PRESS & DAKOTAN ■ MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2014 PAGE 21 www.ruralrewards.org Answer ... A Call to Care There is a high demand for CNAs in South Dakota. Why be a Certified Nursing Assistant? Yankton Rural Area 605-655-1400 [email protected] “I’ve cared for residents that I’ll always remember. Everybody has a story. It’s rewarding for me to be a part of their lives in a positive way.” SAID JAKOB, A CNA FOR FIVE YEARS APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED NOW Average starting wage in SD* $11.31 Paid Time Off - Sign On Bonus Health Insurance - Retirement Benefits Make a difference in someone’s life every day. 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N gram. o ds pr le CNA training y y. y da y da ay er er www Y www ew al Ar on Rur t ank Y Ya ew uralr uralr e e r w.r wards.or rds or ea al Ar g wards.or rg rg PPLICA A in Labor M ar M age i age i or w *F e CCEPTED A TIONS PPLICA AT ahe 5 o@yr f in 605-655 ket ttp://dlr er h t en tion C ma or nf o ket I ar epar nf o the SD D tion go t ma or nf o ec.o OW N CCEPTED g ec.or 5-14 5-1400 v/lmic/ v/lmic/ .go .go sd .sd ://dlr t of Labor - tme tmen epar Today’s professionals change careers and jobs much more frequently than those of past generaons. While a person may have once thought themselves lucky just to have a job and hold on to it as long as they could, workers today tend to be more fickle and jump around unl they find the perfect career fit. The United States Bureau of Labor Stascs says it is difficult to determine just how oſten a person changes a career, nong the difficulty with regard to defining the parameters of what constutes a career change. However, one study by the NLS that looked at young baby boomers found the average number of jobs held by people ages 18 to 46 was 11.3. Other studies examining American and Brish employment paerns discovered Americans tend to move around more, having 10.5 jobs in a lifeme compared to Brits’ 6.9 jobs. Although the job search was once considered a one- me event, today looking for a job is a larger part of career development. Staying on top of the job market and finding niches that offer the best opportunies for success is key. Transioning from one job to another is more commonplace and these ps can make the move easier and more successful. • Have a valid reason to change careers. Boredom alone should not be the driving force behind a career change. If advancement opportunies seem nonexistent or if the job you’re in simply isn’t in tune with your interests, you may have a good reason to switch careers. • Be willing to learn a new skill. You may need to learn new skills to pursue a new career. If that’s the case, you may want to enroll in a connuing educaon course prior to job-hunng. Even if a job doesn’t work out on the first aempt, new skills always look good on a résumé. • Be a courteous networker. Send handwrien notes to any and all people who helped you find new job opportunies. This reaffirms your relaonship and you never know when you might need a reference or support in the future. • Educate yourself on office polics. It’s helpful to know a company’s rules in advance. This may be as simple as learning the dress code for employees and any other rules and regulaons of the office. Do employees dine out for lunch, or do they eat primarily at their desks? What is the tendency for coworkers to mingle outside of the office? Learning these policies or habits may help you find a company that’s the best fit for you. • Go with the flow. You may have your own ideas on how to improve performance, but assimilate into the roune first before you start becoming more vocal. There is plenty of me to lend your advice and show the team how they can grow. • Bring a treat for your new coworkers. Offer the first olive branch by bringing in a snack the office can enjoy or offer to take a few coworkers out for coffee. This can break the ice and facilitate new office friendships. • Take a lot of notes. A lot of new informaon will come at you in your first weeks on the job. There will be procedures and technological details. Jot down notes along the way, and do not be afraid to ask quesons for further clarificaon. • Get cozy with the IT team. Many IT teams are increasingly becoming the backbone of many companies, ensuring everyone is online and working at peak potenal. Get to know the IT department so you will not feel sheepish about turning to them when your computer freezes or your files vanish. It can take several weeks for new employees to successfully transion to a new career. But there are several strategies men and women can employ to make that transion go as smoothly as possible. Mentors can serve as trusted confidantes to young people in need of professional