i.Why is this important to social work practice?
ii.What do we mean by spirituality?
iii.What are the obstacles posed by religious and spiritual traditions that must be overcome to honor social work values and wisdom?
iv.What research is available to help us understand the value of spirituality to clients?
v.How can spirituality help us to serve our clients?
Based on research conducted as a Muttart Fellow, the writer uses these questions as a framework for exploring the role and significance of spirituality in social work. The article ends with specific, applied benefits that a credible spiritual perspective brings to social work practice.
By the figures above, many of our social work clients have spiritual beliefs of great importance to them. It is not much of a leap, then, to suggest that human services, including social work, psychology and psychiatry have become the place most commonly turned to in times of crisis – we have inherited a role that was once reserved for priests and ministers. Like it or not, social workers are being challenged to honor the spiritual issues woven into the concerns clients bring to us. Yet, it is my impression that we currently lack the credible and accessible means of integrating spirituality into social work practice. This has implications for client engagement as well as access to the resources that a client's spiritual beliefs and experience can offer.
This article summarizes findings from a one-year fellowship that explored the spiritual dimension of family service work (McKernan, 2004)2. The discussion that follows identifies the challenges that current spiritual trends present to social work, the task of building a bridge joining the wisdom of social work and spirituality, and a list of some advantages for spiritually integrated social work.
There are three important factors that I believe are allowing spirituality to become more accessible to the business of social work today. First, our connection to spirituality is changing. In addition to the information about spiritual practice being more accessible in many different forms, we are discovering new words and metaphors for speaking of the transcendent and mystical. Spiritual perspectives arising in science (quantum physics, chaos theory, creativity studies, biology, ecology), and other bodies of learning including art and alternative healing, are enriching our understanding of the spiritual dimension outside of traditional religious formulas. We need no longer to see spirituality as an arbitrary set of beliefs held by a select group.
A third factor that makes spirituality more accessible to social work is found in its origins. Social work's roots in the Christian and Jewish charity movements of the 19th century; reminds us that the bridge to spirituality/religion is part of its foundations (Barker, 1992). For social work, it will not be enough to merely introduce greater and greater levels of regulation of practice or greater levels of results oriented research. If I were to speculate about how this new paradigm were to arise in social work, I believe it will not come from official leadership (universities, professional associations, major employers of social workers) but rather from a progressive consensus of social workers invested in the spiritual perspective. This may be particularly true amongst those in the private practice community and marginal organizations that embrace a spiritual mission. This will create a new path joining spirit to social work that will eventually become a well-traveled road (Ferguson, 1980).4 There will come a time, I believe, when the spiritual dimension of social work will seem a self-evident truth and excluding it from practice will seem inappropriate and even unprofessional.
Addressing spirituality in social work can happen on two levels. The first order of integration sees spirituality as a more superficial issue of information about client experience. When a client speaks about their relationship with God or wonders about life after death following the loss of a parent or spouse, we are faced with questions about how we understand and respond to this issue. This level of spiritual work does not require the worker to have a spiritual perspective for him/herself and requires that they view spirituality as an important factor of client experience in the same way that we would see gender, race, or culture. Through understanding, we can use language, employ strategies and adjust our approach to the way that spirituality is presented. It encourages us to ask questions about how spirituality matters to our clients and how it is a resource for their success. Again, it does not imply a "buy in" on the part of the therapist. Instead, a professional may adopt a "politically correct" stance that is sensitive to the client's spiritual perspective.
The second order of integration assumes that spirituality is a subjective experience that includes the experience of the worker. Like attending to the process of a client interview, it is subtler because it is focused not merely on content but on the experience itself. The social worker is not separate or neutral about what is taking place. The insights of quantum physics tell us that we cannot measure things in absolutely objective ways – the act of measuring changes what we measure. In this sense, the initiative for addressing spirituality in social work practice is shaped by the worker's beliefs and experience. This is a much more challenging, subjective and controversial area yet it is also the richest place of inquiry; it requires that we bring our fullest and deepest grasp of our selves into the work we do - no holds barred.
On the content level, issues of spirituality applied to social work can include: i) the use of prayer and meditation with clients; ii) reckoning with research that highlights the power of prayer for healing, and the health effects of spiritual practice; iii) the implications of non-local healing (from a distance), energy work, explorations of consciousness including transcendent experiences, dissociative phenomena, mystical experience, altered states of consciousness; and iv) viewing agencies and communities as fields of creativity imbued with spiritual purpose.
Until recently, these areas of attention were a marginal aspect of social work practice. This is not to say that many social workers have not held their own personal spiritual perspective - simply that professional associations and schools of social work have not officially addressed it.5 This is changing. The questions are being shared more overtly, the information and research more pervasive and compelling, the spiritual ideas more informed. There is a call to acknowledge these issues in such a way that we can bridge the rigors of good social work practice with the enriching dimension of spirit. It is also true that as we explore spiritual matters more freely, our confidence and vocabulary for dealing with such matters grows.
i.What do we mean by spirituality?
ii.What are the obstacles posed by spiritual traditions that must be overcome to honor social work values and wisdom?
iii.What are the important factors necessary for spirituality to be accessible to well grounded social work?
The remainder of this article will use these questions as the guiding structure for exploring the spiritual dimension of social work.
A broad definition of spirituality arising from this writer's research is "Searching for a trust worthy wisdom that will connect us with the larger purposes and meaning of everyday life." (Gratton, 1995, p. 6) This definition does not specify a particular belief but rather focuses on the action of seeking and experience. It addresses the bridge joining our particular experience with "the larger purposes of every day life." This definition supports an expansive notion of spirituality that is not limited to a particular creed or institution. This more general sense of spirituality implies less concern with regulation, tradition or dogma and a much greater attention to experience. Spirituality may draw from more than one tradition or from no tradition at all. The weakness of this approach is in its lack of built in self-criticism – the absence of a specific belief reference allows for "beliefs of convenience" , "smorgasbord religion" or ,as singer Tom Cochrane mentions in his liner notes to Songs of a Circling Spirit, "fast food religion" (Cochrane, 1997). Spiritual ideas are not all equally valid and, like other perspectives to social work, must stand up to the scrutiny of the most informed thinking we can bring to the topic in addition to our intuition and experience. Wilber defines credible spiritual truth as something that touches on three vital criteria: subjective experience, objective study and community/reference group discernment (Wilber, 1996, p.120). To ignore any of these three is risking distortion that is dominated by the strengths and blind spots of the others.
Organized religion has been the dominant carrier for spirituality in the West but it has not been the only one, and not necessarily the dominant source of spirituality and spiritual practice today. Besides organized religion, spirituality is also informed by: mystical traditions from the East and West, shamanic traditions, aboriginal spiritual practice, art, various yogic practices, scientifically based explorations of quantum physics, New Age literature, poetry, and esoteric spiritual traditions (such as mystery schools, theosophy, and the Masonic movement). These examples cite a wide range of spiritual practices, some that qualify as religion in the sense of their degree of organization and exclusive adherence to core beliefs. It is more realistic to see a continuum between less formalized and more individualistic practices of spirituality, and the more formal and communal ones of religion. It is possible to see how spirituality is more "bendable" to the values and practices of social work.
What Are the Obstacles Posed by Spiritual Traditions That Must Be Overcome to Honour Social Work Values and Wisdom?
The obstacles to incorporating spirituality in social work practice are many. Some arise from irrational prejudice within social work that is based on ignorance or fear. For example, I have spoken with work groups expressing concerns about exploring spirituality based on the assumption that speaking of spirituality would require them to join a particular religion. Unsubstantiated biases against the spiritual perspective deserve to be challenged in the same way that our profession felt free to challenge workers reluctant to screen for domestic violence issues in their practice. It is no more acceptable for professional social work to tolerate fear based, irrational perspectives about spirituality than it has been for many religious traditions to defy good science.
