I hate Job Postings learn what is real and what is junk

I hate Job Postings â€" learn what is real and what is junk There is a post on Brazen Life (aka, Brazen Careerist) that breaks down job postings, also called job ads.   This is worth your while to read, even if you dont spend time on online job boards. How to Decipher Job Ads So You Actually Know What You’re Applying For Amanda Abella breaks down the job postings into five different types read her post for the details: Legit direct-hire ads posted by the company hiring for the job Positions posted by placement agencies and career consultants Scam ads that aren’t for real jobs (they just want your money) Ads for non-salaried, commission-only jobs Postings for temporary or contract jobs I spent much time getting frustrated using job boards and one of my major frustrations was finding I had applied to postings that werent real ! I hate Job Postings â€" learn what is real and what is junk There is a post on Brazen Life (aka, Brazen Careerist) that breaks down job postings, also called job ads.   This is worth your while to read, even if you dont spend time on online job boards. How to Decipher Job Ads So You Actually Know What You’re Applying For Amanda Abella breaks down the job postings into five different types read her post for the details: Legit direct-hire ads posted by the company hiring for the job Positions posted by placement agencies and career consultants Scam ads that aren’t for real jobs (they just want your money) Ads for non-salaried, commission-only jobs Postings for temporary or contract jobs I spent much time getting frustrated using job boards and one of my major frustrations was finding I had applied to postings that werent real !

The Top 10 Processes You Need To Organize Your Life

The Top 10 Processes You Need To Organize Your Life Feeling unorganized and stressed? Have no fear, processes are here! Here are some simple systems and ideas for you to put into place in your work and life.  The more processes you have, the less you will need to think about what needs to happen. Processes reduce stress and we all need that, right? The Benefits Processes help create peace and calmness. They also help create a better environment at work and at home. The more processes you implement for your own life, your personal life and your family, the happier you and everyone around you will be. “If you can’t describe what you’re doing as a process, you don’t know what you’re doing.” -W. Edwards Deming Processes at Work Symptoms of Broken Processes:  Customers are unhappy. Managers place blame on employees for customers being unhappy. Things take way too long.  Employees report high frustration.  Processes aren’t measured or controlled.  Data redundancy is common.  No one manages the total process. Have you ever heard a  manager say that they are having problems with an employee and that they want to  transfer or fire that employee to improve the situation?  That manager probably doesnt realize that 85% of problems within organizations are with processes, control mechanisms and structure and only  15% of problems are with people.   Usually, people are blamed instead of the process which leads to the very root cause of the problem  never getting fixed. Managers often have a hard time making this shift in thinking that the root cause of most problems is in the process itself.   When managers are able  to focus on the process, blame immediately goes away along with a decrease in tension and an increase in quality. If managers can stop blaming and start improving processes and systems, their work environment will become more  enjoyable for the entire team. 5 Processes To Implement At Work 1. Career development process check-in with your manager or team to make sure everyone is on track with their career goals. 2. Start your workday process to help you get set up for a great day. 3. Close down your workday to wrap up remaining items and prepare yourself for the next day. 4. Tracking and monitoring your daily goals to make sure you are completing what you need to do. For instance, tracking sales and revenue or how many people signed up for your email list per day. You need a process for all of these items to monitor if you systems are working or not and implement changes if needed. 5. Process for networking and building relationships within and outside of your company. People support what they help create.  If  people are involved in making improvements, they will  try harder to make  things work better.   Those with the best ideas on how to fix broken processes are those currently doing the job.   By  having  a say in what happens,  employees will support change instead of resisting change. [RELATED: How to Find More Time to Grow Your Business] Processes At Home Same at home, if your  husband or kids  are involved in  putting the menu together for the week then they are much more willing to help make meals. (I use this one on my husband frequently, it works great:) Symptoms of Broken Processes: No one is happy.  It takes way too long to get dressed and out the door in the morning. You always forget something and have to go back in again.  There is no control or measurement to make you actually  clean up.    No matter what we do “inventory” just keeps piling up. You buy  ranch dressing  at the store when you already have  an unopened bottle  in the fridge.  You think your husband  is doing the laundry and he thinks  you are  doing the laundry. Laundry never gets done. Instead of placing blame on a child or husband  for a  disorganized room or not making dinner on time, why not institute a process in your home to help manage how things should be done? For instance, every night 6pm, my husband and I have a routine to start picking up the house and putting my daughters pajamas on. By 6:30, we are reading and getting her ready for bed and by 7pm she is fast asleep. When we did not have that process in place, we would be trying to finish up work until 7pm, the house would be a a mess, my daughter would stay up all night and wed be trying to clean the house at 10pm at night (or not cleaning it is more like it!). 5 Processes To Implement at Home 1. A morning routine process the second you wake up. 2. A nighttime routine process to help you wind down and go to bed. This process will also prepare you for a good nights sleep and a good morning the next day. 3. An eating process so you know what you are eating and when. This also ensures you eat healthy and that you dont eat junk because you arent rushed. 4. If you have children, you need a childcare process to help you communicate what needs to happen and when. This could be a process that helps them get out the door in the morning or a process that reminds them of the items they need to do before they can have playtime. 5. A daily cleaning process so you dont spend all of your precious weekend cleaning up since you didnt clean up during the workweek. If you do a little bit each day, its not a chore later on when you really dont feel like cleaning up. What processes are you going to implement today?

