The most surefire websites to find blockchain and cryptocurrency jobs this year.
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In Why Every Job Seeker Needs to Get a Blockchain Job, I explained to you how the blockchain industry is exploding right now. The massive demand means higher salaries, more flexibility on the part of hiring employers and easier job searches all around.
Now let's take a look where to find the best open blockchain and crypto jobs for you.
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Top blockchain and cryptocurrency niche job boards
These are the top niche job boards in the blockchain and crypto industries that are focused exclusively on companies in those industries.
Don't be surprised that so many of them have similar names.
Crypto Jobs List – Crypto Jobs List is your #1 board to find and post blockchain jobs. Blockchain engineers, Solidity devs, crypto experts — this is for you
CoinDesk – Search for your next role in Blockchain technology. CoinDesk is the leading digital media, events and information services company for the crypto asset and blockchain technology community.
Bitwage – Find Remote Jobs in the USA, EU, and UK through Bitwage Jobs and Personalized Profile Matching.
Cointelegraph – a unique platform, Jobs in crypto, powered by Cointelegraph with a list of jobs opportunities inside the blockchain, fintech and crypto industries.
Coinality – a free service connecting Employers and Job Seekers with opportunities that pay in digital currencies such as Bitcoin, Litecoin, and Dogecoin.
Block Tribe – Blockchain Jobs. Find and advertise blockchain, ICO, bitcoin and crypto-currency jobs. Free blockchain jobboard.
Crypto.jobs – the best place to find your next blockchain job. We believe the emergence of blockchain technology and decentralized applications will change the world as we know it, and it’s already happening. We’re on a mission to connect talented individuals to the best blockchain projects, to accelerate the advent of a more decentralized world.
CryptoJobs – CryptoJobs helps connect individuals and companies in the cryptocurrency space! Our team is a huge fan of cryptocurrency and wanted it to make it easier for the industry to grow. Want to find a job in blockchain? Add your resume and let companies find you! Have a job opening at your company? List it for free right now!
BlockChain Jobs – Blockchain Jobs is the premier place to create and search blockchain-related job postings. Our mission is to fuel the blockchain revolution by connecting top talent with startups, decentralized projects, and large enterprises. Create a profile, apply to exciting positions, and get access to great companies and training opportunities.
BlockChainWorks – Discover the best Blockchain opportunities. Get started to access companies hiring, salary details, a personalized dashboard and our AI Recruiter . Browse blockchain news, jobs, salaries and learning resources! Jobs in the United States, UK and more.
Ethereum Jobs – The premier job board and developer community space specifically for Ethereum by EtherCasts.
Blockchain Headhunter – Recruitment of blockchain professionals is the specialty of Blockchain Headhunter. We connect top blockchain employers with the best blockchain talent available. Blockchain Recruitment. Direct & Executive Search. Blockchain Jobs Board.
BlockchainJobz – Browse over 1000 blockchain jobs at the hottest companies in the crypto and blockchain industry. No recruiters, apply directly with the companies you like.
Cryptohire.ch – The Job Site for the Crypto Valley. Our goal is to help hiring the best talent and finding the most attractive positions in the Swiss Crypto Space.
Top blockchain and crypto freelance marketplaces
Whether you want to dip your toe into the blockchain industry part-time as a side gig or full-time as a remote worker, these freelance marketplaces are a good place to start. You can also find more freelance marketplaces here, many of which will also have blockchain/crypto-related listings.
Ethlance – first job market platform working completely on Ethereum blockchain with 0% service fees. Ethlance is a freelance marketplace where payments are made using Ether currency.
Bitjob.io -Students Job Marketplace. bitJob's technology merges the benefits of micro-gigs and freelancer-centric bidding sites with Ethereum Blockchain, creating the first Hybrid Blockchain Project that allows for peer-to-peer connection with employers and students.
Crypto Grind – The easy way to find bitcoin freelance work or pay for jobs using Bitcoin, The next generation in Bitcoin Freelancing for Freelancers and Businesses.
Top cryptocurrency exchanges' job boards
Many of the top cryptocurrency exchanges also have their own job boards, mainly because they themselves are hiring.
Coinbase – the world’s most popular way to buy and sell Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin.