There are, on the other hand, substantial concerns about admitting the spiritual perspective into social work arising from personal and historical experience: the devastating abuse of power by ministers and leaders of different churches including physical and sexual abuse, injustice to aboriginal cultures, women and gays, sectarianism, fear based teaching, rigid dogma that prohibits intelligent discussion, and judgments and rules that seem at times more important than the love they proclaim.
It is crucial here to not get swept up in the trend to see religion as negative and spirituality as positive. Both have risks of abuse, distortion, hypocrisy, etc. Huston Smith contends "Religion shows an ugly face to many contemporary eyes …" however, "these crude surfaces often blind us to the liberating wisdom that courses far below" (as cited in Novak, 1994, p. xiv).
What Are the Important Factors Necessary for Spirituality to Be Integrated into Well Grounded Social Work?
Tolerance based on core values of respect for difference, the conviction that we can learn from one another's experience.
That there is a serious commitment to make spiritual beliefs accountable to the standards employed in best practice social work including intellectual and research integrity.
That any belief is open to challenge when it contradicts the professional ethical codes of social work.
The greatest part of professional effectiveness lies with the ability to be authentic within ourselves and therefore authentically present to clients.8 Quality spirituality exhorts us to the kinds of discipline and lifestyle that supports openness and authentic presence. In fact, this is a crucial factor distinguishing effective social work and spiritual practice from bogus and unethical practice. This can be seen in cultism and dogmatism (in social work as in spirituality) where compulsive belief replaces authentic presence.
It should be as appropriate to ask about a worker's spiritual practice, as it is to ask about their theory base.
What Research Evidence Is There about the Value of Spirituality to Clients?
People who regularly attend religious services have lower rates of illness and death than do infrequent or non-attenders.
For each of the three leading causes of death in the United States—heart disease, cancer, and hypertension—people who report a religious affiliation have lower rates of illness.
Older adults who participate in private and congregational religious activities have fewer symptoms, less disability, and lower rates of depression, chronic anxiety, and dementia.
Religious participation is the strongest determination of psychological well-being in African Americans—even more important than health or financial wealth.
Actively religious people live longer, on average, than the non- religious. This holds true even controlling for the fact that religious folks tend to avoid such behaviors as smoking and drinking that increase the risk of disease and death.
Larry Dossey adds a final conviction arising from his research that, "Future historians of medicine will describe the 20th century as a period in which spirituality, after a long absence, began to return to healing…." (Levin, 2001, p.vii).
How Does Spirituality Help us to Serve our Social Work Clients?
This question asks about the way that spirituality alters the world, client experience and the social worker. Here we begin to bridge the spiritual dimension with social work in a more applied way. It is my sense that the rising interest in spirituality is connected to an increased awareness of the essential energies that inform our being but lie beneath the radar of an "objective, professional" perspective. Hameed Ali asserts, "The effectiveness of psychotherapy has been limited by its ignorance of essential states, so that resolutions occur on the levels of ego and emotions, which are not the level on which we are ultimately satisfied" (cited in Schwartz, 1995, p. 412).
Let me jump to some specific implications for social work practice that arise from this richer perspective. It is important to recognize, as these points are offered, that many already have a place in the practice of some social workers. There are many spiritually attuned social workers – with or without a specific religious affiliation or practice.
i) It is not the worker but the conscious facilitation of life energy that leads to healing. Gerald May, psychiatrist and long standing pioneer in integrating spiritual perspectives into his work, suggests that "with progressive appreciation for the spiritual dimension, we move from working on the client to working with the client to facilitating the spiritual energies or expressions of grace for each other" (1992, p.8). This role of facilitation moves away from technique and focuses on the quality of presence a worker brings to the healing relationship. Eckhart Tolle describes this as "a state of intense conscious presence" that helps to "accelerate things" (Tolle, 1997).
Social work can utilize the techniques of many spiritual traditions, which offer practices for cultivation of greater maturity of self-management or mindfulness that enables individuals to become more fully present to others and ourselves. This can be a powerful social work tool. This point is echoed in the research on therapy effectiveness (Lebow, 2001).
Abandon the search for God and the creation and other matters of similar sort. Look for him by taking yourself as a starting point. Learn who it is within you who makes everything his own and says, "My God, my mind, my thought, my soul, my body". Learn the sources of sorrow, joy, and love, hate… If you carefully investigate these matters you will find him in yourself (Keen, 1995, p. 2).
The soul's divine calling and its connection to larger purpose reminds us of a larger system of energy that is shaping both the client's vital core and the context for social work interventions.
iii) Ritual and myth as guides for managing life transitions. The work of Freud and others (see Bakan, 1975), Jung (1955), Joseph Campbell (1968), Mircea Eliade (1959), have shown how religious and spiritual traditions contain a storehouse of symbols, myth and ritual enactments that have served as guides through life's developmental transitions. Certain schools within psychology and social work have worked with this wisdom to great value (work with dreams, explorations of the unconscious, ritual practices in family therapy, and narrative therapy to name a few) for they contribute a vital piece to our work with individuals, families and communities. When social workers facilitate community celebrations, or support couples to ritualize their time together to get past conflict, we are drawing upon wisdom from our spiritual traditions. Social workers need only to read sympathetically the stories of different mythic traditions without the prejudice of modernity, to see the rich teachings on love, facing death and loss, coping with despair and transformation. These are gifts to all of us seeking our own richest path.
Myth and ritual, properly understood, cultivate reverence and connection that combats loneliness and nihilism. Joining our sense of who we are with the stories and rituals invites us to discover how our life and its tribulations are part of the story of all life. In this we find instruction and solace.
v) Prayer has power to heal. Spiritual traditions such as Buddhism and Christianity teach us to revere the power of thoughts and intentions. On the more subtle levels of consciousness thoughts and intentions are seen to affect others and ourselves in ways that exceed notions of perception and "self fulfilling prophesy." How might we include a careful and reverent attitude to the intentions we bring to our work with clients? How might prayers become a powerful means of clearing intentions and introducing another kind of healing force to our work?
It never occurred to me that religious practices such as prayer could be assessed like a new drug. At the time, I did not pray for my patients, and soon I found myself facing an ethical dilemma. If this study was reliable, how could I justify not praying for my patients? (Dossey as cited in Levin, 2001, p.9).
vi) The powerful examples of spiritual leaders. These examples offer encouragement and vision of life's possibilities. The lives of holy persons, saints, avatars, shamen, revered leaders and great teachers from all traditions offer much to teach and inspire us in our work (Schwartz, 1996 and Yancey, 2001 are wonderful summaries of great spiritual leaders). More than mere devotion, attention to the stories of great leaders brings to light the struggles, achievements and the acts of courage implicit in inspired lives. The encouraging examples of these leaders demonstrate the great potentials available to human beings.
vii) Understanding spirituality as quality of our outlook rather than the content of our beliefs. It is a common misunderstanding that spirituality is a set of particular beliefs. However, it is my impression that spirituality is defined more by the quality and degree of awareness or consciousness than by the content of belief. This insight helps get past the idea that integrating spirituality into social work practice involves adopting specific beliefs – this can be a real problem for individual and professional sensitivities.
The understanding of extraordinary consciousness and its role in healing is found particularly in the mystical traditions of East and West, and in Shamanism. While consciousness studies are certainly found in psychology and psychiatry, much of this is tentative, limited and relegated to the less well-accepted realm of parapsychology.
viii) Moving from power based on mastery to power based on "dynamic connectedness." Spiritual consciousness employs paradox as a way of linking the contradictions of life. Our professional schools teach us to think in terms of "right outcome," mastery of technique, and being a case manager. Spiritual awareness sees beyond assumptions about mastery based on control. Erich Jantsch, a neuroscientist says it this way: "In life, the issue is not control but dynamic connectedness." (1980, p. 196) This is not a great reach for the profession of social work - so intricately familiar with systems theory.