How to blog about a co-worker (or someone else close to you)

How to blog about a co-worker (or someone else close to you) What you know the most about is what you can offer the most insight about. And you probably know that telling stories is always more compelling than talking in generalities. But if you tell stories, you need people to be in the stories. So if you want to write insightfully, then using stories about people close to you makes sense. Writing about a co-worker is similar to writing about a sex partner: you know a lot about the person, both good and bad. So you could ruin your relationship by writing about them. So you have to get good at writing about co-workers without pissing them off. As someone who writes about co-workers, boyfriends and family members all the time, I have a few tips for doing it in a way that keeps your writing interesting without getting you into trouble. Negotiate before you write Readers always complain that Im ruining my relationships by blogging about them. (The record-breaker number of these complaints is on this post about my ex-husband.) But I know a bit about this terrain: I sold a novel in my 20s that included all my sex partners. And in graduate school for creative writing, I wrote my masters thesis on my sex life, in real time. (Stop Googling: Its under a pen name. Remember? Im the queen of pen names.) Anyway, from that experience, and from writing a column about my workplace for three years in the 90s, I have a lot of practice negotiating with people before I write about them. With a boyfriend, or a close co-worker, I explain to them that they will always have veto rights, so they dont have to worry about what they do or say with me. They are always surprised, and they are always relieved. The truth is that any writing is just one persons very skewed version of the story. So what they read about themselves is always jarring at first, and then the person ends up not minding. I have found this to be true in most cases. Also, once you know youre negotiating, then you have more latitude. Sometimes people will say, Dont write this, before they tell me something. I always say okay. Because of course I want to know what comes next. And I can negotiate later if it is interesting enough to write about. Let people edit what you write about them You must write it all out first before you show them anything. They will feel out of control at first when they realize its not their version of the story. But they feel more control when you tell them to edit. Usually, the person does not change anything. Or they ask me for one, tiny adjustment. For example, in the post where I am screaming at the 25 year old for not going down on me, he asked me to change and you dont know how to do oral sex to you dont do oral sex, because, he reasoned, how could I know? Know what cant be said My brother works at Microsoft. Everything is off limits unless hes forwarding me a press release. Another brother of mine worked at McKinsey, and hed have great dirt on the higher-ups of the world, but everything was off limits. Dissing where I live Madison, WI gets me in trouble. Not that I dont do it. I do. For example, the public schools here stink. And I refer people to national rankings, and people tell me the rankings dont matter. But really, public schools are a function of money. Madison is not a city bathed in wealth. This should not be controversial. But apparently it is. So Ill hide it in a post about blogging, which few Madison people will read. They mostly read the sex stuff, I think. Anyway, youll find quirky, sensitive spots that each person has. Stay away from those. Even if you know you have great insight. Surround yourself with confident people. Ryan Healy was only 24 years old when he was writing the Twentysomething posts and being attacked weekly. After that, I knew he could handle anything. Its not a function of age or experience. Its a function of self-confidence and personality type. Very sensitive people are tough to write about because they will take anything you write much too personally. So, the higher up in the organization someone is, the more likely they will be okay with you writing about them. Part of that is self-confidence. It takes a lot of self-confidence to get to the top of anything. And part of this is being comfortable with oneself. People at the top usually know where their weaknesses are and they can laugh at themselves. Also, they have perspective, because theyre putting out fires each week. And they know your blog is not a real fire. I have written about all three of my board members, and I have written about all my investors. None of them cared. Really. Remember that people exaggerate their own importance Unlike Ryan Healy, another of my co-workers, Ryan Paugh, does actually care what people think of him. (Which might be the biggest difference between the two of them.) So I waited longer to put Ryan Paugh in the blog. But when I did, it was about a rash in his groin. I showed it to him beforehand, of course. And he said, Whyd you have to put that in? Because its funny. Whatever. At that point, Ryan Paugh had learned enough to know that other people dont care. They