Cosmopolitans Amy Odells Career Advice - The Muse

Cosmopolitans Amy Odells Career Advice - The MuseCosmopolitans Amy Odells Career AdviceYou may not know Amy Odell by name, but chances are, youve read herbei writing. For years, shes been your internet best friend- she told you what to wear as a founding blogger for New York Magazines The Cut, she made you laugh by penning listicles for BuzzFeed, and now, she oversees all the addictive content on Cosmopolitan.com. As editor of the popular magazines website, she has helmed a total relaunch of the site, more than doubling its visitor traffic and making it the largest zugnglich community of Millennial women.This digital media prowess has earned Odell a spot on Forbes 2015 30 Under 30 in media list and Adweeks list of young innovators changing the magazine business. On Wednesday night, Odell took a break from her internet domination to speak with the New York Women in Communications Young Professionals Committee. Heres some of the best advice she shared about working in digital media- as well as that dreaded having it all debate (hint shes not a fan)Take Every Possible RiskThe advice Odell swears by If youre not scared all the time, youre not doing your job.And her career path definitely backs this up From her role at The Cut to launching the BuzzFeed Fashion and BuzzFeed Shift verticals, she is clearly not afraid to try something new. In fact, she is such an advocate for risk-taking that, when asked about a time a risk she took went poorly, she was at a loss for words Of course, it can be tough to face those career fears, but Odells success story is definitely a great motivator to make it happen.Be Nice to Your Co-workers (and Yourself)Despite Cosmopolitan.coms huge profile, Odell swears the sites offices still feel like a startup- and thats the way she likes it. Having dealt with less-than-friendly bosses in the past, Odell says her goal is to create a fun working environment that inspires her employees creativity. Still, even working at Cosmopolitan cant be fun all the time, but Odell says she makes it a priority to handle her stress in a way that will not negatively impact her employees. As you know, there are plenty of healthy ways to manage workplace stress. Odells method of choice? Venting to her husband or friends on GchatDont Have it All- Own Your AllA self-identified feminist, its no surprise Odell is exhausted by the question of having it all, a concept she believes has become outdated and clichd (and shes not the only one). Odell noted that the most common issue young women write to Cosmopolitan.com for advice about is how to ask for what they want, whether it be in their relationships or their careers. So, she urges women to own their all, and focus on taking control of these aspects of their lives. As Odell put it, who really dreams of the vague having it all? Women dream of getting that promotion or that raise, something that is in their power to make happenUse Your Social Self to Your AdvantageWhen it comes to managing your on line presence, Odell preaches sticking to your talents. For her, that means tweeting cool content from Cosmopolitan.com and all the funny links she can find, while avoiding other social media platforms. This is definitely a personal preference- if youre as comfortable Instragramming artsy photos as you are live-tweeting the Oscars, you should absolutely do both But Odell doesnt believe its necessary to have a page on every social site as long as the ones you do populate show you in your best light. Odell also admits to using social media profiles during her hiring process- in fact, she says candidates online profiles can be even more important than their resumes So, what catches her attention (in a good way)? Profiles that show what youre passionate about, whether you choose to express it via images on Instagram or relevant links on Twitter.Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Griffin / Cosmopolitan.com.

