Launie Sorrels reports:
"A double major is when a student elects to study two majors from the same college, receiving one diploma with both majors stated on it. Some colleges warn their students that performing a double major does not necessarily benefit them when being considered for a graduate program or in career possibilities...Create the outline for the resume. Create the education section of the resume. The education section is typically added at the end of a resume. However, if you have no relevant work experience that pertains to the job then it is best to add the education section at the top of the resume...Add the double major information with the following format: Double Major Month Year School, City, State GPA if over 3.0 The following provides an example: Bachelor of Arts: Double major in Political Science and English Literature March 2012 School Of Thought University, Lost Isles, MA Overall GPA 3.75/4.0 Use the /4.0 format to signify the basis of the 3.75 GPA...List education information, like job information, newest to oldest. If the education required for the job position is much older[,] you may want to reverse this strategy and place the older education first." Victoria Duff reports:
"Vision and scope documents define what your customer or company has in mind as well as describe the work process necessary to reach that vision...Project managers use such a document to identify the expected result of the project and to set forth the methods and activities necessary to achieve that result...Vision and scope are two different things. A vision and scope document begins with the vision section that sets out the task at hand. Once the vision is clear, the scope part of the document outlines a roadmap of key project stages and details of the activities to be performed as well as the methodologies to be used. When you clarify your vision, creating an efficient and effective roadmap is much easier...The vision is the solution that your customer wants you to supply. In your own company, your vision is what the company will be at a point in the future. Do not write down goals instead of vision. Goals are near-term benchmarks. Vision is long-term and is achieved by hitting your goals along the way. Develop the vision by asking why the customer has contacted you, why the project was created or why the company exists. Next, answer what the customer wants, what the project hopes to create or what the company does. Further describe the vision by examining the when, where and how involved in the vision...The scope of work details how you will achieve the vision or task at hand. Start by listing the deliverables and the required delivery date. Establish benchmarks on a timeline that mark progress toward the task at hand, or vision. Identify the responsibilities the customer or company has in providing information and the responsibilities your project team has in reporting progress. Stipulate any specific requirements, such as type of equipment or specific vendors to use. Finally, assign tasks to project team members...Use top-level headings for the vision and scope sections, and utilize secondary headings for different topics within each section. Put the details in a bullet point list under each topic. Use graphs, tables and timelines where needed to clarify points. A good vision and scope document is easy to understand, [is] quick to read and can be used as a checklist during the project. Give your document a professional look with a cover sheet that includes the project title, date of the document, a list of people responsible for the project and a list of people authorized to receive the document. If it is longer than a few pages, include a table of contents. Taking time to plan your document -- particularly in terms of defining the vision -- and giving adequate attention to detail produces a more impressive and useful document." Samuel Hamilton reports:
"Field trips provide an excellent opportunity for students to learn about a specific topic, business or procedure firsthand by directly visiting the source. Though many field trips are often initiated by school administrators, often educators and even students are able to propose a field trip plan to be evaluated by schools for their potential feasibility and educational benefits. Writing a field trip proposal requires you to identify the school administrators' crucial concerns when planning a field trip: educational benefit, safety and cost...Start your proposal with a detailed and thoroughly researched background of the educational topic on which your field trip will focus. Include statements connecting your educational topic to state or school educational standards, as well as statements explaining why hands-on, first-person experience is the best way to learn about the topic...Outline your proposed field trip's educational objectives. Align your objectives with the state or school educational standards used to construct unit and lesson plans for the discipline in which your proposed field trip best fits...Describe the field trip details. Include the names of any organizations or individuals with which students might be interacting, as well as the names of businesses or organizations the group might patronize, either in line with the focus of the trip or because they'll be away from the school...Describe the field trip's schedule. Include the departure and arrival times for each destination, as well as the times certain activities (meetings with individuals, lunch and breaks) might take place...List resources required to take your proposed field trip. In addition to monies to be used to pay organizations you may visit, include a list of personnel that will chaperon or otherwise work with the trip, as well as transportation requirements such a[s] buses or vans. Also indicate the resources students participating in the field trip will be required to provide...Recap the positive features of your proposed field trip. Reiterate the objectives and emphasize the simplicity of the trip compared to the overall educational benefits for the participants involved." Michael Black reports:
"The memo is one of the most common ways to communicate with your coworkers and superiors. Getting your point across in a clear and concise manner and using the proper tone are the most important things to take into account when writing a memo...[M]emos to department heads should always maintain a serious and respectful tone. Create your heading. The heading of a memo is a four-line section that includes a 'to' line (write the name of your department head and her job title), a 'from' line (your name plus your title), a 'date line' and a 'subject' line. All memos use this type of heading. Write the opening to your memo. This is an overview of what the memo is about. Tell why you are writing the memo, any specific action your memo suggests and the context of whatever caused you to write your memo in the first place. Write the body of your memo. This is where you expound on the information you touched on in your opening. You will want to include any information that supports the main purpose of your memo. Write a closing. A memo closing succinctly summarizes the memo as well as talks about the possibility of a follow-up meeting. Add any attachments. On emailed memos, you can attach any needed materials electronically. On paper memos, you will want to physically attach any extra materials. Make sure to mention your attachments somewhere on your memo. You can include an attachments section at the end of the memo if you wish...Some memos can be very short. Let the specific situation dictate how much you write. Always remember your audience when writing memos. In this case that audience is your department head. [Don't] write anything you [wouldn't] say to one of your superiors." Indy Quillen reports:
"Writing scenes in the out of doors—especially in the remote wilderness—and making it believable is key to making my writing successful. I want the reader to be immersed in the experience to the point they believe they are standing in the woods, smelling the scent of pine and damp earth…hearing the tree boughs above move with the wind…the warmth of the sun on their face as it slips in and out between the canopy of leaves overhead...[O]ur imaginations can only go so far and unless we go to a place and experience it, we will miss those little sensory details that add richness to the setting...Scene setting is paramount to making our readers feel grounded in the story. They understand where the characters are, hence where they, the reader[s,] are. Otherwise it becomes unsettling and distracts the reader from the story (unless that is your purpose as the writer). Remember [that] the only rule in writing is [that] there are no rules. But I’m a firm believer in following writing guidelines until I’m sure I can break the rules successfully–and then only for the purpose that it makes the story better. When readers know where they are in the scene they can immerse themselves into the story. The setting becomes another part of the story. The story becomes real to them...If you don’t spend much time outside in nature and you need to write a scene in your book in the out of doors, the best advice I can give you is to immerse yourself in nature and take notes. You don’t have to plan a trip to some exotic wilderness. It can be as simple as going to a local park and getting as far away from people as possible. Find a quiet spot and sit alone. What are you feeling? After a while do you sense your body relaxing–or tense up? What do you smell? Be quiet and listen to the sounds around you. Are you surprised that you can hear insects buzzing, tree limbs creaking or leaves on shrubs rustling, a hummingbird buzz close by, lizards running over leaves? Different seasons of the year bring about different sights, sounds and smells as the temperature and moisture levels change. Go out often to become familiar with these changes...Being outside at night gives you a whole range of different sights, sounds and smells than during the daytime. Even going outside of your home at night will give you a different perspective to pull from. Do you hear crickets…tree frogs…any birds? Does the dampness of evening bring up smells you haven’t noticed before?...Can you see stars in the sky? Did you know ahead of time what phase the moon was in before you went outside? The simple act of going outside every night after dark will make you begin to feel more connected to the cycle of nature as you watch the moon phases change and the star constellations move across the sky...I spend a lot of time in the out of doors, so I’m comfortable there. If you are new to being out in nature, your experience might be far different than mine. That in itself can be something to be aware of. I have a work-in-progress novel which features a character who has lived her entire life in the big city. She does not enter a wooded area and feel that same sense of relief I experience. Her body does not relax. For my character the woods is a foreign world that frightens her a little. I have to be aware of that fact as I’m writing and make sure I look at it from her POV (point of view) – not mine. I have to examine how someone would experience each aspect of entering the wilderness for the first time. And yes, as she becomes more familiar with nature it becomes easier for me to write her scenes because it’s closer to my own experience." Scott Shpak reports:
"No one knows the real size of the hidden job market -- recruiting opportunities that are unannounced and unpublished -- but human resources experts agree it exists. Being proactive in your job search, you have targeted several companies as desired employers. Contacting them about future job openings is a way to gently put your foot in the recruiter's door...Requesting a future job opening is speculative, and the effectiveness of your letter is improved if it lands in the hands of the right person. Research your target company and, in particular, who may have the most influence in advancing your application. The human resources department may not be the best place to start, given the number of applications it processes. Consider contacting the manager of the department for which you want to work. She might know of upcoming vacancies before alerting human resources...The tone of a letter requesting a future position follows the form of a regular job application cover letter, changing your intent in the opening paragraph to acknowledge that you are looking ahead. The second and third paragraphs highlight your best qualifications and personal qualities that are suited for the type of position you wish to obtain. While you may want to include more information than a regular résumé cover letter, keep your copy concise and easy to read...A manager who receives a traditional job application package of cover letter and two-page résumé when he is not actively recruiting may react negatively. On the other hand, keeping your future-position cover letter concise may exclude valuable information that would attract further interest. Decide this on a case-by-case basis...Consider asking for an invitation to submit your letter through a phone call with your target. Keep such a call short and professional. Your contact forms impressions of you before she is aware, and she is prepared when your request letter arrives. A phone call reinforces name recognition and is an opportunity to ask about including a résumé. Follow up on receipt of your letter by phone only if you hit it off well with your contact; otherwise you may appear to be badgering her." Jeffery Keilholtz reports:
"Each word in a sentence must serve a particular function, and the order of those words make a sentence complete. The strength of the sentence depends on its overall syntax and grammar. Dissecting a sentence involves identifying each word and the function it serves. Making sure each sentence contains a subject, action phrase and whole idea is the final test in identifying a complete sentence, says Cabrillo College. Find the subject of the sentence. The subject is typically the noun...in the sentence...Find the verb phrase. The verb...denote[s] the action in each sentence. More specifically, a verb phrase is composed of multiple words to make up the action. Look for adjectives. Adjectives are the descriptive elements of each sentence...Search for pronouns. Pronouns are modifications -- and replacements -- for standard nouns. Some examples of pronouns are: I, he or she, him, her, you, them. Look for adverbs. Adverbs modify the standard verb by describing how and when the action is taking place. 'Eat' is a verb. If someone says that...you 'eat enthusiastically,' the word 'enthusiastically' is an adverb." Classroom reports:
"Handwriting is a neglected skill. Our ability to write well often helps people make impressions about how organized we are and what other skills we posses[s]. Writing smaller may set you apart when fil[l]ing out a job application, or when sending a personalized card in the mail. Write smaller with these tips...Choose supplies. Get a spiral notebook. Fill the notebook with wide ruled paper, then college ruled and ending with legal ruled paper at the back. As you progress to the smaller size[d] lines you[r] handwriting is forced to get smaller...Gather several different pens and pencils. Try holding each and writing several lines. Compare writing instruments with rubber grips to those without. Evaluate diameters to find which are easier to manipulate and feel comfortable. Read reviews for different writing instruments online...Fix your posture. Sit up so your spine is aligned and your feet are firmly planted on the floor...Write on a hard flat surface with enough free room to move your writing arm...Use the right technique. It may sound weird but handwriting requires a large amount of fine muscle control...Hold the writing instrument and make sure you have a comfortable grip that doesn't add any tension to your fingers or wrist...Start writing exercises. Find examples of prose from magazine[s] or newspapers. Cut out samples with scissors and place in front of you. Use the wide ruled paper to practice copying the prose. As you write each letter allow your forearm[,] not your fingers[,] to form the letters and your shoulder should act as support. Alternate between pencil and pen to see how your handwriting size is affected...Practice daily. Take your time. Focus on the smaller size you want your handwriting to be and gradually progress towards this goal. Write each letter deliberately and remember to keep a uniform size between them. As you feel more comfortable and some time has passed[,] progress to the smaller lined paper." David Weedmark reports:
"A business revenue model answers the most important question about a new business: How will you make money? When you are first starting out, this may feel like a guessing game. However, the experience you have accumulated and the study of more established businesses can give you a wealth of information to begin your own revenue model. Once you begin bringing in money, use the revenue model as a living document to change your strategies, focusing on sources of income that work best, while revising your approach to those that aren't working well...Gather your sales data if your business has already produced some income. Make a note of each type of income source and an estimate of the total revenue. If you have not yet launched your business, but worked in the same market for someone else in the past, make notes of the revenue sources your company had. The more sales history you have, the more accurate your revenue model will be...Determine how many customers exist for your products or services by doing some market research. You can research this yourself using resources such as the most current Economic Census or by hiring a market research consultant...Make a list of primary revenue models you can use. For example, you can sell products and services on a project-by-project basis. You can also charge a retainer to organizations that may need your services, such as lawyers and public relations firms do. You may also be able to offer services on a subscription basis...Make a list of secondary revenue models you can use. For example, if you promote your business on your website, you may be able to add to your revenue by selling affiliate products related to your core business. You may also be able to make additional money by putting advertisements on your website. In addition, you may be able to charge a monthly fee for premium content on your website or license your content to other websites...Make a list of other marketing methods used by other businesses...Launch word processing software and create a new document for your revenue model or add it as a new section in your business plan...Write down a second list of long-term revenue sources. These may eventually bring in a lot of income but are not enough themselves to sustain your business today. These may be secondary income sources...Create a new page for each revenue source and use the revenue source as the title for that page. Detail the steps you need to take to achieve the revenue goal you specified in the summary page. Specify how much time each will require to implement, as well as how much time will be required to keep it active...Review your revenue model on a regular basis and adjust it as needed. If your business is just starting, you will have a much stronger understanding of your revenue after a month than you will before you began. Increase the amount of time you spend on the revenue sources that work well. Decrease the time you spend on revenue sources that are not working as well as you projected until you can revise your strategies for them." Kerri Cox reports:
"A board report is a presentation to a board of directors—the group that oversees the operation of an organization. Often, the board report is done annually as a way of updating the board on the year's problems and accomplishments. Unfortunately, writing a board report can be stressful if you are not accustomed to making these kinds of presentations. The good news is, most of the time, the board report is a great chance to share positive information with your board of directors. Find out whether the board wants information on a specific issue or program. If the board has a president, you should contact the president to let him know you are looking forward to the upcoming report and ask him if there is anything specific the board would like you to include in the report. Brainstorm topics to cover in your board report. Make a list or chart of items you could include...List any accomplishments your organization achieved. If you have important facts or statistics to share with the board, list these. Finally, list any upcoming projects or changes that would require the board's authorization or financial support. Gather any documenting evidence. If you've received evaluations of your organization, compile the data. Look for examples of your accomplishments...Compile facts about upcoming projects or changes, such as their costs and anticipated benefits. Create an outline for your board report by reviewing the items you listed during your brainstorming. Organize information into main topics to be covered in the report. Consider putting the most positive topic toward the end, so the board will be left with a good impression. Write the report using your outline. Include a main idea in each paragraph. Support each point with data, evidence, information, or an illustration. However, don't make it too lengthy...You want the board to get an overview, without boring them with the details. Consider adding an oral and/or visual component to your board report, if applicable. Some boards only want a written report. However, if you have the opportunity to give an oral presentation, add visual aids. A video or PowerPoint...can enhance your presentation. Proofread your written report and all visual aids. Minor errors will make your report appear less professional. Have a friend or colleague help with the editing to catch errors you overlooked...Be prepared to take questions from the board after your board presentation. Keep your board report a bit shorter than the time allotted so you have time for questions and answers." |
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