Like The Water The Maritime Industry Needs Women!

Like The Water The Maritime Industry Needs Women! Equality is worth fighting for. Women have been fighting for the right to have the same opportunities as men for a long time. Society has made incredible strides. There are women politicians, women lawyers, women army generals; it seems that there are almost no commercial or political areas that women haven’t penetrated.    Except the maritime industry. Seafarers are almost exclusively male. It’s estimated that only 2% worldwide are women.   The issue is so critical that the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has announced that the 2019 theme for World Maritime Day 2019 is women empowerment. Even some governments are becoming involved. Britain’s International Labour Office plans to hold a meeting discussing women seafarers and the unique challenges they face. “It’s a hidden industry and still seen as a man’s world,” Susan Cloggie-Holden, the female champion for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) said. “We’ll start to see little wins quickly, but big changes will take up to 15 years.” Every stage in a ship’s lifecycle is likely to be managed by men. Looking for a boat mechanic? It’s probably going to be a man. Interested in speaking with a shipbuilder? It’s the same story. Why are Women Vital? The shipping industry needs to embrace women because it’s the only way that it can move forward. Diversity isn’t desirable simply because it’s fair, it’s also a way to introduce new ideas and encourage innovation. Women represent slightly more than half of the human beings on earth. Denying their voice means ignoring a critical part of the market. “As I am very interested in the paradigm we are currently in, with new technical developments and rapid digitalization it’s obvious to me that the young women are bringing in the new knowledge that we need to make ourselves essential for the future, such as 3D printing, blockchain, remote controlled management of vessel and so on,” industry Lena Göthberg said. “So, right now, I think the biggest challenge is that there are not enough women in the shipping industry” It’s estimated that the maritime and marine industry is about to be hit with a severe labor shortage problem. There will be a need for 147,500 workers as current employees retire and age out of the industry. That’s one of the main reasons why market leaders are putting so much energy into recruiting women. They need fresh talent. What Needs to Happen Shipping, seafaring, and marine activities are great jobs. They often pay high salaries and provide employee benefits. Automation has barely touched it and the demand for skilled seafarers continues to rise. Women often don’t know about the benefits. There’s a lack of awareness surrounding maritime careers. Higher education companies can help. If schools taught women about the opportunities available in the industry, they could help drive diversity. Everyone associated with the field needs to do their part to dispel the myth that jobs associated with boating and shipping are reserved for men. Women candidates might be turned off both by the lack of female role models and the strong sense of there being a “boys’ club.” To combat this, companies can focus on reaching out to qualified women. “It makes me proud to work in a company that gives targeted support to young women in their careers and enables me to pursue my dream job, looking forward to my new role as captain and aware of the great responsibility,” Nicole Langosch, the first woman captain in the AIDA fleet, said. Societal and social pressures are hard to ignore. Women might shy away from jobs at sea because they don’t want to leave their family for an extended period of time. Men are often expected to be the main breadwinners while women shoulder more childrearing responsibilities. The transition can be made smoother if companies offer generous maternal and paternal benefits. The Answer Is . . . There’s no easy answer. It’s possible that women will always be underrepresented in maritime careers. However, even if women in general aren’t interested in the roles, the disparity shouldn’t be so great. 98% of seafarers worldwide are men. There’s almost no other job on earth with such stark discrepancies. Modern working women have it easier than ever before. The glass ceiling is crumbling around them. Women aren’t actively being kept out of maritime careers, the current infrastructure just doesn’t prioritize them. They don’t have the industry experience or even the desire to have it. That’s because maritime careers aren’t as well-known as others. To alter this trend, companies need to deliberately reach out to women.

