EOEJournal November 2022

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Editorial Comment

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ctober is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. I'm impressed with the theme this year — Disability: Part of the Equity Equation, because it's important to look at it that way.

In the past, society has recognized and even praised businesses for doing what should have been commonplace all along – directly hiring people with disabilities for jobs with competitive wages, good benefits, and opportunities for advancement.

Oddly, the COVID-19 pandemic created a bit of a positive change-up for disabled workers. Many more people were working from home during this time, and this opened up opportunities for those with disabilities, especially those who would have had a difficult time traveling to and from a place of employment.

Traditional workplace structures changed, causing employers to rethink how essential tasks could be done. This broadened their views of workplace requirements, and working from home became the new normal. If this trend continues, more and more disabled workers will have the opportunity to be gainfully employed.

There is still much awareness to be raised in regards to disability employment. We hope the awareness this October brings will be the beginning of more equity for all workers.

Lisa Petty, Editor Equal Opportunity Employment Journal

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Disability Equity in Workforce

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Top 8 Reasons Why Technology is The Best Career Path

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Essential Self-Care for Nurses

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Interview with a Community Health Worker

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Disability in the Post-Pandemic Workplace

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Manufacturing Transforms a Job into a Successful Career

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What Civil Engineers Do

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Women in the Workplace: Creating a Culture of Equity & Inclusion

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8 Reasons Why You Should Consider Working for the Government

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U.S. Department of Labor Recognizes the Importance of

Disability Equity in Workforce

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he U.S. Department of Labor announced that, in recognition of the vital role people with disabilities play in making the nation’s workforce diverse and inclusive, “Disability: Part of the Equity Equation” has been chosen as the theme for October’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month 2022.

Led by its Office of Disability Employment Policy, the department’s annual observance of National Disability Employment Awareness Month acknowledges the contributions to the nation’s economy made by workers with disabilities, current and past. The commemoration also showcases supportive and inclusive policies and practices benefiting workers and employers.

“A strong workforce is the sum of many parts, and disability has always been a key part of the equation,” said Assistant Secretary for Disability Employment Policy Taryn M. Williams. “People with disabilities make up a wonderfully multifaceted group. By recognizing the full complexion of our community, we can ensure our efforts to achieve disability inclusion are, in fact, truly inclusive.”

The Biden-Harris administration has taken a whole-ofgovernment approach to identify and eliminate barriers to helping historically underserved communities, including people with disabilities. On his first day in office, President Biden signed Executive Order 13985 , “Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government” and directed all federal departments and agencies to examine their policies and programs.

In April 2022, the department published its Equity Action Plan to support marginalized, vulnerable and underserved communities, and outline its efforts to advance equity across the department.

The federal effort to recognize people with disabilities began in 1945, when Congress declared the first week in October to be “National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week.”

The word “physically” was dropped in 1962 to include individuals with all types of disabilities. In 1988, Congress expanded the week and christened the month of October as National Disability Employment Awareness Month.

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Top 8 Reasons Why Technology is the Best Career Path

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by Rohit Sharma

re you wondering if the tech sector is right for you? Then you’ve come to the right place.

You’re not alone, many people wonder the same thing. To help you find the answer, we have prepared the following list.

Today, we’re discussing the top eight reasons why technology is the best career path for you. We have also covered how you can enter this industry and reap its multifaceted benefits.

1. Attractive Pay

A six-figure salary never hurts. For anyone aiming to earn a six or sevenfigure salary package, technology is the perfect career choice. The tech sector houses some of the biggest companies in the world, such as Apple, Samsung, Google, and others.

These companies are always looking for talent and thus, pay handsomely to those who fit their criteria. The demand for tech professionals is sky-rocketing because the industry is booming.

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other industries. It is expected to grow by 4.2% in 2022 , even when there’s a pandemic raging on. When an industry expands at such a rapid pace, demand for skilled professionals increases accordingly.

When the demand is high, companies offer high salaries to their professionals. For example, a data science manager makes $137,242 per year on average. Their pay can go up to $180,000 per year with experience and skills.

2. Flexible Career

November 2022 The technology sector offers variety, which is another reason why it’s worth entering. On top of that, because technology has become an integral part of modern-day operations, nearly every industry requires tech professionals to oversee their technical implementations.

So, in this field, you can enter any area of your choice, including healthcare, finance, retail, transport, etc. From media companies to investment banks, they all require the expertise of tech professionals to help them meet the demands of the current market.