In a creative dialogue amongst social work professionals, there is much we can learn from each other's experience in matters of spirituality. I encourage the reader to do their own research with colleagues, with the literature, in their work with clients and in their personal growth work. The rigors of social work, the noble goal of service and the wisdom that clients bring with them makes social work a privileged opportunity for this exploration.
I believe that reckoning with the spiritual dimension of social work is a necessary stage of growth for social workers as professionals and for the profession as a whole; not everyone will agree but many do. We live in a world of rapidly changing paradigms. Recognizing the dimension of spirituality in social work, I believe, is moving rapidly from being regarded as a completely outlandish and even offensive notion, to one that is a self-evident truth. For both the well-being of clients and the creative health of the profession, social workers must be willing to engage the spiritual dimension of our work.
1. Alberta sociologist Reg Bibby reports that 86 per cent of all Canadians surveyed report that they believe in God, that 74 per cent believe in miracle cures, that 61 per cent believe in angels and, surprisingly, 25 per cent believe in reincarnation. This same survey notes that only about 17% of Canadians attend any formal religious gathering on a regular basis (Bibby, 2002). These figures are echoed in the work of George Gallup and Michael Lindsay (Gallup and Lindsay, 1999).
2. This was research conducted as a Muttart Fellow. It involved extensive interviewing, literature review, workshops, and time spent in monasteries, ashrams and spiritual centres in North America and Asia. This research is presented in Radical Relatedness: Exploring the Spiritual Dimension of Family Service Work (available through the Muttart Foundation and the Volunteer Calgary).
3. See end note 9 (below) for a listing of these integrative researchers.
4. Thomas Kuhn, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, also discusses this notion of change in the highly regarded work. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1996.
5. There are exceptions to this including two organizations in the United States and one in Canada: The Society for Spirituality and Social Work, The North American Association of Christians in Social Work (NAACSW), and The Canadian Network on Spirituality and Social Work (CNSSW).
8. An excellent article summarizing research on psychotherapy effectiveness is found in Lebow, 2001.
9. In this context, the use of the term "religious" is generally referring to church based activities which is not the same as "spiritual" (not necessarily involving a church). The importance of these findings is the recognition that there are important overlaps between spirituality and religion in the realm of practice and its impact on the health of the individual.
10. I would refer the reader to some of the real pioneers of re-integrating the spiritual perspective in their respective fields. Besides those cited elsewhere, I recommend: Will James classic work Varieties of Religious Experience; David Bohm (a renown quantum physicist's perspective outlined in Wholeness and the Implicate Order), explorations in chaos theory by David Peet (Seven Life Lessons in Chaos Theory);work on leadership and spirituality by Margaret Wheatley (Leadership and the New Science) and Joseph Jaworski (Synchronicity: The Inner Path of Leadership); alternative health perspectives and research (Deepak Chopra,)Marilyn Ferguson (a brilliant overview of social change arising from her work on brain research), Rupert Sheldrake (exploring the biology from a spiritual perspective), Matthew Fox (a prolific theologian and teacher responsible for remarkably integrative perspectives on spirituality and science and the arts); Greg Braden (scientist with remarkable insights into the science of spirituality); psychiatrist Gerald May's integration of spirituality in the treatment of addictions; Carolyn Myss – combining her skills as an intuitive healer, her studies in theology:; the work of David Whyte (poet); Joseph Campbell (the great mythologist); Jean Houston (psychologist), Sam Keen (philosopher, psychologist); Huston Smith (world religions expert). We are now beginning to also see writers bridging spirituality and the helping professions such as Ann and Charles Simpkinson, Froma Walsh, James Hillman, and Otto Rank.
11. I learned to appreciate this through study with Robert Detzler (Spiritual Response Therapy), training in cranial sacral energy work and meditation practice.
12. In my research, reported in Radical Relatedness, I have spoken of three broad levels of consciousness: physical (world defined by the information of the five senses), psychosocial (awareness based on insights about perception, insight and relationship context); and spiritual (transcendent awareness, innate connection) (McKernan, 2004 pp. 99-132). Transcendent consciousness refers to the experience, usually temporary, when one encounters the spiritual level of consciousness. Trauma and falling in love are two examples of temporary states of transcendent consciousness. The spiritual traditions offer direction and discipline to support a more conscious and sustained encounter with this quality of consciousness. In addition to my discussions about qualities of consciousness in Radical Relatedness, I refer the reader to the incisive exploration of these different levels of consciousness in the work of Ken Wilber (particularly Wilber, 1996) and William James (1982) and the elegant work of Pima Chodren, Buddhist nun (When Things Fall Apart) and Jose Hobday Seneca healer and Franciscan nun (1999). Larry Dossey provides a description of these three levels applied to the practice of medicine (materialistic medicine, mind/body medicine and mind/body/spirit medicine) (cited in Levin, 2001, p.206).
13. See also the work of Norm Shealy, Sacred Healing: The Curing Power of Energy and Spirituality (Boston: Element, 1999). For some scientific explorations about prayer see Greg Braden's The Isaiah Effect: Decoding the Lost Science of Prayer and Prophecy (New York: Harmony Books, 2000).
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…she sniffed it all over, observed it, went in and out, and finally settled and has taken to it perfectly.
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The slippers and booties are wonderful, marvellous, fantastic, I am running out of adjectives!! What a joy, and the weather has just turned cold so on my feet the slippers went and warm, comfortable feet were the result.
I cannot express how glad I am to have found Wooppers and now I am on a mission and hope that you will now have many new customers from Ireland.
I will certainly be placing another order shortly!
Très contente de ma commande ! La pointure est parfaite !
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My slippers arrived this morning.
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I'm super happy thanks very much for making these to fit me!
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The shop was wonderful to interact with and I am thrilled with my new slippers, it isn't easy to find a pair with an unfinished bottom. They are just lovely and snugly warm. Thank you!
Got my beautiful fiery red and orange Wooppers a couple of weeks ago. Feet are now fantastically warm. I'm very happy.
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Center of Studies Zakhor has ceased its activities.
This site gathers the result of work done during the period 2008 - 2012.
Why the Center of Studies ZAKHOR?
We see the importance today of presenting to the civil society, the scientific world, the universities and research centers, the public administration and the Jewish collectivity at large, the contribution of a Jewish dimension to the reading of history and the interpretation of legacy, for its better understanding and comprehension.
This Center of Studies will take care of research and work in issues related with Jewish heritage, tangible and intangible, from a perspective that accounts for the collective Jewish memory and its capacity of transmitting.
We propose to take the experience of the Jewish people as a primordial element to explain its transcendence. By raising the knowledge of Jewish presence at all times -including today- we seek to contribute to the cultural diversity of our society, bringing in elements for this new phase of respect and coexistence in Europe.
From this position, we will ask meaningful questions for our times, such as: what is the value of heritage? who are we preserving for? what use should be given to heritage? what are the ethical limits of scientific research? how do we interpret historical data? etc.
Center of Studies ZAKHOR was created to
Sensitize the society in general, the Jewish communities and the public administration, about the value of a heritage common to us all and the benefits of transmitting it at national and European levels.
Encourage the preservation and appreciation of sites with historic, cultural or religious Jewish interest.
Protect ancient cemeteries from any kind of abandonment, damage, exhumation, destruction or improper actions.
Propose actions to raise their significance based -among others- on local directives and national regulations about citizen's rights as well as agreements between the nations and the Jewish communities, according to which cemeteries are inviolable.
Offer an expert Jewish participation to bring in contents for the use of heritage that will help its better understanding.
Facilitate communication among different interested agents (national and local administrations, museums, Jewish communities, universities and private entities) to interpret and transmit the development and contributions of Judaism and Jewish culture in these lands as well as in the Diaspora.
Collaborate with the public administration in its tasks to study and preserve the national historic heritage, seeking solutions for complex situations in a way that they are compatible with Jewish tradition.
Collaborate with local and international experts on the subject, in their tasks to study and preserve the national historic heritage, seeking solutions for complex situations in a way that they are compatible with Jewish tradition.
Study and analyze the process of reinsertion, development and contribution of Jewish culture to the Catalan and Spanish societies, since its return at the end of XIX c., after four centuries of absence.
All actions and activities will be oriented towards the fulfillment of these objectives.
Center of Studies ZAKHOR is a not for profit entity, whose main area of activity is Catalonia and any other geographic reference be it national or international related with its mission and interests.