might care for a second and then they forget about it. But most people dont understand this. Most people think every detail of their life is really scintillating, and everyone is analyzing every word about them. Write about people who get it. Dont blog anonymously. I wrote anonymously for three years. I was doing startups, and writing on the side, and had no idea how big my column was. I knew they had moved it from online to print, but the pay was so bad, relative to software startups in the dotcom 90s that I had no idea I was writing a big column. I also had no idea that my whole company was subscribing. People thought it might be me, because of a column I wrote about going to the E3 conference. But I really gave myself away with a column that announced our CEO was bi-polar and a column that documented my boss sexually harassing me. Blogging anonymously is bad for a lot of reasons, but especially because it is a way to not be careful. If you are anonymous, you will not follow any of these rules. Because blogging is work, and following these rules is more work. But you eventually will be found out. Its how the world works. I mean, if your blog is at all successful, youll be found out, and if your blog sucks, why are you doing it anyway? If you are not anonymous, you will always be careful. Surround yourself with people you like. You will never hear me hating a co-worker Im writing about. Its too dangerous. I could end up being too mean for public consumption. I could end up telling him stuff he didnt already know. You dont have as much control over what youre writing if you write about a co-worker you hate. So I only write about hating non-coworkers. For example, I rip on Ryan Healy all the time. We are always fighting. But I adore him. I feel lucky to work with him, and one of the reasons Im lucky is that he lets me write about him. Whatever I want. This is true of boyfriends, too. I dont date men who suck, so I am able to write about them in ways they like. Usually, if I can make them laugh theyll let me write anything. So maybe the best advice I have for you when it comes to blogging about co-workers is to leave them laughing.

What Angry Birds Can Teach You About Getting Hired - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

What Angry Birds Can Teach You About Getting Hired - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career PART IV (Become the ‘Yellow Bird’!) Authors Note: This is the fourth in a series of blogs in which author of the best-selling “Headhunter” Hiring Secrets: The Rules of the Hiring Game Have Changed . . . Forever! and professional “headhunter” Skip Freeman draws an analogy between “Angry Birds,” the wildly popular online game, and another, far more important gameâ€"the hiring game. Previous blogs in this series are: The Pig’s Lair (Part I); Are YOU the ‘Red Bird’? (Part II); and How to Become MORE than just the ‘RED BIRD’ (Part III). At the end of Part III of this blog series, I said that the next installment (this one) would consider the characteristics of the “blue bird.” But just this week I encountered a situation that so clearly illustrated the necessity for quickly moving beyond being just the “red bird” and adopting the characteristics of the “yellow bird” that I simply had to postpone the “blue bird” until the next installment. For those of you who are “Angry Birds” aficionados, you may already know the characteristics of the “yellow bird;” for those of you who are not, here are those characteristics: Differentiating characteristics The “YELLOW BIRD,” when tapped, flies off at warp speed, crashing through the barriers the pigs have set up to keep you from getting the egg. In other words, unlike the “red bird,” who merely “loads” himself into the “sling shot” and “fires” himself off willy-nilly, HOPING to crash through the barriers the pigs have set up, the “yellow bird” is wily, aggressive, assertive and knows precisely how to break through the barrier and attain his desired goal! As we’ve already seen in this series, many (if not MOST) job seekers start out as the “red bird,” usually by responding to, say, an online posting, and never advance beyond the “red bird” stage during their entire job search. That is, they, like the “red bird,” “load” themselves into the “sling shot” and “fire” themselves off willy-nilly at a companyâ€"HOPING thatâ€"somehow!â€"they will break through the “barriers” set up by the company! That somehow they will hear back from the company and get an interview. Not a very sound strategy and certainly not a very reliable way to achieve the objective of getting an interview for a new job in today’s job market. A brief aside . . . This past week I spoke to about 300 juniors and seniors at the University of Alabama about the hypercompetitive, brutal job market of 2011. I asked the audience, “Who plays Angry Birds?” and the majority raised their hand. I next asked, “Can anyone tell me about the ‘red bird’?” One young lady quickly responded, “A bird that is pretty useless!” And there you have it! “A bird that is pretty useless,” and that is how many job seekers today position themselves, how they BRAND themselves. As noted in previous blogsâ€"and as is