A huge reason why the pandemic had the least impact on the tech sector is 5. Facilitates because of the flexibility Remote work, which became widely popular tech careers offer. Thanks Growth due to the pandemic, is quite common in to the latest technologies An ideal career would fossuch as video conferencing ter your personal growth the tech industry. According to a recent study, and cloud storage, the work along with your professional 86% of IT developers work remotely. conditions of tech professionprogress. It will enable you to als have become highly flexdevelop as a person, instead ible. of simply making you fret about your office and your boss.

Remote work, which became widely popular due to the panIn the tech sector, you’d have to work on yourself constantly. demic, is quite common in the tech industry. According to a That’s because you’ll have to stay up to date with the latest recent study, 86% of IT developers work remotely. Moreover, industry trends and develop the necessary skills to get ahead nearly one-third of IT developers work full-time from home. in this industry.

This is a notable feature because it means your professional As a tech professional, you’d be constantly studying new tools life wouldn’t get interrupted by various disruptions such as the and programming languages. Companies in this field are always pandemic. You can work from the comfort of your home. releasing solutions that make it easier to work on projects.

3. New Challenges

Learning new things and enhancing your skill set will also The tech sector is famous for offering new challenges con- help you boost your confidence, making you a better person stantly. As a tech professional, you’d always be on your toes, as a whole. Tech professionals have to develop soft skills, too, as they work in teams. Some of the skills you’ll develop are preparing for various issues while solving the existing ones. communication, leaderTechnology profesship, teamwork, analytisionals have to solve a Tech professionals have to develop soft skills, too, cal skills, and problemwide range of complex solving. problems while developas they work in teams. Some of the skills you’ll The more skilled you ing innovative solutions develop are communication, leadership, teamwork, are, the higher you’ll that best match an orgaearn. For example, the analytical skills, and problem-solving. nization’s requirements. average pay of a maFacing new problems chine learning engineer can serve as a learning curve for you. No matter which role you take in the tech sec- in the US is $124,800, while those with the Scala skill make an tor, you can be certain to come across new challenges in your average of $144,247. That’s a notable difference, and it doesn’t day-to-day work life. Thus, a tech career is perfect for those account for other skill sets.

Learn data analytics courses online from the World’s top Uniseeking mental stimulation. versities. Earn Executive PG Programs, Advanced Certificate 4. Numerous Options Programs, or Masters Programs to fast-track your career.

There is something for everyone in the tech industry. If you’re a person who likes to work with numbers, you can become a data 6. Meritocracy scientist. On the other hand, if you are interested in arts and Many work environments prioritize seniority or age over merit.

You won’t find that in the tech sector. communication, you can pursue a career in digital marketing. continued on page 28

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Essential Self-Care for Nurses

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career in nursing has long been known as one of the most difficult job options available. Long hours, shift work, dealing literally with the blood, sweat, and tears of patients, supporting family members suffering loss and grief, working short-staffed, skipping breaks, and barely having time to use the washroom -- these are only some of the factors that make nursing so difficult. A career in nursing has become even more difficult since the onset of COVID-19. Many nursing units have become even more short-staffed than pre-COVID due to nurses leaving the profession due to burn-out. Nurses are critical members of the healthcare team and patient wellness.

GROW IN A CULTURE OF INCLUSIVENESS AND EMPOWERMENT from all all backgrounds, backgrounds, At UCLA Health, it takes people from as well as as those those from from a wide-variety wide-variety of of non-clinical non-clinical world-renowned care care possible. possible. specialties to make our world-renowned We’re proud to be one of Forbes’ “Best “Best Employers for for Diversity” as U.S. U.S.News News&&World WorldReport Report’s Diversity” as as well as ’s #1 hospital in in California California and #5 #3 in the the nation.

If you’d like to contribute to a world-class health provider within a culture that inspires and empowers great achievements, explore our openings in:

Helping nurses prioritize self-care is instrumental in saving a currently vulnerable workforce. Below are a variety of helpful ways for nurses to look after themselves mentally, emotionally, and physically.

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1. Socialize with nurses and non-nurses Spending time with friends and family during off-work hours is a great way to decompress. However, it is important for nurses to be mindful and aware of the content of their discussion.

