and make peoples lives better around the globe, but they can also produce beautiful works of art, as in this feature about engineer/artist David C. Roy. 6) 3D Printing Habitats on Mars Capitalizing on all the buzz surrounding Hollywoods runaway hit The Martian, ASME.org looked at some realistic designs for what the first habitat on Mars might actually look like, with interesting results. 7) 3D Printing Blooms in Biomedical Perhaps no field has seen as much excitement surrounding the possibilities of 3D printingas bioengineering. From printing organs to tissues to cartilage, the sky truly is the limit in this field. 8) An Urban Platform for Big Thinkers SimCity has nothing on the researchers at the Center for Innovation, Testing, and Evaluation (CITE), who have embarked on a fascinating project to create a 22 square-mile model city to test new technologies. 9) Heading for Deeper Waters The staff of Mechanical Engineering Magazine contributed this look at the move to take wind power far offshore, where opposition from seaside residents would no longer exist. 10) 3D Footprint Grows with BAAM The idea that 3D printing is limited by the size of the printers may be vanishing with the advent of the enormous Big Area Additive Manufacturing (BAAM) machine. Happy Holidays from the staff of ASME.org. For Further Discussion We hope the list below reminds you of all those moments when you marveled in wonder at a particular technology or innovation over the past year. For it is these moments that create such fervent passion in the people who call mechanical engineering their profession.

How Not to Be a Lazy Job Seeker

How Not to Be a Lazy Job SeekerHow Not to Be a Lazy Job Seeker collected advice from several experts for tips on how NOT to be a lazy job seeker and even some tips on not seeming desperate when you really want the job.Nabbing the vorstellungsgesprchLets start at the beginning. You find the listing, you must apply Unfortunately, you are likely one out of 200+ who will apply within the first hour of the job being posted So, just how do you stand out?I recommended an idea to someone who actually landed a job as a Financial Analyst at a well known financial services firm without any financial analysis work experience, shared Abby Kohut,author of Absolutely Abbys 101 Job Search Secrets. He sent an egg timer from a Boggle game with a resume and a note that said, If you give me this much time, Ill prove to you why I am the best Financial Analyst youll ever have. He got the interview and then got the job.Job applications are like books that employers judge by their covers, so make your cove r letter and resume super-intriguing and be koranvers to do your homework.The highly motivated person learns mora about the position before they even decide to apply, instructed Terri A. Deems, PhD of Deems Associates/WorkLife Design. Then, tailor the resume and cover letter to that position, based on what was learned.Deems went on to point out the difference between expressing your interest and, well, seeming disinterested.The unmotivated person just slaps something together just like theyve done with any number of other positions and sends it off. The motivated person takes their time, plans their strategy, and creates just the materials the decision-makers need to see. The materials must be letter-perfect theres no room for errors here another sign of being motivated a job getter cares enough to proofread and spell checkPrepping for the interviewGetting to this stage is half the battle, so congratulations if you have set yourself apart from the crowd However, theres still a ba ttle to be won, so be sure to keep on with your strategy.The best way to show a potential employer that you are excited about a position is to have done in-depth research on the company, Bruce Hurwitz of Hurwitz Strategic Staffing, Ltd. shared. People who want a job study the company website. People who want a career at a company go much deeper than that. Theyll find press releases, research key employees, etc. and work the results of that research into the interview.How exactly will going the extra mile help you out? Hurwitz continued, At the end of the day, when all the persons who have interviewed a candidate get together to discuss her, you want them to say, How in the world did she find out that I played on the college hockey team? You do not want them to say, She knows our website Going the extra mile shows enthusiasm.Clearly, doing some homework is key.In fact, set up a Google alert for their company name to stay on top of the latest, shared Rivka Kawano, of LifeTrainLLC.com. If you have been to an interview, take notes and look for clues as to what their needs and decisions are right now.Similarly, get a little social.Follow the company on Twitter and Facebook if theyre active on those platforms, Rod Hughes of Oxford Communicationsrecommended. Be prepared to reference a recent posting during the interview.Landing the jobIts crunch time You didnt get this far to walk away empty handed, so now is your chance to seal the deal.The best way a job seeker can show they are really motivated is to communicate and/or illustrate they have a plan for the area the position is most needy in, said Tom Gimbel, CEO, LaSalle Network. For example, youre an accounting manager and you learn that collections are way behind (over 60/90 days). You lay out in writing a plan on how you would reduce the number of days for outstanding invoices. If youre interviewing for a marketing role and you learn the biggest area of frustration for the CEO is internal communication, you should create a PowerPoint deck showing how you would attack the problem.Or get even more creative with your approach.I had a college student who applied for a marketing position (along with 100 other candidates) and told the hiring manager she would work free for two weeks to show what she could do, shared Barry Cohen, University Employment Coordinator of The City University of New York. How could a company resist free labor? At the end of the first week, they offered her the position.Sure, you may prefer a paycheck, but enthusiasm is key nonetheless.Even if the job hunt has you worn out, dont let that show up in your interaction with gatekeepers and decision makers in the hiring process, said Tiffani Murray of Personality on Page. Your energy or the outward display of your energy is used to perceive your level of motivation.Of course, accepting a job is a big commitment, so make sure its one you want to keep.There is a limit to how much you can fake being motivated, advises Hugh Taylor, author of The Life Reset Overcoming Setbacks in Work and Life. Faking will get you pretty far, but you will never appear as motivated to do a job as an applicant who truly loves the work.And if it will be work you will enjoy, be sure to let them know.Get a targeted thank you letter off to each person who interviewed you, Sharon Armstrong, Author of The Essential Performance Review Handbook said.Mention something that was discussed during the interview so the interviewer knows YOU were there and listening. Again, mention that you want the job if you do. And get that note or e-mail to them very quickly.Dont go psychoSure, weve gone over enthusiasm, but we should also probably discuss getting a little TOO enthusiastic.Calling (or e-mailing) over and over with the same, Have you picked me yet? type of questions can help communicate that you are motivated or just desperate and with nothing better to do, added Kawano.Mistakes to avoidIn order to start earning income, you will need to pr ove your capabilities to do the job, so keep that as your focus.If you ask about the salary and benefits too soon, it looks as though you are more interested in the money than in the job, said Mary Greenwood, Author of How to Interview Like a Pro. Let them think it is not about the money, but what you can do for company. Postpone the money talk as long as you can. If they want you, then the money will follow.What you definitely do NOT want to doAcross the board, career experts agree that job seekers should do their research, demonstrate how their strengths will help an employer with the bottom line and their enthusiasm for the position. With that in mind, make sure to keep all of that in check as well.Sometimes job seekers go over the top when trying to show how motivated they are, how much they want the position, Barry Maher of Barry Maher Associates. One job seeker I met had heard about an opening for a marketing and PR person at a local charity and decided to demonstrate his exp ertise at grabbing peoples attention.He went to the charitys website and found the names and business contact info for everyone on their board, the people he figured would be making the final decision on the hiring. Then, cutting out letters from a newspaper, he sent each board member a series of letters. The first had just his first name John. The second read John Smith. Then John Smith Is, and so on until the message read John Smith Is Going to Blow.Then apparently thinking he was clever enough to avoid creating a problem message, the next letter added two words rather than one. It read John Smith Is Going to Blow You Away Which is when the police showed up at his door. Before he had the chance to send out the next letter with his resume that explained just how his expertise was in fact going to blow everyone away.So, remember, a little enthusiasm can go a long way. Too much enthusiasm can put you away. Good luck with your search

