A classic shot of the sunrise over Bagan, Burma (Myanmar), with its now-famous hot air balloons
Selected: Bagan, Myanmar by AndreaBrt
Author: signordal
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5 Easy Ways You Can Advance Your Career TODAY
Looking for a new job in today’s economy is like trying to find a needle inside a haystack. We’ve all been there at some point. Sending out dozens of resumes, hoping to land that job that seemed like the right fit, coming up short, tweaking your CV, and then repeating the same process. And how about those jobs where you were almost the perfect candidate, but you lacked one or two skills which were required by the employer?
The thing is, why you should definitely reach out to potential employers and apply to as many jobs as you can, that is not the only thing you should be doing with all this free time on your hands. You can view it as an opportunity to invest in yourself. So what should you do? For starters, here are 5 things you should start doing today in order to advance your career and increase your chances of landing that job you’ve dreamed about. Keep on reading.
1. Expand Your Skill Set
The more you know, the more interesting you will be to recruiters and potential employers. Even you feel like you’ve mastered all the skills which are relevant to your industry, it never hurts to go back and update your knowledge, especially if you are looking for a job in an extremely dynamic field, such as IT, where changes happen on an almost daily basis. Also, you should look beyond your area of expertise and learn a new skill that will help you stand out from the crowd of other candidates.
Learning how to build a website in WordPress, for instance, is something that can come in handy no matter what you do, and it’s not rocket science either, since there are plenty of free tutorials online on how to do it. Stuff like coding, photo editing, or design can also become a more than welcome addition to your CV, so take time to check those out, as well. You can even build your own online portfolio website, and showcase all of your skills.
2. Improve Your Speaking
Many people forget how important it is to be able to verbalize your ideas and thoughts in a clear and succinct manner. While it’s not something you can put on your resume, the ability to speak in public can benefit your career in more ways than one. For example, you may be required to hold a presentation for your colleagues or potential clients, and the effectiveness of your presentation will not only depend on the quality of your PowerPoint slides, but also the way you communicate your message to your audience.
In such cases, your speaking skills can help you build credibility and good reputation in the industry. Since speaking is not a technical skill, it is a bit more tricky to learn it. But, apart from checking out some of the free courses on it, you should also choose different topics, and record yourself while talking about them. And yes, in the beginning, you will cringe at hearing yourself speak, but it will also provide you with an insight into what aspects of your speech you need to improve.
3. Invest into Building Your Online Presence
We’ve already mentioned how you can improve your chances by building your own online portfolio site, but there are other things you can do. Building a LinkedIn profile is an absolute necessity nowadays, since most companies find their employees online. Make sure that your profile is as complete as possible. But, LinkedIn is not the only social network you should pay attention to.
Your Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or any other account can mean the difference between you receiving a job offer, and the recruiters choosing someone else for the job. Pay attention to what sort of stuff you post online. The same goes if you have a personal blog. Speaking of which, having another blog where you will demonstrate your knowledge of the industry is also something that will grab the attention of the recruiters.
4. Build and Maintain a Network of Contacts
Sometimes, it is not just about what you know, but who you know, as well. You should use your free time to build a network of contacts that will become one of your options when looking for a new job. This applies both to your online contacts, such as those on LinkedIn or Facebook, as well as those offline. In addition to adding new people to your contacts, you should also check up on those which have been there for a while.
Get in touch with your former colleagues, people you went to college with, or former clients by sending them an email or a message. Let them know how you’ve liked the project they’ve just completed, or congratulate them on something from their personal life. That way, you will get on their radar, and they will be more likely to think of your if their boss or one of their contacts is looking for someone with a skill set similar to yours.
5. Research Companies You Would Like to Work for
Instead of just sending out as many resumes as possible, research the companies you are interested in. Find out when and how they are hiring, what skills they are looking for, and whether you would be a good fit for their organization or not. You can focus on developing those skills which are sought after by them and similar companies.
By knowing more about the companies you are interested in, you can also predict if they are going to be hiring anytime soon or not. For example, if they are expanding, or if they have bought another company, they will most likely start hiring new people. And once they do, you need to be ready.
Conclusion
Just because the right job is not there yet, that doesn’t mean you can’t do anything to improve your chances of finding one. Use these helpful tips to advance your career today. Good luck!
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Hancher Auditorium / Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects
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- Architects: Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects
- Location: Iowa City, IA, USA
- Area: 190000.0 ft2
- Project Year: 2016
- Photographs: Goldberg/Esto , Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects
- Senior Design Principals: Cesar Pelli, FAIA, JIA, RIBA Fred Clarke, FAIA, JIA, RIBA,
- Design Principal In Charge: Mitchell A. Hirsch, AIA, LEED AP
- Design Team Leader: Gina Narracci, AIA, Associate Principal
- Senior Designer: Amrit Pilo, Leed AP, Senior Associate
- Designers: Katie Harp Dinnen, Associate, Dylan Hames, Tiffany Fu, Carl Cornilsen
- Client: University of Iowa
- Architect Of Record/Associate Architect: OPN Architects
- Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti
- Mep Engineer: Alvine Engineering
- Landscape Designer: Balmori Associates/Confluence
- Theatre Planning: Theatre Projects Consultants
- Acoustics: Kirkegaad Associates
- Civil Engineer: Shive-Hattery, Inc.