While ‘venting’ about work can help process stressful workplace events that have occurred, too much time spent talking about work and not about other topics can become toxic. Spending time with non-nurses helps move the discussion

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away from work and towards other areas of interest, current health benefits that a regular exercise routine can provide. affairs, catching up on the lives of loved ones, and loads of Many high-functioning individuals holding jobs that require other non-work-related topics. high levels of responsibility rely on exercise as a mental escape and time to oneself -- and nursing is no exception. Whether 2. Head outdoors a fitness routine involves exercising alone at home using an ‘Forest bathing’ has become a buzzword over the past few online fitness program or with a group at a gym, physical years. Forest bathing pertains to the idea of getting away activity releases endorphins to help people feel well and from life stressors by immersing oneself in the colors, become better at managing stress. smells, sounds, touches, and experiences of 4. Prioritize rest nature. Whether it has a catchy name or is simply regarded as spending time in the woods, Although it may be tempting to stay up being in nature has a calming effect. late on days off to maximize that time, it’s important to also use the time to catch Nurses are encouraged to use some up on much-needed rest. While nonof their time off from work taking a nursing friends may joke that they light walk or an intense hike either in need to return to work for a ‘vacation a nearby city park or off in a forest. from their vacation’, nursing is not Winter in many snow-filled areas may like this. Nurses need to re-energize be better for snowshoeing or crossduring their days off, and part of this country skiing. involves getting a good night’s sleep.

3. Fitness Important tips for sleeping well Exercising is not just important for include limiting caffeine intake in the healthy weight management, conditionday, avoiding caffeine altogether in the ing, and strengthening but, of course, exafternoon and evening, limiting alcohol ercise is just as important for mental and emobefore bed, going to bed tired versus tossing tional health. Nurses working in busy acute care and turning when not yet tired, avoiding screens and units are far from sedentary with the amount of standing bright lights an hour before bed, and opting for quiet reading and moving that’s required to provide good patient care often and listening to relaxing music before bed. Plenty of podcasts for multiple patients. However, the physical requirements of a and apps are also available for sleep-enhancing meditation and job in nursing do not provide the same mental and emotional relaxation.

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employees even being denied vacation requests. If speaking to management 5. Pursue a hobby about this does not resolve the situaHaving a focus other than work is important tion, it may be time to consider another for taking the mind off of work. Whether it patient-care unit within the hospital or a be a physical activity like biking, running, different nursing environment altogether, hiking, tennis, or going to the gym to work such as outside of the hospital in public health or community health. out or rather, an at-home hobby such as Being denied breaks and vacations, having a craft to work on, playing an instruworking short-staffed, and ment, spending time with Nursing can be an amazing life-long career working long hours are all pets, or reading a book, factors that can lead to having activities outside working with other amazing nurses. However, unsafe patient care. The of work provides huge nurses need to keep their own well-being in check. stress and burden that benefits for taking the nurses carry when they mind off of work.

Additionally, some community mental feel patient care is unsafe is worrisome. health organizations are also able to 6. Therapy Nurses owe to themselves as individuals provide free sessions. If every therapy There is no shame in doing therapy. with their own lives outside of the workis not sufficient to obtain the necessary While good friends can be a great place to move on to another area, hopefulsupport required, it is important that inresource to talk with, a trained counselor ly within their nursing career, when they are dividuals follow up with a healthcare prowill have a professional stance on how to feeling overwhelmed and overburdened vider or the emergency department for help manage the concerns. Therapists by the workplace environment. appropriate assessment and treatment. are uniquely trained in areas such as talk Nursing can be an amazing life-long therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, 7. Set workplace limits career working with other amazing nurses. and trauma-focused care, to name just a If the above self-care management tips However, nurses need to keep their own few specialized areas. do not suffice to ensure manageable well-being in check. This includes apCounseling sessions can be a one- levels of stress, it may be time to take plying practices of self-care while also time appointment to support nurses a hard look at the particular nursing job expecting support from management in going through a particularly difficult causing such high levels of stress. Busy order to provide safe patient care. time, or longer and more regular sessions nursing units are notorious for resulting Article provided by www.constant-content.com for ongoing support. Therapy is also in skipped meals and rest breaks and Continued from page 8

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Interview with a Community Health Worker Mikayla Trujillo is interviewed by Ryan Farrell

What do you do?

As a community health worker, I help people experiencing homelessness or living with mental health or substance use disorders. I also work with at-risk youth and families of gun violence.

In addition to that work, I’m employed by the National Association of Community Health Workers, where I currently support 12 community health workers across the United States.

Describe some of your community-specific tasks.

I participate in collaborative activities that focus on keeping youth in their communities and out of incarceration. I mentor at-risk youth by providing peer support and helping with job searches, resume building, and other life skills. Every day is different and requires that we adapt to our communities’ changing needs, which may mean doing things like meeting with community members, coaching, or conducting motivational interviews (a counseling method that encourages clients to make positive changes).