So You Say You Want to Be An Entrepreneur But Youre Not Sure [Guest Post] - Career Pivot

So You Say You Want to Be An Entrepreneur But You're Not Sure [Guest Post] - Career Pivot You’ve decided that you want to be on your own as your career pivot. There could be a lot of reasons for this. Whatever those are, they are yours and seem good and sufficient for you to head in the direction of entrepreneurship. Every year, a whole bunch of people like you strikes out on their own and form businesses, consultancies, and other revenue-generating efforts to realize their dreams of a successful pivot in the second act of life. Also every year, a whole bunch of people fail in every one of those endeavors and wonder why it happened. Let’s talk about that, and work out how you can avoid that fate. Ideas need to be for the ‘real world.’ There are an awful lot (usually for a price) of books and articles and online pieces that all do their best to convince you that not only you but anyone, have within you such seeds of greatness and brilliance that becoming an entrepreneur is only a matter of following some sort of magic formula they can sell you. The stuff you’ll see is catchy, and sure does make it look easy as you begin to pursue your dream. By all means, look at it, read it, and try to glean as much as you can from it â€" but remember one thing. Much of the advice that they give only works in an ideal world, where everybody does things in an ideal manner, including doing business and interacting with other people. In other words, a place called Narnia. Real life does not happen there, and life (and business) is not wrapped up into a nice neat bow and delivered to your hands in the real world. With that out of the way (by using a cold dose of reality), let’s begin asking some valid questions you need to answer to determine if entrepreneurship is right for you. Are you really suited to be an entrepreneur? Being an entrepreneur is hard. Mentally, emotionally, and at times physically you are going to have to live and breathe every aspect of your enterprise because no one is going to do it for you. You are IT â€" and don’t be surprised if you find yourself doing jobs that you don’t think an entrepreneur should be doing, like sweeping floors and changing light bulbs and the thousands of other items of scut work that prior to your career pivot were always done for you by some other employee. Listen to the most recent episode This is perhaps the hardest realization for anyone hoping to be an entrepreneur. They started out with a lofty ideal of how they would go in at 9 AM, work a full day, and be out by 5 PM to drive their Mercedes back to the mansion. They should be congratulated on having such a rich fantasy life. Let me say it one more time: being an entrepreneur is hard. Unless you are prepared to take on roles that you never thought you had to do, your effort is destined to fail before it even gets off the ground. Steel yourself to the fact that if you are to become an entrepreneur and start an enterprise you will be both boss and grunt, with possibly a great deal more grunt work than you have ever done before. That’s life. Be prepared for it before you start your enterprise. Planning will help you make it. Planning? If you don’t know or are not really able to articulate an overall goal and then manage it by breaking it down into usable bits, there’s a better than even chance that your enterprise is not going to make it. Far too many people go through their business lives putting out one fire right after another and windmilling at their jobs due to poor or nonexistent planning. If they are doing that while working for someone else, why would it be any different when morphing into an entrepreneur? Remember, failing to plan is planning to fail. It’s an old business maxim that has always been true, and an entrepreneur takes that and internalizes it immediately. Think about it; every entrepreneur that you or I know has planned in such a way that they are always moving forward towards their overall goal â€" so if they encounter an obstacle, the plan always takes into account how to deal with it, usually through innovation, adaptation and eventually overcoming what was in the way. All kinds of things are going to be getting in your way as you attempt to become an entrepreneur and realize your dream. Chief among these are going to be money, time, and gratification. Money, time, and gratification are possible killers of your enterprise. Let’s take those three one at a time, shall we? Money. Get used to the idea that there will never be enough. I’m not talking about money for your