Work for a Winner Top 25 Employer Brands of 2014

Work for a Winner Top 25 Employer Brands of 2014Work for a Winner Top 25 Employer Brands of 2014The job seekers have spoken. Bank of America, Boeing, and Ford Motor Company top the list of most engaged companies on Simply Hired in 2014. Did your current or dream employer make the list?Read on to find out.Last November Simply Hired announced the launch of our Employer Brand Index (EBI), an employer brand measurement that analyzes the engagement of the millions of job seekers who use Simply Hired each month. The EBI provides an impartial brand strength indicator, the results of which you can see in our Top 50 Retail Employer Brands.Today Simply Hired is excited announce the 2014 winners of our Top 25 Employer Brands companies with the highest rank according to the Simply Hired EBI.Through analysis of all job seeker engagement with companies featured on Simply Hireds website throughout 2014, Simply Hired has highlighted the top 25 brands in the automotive, entertainment and media, heal thcare, insurance, technology, and transportation industries.While large and widely-recognized brands such as Google, Tesla and NBC are featured, smaller and mora regional employers like Scottsdale Healthcare and Big Fish Games have also won top spots.We believe this illustrates the recent shift in job seeker behavior to find the right job. In fact, 74 percent of Americans believe that the right job is out there for everyone, and as a result job seekers have begun to focus their job search on organizations and positions that are a match for each job seekers attitude, aptitude, as well as more practical considerations such as proximity to home.Are you among the many Americans who set a New Years resolution to find a new job? Consider exploring jobs with one of the top 25 employer brands as measured by the engagement of job seekers such as you on Simply Hired.

Energy from Floridas Ocean Currents

Energy from Floridas Ocean Currents Energy from Floridas Ocean Currents Even though Floridas ocean currents are favorable for producing hydrokinetic power, no one has demonstrated commercial viability or deployed permanent turbine arrays off the Florida coast. The required systems are expensive to build, install, and maintain, and they require environmental impact assessments before implementation.The fastest currents occur near the surface, but deploying energy conversion systems there would interfere with busy commercial shipping lanes. At 50 meters, which is below the draft of ships, the average current speed is about 1.5 meters per second with a power density of 1,700 Watts per square meter, the equivalent of 14-meter-per-second winds. With maximum speeds equivalent to tropical-storm strength winds, a speed histogram skewed toward the high end, and constant large currents like the Florida Current, there is much qualifikation to generate high amounts of electric power.Researchers at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) are studying ocean currents along Floridas southeast coast and have determined practical turbine operating areas that maximize energy extraction to help create a clearer picture of realistic operation for energy developers and others interested in creating pilot projects.Identifying Turbine LocationsIn a paper presented at the 2012 OMAE conference in Rio de Janeiro, Ph.D. student Alana Duerr, who recently graduated, and Dr. Manhar Dhanak in FAUs Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering, describe how they assessed the tauglichkeit of the Florida Current. They used a computer ocean model and observations over two years of speed and current direction from Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers. Based on their analysis, they have developed a procedure to identify ideal turbine locations for arrays to extract hydrokinetic energy, and estimate the amount of power that could be extracted.Rendering of an underwater turbine generating energy from the Fl orida Current.People typically use similar procedures, based on predictions of computer ocean models, to assess resources for other forms of ocean energy, such as ocean thermal energy, involving exploitation of the temperature difference between the warmer surface waters and cooler waters in deep waters, says Dhanak.The Florida Current mainly flows northward and the ocean floor can be up to 800 meters deep. Current speeds vary with depth, as well as season, spatial locations, latitude, and the amount of turbulence. Currents in the coastal areas may also reverse direction at different times of day. Duerr has created a method that estimates the hydrokinetic power resources which vary over time with the variation in current speed seasonally and with location. In general, the average maximum available power resource across a given latitude in the Straits of Florida ranges from 5,000 to 20,000 MW. Locations with high variability are typically less preferable for turbine installation.The research identified ideal turbine locations within the Currents core, a region with the highest current speeds and therefore significant amounts of power to harvest. The core hugs the shoreline in some areas and is located further offshore in others. It occurs at various depths, ranging from the surface to several hundred meters below.Extracting PowerRegions that contain both high hydrokinetic power and high power densities, two factors not necessarily well correlated along Floridas coast, define the core boundaries in terms of distance from the shore. After identifying boundaries, Duerr evaluated various scenarios for the number of turbines to include in an array and their siting locations to estimate how much power an array can extract.Duerr constructed a method for developing a cost-benefit analysis for siting turbine locations, and considered power, power density, distance from the shore, and depth at the core as the most important factors. As the first two factors increase, the y reduce the overall cost, and as the second two increase, power cable and mooring installations become more expensive and complicated to install and raise the overall cost.Using an example evaluation that assumes equal weighting of each factor, Duerr assesses potential sites. In practice, if a developer considers power or power density impacts the economic viability of a turbine array more than the distance from shore and installation depth, then higher weighting factors would be assigned to the former than the latter.The best turbines to use are ones that have low cut-in speeds, or initial speeds needed to generate useful power, and large diameters. By including these as additional model parameters, Duerr found that arrays with large numbers of turbines are needed to extract reasonable and environmentally viable portions of the maximum available power.The number of turbines in an array depends on their schriftart and size. There is an optimal array size to consider. The more turbi nes are installed, the greater the power extracted, but can make each turbine in the array less effective due to interaction between turbines and the lower the extraction rate.The only way to determine what type of turbine to employ in a specific array is to compare the acquisition, operating, and maintenance costs of each, Duerr says.Using this inexpensive, efficient method to locate potential turbine arrays is a first step toward understanding the costs and benefits of realizing ocean current energy off the coast of Florida. But, most importantly, Dhanak says, the procedure can be applied to other major currents to assess hydrokinetic power resources anywhere in the world. Theyre continuing to see how this scheme could be applied elsewhere.Debbie Sniderman is CEO of VI Ventures LLC, a technical consulting company.The only way to determine what type of turbine to employ in a specific array is to compare the acquisition, operating, and maintenance costs of each.Dr. Manhar Dhanak, De partment of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering, Florida Atlantic University