My work might involve some evenings and weekends. For example, I facilitate workshops for the city that cover life-skills topics for community members affected by gun violence. I no longer have a caseload in my current position, but in the evenings I mentor at-risk youth and adults who are directly or indirectly affected by judicial, prison, or youth and family systems.

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What attracts people to the occupation?

Many community health workers speak of the people in their own communities who are struggling as a motivating factor for why they do this work.

They’re typically not motivated by financial gain or recognition, because they often receive neither. There is a calling to this work and a desire to fix the root causes of community issues because they have experienced, and possibly overcome, these same issues at some point in life.

November 2022 community health worker. After my release from prison, I continued to build my capabilities in my community.

I persisted in receiving state training and certification, after initially being denied because of my criminal record, and became a community health worker with an active client caseload.

It sounds like your background uniquely prepared you for this occupation.

My background has had a tremendous effect on my current work. It gave me the courage to speak about my How did you shape your lived experience, as well as the transcareer path? ferrable skills that I use when meeting I unknowingly trained for this occuother community members where they pation through life experience. While are. I’m able to offer respect and unserving time in the penitentiary system, derstanding of the valuable role they I wanted to become a peer mentor but have in uplifting their own community. needed a high school diploma. I startWithout finding myself through lived ed working toward my diploma, and a experience, I don’t think I would’ve teacher recommended me for the menfound this occupation. It has equipped toring position before I finished the me with a sort of internal survival diploma program. I got hired for the guide, which I then use to help others position and started teaching a community re-entry program. create their own plan of change. I’ve also taken some social I began managing peer cases. At the time, I had no idea work classes, and that formal education supplements my lived that the service I was providing was the same as that of a experience and certifications.

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What’s most challenging about your job?

At the national level, it’s frustrating to see the lack of understanding about just how valuable community health workers are to their community. These workers are strategically placed in underserved environments and produce sustainable outcomes for their clients, and they should be valued and respected for doing so.

At the community level, I often experience secondary trauma from working with individuals who are still in crisis. I must make sure to create boundaries and detachment between my work and my personal life so that the heaviness doesn’t weigh me down outside of work. I’ve also learned to be grateful for the small actions that go a long way: getting someone a cup of coffee, or getting a client to complete their goals.

What do you like best?

I love hearing about other community health workers’ achievements, whether they have a successful client base or leadership opportunities. I’m happy just having them express gratitude to me for listening to them talk about their day. I love to support growing community health workers in going outside their comfort zone, building their leadership, and finding their voice.

Most importantly, it stirs my spirit to meet and interact with community members. To support them from their first stage of change all the way until they have reached their goals is the greatest gift for me. Watching a person or family go from hopeless and broken down to having a firm foundation is such an honor.

Now hiring for Spring Semester 2023 Are you passionate about expanding

You invited submit an yourare impact onto diversity, equity application to be considered for a and inclusion in nursing? position with more than one opening.

The number ofcommitment positions varies Reaffirming our to preparing a diverse, culturally nursing depending on the humble needs of the workforce, theRank University of Cincinnati department. and compensation (UC)be College of on Nursing has established will based experience and the Greer Glazer Endowed Chair in academic credentials.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, one The College Nursing at the University of the first of endowed nursing chairs of with Cincinnati is seeking to fill non-tenure, such focus. non-tenure earning faculty positions to contribute to theopportunity College of Nursing’s This is a rare to direct mission of teaching, service, and scholarship. diversity and inclusion efforts, conduct

research in the area and impact the

We are currently seeking candidates who nursing profession and community by are prepared to lead and/or teach in the leading students, faculty, staff and alumni.

Certified Nurse-Midwifery and/or Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner ABOUT THE POSITION: programs at the rank of Instructor or nursing.uc.edu/research/researchers Assistant Professor.

ABOUT UC:

Watching a person or family go from hopeless and broken down to having a firm foundation is such an honor.

The selected candidate will have a www.uc.edu/about commitment to diversity and inclusion inABOUT working diverse UCwith COLLEGE OFpopulations.

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What advice would you give to someone interested in this occupation?

Take a personal inventory and see what experience you already have that serves to benefit others in your community. You might have all the qualities of a community health worker through your own lived experience. Community health workers are dedicated to showing up on the hardest days and giving selflessly to the people they serve.

Ryan Farrell is an economist in the Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections, BLS. He can be reached at farrell.ryan@bls.gov.

The University of Cincinnati is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer / Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran.