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import abc
import argparse
from collections import OrderedDict
from enum import Enum
import sys

from vk.api import API
from vk.user import UserField

from .utils import io

_OUTPUT_USER_FIELDS = UserField.UID, UserField.FIRST_NAME, UserField.LAST_NAME

def _query_friend_list(api, user):
    return api.friends_get(user.get_uid(), fields=_OUTPUT_USER_FIELDS)

def _filter_user_fields(user):
    new_user = OrderedDict()
    for field in _OUTPUT_USER_FIELDS:
        new_user[str(field)] = user[field] if field in user else None
    return new_user

class OutputSinkMutualFriends(metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
    @abc.abstractmethod
    def write_mutual_friends(self, friend_list):
        pass

class OutputSinkCSV(OutputSinkMutualFriends):
    def __init__(self, fd=sys.stdout):
        self._writer = io.FileWriterCSV(fd)

    def write_mutual_friends(self, friend_list):
        for user in friend_list:
            self._writer.write_row(user.values())

class OutputSinkJSON(OutputSinkMutualFriends):
    def __init__(self, fd=sys.stdout):
        self._writer = io.FileWriterJSON(fd)

    def write_mutual_friends(self, friend_list):
        self._writer.write(friend_list)

class OutputFormat(Enum):
    CSV = 'csv'
    JSON = 'json'

    def __str__(self):
        return self.value

    @staticmethod
    def open_file(path=None):
        return io.open_output_text_file(path)

    def create_sink(self, fd=sys.stdout):
        if self is OutputFormat.CSV:
            return OutputSinkCSV(fd)
        if self is OutputFormat.JSON:
            return OutputSinkJSON(fd)
        raise NotImplementedError('unsupported output format: ' + str(self))

def _parse_output_format(s):
    try:
        return OutputFormat(s)
    except ValueError:
        raise argparse.ArgumentTypeError('invalid output format: ' + s)

def _parse_args(args=None):
    if args is None:
        args = sys.argv[1:]

    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
        description='Learn who your ex and her new boyfriend are both friends with.')

    parser.add_argument('uids', metavar='UID', nargs='+',
                        help='user IDs or "screen names"')
    parser.add_argument('-f', '--format', dest='out_fmt',
                        type=_parse_output_format,
                        default=OutputFormat.CSV,
                        choices=OutputFormat,
                        help='specify output format')
    parser.add_argument('-o', '--output', metavar='PATH', dest='out_path',
                        help='set output file path (standard output by default)')

    return parser.parse_args(args)

def write_mutual_friends(uids, out_path=None, out_fmt=OutputFormat.CSV):
    api = API()
    users = api.users_get(uids)

    friend_lists = (frozenset(_query_friend_list(api, user)) for user in users)
    mutual_friends = frozenset.intersection(*friend_lists)
    mutual_friends = [_filter_user_fields(user) for user in mutual_friends]

    with out_fmt.open_file(out_path) as out_fd:
        sink = out_fmt.create_sink(out_fd)
        sink.write_mutual_friends(mutual_friends)

def main(args=None):
    write_mutual_friends(**vars(_parse_args(args)))

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

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This book is an organized approach to understanding bone growth and disease. It integrates anatomic and radiologic knowledge of enchondral and membranous bone growth and emphasizes the similarities of the physis and acrophysis in development. The artwork, jointly produced by artist and author, illustrates the concepts described. The identification of abnormality is aided by the explanations of the causes in terms of pattern recognition.


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Q: Using log4net with Autofac I am trying to use log4net with Autofac.
I've pasted this code http://autofac.readthedocs.org/en/latest/examples/log4net.html ,
and from Program.cs/Main() I am doing
var iocBuilder = new ContainerBuilder();
iocBuilder.RegisterModule(new LoggingModule());
var iocContainer = iocBuilder.Build();

now I would like to try this out immediately (in the next line),
writing a simple line to the log file. How should I do it?
I am thinking of something like this
var ls = iocContainer.Resolve<LoggingModule>();
ls.Info("the logging is working");

Thanks a lot

A: To obtain a ILog, log4net need to know the class that use the logger (LogManager.GetLogger(...)). So, you can't resolve a ILog without a parent class. You have to inject the ILog inside a component.
public class MyComponent
{
     public MyComponent(ILog logger)
     {
          this._logger = logger;
     }

     private readonly ILog _logger;

     public void Do()
     {
          this._logger.Info("Log4net OK");
     }
}

In the application start (Global.asax.cs for Asp.net, MVC):
// ...
log4net.Config.XmlConfigurator.Configure();
// ...
iocBuilder.RegisterModule(new LoggingModule());
iocBuilder.RegisterType<MyComponent>().AsSelf();

// ...

MyComponent c = iocContainer.Resolve<MyComponent>();
c.Do();

Another solution would be to register an ILog for Object and resolve ILog. In this case, the module is not required.
//In the DI container builder:
log4net.Config.XmlConfigurator.Configure();
/// ...
ContainerBuilder cb = new ContainerBuilder()
cb.Register(c => LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(Object))).As<ILog>();
IContainer container = cb.Build();

//In the function where we need to ue the logger:
ILog logger = container.Resolve<ILog>();
logger.Info("log4net OK");

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After the second day of preseason… It feels like we have been back for weeks!!!
winding down for the night. been a tough day. gonna go see what @scott_sinclair, @ryanbertrand3, @jackcork1 n @danny25rose are doing.