Military Stop-Loss Policy

Military Stop-Loss PolicyMilitary Stop-Loss PolicyThere are times in history when the military cannot be reduced any further.Typically, this means our country is engaged in some sort of hostile conflict. However, it can also mean a branch of service is not meeting its recruiting goals to have additional numbers adding to the military population. There can also be certain jobs or MOSs that the military needs at a particular time and that group with those skills cannot depart military service. The term used to describe this situation is Stop-Loss. The military handles these situations one of two ways.Initiating the Stop-Loss Provision, or using the recall rule under the Presidents Reserve Call-Up Authority. One way or another, the needs of the military during critical times will be honigwein by either not allowing active duty members to leave the military or bringing former active duty members back into the military through the Reserves or Individual Ready Reserves if the volunteerism is not meeting the demands. What Stop Loss Is In military terms, stop-loss means not letting amilitarymember separate or retire once their required term of service is complete.??? Enlistment Contract And The Individual Ready Reserves There is a difference between Stop Loss and the contract you signed the day you enlisted in the military. When anyone joins any branch of the United States Military for the first time, they incur a minimum eight-year total service obligation (some special jobs, such as pilot, can incur even longer service obligations). Whatever time is not spent on active duty or in the active Guard/Reserves must be spent in the Individual Ready Reserves (IRR). Members of the IRR dont drill, nor do they receive any pay, but they are subject to recall to active duty at any time during their time in the IRR. It is rare but can occur if the United States is attacked or there is a critical need for a particular skill a former active duty member has that the military needs immediately. For example, if someone joins the Army under a two-year enlistment, and then gets out, he or she is subject to recall to active duty for another six years. If someone joins the Air Force for four years and then separates, he or she can be recalled to active duty for four more years. It is spelled out in paragraph 10a of theenlistment contract, which states If this is my initial enlistment, I must serve a total of eight (8) years. Any part of that service not served on active duty must be served in a Reserve Component, unless I am sooner discharged. This is not considered stop-loss, though it is often assumed to be. It is part of thePresidents Reserve Call-Up Authority. Stop-Loss Stop-loss is the extension of a military persons term in the Guard, Reserves or active duty beyond what their normal separation date. Those who join the military agree to this provision under paragraph 9c of the enlistment contract In the event of war, my enlistment in the Armed Force s continues until six (6) months after the war ends, unless my enlistment is ended sooner by the President of the United States. That is the grund of stop-loss. TheDepartment of Defensemaintains that the term war means anytime Americas Armed Forces are engaged in hostile conflict, not only when war is declared by Congress. The stop-loss policy has been legally challenged, but federal courts have consistently found that service members terms of service may be involuntarily extended under their military contract. History of Military Stop-Loss Congress first gave stop-loss authority to the Department of Defense right after the draft ended. However, the military did not use the authority until the 1990/1991 Gulf War, when President George H. W. Bush imposed stop-loss on the military during the Gulf War. This stop-loss was later revised to include only those deployed and individuals in certain critical job skills. President Clinton imposed stop-loss at the beginning of the Bosnia dep loyment and during the Kosovo Air Campaign. Stop-loss was also imposed for a brief period following the 9/11 attacks, and then again in 2002 and 2003 as the military prepared for the Iraq Invasion. Current Stop-Loss Policy The current stop-loss program only affects members of the active duty Army, the Army Reserves and the Army National Guard, and it only affects individuals who are either deployed or have been officially notified that they are scheduled for deployment. Such members are prevented from separating or retiring from the point of deployment notification and up to 90 days following return from deployment.

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