Hot Companies Offering Up to $20,000 Hiring Bonuses Now

Hot Companies Offering Up to $20,000 Hiring dreingabees NowHot Companies Offering Up to $20,000 Hiring bonbones Now In todays competitive job market where the job seeker has their pick of open roles, companies are going above and beyond to attract and retain top talent. One way recruiters are doing this is through hiring bonuses . This incentive is very enticing to job seekers and can make all the difference.Here are a few companies offering hiring bonuses from $1,000 to $20,000 . Hurry up, these thousands can be yours soonThe Guthrie Clinic Bonus Details Guthrie offers a $15,000 sign-on bonus for experienced RNs, $7,500 referral bonus when current employees refer an RN that we hire, enhanced tuition reimbursement program, and relocation package when appropriate. Other roles offer $1,000 to $2,000 sign-on bonuses. Hiring For Registered Nurses, Floor Care Technician, Environmental Services Aide, Floor Technician RPH, Nursing Assistant, Housekeeper & more. 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ASME to Hold Webinar on the Business Value of the Y14.5 Standard

ASME to Hold Webinar on the Business Value of the Y14.5 Standard ASME to Hold Webinar on the Business Value of the Y14.5 Standard ASME to Offer Webinar on the Business Value of the Y14.5 StandardNov. 20, 2017 Engineers and department heads involved in design, drafting, production, quality assurance and inspection particularly those with extended, global supply chains seeking the latest information on the Y14.5 Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing standard are encouraged to sign up for a special webinar on the popular global standard, to be held Monday, Dec. 4, from 200 p.m. to 300 p.m. Eastern Time.The free webinar will focus on the increased importance of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GDT) in helping to maintain costs and delivery schedules in todays global supply chain. Among ASMEs fruchtwein widely applied technical standards, Y14.5-2009 provides definitions, symbols, rules, and guidelines pertaining to the numerous geometric characteristics essential for drafting a nd designing products and systems.Applied today in industries ranging from aerospace to construction, ASMEs Y14.5 Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing standard presents the essential language for mechanical engineering drawings, enabling engineers and drafters to specify the maximum tolerances required for the function of a final product in its assembled state. Users have applied the standard for cost savings as well as to ensure efficiencies in the supply chain.The webinar will be hosted by Rob Jensen, dimensional standards compliance manager and GDT product owner at Metrology Software Inc., a division of Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence. Jensen is also chair of the ASME Y14.5.1 Subcommittee and is a member of H213, Y14, Y14.5 and US TAG to ISO TC/213. The webinar will also feature Fred Constantino, project engineering advisor at ASME, as a presenter.Topics to be covered during the webinar include geometric tolerances vs. plus and minus tolerances datum features with modifiers providing additional tolerance GDT as an international language that provides concise specifications, with one interpretation to ensure correlation with suppliers globally and parts that meet functional requirements and GDT standards supported by PC-DMIS measurement software.The webinar will describe how engineers can capitalize on the many benefits of GDT, Jensen said. GDT is especially important today, as multinational corporations with manufacturing operations spread worldwide must work from a common design language to ensure that parts produced globally meet the functional requirements of the final product.To register for the free webinar, visit https//shop.asme.org/Registrations/Conference/GDTDEC17.ASME also offers a certification program linked to Y14.5, which provides a means for distinguishing the qualifications and breadth of knowledge of the engineer. For information on that program, visit www.asme.org/shop/certification-accreditation/personnel-certification/gdtp-y14-5-geo metric-dimensioning-and-tolerancing.