certainly worth restating hereâ€"companies are NOT in the business of hiring people. They are in the business of making money. So the ONLY way for anyone to get hired in this economy is to brand themselves as someone who can make a company money or save a company money (or, ideally, accomplish both of these things). (See Part III, “How to Become MORE Than Just the RED BIRD!”) And, just for the record, companies don’t hire job seekers, either. They hire revenue and profit producers. Now to this past week’s example of how a “red bird” quickly learned how to become a “yellow bird.” Changing highlights I received a LinkedIn InMail from a job seeker with this subject line: “Looking for a job.” This person immediately branded himself as a “red bird”! He had “flung” himself out there, HOPING something would happen. I responded to his InMail and suggested that he consider subject lines such as, “Driver of new business,” “Profit Producing Performer,” or “Successful marketer in the age of Twitter.” (You see, according to this person’s LinkedIn profile, he was in MARKETING! Unfortunately, however, I couldn’t tell from his profile precisely what he had done. I could see what he NOW does, but I was left clueless about his past accomplishments and achievements, if any.) In my response back to this applicant, I told him that, with the subject line “Looking for a job,” he had just BRANDED himself as “weak” and “desperate,” not as a proven marketer with prowess and significant accomplishments that could be expected to tweak the interest of a potential employer. I also noted that he wasn’t marketing himself as a marketer shouldâ€"yet here he was claiming to be a marketer! (I admit I was a little hard on this young man, but I really felt he needed a dose of “reality”!) To his credit, he wrote back, saying, “Skip, I am duly embarrassed and you are right.” It wasn’t long before I noticed that he had revamped his LinkedIn profile to include the fact that he had launched three new products in 20, achieving over $1 million in sales! Additionally, a notable industry publication awarded one of the products the distinction of “product of the year” in a particular category! (Talk about “hiding your light under a bushel!”) Take charge of your personal brand development Now, THAT is BRANDING! That is showing that you can MAKE A COMPANY MONEY or SAVE A COMPANY MONEY! Branding yourself as someone who can make a company money or save a company money enables youâ€"like the “yellow bird”!â€"to go after the company at warp speed and crash through the barriers they have set up to keep you from getting the job. To be successful in today’s brutal job market, you MUST become the “yellow bird”! You MUST power yourself up with quantifiable accomplishments and achievements. You MUST define, specifically, how you can MAKE A COMPANY MONEY or SAVE A COMPANY MONEY, or ideally, accomplish BOTH of these things. Once you do this, the chances of winning that job go from hope to reality. Next: The “Blue Bird” Job Search Methodology Author: Skip Freeman is the author of “Headhunter” Hiring Secrets: The Rules of the Hiring Game Have Changed . . . Forever! and is the President and Chief Executive Officer of The HTW Group (Hire to Win), an Atlanta, GA, Metropolitan Area Executive Search Firm. Specializing in the placement of sales, engineering, manufacturing and RD professionals, he has developed powerful techniques that help companies hire the best and help the best get hired. What Angry Birds can Teach you About Getting Hired - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career Part 3 (how to become MORE than just the ‘red bird’) Editor’s Note: This is the third in a series of blogs where author of the best-selling “Headhunter” Hiring Secrets: The Rules of the Hiring Game Have Changed . . . Forever! and professional “headhunter” Skip Freeman draws an analogy between “Angry Birds,” the wildly popular online game, and another, far more important gameâ€"the hiring game. Previous blogs in this series are: The Pig’s Lair (Part I) and Are YOU the ‘Red Bird’? (Part II). As a quick review: We are on level 1 . . . the game starts . . . and the first bevy of birds is set to goâ€"three bouncing, flipping red birds. We pull back the sling shot, let a red bird fly, sit back and watch what happens. The bird (job seeker) sails through the air, the screen moves from left to right, the lair (company) comes into view, the bird (job seeker) hits somewhere and “hopefully” we achieve a breakthrough by knocking down some of the barriers surrounding the lair (company), enabling us to find a way in and get to the pigs (influencers and decision makers). (By the way, we are NOT suggesting that influencers and hiring managers are pigs! This is simply an analogy of the game.) Load up So, what do most people do when they first decide to look for a new job? They “load” themselves into the “sling shot,” become a “red bird” and “fire” themselves off willy-nilly at a company after finding some posting online, sending in their résumé and hoping they will achieve a breakthrough by getting an interview with the company. For the first nine levels of the game the only bird you encounter is the red bird