Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Interesting Article
Hi All,
I happened to have stumbled upon this article and thought I would bring it to the Blog. Although, it references recruiters frequently I thought it brought up some valid points when it comes to writing. Enjoy! :)
Article Link: http://www.agcareers.com/newsletter/weedles1.htm
I happened to have stumbled upon this article and thought I would bring it to the Blog. Although, it references recruiters frequently I thought it brought up some valid points when it comes to writing. Enjoy! :)
Article Link: http://www.agcareers.com/newsletter/weedles1.htm
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Work Attire
Hey, just found this article, found the last sentence in paragraph 6 humorous. I still like my jeans though!!
http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/worklife/07/30/cb.dress.for.success/index.html
How to dress for success at work
By Rosemary HaefnerCareerBuilder.com human resources vice president
Editor's note: CNN.com has a business partnership with CareerBuilder.com, which serves as the exclusive provider of job listings and services to CNN.com.
Employers say they are more likely to promote well-dressed workers.
Company dress codes are a never-ending battle in the working world.
Battle No. 1: Employees misinterpret the dress code or they don't abide by it.
Battle No. 2: Companies have a code in place but don't enforce it.
Battle No. 3: Companies don't have a dress code but they still reprimand employees for wearing certain attire.
Or, Battle No. 4: There's constant objection from certain industries along the lines of, "Why do I have to look nice at work if I don't see anybody?"
For example, if you're a sales employee who meets with clients every day, it makes sense to dress professionally. But for the writer who sits in his cube all day and rarely sees the sun, let alone another person, does it really matter what he's wearing?
If he wants to be promoted, it does. In a new CareerBuilder.com survey, 41 percent of employers said that people who dress better or more professionally tend to be promoted more often than others in their organization.
Where do wardrobes really matter?
According to the survey, dressing professionally is more important in some industries than it is in others.
Financial services is one industry that places the most emphasis on professional work attire. Fifty-five percent of workers in this sector say well-dressed employees are more likely to be promoted than others.
An additional 51 percent of sales representatives say the same thing about the likelihood of promotions in their industry.
On the opposite end of the spectrum, only 33 percent of manufacturing employers and 37 percent of IT employers say that professional attire influences whether or not an employee gets promoted.
Employer restrictions
Especially in the warmer months of the year, employees take advantage of more relaxed dress codes. But, professionalism shouldn't decrease as temperatures rise.
How you dress plays a critical role in how others perceive you at work. Dressing professionally in the office, despite the urge to wear a tank top and shorts, will help you project a motivated image to your boss and co-workers.
To many employers' dismay, traditional dress codes aren't always enough to keep employees from dressing inappropriately. In order to force employees to dress more professionally, some employers are banning certain items of clothing in order to limit the options workers have when it comes to their work wardrobes.
Sixty-four percent of employers surveyed have banned flip flops, while an additional 49 percent have forbidden mini-skirts. Thirty-eight percent banned sleeveless shirts and 28 percent have prohibited jeans.
More than one-third (35 percent) of companies have gone as far as to send employees home for unsuitable work garb.
Here are four tips for dressing professionally on the job:
• Stock your closet -- Start with the versatile basics, such as a pair of black pants, a dark pant suit, some button-down collared shirts and a classic pair of dark shoes. Once you have the staples, you can continue to build your wardrobe to give you plenty of professional options.
• Keep it neat and clean -- Make sure your pants, shirts and other clothes are ironed, stain-free and in good condition. When your clothes look sloppy, so do you.
• Steer clear of bar attire -- Don't mistake the office for your local watering hole. Leave the slinky shirts, tight pants and cut off t-shirts at home.
• Look the part -- Have a client presentation or a meeting with the CEO? Dress for the part, making sure you choose appropriate articles of clothing for your role.
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http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/worklife/07/30/cb.dress.for.success/index.html
How to dress for success at work
Story Highlights
Survey: 41 percent of employers more often promote people who dress better
Financial services industry places most emphasis on professional work attire
Sixty-four percent of employers surveyed banned flip flops
More than one third of companies have sent employees home for unsuitable attire
By Rosemary HaefnerCareerBuilder.com human resources vice president
Editor's note: CNN.com has a business partnership with CareerBuilder.com, which serves as the exclusive provider of job listings and services to CNN.com.
Employers say they are more likely to promote well-dressed workers.
Company dress codes are a never-ending battle in the working world.
Battle No. 1: Employees misinterpret the dress code or they don't abide by it.
Battle No. 2: Companies have a code in place but don't enforce it.
Battle No. 3: Companies don't have a dress code but they still reprimand employees for wearing certain attire.