The Impact of Body Image Advertising

The Impact of Body Image AdvertisingThe Impact of Body Image AdvertisingBody image is the mental image a person has of their appearance especially as it relates in comparison to the bodies of others. Advertising is often a reflection of pop culture and societal trends however, it can also shape them. Over the last 20-30 years, we have witnessed a strong correlation between advertising and body image, and the effects can be devastating. While it mostly affects women and girls, men and boys are not immune. Body Image Statistics Here are some statistics from Joel Millers article on media and body image that may be shocking to read On average, most models weigh 23%less than the average woman. Twenty years ago, this difference welches a mere 8%.Problems with eating disorders have increased over 400% since 1970.Only 5%of US women fit the body type popularly portrayed in todays advertising.Sixty-nine percentof girls concurred that models found in magazines had a major influence on their concept of what a perfect body shape should look like. Unilevers Unique Approach Dove, a Unilever brand, has made great attempts to portray women realistically. Despite their efforts to counter the growing body image problem, it is painfully obvious that most ad campaigns still portray women and men as physically perfect, with semi-naked women showing not an ounce of fat and semi-naked men having the rippling physique of He-Man. The only time we see ordinary people is when they are used as a comparison to fit models or when they are used for comedic appeal this is a real problem. Responding to Aspirational Images The average ad for perfume or cologne usually contains a male or female model or a celebrity because empirical data has proven that the general public responds better to images of aspiration. Namely, Im wearing the same perfume as Mr. or Miss Gorgeous therefore, I am like them. Similarly, fast cars sexy women and men. The underlying message is If you buy this car, you can be or attract these kinds of people. The same goes for alcohol, jewelry, watches, computers, phones, and even food. A long-running Carls Jr. campaign primarily used busty models in skimpy clothing eating burgers that, in real life, they would rarely or never eat. Air-Brushing Out the Flaws Then, theres the issue of image manipulation. The physically perfect specimens seen in advertising do not exist. Even these genetically-blessed people are treated to rounds of Photoshop treatments. Every blemish and wrinkle is removed, buttocks are tightened, waists are trimmed, and legs and arms are lengthened. Most of the time, we accept it as the real image until the photo manipulation goes so far that it becomes obvious that there has been retouching. Toxic Effects of Modern Advertising This can be glossed over as harmless or simply a facet of modern society that we must accept. However, its becoming increasingly dangerous. Ad critic Jean Kilbourne spoke in 2015 about the tox ic effects of modern advertising campaigns and the link to eating disorders. Women and girls compare themselves to these images every day, said Kilbourne. And failure to live up to them is inevitable because they are based on a flawlessness that doesnt exist. With the popularity of social media and the ability to openly and freely share opinions, its mora dangerous than ever. Cyberbullying is a huge problem, which can lead to depression and suicide. While advertising cannot assume full responsibility, the role it plays in creating images of physical perfection cannot be ignored. Links to Negative Body Image The evidence shows links between advertising and negative body image and self-esteem in both sexes. So, what can be done? Unfortunately, not much without society demanding change. While campaigns for real beauty will continue to try and break the mold, advertisers will not change until the public votes for it with their wallets. After all, advertising agencies and the compani es they represent are in this for gain. Until the public responds more favorably to images of real people, very little is going to change. However, we can put pressure on brands to represent us in more realistic ways, especially by calling it out on social media. Of course, we should do whatever we can to educate children and young adults that advertising is not a reflection of what we should be but a convenient fantasy designed to sell something.