and it has rather limited capabilities: It can fly through the air, hit a barrier and, depending upon where and how it hits, it may or may not break through the barrier(s) and enter the lair (company). Becoming average I see day-in and day-out people with exceptional capabilities simply positioning themselves as the common red bird with limited abilities, which ensures they will limit their abilities to knock down the barriers and break into the company. Let’s start with your basic branding document in a job searchâ€"your résumé. As a preface, here is a critical “Headhunter” Hiring Secret: companies are NOT in the business of hiring people. Companies are in the business of making money! We all have limited resources, including companies. Thus, you will only get hired if you can make them more money than what they can make with the alternative uses of their cash. Hiring is not the business U.S. companies are currently sitting on $1.9 trillion in cash, the most since 1959. We constantly hear politicians and the news media clamoring for companies to use the money to create jobs. That’s not why they exist. In a capitalistic economy, companies are not instruments of social justice. They are businesses. And, whether you (or I) think that is “right” is totally beside the point. What must be accepted is this: It is one of the rules of the hiring game and a job seeker ignores it at their own peril. What this means is that there are only two reasons you will get hired. You must show a company that you can: • Make them money; or, • Save them money Ideally, of course, you would be able to do BOTH of these things for a company. And where (and how) do you begin showing a potential employer how you can do either (or both) of these things for them? Your résumé! Our executive search firm, The HTW (Hire to Win) Group, receives approximately 200 resume a day. Over 90% fail to address how the individual can “make a company money or save a company money.” Let me provide two examples from just this past week: This first example is from a professional who sent in his resume for a National Accounts Manager’s position we are recruiting for that has a base salary of $0K to $120K: Regional Sales Manager (2009- Present) • Managed accounts in U.S., Canada and Mexico • Analyzed and improved packaging efficiencies for largest customer • Product manager for new product in development • Planned and coordinated inventory for largest customers • Worked with Distributors to increase sales to end users • Primary Liaison between Customers and Manufacturing This person tells us what they did, but what he failed to tell us is HOW he did it! What was the end result of his actions? What are the pertinent “numbers”? What percentages of increase do his actions represent? What are the dollar amounts involved? This person has been excluded from further consideration for the position. (See “How Do You Get Hired? First, Don’t Lose!) Here is the other example. This is from a person who has a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering and is interested in an opportunity for an Instrumentation and Controls position with one of our client companies. The base pay for this position is $80K. Electrical Engineer â€" XYZ Company â€" 2007 to present • Design, build, test and troubleshoot electrical and electronic components • Experience with AC and DC systems • Implement methods to increase production rates • Experience working with assembly line in the production of control systems • Experience working with drills, thread machines and other production tools • Handle electrical and mechanical devices required for the production unit • Experience handling batteries, controllers, converters, regulators, motors, generators, relays, shunts, rheostats, etc. • Responsible for quality assurance of the systems produced Again, how much did this person’s efforts and methods increase production rates? What impact did they have on quality assurance of the systems produced? Did their troubleshooting save the company (or the end user) money or prevent lost productivity? As a job seeker, it is critical that you brand yourself with quantifiable accomplishments and achievements that are translatable into pertinent DOLLARS, PERCENTAGE and NUMBERS! (And, coincidentally, every communicationâ€"résumé, cover letters, direct mail letters, LinkedIn InMails, etc.â€"should contain these quantifiable measurements. Without branding yourself as someone who can “make a company money or save a company money” you simply will NOT get hired. You simply will bounce off the “barriers” set up by the company, much like the red bird does off the pig’s lair. The moral of this blog? You MUST become MORE than just the “Red Bird”! Next Week: Part 4 The Blue Bird Author: Skip Freeman is the author of “Headhunter” Hiring Secrets: The Rules of the Hiring Game Have Changed . . . Forever! and is the President and Chief Executive Officer of The HTW Group (Hire to Win), an Atlanta, GA, Metropolitan Area Executive Search Firm. Specializing in the placement of sales, engineering, manufacturing and RD professionals, he has developed powerful techniques that help companies hire the best and help the best get hired.