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DIVERSITY & INCLUSION:

Disability in the Post-Pandemic Workplace

by Diane Lightfoot

The pandemic has given us an opportunity to rewrite the rules for workplaces in the future – let’s make them more inclusive for disabled people.

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ovid-19 has turned our working world on its head, but whilst there have been many challenges, there have been positives too. Now there is a critical role for HR professionals in building a positive legacy for their workforce and reimagining an economy of work that could suit everyone.

One legacy of the pandemic must be a much deeper acceptance and appreciation of working differently and a blended economy of work.

We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to re-imagine and redesign what work looks like – a unique set of circumstances that has led to this chance to create lasting change.

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We Are All Working with Adjustments Now Technology Has Been a Game Changer Workplace adjustments are critical for so many disabled people, and home working is the most frequently requested adjustment, so arguably, we are all working with adjustments now. There are benefits for many in terms of work/life balance but for anyone who lives with a pain or fatigue, or struggles to commute – whether that is due to the logistical difficulties of navigating transport as a wheelchair user or anxiety in travelling in rush hour – the benefits of home working are even greater.

A Blended Economy of Work

One legacy of the pandemic must be a much deeper acceptance and appreciation of working differently and a blended economy of work. In a survey carried out by Business Disability Forum to find out how our members were responding to the challenges of Covid-19, 90% of respondents agreed that responses to Covid-19 will result in a lasting change in attitudes to flexible and home working. Finally, we are realizing that being in an office is not a prerequisite for productivity.

Thanks to Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google hangouts and more, we now know many of our teams better than we knew them before. The blurring of lines between work and home has its downsides but also positives as we start to see each other without our workplace ‘armour’. The intimacy of letting people into our homes (albeit via our video camera) is a powerful thing.

… But it Is Not a Panacea

Technology can exclude as well as include; the importance of enabling subtitles and turning the camera on for people who need to lip-read is an obvious example. While some disabled people are tech-savvy and completely at home with the world of technology, others have had a steep learning curve, and some still remain ‘no tech’, and need to shop, bank and work in person.

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businesses plan a return to previous ways The Law of Unintended who need to lip-read or understanding of working, HR professionals are critical in that some employees will find it difficult Consequences making sure that disabled people are not or nigh on impossible to socially disWe also need to be aware of unintended tance (if they have a visual impairment discriminated against. consequences, particularly as businesses or dyspraxia, for example, that makes it The use of the term 'vulnerable' has navigate unchartered waters and need hard to visualize distances), we need to not helped; those who are more vulnerto make policy decisions at pace. Makable to Covid-19 are not necessarily the build and show genuine understanding, ing sure that disabled people are consame as those who kindness and support. are vulnerable in other Learning from ways. Disabled people the Experts may have no increased Disability is still too ofrisk factor related to ten parked in the ‘too Covid-19, but there is a difficult’ box, though real risk that these two when it comes to workthings become conflated ing differently, arguably and disabled people disabled people are are seen as a health the experts. We need and safety risk and to learn from disabled prevented from returncolleagues in thinking ing to the workplace. differently about workInstead, we need an ing flexibly and to focus individual, person-cenon outcomes: what we tred approach to risk need to achieve, not which focuses on adhow or where it should dressing barriers rathbe done. er than medicalizing We need to learn from disabled colleagues in conditions.

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Manufacturing Transforms a Job into a Successful Career

by Evelyn Lindell

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Manufacturing Offers More Than Just Financial Gain

Not many career sectors offer as much position diversity and opportunity as manufacturing. From pursuing a career as an engineer to a fabricator to a welder to a division manager, manufacturing offers advancement opportunities like no other and as you advance, so does your pay. The average salary for the manufacturing industry is $70,818, and that’s just the average.

An article entitled 8 Reasons It’s Great to Work in Manufacturing aimed to explain what it’s like for the millions of people who work in manufacturing beyond just financial gain. That article concluded that a career in manufacturing was “fantastic” for the following reasons:

Contribution to the Economy

“Deloitte research has shown that manufacturing ranked among the most important industries in maintaining a strong U.S. economy and eight in 10 Americans believe U.S. manufacturing is important to maintain Americans’ standard of living.”

On the Cutting Edge

“American manufacturing innovations have helped shape the country since it was founded, and today new technologies like automation, wearables, 3D printing, drones, and the loT continue to push the boundaries of what is possible.”