Bitfinex – The largest and most advanced cryptocurrencies exchange
etoro – the world’s leading social trading network, with over 6 million users from over 180 countries, and more than 2,000 new accounts opened daily.
BitMex – Trade Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies with up to 100x leverage. Fast execution, low fees, Bitcoin futures and swaps: available only on BitMEX.
Luno – Luno makes it safe and easy to buy, store and learn about digital currencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum.
LoclBitcoins – Get bitcoins. Fast, easy and safe. Near you.
Blockchain and crypto jobs on top international job boards
If you have a favorite job board, there's a good chance they have a long list of blockchain and crypto jobs too.
These bookmarks will send you to either each site's USA-based results or their international search results, and from there you can refine your search.
Fine, you tell yourself, but career changes are hard (right?).
After all, people who want to change careers wonder how they'll get jobs when they don't have all the qualifications needed.
Not so in the blockchain industry right now:
“It’s such a new field that companies will hire somebody they can train to fit into the role,” claims Kian Salehizadeh, a senior analyst with Reality Shares who are based in San Diego.
Or how about the reality that people who try to change careers meet recruiters who are skeptical about hiring someone who lacks experience.
Not so in the blockchain industry right now:
“Thanks to the relative youth of blockchain technology, recruiters are willing to consider candidates who don't have advanced degrees or experience in the field as long as they're willing to work hard and experiment with new ideas,” says Meltem Demirors, chief strategy officer of CoinShares, a digital asset management company.
Finally, people who try to change careers later in life hear from recruiters that they're overqualified.
Not so in the blockchain industry right now.
In fact, the cryptocurrency and blockchain industries in general are so new that it's mainly students and people early in their careers who are most familiar with the emerging technologies, pushing employers to pull older workers with complementary skills and experience from other industries:
“We hardly ever hire from inside of crypto because most people inside of crypto are very inexperienced. You have very, very few people who are experienced who get into the crypto industry,” said Julian Hosp, co-founder of Singapore-based crypto wallet and card start-up TenX.
Career changes may be hard in general, but changing to a blockchain career right now is easier than most.
Here are some people who have done just that, both for technical and non-technical positions.
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Case studies of job seekers who figured out how to get into blockchain
The first case study in particular is really inspiring.
Not only did Yuree Hong move into a career in the blockchain industry, she created a whole community dedicated to helping others do the same. Amazing!
1) Job Title: Blockchain Tech Researcher/Marketer
Name: Yuree Hong
Country: Singapore
Main takeaway: having a lot of experience in a similar role in a different industry + genuine interest based on your background = fast mover into the blockchain industry
“I was fascinated with blockchain technology that I came across via multiple sources early last year [2017], which triggered my strong attention since I was exposed to Bitcoin several years ago.
I mentioned in my part one story that one of the sources is from a healthcare seminar discussing a healthcare database management solution utilizing the blockchain technology. Another source that piqued my interest at around the same time was from an influencer I follow. One of my secrets of keeping myself up-to-date with the latest technology is to follow well-known influencers' social media posting or to subscribe to their mailing list…
The inherent interest I had in blockchain was possible because of the supporting knowledge I possessed at the time.
Economy – Several years before I first heard about blockchain, I read a book named ‘Rich Dad Poor Dad‘ by Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter. It was an eye-opener for me, one of the average people did not bother questioning about the current monetary system.
Technology – I started programming in my teens, and I earned a Bachelor’s in Engineering in my twenties before going to Manchester Business School. I have also been immersed in the wonders of technology while I was developing my career in marketing, which made it easier to understand how the complicated blockchain and cryptographic algorithm works at the back-end of cryptocurrency.
Philosophy – As a marketer, I am genuinely interested in psychology and understanding what drives and irks us as humans. Learning how the entire decentralization and libertarian movement excited a huge crowd and amassed fans was a significant finding for me.
As a marketer with ten years’ experience, I was able to offer a unique niche set of skills in the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry last year. I received a vast number of requests asking for marketing help, but I made sure I set aside time to educate myself to fill in the domain knowledge first.
