Sunday, March 15, 2020

8 Useful Microsoft Excel Shortcuts Worth Memorizing

8 Useful Microsoft Excel Shortcuts Worth MemorizingMicrosoft excel is an excellent tool that all of us can utilize in our professional and personal lives. Whether were working on a big project for work, or trying to create a budget to balance our finances, Microsoft excel can really streamline the process. googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.display(div-gpt-ad-1467144145037-0) ) That being said, in order to truly get the most out of Microsoft Excel, you have to learn how to use it in an efficient manner otherwise youll end up wasting more time trying to figure out Excelrather than getting your work done. This infographic produced by STL showcases 8 useful Microsoft Excel shortcuts that will save you time.

Tuesday, March 10, 2020

#MakingTime A Day in the Life of Culinary Oprah Elle Simone, Host on Americas Test Kitchen

MakingTime A Day in the Life of Culinary Oprah Elle Simone, Host on Americas Test Kitchen Women can do anything but not everything. As the largest online career community for women, we at Fairygodboss realize that balance is a myth, and that picking what to prioritize when everything feels important on a day-to-day basis isnt always easy. In the MakingTime series, women share with us how, for one day, they chose to spend their most precious resource time.--WhoElle SimoneWhatFounder President of SheChef, Food Stylist and Host on Americas Test Kitchen, and culinary activistWhereBoston, Mass.--6 a.m.My alarm goes off and Im a little bummed that I dont get to hit snooze today because I have a photoshoot today. Im the resident Food Stylist at Americas Test Kitchen a.k.a. ATK (thats my day job). Our shoot starts early than the average work day so I have to be on-time and early.715 a.m.Im in my car and headed to Bostons Seaport District, thats where our office is. Lately, Ive got Koffee i n heavy rotation on my playlist because she makes very positive music and it gets my day going on the right note.810 a.m.I arrive at ATK and head up the our offices. I land my things at my desk and begin to gather my supplies for food styling. These include my apron, food styling kit, a host of other common kitchen tools and a cart to hold it all, plus designated bins for making sure the prop dishes get cleaned.830 a.m.The kollektiv is all gathered in the Photo Studio myself, the Art Director and the Photographer. We discuss our shoot which today is focused on chocolateseems like this day is going perfect so far. The shoot is about to start so I wont bore you with all the crazy little details but this shoot is for a book about Chocolate that will come out in the late Fall of this year330 p.m.The shoot is over and Ill take all of my dirty dishes to the dish room, pack up my kit and apron and return to my desk to check emails.4 p.m.This is the time of day I take to check emails that I may have missed during the day and to also take a look at SheChef Inc.s calendar for the week and email. It looks I have a few phone meetings tischset up with our partners in Detroit to begin planning the September events.415 p.m.Im sending out confirmations for all SheChef meetings this week so that I know that my calendar is set. Im also looking at my agenda for each meeting to make sure that Im as efficient as possible and meeting my personal goal of keeping all meetings at a 20 minute maximum.450 p.m.Im writing notes about todays shoot and having a brief meeting with my manager and the Director of Photography to make sure we met our visual goals in the photoshoot today. Seems we have so Im going to pack it up for the day and head out.5 p.m.Im meeting my friend Christine at The Wing Boston for an event so Im heading to Back Bay. Its rush hour so the traffic is moving slow but Ive got my good vibes music playing I should be great.630 p.m.Christine and I have reached The Wing and the event is called Women of Color Unite Im a new member of The Wing and also one my recipes is featured on the menu in their caf. Thats kind of a big deal845 p.m.Christine and I head to Select Oyster Bar for dinner and catch up since I havent seen her in almost 4 months. We catch up on SheChef and all things that girlfriends chat about and eat some GREAT seafood. I decide part ways, sadly. I have to get up and do this all over again tomorrow so home I go.945 p.m.Im home and showered and ready for bed. I turn my phone off, watch a little HULU and then call it a night. Gotta do it all over again tomorrow Gnite.--Interested in contributing to Fairygodboss MakingTime series? Email infofairygodboss.com with MakingTime in the subject line.

Friday, March 6, 2020

The Key to Successful Writing a Resume when You Have a Work Gap

The Key to Successful Writing a Resume when You Have a Work Gap Find out more about the company before you interview so that you can provide insight on how your previous experience may benefit their company. You know whether youll be working with things youve already done before and relying on your prior work experience or whenever you will need to emphasize transferable skills. There are all sorts of reasons why folks take time away from work, and several of them are good explanations. It is essential to show youve got relevant work experience. Explaining eu-agrarpolitiks in employment can be hard. Still, theres a need to explain frequent gaps, and gaps that last for over a month or two. Now, your resume doesnt need to be the sole distributionspolitik to speak about the employment gap. The Writing a Resume when You Have a Work Gap Game If youve accomplished things in work role, its wasteful not to utilize it to your benefit to impress an employer. You may have experience related to your job target, irrespective of whether you were paid. You have to sound to be an in-demand job candidate If youre explaining a present gap in employment, you should sound just like youre being selective and that youre focused on making certain you get the best fit for the very long term, as opposed to just accepting the very first job you encounter. Dont be too proud to undertake a job which you feel is beneath you. You might need to create the life you would like with a mid-career crisis. Dont be afraid to call, however, even in case you have been off work for a time period. Soon, youll be counting lost time in years, and it is going to be too late. If you are in possession of a patchy employment history with different periods of unemployment, you may choose to opt for a skill-based CV, which lets you describe the activities you undertook during your gap year without stressing too much in regards to the sequence of events.