Exciting Sectors of Work

“For some, relating details about their jobs may be met with disinterest and boredom. But that’s not the case for those in manufacturing who can regale friends about developments in the automotive industry, share the latest in food manufacturing with families over Thanksgiving dinner, or tell neighbors about the newest pharmaceuticals they are processing.”

Increased Safety

“Robots are making our jobs safer, and technology like the Internet of Things and automation keeps us out of harm’s way.

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Fruits of Your Labor

“Whether working on everyday items you can buy at the store or huge set pieces for the next great Netflix movie, you can point to something and get the very satisfying pleasure of saying “I made that.” When you work in the industrial sector, you can actually see the outcome of your work in a tangible object.”

Career Growth

“Once you choose a sector to go into, there are plenty of options for your career path.”

“And as the baby boomer generation begins to retire, leadership opportunities will be available for the next generation of manufacturers to take the reigns.”

More than an Assembly Line

“Manufacturing covers various industries and jobs within the manufacturing sector for those from other disciplines, such as sales and business development, marketing, human resources, and many others. These positions afford all of the benefits of working in manufacturing– the pride, stability, competitive salaries, excitement, great technology, and others– to people from many different backgrounds.”

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“Vaccine manufacturers and their supply chains are at the forefront of the COVID-19 pandemic and other manufacturers are stepping up to repurpose their facilities to help meet mass demands for supplies.”

“Innovations like 3D printing and additive manufacturing continue to represent the next frontier in manufacturing and the medical field.”

The conclusion is simple: Manufacturing offers an enormous opportunity to create a life and a career that you’re proud to call your own.

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What Civil Engineers Do

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ivil engineers design, build, and supervise infrastructure projects and systems.

Civil engineers generally work in a variety of locations and conditions. It is common for them to split their time between working in an office and working outdoors at construction sites so that they can monitor operations or solve problems on site. Most work full time.

Civil engineers also must present their findings to the public on topics such as bid proposals, environmental impact statements, or property descriptions.

Many civil engineers hold supervisory or administrative positions ranging from supervisor of a construction site to city engineer, public works director, and city manager. As supervisors, they are tasked with ensuring that safe work practices are followed at construction sites.

Other civil engineers work in design, construction, research, and teaching. Civil engineers work with others on projects and may be assisted by civil engineering technicians.

Civil engineers prepare permit documents for work on projects in renewable energy. They verify that the projects will comply with federal, state, and local requirements. These engineers conduct structural analyses for large-scale photovoltaic, or solar energy, projects. They also evaluate the ability of solar array support structures and buildings to tolerate stresses from wind, seismic activity, and other sources. For large-scale wind

projects, civil engineers often prepare roadbeds to handle large trucks that haul in the turbines.

Civil engineers work on complex projects, and they can achieve job satisfaction in seeing the project reach completion. They usually specialize in one of several areas.

How to Become a Civil Engineer

Civil engineers need a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, in one of its specialties, or in civil engineering technology. They typically need a graduate degree and licensure for promotion to senior positions. Although licensure requirements vary by state, civil engineers usually must be licensed if they provide services directly to the public.

Pay

The median annual wage for civil engineers was $88,050 in May 2021.

Job Outlook

Employment of civil engineers is projected to grow 7 percent from 2021 to 2031, about as fast as the average for all occupations. About 24,200 openings for civil engineers are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.

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Women in the Workplace: Creating a Culture of Equity & Inclusion

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As the report bluntly puts it: “This is an emergency for corhe Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade had to change things up a bit in 2020 to accommodate a COVID-19 porate America.” world. But the floats ride on, and there’s one new Gender Diversity and Inclusion in the participant in the line-up that caught our eye.

Highlighting the fact that only 24% of jobs in the STEM Workplace: Why it Matters From a business perspective, the negative impacts of a lack (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields are held by women, Olay introduced the Her Future is STEM- of gender diversity and inclusion can be all-encompassing, affecting everything sational float as a way to from financial perforremind parade viewers mance to customer inabout “the importance sight to collaboration of maximizing women to innovation. Study and their accomplishafter study reinforces ments.” It’s part of the the benefits of having company’s 10-year comgreater women repmitment to double the resentation, women number of women in in leadership positions STEM and triple the and on boards, and of number of multicultural instituting policies that women in STEM. support gender diversity Diversity and incluand inclusion. sion has been an ongoHere’s just a snapshot ing issue in the tech secof what the research has tor in particular, which shown: continues to lag behind From a business perspective, the negative impacts Inclusive organizathe rest of the job marof a lack of gender diversity and inclusion can be tions are twice as likely ket when it comes to hirto meet or exceed their ing women and people all-encompassing, affecting everything from financial targets. of color. financial performance to customer insight to Company profits and The overall workshare performance can force of the GAFAM collaboration to innovation. be close to 50% higher group (Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft) is comprised of only about when women are well represented at the top.