As I started working in marketing for a few blockchain projects, I realized the industry was lacking marketing resources. I envisaged how I could bring my experienced marketer network into the blockchain industry, similar to my motive for starting SHE Blockchainers Asia: supporting female inclusion in the space. Inclusivity and synergy among the creative and marketing talents was my next goal.
I connected with many freelancers and partners with marketing experience in both the traditional or crypto sphere. While most were looking to connect with investors, my focus was on finding excellent creative and marketing talent in the blockchain industry.
Meanwhile, I met the team from Kosmos Capital; an Australian-based crypto VC firm that pioneered entering crypto investment last year, which was rare in Australia. This month, I joined the team as a Marketing Partner to set up the marketing service arm for the acceleration vertical of Kosmos Capital.”
2) Job Title: Engineer
Name: Jonathan Levison
Country: Israel
Main takeaway: demand is so high, you don't need blockchain-specific qualifications
“2017 was definitely the year of cryptocurrencies and Bitcoin specifically, peaking, for now, into the beginning of 2018. Sure, signs of a bubble are all around — even your barber is asking you for coin buying tips just because you’re in tech — but a bubble as such also presents opportunities, especially if you play your cards right.
It was also the year I decided it was time to make a change and quit my job. Making that decision is simple enough, following through is a whole other story. Despite being an engineer first, at the time I was a management member in a company with billings in the tens of millions….
When we search for a new job, we are looking for opportunity. Today, this is where the opportunity reveals itself. During my search, I joked with a friend that blockchain is in such a demand that all I need to do is change my LinkedIn title to “Blockchain Y’all” and just get a plethora of job requests in the field. While in the end I didn’t actually take that approach, it did get me to give the field some thought…
Surprisingly, the barrier to getting interviews and landing a job was not as big as I expected. You do not need to be a cryptocurrency expert or blockchain engineer to get a position in a blockchain-related company….
One thing that was different when interviewing at Orbs [Jacob: the company he joined] is that the skill set required was not platform/framework specific, meaning… coming into such a company with knowledge in specific frameworks is not a requirement. Coming in with knowledge on how to build systems is.”
3) Job Title: Blockchain Concept Developer
Name: Sergius Ofitserov
Country: USA
Main takeaway: if you have a good enough background, you can pivot and get hired quickly after your first exposure to blockchain technology
“I was possible to get job in finance field (ethereum) after a month after my first contact with blockchain field. I had experience in python, golang and Haskell languages ml also in project management. But my path a little bit different. I am realizing my own chain conception.”
4) Job Title: Marketing Specialist
Name: Joanna Goldy
Country: UK
Main takeaway: friends who are already in the door at a blockchain company can refer you internally
In Joanna's words:
“I joined CoinCorner, a cryptocurrency exchange based in the Isle of Man (UK), as a full-time marketing specialist in February 2018. Previously I had marketed companies in the law and hospitality industries, but felt it was time to search for a new opportunity.
Although companies operating in traditional industries do have to continually look for new ways to delight customers, they operate in regulated sectors and with largely established marketing practises. Established isn’t a word that can be associated with the cryptocurrency industry just yet – it’s still very much in its infancy and has only gained worldwide attention in the last 12 months. Crypto’s unique positioning in the market appealed to me, along with a number of other factors including the team and culture at CoinCorner.
I was first introduced to cryptocurrency by my friend and now coworker, Molly Spiers, who is CoinCorner’s marketing manager. After hearing Molly’s interesting and varied experiences of marketing a crypto exchange, I was keen to get involved and fortunate to be looking for a new role at the same time that CoinCorner’s marketing team was being expanded. The culture at CoinCorner is young and fresh, and it’s exciting to be a part of a team in which everyone works together in a relaxed, open plan environment.
Over the last 8 months, I’ve learnt an incredible amount about marketing services in an emerging industry and had the opportunity to develop many more practical skills. These include becoming adaptable and proactive in the face of often unexpected challenges. For example, earlier this year Google introduced a ban on crypto-related advertising which had a major impact on how crypto companies digitally engage with new customers. In response to this and many other industry curveballs, we’ve begun trialing different ways of marketing to reach our target audiences in the UK and beyond.
In the crypto world no day is the same and life at CoinCorner has definitely opened my eyes to new perspectives and ways of working. I would encourage anyone interested in working in the crypto space to seize any interesting opportunities that arise!”
