The Big Five Personality Test Directions: The following statements concern your perception about yourself in a variety of situations. Your task is to indicate the strength of your agreement with each statement, utilizing a scale in which 1 denotes strong disagreement, 5 denotes strong agreement, and 2, 3, and 4 represent intermediate judgments. In the boxes after each statement, click a number from 1 to 5 from the following scale: Strongly disagreeDisagreeNeither disagree nor agreeAgreeStrongly agree There are no "right" or "wrong" answers, so select the number that most closely reflects you on each statement. Take your time and consider each statement carefully.
Be Prepared: Can You Answer These Common Job Interview Questions? In any job interview, recruiters will measure you against other applicants based on both what you say, and how you answer questions. You’ll likely be a bit nervous during the interview, yet will have to confidently present answers articulately and without hesitation. How can you give yourself an advantage to do this better than the candidates you’re competing against? Begin today by preparing answers to interview questions. Be prepared to form your answer using STAR stories. Situation – what was going on (Briefly stated)Task – what was it that had to happenActions – step by step, what did YOU doResults – what happened because you did what you did You should practice these answers out loud. Practice answers to the following questions, and you’ll be well prepared for many very common job interview questions: Questions About Your Career Choices and Decisions 1. 2. 3. 4. Questions About Each of Your Roles 5. 6. 7. Questions About Your Redundancy 8. 9. Questions About You 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
David Didau: The Learning Spy | Brain food for the thinking teacher How to Design an Infographic for Maximum Success The best infographics can be an incredibly useful tool for designers and marketers. They draw the reader’s attention more effectively than boring old grayscale text, and they allow for much more creativity than a straightforward breakdown using words. Infographics offer users a way to combine the best parts of illustration and narrative: Something to catch the eye, hold the attention and drive home a point. Data visualizations, as infographics are also referred to, are not difficult to produce, but to produce an effective one, you’ll have to put some effort into it. Before you start assembling your graphic, you should have a clear idea of what you want it to convey and what its purpose is. Use this guide to help you produce an infographic destined for success. Choosing a Topic There must be adequate dataYour first task is to pick a topic. Seeking Out the Best Data Once you’ve determined your topic, your next order of business is coming up with the data to support your argument.
Ahead of the Pack: 11 Amazing Career Tips for Young Pros After our college career has ended, we enter a new chapter in our lives… we begin a career. And the faster graduates get serious about finding work in the post-collegiate world, and learning how to thrive there, the better. You have skills and experiences to share, so it’s time to up your career game and distinguish yourself from the pack. Here are a few tips for doing just that: 1. Research shows that adults change careers (not just jobs) five to seven times throughout their working lives. 2. You know it’s important to build your professional community and connect with people to tap the hidden job market. 3. It’s easy to go into the job search focusing on what you want. 4. In addition to the graduation well-wishers, your friends and family are probably asking how they can help. Share your strengths in story form so your network has an easy-to-remember conversation to share with others that illustrates what makes you unique and employable. 5. You’re responsible for marketing yourself. 6.
Welcome to XtLearn Help for Safari Can't see the bookmarks bar? Just click the View menu, and choose View Bookmarks Bar. Drag and drop the button onto the bookmarks bar You'll then be asked to name it - choose anything you like, such as "Add to XtLearn" or simply "XtAdd". Help for Internet Explorer 17 Make sure you can see your Links bar: click the View menu, then Toolbars and make sure Links is ticked. Help for Internet Explorer 9 Make sure you can see your Favourites bar: right-click a blank bit of the top of the window and make sure Favorites bar is ticked. Help for Internet Explorer 10 Help for Internet Explorer 11 Help for Firefox Make sure you can see the Bookmarks Toolbar: Click the orange Firefox button top left, and click Options. Help for Chrome Make sure you can see the Bookmarks bar: Click the options button top right - - to open the menu, then under Bookmarks, ensure "Show bookmarks bar" is ticked. To add the XtAdd button to your browser on the iPad or iPhone, choose one of these methods:
Are You Ready to Start Your Career in Social Media? - AfterCollege So, you spend all your free time on Instagram, Pinterest, and Twitter? Wondering how you can parlay that into an actual paid position? The good news: It is possible. Read on to find out if you’ve got what it takes to make it as a social media manager. There is a slight difference between obsessively updating your Pinterest board with the world’s most mind-blowing cup ramen recipes and maintaining a company’s social media profile. Spending time on social networks makes up a significant part of this job description, but there’s more to it than that (things like tirelessly proofreading every post and poring over analytics to plan your next big campaign, to name a few). Don’t forget to check out all our other social media-related content on the AfterCollege Blog. P.S.