This is Vicky Adler-Modry, Mr. Manka's Executive Assistant. I received a fax from him this morning from the Sanaa Nights Hotel in San'a, Yemen. As you may have read in yesterday's blog, he was in Yemen for the groundbreaking ceremony of the new Manka Fun Park Yemen. He did not seem to pleased with the arrangements over there and is coming back early.
"Did anyone come to Yemen before we made this deal? Jordan would have (??) better. No TV!! Can't watch Olympics. No Alcohol - can't get DRUNK!!! Coming home early. KMJ"
This is all the information I have at the moment. I don't have his arrival time in Los Angeles. The jet is still on the ground in San'a, Yemen. Please do not call the office for updates. I will update you as I get any new information.
Listed below are links to blogs that reference this entry: Khan Manka, Jr. Is Leaving Yemen Early.
Ooh, the Saana Nights Hotel? I think I'm glad I didn't go. They didn't have a Four Seasons?
For tourists, Jordan would have been a better place to build a theme park. I don't know anyone who has been to Yemen... or plans to go to Yemen.
No alcohol in Yemen? What is the world coming to?!
I wouldn't worry, sir. I think the park will be great. Yemen needs something like this to draw tourists. We will build it and they will come!
My question is why was he staying at a hotel frequented by backpackers? He would have had satellite channels and booze if he'd stayed at the Movenpick.
A man of your stature, Mr. Manka, should not be staying in a backpackers hotel. Someone dropped the ball!
Mr. Manka is back in Los Angeles. He doesn't want to receive any communication at all. No phone calls, no faxes, no emails.
Movenpick doesn't sound so good either.
I should say that mankabros.com has lots of interesting information. Looks like the author did a good job. I will be coming back to mankabros.com for new information. Thank you.


