5 Reasons Why Athletes Make Great Employees

5 Reasons Why Athletes Make Great EmployeesJob Skills in which Athletes Excel5 Reasons Why Athletes Make Great EmployeesTodays post is written by Kirk Baumann (pictured), Director of Career Connections for SIFE (Students In Free Enterprise) World Headquarters in Springfield, MO, an organization that brings together the top leaders of today and tomorrow to create a better, mora sustainable world through the positive power of business. One of SIFEs visions is to become the leading source of effective, responsible business talent. Many Fortune 500 companies have identified SIFE as a recruitment source for top talent. Kirk also works with students, alumni, and young professionals on career development. His blog, Campus to Career, is dedicated to job seekers of all kinds, with a particular focus on college students and preparation for their careers after graduation.What sets you apart from the competition? How will your skills help an employer?If you were an athlete in high school or coll ege, you have several skills and attributes that would make a recruiter jump at the gelegenheit to hire you. But even if you werent an athlete, you may have some of those traits and qualities that can help you in your job search and excel in the workforce.Here are five that can help set you apartTeamwork From day one, youre working as part of a team. You know how functional and dysfunctional teams operate, so use this knowledge to your advantage. In the job search, reach out and help others. After you land the job, continue that spirit of teamwork in your duties.Leadership As a member of a team, you may have the opportunity to serve as its leader or captain. This is your chance to work with senior leadership (or coaches), calling the right plays to succeed. Employers need people who will work with their bosses to achieve the organizations greater vision. Possessing the skills to call the play and function as part of a team can be mutually beneficial.Communication Whether youre the c aptain or not, you must be a good communicator in sports and business. If you have a great idea, speak up. Ask questions even if they may seem stupid, because they could help the team function more efficiently and effectively. And in the job interview, always ask questions.Execution Athletes work as a team, using leadership and communication to win. But thats just part of it. A great play requires flawless execution. This applies to both your job search and the time you spend working the job after you get it.Dedication Youll never hear athletes complain about working an 8-to-5 job. In most cases, theyre used to getting up early, running drills, and preparing for the big game. The dedication athletes possess carries over into the professional workplace. Winning the big game is their (and your) success.If youve been a student athlete and youre a recent graduate, highlight these skills and attributes on your resume. You may not have had traditional employment experience, but youve had a full-time job your role on the team. List this as experience, quantify the results, and show youre more than just a jock.

ASME to Offer Additive Manufacturing Events During LiveWorx Co...