Writing a Professional Summary For Resume

Writing a Professional Summary For ResumeWhile it is not a very common practice for a resume to include a professional summary, it should be. Many employers will take note of the most pertinent information that a person included in their resume and this is a direct result of a summary.A summary is a summary of an applicant's professional experience. It tells the reader a short introduction about the applicant. The first sentence of the summary gives an overview of what the candidate did and why he or she was hired by the company.A professional summary will include the date of employment, the location, the duties performed, and the type of position held. If there were any accomplishments that took place during the time of employment, it will be noted as well. The most important thing for the summary is to reflect a positive impression of the person so that the employer will consider hiring the person.An applicant who does not have a high-level education in the field of study will rece ive a summary that is short. This is because those people with little experience and training are likely to have a difficulty meeting the required skill level for the job. The summary will usually include only the name of the employer.A summary is usually written based on the position that is being offered. Employers do not like to read resumes that they have not thoroughly reviewed or one that lists an extensive amount of experience. Employers will often choose to hire someone with a shorter resume since the information that is listed will only be limited to the job position.A professional summary is usually made up of three parts. The first part of the summary will usually be the position description. In this part, a brief summary of the job will be included in order to give the reader some idea of what the position is about. Some professionals even offer a free service to help in completing this section of the resume.The second part will include the duties that were performed. Th is section is very important in order to be relevant to the position that the person is applying for. It is very important that the summary include a short description of the duties performed in order to show the reader exactly what the duties were.The third part of the summary is typically the actual work experience. This section is the section that is reviewed the most by employers. The reason for this is that employers want to see the actual result that the applicant was able to achieve. This includes details such as the number of hours worked, quality of work, time spent on each task, supervisor contacts, awards, or other work-related accomplishments.