Dress to Impress: Do’s and Don’ts for Job Interviews [Infographic] You put several hours into making your resume just right for the position. Your phone and email correspondence with the recruiter has been impeccable. You were charismatic and thorough during the Skype interview. Yes, you’ve impressed them at every turn… and beat the odds to get an interview. Then you show up at the recruiter’s office in jeans and a hoodie. Similar stories play out every day across the country. To help you dress to impress, take a look at this infographic from our friends at Rasmussen College…
What is an Infographic? [infographic] Ever wonder what exactly goes into making an infographic? Now is your chance to learn and what better way to learn, then with an infographic! There are many reasons why infographics are so popular. Maybe it's because they are visually appealing and you don't have to read too much, but they also provide a lot of great information, like pie charts and other graphs. But why do inbound marketers use them? Getting started building your infographic, you can choose one of the two types. Once you have chosen the format, all you have to do is create the infographic in the 7 easy steps detailed below. Thanks a bunch to infographiclabs for making such a great infographic! Have you seen any awesome infographics you'd like to share?
Information Technology Management for Business (ITMB) degree Find out how an ITMB degree could put you on the path to success Designed with the help of some of the world’s biggest employers, the ITMB degree is a great option if you’re interested in a degree designed to make you more employable! Not only does it provide students with the sophisticated skills they need to get ahead in the IT and Business industry, it also gives you the chance to regularly meet and network with industry leaders from over 70 leading organisations. You might even meet your future employer while you’re studying on the course! Why study for an ITMB degree? To develop the IT and Business skills demanded by employersTo meet prospective employers and build up your professional profile whilst at universityTo make yourself more employable What are the highlights of the course? What jobs could the ITMB degree get me? An ITMB degree could help you to get a job in: IT managementbusiness strategy and planningsystem designIT consultancy Interested? Back to top
Comparing qualifications levels To find out how one regulated qualification compares to another you need to look at the level, size and content of the qualifications. Qualifications show others what you have learned and can do. They are best understood by their size, content and level of difficulty. Comparing levels of qualifications Each regulated qualification has a level between entry level and level 8. Comparing the size of qualifications Qualifications that are on the QCF have a credit value. Compare the content of qualifications The content of regulated qualifications varies greatly. You can find information about each regulated qualifications on our Register of Regulated Qualifications. The Register will tell you the level of the qualification, its size and title. Download a printable version of the diagram. Higher education qualifications We do not regulate higher education qualifications such as bachelor’s degrees, master’s degrees and doctorates. Comparing qualifications in the UK and Ireland
How to Become a Hacker by Ryan Fontaine | July 11, 2013 Fueled only by misguided hate and an endless supply of neon energy drinks, it seems that hackers can empty our bank accounts and swipe our corporate secrets with only a few simple keystrokes. Well, that's what we're led to believe anyway. Hackers tend to get a bad rap thanks to the media. If all hackers aren't the code-slinging criminal masterminds they're made out to be, is hacking a skill someone can turn into a legitimate career? "The word 'hacker' has an unfairly negative connotation from being portrayed in the media as people who break into computers. "The Hacker Way is an approach to building that involves continuous improvement and iteration. It is possible to be a professional hacker, and a respectable one at that. For a complete list of sources, please view the infographic. Embed in your site: