Preparing Your Application For The ALJ Examination

Preparing Your Application For The ALJ ExaminationPreparing Your Application For The ALJ ExaminationPreparing Your Application For The ALJ ExaminationBREAKING NEWS Congratulations, if you are invited to the Online Component. We recommend our ALJ Writing Guide to review the 13 ALJ Competencies We also recommend our Structured bewerbungsgesprch practice if you are invited to the Structured Interview component of the ALJ Examination.Preparing your Application for the Administrative Law Judge ExaminationDeadline April 8, 2016The long-awaited ALJ Examination Announcement is out. And now begins the pressured writing of the initial application. The first stages of the application can be seen in the USAJOBS announcement. This is just a Quick Review of the four initial application elementsResume, two narratives, optional case list, vet preference documents (and other license and educational documents)Samples of the ALJ resume, narratives and optional case list are available in the ALJ Guide. Also ALJ Webinar, April 2, Sat. The actual application for April 8th is four partsRequired Documents(1) RESUME to be reviewed by hiring agencies only HOT TIPS FOR YOUR RESUMEA. THE 13 ALJ COMPETENCIES Read, study and try to include or consider the 13 ALJ Competencies with your resume Decision Making, Interpersonal Skills, Judicial Analysis, Judicial Decisiveness, Judicial Management, Judicial Temperament, Litigation and Courtroom Competence, Oral Communication, Problem Solving, Professionalism, Reasoning, Self-Management, and Writing.B. ALJ Accomplishments Improve your resume with a few of your most significant, memorable, complex and interesting cases. Tell a few stories to show your casework, knowledge and expertise. See samples in the book.C. Keywords Match the announcement duties and responsibilities, and the ALJ position description with your resume.D. 3 or 4 pages The best ALJ federal resumes are longer than the typical private sector attorney resume. Give the ALJ HR revie wers a little more information to consider.(2) VETERANS PREFERENCE documentation (if you are claiming Veterans Preference)How to ApplyTo apply for the position of ALJ, youmustsubmit the minimum complete application package through the ansprechbar processing system (Application Manager). A minimum complete package includes the following(3) YOUR RESPONSES TO THE ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE (TWO NARRATIVES) you can view the questionnaire inside of the How to Apply toggle. Scroll down.Request for two one-page narratives in the assessment questionnaire.In the text box below, describe your experience, if applicable, that relates to the litigation experience requirements as defined in the Qualifications Requirements section. Please pay special attention to the above instructions concerning specificity and detail.In the text box below, describe your experience, if applicable, that relates to the administrative law experience requirements as defined in the Qualifications Requirements section. Please pay special attention to the above instructions concerning specificity and detail.(4) LISTING OF SIGNIFICANT LITIGATION AND/OR ADMINISTRATIVE LAW CASES (OPTIONAL) The case listing is optional. You may provide this information in support of your application by identifying specific examples of qualifying experience. You may use the case listing format provided below to cite and discussup to six (6) of the most significantlitigation and/or formal administrative law cases you have prepared, participated in, and/or reviewed.The case listing document should be uploaded as a separate document in the Other document type of your application. The cases will bedrngnis be scored as part of the ALJ examination, but may be used by hiring agencies in their selection process. The cases will be provided to hiring agencies with your rsum if your name is on the ALJ register and is referred for employment consideration.The case listing format is as followsTitle of caseParty representedRegulatory body or court hearing the caseBrief statement of issue(s) involvedYour precise role or capacityFinal disposition of caseDates between which your participation took placePresiding officer/judge with contact information (i.e., name, title/position, email address (if possible), and phone number)Opposing counsel (or counsel appearing in case if applicant served in a hearing officer/judicial position) with contact information (i.e., name, title/position, email address (if possible), and phone number)Good luck with your ALJ application Round 1 Order the ALJ Writing Guide NowThe 2016 ALJ Announcement was just postedCheck your qualificationsThis book contains valuable insight and samples including? Two sample federal resumes, including a before (general two-page legal resume) and after (4 or 5 page federal-style narrative resume)? Introduction to the Context-Challenge-Action-Results model for writing ALJ narratives? Sample qualifying administrative law and litigation narratives? Definiti ons for all 13 competencies tested in 2013*? Review of all changes in ALJ hiring since 2009 including the innovative 2013 ALJ exam.Dont Miss our next Webinar on April 2nd Kathryn Troutman, Co-Author, Publisher, ALJ Writing Guide, Webinars. President, The Resume Place, Inc.

This Hallmark executive made it big at a young age. Heres how

This Hallmark executive made it big at a young age. Heres howThis Hallmark executive made it big at a young age. Heres howLindsey Roy says she knew she had made it when she first rode on Hallmarks corporate jet. Though that experience is perhaps notlage the most relatable, other moments from a recent profile in Bustle reveal a very human side to one of the most prominent marketing executives in the country.Now chief marketing officer of Hallmark Greetings, Roy was once a Rascal Flatts-loving, cowboy boot-wearing 28-year-old. And she has some advice for her younger self.I would say to worry less about the small stuff, Roy told Bustle. Trust your gut and the hard work youve put in and know that will ultimately matter more than the way you word something in an email.A career professional at Hallmark, Roy joined the company when she was only 22 years old. She made history at the card manufacturer when she became one of its youngest vice presidents at 32, and in the Bustle interview, she paints herself as a hard worker driven to succeed.I think its just a series of good twists and turns where you try to do a good job, you get lined up with great leaders and managers, the work changes, and then your story is cumulative versus one big moment, said Roy.Roy is known for how shehandled adversity after a boating accident in 2013 left her severely injured and required a leg amputation. But the article looks at Roys resilience outside of the tragedy that she overcame to land in the C-suite.Though most of the QA focuses on Roys life in Kansas City as a young professional, she also alludes to the divide so many women experience early on in their careers. When asked what she and her friends spoke most about at 28 years old, her answer was not promotions, or raises, or aspirations. Instead, it was relationships.At this stage in life, some of my friends were single, some were dating seriously, some were married, Roy said. This was a dynamic time for relationships.Roy even wrestl ed with her own dreams of family and career. She said she does not remember feeling much work-related anxiety, but she did have angst around where her life would end up.I think at that age people have just a lot of changing life dynamics, and youre just trying to figure yourself out, Roy said. I hoped for continued career growth and challenges. I hoped for having the opportunity to create an amazing family of my own. I hoped for keeping my friends close no matter where life took us.Most people would say Roy has done right by her 28-year-old self, and she seems to agree.I think shed be excited with where we are, Roy said. Not everything would be as predicted, but its even better, and thats kind of the fun serendipity of life.

We trust people with accents less ... unless they sound confident

We trust people with accents less ... unless they sound confidentWe trust people with accents less ... unless they sound confidentWhen you open your mouth and begin to speak, what you say may matter less than how you say it if you want to get people to believe you. A new study in the journalNeuroImagefound that we judge people on the accents in their speaking voice and are more likely to trust accents that are foreign to us if we feel an affinity towards them.If you have a foreign accent, project confidenceResearchers from McGill University found that different parts of our brain get activated when we hear people speak, and these brain regions help us determine what value we place on what people tell us. To test this, they recruited participants who spoke Canadian-English as their mother tongue to listen to people who sounded similar, like other Canadian-English speakers, and different, such asAustralian-English and English spoken by Francophone-Canadians. They heard these speakers s ay statements like She has access to the building in confident, doubtful or neutral voices.The participants believed speakers who sounded like them, trusting them more with less brainpower needed to determine this. The superior parietal regions of the participants brains, the parts responsible for making judgments based on past experiences, got activated when they heard people similar to them. But when the participants heard accents that were foreign to them, their brains had to get more involved to make calls of judgment.In-group voices were generally judged to be more believable than speakers with out-group (regional or foreign) accents, the paper stated. But if you have an accent in the workplace, you are bedrngnis doomed from the start. You can win trust by simply speaking like you know what you are talking about. Speakers with a regional or foreign accent who spoke with confidence were equally believable as the speakers who sounded like the participants.If I want to be believed , it may be in my interest to adopt a very confident tone of voice in a whole range of situations, Xiaoming Jiang, one of the authors of the study and a person who speaks English as a second language, said. This is a finding that potentially has repercussions for people who speak with an accent when it comes to everything ranging from employment to education and the judicial process.Whether or not it is fair, judgments about your worth at work and outside of it come down to trust. By learning how to trust your own voice, you can help others learn to trust it as well.

How To Make a Difference No Matter Where You Work

How To Make a Difference No Matter Where You WorkHow To Make a Difference No Matter Where You Work You might call me a risk-taker, and you wouldnt be wrong. But risk-taking has allowed me to explore opportunities, challenge my world understanding and pursue my dreams in ways I never would have been able to by playing it safe. I grew up in Brooklyn, NY. At the age of 16, I traveled to Burma to understand womens empowerment on a global scale. At 18, I then traveled to Turkey and Tunisia. At 19, I co-founded a non-profit organization, Women Everywhere Believe , to train the next generation of women leaders by centering the voices of women and girls of color. And in under a year, we expanded to thirteen universities. Because of my past experiences, at the age of 20, I welches selected to work in the Obama White House as an fr sich selbst working on criminal justice reform and economic opportunity. Based on my experiences, many people assumed I would stay in the public sec tor. After hearing mixed reviews about corporate America, I didnt know if it would ever be the right fit. But I figured Id never know unless I tried.So last summer, I took my public-sector experience - in addition to the Obama White House, Ive worked in the New York State Unified Court System and New York City Council - and went to work as a human resources and communications intern at Unilever , a $62.9 billion global company. As a joint intern, I had the opportunity to contribute to a number of projects that focused on community impact, including Growing Roots, Unilevers commitment to building healthier communities through access and education. I enjoyed it because I truly felt that my work was making a difference and was valued. At the same time, it was a chance to think outside the box about how to address some major issues through a corporate lens.Despite my initial hesitancy, by the end of my internship the risk proved to be well worth it. I learned that you can do valuable work on the issues youre passionate about at a big corporation. If you too are willing to step outside your comfort zone and try it, I suggest keeping these things in mind.When looking into companies, the first thing most of us do is Google. We search for reviews of the culture , average salary, and landseek out the wisdom of others experiences. While youre at it, go to the websites of organizations affiliated with causes you care about and check out who their corporate sponsors are. Youll start to see a pattern in who is contributing to fund these important initiatives. I believe that where a company spends its dollars is the best indicator of its values, and when you see those strong values, youll have a lead on companies at which to search for roles.The true measure of impact is not what spaces we occupy, but rather what we do in those spaces. We live in a society where, whether we choose to see it or not, practices in both the public and private sector affect us on an individ ual level. Take this to heart, and put a pin in worrying that youre selling out. Instead, consider where an organizations goals align with your own and where you can exchange value with it.So what if it doesnt quite work out? We often put unrealistic expectations on ourselves to have everything figured out right this second - or at least by a certain age. I attribute this to our fear of failure and judgment from friends and family. But lets be real Everyone has his or her own story to tell. You can always take the skills you learn in the private sector and apply them to your next role in the public sector, or vice versa.Theres no doubt about it Big corporations can be bureaucratic. But with that often comes substantial room for neuheit . Use this to your advantage. Know your information (data, research studies, competitors) cold, understand all the stakeholders stances and see where you can build consensus. At Unilever, I learned the importance of a strong and positive presentat ion. It was important that I remember I was hired for my skills, insight and because I could add value. With this knowledge, I was able to go to my boss confident that my ideas were good. That way, I could move right into addressing the most relevant questions. Is this feasible? If not, why? What are the risks? How does it affect our bottom line? If I could give the right answers, more often than not, I got the go-ahead to innovate.Perhaps Im lucky, but at Unilever, I always felt the company was honest about its willingness and ability to allocate resources to various initiatives. Because they were transparent, I could be transparent too. To be transparent allows honest conversations that allow you to challenge yourself and your team. There are enough yes-people in the world. You want to be the person who, when invited to the table, helps create the best end result by challenging others to rise to the occasion. This doesnt have to be hostile. It can come through affirming, questioni ng and highlighting the ways that the whole team can take its work to the next level.This article originally appeared on The Well , Jopwells digital magazine. The Well is the digital magazine of Jopwell, the career advancement platform for Black, Latino/Hispanic and Native American professionals and students. Subscribe to receive weekly stories and advice in your inbox.

What You Dont Know About Downloadable Free Resume Templates

What You Dont Know About Downloadable Free Resume Templates Downloadable Free Resume Templates - Is it a Scam? If you have a look at the templates weve listed below, you will find that they all are similar in the manner your information is prioritized and structured. There are a lot of such on-line sites which help you produce a customized resume according to your liking. Each template gives structure, examples and tips so you dont need to start from scratch when creating your resume. Double check to be aya that everything on the last version of the resume is about you. Using Downloadable Free Resume Templates Try to remember an immediate cover letter is equally as vital as a great resume Generally, appeal information is inside the decision letter you received. Carry on reading to learn where youre ready to come across examples of appeals letters that can provide you a little bit of inspiration. 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The Fundamentals of Star Method Writing Resume You Will be Able to Learn From Starting Immediately

The Fundamentals of Star Method Writing Resume You Will be Able to Learn From Starting Immediately By way of example, The Method works perfect for film acting while a Spolin class is a good option if you are mostly interested in theater and improvisation. Method Acting lessons concentrate on letting the actor to get in contact with themselves to recreate emotion, consistently. As a beginning actor, you may not understand what techniques will get the job done for you, so think about a school that provides many approaches to acting. The Importance of Star Method Writing Resume The STAR strategy to putting together a CV stipulates a good framework to work to, and provides a highly effective method of succinctly demonstrating your qualities and the way they may be put to practical use at work. The aim of Method Acting is to supply instruction and exercises to boost your acting ability. Employing STAR may be amazing way to begin, particularly in the event you struggle with writin g or selling your abilities and abilities. If you are a newcomer to government job applications using STAR can definitely help you begin. Its fast and simple to use. The STAR technique has turned into a popular alternative for interviewers who need to discover the most acceptable job candidates. What Everybody Dislikes About Star Method Writing Resume and Why You should know of the easy truth there are a number of other individuals in your city which also are interested in being actors. All actors are rather different. Dont forget, HR people have a lot of resumes to examine and not a great deal of time. Regardless of what stories you opt to share, make certain you define a scenario, job, action and result, and showcase abilities and abilities most relevant to the job. By making a matrix, you will be ready to answer the difficult questions that come your way during an interview. If youre asked about a troublesome expertise at work, thats not a terrible thing. Start prepa ring today to be certain you do well during the interview practice. 1 member of our kollektiv was not able to attend most meetings. Teamwork Organizing work in a group of people is equally as essential as selecting the ideal individuals to create a team in the very first location. When it has to do with finding work, you most likely already know you ought to tailor to your resume to the job announcement. When youve taken the chance to talk with them, what youll learn is they can inform you exactly what theyre likely to do. If you employ the STAR method to compose your selection criteria it isnt going to doom you to failure. The STAR method has ever been a favorite method of structuring statements against selection criteria. Keep reading to learn what the STAR system is, why companies place as much importance on it, and five means by which you can ace that part of the interview. The STAR technique is considered a behavioral interview technique and offers interviewers a flexi ble approach to assemble the info that they need. Star Method Writing Resume Features Document the real results which you achieved. Result Job seekers often neglect to mention the outcomes of the project they worked on. A fantastic employee can discuss the wonderful results they achieved with their actions. Each resume format has their own set of benefits and disadvantages for various kinds of job seekers, so make sure to select wisely.

Customize this Outstanding Restaurant Manager Resume Sample

Customize this Outstanding Restaurant Manager Resume SampleCustomize this Outstanding Restaurant Manager Resume SampleCreate Resume Winston Kale100 Broadway LaneNew Parkland, CA, 91010Cell (555) 987-1234example-emailexample.comProfessional SummaryDedicated Restaurant Manager with strong focuses on customer service and employee job satisfaction. Proven ability to develop a strong restaurant staff, create effective marketing campaigns and maintain a clean and desirable location. Understands that the success of a restaurant begins and ends with the satisfaction of the clients and the employees.Core QualificationsMenu DevelopmentWait Staff TrainingKitchen ManagementRestaurant MarketingCustomer SatisfactionResource Allocation PlanningExperienceRestaurant Manager, February 2010 May 2015Chefs Place New Cityland, CARedesigned and updated the menu, which generated more profits.Networked with local businesses to bring in more customers.Worked with wait staff to create more efficient wait po licies.Restaurant Manager, June 1994 April 2003Big Place New Cityland, CAMonitored foot besucherzahlen and adjusted the dining room hours accordingly.Started serving lunch for the first time in the restaurants history.Developed chef intern programs with two local culinary schools.Education1994 Bachelor of Science, BusinessGrippe College New Cityland, CACustomize ResumeRestaurant Manager Resume Questions1. How can you separate your restaurant manager resume from other candidates resumes?Restaurant managers have proficiencies and experience in restaurant operations and staff management. Most jobseekers pursuing this type of job will include these qualifications in their resumes. You should do this as well, but take it a step further. Show how your skills and experience benefited previous employers to separate your document from other candidates documents.Look at our restaurant manager resume sample for ideas on how to do this. The jobseeker in our example states that he increased p rofits, brought in more customers, and introduced lunch options for the first time in the restaurants history. Detail similar accomplishments in your own work history.2. How do you write a summary statement for a restaurant manager resume?The summary statement provides hiring managers with a brief outline of your qualifications. While this section needs to be concise, it also needs to give enough information to convince hiring managers to review the rest of your resume. Our restaurant manager resume sample can show you how to write a compelling summary.Using only a few sentences, market your skills and experience as they relate to the job at hand. Include the skills the job listing emphasizes to capture hiring managers attention. Write in first person but do not include pronouns.3. What sections should you include in your restaurant manager resume?In addition to a captivating professional summary, your resume should include a core qualifications section that illuminates at least six , but no more than eight, relevant skills. It should also have a substantial experience section that describes past restaurant management responsibilities to show prospective employers your ability to succeed in a similar role. Finally, as our restaurant manager resume sample shows, your document should conclude with a succinct education section.4. What should your education section look like in a restaurant manager resume?Take a look at our restaurant manager resume sample to understand how to write and format your documents education section. This section is usually positioned at the bottom of your resume so hiring managers first read about your professional experience. You do not need to go into too much detail when you write about your education. List the official title of your degree. Then name the school you attended to earn the degree, as well as the schools location. You can include your graduation date and honors such as magna cum laude, but do not list your GPA.5. What goe s in the header of a restaurant manager resume?As our restaurant manager resume sample exemplifies, your header should include your full name city, state, and postal code telephone number and email address. Do not include any nicknames, and avoid listing your current work number or email address. If you need help writing your header and every other section in your resume, use our effortless resume builder for step-by-step guidance.

New research identifies the precise location of the glass ceiling

New research identifies the precise location of the glass ceilingNew research identifies the precise location of the glass ceilingADP Research Institute, the research arm of the giant payroll firm, released a major report last week called State of the Workforce Pay, Promotions, and Retentions. It relied on the anonymized HR and payroll records of about 13 million employees from 30,000 firms across eight sectors in the United States, including construction, education and health, finance and insurance, leisure and hospitality, and manufacturing.By analyzing metrics such as employee turnover, wages, vorrcken rates, and organizational hierarchy, the report is meant to help employers understand if they are in the right distribution policy according to those benchmarks. (The report is broken up into mini-reports by industry.)Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moreThe reason we published this research is in this tight labor market, the employers need insight in how U.S. firms are designed in terms of the hierarchy level, in terms of the span of control, so they have the benchmarks to really get the insight their business needs and compare it with other competitors, said Dr. Ahu Yildirmaz of ADP Research Institute, one of the authors of the report.In general, the report found that, on average, companies promote 8.9% of their employees annually. The average time for an employee to receive their first promotion to manager is 6.9 years. Although theres a promotion gap men are more likely to get a promotion compared to women 9.3% to 8.4%, respectively.The average number of years to first promotion for women is 6.6% and 7.3% for men.Millennials are the group most likely over any other any group to get a promotion, at 10.5% Yildirmaz explained that partially as a positive correlation between youth and promotability.The precise location of the glass ceilingThe most striking p iece of information that jumped out of the data was the decline of women between the 3rd and 4th levels of management, said Yildirmaz. It was, in a way, the precise location of the glass ceiling it binnenseems that women keep banging their heads against the 4th level of management typically the senior director level.More than a pay gap, this is also a hierarchical gap.We know that for every dollar a man earns, a woman takes home 80 cents, but we wanted to go deeper, Yildirmaz said. When you look at the hierarchy levels, its not surprising that there are less women at high-paid jobs, so when you look at hierarchy level when you look at the first level, second level, third level, you dont see a gap. But we found that when you move from the third level to the fourth level these are the senior directors thats where the inflection point is.At the 3rd level of management, there are 35% women, and 65% men.At the 4th level, there are 23% women, and it only declines precipitously from th ere.The 4th level appears to define the glass ceiling, which is a steep decline in female representation, says Yildirmaz. If you climb up the ladder, the percentage of women decline.As you can see from the below chart, even as you climb the corporate ladder, the pay gap remains intact.

New College Grad and Entry-Level Resumes

New College Grad and Entry-Level ResumesNew College Grad and Entry-Level ResumesAs a leading provider of career services, including resume writing, cover letter writing and interviewing preparation help, ResumeSpice and our team of career consultants sees resumes from a wide range of professionals.For this post, were going to focus on the concerns of new gradsOur ResumeSpice career consultants compiled common questions they receive about entry-level resume writing to share with you on your journey to land your next opportunity.How do I make my resume look more extensive than it is?When you dont have a lot of professional experience, its tempting to try and bulk up the experience you do have with filler information. We often see this in the form of over-explaining each bullet point. But you dont have to do that. In fact, recruiters and hiring managers prefer not to read walls of text, so keep your list of bullets to the most important, impressive duties.And since most entry-level posi tions require two years or fewer years of experience (by definition), no recruiter expects you to have a robust professional history. If you feel the need to provide additional color that your resume format doesnt allow, a cover letter may be the best avenue for doing so.Only time and experience can fill out your resume. Focus on getting that first job and the rest will follow.Should I include an objective or a summary?The truth about objective statements is that, at best, theyre not read and at worst, they can eliminate you from the running for a job. If your objective does not match the role youre applying for EXACTLY, thats a reason for your recruiter to screen it out. Lastly, objective statements are redundant recruiters already know youre seeking an opportunity by virtue of the fact that you have appliedCan I include volunteer work on my resume?Absolutely. We typically encourage entry-level professionals to include volunteering, internships, and even coursework that can demon strate that you have the experience and/or skillsets to do the job.Getting that first job out of college can be a tricky road to navigate at times, but hopefully the above tips are helpful as you begin your journey.If you need input, advice, or a custom resume, cover letter, or LinkedIn profile, call ResumeSpice today we would love to help