- Curtainwall Consultant: Thornton Tomasetti
- Av/Telecommunications: Threshold Acoustics
- Leed/Environmental Consultant: Atelier Ten
- Vertical Transportation Consultant: Lerch Bates, Inc.
- Code Consultant: Code Consultants, Inc.
- Lighting Designer: Cline Betteridge Bernstein Lighting Design Inc.
- Interior Designer: Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects
- Graphics And Wayfinding Consultant: Pentagram
- Cost Consultant: Vermeulens Cost Consultants
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Hancher
Widely recognized for commissioning new works of dance and music, Hancher reaches audiences well beyond the University of Iowa. The new home for this renowned institution occupies a prominent location in Iowa City.
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Overall Planning/Massing
The design responds to its site and context on the exterior, and to its program and planning adjacencies on the interior. The exterior building design is specifically influenced by the Iowa River to its east, Park Road and City Park to its north, the Levitt Center to its west, and the Arts Campus to its south. The long sweeping curves of the building respond to the bend and flow of the Iowa River and its surrounding topography. Its tapered and cantilevered forms allow for the maximum amount of transparency at all levels of the public lobbies. Smaller scaled elements along Park Road echo the forms of the adjacent Levitt Center. The Levitt Center’s rotunda, along with the Hancher Rehearsal Room volume, forms a metaphorical gateway to the Arts campus.
Site Plan
There are two ADA accessible, pubic entrances at the south east and south-west corners of the building. The loading dock and loading court off of Park road was designed to accommodate large turning radii required by semi-trucks. Three berths/truck-docks load into the scene dock/transfer area, which is directly adjacent to the main stage. The dressing rooms, the production offices, crew rooms are all designed for maximum efficiency and convenient stage relationships.
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Exterior Materials
The exterior skin is comprised of stainless steel and glass ribbons. The cypress wood soffits lend a welcoming and inviting quality to the building, enhancing the natural warmth of the spaces as it transitions from exterior to the interior.
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Lobby
All public spaces offer panoramic views of the river and the campus. The lobby atrium is a light filled space with a ribbon like terrazzo grand stair threading and connecting the four lobby levels on its ascent. The west wall of the lobby expresses the shaping and movement of the building and is finished in a special pearlescent plaster. The skylights that appear on different levels reinforce the shape of the building and allows for dramatic secondary lighting and transparency.
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Hall
The new auditorium creates an intimate experience between the patrons and the performers on stage. The curved, sweeping balconies and terraces continue the idea of the exterior ribbons throughout the interior of the hall. The individually adjustable arced LED lighting fixtures reinforce the shape and geometry of both the building and the hall and creates a dramatic theatrical experience. A collapsible orchestra shell, adjustable acoustics, AV systems and production lighting allow the hall to be tailored specifically for performances ranging from orchestra and opera to Broadway presentations and dance.
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Section
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Rehearsal Room
Although the rehearsal room has its own exterior entrance, a grand gallery connects it to the main lobby. This acoustically and theatrically flexible room can host events ranging from receptions to experimental theater, including potential events utilizing the acoustically glazed north wall and intimate outdoor amphitheater.
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Product Description. The exterior stainless steel panel system was custom manufactured by AWS, Architectural Wall Systems, of Iowa. This rain screen panel system is made of 18”x60” 2mm thick stainless steel panels. The panels utilize a non-directional brushed finish that diffuses the light and reflection. They are installed in a staggered pattern and are non-sequential, allowing individual panels to be changed at any time. Architecturally, this results in a taught and subtly textured skin that sublimely reflects the ever-changing sky, sunlight, and landscape.
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RB Systems Proposes Cutting-Edge Hyperloop Station
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Earlier this year, Hyperloop One announced a list of design partners that included Aecom, Arup, and Bjarke Ingels Group. Now, RB Systems—which was a finalist in the SpaceX Hyperloop One Pod Competition—has released a speculative design vision for a Hyperloop station and passenger pod. The spatial and programmatic concepts are largely experimental, as there are no precedents for this futuristic building typology.
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Due to the rapid projected turnover rate of a 1 pod per minute, the design demands a high degree of automation, a carefully considered sequence of spaces, and a well-developed circulation plan for the pods to perform their many operations in a short time. Rustem Baishev of RB Systems proposes solving this challenge with a difference in levels: once a pod enters the station, it is carried on tracks to a platform, after which passengers and luggage unload; finally, an elevator lifts the pod to an upper level, where it is prepared for departure. All these maneuvers would be operated by an automatic dispatching system. A concrete rail shift inside the station will help to streamline this sequence and serves to dictate the station’s overall layout.
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The interior of the station is intended to celebrate and generate excitement for the new technology. The space is, therefore, expansive, brightly colored, and filled with light, while adopting space-age aesthetics. A user-friendly wayfinding system includes easily visible timetables, spacious waiting halls, and a transparent service block. The proposed structural system is an experimental space-truss assembled from fiberglass; PV cells are molded into the glass assembly to block excess solar heat.
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Elon Musk of Tesla and SpaceX first proposed Hyperloop, a tubular transit system that relies on magnetic levitation technology to transport passengers at over 700 mph, in 2013. The specific machinery and safety strategies to be implemented in RB Systems’ proposal remain to be resolved.
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Los Angeles – California – USA (by Dominik “Dome”)
Los Angeles – California – USA (by Dominik “Dome”)
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