5) Job Title: Innovation Strategist
Name: u/janus5 on Reddit
Country: Canada
Main takeaway: join a company that's likely to adopt blockchain and spearhead the changes [Jacob: depending on where you work, convince your employer to promote you and let you lead the adoption]
In replying to someone who also wanted to know about how to get into a blockchain company, u/janus5 explained in a Reddit comment:
If you want to get a job in blockchain while aiming for the highest-paying blockchain jobs – the technical-oriented ones – and don't already have a tech background, this is where you could start.
Choosing the best computer science degree definitely matters most. Typically a Bachelor of Science or Master of Science in computer science will introduce you to many of the computer languages and concepts used in blockchain technology, such as decentralization, smart contracts and Dapps, while giving you a chance to work on relevant projects.
2. Learn blockchain basics
Whether you already have a tech background or not, get ahead of your peers by learning blockchain basics quickly:
Play CryptoZombies, “an interactive code school that teaches you to write smart contracts in Solidity through building your own crypto-collectables game.”
If you're nearby in Asia, join Yuree's SHE Blockchainers Asia, open to women and men alike.
Otherwise, there are over 6,000 blockchain-oriented Meetups around the world who have local events where you can meet and network while learning about this new and exciting industry.
Question of the article
Which path into the blockchain industry sounds best for you? Which case study was most helpful? Tell us in the comments.
Start learning more about blockchain jobs right now
Avoid being a job search hack with these job search hacks.
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1000lifehacks.com is a great website than I can easily spend a few hours clicking through, picking up useful tips for all kinds of things.
And I actually did.
The below list are over 150 life hacks that I bookmarked because they apply directly or indirectly to your job search, or things that might come up in your job search.
The list is divided in sections that you can jump to directly by clicking the section heading:
1. Never ask someone how his or her job search is going. It's going terribly until they tell you they got a new job.
2. Want to find a good job after college? Make friends with as many people in your field that are on track to graduate one or two years ahead of you.
3. If you have to pay a company to work for them, it’s a scam. Period!
4. Never send your resume as a Word document (unless asked). Send it as a PDF file since it’s much cleaner and professional-looking.
5. If you want to know where you’ll be five years from now, look at who you’re hanging out with today.
6. Always be ten minutes early to everything. After a while, it will become a habit and you’ll never be late to anything again.
Proofreading
7. Trying to find an example of a word used in a sentence? Google the word and click “news”. You’ll get a bunch of headlines with that word in it.
8. Looking for something [such as typos]? Scan right to left with your eyes. You’ll pick up more since your brain isn’t used to reading that way.
9. [Use this for resumes & cover letters:] Writing an essay? Copy and paste it into Google Translate and have them read it out to you. It’ll be much easier to find errors this way.
10. When proofreading, read out loud to yourself. Your mouth will catch errors your mind might glance over. (Or you might end up leaving in funny resume mistakes)
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Appearance
11. The first thing people notice about you, subconsciously, are your shoes. Dress to impress.
12. Two things to never be cheap on are a mattress and shoes. If you’re not in one, you’re in another.
13. Use a banana peel to shine your shoes. It’s natural, no chemicals and no risk of staining the carpet!
14. Organize your clothes based on what activity you’re doing, not by type of clothing. One drawer for casual wear, one drawer for workout clothes, one drawer or section of the closet for going out clothes, and one for work clothes.
15. Life Tip: If you didn’t see anyone important yesterday, you can wear the same clothes today.
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17. Get rid of little skin blemishes by putting a dab of honey over the area and covering it with a band-aid overnight. Honey kills bacteria, keeps skin sterile, and speeds up the healing process.
18. If you ever get gum stuck in your hair, rub some melted chocolate on the area, it will come right out. Mayonnaise also works.
19. Take a picture of yourself when your hair looks good. Show it to the barber next time you get a haircut. Perfect hair every time!
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21. Wrinkly shirt? Throw it in the dryer with a few ice cubes for 5 minutes. Wrinkles gone!