guidance, providing the support or advice many need to break into a given industry. While mentoring is most commonly associated with the professional arena, it need not be restricted to corporate environments. When looking to give back to their communies, men and women may not think of mentoring. However, mentoring can be a powerful empowerment and personal development tool, for both mentors and the people being mentored. The following are a handful of ps to foster a successful mentoring relaonship. • Ask a lot of quesons. Mentors should expect to field a lot of quesons, but they also should ask their share of quesons. Asking quesons is a good way to challenge people and get them thinking about various scenarios and situaons they may find themselves in. This will help shape the person you’re mentoring into an individual who can ancipate situaons and deal with them on his or her own. • Ensure confidenality. Confidenality should be of paramount importance in a mentoring relaonship. The person you’re mentoring should feel comfortable coming to you with any situaon and have your support, as trust is essenal to the mentor- mentee relaonship. • Stretch a person’s abilies. The goal of a mentor is not to solve all of his or her mentee’s problems. Delegate tasks and provide advice to lead the mentee in the right direcon. Encourage a mentee to take on more responsibilies, which can insll confidence and facilitate personal growth. • Enjoy the experience. Mentors benefit from mentoring, which can provide sasfacon and a sense of accomplishment that results from knowing you played an integral role in the success of another person. If your career is in a slump, mentoring may provide the breath of fresh air you need to recharge. Mentoring also may give you insight into another person’s life, which can be used in your own personal development. As long as your goal is the success and support of the mentee, mentoring can be a selfless act that touches the lives of others. Formal mentoring programs exist, but mentoring relaonships oſten begin when a less formal connecon forms between two people. Should a friend, employee or colleague ask for your assistance in mentoring, embrace this compliment and make the most of your opportunity to aide in the growth of another person. ■ Metro Creative Connection What does it mean to be a mentor ? ■ Metro Creative Connection How to simplify your transition to a new career
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PRESS & DAKOTAN ■ MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2014 PAGE 21
www.ruralrewards.org
Answer ... A Call to Care There is a high demand for CNAs in South Dakota.
Why be a Certified Nursing Assistant?
Yankton Rural Area 605-655-1400
“I’ve cared for residents thatI’ll always remember.
Everybody has a story.
It’s rewarding for me to be a part of their lives in a positive way.”
SAID JAKOB, A CNA FOR FIVE YEARS
APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED NOW
Average starting wage in SD* $11.31Paid Time Off - Sign On Bonus
Health Insurance - Retirement Benefits
Make a difference in someone’s life every day.Flexible, accessible CNA training
available through the Rural Rewards program.
*For wage information go to the SD Department of Labor - Labor Market Information Center http://dlr.sd.gov/lmic/
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Today’s professionalschange careers and jobs muchmore frequently than those ofpast generations. While aperson may have once thoughtthemselves lucky just to have ajob and hold on to it as long asthey could, workers today tendto be more fickle and jumparound until they find theperfect career fit.
The United States Bureau ofLabor Statistics says it isdifficult to determine just howoften a person changes acareer, noting the difficultywith regard to defining theparameters of whatconstitutes a career change.However, one study by the NLSthat looked at young babyboomers found the averagenumber of jobs held by peopleages 18 to 46 was 11.3. Otherstudies examining Americanand British employmentpatterns discovered Americanstend to move around more,having 10.5 jobs in a lifetimecompared to Brits’ 6.9 jobs.
Although the job searchwas once considered a onetime event, today looking for ajob is a larger part of careerdevelopment. Staying on topof the job market and findingniches that offer the bestopportunities for success iskey. Transitioning from one jobto another is morecommonplace and these tipscan make the move easier andmore successful.
• Have a valid reason tochange careers. Boredom
alone should not be thedriving force behind a careerchange. If advancementopportunities seemnonexistent or if the job you’rein simply isn’t in tune withyour interests, you may have agood reason to switch careers.
