#career professionals

[unirav]

Your Guide to Effective Management! Dive into strategies for a successful year. Read the full article for comprehensive insights.

[becausegoodheroesdeservekidneys]

Fuck fuck everything for fuck damned pissing hell's sake one of my students has used ChatGPT

I wish to commit an act that will in future be referred to by its date

[femmefatalevibe]

Femme Fatale Guide: 15 Essential Business Skills Everyone Should Master

Articulate, confident communication

Crafting effective, compelling pitches

Operating and communicating through a solution-oriented framework

Research of all types (Google, market research, studies, polls, interpersonal conversations, etc.)

Learning how to streamline, edit, and organize information in a clear and logical way

Accumulating high-level working knowledge/proficiency in all tools and programs directly related to your type of work/industry

Budgeting and financial optimization (investment, tax benefits, etc.)

Reading and interpreting legal contracts/documents

Setting rates, boundaries, and learning when/how to delegate

Good posture, direct eye contact, and a firm handshake

Building streamlined systems for onboarding, different repeat project scopes/workflows, and KPI measuring

The art of following up, listening to (potential) clients' needs, asking thoughtful questions, and benefit-oriented salesmanship

Consistently reading, learning, and studying current events/cultural platforms/industry and field-related knowledge

How to spot customer/client/business partner red flags

Self-management, task/project prioritization, and optimization of your personal energy clock + levels

[shoomlah]

Don't think I ever shared the cover art I did for Forrest Byrnes: Up In Smoke on the Playdate last year, styled to look like a USFS-sanctioned NES game—had so much fun beating the heck out of this thing to make it look like something you found in the back room of an EB Games.

[uncanny-tranny]

Good news! You aren't required to make your hobbies and passions "marketable." In fact, your crafts, hobbies, and passions don't even need to be public if you so choose. You don't have to spend all of your energy becoming perfect if you aren't enjoying the process. You are not a product, you are a person, a creative, and your work also does not need to be a product.

[mecachrome]

Alex Albon for High Performance

It was this weird thing, because — for example with Yuki, I wanted to take his seat! He was a potential candidate that I could replace. And I remember having that chat with Helmut Marko, and he told me at the time, "You need to driver-coach this guy." And I was like, "I'm not going to. That's a potential seat." And he said, "No, he's already signed. He's guaranteed." So I was like (throws hands), "Okay, fine. Then I'll help him."

[qweenofurheart]

i love professional athletes bro they're like celebrities with fear

[agnesandhilda]

"kaiser should go to therapy instead of being a professional athlete who gets trauma flashbacks whenever he feels like he's failed" I said, which is a courageous and unique opinion that no one has ever had before

[adaines-furious-feast]

It didn't come into play anywhere so I think Jace's giving Riz a stipend for his work on school extra curricular really was "You are the only person in this school making my life even the tiniest bit easier so thank you. Also please don't kill me :)"

[museaway]

In response to Adobe's TOS changes, Affinity is running a 50% off flash sale on everything.

Affinity can't do everything that Creative Suite can, but it can do a lot of what I need for fandom purposes, so I am going to give it a test run this summer with some zines. If you need epub support, though, Publisher 2 doesn't have it yet, so this probably won't be a solution for ebook designers unless you only need PDFs.

Unlike Adobe, which switched to a subscription model years ago, Affinity is a one-time purchase for the software. But for transparency, do be aware that Canva bought them earlier this year.

[unirav]

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[becausegoodheroesdeservekidneys]

Having to do marking smdh why must I do "grading"? Why can I not just weigh the students' work and assign worth that way

[femmefatalevibe]

Femme Fatale Guide: Top Career Tips To Set Yourself Up For Success

Figure out where your skills and passions align. Then determine the lifestyle/work culture you thrive in and what sacrifices you're willing to make in your chosen career path (for some, it's always traveling/talking to people 24/7, working late hours, unpredictable/unconventional hours, potentially lower pay/less predictable income, etc.). It truly depends on your top values, your personality, and your goals/priorities in life.

First focus on getting incredibly talented at your craft. Find a mentor(s) who will push you with their feedback/suggestions. Take classes/skills courses/read books & articles to gain more applicable knowledge/hard skills. Join clubs, apply to internships, volunteer, and request informational interviews in your desired field.

Make your skills marketable. Create a professional resume and/or neat portfolio/collection of work samples. Discover and articulate your USP (that should essentially serve as the backbone of your elevator pitch). Frame your skills through a customer/business-centric lens. How does your experience/skillset solve their problems and help a company/client achieve their goals?

Build a network for yourself. Don't be shy to reach out to companies/individuals who inspire you. Speak with your secondary school teachers and professors for connections. Create peer-to-peer networks, too, so you can grow together. Be a fearless networker and connector. Help others, do favors, and make the person glad they met/hired you. Make it your objective to be memorable through your work ethic/providing high-quality work products and showing up with a motivated & overall positive attitude allows people to like and trust you with their time, clients, money, etc.

Master the art of a killer email/cold pitch. Especially in today's world, learning how to sell yourself through intriguing emails/LinkedIn messages is the key to unlocking potential success. One client or opportunity can create momentum that will be useful years down the line, too.

When in doubt, follow up – on an email, pitch, job opportunity, connection, etc.

Be ruthless and relentless with your research. For new contacts, connections, opportunities, and information to support your pitches/job interviews/networking conversations, new technologies, and trends within your field. Read everything credible you can get your hands on. Display working knowledge and practical applications of these concepts and how they can benefit the person in front of you/their business.

Create systems. For how you structure emails/pitches, conduct research, different types of workflows/ work template structures for different types of projects, time-blocking, client funnels, etc.

Get comfortable with rejection. Use it as a primer for self-reflection and refining your craft/processes or help you pivot your approach to help you achieve your goals. Never take business decisions on behalf of a company personally (and vice versa).

Give yourself breaks, but don't give up. Tapping out for good is the only surefire way to fail at an endeavor. Be flexible in your path, but zeroed in on your goal(s). Learn when to quit or pivot, and when it's time to coast or seek growth.

[historicity-was-already-taken]

time management lol/this post is for other people who suck at time management

As I move more deeply into the freelance/publishing/public historian career zone, one thing I've found is that I have to actually learn how to manage my time. I managed to get through high school, undergrad, two masters degrees, a job i had for almost 7 years, and pursuing a book deal with generally shit time management skills.

but then my manuscript submission deadline rolled up and I'm still doing edits and now i have freelance stuff with deadlines and at some point i'm going to have Official Rewrites AND i'm in a serious relationship which is something i didn't really do before (just kind of felt like it wasn't something that would improve/complement my life, but then covid happened and I was like "hmm life is hard a teammate would be nice") and I actually have to manage my time???

So far just like, using a timer and having a playlist that will help you get in the "work zone" have been helping loads. I don't even use a fancy timer; like, i literally just typed "timer" into google and used the first thing that pops up. Having Work/Writing Zone Music and chunking out my time--enough to get significant amounts of work done, but not so much that it's immediately overwhelming--has been helping loads. Anyone else have Time Management 101 tips they've found to be useful?

[loveshotzz]

I just got the text that I got the job I interviewed for last week on whim.

[orcinus-veterinarius]

I’m never as happy as when I’m with dolphins