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Creek Cottage, the Pearl Beach home of the late conservationist Vincent Serventy and his wife Carol, has been sold for $1.4 million.
Pearl Beach home of late Great Barrier Reef conservationist Vincent Serventy sells
Jonathan Chancellor
Vincent Serventy at his Pearl Beach home back in 2004. Picture: Peter Clark
The Serventy's, who 30 years ago helped save the Great Barrier Reef from planned oil leases, bought the NSW Central Coast weekender in the mid-1970s for $22,000, moving there permanently in the 1990s from Hunters Hill.
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It came to the market earlier this year with $1.5 million hopes through Central Coast Realty agent Stuart Gan, but sold after the price guidance dipped to $1.35 million to $1.45 million.
Creek Cottage was originally bought by Serventy for $22,000. Picture: Supplied.
Set on Diamond Rd, the four-bedroom home is 100 paces from the popular beach.
The home, described as a "once in a generation opportunity" is among the 12 sales secured so far this year among the 680 Pearl Beach houses.
The dearest was when Rebel Sports co-founder Robert Gavshon and his wife Jennifer pocketed $2.05 million for their weekender of the past decade. The Dover Heights-based couple upgraded last year to a $4.428 million house on the beach.
Serventy, known as father of conservation in Australia, died aged 91 in 2007.
The four-bedroom home is close to the beach. Pictures Supplied.
Long before Steve Irwin, he spent almost seven decades as a lobbyist, writer, filmmaker and lecturer. He wrote more than 70 books, articles and lectures on conservation being in the forefront of battles that saved the Great Barrier Reef, the Franklin River, the northern hairy-nosed wombat and even the migratory wading birds of Botany Bay.
It was in the 1960s when Serventy wrote to then Nine Network boss Sir Frank Packer with a documentary suggestion.
Serventy passed away in 2007. Picture: Peter Clark
Packer relocated Serventy and his wife to Sydney, bought them a four-wheel-drive and a caravan and Nature Walkabout, Australian television's first environment program, was aired. He also wrote for The Daily Telegraph.
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Hotel Visitors in Tunisia Surprised at Burkini Bans
A woman, wearing a full-body burkini swimsuit, stands at a beach in La Marsa near Tunis, Tunisia September 11, 2022. (REUTERS/Jihed Abidellaoui)
Some women visiting hotels in Tunisia are criticizing policies that ban a kind of swimwear known as a burkini.
The burkini is a piece of clothing used for swimming that covers the entire body except for the face, hands and feet. It is worn by some Muslim women who wish to demonstrate modesty. Burkinis are commonly seen on beaches across Tunisia.
But numerous larger hotels in coastal towns have banned the swimwear from their pools. The policy shows a lasting European influence in the country. It is also evidence of divisions that exist between secular and conservative Tunisians.
On the website Tunisiabooking.com, at least 20 hotels advertise that the burkini is banned at their hotel, Reuters news agency reports.
Jannette Mensi recently stayed at the Marriott Hotel in the city of Sousse. She said hotel employees told her that because she was wearing a burkini, she had to get out of the main swimming pool and go to another one in the back. That pool is generally used by children.
A woman, wearing a full-body burkini swimsuit, enjoys the sea at a beach in La Marsa, near Tunis, Tunisia September 11, 2022. (REUTERS/Jihed Abidellaoui)
She told Reuters that, as a Muslim woman, she felt the hotel was discriminating against her.
"I respect, I accept next to me a lady with a bikini, or someone drinking wine... I respect them, they should respect me," she said.
The Marriott hotel worker did not explain the reasons behind the ban. But Mensi has her own theory for the policy. "I told them: you are colonized from then until now," she said.
A Reuters reporter asked Marriott representatives about the incident involving Mensi. A spokesperson for the Sousse Pearl Marriott Resort & Spa apologized for what had happened. The spokesperson said the hotel would start permitting all adult visitors to use the main pool "no matter the swimwear they choose."
Burkini bans at Tunisian hotels date back to the 2000s and became more common after the 2011 revolution. At that time, more women started wearing the Muslim head covering called a hijab. The hijab was banned in the workplace during the 23-year rule of the country's ousted leader, Zine el Abidine Ben Ali.
A woman, wearing a full-body burkini swimsuit, chats with another woman as they stand in the sea at a beach in La Marsa near Tunis, Tunisia September 11, 2022. (REUTERS/Jihed Abidellaoui)
The managing director of a 4-star hotel in the popular beach resort of Hammamet spoke to Reuters about the issue. The individual, who did not want to be named, said he banned the swimwear in 2008 following complaints from visitors.
"The last people I spoke to said that it is disgusting to swim in a pool with burkinis," the hotel managing director told Reuters.
The burkini bans have also been criticized online. In a widely shared TikTok video earlier this year, Emirati influencer Zainab Alsawalhi denounced the burkini-free Movenpick Hotel in Sousse for "discrimination and hate."
The Accor group, which owns Movenpick, did not answer questions sent by Reuters seeking a reaction to the criticism.
Reuters reported this story. Bryan Lynn adapted the report for VOA Learning English.
modesty – n. being conservative in the way one dresses
secular – adj. not religious or controlled by a religious group
wine – n. an alcoholic drink made from grapes
manage – v. to do something or deal with something successfully
complaint – n. a statement that something is wrong or not satisfactory
disgusting – adj. extremely unpleasant
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Finishing your study and graduating from university can be both exciting and daunting. Now that you have gained necessary skills and knowledge at school, it is time to implement the theories into practices in the workforce. During your study, you might have good GPA, actively participate in student organisations, and achieve recognition from the university for your contribution. However, the working world is different from school. With the burgeoning talent pools, you might find it more competitive and fiercer to land a job.
What should you do, then?
One of the easiest way to help you get out of the overwhelming job hunting is to keep moving and change your strategy. Searching for jobs via job platform or ads on newspapers is effective, but it might drain up your energy as you need to scroll through so many jobs and companies. Not to mention, not everything you find is the one you are actually looking for. However, a method called "matrix decision" can help you simplify your job search while still receiving the best result.
Using matrix isn't something new. It is a decision making process people often use when making other decisions, such as deciding where school to go or evaluating which car to buy. It's not a rocket science but doing what comes natural in a rigorous way can improve your career assessments. Matrix decision is useful when you have several choices of jobs and it can actually give a satisfactory result. There are more advantages you can get by using matrix, such as identifying new job opportunities faster while helping you think clearly and use time efficiently.
Without further ado, here are 3 easy steps you can do to create your own matrix decision.
Mainly, you should set objectives. Objectives will help you determine how successful your matrix will be. For example, you graduated with a BA degree in literature. After knowing your qualification, you should decide which objectives are the most important. There are five factors of objectives you should consider in your future career: field you want to take, role you want in the workplace, impact on your future such as salary or job status, personal growth, and what kind of organisation you want to work in.
Secondly, you decide from the most important to the less ones. At this point, you should be able to rate your decision either as high, low, or medium. To make your choice obvious, you can rate it from 1 to 5. To help you in making better decision, you can ask your friends or family members to share their thoughts and give suggestions to your career matrix because sometimes, close family or friends can see your quality better.
Remember, when rating your objectives, you should also be able to evaluate alternative against objectives. Your objectives are the primary concern in this decision. Therefore, judge how each alternative meets each category and think how it might affect your future. Also, consider what you might do if things do not work out. If possible, jot down the reasons of picking up certain job in each relevant box of matrix.
Lastly, you can interpret the result. Your matrix structure is a stepping rock to lead you for a brighter career, but it is not the final answer. You must understand and figure out what it tells you. Matrix decision is as good as you want it to be and by using it, you'll likely to know what job would be better and know what questions to ask in future career.
It is hard to decide what's best for your future. But by assessing your career objectives and defining which are most important, you can make decisions with confidence as structured plan such as matrix decision can help you ease all your doubt in one place.
Read also: Passion versus Skill: What Comes First in a Job Search?
At some point in a career journey, there are times when an employee feel exhausted with overload tasks given to them and start to think that they deserve better jobs. Some others find a bitter fact that they do not have any chance to achieve career growth and personal development in their current company. If you find yourself trapped in similar situation, this could be the early sign that you should move on and pursue a new career.
Seeking new job while you are still employed is just like gambling. If you are lucky enough, you can find new employer within a short time. However, sometimes reality bites and the job search could take a really long time. People say that the best time to change job is when you already find a new one. Therefore, rather than letting go your job whereas you have not land a new one, it is better to hold onto your current job on until you are accepted elsewhere.
Then the question remains: how to do job search while you still has contract with your current employer? When your boss knows that you intend to leave the company, there are chances that he would feel betrayed and disappointed about your plan. This will ruin the well-built relationship between you and him even before you really move on to the new job. So, you need to do the job search silently to avoid negative comments people around you.
Some people believe that letting prospective company know that you already have a job is important, as being employed means that you have certain proven qualities and skills. While such belief is not necessarily true, putting your current employment status on your application and resume is crucial, such that hiring managers can manage the right time to arrange an interview and tests for you.
Despite conducting active job search, you should remember that you are still employed. It means that you still have the responsibility to perform well and get your tasks done at your current job. When prospective recruiter invites you for an interview, you should find the best time to do it. For example, you can ask to schedule an interview during lunch hour, such that it will not disturb your main job.
Your current office culture might let you dress casually, but in order to come for an interview, you often have to wear formal dress. It will seem suspicious when you suddenly dress formally while you used to wear casual one in the office. To avoid such suspicion, you have to make a plan. For example, you can come to the office wearing T-shirt as usual, but keep the formal shirt in your bag and wear it once you get outside before coming to the interview.