22. In a rush to dry your clothes? Throw in a bath towel, they’ll dry much faster.
23. If a shirt/sweater has static cling, put a safety pin in it. The static will instantly go away.
24. How to un-shrink clothes:
Soak clothing in warm water with 3 tbsp of conditioner for 5 minutes
Lay flat on top of a towel and roll it up like a burrito
Unroll after a few minutes and lay on a new dry towel
Gently stretch to original size and let dry
25. Try applying your deodorant at night instead of the morning! It’ll be more effective and you’ll sweat less the next day.
26. 5 best places to spray perfume or cologne:
Inside your wrist
Behind your ear
Base of your throat
Inside your elbow
Behind your knee
27. Lick your wrist and smell it. This is what your breath smells like to others.
Confidence
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29. If you don’t get up every morning with a burning desire to do things you don’t have enough goals.
30. Confidence is not “They will like me”. Confidence is “I’ll be fine if they don’t”
31. Nervous about a speech, presentation or first date? Blow on your thumb. The Vagus nerve, which connects to your thumb, controls your heart rate, and by blowing on it your heart rate will return to normal.
32. Caught doing something embarrassing in public? Say you lost a bet.
33. Holding your drink at bellybutton levels at bars/parties will make you look more confident.
34. Scared to tackle an obstacle in life? Close your eyes and pretend you’re an 80 year old man who regrets not taking all the chances he could have in life. Then when you really feel like that old man, say to yourself “I wish I was young again”, and open your eyes… BOOM! You’re young again!
35. Nothing will ruin your 20’s more than thinking you should have your life together already.
36. Go 24 hours without complaining (not even once!) then watch how your life starts changing.
37. Life becomes more meaningful when you realize the simple fact that you’ll never get the same moment twice.
38. Want to avoid over-thinking? Focus on what to do next instead of worrying about what went wrong.
39. Don’t delay acting on a good idea. Chances are someone else has thought of it too. Success comes to the one who acts first.
40. Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.
41. The happier you are, the less sleep you require to function in everyday life. Sadness increases the urge to sleep more.
42. Take pride in everything you do, from flipping burgers to building rockets. It will always show in the quality of your work.
43. The greatest things never come from inside your comfort zone.
44. If “plan A” didn’t work out, the alphabet has 25 more letters. Stay Cool, Calm, & Carry On!
45. Every time you are able to find humor in a difficult situation, you win.
Networking & Events
46. In a social situation and don’t know anyone? Keep in mind that it’s better to be interested in other people than to try and be interesting.
47. When meeting someone for the first time, ask them what they LIKE to do, rather than what they do. It’ll get them excited & spark conversation!
49. Make up a 3-4 minute intro about yourself and memorize it. This will come in handy and make you seem more confident in a social setting when asked to “tell little bit about yourself”.
50. If you’re the smartest person in the room, you’re in the wrong room!
51. Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.
52. If you want someone to really listen to you, start the conversation off with “I shouldn’t be telling you this, but…”
53. Life Tip: If you have to yell, you already lost the argument.
54. A person usually makes a lot of hand gestures when telling a true story. When telling a lie a person’s hands will stay noticeably still.
55. When you start to wonder whether or not you can trust someone, that’s when you already know you can’t.
56. When someone wants to date you they will treat you nice. That doesn’t meant they are nice. Look how they treat others, that is how they will treat you eventually. (this is called the “Waiter rule”)
57. One of the best ways to judge a person’s character is to see how they treat animals.
58. Going to a bar? Start by giving the bartender a $20 tip. You’ll get amazing service the rest of the night.
59. How to figure out a 20% tip:
Take the total ($35.54)
Move decimal over 1 ($3.55)
Double it ($7.10) = 20% tip
60. If someone does a good job for you and you are asked to do a survey, do it. Their compensation may depend on it.
61. Work Tip: When you’re at a work function, always make sure to stay one drink behind your boss.
62. If you lend someone $20 and you never see them again, it was worth the $20.
63. In a public bathroom the stall which is the closest to the door is usually the cleanest because it’s the least used.
64. If you want to buy the cheapest airline tickets online use your browser’s incognito mode.
65. Put dryer sheets in your luggage when you travel. You’ll get fresh smelling clothes no matter where you’re going.
66. Make sure to always take a quick photo of your luggage before traveling. This will help speed the paperwork process immensely if your luggage gets lost. Even better, take a photo of everything you plan to pack, and reuse it for the return trip.
