Running for a Cause Shouldn't Be Messy and Nature-Unfriendly

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This suggestion given to a certain recently organized fun run applies to all fun runs:

"Instead of providing disposable cups, ask their runners to BYOB ('Bring Your Own Bottle'). Bringing a bottle while running is a SMALL sacrifice compared to the Earth we'll sacrifice just for our convenience. Also, there can be alternatives to bottles e.g. hydration pack or hydration belts which you can also suggest to your runners for their convenience. Keep the water stations so they can refill their bottles, but I suggest to do away with the disposable cups because this generates kilograms of trash."

It's actually a sensible idea that has been implemented in some runs already. I just hope that all fun run organizers, or even the ones similar to the "The Amazing Race" would emulate this practice.

But if the organizers are not ready for such, I might as well do my own thing so others would see it is possible. Just as some would say, "Practice what you preach" and if you want change, you have to begin with yourself.

The question many would ask is "How GREEN is your favorite race?"

With so many discarded cups (paper or plastic) scattered all around the race track near where the water stations are, you would find it sort of ironic to see these runners throwing away their used cups almost anywhere so they could continue with their run.

Nowadays when fun runs are becoming a status quo to show off or impress colleagues or peers, many would wonder if they even know what they are running for.

Mind you. This happens all over the world. Not only in the Philippines.

Top Five Benefits of Traveling

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According to Wikipedia, “‘travel’ is the movement of people between relatively distant geographical locations, and can involve travel by foot, bicycle, automobile, train, boat, airplane, or other means, with or without luggage, and can be one way or round trip. Travel can also include relatively short stays between successive movements.”

Many people travel for various reasons, may they be for leisure, business and the like, but what you may not realize is that traveling imbues you with a multitude of benefits:

First, traveling opens your eyes and lets you experience the world from numerous fresh perspectives. You get to live life from the eyes of a person of a different nation. Mary Anne Radmacher once said, “I am not the same, having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world.” It also allows you to be exposed and acquainted with different cultures.

Second, traveling gives you a sense of adventure. It heightens your curiosity for the unknown and allows the discovery of the awesome things about the world outside your comfort zone.

Third, it teaches you to be grateful for not only the blessings you have at home but also for nature’s wonders teeming all around you. These include diverse and beautiful, jaw-dropping and awe-inspiring surroundings, landforms, locations and the like which can only be found here on planet Earth.

Fourth, it teaches you to appreciate the impeccable feats of humanity when it comes to building and making all sorts of impressive things such as entire nations, ornate structures, relationships, history, their own reputation and finding meaning out of their lives.

Fifth, it gives you a distinct idea of who you are. By means of learning about the world and gaining more insights and knowledge about what you’ve seen and experienced, you can clearly identify how they affect you – your beliefs, experiences, stances and behavior - as a person.

As you can see, these are only some of the various benefits to be gained from traveling. If you are traveling anywhere soon, there are several online sites where you could book your flight or hotel.  You may find the best travel deals if you do your research patiently.

Contributed by Hannah Krystelle Del Rosario

Resume of a Sought-After Specialist as a Key to Success

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Many modern people are looking for a job, since it is an essential part of human lives; we spend the third part of our time at work. For this reason, the question “How to become a sought-after specialist?” is topical for the majority of people. First, you should certainly define what sphere inspires you. Then, you should choose the educational institution according to your future profession and finish it successfully. And only after that, you will be able to set about the process of searching for a good workplace. It seems to be simple, especially if you have substantial support in the form of good education, but it is not enough. There are also too many people who have different troubles with the process of looking for a job. According to sociological surveys carried out in different countries, unemployment is one of the most serious problems all over the world. It may happen so that even a well-educated and qualified specialist will not be able to find a job suitable for him/her. And the reason for such a situation is… a resume.

Composing a resume seems to be a simple task to do, but sometimes it makes too many troubles. Resume is the face of the specialist that is why resume writing needs very responsible attitude of the author. Resume or CV (translation from Latin curriculum vitae means “short biography”) is the first information about you, which you offer to the future employer. So, the right CV may be considered a key to professional success, and vice versa, mistakes made in it can become the reason of future career development failure. Hence, it is very important to know how to present your professional skills successfully with the help of well-done CV.

Tips How to Create an Excellent Resume

To compose a perfect CV, you should be not only a good specialist (this goes without saying), but also have some knowledge in the sphere of psychology. CV, on the one hand, is your visiting card as an expert, and on the other hand, the first opportunity to evaluate you from the standpoint of an HR manager who is hunting for suitable persons. So, try to put yourself into his or her place, what information do you like to see in a proper CV? What qualities are crucial for successful recruitment?

During the process of resume creation, you should use three “be-s”. It means that you must have three definite qualities: you should be consistent, brief, and honest. So, let us discuss all these qualities and their importance for making a superb resume.

1. Be consistent. CV is a concentration of information essential for future recruitment. All data must be well-structured. All working places should be enumerated in a chronological way. Try to organize your CV so that the most important information will be on the first place. It looks awful when a CV of possible candidate starts on a merry note but finishes on a sad one. To avoid such situation, you must first have a firm structure and second, have a critical look on the finished text. Remember that the way of presentation is your chance to become successful. If your CV is well-organized, it will certainly attract attention of managers who are responsible for human resources. To structure your CV in an appropriate way, you may use various automatic forms available on websites devoted to job hunting, they cope with this task with flying colors.

2. Be brief. Brevity is the sister of talent. There is no need to go into unnecessary details when composing a CV. If you have a lot of experience, and your employment sheet is too big, you may include only places of employment for the last calendar year. It is the most suitable way of organizing a too broad employment record. If you are looking for the definite vacancy, but have working experience in different fields, you may also enumerate only jobs relevant to the certain place and company. In this case, you may even create several resumes for different vacancies. It is another good way to structure your CV perfectly.

3. Be honest. The last but not the least moment is to be honest. It is impossible to give wrong information about yourself, your level of education, and certainly about your professional experience. First, you must provide some documents confirming your level of education and the last place of employment. Secondly, you may not cope with work duties in the new workplace if you stretch the truth about your experience. It should also be noted that serious companies usually have their own security police departments, employees of which constantly check all information about possible candidates for a vacant position. If they find that you have given false information, your candidacy will surely be blacklisted. It is certainly not what you want. By the way, experienced recruiters who have already been working in the sphere of human resources for several years are good psychologists, so they may easily find the length of your foot during the first job interview in the company. Don’t throw dust into eyes, just describe clearly your advantages, disadvantages, and experience in the certain field. An honest description will be enough for a good CV – if you are reasonable and realistic about your job applications.

You may also find various recommendations how to improve your CV and free CV samples in Wikipedia.

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