ASME to Offer Additive Manufacturing Events During LiveWorx Co... ASME to Offer Additive Manufacturing Events During LiveWorx Co... ASME to Offer Additive Manufacturing Events During LiveWorx Conference in BostonASME will hold several special workshops and sessions related to the subject of additive manufacturing one of the five core technologies the Society has identified as key to its overall strategy during the upcoming LiveWorx 18 Technology Conference in Boston. The conference, which will be held June 17-20 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, is expected to draw more than 7,000 engineers, designers and executives wishing to enhance their technical skills, learn about trends in the technology sector, and network with their colleagues and peers.One of these events, the Additive Manufacturing Leadership Forum, on the morning of Tuesday, June 19, will provide business executives from diverse sectors including aerospace, healthcare and medical devices, oil and gas, auto motive, metals and machinery with insight about how additive manufacturing (AM) is helping manufacturers and service providers transform their businesses, improve supply chains, rejuvenate their products and become more competitive. A panel of AM experts including top AM analyst Terry Wohlers, Alan Amling of supply chain giant UPS, Jay Rodgers of AM vehicle producer Local Motors, and speakers from Boeing, Stryker, Imperial and Paperless will help attendees start planning now for AMs impending impact on industry, understand AM best practices, and interact with other professionals who are encountering similar challenges. Registration for the forum is $295 using the code ASME18. For more information, or to register, visit https//additivemanufacturing.asme.org. (Left to right) Leading additive manufacturing (AM) analyst Terry Wohlers, Alan Amling of UPS, and Jay Rodgers of Local Motors will be among the AM experts participating in the Additive Manufacturing Leadership F orum on June 19.ASME will also host two three-hour Design for Additive Manufacturing Workshops on Wednesday, June 20. The first workshop, titled Metal Additive Manufacturing Foundation for Finding Value, will be a beginner-level session that will provide business operations and design engineers with a basic understanding of the value and opportunities that implementing metal AM at their companies can offer. Presented by Matt Burris, an entrepreneurial engineer and founder of MatterFab, the workshop will explore the various types of metal AM, supply chain and post-production issues, and the financial side of metal AM. The session, to be held from 930 a.m. to 1230 p.m., will also cover emerging technologies, trends, and metal AMs profil impact on manufacturing.A second beginner-level workshop, Metal Additive Manufacturing Design Considerations, will be presented later that afternoon by Tim Simpson, director of the additive manufacturing and design masters degree program and co-direc tor of the CIMP-3D lab at Penn State University. During the session, which will take place from 130 p.m. to 430 p.m., Dr. Simpson will talk about some of his experiences working in field of additive manufacturing and offer attendees advice and a step-by-step checklist to help prepare them for 3D printing their designs with metal.Registration for each of the ASME workshops is $300 using the code ASME18. For more information on Metal Additive Manufacturing Foundation for Finding Value, or to sign up, visit https//www.liveworx.com/training/metal-additive-manufacturing-foundation-for-finding-value. To learn more about Metal Additive Manufacturing Design Considerations, or to register, visit https//www.liveworx.com/training/metal-additive-manufacturing-design-considerations.ASME has also organized four LiveWorx Additive Manufacturing Technical Sessions on June 19 Real World Engineering Solutions with Additive Manufacturing, from 115 p.m.-200 p.m. Possibilities and Limitations of Metal Additive Manufacturing Design, from 215 p.m.-300 p.m. Evaluating the Cost and Economics of Additive Manufacturing, from 315 p.m.-400 p.m. and Navigating the Additive Ecosystem, from 415 p.m.-500 p.m.Registration for the ASME Additive Manufacturing Leadership Forum and/or the Design for Additive Manufacturing Workshops includes a complimentary two-day LiveWorx Explorer Pass (a $695 value). Registrants for those ASME programs will also qualify for a discount on the LiveWorx All Access Pass, which includes access to all of the conferences technical sessions, including the ASME Additive Manufacturing Technical Sessions. Visit https//www.liveworx.com and use the code ASME18 to receive your discount on LiveWorx 18 registration.

Look at this sad robot and rejoice at your human superiority

Look at this sad robot and rejoice at yur human superiorityLook at this sad robot and rejoice at yur human superiorityRobots will take our jobs, sure- if they live that long.This we know There are many dystopian predictions of how our future robot overlords will take our jobs. Two-thirds of Americans believe that robots will be doing the jobs of humans in 50 years.SIGN UP FOR LADDERS DAILY NEWSLETTERBut thanks to one widely shared photo on Monday, we know that at least were still superior in one area swimming.Twitter user Bilal Farooqi shared a photo of a robot that wandered into a watering hole at the Georgetown Waterfront where he works.The photo alone has already become a symbol of human-robot relations on social media. An image of two humans appearing to help a fallen security robot is delicious to those of clinging to our species last shreds of dignity.That the security robot appears to be the 300-pound Knightscope K5 model makes it even better.Looking like a clunky R2D2 from St ar Wars, the Knightscope K5 was built to be a crime-fighting robot that could rove our streets and monitor for suspicious activity. It has been used in some offices and malls across America.There have been hiccups, however. One Knightscope got defeated by a drunk man who knocked it down. Anotherran over a toddlers foot.16 mo old has injuries to leg, foot after StanfordShop security robot knocks him down and runs him over. paloalto pic.twitter.com/tJdDNeFJq1- Lilian Kim (liliankim7) July 12, 2016And now, one Knightscope has fallen into a watery grave.We dont know where our jobs will be in 50 years, but we can take comfort in knowing we have the upper hand so far. Gauging by how people have reacted to the photo on Twitter, were projecting our hopes and anxieties about our robotic futures onto this K5s 300-pound frame.