Companies with higher levels of gender diversity and with 34% women.

As Sam Daley writes at Built In, “While controversial HR policies and practices that focus on gender diversity are technologies or flashy CEOs get most of the negative airtime, linked to lower levels of employee turnover.

Gender-diverse and inclusive teams outperform genderit’s the lack of women in the tech industry that seems to be the homogeneous, less-inclusive teams by an average of 50%. largest problem looming overhead.”

Senior-level women influence company culture in positive Across all industries, progress toward gender parity in the workplace has been glacially slow. And now, what little ways, particularly when it comes to championing diversity and progress has been made is at risk, according to McKinsey’s inclusion and mentoring other women.

Organizations with inclusive cultures are six times more latest report on Women in the Workplace.

With “double-shift” responsibilities like childcare, home- likely to be innovative and agile.

From a diversity of thought standpoint, gender diversity schooling and other challenges magnified by the pandemic, supports cognitive diversity as well. women’s careers are taking a hit at a disproportionate rate.

Our research shows that, statistically, more men prefer McKinsey data reveals that as many as two million women are considering leaving the workforce. That means analytical thinking and least prefer relational thinking. For fewer women in leadership positions today—and fewer women, it’s the exact opposite. That diversity of thought is critical for innovation. women on track to become leaders in the future.

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business. They’ll allow you to attract and hire, develop and keep a diverse workretain more women, and a more diverse force, you have to be willing to have the tough conversations about bias. You workforce overall.

Look at potential, not just experi- also have to be committed to providing ence: If your job descriptions are heavily learning, mentorship and other opporbased on current competencies and prior tunities to develop the women in your experience, you’re likely missing out on a workforce and help them become incluvast pool of talented women who haven’t sive, collaborative leaders themselves. been able to take the first step up to manThe diversity and inclusion movement ager due to the “broken rung.” Focus on has made some inroads in the technolpotential, keeping in mind that technical ogy sector over the past few years, but expertise is only one of many qualities a the pace of progress has been slow, successful tech leader needs to possess. and women continue to face significant Communication skills, curiosity, empathy obstacles in advancing their careers. and agility, for example, are also critical.

New barriers caused by the COVID-19 Give voice to everyone: When Micro- pandemic are threatening to set women soft was developing its Kinect peripher- leadership back even further. al for Xbox 360, the head of the studio, Now’s the time to take positive, Shannon Loftis, used the HBDI® assess- deliberate steps to start building a more ment to make sure she had diversity of inclusive environment. It will not only thought on the team. The team then help you build a pipeline of talented used Whole Brain® Thinking tools to women leaders; it will give your business make sure everyone had the opportunity a sustainable competitive advantage. to really be heard, and that people were Article provided by www.ThinkHerrmann.com recognized for their contributions.

The tech sector has a hiring problem.

But simply hiring more women doesn’t solve the issue of gender equity in the workplace. Nor does it automatically create the benefits described above.

Diversity without inclusion leads to burnout, turnover, a lack of parity and other challenges like those we’re seeing at an even more intensified level as a result of the pandemic.

Hiring for talent and what someone brings to the table — including their diversity of thought, perspectives and background — is an important first step.

But what you do next can make all the difference. Here are a few tips for creating an inclusive environment that fosters success among women at all levels: Rethink policies and practices: Flexible working hours, family-friendly poliInvest in developing an inclusive, cies and equal pay for equal work don’t just benefit women; they benefit the learning-driven culture: If you want to

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8 Reasons Why You Should Consider Working for the Government

by Tonie Rose Guevarra

There are many reasons why you should consider working for the government. Here are just a few of them: The Government Is a Stable Employer

Unlike many businesses, the government is not susceptible to sudden changes in the economy that can lead to mass layoffs.

This makes it a great choice for anyone who wants stability in their career. While the private sector sheds jobs during an economic downturn, the government generally continues to add jobs. This stability can be attractive to workers who are looking for a secure job during uncertain times.

Government Jobs Often Come with Good Benefits

When it comes to finding a job, many people focus solely on the salary. While it’s certainly important to find a position that pays a fair wage, there are other factors to consider as well.

One of the biggest advantages of government jobs is the benefits package. Most government positions come with health insurance, paid vacation days, and retirement savings plans. This can save employees a lot of money and stress in the long run.