• Be willing to learn a newskill. You may need to learnnew skills to pursue a newcareer. If that’s the case, youmay want to enroll in acontinuing education courseprior to jobhunting. Even if ajob doesn’t work out on thefirst attempt, new skills alwayslook good on a résumé.
• Be a courteous networker.Send handwritten notes to anyand all people who helped youfind new job opportunities.This reaffirms yourrelationship and you neverknow when you might need areference or support in thefuture.
• Educate yourself on officepolitics. It’s helpful to know acompany’s rules in advance.This may be as simple aslearning the dress code foremployees and any other rulesand regulations of the office.Do employees dine out forlunch, or do they eat primarilyat their desks? What is thetendency for coworkers tomingle outside of the office?Learning these policies orhabits may help you find acompany that’s the best fit foryou.
• Go with the flow. You mayhave your own ideas on how
to improve performance, butassimilate into the routine firstbefore you start becomingmore vocal. There is plenty oftime to lend your advice andshow the team how they cangrow.
• Bring a treat for your newcoworkers. Offer the first olivebranch by bringing in a snackthe office can enjoy or offer totake a few coworkers out forcoffee. This can break the iceand facilitate new officefriendships.
• Take a lot of notes. A lotof new information will comeat you in your first weeks onthe job. There will beprocedures and technologicaldetails. Jot down notes alongthe way, and do not be afraidto ask questions for furtherclarification.
• Get cozy with the IT team.Many IT teams are increasinglybecoming the backbone ofmany companies, ensuringeveryone is online and workingat peak potential. Get to knowthe IT department so you willnot feel sheepish aboutturning to them when yourcomputer freezes or your filesvanish.
It can take several weeksfor new employees tosuccessfully transition to a newcareer. But there are severalstrategies men and womencan employ to make thattransition go as smoothly aspossible.
Mentors can serve as trustedconfidantes to young people in needof professional guidance, providingthe support or advice many need tobreak into a given industry.
While mentoring is mostcommonly associated with theprofessional arena, it need not berestricted to corporateenvironments. When looking to giveback to their communities, men andwomen may not think of mentoring.However, mentoring can be apowerful empowerment and personaldevelopment tool, for both mentorsand the people being mentored. Thefollowing are a handful of tips tofoster a successful mentoringrelationship.
• Ask a lot of questions. Mentorsshould expect to field a lot ofquestions, but they also should asktheir share of questions. Askingquestions is a good way to challengepeople and get them thinking aboutvarious scenarios and situations theymay find themselves in. This will helpshape the person you’re mentoringinto an individual who can anticipatesituations and deal with them on hisor her own.
• Ensure confidentiality.Confidentiality should be ofparamount importance in amentoring relationship. The personyou’re mentoring should feelcomfortable coming to you with anysituation and have your support, astrust is essential to the mentormentee relationship.
• Stretch a person’s abilities. Thegoal of a mentor is not to solve all of
his or her mentee’s problems.Delegate tasks and provide advice tolead the mentee in the right direction.Encourage a mentee to take on moreresponsibilities, which can instillconfidence and facilitate personalgrowth.
• Enjoy the experience. Mentorsbenefit from mentoring, which canprovide satisfaction and a sense ofaccomplishment that results fromknowing you played an integral role inthe success of another person. If yourcareer is in a slump, mentoring mayprovide the breath of fresh air youneed to recharge. Mentoring also maygive you insight into another person’slife, which can be used in your ownpersonal development. As long asyour goal is the success and supportof the mentee, mentoring can be aselfless act that touches the lives ofothers.
Formal mentoring programs exist,but mentoring relationships oftenbegin when a less formal connectionforms between two people. Should afriend, employee or colleague ask foryour assistance in mentoring,embrace this compliment and makethe most of your opportunity to aidein the growth of another person.
■ Metro Creative Connection
What does it mean to be a mentor?
■ Metro Creative Connection
How to simplify your transition to a new career
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