67. When getting a coat check always take a picture of your tickets to prove its yours, just in case you lose it.
68. Change the lock screen on your phone to a picture of your name and contact info (email, Facebook, home number, etc.). That way if you lose it, the finder can easily see who’s phone it is and how to get the phone back to you.
69. If someone wants to see a photo on your phone, launch the camera app from your lock screen before handing it to them. They won’t be able to access any other apps, texts, etc.
70. When a stranger asks you to take a picture for them, take a few unannounced pics as they get ready to pose. Sometimes the candid pics come out best.
71. Photo Hack: Tilting your head to the right and slightly up makes you look more attractive. Tilting it to the right makes you look more intelligent.
72. Tired of searching for your car in those never ending parking lots? Take a picture as soon you park there. Try and include the floor and row number painted on a pillar or wall for an easy find.
73. How to ride the elevator to your floor without stopping: Hold the “close door” button till door closes. Keep holding. Press and hold desired floor number until the elevator starts to move. You’ll go straight to that floor.
74. Before dropping your business card in a bowl for those free lunch draws, make a distinct bend in it. You have a way bigger chance of being picked over all the other ones that lay flat.
Interviews
75. Have a sore throat? Try eating a piece of cucumber. It cools down your throat and will instantly stop that inner itchy feeling.
76. Inhale through your mouth, swallow saliva twice, and slowly exhale through your nose for a 100% effective hiccup cure!
77. Ever wanted to stop a sneeze you feel coming? Press your tongue against the roof of your mouth, and it’s gone.
78. To clear a stuffy nose easily you can push your tongue against roof of mouth, then press finger between eyebrows. Repeat 20 seconds.
79. If you’re coughing uncontrollably, raise your hands above your head and it will stop!
80. Stomach rumbling awkwardly in a public setting? Do not clench your muscles, instead push out like you have a beer belly. The noise will stop instantly.
81. Especially in the workplace, always try to use the phrase “My understanding was…” instead of “I assumed…”. The latter is always viewed as having jumped to a conclusion without having actual evidence.
Productivity
82. Add the 2-minute rule to your life. If it takes only 2 minutes to do, just do it!
83. Swallow The Frog Effect: Do the task you're least looking forward to first and the rest of your day will seem much easier and brighter.
84. You need motivation only till a habit is formed. After that, routine will take care of itself.
85. If you need to remember something in the morning, send yourself a text before you go to bed but don't open it.
86. Complete a simple task like making up your bed or preparing a real breakfast when you wake up in the morning. The feeling of even the smallest accomplishment has been proven to make you more productive during the day.
87. Sitting on a medicine ball instead of a chair while doing work can improve your focus and productivity by 50%.
88. When working with your boss or supervisor never ask “Can you do this for me?”, instead ask “Can you show me how to do this?”
89. The Pomodoro Technique: Work for 25 minutes, then a 5 minute break. After doing this 4 times, take a longer 30 minutes break. This is guaranteed to drastically boost your productivity.
90. Hate unpacking? Dump your entire suitcase onto your bed when you get home from a trip. Want to sleep? Better put them away.
91. Sleeping on your right side will help you fall asleep rather than sleeping on your left.
92. Having trouble sleeping? Blink fast for a minute. Tired eyes help you to fall asleep.
93. Daytime naps have been proven to improve your memory and reduce your risk of heart disease!
94. Mentally talking to yourself during tasks is actually a good way to keep yourself focused.
95. You're 50% more likely to remember something if you speak it out loud instead of simply reading it over and over.
96. Study your notes within one day of taking them. Retention rates are 60% higher then!
97. Need to remember an item in the morning? Put a picture of it as the background for your phone.
98. Writing something out is the memory equivalent of reading it seven times. A good tip to know when studying.
99. You are more likely to remember something you've written in blue ink than something you've written in black ink.
100. Taking notes on the computer? Use a weird font. Studies have shown the uniqueness will make you more likely to remember them!