Australian Wildfires How To Donate And Help Today

Australian Wildfires How To Donate And Help Today If you’ve been following the news recently, you’ll be aware of the Australian wildfires. Although fires are commonplace in Australia, with the searing heat, the current crop are the worst in decades, and enormous swathes of the country have been devastated by the flames. Australia is currently experiencing one of the most severe droughts in the country’s history, and this has exasperated the problem. December’s heatwave broke national records, with some places reaching up to 120 degrees Fahrenheit, which is equal to 48 degrees Celsius.Here at How2Become, we’ve received countless messages from thoughtful people asking how they can help or donate to those suffering from the Australian wildfires devastation. In this blog, we’ll run through some of the ways you can assist, including how to become a firefighter in Australia.How Are The Australian WildFires Being Combated?  As of today, the fires are still raging, and both the states of Victoria and New South Wales have declare d states of disaster and emergency, with enormous amounts of government resources being dedicated to fight the flames. In New South Wales, there are over 2,000 firefighters working day and night to fight the flames, and countries such as the US and Canada have also sent firefighters to help combat the devastation.The Australian government have created a significant recovery fund, of 2 billion   dollars, which is designed to rebuild the communities which have been crippled by the Australian wildfires. Likewise, the volunteer firefighters tackling the blazes will receive $4,200 each. #image_122127198{width:100%}#section_487802342{padding-top:30px;padding-bottom:30px}How Can I Help?  If you know someone who’s been effected by the Australian fires, or just desperately want to do something to help, then there are lots of options available to you. Below we’ve listed some of the most prominent Australian charity services to which you can donate, all of which are focusing their efforts on providing relief.How2Become is not associated with any of the below charities or organisations. If you want to donate, please only donate what you are able to, and not more than you can afford.Australian Red Cross  Much like their British equivalent, Australian Red Cross are focused on saving lives and supporting people in the event of disasters, both man made and natural. They work with vulnerable members of the community, alleviating suffering and providing relief.You can donate to Australian Red Cross via their official webpage.Salvation Army Australia  The Salvation Army Australia are a Christian movement, who operate internationally, supporting those in need and offering hope to people who are suffering.You can donate to the Salvation Army Australia via their official webpage.  New South Wales Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS)  The NSW Rural Fire Service are the largest voluntary fire service in the world. They provide fire and rescue services to 95% of the state of New South Wal es, and deal with every type of fire. The NSW Rural Fire Service have been heavily involved in the fight against the current disaster, as the state is one of the worst effected by the flames.You can donate to the New South Wales Rural Fire Service via their official webpage.Wildlife Aid Services  Along with the tragic number of deaths to Australian civilians, a vast number of wild species have been eviscerated by the flames. Entire species are estimated to have gone extinct as a result of the blazes, with almost half a billion animals being displaced from their homes, and millions dead. In New South Wales, it’s estimated that almost one third of koalas have been killed, along with various birds, reptiles and other mammals.Below we’ve listed some of the most prominent wildlife aid services, to which you can donate and offer your support:WIRES  WIRES (Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service) is the largest wildlife rescue organisation in Australia. Their aim is to prese rve and ensure the rehabilitation of Australian wildlife â€" something they’ve been doing since 1985.You can donate to WIRES and support their efforts to rescue and preserve wildlife which has been devastated by the fires, via their official webpage.Port Macquarie Koala HospitalThe Port Macquarie Koala Hospital, along with other national parks and wildlife organisations, have been making a sustained attempt to locate, rescue and and rehabilitate koalas which have been impacted by the fires. Using GoFundMe, as of today, they have raised $4,775,530 â€" a huge amount compared to the original goal of $25,000.You too can donate to the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital via their GoFundMe page.Currumbin Wildlife HospitalLike the previously mentioned organisations, Currumbin Wildlife Hospital Foundation support and works with sick, injured and orphaned animals, and are one of the busiest and most prominent wildlife hospitals in the world. They do not charge for their services, but accept dona tions. Naturally, Currumbin has been heavily involved in the rescue and recovery of many wildlife species in the midst of the devastating Australian fires.You can donate to Currumbin Wildlife Hospital via their donation page.  Want To Become An Australian Firefighter?Of course, the most effective and direct way to assist with situations like this, in the future, is to become an Australian firefighter yourself. In order to become a firefighter in Australia, you will need to meet some general eligibility requirements. 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Confession of a Shopaholic 4 ways that Poshmark has Positively Changed my Shopping Behavior - Cubicle Chic

