Possibly Passino

Sunday, January 31, 2016

3,044 comments about the video

Unemployable Horse

The Atlantic Article "The Age of the Robot Worker Will Be Worse for Men: The jobs that are least vulnerable to automation tend to be held by women"
by Jerry Kaplan August 4th 2015

The Atlantic Article "A World Without Work" by Derek Thompson July 2015

1,372 comments about the disappointingly similar article

Full Time Worker circa 2016

The Economist Article "A Might Contest: Job Destruction by robots outweigh creation" March 29th 2014

Humans Need Not Apply: Initial Sources and Breif Commentary

Humans Need Not Apply:

Initial Sources and Brief Commentary

Humans Need Not Apply by CGP Grey August 13th 2014 [15 min]

This is the video that got it all started. Its rapid and sweeping style entertains the viewer and ask numerous questions and does not pretend to have the answers.

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Beyond Craigslist: Getting Employed in Nashville

Jobs4TN

government and private postings

Idealist or Center for Nonprofit Managment

nonprofits

Employment Agencies:

Nashville Career Advancement Center

located in Metro Center
focus on getting people off unemployment and back to work
must have TN ID

National Council on Aging

for people 55+

Operation Stand Down

for Veterans

Project Return

for exoffenders (must be released within last two years with a felony or serious misdemeanor)

Job Training:

Goodwill Career Solutions

free, low cost or paid trainings
everything from computer programming and forklift certification to hospitality and construction
weekly job fairs

Monday, July 27, 2015

ACTION VERB LIST

Action Verbs and Levels of Proficiency

common resume techniques for articulating an individual’s work history and proficiency with a discipline action verbs coupled with specificity allows employers to envision the applicant and grabs his/her attention.

exp: “presided”

Related Experience:

Holiday Inn Nashville, TN April 2010-Present

Shift Supervisor

presided over 4 employees in a project to develop creative new ways of ensuring positive experiences for guests

Management &Leadership

achieved
administered
allocated
analyzed
appointed
approved
arranged
assembled
assigned
attained
authorized
awarded
chaired
completed
conceived
conducted
considered
consolidated
contracted
controlled
converted
coordinated
correlated
decided
delegated
designated
determined
developed
directed
disapproved
discharged
eliminated
emphasized
encouraged
enforced
engineered
enhanced
established
evaluated
executed
expanded
generated
governed
handled
headed
hired
hosted
implemented
improved
incorporated
increased
initiated
inspected
inspired
instituted
launched
led
maintained
managed
merged
motivated
navigated
organized
outlined
overhauled
oversaw
planned
prepared
presided
prioritized
procured
produced
provided
recommended
reevaluated
regulated
rejected
reorganized
replaced
reported
required
restored
reviewed
scheduled
secured
selected
settled
signed
solved
specified
sponsored
stipulated
streamlined
strengthened
supervised
terminated

Communication

addressed
advertised
arbitrated
arranged
articulated
authored
called
circulated
clarified
coached
collaborated
communicated
composed
condensed
conferred
consulted
contacted
conveyed
convinced
corresponded
counseled
debated
defined
demonstrated
described
developed
directed
discussed
drafted
edited
elicited
emphasized
enlisted
explained
expressed
facilitated
formulated
furnished
incorporated
influenced
informed
interacted
interpreted
interviewed
involved
joined
judged
lectured
listened
marketed
mediated
moderated
motivated
negotiated
notified
observed
oriented
outlined
participated
persuaded
presented
promoted
proofread
proposed
publicized
published
purposed
recommended
reconciled
recruited
redirected
referred
reinforced
related
renegotiated
reported
represented
researched
resolved
responded
reunited
showed
solicited
specified
spoke
suggested
summarized
synthesized
translated
transmitted
tutored
wrote

Research

analyzed
clarified
coded
collected
compared
conceived
conducted
contrasted
critiqued
detected
determined
diagnosed
disproved
evaluated
examined
experimented
explored
extracted
formulated
gathered
identified
inquired
inspected
interpreted
interviewed
invented
investigated
located
measured
organized
remodeled
repaired
reported
researched
reviewed
searched
solved
studied
summarized
surveyed
systematized
tested
wrote
Technical
adapted
analyzed
applied
assembled
budgeted
built
calculated
computed
conserved
constructed
converted
correlated
debugged
designed
determined
developed
devised
engineered
fabricated
financed
fortified
handled
inspected
installed
maintained
manipulated
operated
overhauled
printed
programmed
rectified
regulated
remodeled
repaired
replaced
resolved
restored
solved
specialized
standardized
studied
trained
upgraded
utilized