salary, instead, I’m talking about money to keep the business running on a day-to-day basis, particularly in the beginning. Successful entrepreneurs are always aware that they need to keep raising money in some manner, shape or form in order to keep the enterprise going. Anyone who trusts that money is going to magically appear simply because their ideas are so great will find out quite differently, and very quickly. Plan immediately how you will raise capital, and keep it coming â€" especially at the start and later, as you try to grow the enterprise. Time. We all have the same amount of time every day. The key to successful entrepreneurship? Knowing what to do with that time that maximizes the use of it in terms of building your enterprise. The phrase “Spending your time” is very true when it comes to being an entrepreneur. Movers all know that their time, once spent, can never be retrieved. They use their time wisely and productively through planning for the day. I know of some that plan for everyhourof the day. Unless you’re prepared to be an absolute fiend with your time and how you spend it, entrepreneurship may not be for you. Gratification. This relates to time above. Throughout our lives, it’s only natural to seek a certain amount of personal gratification â€" the many things that are fun, diverting, and pleasurable. To quote Admiral Akbar from Star Wars: “It’s a trap!” Now, don’t get me wrong… I’m not saying that you shouldn’t plan out time for fun or something that’s pleasurable. What you need to do is schedule those things just as you would an appointment in business. Successful people do this all the time. You’ll find that if you don’t do this you’ll be like the little metal spheres in pinball machines â€" bouncing from bumper-to-bumper in no particular way, suddenly discovering that time has gotten away from you. The time you should have been using to get stuff done, instead of wool-gathering and doing something you like. Which brings me to… Schedule each day like the politicians do. Have you ever wondered how politicians are able to recall the details of negotiations and meetings (and the results of same) days, weeks, months, even years after the fact? It’s because they keep schedules and journals to manage their time on a day-to-day basis, and as the day progresses they write down notes concerning everything that happened during that day’s business. As an entrepreneur, you need to get into the same kind of habit, particularly if you are going to be involved in an enterprise where being able to document what happened in a face-to-face meeting could save your ass. Having that kind of detailed information available to you comes in very handy when other people you work with suddenly develop a faulty memory concerning things like details of terms they had agreed to, or even the amount of money owed. (If you are a politician, it helps when testifying before a Grand Jury â€" but I digress…) Keep a journal. It will pay off dividends in the long run, and give you a great sense of accomplishment when you go back over the journals in the future and relive some of those moments. What else? (..and why are you raining on my parade?) Now, you can probably think of some other things that we haven’t discussed here, and that’s good â€" it shows that you’re thinking and considering what we brought up. While it may seem that I’ve done everything in my power to throw roadblocks in the way of your pursuit of what should be the Next Big Thing, understand the only thing I’m wanting you to do is to rationally look at what you’re trying to accomplish, and what you need to do to accomplish it. If you want to add to the discussion or the list of things that a potential entrepreneur needs to do â€" especially in the second act of their life â€" there’s a whole comments section open for you below. Have at it! This post was written by John Lewis. John was born in Europe and came by both wanderlust and curiosity from that beginning.He trained for a career in radio, TV, and print media before promptly giving all that up to spend 30 years in the jewelry industry. Once the lure of shiny things faded for him, he embarked on the Second Act in life as a Scuba Instructor, at one point with three separate International agencies. A stroke beached him in 2014, causing him to come full circle to his original training as a writer and video editor/ producer. He considers this his Third Act in Life. Like what you just read? Share it with your friends using the buttons above. Like What You Read? Get Career Pivot Insights Check out the Repurpose Your Career Podcast Do You Need Help With ...

Is Your LinkedIn Photo (Or Lack Of) Hurting Your Chances

Is Your LinkedIn Photo (Or Lack Of) Hurting Your Chances Is Your LinkedIn Photo (Or Lack Of) Hurting Your Chances? LinkedIn / LinkedIn Profiles It’s always surprising to me how many people don’t have a photo on their LinkedIn profile. A lot of people just don’t get around to it. These are generally the folks with the “skeleton” LinkedIn profiles with very little information. Some people don’t put a photo on their LinkedIn profile because they’re afraid of discrimination. While most of these concerns seem to be related to age discrimination, I’m sure others are afraid of being discriminated against for other reasons. The thing is that when you don’t have a photo on your LinkedIn profile recruiters and hiring managers wonder why. If they don’t see a photo while doing a LinkedIn search many won’t bother to click on the profile. Despite being primarily a business networking site, LinkedIn is still considered social media. That means people who click on your profile want to see a picture of you. What to Avoid Some of the profile pictures I’ve seen are rather shocking for what is basically a “business” site. While people expect to get some additional insights into who you are as a person, your Summary section us great for that, they’re primarily viewing you as a potential job candidate. When a hiring manager finds a picture of you holding a glass of wine, wearing a bikini, or, my personal favorite, wearing a wedding gown on your LinkedIn profile it can be cause for concern. They will probably wonder what type of person thinks it’s OK to post a photo in a bikini on a business site? Group shots that have been cropped to fit on LinkedIn are also inappropriate. You’ve seen those shots where the person has someone’s arm around his or her shoulder. Although I’ve been seeing more of these, photos of you with your significant other (wife, husband, partner) are not a good idea either. What to Do                                                                                                                                                                 With few exceptions, the photo on your LinkedIn profile should be of you alone. Headshots with you dressed in appropriate attire for your industry, preferably smiling. So if you work in a casual industry you don’t need a photo of you in a suit and tie. A professionally done photo is great, but it can be pricy. Don’t wait until you can afford to hire a photographer to post a picture to LinkedIn. Have a friend take a few photos and go with the best one. Like most things on LinkedIn, your photo is easy to replace. Where to Check To find out what your photo says about you before you post it to your LinkedIn profile click over to photofeeler where you can get an unbiased opinion. Random viewers on photofeeler judge how competent, likable, and influential you are based on nothing more than your photo. (You can have your photo rated on different qualities, such as attractiveness, for dating sites if you wish.) Photofeeler is essentially free as you can earn credits to pay for your evaluation by evaluating the If photos of other users. Since strangers will be assessing you based on your photo on LinkedIn, it doesn’t hurt to have an idea of what they will think. So if you don’t have a photo on your LinkedIn profile already make getting one up there a priority. If you don’t have anything suitable on hand, a headshot taken with you in business attire, then have a friend snap a few photos soon. If you have a photo on LinkedIn now visit photofeeler to see what strangers think of you. Even your best friend may not tell you that your photo looks like a mug shot but a total stranger will think nothing of giving you low scores for credibility. If you’re worried about discrimination remember you can’t hide from them forever. At some point before you’re hired you’ll most likely be meeting them face-to-face. At the very least you’ll have Skype call. What’s essential is to post a photo that shows you as your best self. Someone who looks approachable. Someone that other people will want to meet. Today you need a Background photo as well to keep your LinkedIn profile from looking outdated. Learn more about how to modernize your LinkedIn profile here.

Top 21 Social Media Resources for 2012

Top 21 Social Media Resources for 2012 These are the top 21 resources Ive chosen to visit again and again during 2012. Managing your career and job search requires you stay up-to-date with trends. This post is dedicated to everyone who believes they are a solopreneur and as such, you will want to stay current with information impacting your career! Marketing and social media no longer are stand-alone functionsthey impact everyone! I turn to these resources for current information, new ways of thinking, and overall good solid content! I hope you enjoy them as much as I have. Small Business Trends, Advice and News Chris Brogan: You have to know Chris! He has been a trendsetter and has great ideas! No need to say more, just go read his work! Duct Tape Marketing: John Jantsch regularly nails it! His blog and books help anyone (business owner or job seeker) understand the tricks and secrets to cost effective marketing! Mari Smith:   Maris weekly newsletter is a gem! Her site is also a wonderful resource especially if you want to master Facebook! Blogging and SEO You have to know about this stuff today! CopyBlogger SEOmoz Blog Social Media and Marketing Econsultancy Convince and Convert Danny Brown Heidi Cohen HubSpot IttyBiz Jeff Bullas LKR Social Media (Laura Roeder) Mack Collier MarketingProfs Spin Sucks Windmill Networking Sites You Just Have to Know About Mashable SmartBrief on Social Media Social Media Today Honorable Mention 12Most: Great content by great writers! Get ideas and learn some new things! Do you have a favorite site or resource? Leave a comment!