Finding Professional Profile Resume Examples on the Web

Finding Professional Profile Resume Examples on the Web A specialist profile summary is nearly always best. Now, its getting more and more common to find a summary statement or an expert profile instead. Sometimes regarded as an expert summary, a profile is a comprehensive synopsis of your abilities and expertise. Writing a personal profile can be an intimidating task even once you know just what information to include. Your CV personal profile is just one of the most significant portions of your CV. If youd like job interviews your cv wants a strong personal statement. Its crucial that you dont simply apply these resumes verbatim. The Hidden Treasure of Professional Profile Resume Examples Your mailing address ought to be listed in your contact information also. A resume introduction is the statement that you must produce and put following your contact info. It highlights the most significant details. Opening, sorting and distributing mail to several professionals at th e office. The 12 pager permits you to highlight education, experience, awards, and other things which are directly pertinent to the person or job accessible. Even if your information is in bullet format, it may still be tough to quickly recognize the pertinent abilities and accomplishments which are important to the possible employer. All About Professional Profile Resume Examples The resume profile is among the crucial elements of a good teaching resume. A student cv or a cv for somebody who is lite on experience may be huge challenge. 1 A resume summary is a brief, snappy introduction paragraph that delivers a summary of your very best work. This functional cv example can help you learn to compose a cv when you must set out your cv under separate functional headings. Your management resume should be somewhat strong in this portion of the webpage. Before going out on a work hunt for a new ort in the area of social work, you must make certain your resume is all up to the endeavor. Simply take a look at the work description, in case you have this, and customize your resume accordingly. Make certain to include your work title. The Little-Known Secrets to Professional Profile Resume Examples Eliminate terms that the normal reader wouldnt understand. The duration of your resume depends on your degree of experience. If youve got an MA related to a position, by way of example, you ought to be in a position to begin at at least a 9 in the event the position youre applying to is at that level. To compose a strong social worker resume, you ought to give evidence of your capacity to help others. Office manager roles are in demand, yet to land the job youre going to need a compelling resume. Career objectives are most useful for people targeting one specific position, since they permit the applicant to directly deal with requirements of the business and show how they are going to fit in the workforce. Resume introductions might vary based on the work position youre applying for in addition to the prerequisites of the company in which you are interested in being part of. Scan the work description. This profile becomes right to the point by giving a summary of the candidates in-demand executive assistant skills like office management, and secretarial skills it also highlights the scope of industries theyve gained experience in. Therefore youll need to target your resume to fit the specific position thats advertised and attempt to blend your skills with the requirements of the provider. Possessing the skills that the work position requires permit you to get higher odds of being interviewed. The job posting also needs a candidate with a proven ability to appraise the skills of different nurses. The profile isnt a succession of sentences, but instead a series strategically placed words and phrases. The Matter of Length A general guideline is that you desire the most crucial info to appear at the peak of the CV. Start with a career title at the peak of your resume beneath your letterhead. After that, skim the cream to create a winning profile section. The Good, the Bad and Professional Profile Resume Examples The wording of your private profile ought to be specifically tailored to every job posting. Or perhaps you have to compose a concise well written profile for work or school. A profile serves to show what youve got to offer you an employer what you will do for the business in the future. Consider including an expert profile.In your profile, explain how youll satisfy the businesss expectations. This part is about optimizing your profile for search utilizing relevant keywords and phrases. Stating an objective on your resume is a means to convince employers that you understand what you want in work, even though a profile explains what you need to give the employer and can help sell your candidacy. Based on how much experience that you have, your profile can incorporate an extra point.

Why Recruiting is a High Turnover Industry - Spark Hire

Why Recruiting is a High Turnover Industry - Spark HireIts no secret that the recruiting industry has high turnover. Many people get into recruitingbecause they want to help people find jobs. However, recruitingis more about finding the right candidate for the job, versus finding a job for someone. This makes recruitingmore of a sales fleck, versus the social worker or job counselor position that many believe it to be when deciding to get into recruiting.Many of the challenges in recruitingare sales related and if you dont first have a salesmindset, you will most certainly dislike the job.Its a Numbers GameIts key in recruitingto know yur ratios. In order to get a placement, you have to have a certain number of submittals. In order to have a submittal, you have to make a certain number of calls. These numbers vary among recruiters and the position recruiting for. Each recruiter should track their numbers and know what it takes to make that placement.Since our livelihood relies on pla cements, that means we cannot afford to waste time coaching or advising candidates we cannot place. We have to keep our eye on the prize and stay on track.Painful RejectionJust like in any sales role, recruiters face the possibility of rejection each time we pick up the phone to dial a potential candidate.Believe me, you WILL be hung up on many times. You WILL be laughed at because someone thinks the pay is too low. You will even be cursed at AND yelled at on occasion.These are all standard expectations in recruiting, just as with sales. You must simply be able to hang up and dial the next number on the list.The KickerSo, you may be reading this and saying to yourself, There are a lot of people successful in sales who just dont make it in recruiting.Heres the kicker. In most sales jobs, you are selling a product that does not have a mind of its own. Recruiters are selling PEOPLE. True, a recruiter starts out selling a job to a candidate, but in the end, the recruiter is basically se lling a person and skill sets to a client in order to make that placement.People can be unreliable. They miss job interviews, they bomb job interviews, or they decide they are no longer interested once they reach final stages. People can also lie about expectations and desires, assuming that they just need to tell the recruiter certain things in order to get in front of the hiring manager.On the flip side, hiring managers can also change their mind or simply decide not to interview that sternbezogen candidate, with no explanation provided. Hiring managers sometimes hide the fact that they have an internal candidate who will likely be hired for the roll, only disclosing this fact after the recruiter has spent hours and days identifying three qualified candidates for the position.There is no better feeling as a recruiter than making a placement. However, recruiting is not an easy job and its not for everyone. It is a challenging sales role and many are not successful in overcoming its numerous obstacles. However, it can be rewarding for the right, sales-minded person.What do you find most challenging as a recruiter? Please share your thoughts in the comments below.Image Yastremska/Bigstock.com