Or, Battle No. 4: There's constant objection from certain industries along the lines of, "Why do I have to look nice at work if I don't see anybody?"
For example, if you're a sales employee who meets with clients every day, it makes sense to dress professionally. But for the writer who sits in his cube all day and rarely sees the sun, let alone another person, does it really matter what he's wearing?
If he wants to be promoted, it does. In a new CareerBuilder.com survey, 41 percent of employers said that people who dress better or more professionally tend to be promoted more often than others in their organization.
Where do wardrobes really matter?
According to the survey, dressing professionally is more important in some industries than it is in others.
Financial services is one industry that places the most emphasis on professional work attire. Fifty-five percent of workers in this sector say well-dressed employees are more likely to be promoted than others.
An additional 51 percent of sales representatives say the same thing about the likelihood of promotions in their industry.
On the opposite end of the spectrum, only 33 percent of manufacturing employers and 37 percent of IT employers say that professional attire influences whether or not an employee gets promoted.
Employer restrictions
Especially in the warmer months of the year, employees take advantage of more relaxed dress codes. But, professionalism shouldn't decrease as temperatures rise.
How you dress plays a critical role in how others perceive you at work. Dressing professionally in the office, despite the urge to wear a tank top and shorts, will help you project a motivated image to your boss and co-workers.
To many employers' dismay, traditional dress codes aren't always enough to keep employees from dressing inappropriately. In order to force employees to dress more professionally, some employers are banning certain items of clothing in order to limit the options workers have when it comes to their work wardrobes.
Sixty-four percent of employers surveyed have banned flip flops, while an additional 49 percent have forbidden mini-skirts. Thirty-eight percent banned sleeveless shirts and 28 percent have prohibited jeans.
More than one-third (35 percent) of companies have gone as far as to send employees home for unsuitable work garb.
Here are four tips for dressing professionally on the job:
• Stock your closet -- Start with the versatile basics, such as a pair of black pants, a dark pant suit, some button-down collared shirts and a classic pair of dark shoes. Once you have the staples, you can continue to build your wardrobe to give you plenty of professional options.
• Keep it neat and clean -- Make sure your pants, shirts and other clothes are ironed, stain-free and in good condition. When your clothes look sloppy, so do you.
• Steer clear of bar attire -- Don't mistake the office for your local watering hole. Leave the slinky shirts, tight pants and cut off t-shirts at home.
• Look the part -- Have a client presentation or a meeting with the CEO? Dress for the part, making sure you choose appropriate articles of clothing for your role.
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Monday, July 28, 2008
Just a refresher
This is from a website I read. I feel like no matter how much experience we have, its good to have a refresher on the basics! Enjoy!
English Grammar 101: Sentences, Clauses and Phrases
Welcome to English Grammar 101, the newest category on Daily Writing Tips. I thought that creating a series of posts covering the basic grammar rules and parts of speech would be useful to many people, especially if you consider the diversity of our readership.
On this first post we’ll cover sentences, clauses and phrases.
Sentences
Sentences are made of two parts: the subject and the predicate.
The subject is the person or thing that acts or is described in the sentence. The predicate, on the other hand, is that action or description.
Complete sentences need both the subject and the predicate.
Clauses
Sentences can be broken down into clauses. For example:
The boy is going to the school, and he is going to eat there.
This is a complete sentence composed of two clauses. There are mainly two types of clauses: independent clauses and subordinate clauses.
Independent clauses act as complete sentences, while subordinate clauses cannot stand alone and need another clause to complete their meaning. For example:
Independent clause: “The boy went to the school.”
Subordinate clause: “After the boy went to the school…”
Phrases
A group of two or more grammatically linked words that do not have subject and predicate is a phrase. For example:
The girl is at home, and tomorrow she is going to the amusement park.
You can see that “the amusement park” is a phrase located in the second clause of the complete sentence above.
Phrases act like parts of speech inside clauses. That is, they can act as nouns, adjectives, adverbs and so on.
English Grammar 101: Sentences, Clauses and Phrases
Welcome to English Grammar 101, the newest category on Daily Writing Tips. I thought that creating a series of posts covering the basic grammar rules and parts of speech would be useful to many people, especially if you consider the diversity of our readership.
On this first post we’ll cover sentences, clauses and phrases.
Sentences
Sentences are made of two parts: the subject and the predicate.
The subject is the person or thing that acts or is described in the sentence. The predicate, on the other hand, is that action or description.
Complete sentences need both the subject and the predicate.
Clauses
Sentences can be broken down into clauses. For example:
The boy is going to the school, and he is going to eat there.
This is a complete sentence composed of two clauses. There are mainly two types of clauses: independent clauses and subordinate clauses.