Client Case Study Marietta Gentles Crawford - When I Grow Up

Client Case Study Marietta Gentles Crawford - When I Grow Up Um, do you know that Ive coached hundreds of women since I started offering dream career guidance in 2008? And that these women are freakin rock stars, leaving soul-sucking jobs and traveling the world and launching creative, grown-up businesses and simply doing work that fits their lifestyle goals? Well ya do now and youll hear their stories firsthand in my  Client Case Studies series!  Marietta Crawford  is the worlds biggest delight. In less than 3 months of sessions, we rebranded her business to make it more aligned with what she wants to do more of, rewrote her site and updated her offers to reflect that and  then  she gave her notice at work and quit her day job! Make sure you not only read about her below, but click on her site  to snatch up her 4 Secrets to Brand Clarity! Why did you decide to work with me, a creative career coach?   You peaked my curiosity when I met you at a workshop. Then once I went to your website, I realized that you were talking directly to me. I felt an immediate connection with your message and personality and knew I wanted to work with you.   What were you doing work-wise when we started our sessions?   I was a manager at a corporate job. What was your biggest takeaway from our time together?   That there was no perfect time to leave my job. I had to trust that I could independently make the right decision as far as timing even if everything wasnt perfectly in order.   Was there anything else you tried to do as a career between the time we stopped our sessions and what you do for work now?  If so, how did it inform your current business? No. I am transitioning directly from my corporate job into my business full-time. What would you tell someone now that was in your shoes when we first started working together? Whats your best tip to allow them to make a grown-upliving doing what they love? Its okay to be hesitant about making the big leap. Its not always an easy decision. If you want to do what you love, then you will take the time to work through the doubt, proceed in spite of the fear, and succeed because you know you can.   Whats on the horizon for your business? Wed love to hear about any upcoming offerings or goals!   Im thrilled to help small business owners and freelancers create a clear brand message that helps them be authentic, attract their ideal clients, and have a business that allows the freedom to explore new adventures. I offer personal branding and copywriting services that help brands get clarity on their brand message so that they get high-paying clients and make more money. You can find all of the details at my newly revamped website:  www.maribrandsforyou.com!

Who is Discussing Which of These Is True Regarding Good Resume Writing? and Why You Need to Be Worried

Who is Discussing Which of These Is True Regarding Good Resume Writing? and Why You Need to Be Worried Choosing Good Which of These Is True regarding Good Resume Writing ? Introduction Before you commence writing your very first paragraph, you might want to understand who you're writing to. Writing in complete sentences will make you be descriptive. When writing a resume for CareerBuilder, it is a fantastic strategy to include particular words that are shown to be attractive to prospective employers. If you mention attention to detail for a skill, be sure that your spelling and grammar is ideal! Write your resume with the proper format-Your resume ought to have a format that favors you. Well it is all dependent on whether the job posting instructions specify a specific format. If your resume will be screened by means of an applicant tracking system, and you need over two pages to achieve that amount of detail, go right ahead and compose a longer resume. Now that you know how resume examples can help you create an impressive resume, you want to take time to get the best example for you to use. Vital Pieces of Which of These Is True Regarding Good Resume Writing ? What you exclude is at least as critical as what you include. Your Resume may be your ticket to an interview. Your Resume will look much more attractive if you're able to convince the employers that you've got the qualities they require. All About Which of These Is True Regarding Good Resume Writing ? Not only must you to be eager to acquire new abilities and step outside your comfort zone, but you also need in order to sell your previous experience to recruiters and hiring managers. There are lots of standard kinds of resumes used to make an application for job openings. Most individuals will at least try to have some appropriate knowledge in the work field they're attempting to enter. In case you have just minimal work experience you must highlight your transferable skills that may be used no matter the position. Choosing Which of These Is True Regarding Good Resume Writing? Is Simple A great company prepares its employees to be ready for real-life circumstances, so they invariably hunt for individuals with a balanced life. There are means to work around a deficiency of experience, just because there are means to work around a scarcity of relevant education. In case which you have over ten decades of work experience you may add another page. There are several top dependable services available which offer indeed superior value for the money. Want to Know More About Which of These Is True Regarding Good Resume Writing ?? Regardless of what sort of job you're browsing for, there isn't any question that the competition is fierce. Yes, resume builders are very helpful in regards to creating a resume in a jiffy, but could never provide you with the satisfaction of true resume where you are able to make thing personalized. Keep in mind that the very purpose of it is not receiving the work instantly, but securing work interview.