You cannot simply believe that your coworkers are going to keep silence when they know about your job search plan and leaving the team. Even it is someone whom you trust so much, you cannot risk the possibility of him telling about your plan to the others. If rumours spread out, it will be uncomfortable for you to stay. Until you seal the deal and sign an employment contract with new employer, you should consider the job search as a kind of secret mission that no one in your office should know.
This could be obvious, but it will be awkward when you are opening a job portal with your PC at work then suddenly your boss walks by and sees it. Even when no one knows about your job search activity, you should keep in mind that your employer might track your browsing history if you use office facility during work hours. Therefore, do the job search in the evening at home. You should also ensure that the email address you use to send job application is your private email and not the one you use to exchange emails with clients. Additionally, you need to be careful with incoming calls from recruiters. Given that they usually call during work hours, make sure that you talk with him away from the place where your coworkers can hear the conversation.
When applying for particular job, you should ensure that the prospective company does not have any cooperation or close relationship with your current company. As you need to do it in silence, it will be a problem if your future employer asks for recommendation about your performance to your current employer. Therefore, you can ask for reference or recommendation from anyone but those who work at your company.
Posted in All, Career Advice, General, Interviews.
Owing to the tight competition in the job market, being a jobseeker in itself has become a full-time job for fresh graduates. While you have sent tens of application letters and CVs to potential employers through online job portals, it seems that your efforts were in vain. Be rest assured! As the old adage says "All Roads Lead to Rome", so does your job hunting! When it seems that online job search gives you no significant results, then why don't you go out and meet your dream employers at job fairs?
Job fair is not only a great place to find various types of job roles and companies, but also a great opportunity to meet directly with prospective employers and build network with professionals in your field of expertise. In a job fair, you will have better chance of demonstrating your skills and potentials than when you just send your application through emails.
First thing you need to do before attending job fair is to find out what companies participating in the venue. If you are attracted to some companies, then you should dig out more information about them. You will have bigger opportunities of approaching the related companies if you know a lot about the organisation. Additionally, recruiters will remember you more than the other candidates if you can show genuine interests in the company.
You will hand in your resume to the recruiter with your own hand, so you know that they will eventually read it. As recruiters don't have much time to read hundreds of resumes each day, you should create an appealing an informative resume that is easy to skim in seconds. This will help recruiters get directly to the information they need. You can ask someone to check your resume to ensure that you have put the right information in it before copying and bringing them to job fair. Bring with you about twenty copies of resume along with other necessary documents and keep them neatly in a folder.
First impression matters. There are cases when recruiters reject a candidate because of his unprofessional attires. That being said, make sure you wear the right attires when attending a job fair. Don't forget to ensure you have representative hairstyle, shoes, and make up along with professional manner.
The best time to come to job fair is in the morning, because employers and recruiters are still fresh and in the fullest energy to meet pools of jobseekers. Not only making it easier to get to know them, coming earlier will give you more opportunities to visit more booths and have more conversation with other recruiters.
Job fair is a good place to build network. Therefore, do not just stay in one company's booth. Look around the venue, meet more people, and introduce yourself professionally. Do not forget to collect business card from every booth you visit and take a brief note of important information you find. Building a wide network is crucial as you there will be time when you will need their help someday, or vice versa. You also need to talk with other job seekers so you can share experiences.
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How to Nail an Interview and Land Your Dream Job?
What's the most crucial (yet difficult) part of a job interview? The answer but obvious, will be the beginning. You have only one chance to make the first impression, so you have to make sure that it is a good one. No wonder, the first five minutes of your meeting with the hiring manager will determine, whether you stand a chance for getting hired or not.
When you manage to land a job interview, you are set to get started on a new beginning, with the organisation. Now you have to think of how to nail the interview and leave a great impression to eventually seal the deal. When you are prepping for an interview, you should bear in mind that everything you do, is under review.
From the moment you walk past the door, take a seat, answer the questions, to the time you stand up and leave the room, the interviewer is paying close attention to the slightest gestures, you make.Nothing seems better than walking out of the interview room with a feeling that you have nailed the interview.
Regardless of professional reasons, people have a tendency to hire people they like. Thus, all the qualifications and experience you possess could mean nothing, if you do not demonstrate a positive attitude towards the interviewer. The key here is to be your genuine self. It is important to show that you are likeable and a flexible individual at work.
An interview is not just about whether the company is willing to hire you, but also about, if you really want to work there? Therefore, you have to make sure that the job is a good fit and the company culture is in line with your principles. Just be who you are, and the hiring manager will see the ingenuity in you.
It will be a rash decision to show up at the interview without any adequate information, about what you're going to deal with. Hence, upon receiving a call for the interview, make sure to do your homework well. Research for any information that you can find about the company, the interviewer, their products, as well as the job you apply for.
From your research, you might discover the problems and challenges faced by the company. During the interview rounds, you can propose your idea to reduce and unravel the issues.
Emphasise that you can apply your knowledge and take advantage of your experience to resolve the glitches. This strategy will showcase your value and contribution you can offer, if the company chooses to hire you.
Nobody wants to hear complaints about your previous employer, or know how underpaid you are in your current job. Rather, the hiring manager is keen on hearing how the job will be a good fit for you.
Therefore, avoid using negative words as it will only imply your cynicism. Capture the interviewer's attention by exuding positivity in thoughts, actions and they will naturally be drawn towards you.
At some point, you just have to let it flow. Don't try too hard to please the interviewers because they will know the difference between genuine gestures and the made-up ones. Being a yes-man is never a good way to start a job with.
While these tips might not guarantee you the job offer, they can definitely help you get a little closer to your dream job. Good luck with your job search!
Posted in Career Advice, Interviews.
How far have you put in efforts to get noticed and land a job? Sending out resumes, attending interviews, and visiting job fairs could be the most common answers given by job seekers. Have you ever thought, that beyond all these means of reaching out to your future employers, there are some unconventional (and even unique) ways that will bring you to your dream job?
While the way people conduct hiring process has changed dramatically in the recent few years. However, the principle and process of job hunting hasn't changed through time. The traditional formula is to search for job openings, apply for them, get interviewed, and if you meet the requirements, you will eventually secure the job.
Nevertheless, more and more people are realising that a stable job which pays off their bills at the end of the month is not enough. More than this, it is crucial to have a fulfilling career that will keep you engaged and committed for personal growth.
In today's highly competitive era, job seekers are required to employ their creativity in order to stand out from the crowd. Even for the most optimistic individuals, days, weeks, and even months of job hunting to no avail can seem as an intimidating experience. Sometimes, all you need to do is open your mind and think outside the box.
Advertising yourself in mass media is a great way to let potential employers know about your existence. You will need to demonstrate that you are a highly qualified individual who is keen on pursuing their dream job. You can print out your name, skills, and contact in public ad spaces such as local newspaper, billboard, poster, or online portals.
You might possess all the competencies required for your dream job. The problem is, dozens of other applicants offer the same thing too. It is true that a resume will be your first weapon to set out on the company's door. However, relying on your resume in itself is not enough to convince them your qualities.
Creating a portfolio will be helpful to showcase your capabilities as well as describe what you have achieved in the past.
Have you ever found 'candy taster job' advertisement? While everyone will fancy the idea of getting paid for tasting delicious candies every day, chances are, such job ads can be hardly found. If you want to land on cool and extra-ordinary job like this, you should start applying for unlisted jobs. Remember, not all type of jobs are publicly advertised. Hence, it is time to be proactive.
If you think that writing a blog is a great way to pass time, then perhaps you should re-think the idea. Going blogging is not only a great way to invest your spare time, but also can help you connect with your future employer.
To keep engaged with the blog, you should write on something that you like. When you have set up a blog, avoid radio silent and keep it updated. You might never know who will show up with a prospective job offer.
Amidst the competition for job, a written resume is no longer enough. To get noticed by top organisations, you need to get creative. Creating a personalised video resume can help you realise this goal. You don't have to make it complicated. Instead, you can create a brief but attractive video resume that enlists your key strengths and previous experiences.
Volunteering yourself to work for free on projects could be an unconventional approach that will help you to eventually land the job of your dreams. To prove yourself to potential employers, you can participate actively in voluntary or freelance project that is related to your field of expertise.
Don't focus primarily on how to make money out of the job. Rather, you should focus on how the experience will enrich your soul. Not to mention, volunteering is an effective way to build networking.
Everyone else might have equal skills and qualifications that you possess. However, unless you have something distinctive to offer, sending out resumes and cover letters will not guarantee you your dream job. Therefore, a dash of creativity is the key to grab employer's attention. Let your creativity shine and soon you will fetch a dream offer your way, by treading the unconventional route to success. Sometimes looking beyond is the key to tap into bright future prospects.
Posted in Career Advice, Interviews, Jobs, Uncategorized.
Every recruiter reads a pile of resumes. How could you be so sure that your resume is memorable enough to catch their attention? We heard that recruiters don't fall for fancy formatting. Plus, they only take less than 25 seconds to skim through your resume.
Really, what should you do? Here are several tips for you, according to professional recruiters.