101. Save your PowerPoint presentation as “Powerpoint Show” (.ppsx) and it will open directly to the slideshow.
102. Googling a computer problem? Add “solved” to the search query to find the answer much faster.
103. Hold down the control key and…
C – Copy
V – Paste
B – Bold
A – Select All
L – Highlight URL
P – Print
T – New Tab
W – Close Tab
R – Refresh Page
S – Save
F – Find
Z – Undo
104. You can easily zip a Word file by changing the name from .docx to .zip. When you unzip it you'll get everything in it separately, like images, gifs, links, etc, as single files.
105. If Word crashes or shuts down and your document didn't save, search “.asd” in the file Explorer under “This/My PC”. It should be there.
106. Especially if it's your work email, enable Gmail's ‘Undo Send' option, and set it to the maximum of 30 seconds. This can save you from sending a second email with an attachment or other information you forgot.
107. When you sign up for anything online, put the websites name as your middle name. That way when you receive spam/advert emails, you will know who sold your info.
108. Have a paper due? Need to not get distracted by the internet? KeepMeOut.com lets you block sites for certain periods of time, so you'll stay focused on the task at hand.
109. You can learn Spanish, French, Italian, German and Portuguese for free on Duolingo.com
110. If you lost an Android phone in your house and it's on vibrate, you can find it by using Google's Find My Phone service
111. Measure the length of your hand from the end of your palm to the top of your middle finger. Memorize it. Now you can judge the size of anything without a ruler.
112. It's actually better to take exams on an empty stomach because hunger makes you better able to focus.
113. Drinking moderate amounts of alcohol before writing can actually enhance your creativity.
114. There was a 2007 study that found drinking hot chocolate increases the blood flow to key areas of the brain, boosting alertness and increasing performance for two to three hours.
115. It's been proven that peppermint stimulates brain activity and makes you concentrate better.
De-stress
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117. Too much stress literally causes the human brain to freeze and shut down temporarily.
118. Have a migraine? Put your hands in ice water a flex them several times… Headache gone!
119. Squeeze the fleshy place between your index finger and your thumb, known as the Hoku spot in Chinese medicine. Applying firm pressure there for just 30 seconds can reduce stress and tension in your upper body.
120. Top ten ways to de-stress:
Play with a puppy
Drink some hot tea
Take a bath
Go for a run
Blare some music
Make a list
Catch up with a friend
Read a book
Turn off your phone
Sleep it off
121. Life Tip: when nothing goes right, go to sleep.
122. A recent study found that listening to your favorite song before going to bed makes you fall asleep faster. It also found that it enhances your mood for the upcoming day.
123. Listening to music for at least 10 minutes a day strengthens your minds ability to handle stress.
124. Simply faking a smile stimulates the same neurons as a real one, which can trigger happiness and endorphins that will instantly make you feel good… TRY IT!
125. If you are in for a long drive at night, listen to comedians while driving. It's impossible to fall asleep while laughing.
126. People who laugh more are better able to tolerate pain. Both physical and emotional.
127. Fifteen straight minutes of laughter has the same health benefits as 30 mins of sit ups.
128. Laughing for 15 minutes has the same health benefits as getting two extra hours of sleep.
129. You only need two close friends in which you can trust and dedicate yourself to. Having too many friends can lead to depression and stress.
130. Be wary of who you keep around you. Personalities, traits, and words rub off naturally.
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132. Surround yourself with people that reflect who you want to be and how you want to feel. Energies are contagious.
133. Surrounding yourself with positive people has actually been proven to increase your life expectancy!
134. Hang out with people who make you forget to look at your phone.
135. When you delete the unnecessary people from your life, good things will start happening for you and it won’t be a coincidence.
136. 5 simple rules to be happy:
Free your heart from hatred.
Free your mind from worries.
Live simply.
Give more.
Expect less.
137. Grab a banana for breakfast! They are known as a happy fruit. Eating just one can help relieve irritable emotions, anger and or depression.
138. Feeling down? You can improve your mood almost instantly by eating these foods: oatmeal, cereal, salmon, milk, dark chocolate and bananas.
139. When depressed, do some cleaning. Straightening out the physical aspects of your life can also bring clarity to the mental ones.
140. Feeling blue? Draw a picture of your favorite comfort food! A 2013 study showed that people who drew pictures of pizza and cupcakes had up to a 28% increase in their moods.
