Big Give Christmas Challenge 2018

Big Give Christmas Challenge 2018 by Michael Cheary ‘Tis the season to be giving… Christmas isn’t just a time to celebrate with loved ones â€" it’s also the perfect time of year to give back to those who are less fortunate than ourselves. And thanks to the Big Give, this year one donation can have twice the impact.Here’s everything you need to know about getting involved â€" and how you can double your donation for your favourite cause:What is the Big Give’s Christmas challenge?The Christmas Challenge is the UK’s biggest online match funding campaign, which helps UK-registered charities raise funds for their cause. This year marks the 10 year anniversary of the Big Give and the campaign is set to be bigger and better with over 500 charities taking part.They also offer the opportunity to double your donations â€" starting on #GivingTuesday.Projects span everything from water and sanitation in Africa, and child poverty in London, to the arts, education and more â€" so you’re sure to find a cause that you are passionate about.Heres Channel 4s Jon Snow, to explain more:What is #GivingTuesday?Set up in 2014, #GivingTuesday has become one of Britain’s biggest days for charities raising millions of pounds for good causes every single year.This year it falls on 27th of November. All you need to do to get involved was choose to support any charity you want in any way you want.Its that simple.  How can I donate?All you need to do is visit biggive.org.uk.Then simply find a charity you want to get behind, find out more, and get involved.Whatever your passion. Whatever your cause.One donation, twice the impact.Find out moreWant to double your donation on #GivingTuesday? Take part in the Big Give Christmas Challenge 2018.The Christmas Challenge 2018 will be taking place from midday on 27th  November until midday on 4th  December or until match funds are exhausted, whichever is first. Don’t miss the opportunity to make your money have twice the impact on a charity of your choice this Christmas. For more information on how to donate to the Big Give Christmas Challenge 2018,  click here.Find a job What Where Search JobsSign up for more Career AdviceSign up for moreCareer Advice Please enter a valid email addressmessage hereBy clicking Submit you agree to the terms and conditions applicable to our service and acknowledge that your personal data will be used in accordance with our privacy policy and you will receive emails and communications about jobs and career related topics. Features

Correlation Between Employee Engagement and Training

Correlation Between Employee Engagement and Training 58% of people feel trapped in their current role due to lack of training. And 23% of employees leave for  lack of development opportunities and training. This is shown in the infographic below by Filtered.com. This does not make for a good reading for any business. Essentially employee engagement goes down due to lack of training and since employee engagement can be correlated with performance we see a three way effect. Lack of training demoralises work force and reduces employee engagement. And since employee engagement correlates to performance (source), performance is reduced which eventually hits business productivity. As filtered.com state in their blog on using e-learning to improve employee engagement With a fast changing market, the key to staying in the game is to strategize in a way that maximises both lifelong learning and business productivity. Train your staff to keep their knowledge up to date, become engaged through learning and more productive in the work that they do. Other bite-size info: 52% of employees in a survey by Accenture said that a companys use of technology was a major factor when selecting an employer 77% of businesses also believe using different learning technologies will help them respond faster to changing business conditions 4

My Future Festival an event not to miss University of Manchester Careers Blog

My Future Festival an event not to miss University of Manchester Careers Blog It’s February and with it comes a flurry of festival announcements. There’s been Parklife but there’s also the announcement of our very own My Future Festival â€" so what exactly is it? In short, its two weeks of events made to boost your employability, offer you some unmissable opportunities and help you find your perfect role. The full line-up is packed, but beyond that, here are the top reasons My Future Festival is not to be missed! Something for everyone Whether you’re in your first year or you’ve recently graduated, there’s an event for you! There’s no limit on the amount you can attend. In fact, most of the events, like LinkedIn Academy and The Fair have something for everyone. Looking for something a little more specialised? There are events for international students, postgrad students and even those who don’t have any idea what the future holds. Free stuff It wouldn’t be a festival without some freebies, and My Future Festival won’t disappoint! Come down to our festival-themed event The Launch. Find out what the University can offer you from volunteering to internships, societies and even graduate roles. The free bonus? There’s a chance to win an array of prizes, from Amazon gift cards to a gym membership and we’ll be handing out free cupcakes and popcorn, to keep the good times rolling. Last chance The Fair headlines My Future Festival, and it’s not to be missed. Not only is it one of our largest careers fairs to date, it’s our final fair of the academic year! With the chance to meet over 60 employers as well as find out more about postgraduate study, placements and more, it’s the place to be. My Future Festival takes place 10 21 February, 2020 and is comprised of over 24 events. Sign up is free. Events and fairs careers Careers event Careers fair My Future Festival

Why Asking For Help Is A Sign of Strength

Why Asking For Help Is A Sign of Strength I used to think that asking for help was a sign of weakness; that it signified I was no longer “in a good place”. As if raising my hand would erase any previous growth and diminish my self-worth. My worst charades featured me acting completely intact on the outside while in extreme distress on the inside. I was inclined to act this way. People pleasers have a tendency to behave in ways that best serve others instead of themselves. Inevitably, though, amidst this zombie-like trance of pretending everything was great, a major outside event occurs (I think of it as an attempted wake-up call from the universe), and my response the majority of the time was to just keep going, perpetuating the façade. It was physically and emotionally draining. As psychology today elaborates, “The energy it takes to maintain this illusion is enormous and, ironically, makes it harder to ask for help.” An outside event I woke up on the couch to the sound of the oven timer indicating the chocolate chip cookies I was baking for my copywriter’s birthday were done. Half asleep, I pulled the cookie sheet out of the oven and my wrist collapsed, scorching my thumb on the oven rack. An honest response: everything is not great The itchy burn blister eventually turned into a trail of red creeping up my arm. I called my dermatologist’s office â€" the nurse was the one who started to break through my trance. She was able to successfully alarm me stating that I must get to urgent care immediately. I went, was instantly admitted and received antibiotics. I was the fourth case of cellulitis up the arm at Northwestern’s ER that day. Since I acted swiftly, physically, I was going to be O.K. It was not even me who initiated the request for help Behaviorally, I began to tire of idling in my constant anxious-exhausted state. Following another injury, yet-another message from the universe that was guaranteed to reach me, it was a concerned family member who initiated the conversation regarding my disconnected self. I gave in! No more just keep swimming. I confessed that I was not my best self in this state and willingly received their support to better myself. Vulnerability as step 1 In Huffington Post’s “4 Words That Can Change Your Life” we are encouraged to create a culture that “champions the idea of vulnerability as a strength.” Positive exchanges and efficiency Even now, it is not my first instinct to ask for assistance. However, given my fresh awareness that this is a healthy option, I remind myself to consider this. Sure, there are times when working alone is optimal, perhaps one example is right now as I am authoring this column, in full-screen mode, phone silenced, no distractions. Yet in other situations, I realize that assistance from others leads to positive relational exchanges on both the giving and receiving ends and promotes efficiency. Strong and Humble Instead of viewing offerings from others as a sign that we are weak, we can try to remember that this is a healthy collaboration. It does not mean that we are not strong, self-sufficient individuals capable of great things (we totes are). It means that we are humble leaders, capable of graciously receiving thoughtful acts from others. Columnist Archive

3 Career Paths to Take When It Comes to Interior Design - CareerMetis.com

3 Career Paths to Take When It Comes to Interior Design So, you want a career in interior design, do you?You want to be able to hone that passion you have for improving the style and feel of an indoors room and turn it into a profession? You want to be able to make the most out of that degree you have in art? You want to be able to unleash your creativity day in, day out?Well, there are plenty of careers paths to take in the field of interior design. 3 of them can be found below.Source : Pexels.com1. Interior designerevalOf course, the best and most obvious route for all budding interior designers to take in their career is to become a fully fledged interior designer. But, just because this is a bit of an obvious role, it does not need to mean that the work you would be doing it in would be the same day in, day out.No, as an interior designed you could be faced with any number of different challenges and tasks throughout your working day or week: one week you can be faced with bringing a residential home to life, the next you could be hav ing to spruce up acommercial office spacethat has lost its spark as of late.2. Furniture designerYes, being a furniture designer may require specific qualities and specific designing desires, but it is certainly a career path that all true interior designers should relish. It is so because it allows them the chance to really get to grips with the layout of a room and how the furniture within it can make a huge difference when it comes to the aesthetic appeal of it.So, if this sounds appealing to you then make sure you have no qualms in getting your foot in this particular interior designing door by joining a startup company such asJoybird.By doing so you would be joining a team that are committed to quality and individual furniture design, and getting experience like that will only stand you in good stead as you move through your designing career, no matter where that career takes you.3. Lighting designerAgain,to be a lighting designeryou’re going to have to have very specific des igning desires on your part if you are going to both enjoy it and take your career in it as far as it can go. And, if you are willing to do so, then the creative possibilities are quite literally endless for you.Well, what a lighting designer does is ensure that all the lighting in the projects they work on are both adequate enough to light the area up and creative enough to bring it to life in a whole new dimension. And, because light is limitless, so is the potential for real career enjoyment in this specific field of interior design.evalSo, there you have it, three different career paths to take when it comes to interior design.For more advice on how to choose the best career path for you, make sure tohead here.