Confession of a Shopaholic 4 ways that Poshmark has Positively Changed my Shopping Behavior - Cubicle Chic Confession of a Shopaholic: 4 ways that Poshmark has Positively Changed my Shopping Behavior Debt-free Life, Lifestyle, Poshmark October 15, 2015 0 CommentsToday on Cubicle Chic I wanted to talk to you about something  that is close and dear to my everyday life. It’s an app called Poshmark, and the influence it’s had on me and my shopping behavior. Read on if you want clear out closet space, find discounted luxury goods, and make friends while you’re at it! Here are 4 ways that Poshmark has permanently changed my shopping behavior. It could change yours too!  Things I have bought from or sold on my Poshmark closet1. For expensive and trendy items, always check Poshmark first! If you follow any fashion blogs or news sites, you are probably constantly bombarded with the latest trends and IT items to buy. Let’s face it, your will power only takes you so far. Before you know it you’re giving in, taking the plunge and spending that money that’s REALLY supposed to go to your savings. And after all the ordering and shipping and opening the package, you’re already eye ing the next purse, pair of shoes, or fashion accessory that has you lusting all over it…Except, with Poshmark’s help, you can David-and-Goliath your way out of pickle (kind of proud of this sentence). I have developed the habit of always checking the availability of something new and trendy that I’m lusting over on Poshmark, before I head over the Shopbop, Farfetch, or Nordstrom.com and click the ORDER button.Here are a few things you might be so tempted to buy new but can find discounted (sometimes used, sometimes new) ones on Poshmark. Mansur Gavriel bucket bag? Here. Aquazurra shoes? Here. Kendra Scott earrings? Here. DVF wrap dress? Here. Rag Bone booties? Here. And the list literally goes on, and on, and on…If you haven’t already, I suggest you take your to-buy list, and check all the items one by one on Poshmark. You might be surprised what you find there!2. Before making a new purchase, always ask “Can I resell this on Poshmark when I get tired of it? Will it ha ve good resale value?”As a continuation of the last topic, Poshmark also helps make me feel less guilty about purchasing something if I know I can re-sell it in the future when I grow tired it, or find out that a it doesn’t really fit my life style (as is always the case with shoes).  Or, if I know I am onto a particular style/type of item relatively early, I will feel better snatching it at full retail price knowing the demand is growing and I will be able to get my investment back by listing it on Poshmark when I decide to part ways with it.Some examples of such trendy type of purchases that I was able to pass onto other fashionistas on Poshmark include several pairs of Rayban mirrored sunglasses, the Chiara Ferragne “Flirt” Slip-ons, the Quay “My Girl” sunglasses, the Michael Kors Selma bag, and the YSL Arty ring. These were all things that I knew weren’t going to come down on price too soon, and will continue to be desirable for a while so I bought them at retail, and re-listed on Poshmark after I’d moved onto other shiny things.3. Too much loss to take to thrift stores but taking up unnecessary closet space? If you have a shopping problem like I do (I did put the word “confession” in the title of this entry), you know this problem all too well. It was a good deal, it was a GREAT item, and it was what everyone was talking about! The only problem is it 1) doesn’t fit, or 2)you don’t have the occasion for it, or 3) never lost the weight you SWORE you were going to lose. Whatever the problem, this item remains in your closet. It brings a smile or two to your face when you think about how happy you were when you first bought it, but takes up the space in your closet and room that can hold OTHER items that will bring MORE smiles to your face! See how easilyDo not despair! Your solution is this little app called Poshmark. Take some nice photos of this item (find tips for photo styling here), type up your love story with it, and post it o n Poshmark. Someone, no matter how long it takes, will give it its due attention as long as it’s something that’s in good shape and is truly desirable.  I’ve passed on many pairs of impulse shoe and sunglasses buys this way, and made friends and happy customers alike as a result.4. Fangirling so hard after a fashion blogger (e.g. Wendy’s Lookbook, Claire Marshall, Le Fashion Monster), I wish I could raid her closet! Wait a second…??With the ever expanding Poshmark community, more and more fashionistas are joining in, and many fashion bloggers who are practically household names these days, are no exception. Some of the most famous bloggers I personally follow have made their way to Poshmark where you and I can literally raid their closet! Kim’s Poshmark Page: https://poshmark.com/closet/sensiblestylist Laura’s Poshmark Page: https://poshmark.com/closet/walkinginmem Kimberly’s Poshmark Page: https://poshmark.com/closet/ppfgirl Claire’s Poshmark Page: https://po shmark.com/closet/heyclaire Olivia’s Poshmark Page: https://poshmark.com/closet/corporatcatwalk Wendy’s Poshmark Page: https://poshmark.com/closet/wendyslookbook    I hope you found this article useful. Let me know if you have a poshmark account! I’ll be sure to follow and share your items as we say on Poshmark, Sharing is Caring!P.S. I am going to be attending the 2015 PoshFest, Poshmark’s annual meet-up,  in San Francisco this year! It takes place on 11/7 11/8 so it’s fast approaching. Leave me a note if you’re going too!!