141. Feeling depressed? Do something really nice for someone else. Trust me it helps!
142. Cold showers are good for you. They help relieve depression and help keep skin and hair healthy.
143. The two most effective treatments for battling depression are exercise and spending time with pets.
144. Just 20 minutes of exercise for three days a week will increase your happiness by around 10-20%.
145. Can't find time to exercise? Make it a habit to do 25 jumping jacks every time you come out of the bathroom. It won't take any real time from your day, but it will greatly improve your health. (here are 10 reasons to exercise daily on your job search, and here are 10 more)
146. Good News: You're not crazy! Hearing your name when no one is actually calling you is a sign of a healthy mind.
147. Being sarcastic on a regular basis can add up to 3 yrs to your life. Sarcasm is extremely healthy for the mind.
148. Sarcasm makes you mentally stronger. Which is very effective when dealing with emotional stress and frustration.
149. When you get an email or text that infuriates you, wait about an hour to respond. You'll be surprised at how much more rational you become.
150. When stressed by a situation(s), take a moment to think whether you will even remember this event in 5 years.
151. You can “rewire” your brain to be happy by simply recalling 3 things you're grateful for every day for 21 days.
To give yourself the edge, you need to research the employer organization and interviewers before a job interview.
Fortunately, in this age of the Internet and business networking, it’s getting increasingly easier to do this.
Interviewers will expect you to have some knowledge of the organization before you meet them. By researching the interviewers as well, you’ll know what to expect from them, and what they expect from you.
If you don’t know who your interviewers will be, call the person who invited you to the interview and ask them.
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What you should know about a company before an interview
It’s crazy how many people will come in for an interview and haven’t done any research on the company. If you ask what we do and if we have a website and we’ve been emailing you from a company domain, chances are you’re not getting the job because you lack common sense.
The organization will expect you to have read through the job specification before you apply, let alone before the interview. Check it thoroughly and glean information on your department or function area.
What are the recruiters really looking for? How do your skills and experience match up to that?
2. Google is your friend
Go to the organization’s website and read up on it.
Browse other sites – like news sites and social networks – for other mentions of the company. What is it known for? What is its reputation? Where is it heading?
Look at your interviewers’ profiles on the company website and social networking sites. What are their responsibilities within the business? Is there anything relevant in their career background? What projects do they lead? Which business areas are they interested in?
3. Read the small print
While visiting the organization’s website, check out Investor Relations and the sitemap. You’ll be surprised at how much useful information you can get there. See how the company is performing and what the turnover / share price is. Gain that little extra insight to shine above the rest.
4. Connect through LinkedIn
Use LinkedIn to find people within the business, what they do and perhaps they’re happy to have a chat with you. Check your own connections and even your shared connections for greater access to people. Use LinkedIn’s introductions function to ask a connection for an introduction to one of their connections.
5. Watch the news
Look for mentions of the organization or your interviewers in the press. Where has the organization been mentioned, what for and with whom? What are the latest developments in the business and which areas are they focusing in on?
If your interviewers are quoted anywhere, what do the quotes reveal about them? How does the article describe the interviewers’ roles within the company? Does it tell you anything about their background history?
6. Get on the phone
Call the organization’s HR department or reception and ask about the company, the role, the department, and how the business is going.
Sometimes you’ll be amazed at how much information they have and are willing to share.
7. What does your agency know?
If you found the job vacancy through a recruitment or placement agent, ask her the following questions:
What do you know about my interviewers? What’s their role and their style?
What’s going on in the business at the moment?
What are they looking for specifically?
Why has the agency put me forward for the job?
Have other candidates been sent? How many?
If so, what happened? What was asked, expected, what went well/wrong?
Is the company hiring in other areas?
Why are they hiring?
By doing some proper research, you’ll go into the interview prepared, feeling more relaxed and confident. In other words, you'll know what you should about a company before the interview.
The interviewers will not only pick up on the fact that you’ve done your homework, but also that you’re calm and approaching the experience with the right attitude.
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Nisa Chitakasem is the founder of Position Ignition – a careers company dedicated to taking you to the next step in your career. For free advice, guidance and information on careers visit the Position Ignition Career Blog or find Nisa on Twitter @PosIgnition or Facebook.
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