How To Get Rich Ilustrated

Source: TechJuice:  To view the video, click HERE

A college education prepares a student  to be knowledgeable and skilled  on a variety of areas.

But one area  that is not  usually covered  in college is   financial literary.

In the attached video, the topic "How to Get Rich" is discussed and illustrated  clearly in simple easy to understand terms. It is based on the best-selling  book "Rich Dad, Poor Dad." by Robert Kiyosaki.

Learn  the definitions of assets and liabilities, active and passive incomes. And remember early in your career that it is not what you earn, it is what you save and  invest that makes a big difference in the long term.

If you want  to know more pieces of advice, considering using    "Pointers for New College Graduates, " as  one of  your references.  Copies are available at FULLY BOOKED,    Pauline's Bookstores,  Loyola Schools Bookstore (Ateneo de Manila), and   Catholic Book Center outlets.

"7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey"- Simplified

To view the video, click HERE.

It  has been almost 20 years since the  book "7 Habits of Highly Effective People" was originally published in 1998 by Stephen R. Covey.

The book is a top-seller as readers find relevance in the habits  identified to address  several . personal and professional concerns.

1. Be Proactive
2. Begin with the End in Mind
3. Put First Things First
4. Think Win-Win
5. Seek First to Understand, then to be Understood
6. Synergize
7. Sharpen the saw

If you want to read  more about each habit, click on   Stephen R.  Covey.   If you want to view a video annotation, click on the link below the illustration.

Want  to know more pieces of advice?  Consider   "Pointers for New College Graduates, " as  one of  your references.  Copies are available at FULLY BOOKED,    Pauline's Bookstores,  Loyola Schools Bookstore (Ateneo de Manila), and   Catholic Book Center outlets.

Nine Must-Have Skills in Your Resume

Given the continuous advances in digital technologies-- electronic tools, systems, devices and resources, which  generate, store or process data,  as well as the expanded roles that employees are expected to take on in organizations--- the relevance of specific skills at the workplace becomes even more apparent.

In this regard,  Business Insider enumerates nine skills that are great to have in a new college graduate's resume.

• Technical Skills
• Adobe Photoshop
• Microsoft Excel
• Word Press
• Search Engine Optimization
• Google Analytics

• Product Management (ability to contribute to   the  planning, forecasting, and production, or marketing of a product or set or products)
• Command of a  Foreign Language
• Public Speaking

These skills can be classified into two:  hard skills-- such as the technical skills listed above, and soft skills-- such as public speaking.  These are learned skills that can be developed through training or coaching.  They are portable skills that can be brought across various roles and functions.


To the new college graduate, start working on acquiring these skills. Consider them as long-term investments that will yield returns  as you move along through  the volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity inherent in every industry,

Want to learn more about hard and soft skills?  Please consider  "Pointers for New College Graduates, " as your reference.  Copies are available at FULLY BOOKED,  St. Paul's,  Pauline's Bookstores, and   Catholic Book Center outlets.

WRITING A POWERFUL RESUME

HR practitioners are reported to view a resume for a mere 6 seconds before deciding to continue reading  it -- or  to set  it aside together with other resumes headed for the shredder.

So how do you make your resume "engaging" enough to be forwarded to the next decision maker?   Take note of  these pointers from Money Magazine.

1. Pay Attention to Format.  See attached downloadable  template. 
2. Make the Top Count.  Use  the upper space of the resume to direct the reader to  your LinkedIn account, your website, your mobile number and email address (preferably gmail).
3. Promote Your Brand.    Take out "Objectives" and instead use that space for qualification summary (answers the questions: who are you?  what can you do for the prospective employer?)
4. Emphasize Skills. Indicate what you can do for your prospective employer, not descriptions of your past  part time jobs, internships or school organization roles. 
5. Highlight Performance.  List down your achievements  in college and in your practicum.
6.  Show Key Work Metrics.  If your can cite specific figures  as outcome of your contribution to a project or assignment, the better.
7. Control Your Timeline. As a new college graduate, you can go as far back as your achievements in high school, but no earlier than that.  Cut out the special awards you got from grade school.

A lot of  you what  you include in your resume would be common sense.  Imagine yourself as someone from the HR department leafing though hundreds of resumes everyday.  Make the reader's life easier.  Make your resume convenient to read but heavy with important details that would make the reader know you more, enough to call you in for an interview.

P.S.   Looking for other pointers?   Please consider "Pointers for New College Graduates, " available at FULLY BOOKED,  St. Paul's, Pauline's Bookstores, and   Catholic Book Center outlets.

IMAGE MANAGEMENT SKILLS

Infographic Source: Reader's Digest

Each college graduate will need a wardrobe change soon. Going through job interviews and landing that position will entail not only a new lifestyle but also a new look.

In the book "Pointers for New College Graduates."  a chapter on "Image Management Skills," excerpts of which are below:

Regardless of the industry you are going to,  below  are a few general  pointers on preparing for your first job interview:

• Know   the theme in your target workplace.  Is it formal or casual?    What is considered formal and informal attire?  You need to do your own research on this.  If you are unsure of the theme, you are better off coming in a formal attire on your first interview.  

• Get a peg. By peg, I mean a reference on which you can model your office look—one that is still young but has been successful in the field you want to get into.

• Shed that student look.      A job interview  is similar to an audition.  There is a role for which you are a competing with other candidates.   You have to think, sound and look  the part. That includes not only your clothes and shoes but also your  posture, your gait and yes, even that haircut.

• Prepare to spend.  If a relative  or friend gives you  the opportunity to choose  your  own  graduation gift,  consider asking for cash instead.  Why?   You will need it to buy  a new wardrobe  and  avail of services to make you over from head to toe.

• Be healthy.  Be mindful even more of your health after graduation.  During interviews,  it is important that you project vibrance and strength. And when you make it through the selection process, you  will undergo a pre-employment medical exam.  It would be disappointing for you to find out that you have some medical condition that would prevent you from getting hired.

Similarly,  Reader's Digest featured what it calls an "ultimate guide to dressing for work."  Please refer to the attached infographic.  

P.S.   Looking for a gift idea for a  new college graduate? Please consider "Pointers for New College Graduates, " available at FULLY BOOKED,  St. Paul's, Pauline's Bookstores, and   Catholic Book Center outlets.