ASME Foundation Awards 44 Scholarships to ASME Student Members

ASME Foundation Awards 44 Scholarships to ASME Student Members ASME Foundation Awards 44 Scholarships to ASME Student Members ASME Foundation Awards 44 Scholarships to ASME Student MembersAdam Lemoine Each year, the ASME Scholarship Program offers worthy ASME student members the financial assistance they need to keep their academic careers on-track. This year, 44 student members were awarded nearly $170,000 in scholarships through the program, which is funded by the ASME Foundation. The scholarship committee received a record number of scholarship applications - more than 2,000 - for the 2015-2016 school year. The ASME Scholarship Program awards more than 30 different scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students, including the Kenneth Andrew Roe Scholarship, the ASME Foundation Scholar grant, and the ASME/Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) Undergraduate Scholarship for a Hispanic Engineer. Meredith Campbell ASME student member Adam Lemoine, a senior at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, was selected as the winner of the 2015-2016 Kenneth Andrew Roe Scholarship. The $13,000 grant is the largest single-year scholarship offered by ASME. The Roe Scholarship, which is awarded to juniors and seniors studying mechanical engineering, was established in 1991 in memory of the former ASME president and chairman of the ASME Foundation. Lemoine, who served as vice-chair of the WPI ASME student section belastung year, was named chair of the student section for the current school year. After graduation, he hopes to work in manufacturing engineering, and remain active in Society activities. In his acceptance letter, Lemoine, wrote, I have been a student member of ASME at WPI since my freshman year at WPI, and the opportunities the organization has given me have allowed me to advance my career. Receiving this scholarship is the greatest asset I have received from the organization. I am proud to be a rising professional i n the mechanical engineering field, and receiving this scholarship is a huge honor. Alexander Blum Three student members - Meredith Campbell, Alexander Blum and Caleb Amy - were selected as the ASME Foundation Scholars for 2015-2016. This grant, which was introduced in 2013, provides scholarships of $11,000 to undergraduate sophomores, juniors and seniors and up to one year of graduate studies. The scholarships can be renewed up to three years. Meredith Campbell, a first-time recipient of the scholarship, is pursuing a bachelors degree in mechanical engineering at Daniel Webster College in Nashua, N.H. A non-traditional student, Campbell attended college for three years seeking a different degree before switching to mechanical engineering. An ASME student member since 2011 and the former chair of her colleges student section, Campbell received the ASME Charles T. Main Student Section Award Gold Medal for excellence in student leadership in 2014. That saatkorn year, she was selected as ASMEs representative in the DiscoverE New Faces of Engineering-College Edition program. A senior at the William States Lee School of Engineering at University of North Carolina-Charlotte, Alexander Blums term as an ASME Foundation Scholar was renewed for a second year. In his acceptance letter, Blum, the current president of his universitys ASME student section, noted that ASMEs financial assistance enabled him to have the flexibility to continue his work both at school and with his student section, and allowed him to perform research for an early-entry masters degree and finish his undergraduate work at the same time. ASME has given me an opportunity to really shine, to go all out, to try my hardest and see how well I can do, he wrote. This is an opportunity not everyone gets in life, and I am so thankful. Caleb Amy Caleb Amy, who is beginning his graduate studies at Georgia Tech this fall, is a third-year ASME Foundation Scholar, havi ng received the scholarship during his junior and senior years at University of Central Florida. Amy is pursuing a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at Georgia Tech, and is currently working as a graduate research assistant focusing solar thermal power generation. An active member of the University of Central Florida ASME student section since 2011, he served as treasurer and president of his student section, and as chair of the Student District Operating Board for ASME District F. According to his scholarship renewal acceptance letter, he plans to continue his involvement at the District level by reviewing papers, joining the Atlanta professional leadership, and attending conferences and meetings. Rochelle Piatt, a post-graduate student at the University of Mexico, and Delbert Stewart, an undergraduate at California State University, Northridge, were selected as the first recipients of the ASME/SHPE Undergraduate Scholarship for a Hispanic Engineer this year. The scholarship, whic h was established in late 2014 and is funded through the ASME Foundation by both ASME and SHPE, provides two $5,000 awards each year to students who are members of both ASME and SHPE and have been actively involved in volunteer work to benefit others through at least one of the societies. To view the entire list of 2015-2016 ASME scholarship winners, visit the Scholarship Winners webpage on ASME.org. For more information on the ASME Scholarship Program, visit www.asme.org/career-education/scholarships-and-grants/scholarship-and-loans. To learn how you can support the scholarship program with a gift to the ASME Foundation, go to www.asme.org/about-asme/get-involved/asme-foundation.

Just because you have a female manager doesnt mean youll get better pay

Just because you have a female manager doesnt mean youll get better payJust because you have a female manager doesnt mean youll get better payThe more women in management, the better, goes current thinking. But new research published in European Sociological Review shows that having more women in management doesnt necessarily benefit the women who work for them, nor does it help even out the pay gap.In the study, called Are Female Managers Agents of Change or Cogs in the Machine? Oxford researchers investigated whether or not female managers promoted greater gender equity in organizations and whether both female and males earnings were affected by having a female manager or a male manager. Researchers found little to no effect on pay for female or male employees with a female manager.Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moreThere are very good reasons to believe women should benefit from having a female manager, so we were surprised to find that this is not the case, said the papers lead author, Margriet van Hek, in a release. I believe the next step is to dig deeper into the mechanisms of how this occurs.For the study, researchers used manager-employee linked data from nine European countries to test their hypotheses across industries such as manufacturing, health, higher education, transportation, financial services, and telecommunication.Despite the widespread presence of women in organizations, theres still a gender pay gap. Women in the sample earned about 7% less than men, no matter which gender their direct supervisor was and regardless of how many female managers were in their organization.While other studies have shown that women in management have been motivated to fight gender inequality in their organizations, this study appears to contradict that.Of course, there are some simple reasons why women in management arent able to do more to help the women un der them they may be in lower management where they lack the power to change much of anything, especially issues of pay. Then theres thequeen bee theory they may not be driven to change the pay gap, perhaps because of a need to align themselves with the status quo.In a more hopeful interpretation, maybe it shows that female managers treat everyone fairly.You might also enjoyNew neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happyStrangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds10 lessons from Benjamin Franklins daily schedule that will double your productivityThe worst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs10 habits of mentally strong people