Government Jobs Can Be Interesting and Challenging

Many people believe that government jobs are dull and bureaucratic, but this is often not the case. There are many different roles to choose from in government jobs, which can be fascinating and challenging. For example, government jobs can involve policy making, working with the public, or managing large projects.

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The Government is a Large Employer

Having said earlier that the government is the largest employer in a country, it also requires the largest workforce. The government employs contractors to provide goods and services to the government. This means that there are a lot of slots for jobseekers here that may fit their skills and interests.

Government Jobs Tend to Be Well-Paid

Government jobs have a reputation for being well-paid.

However, it is important to remember that the pay scale for government jobs can vary based on factors such as the level of experience an applicant has and the location of the job.

In general, though, government jobs do tend to offer higher salaries than comparable private-sector positions.

The Government Offers Job Security

Job security is often thought of as a key benefit of working for the government. In general, government jobs have a higher level of security than private-sector jobs. The reasons for this are twofold. First, governments are less likely to downsize or close entirely than private businesses. Second, even if downsizing does occur, government employees usually have greater job protection than private employees.

It’s a Great Way to Promote the Advancement of Your Career

Working in the government can be a great way to promote the advancement of your career. There are many opportunities for career growth and development in the government, and the pay and benefits are usually very good. In addition, working in the government can give you a chance to make

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a difference in your community and country. If you are looking for a challenging and rewarding career, working in the government is a great option to consider.

Government Employment Is in Every Location

If you’re looking for a government job, you’ll have plenty of options to choose from. Whether you’re interested in working for the federal government or your local state or municipality, there is a wide range of opportunities available. And because government employment is spread out across the country, you’re likely to find a position in a location that’s convenient for you. So if you’re interested in public service, don’t hesitate to start your search for a government job today. There are many fulfilling and rewarding careers to be had at all levels of government.

Working for the government can be a very rewarding experience. You can help make a difference in your community and have the satisfaction of knowing that your work is making a positive impact. There are many different types of government jobs available, so you are sure to find one that matches your skills and interests. The pay and benefits are usually good, and you may be eligible for retirement after a certain number of years. If you are looking for a stable career with good job security, working for the government is a great option to consider.

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That’s because companies in this industry care a lot about their results. They want people who can accelerate their growth, solve their business problems, and tackle the ever-increasing competition. Working in a meritocracy means you can get faster promotions and climb the corporate ladder quickly.

Tech companies prioritize their efforts over other factors.

The chances of finding a company that values your work over your age are higher in the technology sector than in any other.

There are countless examples where companies ignored conventions in the technology industry.

Sundar Pichai, the current CEO of Google, was 47 years old when he was assigned that role. The average age of a CEO of a Fortune 500 company is 58 years old. A career in technology will enable you to accelerate your professional growth significantly.

7. Optimistic Culture

When you’re developing products quickly and innovating accordingly, you don’t have time to stay gloomy. That’s a big reason why the tech sector oozes optimism. It’s responsible for the current startup culture we have. Many people start a career in this field because they want to make a lasting impact (like Steve Jobs did for us).

Being around people like this changes you as it positively impacts your performance, behavior, and outlook towards work. People who have a passion for what they do are certainly the kind of co-workers you should have.

Entering the technology industry will help you become a part of this optimistic culture. Who knows, you might find your passion here too?

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8. Home of Innovation Do you like to come up with solutions for different problems?

If so, and if you have a knack for invention and innovation, a career in technology would be perfect for you.

The technology industry is always the driving factor behind innovations in other sectors. Currently, it influences all aspects of our lives. Take transport, for example. The inception of digital cab-hailing services such as Lyft and Uber has completely transformed the transport sector.

Another revolutionary solution is AI assistants. You can now order groceries, find the answer to a question, or look up the lyrics of your favorite song by simply saying “Ok Google” or “Hey Siri” into your device. You don’t have to type in such stuff.

Such innovations drive growth in other industries as they use technology to ramp up their productivity and efficiency.

If you want to work on innovative solutions or things that are changing the world in real-time, you should enter the tech sector. You’d have many opportunities to analyze, develop, and test innovative solutions as a tech professional.

How to Pursue a Career in Technology?

To pursue a career in the tech sector, you’d need to pick the role you want to pursue and prepare accordingly. Be sure to get the necessary qualifications because recruiters in the tech sector are always looking for skilled and qualified candidates.

Also, you should pick a role that matches the recent industry trends and has a bright scope. For example, one of the most popular tech roles currently is data scientist.

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