Hiring over 50
Kimberley Dart, CHRP Candidate Manager, Haskayne Career Centre | Jamberry Independent Consultant July 22, 2014 Lately I’ve heard a lot, both in the news and from clients, that people just don’t want to hire a candidate that is over 50. This is short sighted and wrong, and here’s why: In our culture no one stays in a job for their entire career. If you can get an employee to stay for 3 – 5 years, you’re laughing! The Millennial generation is even encouraged to switch jobs every 3 years or so to build up their skill set. Penelope Trunk even said that staying at a job for too long is career suicide! So why are employers afraid to hire someone who is older when they will get no guarantee that a younger candidate will stay any longer?Knowing that employee tenure is about 3 years, why wouldn’t employers be scrambling to hire older workers? If you know that you can hire someone who is only looking to work for another 5 – 10 years, shouldn’t they be at the top of the candidate pile?One may argue that a younger employee costs less. In some cases this can be true. Health benefits aside, a less skilled employee would definitely be at the lower end of the pay scale than a higher skilled employee. However, if you’ve been upfront with what your salary range is, and you’re paying market value for the role, and the candidate is interested, then what’s the problem?There are 2 types of older workers: Those who are working because they enjoy it and those who are working because they have to. That’s not to say that they can’t be both. But there are those who have savings and a retirement plan, and who will work until the age of 65 and that’s it. Then there are those who, for many reasons, have no savings and no retirement plan, and need to keep working in order to survive. Both types can be great employees. Both can be loyal employees. Plus, think of the maturity that an older person can bring into your office. Oh sure, you have a “young culture” and you worry that they won’t “fit in”. But maybe this is exactly what your office needs. There’s nothing wrong with a little variety. Many Managers are managing with 4 generations in their workplace. Ideally we all want to retire – at least I know that I want to retire. Unfortunately I think that there will not be much “Freedom 55” happening anymore. So toss out your misconceptions about older workers and give one a chance. Please, I’m going to be one of them one day!
Why Smart People Don’t Get Hired
Why Smart People Don’t Get Hired June 11, 2014 For years I’ve marvelled at how many of my smartest friends and acquaintances have suffered prolonged periods of unemployment and underemployment. Despite having loads of relevant experience, lots of personality and even pedigree educations, many of them have often suffered exceptionally long periods between jobs: where even interviews were scarce. One day, however, I happened upon an article about how “smart people” (i.e, people with higher cognitive abilities) tend to actually be subject to a greater (cognitive) “bias blindspots”. In other words, they are more prone to incorrectly trust their gut instincts (heuristics) when making decisions. As a result, they often make more mistakes of reasoning than the rest of us mortals. In particular, smart people tend to see bias more easily in others than in themselves. When I reflected on how this finding might have some bearing on the plight of my very smart friends and their job seeking challenges, a lightbulb turned on. Could it be possible that my friends’ presentations of themselves to would-be employers reflected these bias blindspots? Could it be that their intelligence actually stood as a hurdle to their professional progress? I took a closer look at their resumes, CVs and profiles and here is what I casually observed: 1. Many smart people don’t have profiles that “look like they are looking” (for a job). In my long years of corporate life I’ve realised that recruiters and HR managers like to put people into little boxes. If you have a CV or a LinkedIn title that says something standard, such as “CFO”, this is easy to understand, place, source and recruit. Even if you appear to be happy and settled in your current job, recruiters may approach you. However, if you have some obscure title (that, ironically, better describes who you are and what you do), like “financial wizard”, you’re likely to get overlooked because it takes too much time for a recruiter to wade through your profile to match needed skills. You probably won’t come up in a keyword search anyway. As a result, many smart people that present themselves as these sorts of self-sufficient, entities may be greatly reducing their chances of getting noticed. 2. Smart people often have profiles that are too lengthy and detailed. One of the by-products of high intelligence is the ability to do more activities in shorter amounts of time than most other people. As a result, it’s not uncommon to see a smart person’s CV spanning 10 years look like that of an average person’s CV of 20 or even 30 years. The problem, however, is in the presentation. If the smart person tries to go into detail and list every experience, nook and cranny of his or her life, the recruiter is likely to get information overload and overlook relevant experience. Furthermore, long or crowded CVs (with some regions of the world excepted) may look like a person is trying too hard. It would be better to get to the point, highlight the relevant experience, skills, tools and pedigree in a logical format. 3. Smart people often look too narrowly at their experiences–selling themselves short. Oftentimes, I’ve mentioned a job lead to one of my smart friends–having a pretty good idea that it’s a job I think he or she can excel in–only to have him or her say, “I am not an expert in that area.” This compartmentalised, conservative way of thinking seems to come right of some belief that one must always remain in a certain comfort zone–moving from job to job with no growth, except what comes internally. That may seem natural, but it’s not professional. It will get a person no where if he or she hopes to advance and leave a person jobless if he or she rejects every opportunity that is not a perfect match to his or her experience. The lesson seems to be that if one wants a job, one needs to be willing to leave the comfort zone of past experience, at least to the extent of seeing where one’s skills might be transferrable. 4. Smart people tend to prefer expressing themselves in terms of results. Many of the smart people I know are over-achievers: They speak more loudly with their performance than with their mouths. Yet, while no one disputes that one of the most important elements in a hiring situation is that the person being hired can do the job, candidates need to first get to the interview stage before they can demonstrate those accomplishments. To that end, many higher cognitives may need to learn how to express their accomplishments, talents and skills in succinct ways that speak directly to how they can help an employer. They cannot rest on the knowledge of having once done a great job somewhere else or on the expectation that, in relation to the previous point, someone will have wade through their lengthy resumes to marvel at what they did. 5. Smart people tend to be “too” humble. Despite the caricature of many obnoxious, Wall Street types–toting top school degrees–as bores who talk, at-length, about themselves, most truly smart people don’t really see themselves as smart or exceptional. Rather, most of the high-IQ’d view the ways that they operate as “normal” and in accordance with how everyone else thinks and operates. Only over time do they discover that what they do is often “strange” by comparison–such as reading whole novels in ancient Greek during an evening at home. The upshot (or downshot) of this is that many smart people don’t know what to emphasise in their skillsets or experience–that is, they don’t know how to articulate it. They also don’t know how to talk or write about their accomplishments in ways that hit all the buzzwords recruiters might be looking to hear (or that search engines might be prone to pickup). This excessive humility may not stem from genuinely humble feelings by the person that he or she
The Company Men (2010) full movie trailer online
The Company Men/Film synopsis A young executive at a shipping and manufacturing conglomerate, Bobby Walker (Ben Affleck) is on the fast track to the top. He is a rising star at work and has all the material trappings of success. Then his company goes through a few rounds of layoffs, so Bobby and colleagues Phil (Chris Cooper) and Gene (Tommy Lee Jones) find themselves on the unemployment line. As the year unfolds, all three must redefine their lives as they struggle to survive in a hostile post-career landscape. Watch the company men trailer – Google Search IMDB Complete movie, English subtitles. The story centers on a year in the life of three men trying to survive a round of corporate downsizing at a major company – and how that affects them, their families, and their communities. Director: John Wells, Writer: John Wells, Stars: Ben Affleck, Chris Cooper, Tommy Lee Jones | Plot Keywords: downsizing | porsche | corporate downsizing | volvo | sports car | Taglines: In America, We Give Our Lives To Our Jobs. It’s Time To Take Them Back | Genres: Drama
Yes – Awaken (Symphonic Live 2003)
Yes are one of the most innovative and successful rock bands of all time with a career that now spans five decades. In 2003 the band made their first appearance at the Montreux Festival. A triumphant night regarded by both the band members and fans as probably the finest Yes gig. When the world has you caught up in all that makes you wonder where is our global consciousness, think of and visualize GOD holding you in his hands surrounding you with a warmth so heart felt through your soul and physical being. When you feel such a feeling of love share it with others. Here I share with you this video. Listen to it, hear it, feel it, imagine it, sense it, when you feel the warmth in your heart release it, to let others experience it around the globe. Help send this awakening to those who need to awaken their souls to heal. GOD speaks to our hearts if you just invite this spirit in, AMEN!
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Third Sunday Of June – Happy Fathers Day
Today, the day honoring fathers is celebrated in the United States on the third Sunday of June: Father’s Day 2021 occurs on June 20. In other countries–especially in Europe and Latin America–fathers are honored on St. Joseph’s Day, a traditional Catholic holiday that falls on March 19. You may not be beside me today, but you are greatly alive in my heart with your love and support. Happy Father’s Day! You mean everything to me. I love you so much! In India, Father’s Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June. … Father’s Day is celebrated in Catholic countries of Europe on March 19 as Saint Joseph’s Day since the Middle Ages. As for the United States, Father’s Day was founded by Sonora Smart Dodd and is also celebrated on the third Sunday of June since 1910.
D-Day June 6th 1944 – In Memory Of Our Serviceman
https://www.army.mil/d-day/ On June 6, 1944, more than 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline, to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower called the operation a crusade in which, “we will accept nothing less than full victory.” More than 5,000 Ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the D-Day invasion, and by day’s end, the Allies gained a foot-hold in Continental Europe. The cost in lives on D-Day was high. More than 9,000 Allied Soldiers were killed or wounded, but their sacrifice allowed more than 100,000 Soldiers to begin the slow, hard slog across Europe, to defeat Adolf Hitler’s crack troops.
Memorial Day May 31st 2021 – Master Sergeant Roy Benavidez Message To America
http://longislandbreakfastclub.org/wp-content/uploads/Master-Sergeant-Roy-Benavidez-Message-To-Americ1.mp4?_=1 Drew Losch Video link – https://youtu.be/fvlAHUur5eg 5.62K subscribers Medal Of Honor Recipient Master Sergeant Roy P. Benavidez shares the true meaning of our flag. I filmed this in the early 1990’s when Roy came to our unit in Cleveland, Ohio (Desert Storm was getting underway) to speak at the Soldier of the Year awards.
Memorial Day May 31st 2021 Dedication To All Serviceman!
Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.mp4 MEMORIAL DAY: 5 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT THE HOLIDAY Excerpt “But freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it on to our children in the bloodstream. The only way they can inherit the freedom we have known is if we fight for it, protect it, defend it and then hand it to them with the well-thought lessons of how they in their lifetime must do the same. And if you and I don’t do this, then you and I may well spend our sunset years telling our children and our children’s children what it once was like in America when men were free.” – Ronald Reagan Full Text Our Founding Fathers, here in this country, brought about the only true revolution that has ever taken place in man’s history. Every other revolution simply exchanged one set of rulers for another set of rulers. But only here did that little band of men so advanced beyond their time that the world has never seen their like since, evolve the idea that you and I have within ourselves the God-given right and the ability to determine our own destiny. But freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it on to our children in the bloodstream. The only way they can inherit the freedom we have known is if we fight for it, protect it, defend it and then hand it to them with the well thought lessons of how they in their lifetime must do the same. And if you and I don’t do this, then you and I may well spend our sunset years telling our children and our children’s children what it once was like in America when men were free. Thank You.
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Let the Long Island Breakfast Club make a website with that unique big smile first impression of hello! Any one can build you a website for attention. The premise of a website is to provide an engaging user experience. Communicate what your brand is all about and raise awareness about products and or services offered. In this digital world, that first impression is crucial. A website that is mobile friendly, easy-to-navigate in design along with a value in updated content successful in generating what the search engines require for indexing to rank your page. Start with a fresh look with a layout second to none. Take the existing website and breathe in new life to bring it current to engage current and future visitors to help spread the word of the new content available about your personal and companies brand. Our expert team We’ll build you a complete website. Our designers and copywriters will create a website with up to seven sub-pages. These can include a home page, company profile, and product or team pages. More pages can be added on request. Search engine optimization (SEO) experts step in to ensure that your website is also easily found on Google. We’ll help create logos and find appropriate images. Got an existing logo? Let us know and we’ll put it on your website.
Past News Stories Of The Long Island Breakfast Club
Past News Stories Of The Long Island Breakfast Club To contact the Long Island Breakfast Club Email info@longislandbreakfastclub.org Tel – 516 308 2291 Wednesday, June 17, 2009 TAKE A COFFEE BREAK ***LIGHT & SWEET*** WITH THE LONG ISLAND BREAKFAST CLUB THOUSANDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WILL BE TAKING THEIR MORNING BREAK THURSDAY JUNE 18TH AT 8:00 AM WATCHING THE LIBC DYNAMICS ON CNN AND LIVE THURSDAY JUNE 18TH EVENING AT 8:00 PM! Thousands OF People across the US will be having breakfast in their offices and homes with the Long Island Breakfast Club on Thursday, June 18th at 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM. An exclusive interview was held at a recent meeting by the CNN producers in West Hempstead, Long Island Hosted by The Bristal in Woodmere, Long Island. The Long Island Breakfast Club is GOING LIVE On Thursday Evening June 18th at 8:00 pm with host Anderson Cooper and Ali Velshi on the “CNN Money Summit “Money and Main Street,” airing on CNN Thursday 6/18 at 8:00 am and 8:00 pm! This hour will explore the consequences of the job meltdown as it has been felt on Main Streets across America.As stated by Founder Valentina Janek, “Although it is not uncommon for people to frequently change jobs, it is a struggle for middle age seekers to gain employment. – “They say in the end, all that really matters are the connections and relationships people share.” “When people come together simply due to similar circumstances, things happen.” The founders are accepting new members and considerations for submissions for stories to be published in a new book called “Life After The Big Bad Boot.”The organization is an example of diverse individuals forming together to part of the big plan to decrease age discrimination as well as promote “Experience Counts!” The founders are accepting new members and considerations for submissions for stories on the effects of downsizing and interviewing to be published in a new book called “Life After The Big Bad Boot.”Next meeting will be held on Saturday July 11th 2009 at 9:00 AM. The Long Island Breakfast Club was founded in 2006, an organization providing advocacy, support, career and employment counseling, referrals and good old-fashioned laughter to prepare experienced mature individuals for productive employment. Counted among the membership are women and men who have recently been downsized and looking for support to continue positive reinforcement to gain employment back in the corporate world. Membership is encouraged for any individuals who need the extra support to continue momentum in searching for jobs in the mid-life years. The Long Island Breakfast Club invites members of all ages, male or female, to join our ranks and experience the camaraderie and bonding to help you get through the interviewing cycle in mid-life. The organizations strong proponents are to work with individuals who need the positive reinforcement to job search after losing a job in the mid-life years. It is the goal of the organization to assist with providing referrals, companionship, business networking and contacts for interviewing as well as mentors for each individual’s success. The Club currently is servicing the communities of Nassau and Suffolk Counties, and was founded by five individuals who were seeking employment and experiencing much difficulty due to their wealth of experience and their age. David Gussin 516ads LI Networking & CNN … Congratulations to Valentina Janek & her team at the Long Island Breakfast Club. CNN was at LIBC’s last monthly event and liked it so much they want to shoot LIVE, so here’s the deal: The Long Island Breakfast Club – LongIslandBreakfastClub.org will be on CNN’s Money Summit / Money and Main Street II Show, hosted by Anderson Cooper & Ali Velshi – Live Thursday 6/18 @ 8PM. Check it out, good chance you’ll see fellow LI networkers. Nice. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/nyregion/20jobs.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 Meeting to Mingle, Résumés in Tow ( excerpted from article ) By JOSEPH BERGER Published: September 18, 2009 Some clubs are started by employment consultants — sometimes out-of-work ones — who hope to drum up clients. Others arise spontaneously. The Long Island Breakfast Club began three years ago in a diner in Melville with five middle-aged, out-of-work professionals who had been commiserating over coffee and doughnuts. “Nobody would hire us,” said one of the five, Valentina Janek, 57, who has worked as a media consultant. “We were, A, too smart and, B, too old.” Soon the diner owner, too, wanted nothing to do with them — for loungers, they were not ordering enough food. And so, homeless as well as unemployed, the group expanded into a formal organization, charging $15 in annual dues and cadging space for meetings from large restaurants and assisted-living centers. The recession has propelled the Breakfast Club’s e-mail list to 800 people, and monthly gatherings draw about 100. At meetings, the club advises, members should not just collect business cards but also strive to make genuine connections. And so they end up trading war stories, like Stephanie Carlino’s reminiscence about an interviewer’s out-of-left-field question: “Why are manhole covers round?” “That can make you leave the interview feeling like a moron,” said Ms. Carlino, 61, who is also one of the original five and has been out of work since April. Chris Fidis, 50, another founder, got a job at Verizon, but still attends meetings to buck up the others. He tells people that losing a job “is not your fault.” “The company changed or the business model changed,” Mr. Fidis said. “Pick yourself up, dust yourself off and start all over again.” NewHydeParkIllustrated.com Calendar Friday, 11 September 2009 00:00 Breakfast Club Fundraiser To Honor Rocco Iannarelli Thursday, October 29 Long Island Breakfast Club has announced that it will honor North Hempstead Town Receiver of Taxes Rocco Iannarelli at an Italian Heritage Day Event entitled An Evening in Tuscany to be held at The Westbury Manor, Jericho, New York from 6 to 11 p.m.. Tickets are available at $85 per person. This fundraising event is sponsored by the Long Island Breakfast Club, a career advocacy organization
NYPD Officer Anastasios Tsakos laid to rest
NYPD Officer Anastasios Tsakos laid to rest
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The Passion of The Christ – Jim Caviezel – GOD – Faith Is Hearing The Calling To Your Heart.
The Passion of The Christ – Jim Caviezel (complete interview). I do not own this footage, it was intended for creative and inspirational reason’s only, and to show my love and grace for Jesus. Published on Dec 3, 2013 Brother Abdoo Journey from Kingdom of Darkness to Kingdom of Light Defender of Islam became Defender of Christianity Published on Jun 15, 2012 Afshin was born in 1972 in southern Iran in a city called Abadan. His earliest childhood memories was the islamic revolution in 1979. When he was about 8 years old he remembers a plane flying about 40 feet above his head and a few seconds later there was a loud sound and the ground shook. This was the first bomb dropped by the Iraqi Airforce. At this point they got into a car and left everything they owned and went to a city about an hour away. When the Iraqi’s advanced they had to move four more times before they had to leave the country in 1987. As a 15 year old he crossed the dessert walking into Pakistan and witnessed the poverty in Pakistan. From 1990-1992 he spent time in Bangladesh as a missionary while waiting to move to Canada. He is now the founding member of I AM Thirsty Ministries in Vancouver. Afshin is happily married and recently renewed his wedding vows for his 15th year anniversary. Afshin and his wife have four beautiful children. Published on Nov 21, 2013 Acts 2:32 we are all witnesses Praise be the God Lord Jesus Christ. Many of our friends requested us to make a video about great people witnessed for God. Here you can find people witnessed Jesus Christ as their personal Savior. Many video to come.. I dedicate this video for the glory of Jesus Christ, the one true God. In this video i have included 100 Muslim converts, which includes Kings and queens of Islamic dominated countries, presidents and ministers from various islamic countries, Ex-Imams, Ex-islamic scholars, Ex- Qur’an preachers and researchers, Youngsters who become pastors and Evangelists, spots icons who converted to Christianity and many more. Some of them died for their faith. they killed by their own family members, infidels, and terrorists. we continue to pray for them. Still many islamic countries are coming under God’s kingdom. surely His good news will spread. we can see many souls coming to Christ. Ex muslim Tells His Near Death Experience (full length) Published on May 31, 2013 Nasir Siddiki was diagnosed with the worst case of shingles ever admitted to Toronto General Hospital. His immune system was shutting down and the doctors left him to die. Then he saw Lord Jesus. [Muslim becomes Christian] Uploaded on Sep 11, 2010 We are seeing the true colors of Islam, people are waking up from there sleep
July 9th 2018 Meeting
Residents Of West Hempstead Relaunch The Long Island Breakfast Club
PHILOTIMO IS The Long Island Breakfast Club Posted Thursday, May 31, 2018 12:00 pm CELEBRATION: SATURDAY JUNE 2ND 8:30 AM DELI & A WHOLE LOT MORE 263 NASSAU BLVD, GARDEN CITY, NY Tel – 516-312-2351 A NICE LITTLE COZY PLACE IN GARDEN CITY. EILEEN RUNS THE PLACE WITH A PERSONALITY THAT GIVES EACH AND EVERY CLIENT THE THOUGHT THEY ARE FAMILY, WHILE SERVING DELICIOUS RECIPES EVERY DAY Long Island Breakfast Club co-founders Chris Fidis, left, and Valentina Janek will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Nelson Veliz’s Deli & a Hole Lot More in Garden City this Saturday morning. Nakeem Grant/Herald By Nakeem Grant After a two-year hiatus, the Long Island Breakfast Club is set to relaunch with a fresh menu. The club formed in 2006 when five middle-aged, unemployed Long Island residents got inspired to help people find jobs. The group, which included three West Hempstead residents at the time, held weekly breakfast meetings at a diner, where they discussed ways to help people over 40 find work. “We’re going to still help people that are out of work, but we’re going to relaunch and become social entrepreneurs,” said Valentina Janek, one of the club’s founders and its current president. “It’s all about turning a negative into a positive.” The organization provides employment and career counseling, workshops, interviewing classes and referrals, among other assistance, to help those seeking employment after losing jobs in middle age. The club also hosts meetings each month, which include sessions at which attendees can discuss job interviews and listen to motivational speeches. The club has roughly 50 members, including residents of both Nassau and Suffolk counties. Co-founder Chris Fidis said that one of the group’s goals is changing the mindset of people who are unemployed. “You’re never unemployed. You’re either self-employed or you’re employed,” Fidis said. “If you have that type of outlook, it gives you a better chance of finding a job.” Fidis added that during their meetings, the group discusses some of the emotional issues jobless people deal with. “We’ve said at many of our meetings that karma will follow you,” he said. “What you do today will follow you throughout your career, and you will be tested. It’s all about staying positive.” Part of the Long Island Breakfast Club’s initiatives is finding ways to connect and give back to the community. The group has donated over $25,000 to charity in the past 13 years. The group currently has a fundraiser with students at West Hempstead High School, where they collect gum, breath mints and socks to support veterans for Operation Gratitude, a nonprofit organization that gathers supplies for veterans and first responders. Janek said that through the fundraiser, students can earn community service credits. “Making a difference in the community is something that we’ve always wanted to do,” said Stephanie Carlino, another group co-founder. “Now we want to let people know that we’re still here, and we’re willing to take on initiatives to improve as many lives as we can.” The group recently partnered with QS2 Training and Consulting, which specializes in babysitting training, basic first aid and CPR. QS2, which recently opened an office in Baldwin, is their first partner since their hiatus. Janek said that through such groups, the club expands its outreach into the community. The Long Island Breakfast Club will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony to kick off its relaunch at Deli & a Hole Lot More in Garden City on Saturday at 8:30 a.m. “The karma with this club has always been great,” Janek said. “Even if a new member comes and they’re inexperienced, we want to work with them and provide them tools to grow.” For more information on the club, go to www.longislandbreakfastclub.org.
HONORING L.I.’S WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT
Long Island Breakfast Club HONORING L.I.’S WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT Featured This Week Valentina Janek, Founder, The Long Island Breakfast Club By Beverly Fortune 06/07/2007 2:08 pm Featured This Week Valentina Janek, Founder, The Long Island Breakfast Club If youth is the advantage that some corporations crave, they should keep in mind that being young is a condition that won’t last. Everybody gets old. Valentina Janek, founding member of the Long Island Breakfast Club, knows firsthand how cruel growing older in the workplace can be. “It used to be job stability was good. It’s not now,” she says. The victim of a corporate downsizing, Valentina embarked on a long journey to find another job she was qualified for. Along the way, she met three other unemployed 50-somethings, and in 2006, they formed the Long Island Breakfast Club, an organization that provides advocacy, support, career counseling and referrals for job seekers 40 and older. The club’s mission statement is, “Experience Counts!” “We have almost 20 people in the club now,” Valentina says. “We’re all successful and want to help others. There are mentors in the group and people who need to get jobs.” Going on an interview is stressful enough, says Valentina. She should know: It took 26 interviews and two years to find the right job for her. During the process, she maintains, “You are being interviewed by people less qualified than you.” And, to add insult to injury, Valentina says, “seven out of ten interviewers don’t call you back.” She adds, “We help you get your frustrations out, and want you to talk about how you feel when you come out of the interview.” And, she says, “We also laugh a lot!” What’s Valentina’s advice? “Stop feeling sorry for yourself and go back out there and keep interviewing. Network as much as you can and talk to people. You have to keep yourself out there and be noticed.” During the time Valentina was job hunting, she offered her services as a public relations professional by working on a number of charitable causes. She volunteered with the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and the Long Island Volunteer Center, among others. Of course, it would be prudent of corporate America to hire employees based on their expertise, but many will hire a younger candidate with no experience because they command a lower salary. Luckily for Valentina, she found a new position with ARS Financial Services, located in Jericho, as its marketing director. Now, she says, “I’m working with baby boomers who are planning for their retirement.” As for the Long Island Breakfast Club’s future, the organization is launching its website in several weeks, at www.pro-fusion.us, adding training programs for interview preparation and job links. Any individual who feels they need extra support to continue the momentum in their job search in their midlife years is invited to join the club. Until you find that job, Valentina suggests, “Go back to who you are and what you love. Get involved in a project and see the joy that it can bring to you.” For more information, e-mail Valentina at vjanek@optonline.net If you know a super woman who deserves good Fortune—and a profile—e-mail your nominations to Beverly at bfortune@longislandpress.com.
IN LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP
Book Launch Valentina Janeks’ Book ”In Love and Friendship” 60 sec mp3 Audio Synopsis of my new book “IN LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP” By Valentina Janek Friendship is like fine wine, it gets better with age.” “Tenacity triumphing over trauma” This easy read would be appealing to a wide audience which includes men, women, teens, religious visionaries, philanthropic and individuals who want to be inspired. The story plays well with people looking for more meaning in their daily lives, as well as families that have experienced illness,a major catastrophe or an otherwise difficult life situation. This is the story of a little girl overcoming overwhelming odds through the help of two close friends. The author is an accomplished business consultant and community activist and volunteer on Long Island. She has been recognized in the media as extraordinaire “Woman of Distinction”. Respectfully Submitted, (“Valentina Janek Author “In Love and Friendship”) 516-314-8989 516-565-3714 Email vjanek@optonline.net
Beating a Bullying Boss
bullybusters . org Beating a Bullying Boss By Jay MacDonald Bankrate . com August 17, 2004 There are three ways to deal with office bullies . You can ignore them , confront them or report them to the boss . But what do you do when the bully is your boss ? Delicate situation . You like your job . The money ‘ s good . The benefits are terrific . If only this creep would cease invading your head space . Odds are that isn ‘ t going to happen . Once a bully has targeted you , he — or she , since bullying is an equal – opportunity trait — rarely moves on voluntarily . It ‘ s up to you to shake the bully off . Unfortunately , it ‘ s the bully that usually wins . While a recent study by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health found that most office bullying is worker – to – worker , dealing with an aggressor can be particularly dicey when the bully is in charge at the office . “Our data indicates that 70 percent of targets lose their jobs once they ‘ ve been targeted ; 33 percent leave voluntarily for health reasons and 36 percent are constructively discharged ,” says Gary Namie , co – founder and president of the Workplace Bullying and Trauma Institute , a nonprofit advocacy group . “The real risk is in being targeted in the first place .” Namie ‘ s organization defines bullying as ” repeated , health – endangering mistreatment ” through acts of commission ( hostile verbal or nonverbal communication or interference ) or omission (withholding resources such as time , information , training , equipment or support ) aimed at fomenting chaos and divisiveness within the ranks . Bully bosses come in a variety of styles , but each seeks the same goal : absolute control . They may spout the company line about teamwork and consensus building , but in practice , they ‘ re always looking out for numero uno . They ‘ re not after a win -win ; they ‘ re out to win , period . In their view , everyone within the organization is either above or below them . Guess which way the abuse rolls ? Sam Horn , author of ” Take the Bully By the Horns : Stop Unethical , Uncooperative or Unpleasant People from Running and Ruining Your Life ,” says bullies select their victims the way any predator does — they prey on the easiest targets . “Bullies will pick on nice people . They operate on a risk – reward ratio . They throw their stuff out there and test to see if they can knock you off balance , fluster you . If you are weak or just swallow it , the bully owns you ,” says Horn . 2 . Name the problem . You ‘ ve got a problem and it ‘ s not your fault or doing . Your boss is a bully . Face up to the fact that although you had no part in becoming their target , it is up to you to end this destructive mambo . “Naming it legitimizes it ,” says Namie . ” You know if you name it that it ‘ s not you .” 3 . Take some time off . If the abuse has been ongoing , a doctor may even order this for your own good . If not , take vacation time . ” When you ‘ re flooded with emotion , when you ‘ re full of anger and outrage and you ‘ re hurt , all you want to
United States Unemployment Rate
United States Unemployment Rate 1948-2018 | Data | Chart | Calendar US unemployment rate stood at a 17-year low of 4.1 percent in January 2018, unchanged from the previous month and in line with market consensus. The number of unemployed increased by 108 thousand to 6.68 million. Unemployment Rate in the United States averaged 5.79 percent from 1948 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 10.80 percent in November of 1982 and a record low of 2.50 percent in May of 1953. http://www.tradingeconomics.com/united-states/unemployment-rate Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rate for Blacks increased to 7.7 percent in January, and the rate for Whites edged down to 3.5 percent. The jobless rates for adult men (3.9 percent), adult women (3.6 percent), teenagers (13.9 percent), Asians (3.0 percent), and Hispanics (5.0 percent) showed little change. The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) was little changed at 1.4 million in January and accounted for 21.5 percent of the unemployed. The labor force participation rate was 62.7 percent for the fourth consecutive month and the employment-population ratio was 60.1 percent for the third month in a row. The number of persons employed part time for economic reasons (sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers) was essentially unchanged at 5.0 million in January. These individuals, who would have preferred full-time employment, were working part time because their hours had been cut back or because they were unable to find a full-time job. In January, 1.7 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force, little changed from a year earlier. (The data are not seasonally adjusted.) These individuals were not in the labor force, wanted and were available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They were not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey. Among the marginally attached, there were 451,000 discouraged workers in January, little changed from a year earlier. (The data are not seasonally adjusted.) Discouraged workers are persons not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for them. The remaining 1.2 million persons marginally attached to the labor force in January had not searched for work for reasons such as school attendance or family responsibilities. BLS | Joana Ferreira | joana.ferreira@tradingeconomics.com 2/2/2018 1:34:13 PM