Why Fear is Hurting Your Career - Work It Daily

Why Fear is Hurting Your Career - Work It Daily Success Tweet: Procrastination is the physical manifestation of fear and is a confidence killer. Act; especially when you’re afraid. Fear is hurting your career if you're not dealing with it. As I’ve mentioned in previous posts on Success Tweet 45, 46 and 47, fear is the enemy of self-confidence and success. Fear often manifests itself as procrastination. Most people fear failure, criticism and rejection. It’s only normal. We all want to feel good about ourselves. Failure, criticism and rejection are not pleasant experiences. They lower our self-esteem and make us feel bad about ourselves, so we often avoid doing things that we think might lead to failure, criticism or rejection. As a career success coach, I advise my clients to have to have the courage to do things that might result in failure, criticism or rejection. Failure, criticism and rejection provide you with the opportunity to grow and develop â€" to become a life and career success. You can’t take failure, criticism and rejection personally. Failure, criticism and rejection are outcomes. They are a result of things you have done. They are not who you are. Remember this career advice. We all make mistakes and fail on occasion. We all do things that cause others to criticize or reject us. This doesn’t mean that we are failures as people. It means that we have made some poor choices and have done some dumb things. Failure, criticism and rejection provide the opportunity to start over â€" hopefully a little smarter. Buckminster Fuller once said, “Whatever humans have learned had to be learned as a consequence of trial and error experience. Humans have learned only through mistakes.” That’s great career advice. I agree with it wholeheartedly. Fear leads to procrastination. That’s why putting off things you want to do, and need to do can really hurt your self-confidence and career success. If your fear of failure and criticism, and rejection paralyzes you to the point where you aren’t willing to take calculated risks, you’ll never learn anything or accomplish any of your goals. Don’t be afraid to fail, or too hard on yourself when you fail -- or when others criticize or reject you. Instead, put your energy into figuring out why you failed and then do something different. Here are my four career success coach questions to ask yourself the next time you fail, or get criticized or rejected. Why did I fail? Why did I get criticized or rejected? What did I do to cause the failure, criticism or rejection? What could I have done to prevent the failure, criticism or rejection? What have I learned from this situation? What will I do differently the next time? If you do this, you’ll be better able to face your fears and act; and you’ll be using failure, criticism and rejection to your advantage. In Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill says… “Every adversity, every failure and every heartache carries with it the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit.” I know it’s hard to see the benefit or opportunity in failure, criticism and rejection. But it’s there â€" you just have to look hard enough. But it all begins by facing your fear and acting; by conquering procrastination. The common sense career success coach point here is simple. Successful people are self-confident. Self-confident people face their fears and act. They follow the career advice in Tweet 48 in Success Tweets, “Procrastination is the physical manifestation of fear and is a confidence killer. Act; especially when you’re afraid.” Our most common fears are failure, criticism and rejection. However, if you choose to find and use the learning opportunity in failure, criticism and rejection you will not only become more self-confident, you will become more successful. It’s sad but true â€" failure, criticism and rejection are the price you pay for becoming a personal and professional success. Beating procrastination by facing your fear of failure, criticism and rejection and acting will pay big dividends -- and help you create the life and career success you want and deserve. Fear hurting career image from Shutterstock Have you joined our career growth club?Join Us Today!