Teaching

adapted
advised
assessed
clarified
coached
communicated
conducted
coordinated
critiqued
defined
demonstrated
developed
educated
enabled
encouraged
evaluated
explained
facilitated
focused
guided
illustrated
individualized
informed
initiated
instilled
instructed
lectured
mentored
motivated
persuaded
planned
presented
set
goals
simulated
stimulated
taught
tested
trade
transmitted
tutored
updated

Financial

adjusted
administered
allocated
analyzed
appraised
assessed
audited
balanced
budgeted
calculated
compared
computed
conserved
corrected
determined
developed
estimated
forecasted
managed
marketed
measured
netted
planned
prepared
programmed
projected
qualified
reconciled
reduced
reevaluated
researched
retrieved
sold

Creative

acted
adapted
applied
authored
began
built
combined
composed
conceived
conceptualized
condensed
constructed
created
customized
designed
developed
directed
displayed
drew
entertained
established
estimated
fashioned
forecasted
formed
formulated
founded
generated
illustrated
initiated
integrated
introduced
invented
investigated
launched
loaded
modeled
modified
molded
originated
perceived
performed
photographed
piloted
planned
presented
produced
proposed
refined
researched
revised
revitalized
rewrote
set up
shaped
solved
studied
updated

Helping

adapted
advised
advocated
aided
answered
arranged
assessed
assisted

brought
cared for
clarified
coached
collaborated
coordinated
contributed
cooperated
counseled
dealt
demonstrated
diagnosed
directed
educated
encouraged
ensured
expedited
facilitated
familiarized
furthered
guided
helped
influenced
inspired
insured
intervened
led
maintained
mentored
modified
motivated
performed
prevented
provided
referred
rehabilitated
represented
resolved
served
simplified
supplied
supported
upheld
volunteered

Clerical or Detail

activated
altered
assembled
approved
arranged
catalogued
classified
collected
compiled
described
dispatched
edited
estimated
executed
gathered
generated
implemented
inspected
listed
maintained
monitored
observed
operated
organized
overhauled
prepared
processed
proofread
published
purchased
recorded
reduced
retrieved
screened
specified
streamlined
systematized
tabulated
validated

Organizational

approved
arranged
assembled
catalogued
categorized
charted
classified
coded
collected
compiled
completed
conducted
controlled
corrected
correlated
corresponded
determined
dispatched
distributed
eliminated
engineered
executed
expanded
filed
generated
implemented
incorporated
inspected
logged
maintained
monitored
obtained
operated
ordered
organized
prepared
processed
procured
provided
purchased
recorded
registered
reserved
responded
retrieved
reviewed
routed
scheduled
screened
set up
solved
sorted
standardized
submitted
supplied
systematized
tabulated
updated
validated
verified

Resume Advice: Levels of Profeciency

Levels of Proficiency

accurate (in)
adept (in, at)
advanced (knowledge of)
alert (in)
competent
concise
conversant (in)
detailed (knowledge of)
effective (in)
empathy
exceptional
exemplary
expert (in, at)
extraordinary fluent (in)
functions (well)
gifted
good (at)
great
high (degree of)
intermediate (knowledge of)
judicious
keen (sense of,
understanding of)
knowledge (of)
master (of)
perception (of)
perceptive
practical (experience in)
proficient (in)
relentless (in pursuit of)
rudimentary
sensitive (to)
skilled (at, in)
sophisticated (understanding of)
strong (sense of, background in)
successful (in, at)
uncommon understanding (of)
unusual

How to Create an Email Address

Email

Temporary: Mailinator

No prerequisites
No privacy
No passwords

Long Term: Gmail

Yahoo is not recommended as it expires and has overly elaborate security protection
many participants are unable to access their own email

Prerequisites:

A working phone (on them)
another working email address (they can access)

Make sure they have their new email address and password written down

We are unable to store a participant’s passwords (privacy)

Identification Documents

Identification Documents: order to attain IDs and what each type of ID does

State ID or Driver’s License
State IDs enables individuals to be able to:

sign up for TennCare
sign up for SNAP-> *allows sign up for free mobile phone
sign up for a birth certificate
register to vote
board a plane
ability to purchase alcohol, guns, coup syrup and cigarettes
opening a bank account
get married
adopt a pet
rent a hotel room
apply for a hunting or fishing license
buy a contract cell phone
pick up a prescription
donate blood

Birth Certificate
State ID + a Birth Certificate enables individuals to:
sign up for job training

sign up for treatment
apply for a jo
get a paycheck from an employer

Social Security Card (basically acts as a Birth Certificate)
recommendation: Social Security Office in Metro Center

coupled with a state ID a SS card enables all of above benefits

Passport
recommendation: Post Office
allows an individual to do all the above AND

entry and exit out of the United States

Good Reasons for Leaving Your Job

These reasons all work well because they are all legitimate reasons an employee can decide to move on to a new position.

Career change
Career growth
Change in career path
Company cut backs
Company downsized
Company went out of business
Family circumstances
Family reasons
Flexible schedule
Getting married
Hours reduced
Job was outsourced
Good career opportunity
Good reputation and opportunity at the new company
Laid off
Landed a higher paying job
Limited growth at company
Long commute
Looking for a new challenge
Needed a full-time position
New challenge
Not compatible with company goals
Not enough hours
Not enough work or challenge
Offered a permanent position
Personal reasons
Position eliminated
Position ended
Relocating
Reorganization or merger
Retiring
Seasonal position
Seeking a challenge
Seeking more responsibility
Staying home to raise a family
Summer job
Temporary job
Travel
Went back to school

English as a Second Language Resources in Nashville 2014

English as Second Language Resources 2014

Adult English Classes (free)	Location	Time of Day	Phone Number (615)	Website
Antioch Church of Christ	Haywood Ln./ Antioch Pk.	nights	834.3063
Belmont United Methodist Church	Vanderbilt/ Hillsboro Village	days	383.0832
Brooke Hollow Baptist Church	Belle Meade	Sunday morning	352.1295/ 673.1851
Catholic Charities refugees only	Various	-	259.3567	cctenn.org
Center for Refugees and Immigrants	Murfreesboro Road	mornings	366.6868	centerforrefugees.org
Conexion Americas	Nolensville Road	mornings/ evenings	320.5152	conexionamericas.org
First Church of the Nazarene	East Nashville	Monday nights	333.7708
First United Pentecostal Church	West Nashville	nights	681.2939
Glenwood Baptist Church	Thompson Lane	Monday nights	498.0551
Hillcrest UMC	Nolensville Pike/ Tusculum	Wednesday nights	832.0157	ask for Keri Cress
Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church	Nolensville Pike	mornings/ evenings	445.8310 ext. 221
Nashville Adult Literacy Council	Various	days/ nights	298.8060	M nashvilleliteracy.org
NICE	Nolensville Road	days/ nights	315.9681	empowernashville.org
Park Avenue Baptist Church	West Nashville	Thursday nights	297.5336
Thrift Smart	Nolensville Road	nights	833.8200

English as Second Language Resources 2014 (continued)

Adult English Classes (with cost)	Location	Time of Day	Phone Number	Website
Antioch English Classes	Antioch	days	719.9181	leanenglishnashville.com
Casa de la Cultura Latino Americana	Antioch	nights	731.1095	-
International English Institute	Murfreesboro Road	days/ nights	327.1715	Iei.edu
Nashville State Community College	West Nashville/ Antioch	days/ nights	353.3380	nscc.edu
Our Lady of Guadalupe Church	Nolensville Road	days/ nights	445.8310 ext. 223	-
Progreso	Haywood Lane/ Nolensville	days/ nights	365.9002	progresocommunitycenter.org
Tennessee Foreign Language Institute	Metro Center/ South Nashville	days/ nights	741.7579	tfli.org

Adult English Classes (for college students/ personnel)	Location	Time of Day	Phone Number	Website
Nashville State Community College	West Nashville/ Antioch	days/ nights	353.3551 (W. Nashville) 916-5851 (Antioch)	nscc.edu
Vanderbilt English Language Center	Vanderbilt	days/ nights	322.2277	vanderbilt.edu/elc/
Adult English Conversation Groups	Location	Time of Day	Phone Number	Website
American Conversation Partners	Music Square	days	654.9767	-
Vanderbilt English Language Center	Music Square	Friday afternoons	-	robvaugh1@gmail.com

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