You might think it is not necessary, but recruiters prefer this kind of information than, say, your weight and height. However, it could be more than just your personal social media accounts. There are many websites to showcase your expertise, concern, and interest. Such as blog for writers, Dribbble for designers, and GitHub for developers.
When a recruiter check the URLs, your chance to stand out is bigger than ever. Yes, they spend some time to check your online presence. Thus, demonstrate your expertise to open-source repositories, and don't forget to include it on your resume.
It is not always putting a 'boring' statement on your resume, such as, hard-worker or passionate. Are you a friendly and funny person in real life? Try inserting something on your resume to prove that! Most resumes are very formal. When you write something out of the norm, recruiters will pay more attention to your resume.
Really, there are ways to make your resume more fun.
Office hours normally only take 8 hours of your 24-hour day. What do you do for the rest of your day? Some people have personal side projects, and it could be a plus in eyes of the recruiter. If your projects are related to the industry, do not take those for granted. It could be a strong reason to hire you.
Are you using MS Word's resume templates? Please don't. Also, you should not list an objective at the top of the resume like people do in the 90s.
Things are not going great as well for people who keep mailing, faxing, or hand-delivering paper resumes. Most recruiters are busy and tech-y. They would most likely prefer digital resumes, since they can find keywords more easily.
Pay more attention on how you write your resume. Is it free of grammatical errors? What kind of writing style did you chose: first person or third person? Whatever it is, make sure you are consistent. Also, recruiters think a resume with a ridiculous number of pages is obnoxious. No need to exaggerate your experiences, responsibilities, and achievements. Do them a favour! Simplify it.
Some job seekers think that they have to send resume addressed to the CEO. While in fact, it makes their resume go unnoticed. CEOs don't often read resumes. Find the correct person you should send your resume to!
You have read hundreds of resume tips, but sometimes your resume still can't score a job interview. Let alone land you a job. What is actually going on?
Most job seekers are obsessed with their resume, because it is the only thing they can control within the job search. They can't be sure that they will nail the job interview.
Truth is, it is rare to get hired by simply submitting a resume. If the resume is not good enough, you won't even have a chance to meet the recruiters.
Job hopping is acceptable these days, but it makes recruiters confused with your expertise. Once recruiters are not sure about the things that you are good at, they will prefer not to conduct an interview with you.
Truth is, your resume should connect the dots, because no one else will do it for you. Recruiters will not be able to put the pieces together, since they are skimming a pile of resumes. Worse, you can't explain to them without an actual job interview.
A recruiter will only skim your resume in 10-20 seconds on the average. Thus, the shorter your resume, the better. No more than two pages. Make it as simple as possible. Also, your resume should be easy to read that even students in general could understand. Really, do a favour for the recruiter.
Unless you are applying for a graphic designer position, your resume is supposed to use the traditional format. Forget about special effects and other layout designs you think are cool. Recruiters want a proven qualified candidate, not just a flashy resume.
Use black normal font against a white paper with familiar size. Also, don't put too much bold, italics and underlining. Traditional resume formatting makes it easier for both recruiter and yourself. Better to focus on the content providing your most relevant qualifications, so that you can score the job interview that you wanted.
Have you ever consider to quit? If so, remember that there is a right time for successful career change.
Otherwise, you feel that you finally have the job that you wanted. Your current job is okay, and you also have good relationships with your boss and colleagues. However, you need to improve. Some people said that we shouldn't stay on our comfort zones for too long.
As an individual, it's always important to continue growing and face different challenges in the professional world. Take a look at how your job is affecting your career. See the bigger picture!
Staying in the same position is not a good thing, unless you are the boss. It has drawbacks. Everything you do will be too familiar and unexciting. You will start functioning on autopilot, which is bad for your own competency.
There is a suggestion that the optimum number of years to remain working in a given field is your age divided by six or seven. Thus, people in their twenties could stay in one department for four years, while someone in their forties would move round after eight years.
So please, explore other opportunities. People are competitive nowadays. It is vital to have new skills, in order to keep developing as a professional. Doing a self-assessment can indicate whether it is the right time to find a new job.
You might perform well as an employee, but your company is not growing as expected. There are certain situations that easily indicate how your company is slowly dying, such as plenty of resignation in a year or dwindling job openings.
If your company seems to be cutting back, you should have a plan B (before you become unemployed). Remember, you have other options.
The fact that you are in the same position for so long could be a bad sign: you are simply underappreciated. Nobody want to stay at the company where they are no longer being valued.
If you don't know why you didn't get a promotion, you better change your own future. Everybody is in charge of their own career.
In this current economy, some industries are struggling more. There's a chance that the industry you have built your career in is slowly disappearing. Take a quick step before it's literally shrinking. A lot of people change careers, even to a new industry.
Job hunting is a daunting process for many graduating students because most of us had went through the conventional route to obtain a degree. The major decisions we had made during the 16 years of Singapore's education are probably limited to the choosing of secondary school, junior college/polytechnic and the courses to pursue in universities.
We are so used to judging our success with a common yardstick, i.e. GPA. A high GPA means you are a successful student. Holding an appointment within a CCA means you have leadership. Therefore, having good grades with an excellent CCA track record would land you a good job. To an undergraduate, a good job may simply mean a high paying job in a big international organisation.
Once we step out of the university, the standards which we are so used to judging ourselves no longer apply. No one cares about your GPA after you have graduated. The only yardstick to reflect most of our achievement is now relegated to the comparison of salary.
Unless you believe that only job titles and salary are indicative of your career success, there are no common yardsticks which we can benchmark ourselves against our peers. In fact, I believe the competition does not exist between you and your colleagues but it is within yourself. How do you constantly improve and outdo yourself? And what are the indicators which we ought to use to grade ourselves?
The answer will differ according to individuals.
You will probably have an answer once you have a clearer picture of what you want to achieve in 20-30 years' time. It took me a year to get a better idea of what I want to pursue in my career. So set aside a year before you graduate to think about your career.
Find your interest. Start reading widely. Talk to your friends. I realized that I am reading more as compared to my times in university. Reading exposes you to unfamiliar topics and thoughts. Investment papers, personal finance, biographies, science magazines, philosophy etc.
Seek a mentor. A good way would be to look around your organisation or those around you. Are there anyone who are 20 years your senior whom you would like to emulate?
Be accountable to your family. As much as we would like to pursue our interest, we need to be responsible for our family finances as well. Would your career choice impact your family's financial well-being?
Once you start to have an inkling of what you want to achieve in your career, the decisions which you make will be slightly more straight-forward. First, identify the competencies you need to achieve what you set out to do. Then find a company which will offer you the opportunities to develop them.
All jobs will enable you to develop competencies. Are they relevant? Are you consciously identifying, learning then applying them?
Take a look at the Harvard Competency Dictionary for a list of the competencies.
Self-directed learning. Start working on these competencies now. Time is too short for us to be good at everything, but it will be even shorter if you don't act on it now. Take ownership of your learning and growth.
Hopefully, the above questions are answered before you graduate. Rather than casting your net aimlessly, your job search will be more directed. Have you ever wondered about the reasons why people advise that you ought to stay at least 3 years in the job, besides the risk of being labelled as a job hopper? It is because these competencies need at least 3 years to be developed. So the crucial question to ask when you approach a company is whether it can offer you an environment to learn for at least the next 3 years? That will also determine when it is time to move on.
Determine the breadth of exposure and depth of the company's expertise. What is the background of the management team? Is the company able to expose you to a variety of assignments or will you be doing the same work day in day out? Is the company competent in the work it does? If you want to learn, then obviously go for the best you can find.
Coaching culture within the team. Does the management team place emphasis on training of junior staff? Is there a methodological approach in development and training for the next 3 years?
Ethics and ethos. Does the company engage in work which you aren't comfortable with? How far are you willing to stretch yourself in this aspect?
Salary should not necessarily be the top priority at this point in time. Nonetheless, it can be a contributing factor to job satisfaction as well. Does the salary commensurate with your job scope? If the salary is too little, you feel overworked and frustrated. Remember Herzberg's Motivation-Hygiene Theory? Challenging work gives positive satisfaction while salary is a hygiene factor which does not generate positive satisfaction, but its absence would cause dissatisfaction.
Once you have secured a job, you can focus on the other pertinent issues.
Insurance. Look into insuring yourself. Then insure your parents for their medical needs. Go for coverage that is sufficient and not excessive.
Part-time job. Find a part time job that can offer you experience relevant to your aspirations. Or even better still, start a 'part time' enterprise! Do not look for a part time job that merely trade your time for money.
These are the wisdom that I had gathered from talking to friends and mentors about job search. I hope these points will get you thinking and guide you in your next steps. To those who are graduating, your first job only comes once in a lifetime. Steward this opportunity well. To those who are already in the workforce, it's never too late to go back to the drawing board and make the switch.
Tan Ming Hui graduated from Nanyang Technological University in 2011 from Mechanical Engineering. He is now a Management Associate at PSA.
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Göztepe is an underground station on the M4 line of the Istanbul Metro. Located under beneath the Göztepe Interchange in the Merdivenköy neighborhood of Kadıköy, Istanbul, it was opened on 17 August 2012.

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Railway stations opened in 2012
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