From City Life to the Mountains

From City Life to the Mountains Success Story > From: Job To: Startup From City Life to the Mountains “I felt that there was a whole world of possibilities out there.” * From City Life to the Mountains Rowena Phillips loved her consultancy career, but the time off she had wasn't enough to satisfy her itchy feet. Here's how she overcame her natural risk-aversion to create a fulfilling ski business â€" and time for the slopes she loves. What work were you doing previously? I worked in London, firstly in an IT consultancy, then with a larger management consultancy. What are you doing now? I now co-own and run a private ski school â€" Matterhorn Diamonds â€" in Zermatt, Switzerland. How did you feel about your work before you decided to make a change? I loved the work, found it challenging, and enjoyed being in that environment, but there was still something missing. It felt like there was so much more to do than just work in one city for a large corporation. I wanted to travel and had a lifelong love of skiing. I started to get itchy feet! Why did you change? I felt that there was a whole world of possibilities out there. Despite having worked in the consultancy business for eight years, I wanted to dip my feet into another world and see how it went. When was the moment you decided to make the change? I had started taking all my holidays during the winter season, just to get as much snow time as possible. I realised that it was getting ridiculous. So I spoke to my superiors, and arranged to take a sabbatical for the following winter. How did you choose your new career? I started skiing when I was very young, on ski holidays with my parents while living abroad. I then became involved with the ski race club at university, to live out my passion on the dry slopes around London, but I missed the real thing. I wanted to see if I could combine my passion for skiing with a way to make a living, so I decided to retrain as a ski instructor, and see where it took me. Are you happy with the change? I am very happy. Running my own school is a huge challenge and I'm learning all the time. It's a very humbling experience. The autonomy that you get with running your own business is dizzying and quite scary at times. Making sure I have an excellent team around me makes a huge difference. Having the flexibility to wake up early, get some work done and then head up the mountain for a ski is fantastic, and reminds me every day how lucky I am. What do you miss and what don't you miss? Living in a ski resort is great in the winter, but when you're prepping the business in the off season, from May to October, it can be quite quiet. That's when I really miss the hustle and bustle of city life. However, because it's a seasonal business, I am more flexible with my working location and working hours outside of the main winter season; so, as long as I have my laptop and my phone with me, I can travel, which is a huge bonus. I've always found a sense of fulfilment from working in a buzzing environment that's always looking to innovate and develop; I try to emulate this with our team here in Zermatt. How did you go about making the shift? I started off by taking a sabbatical. This helped me to keep a foot in both camps, in case the skiing bug dissipated after one winter, or I realised that there was no legitimate way to make much money from it. However, I was lucky enough to be taken back on for the six-month summer periods in the consultancy. This was a great support,until mypath (to jump into ski instructor and resort life completely) was clear and financially secure. After I qualified as a ski instructor I went on to become the first British female to attain fully certified Ski Instructor status (ISTD and BBT) in both British and Swiss Ski Instructor systems. What didn't go well? What wrong turns did you take? Being quite risk averse, it took me a while to commit to establish myself fully in Zermatt. I had done quite a lot of research prior to starting my first season about where I wanted to go. but I was still lucky in the sense that Switzerland had just started changing in terms of ski school legislation, which opened up a lot more opportunities for private ski schools to establish themselves. With hindsight however, there were definitely some opportunities that I missed by splitting my time between London and Switzerland for the first few years. How did you handle your finances to make your shift possible? I ensured I had enough savings to support myself for the first year if things didn't pan out. I also had a job back in London to fall back on. What was the most difficult thing about changing? The trickiest part for the first few years was finding employment once the ski season ended. You can't ski teach in the Alps all year round as there just isn't enough business in the summer months, although that is slowly changing as the tourism market shifts. However, it helped being able to speak French and German. Before I'd set up my own ski school, this enabled me to segue into employment locally with hotels or chalet companies. What help did you get? I received some very helpful advice from my business mentors in London, but in many ways there weren't many people that had taken the path I was setting out on, so quite often I was making it up as I went along. I made sure therefore that I gave myself a bit of space every spring and autumn, to take stock and make sure the path I was on was still worthwhile, both financially and in terms of my longer-term goals. What resources would you recommend to others? Look at some of the ski instructor associations online. Organisations such as the British Association of Snowsport Instructors, the Irish Association of Snowsport Instructors, and the Canadian Ski Instructors' Alliance will give you an idea of the courses you'll need to take to qualify as an instructor. What have you learnt in the process? Languages really help. I spoke German and French before I arrived but still really struggled with the local Swiss dialect in Zermatt. To integrate into village life you need some basic phrases at the very least. Learning a new skill, or perfecting one, like skiing takes hours and hours of practice. So, I had to make sure I skied every day, rain or shine. That's how you get better! I've also learnt to look after my body. The majority of the people in resort gyms are instructors getting strong to prevent injuries. (And it makes you look better in your ski school uniform too!) What would you advise others to do in the same situation? If you're looking to work as a ski instructor in the Alps, I would speak to some ski schools that already operate in the resort or area you would like to work. This will help you to get an idea of the resort and the mountain, the cost of accommodation and a lift pass, how busy the resort gets, and the kind of work you can expect. Try to work out what you are looking for specifically: are you just looking for a break, or are you looking to make a lifestyle change for the longer term? If it's the latter, look for a position that's going to be a stepping stone towards this longer-term plan: a more senior position in a chalet company for example, rather than just working as a chalet host, and taking some on-site training to become a ski instructor with a clear idea of where you could work afterwards. To find out more about Rowena's business, visit www.matterhorn-diamonds.com. What lessons could you take from Rowena's story to use in your own career change? Let us know in the comments below.

3 Easy Things You Can Do to Support Other Women - Classy Career Girl

3 Easy Things You Can Do to Support Other Women Your life looks a little like this: slaying at work each day, meeting up with friends for drinks and laughs, hitting up new spots with your partner on date night, and squeezing in some work-out time (or not). It’s fun and hectic at times, but you’re committed to doing work you enjoy while not neglecting life outside of it. Still, you can’t shake the feeling that you should be doing something more. After all, you don’t live in a bubble, and whether you keep up with the issues by reading TheSkimm or The Economistâ€"or maybe just your Facebook newsfeedâ€"you know there’s plenty to be concerned about. Within the daily maelstrom of news, some of the political is even personal to you. You might be a career woman on the path to achieving your professional aspirations, but you still have to grapple with persisting issues like the gender wage gap or the dearth of paid leave policies (which is concerning should you want to start a family). Or perhaps you’re deeply unsettled about the reality faced by millions of working women in America, who are trapped in low-wage jobs with no benefits and no opportunities for advancement. But how do you make time to show you care? You may not be quite ready to spend your weekends protesting on the streets, but here are three ways to show up for what you believe in and still find time to nail your presentation at the staff meeting on Monday. 3 Easy Things You Can Do to Support Other Women 1. Stay Informed One of the most important things you can do is to stay informed. The social ills you care about don’t exist in a vacuum. That means going beyond your Facebook feed for credible information. If you commute to work by bus or train, use the time to read through the news app on your phone or borrow a library book that covers women in the workplace and read through it when you’re taking breaks from writing your business plan. A good place to start learning about the reality of work in America is the classic by Beth Shulman, The Betrayal of Work. If reading about the issues facing women in the corporate world is more your speed, why not check out Jessica Bennet’s hilarious yet incisive Feminist Fight Club? Just taking the time to read makes you more engaged, and that itself is an act against apathyâ€"and certainly against ignorance. Don’t keep your newly gained knowledge to yourself! After all that reading,  make sure you grab some friends and some wine and start talking. 2. Move the Needle and Spread Awareness You’ve talked to your friends about all the startling data you’ve foundâ€"like the fact that 80 percent of minimum wage workers are adults, most of them women with families to support. Or that sexual harassment in the workplace wasn’t defined as illegal until just a few decades ago. But you don’t want to just keep hitting your friends with truth bombs, you want to take action on real strategies for change. It’s easier than you might think to help move the needle for working women. Many of the advocacy groups on the front lines of the issues have readily accessible ways for people to show support. Women Employed, an organization that advocates for the improved economic security of women, has an Action Network which sends out timely alerts to your inbox so you can quickly sign a petition or send a letter to your legislator about how their decisions will affect working women. Have a little more time to spare? Non-profits are always looking for volunteers who can lend their professional expertise to a good cause. [RELATED:  4 Ways to Earn The Respect You Deserve As a Woman In The Workplace] 3. Lift Others Up You’ve probably heard the adage: “Be kind, everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about.” Simple kindness is becoming more and more an act of resistance in today’s world. Every day bullying takes place in classrooms and workplaces and others see an effort to be sensitive toward others as a weakness. Everyone has a unique story, perspective, and their own set of challenges as they navigate the world. Be inclusive and welcoming to others as you go about your day to day life. Be an ally to immigrants, people of color, people of different faiths and sexual orientations, and people with disabilities. Listen to their concerns, be actively supportive, and constantly seek to educate yourself. It can only make you a better person and helps make the world a better place.

How to put blog comments to good use

How to put blog comments to good use I dont usually write about my life in real time, because the difference between a blog post than reads like a diary entry and a blog post that someone would want to read is usually just time passing. So time passing means that even though I get a ton of comments, I do not usually run my life based on the comments section. But in the last week I have been particularly lost, and particularly inundated by timely comments. On top of that, I know it seems like I can tell anyone anything, but Im not actually like that. I dont understand the normal give and take of conversation. I dont have friends, which is typical for someone with Aspergers Syndrome. I mean, I have friends, but its not normal. Like, I know some people call their friends a lot. My two best friends are not in Madison, and I call them to say hi once every three months. At most. The second best friend doesnt even know shes my second-best friends. Shed probably be horrified to hear it. Im probably her twentieth best friend. (I am the type who has a significant other and they are my friend. I am a person who should be married. I like being married because I want a friend and thats really the only way I know how to do it.) So I didnt tell anyone I was getting married. I wrote it on my blog. And friends who follow the blog wrote to me to congratulate me. Ryan Paughwho is my harbinger for good social skills and also my universal example of someone who I like and is nice to me but I dont know if he is a friend or notcalled me the day I blogged about getting married. He said congratulations. He told me I should have told people at work. He told me its weird that he heard about my engagement from the two people in his life who follow my blog closest: his girlfriend and his mom. I told him I didnt know how to tell people. I feel too weird telling people stuff about me because I think, why would they care? Its so different on a blog. If you dont care, you can just type in a new URL. But if Im standing in front of you and you dont care, I wont even know. Like many people with Aspergers, I dont know how to tell. So I have told only one person in the non-blog world that the farmer called off the engagement. Which means Im definitely short on feedback. But, one of my strengths is asking questions and getting feedback. So, I bridged the feedback gap by running my life based on the comments section. Heres how I did it 1. I paid close attention to why some people completely missed the boat. There were a few comments that were very harsh, against me, and they were that way because the people didnt have the whole story. I considered deleting some of those comments. Then I wrote a response instead. Then I deleted the comments and the response. I never delete comments like that. But in this case, the process helped me to understand that I did not have the story straight in my head. Heres the missing part (from my missing response to the missing comments): The farmers lawyer recommended that the farmer threaten to leave the farm in order to get an irrevocable inheritance. I wanted to stay at the farm he has now, and not leave. And, I suggested that things would be easier if the farmer worked for cash, as he had been doing, and not worry about the land. And the farmer and the lawyer said no. It had to be the land. So the farmer told me that I need to explain to his parents why I will have no security if they can revoke his inheritance at any time. Because with that arrangement, my behavior is always being tested. The farmer told me that if they still didnt want to give him an irrevocable inheritance, then hed leave with me. I told them that, but, in the conversation it became clear, as the farmer distanced himself from me, that he wouldnt leave. But I had already given the ultimatium. 2. I read the comments from farm families and gave them extra weight. Some of those comments explained to me why farmers never leave their land. I didnt know this, because the farmer was telling me he could leave. I see why he was hoping he could leave, and I see now why he cant. There were lots of people who told me that the family was insane and that the guy should always choose me before the farm but I decided that if you want to live on a farm, you have to live by those values, so I should go with what the farm family comments told me. 3. I gave special weight to people who said things I hadnt thought of. Especially when I could tell that I was acting out of fear. People wrote that I was assuming the worst, which is true. And I dont want to be that kind of person. And people wrote that Ive always been a risk taker, so I should take a risk. This seemed true. I felt like I had been acting out of fear. And I didnt want that. So I told the farmer that Id move to the farm under whatever circumstances he wanted. But, as you can imagine, it was too late. He didnt want to talk about it. 4. I paid attention to the comments about systems. This comment, in particular, made me think about how people in relationships feed off each other. You want it to be that each person makes the other better. The farmer and I had that. But we had the other way, too. I got scared and gave him ultimatums. He got scared and dumped me. And then we both got more scared and did the cycle again. Until, in the end, everything was based in fear. So this is what I learned in the comments section: I need to not be so fearful. I think there are a lot of ways to do this. There are many ways to understand fear. But thats not what Im writing about here. What Im writing about is how to take advice, and how to know what advice is good advice. If youre lucky, you get tons of advice in your life. And if youre normal, only a small percentage of it is good. The key is to be able to tune out whats not right and to act on what is right, and take responsibility for fixing the roadblocks to doing better next time. You know this. We all know this. But, like all things that are hard to do, if one more person is reminding you to do it, youre more likely to get it done. And P.S. Thank you for all the great comments!

How Tech Transformed the Recruitment Industry

How Tech Transformed the Recruitment Industry Since the birth of recruitment agencies after  the second world war, recruitment has undergo a number of changes and improvements over the years. The 1950s saw the CV become an necessity  for all  vacancies,  and  the first job advertisements appeared in 1970 newspapers. Technology has played an incremental role  in improving the hiring process. From Microsoft Word to the internet, technology has changed the way we connect with others. Our friends  Flo.co.uk have put together a useful infographic charting the technological advancement that have evolved the recruitment industry. What do you think was the most significant tech leap for  recruitment? For me, Google has revolutionised how we engage with each other, allowing  employers to reach candidates quicker than ever. For candidates,  discovering  a job online is quicker than ever. Takeaways: Apple launched one of the first PCs, the Apple 1 in 1976! 20-year-old Job site Monster launched back in 1994 In 1996 Hotmail was released, providing email for a massive audience.  Hotmail is now the world’s largest email service  with with 325 million unique visitors per month. Google was founded in 1998, forever changing the landscape of how we access information. By 2001 70% of recruitments used  online job boards. In 2003 LinkedIn launched, allowing recruiters to view their candidates qualifications and experience faster than ever. RELATED:  How to Break Into the Tech Industry

9 Ways Boomers Feel More Secure in the Gig Economy [Guest Post] - Career Pivot

9 Ways Boomers Feel More Secure in the Gig Economy [Guest Post] - Career Pivot You need to get a good job. Our parents impressed it upon us. That’s why many of us older people worked hard for our exams, did our training and spent our lives working for big companies. The company job worked for a long time. We enjoyed the corporate benefits of a regular pay packet, health insurance, and a retirement fund. But the world is changing. How secure is your job now? If you’re still working, do you worry about takeovers and reorganizations? Could redundancy be looming over you? Or have you already been pushed into ‘early retirement’? Take a look at the statistics â€" they clearly show that most over 50 are going to face redundancy sooner or later. And then getting another job will be really difficult because of age discrimination. How will you cope? And your retirement fund: did a lot of it get swallowed up by the last recession? It’s not fair, is it? You did everything by the book and now the world has changed. When the world changes, it’s time for you to change The boomer generation initiated some of the big changes in the world. Now, boomers must adapt to the continuing demands of a world where change has become ever faster. The rise of the gig economy constitutes one of the big changes in working practices. You may have read about it. The papers all say how it’s insecure and underpaid. You don’t know where your next pay packet will be coming from. You don’t get health insurance or a retirement fund. You never know who you’ll be working for or even where and when. And there’s loads of administration to be done. Most of us know that the gig economy can be tough for workers. But is it as tough as being unemployed in the rest of the economy? Listen to the most recent episode Boomers form about 31% of the gig economy workforce in the US and of those about a third have already retired. If the gig economy is so awful, why are boomers turning to it in their thousands? Since so many boomers have changed to working in the gig economy, there must be something good in it. What do all those boomers gain from the gig economy? What could the gig economy do for a boomer like you? Here are 9 ways in which working in the gig economy could help you to look forward to a better future as you age. 1. How the gig economy makes you feel more secure Take that secure corporate environment: like fish stocks, it’s rapidly disappearing. It feels catastrophic if you’re made redundant in your 50s or early 60s before you’re entitled to draw your pension or social security. You feel that you’ll never work again and are condemned to a life of poverty. The 2008 crisis pushed more and more people into a gig working to earn something. Now, gaining the equivalent of a full-time income through a series of small ‘gigs’ has become an accepted way of working. Eva is a good example. She retired but didn’t have much of a pension. She worried about the cost of caring for her sick dog. She took up dog walking and moved on to having dogs to stay whilst their owners went away. Her gigs ramped up so that now she has a waiting list and no longer worries about the vet’s bills for her beloved dog. You feel better knowing that you can always earn enough to cover the essentials. 2. Using the gig economy as a transition into a second career You can set yourself up in the gig economy, whether you’re working still, unemployed or already retired. If you plan strategically, you can establish the basis for a second career whilst you’re still working in your first career. You could retire with a job or take on a new challenging second career. Starting the process well in advance is best. But it’s never too late to start. If you gain experience on a gig basis, you’ll have a track record. Your gigs get you known and establish your reputation. (And think of the kudos that earns you with your friends!) Click for Marc’s views on why you really need to have a plan B as you age. 3. Downsizing your work: flexible working part-time Another advantage: many of us seniors and retirees don’t actually want to work every hour. You might just want to work part-time. You want to be able to take a holiday when you see a great offer. Or you want to be able to stay home if your partner falls sick. Dependency on complying with an employer’s rules and regulations can be frustrating and irksome. The gig economy can offer all this. You may not earn as much. But when you’re an independent contractor, a gig worker and depending on the market you work in, you have the chance to sort out exactly how much work you want to do. 4. Becoming a digital nomad and working remotely The gig economy and the possibility of remote working has brought about the rise of the digital nomad, who can work from anywhere in the world. Such a flexible lifestyle can be wonderful and suits some people down to the ground. Working remotely provides a great solution to other retirement dreams too. Travel is one of the top desires on people’s retirement bucket lists. Take Susan for example. She’s a freelance writer and she’s just decided to move from Austin, Texas to Portugal. She’s taken her career with her. The gig economy gifts you the ability to fulfill your retirement dreams of travel AND have a second career. Discover what Susan says on moving countries and working remotely here. 5. Gigs can open doors Sometimes, gig work turns from ‘temp into hire’. That is, the small jobs you take on as a temp, through gigs, turn into a full-time position with an employer. The gig acts as a kind of ‘trial period’ to see if you and the employer suit each other. Both sides have the possibility to suss out the other. 6. Finding a sense of purpose in retirement For those interested in work to re-acquire a sense of purpose, you can use the gig economy to try out different things until you find a niche which suits you. Maria had always worked in restaurant and hotel chains but grew more and more dissatisfied being just a cog. Finally, she found two part-time jobs in care work. She cooks lunch and cares for an elderly lady and then moves on to supervise supper for 20 in a retirement home. She loves the contact and feels far more useful and appreciated. How about moving into fields that you’d never imagined working in before? Start with your previous experience and extend it. For example, you could use your corporate experience to help millennials with start-ups. Don’t know about startups? The gig economy can help you obtain relevant experience. It’s great to feel that you’re helping out other people. 7. Socialising and friends help you live longer For those who are lonely, you can look for a job that involves you with lots of people. Lots of rideshare drivers cite this aspect as one of the best aspects of working. Maybe you’d prefer to work in a coffee shop, where it’s part of the job to chat to your customers. The research is clear: having friends and having a purpose both help you to live longer. 8. Setting yourself up in the gig economy won’t break the bank If you want to become an entrepreneur, you can set up in the gig economy without spending loads of capital. You can easily start a freelance business offering services. Or, if you have creative hobbies, you can turn your output into sales. For example, if you’re a great photographer, you can put your photos up on specialist websites. Are you a dressmaker? How about offering to make custom made evening dresses or bridal gowns? Setting up is quick and easy. Most people already have smartphones and an internet connection and often, that’s all you need. You need a good computer and internet connection if you’re doing something more digitally sophisticated but even then, many people have them anyway. 9. Transition into a fun-filled, full retirement Some people find the transition to retirement challenging. They lose their sense of identity and feel that their lives lack purpose. They may feel lonely and sink into depression. Continuing to work can make a huge difference. It provides structure and a purpose. You benefit from regular contact with colleagues and the chance to make friends. Moving into a new work role assists you in adapting to your new retired lifestyle. Doing something new and different is fun. Fun helps you live longer. You can look to the gig economy to fill that work shaped hole in your life. Transform your older years through the gig economy Imagine ending up with flexible, part-time work or working remotely from home. You didn’t find it easy to adjust to begin. But life was going to change anyway. This way, you chose the adjustments. Now, you’ve stopped worrying so much about the future. Changing spurred you into keeping active. Your life transformed as you transitioned into a second career. Whether pivoting your career before you retire or returning to work after you’ve officially retired, working in the gig economy can make all the difference to the amount of money and fun you have as you age. Why not investigate how the gig economy could help you enjoy a more prosperous, productive time as you age? Check out this link for more resources and information about the gig economy from Rosemary. Rosemary Bointon helps older people take action NOW to ensure they have fun, stay active and make the most of their longer life. Find her on her blog at https://longlifefunlife.com, on Twitter at @Agingchallenges and FB at Long Life Fun Life Like what you just read? 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When To Get Legal Help With Work Matters As An Employee - CareerAlley

When To Get Legal Help With Work Matters As An Employee - CareerAlley We may receive compensation when you click on links to products from our partners. There are many jobs out there that are considereddangerous and there are many jobs where you are more at risk of injury than other jobs. This is true, however, in any job, there can be times where you are put at risk, injured, lose your job or put in a situation where you need legal help. There are over a million practicing lawyers in the US and an average of one lawyer to every 300 people. Some might think this is too much, but if you ever need legal help, you know youll be able to find some quickly. There are many jobs where you are more at risk of injury than other jobs. There can be times where you are put at risk, injured, lose your job or are put in a situation where you need legal help Tweet This You can face a multitude of situations while at work that requires legal aid. Normally if you were to see something illegal you would report it to the police, however, if something happens that directly affects you, this is when you would need legal representation. source Injury Injuries at work can be caused by a wet floor or by broken machinery, or anything in between. If you need medical attention after your accident, then you are entitled to compensation, especially if you have needed to take time off work because of it. Places like Fall ProtectionPlus sell the right gear to help prevent these sorts of accidents from happening in the first place. If you see the need for extra protection equipment in your job, then tell your manager if they say no, ask whether they object to you purchasing it for yourself. Pay A lot of issues can arise over paychecks; not being paid enough being paid too much, being taxed too much, and even not being paid at all. Most situations regarding pay can be, and is, fixed quite quickly within the company you work for. However, if this isnt the case, you may need to find a financial attorney to help fight your corner. To keep track of any irregularities in your pay, become familiar with your paycheck, and keep a record of how much you have worked at the correlating pay. Breach of contract This can encompass a wide range of things each contract is particular to each person, but they all carry certain features that remain the same. The ones to get broken by the employer the most are the legal break requirements, notice and reason given concerning a dismissal, legal amount of hours to be worked straight and dismissal because of undisclosed medical reasons. A lot of people have found themselves being made to work through breaks or working shifts that are illegally long. And dismissals cant be made because the employee is suffering from a medical condition unless it endangers you or others and then it would be a redundancy, not a firing. Specialist employment lawyers would be able to tell you whether you have a case in this area, and if so who would be best to represent you. Sexual harassment This one is pretty straightforward; no one has the right to put their hands on you, or make inappropriate comments towards you. If ever you feel victimized or harassed at work, go to your line manager, or above to HR. If nothing is done, you can take legal action. Job Elimination What are the legal grounds for job elimination and what are your rights?If you are facing job loss through a downsizing process, you are no doubt worried about your future, angry and scared all at the same time (see How to Emerge from a Job Loss in Great Mental Shape). Whatever the specific circumstances of your job loss, seeking expert advice from an employment lawyerwill help to ensure your legal rights are upheld. Understanding those rights is critical if youre going to get the compensation you deserve. In some cases, where you can demonstrate that the process was unfair or not according to the companys guidelines, it may still be possible to claim an increased severance payment, but you would probably need to seek employment law advice to navigate the rather complex legal process involved. Take a look atI Lost my Job, Now What?. What's next? Ready to take action? Choose the right tools to help you build your career. Looking for related topics? Find out how to find the opportunities that help you grow your best career. Subscribe and make meaningful progress on your career. It’s about time you focused on your career. Get Educated Contact Us Advertise Copyright 2020 CareerAlley. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy + Disclosure home popular resources subscribe search

List Of Resume Examples For Software Developers

List Of Resume Examples For Software DevelopersThe Skills section of resume examples for software developers must be written very carefully. They need to show the knowledge and ability for developing a project or job in a particular application area. Below are some examples to show you how this section is used.Coding - The coding examples in this section will show you what you do, how your work process is defined and explain why you know coding to develop your own application. You can take any of the examples from the following four sections. Look at these examples and see if you feel that you know programming well enough to fill in this position. These are also good for showing that you have some basic idea about the software tools needed for the software you are applying for.Applications - If you have worked on an application before, then you should be able to demonstrate to the employer that you can make this application into a successful one. You will have to include technical kn owledge as well as previous experience in the application area. This is also an area where you can add your project experience and even portfolio for the project. Remember, having a portfolio and references will help with this area as well.Knowledge of Technology - The knowledge and expertise for technology must show the employer you know the computer field well. This area can be used to show the areas of the application or project that you have worked on. If you were working on the backend support system, for example, you can include the amount of code written in the system, the benefits that you were able to provide to the project, and the use of the system. Your new employer will be able to see the level of knowledge you have and be impressed by it.Back End Support System - You will not be doing much with this job, but you need to show the employer you know how to keep a project running smoothly. You will be managing the backend support for the project, which will include the dai ly development and support of the application. You will also need to include the information about the different technologies and languages used for the development of the application.Automation - It is important to explain how the automation can benefit the application from the use of the automated tasks. This includes a back-end programming language used to manage the software and communication among the different systems. This is one of the most important sections and will show how you can build up your resume examples for developers.Using the resume examples in resume examples for software developers shows that you can handle the project well. You will be able to explain the process of the project and also show that you are skilled in the application area.