Independent clauses act as complete sentences, while subordinate clauses cannot stand alone and need another clause to complete their meaning. For example:
Independent clause: “The boy went to the school.”
Subordinate clause: “After the boy went to the school…”
Phrases
A group of two or more grammatically linked words that do not have subject and predicate is a phrase. For example:
The girl is at home, and tomorrow she is going to the amusement park.
You can see that “the amusement park” is a phrase located in the second clause of the complete sentence above.
Phrases act like parts of speech inside clauses. That is, they can act as nouns, adjectives, adverbs and so on.
Friday, July 25, 2008
Helpful Resources for Writers/Editors
Hi Everyone,
I hope to find you all doing well. I just wanted to write a message to share an article I found that provides some helpful resources for Writers/Editors. The article was recently published in the Signals newsletter, which is a monthly newsletter published by the Association of Communication Excellence to which I am a member.
The article can be found at the following address on pg. 7: http://www.aceweb.org/publications/SignalsMayJune08.pdf
Feel free to check it out! :)
Kaye
I hope to find you all doing well. I just wanted to write a message to share an article I found that provides some helpful resources for Writers/Editors. The article was recently published in the Signals newsletter, which is a monthly newsletter published by the Association of Communication Excellence to which I am a member.
The article can be found at the following address on pg. 7: http://www.aceweb.org/publications/SignalsMayJune08.pdf
Feel free to check it out! :)
Kaye
Favorite Resources/References?
In conjunction with one of my goals, I am going to create a bi-weekly newsletter for the L&D practice area. I would like to include links to information about training, instructional design, writing, and agriculture. Hopefully, the billable work will slow down next week so I can send out the first edition. With that in mind, I would like to ask you ladies what are your favorite resources that you use as reference information or to stay up-to-date with happenings in our fields?
My examples:
--The Rapid eLearning Blog
--The eLearning Guild
--Central Indiana ASTD newsletters
--The Beef Blog
--National Hog Farmer Magazine
--Nutrient Management eNewsletter (by National Hog Farmer, BEEF, and Hay & Forage Grower magazines)
--ClearWriter Tip of the Week eNewsletter
--Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Now, it's your turn. Have a great weekend, everyone!
My examples:
--The Rapid eLearning Blog
--The eLearning Guild
--Central Indiana ASTD newsletters
--The Beef Blog
--National Hog Farmer Magazine
--Nutrient Management eNewsletter (by National Hog Farmer, BEEF, and Hay & Forage Grower magazines)
--ClearWriter Tip of the Week eNewsletter
--Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Now, it's your turn. Have a great weekend, everyone!
Something to Reference :)
I "Stumbled Upon" this and found it useful. Sometimes in our attempts to be well-versed in our writing, we run out of vocabulary. :) This is a helpful tool!!
LOGICAL RELATIONSHIP and TRANSITIONAL EXPRESSION
Similarity
also, in the same way, just as ... so too, likewise, similarly
Exception/Contrast
but, however, in spite of, on the one hand ... on the other hand, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, in contrast, on the contrary, still, yet
Sequence/Order
first, second, third, ... next, then, finally
Time
after, afterward, at last, before, currently, during, earlier, immediately, later, meanwhile, now, recently, simultaneously, subsequently, then
Example
for example, for instance, namely, specifically, to illustrate
Emphasis
even, indeed, in fact, of course, truly
Place/Position
above, adjacent, below, beyond, here, in front, in back, nearby, there
Cause and Effect
accordingly, consequently, hence, so, therefore, thus
Additional Support or Evidence
additionally, again, also, and, as well, besides, equally important, further, furthermore, in addition, moreover, then
Conclusion/Summary
finally, in a word, in brief, in conclusion, in the end, in the final analysis, on the whole, thus, to conclude, to summarize, in sum, in summary
also, in the same way, just as ... so too, likewise, similarly
Exception/Contrast
but, however, in spite of, on the one hand ... on the other hand, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, in contrast, on the contrary, still, yet
Sequence/Order
first, second, third, ... next, then, finally
Time
after, afterward, at last, before, currently, during, earlier, immediately, later, meanwhile, now, recently, simultaneously, subsequently, then
Example
for example, for instance, namely, specifically, to illustrate
Emphasis
even, indeed, in fact, of course, truly
Place/Position
above, adjacent, below, beyond, here, in front, in back, nearby, there
Cause and Effect
accordingly, consequently, hence, so, therefore, thus
Additional Support or Evidence
additionally, again, also, and, as well, besides, equally important, further, furthermore, in addition, moreover, then
Conclusion/Summary
finally, in a word, in brief, in conclusion, in the end, in the final analysis, on the whole, thus, to conclude, to summarize, in sum, in summary
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