Study 30% of employees would take less salary for better benefits

Study 30% of employees would take less salary for better benefitsStudy 30% of employees would take less salary for better benefitsAttraction, engagement, purpose, and retention are the themes of this years MetLife Annual U.S. Employee Benefit Trends Survey.The insurance giant surveyed both employers and employees the employer survey included 2,500 interviews with benefits decision-makers the employee survey consisted of 2,675 interviews with full-time employees over 21 years old.Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moreMany of employees top sources of financial stress were medical-related72% being able to afford the cost of healthcare in retirement68% outliving my retirement savings67% having money to pay the bill is someone loses their job67% having money to cover out-of-pocket medical costs66% the ability to rely on Social Security/Medicare in retirementIn fact, the percentage of peop le polled by MetLife since 2015 who agree with the statement I expect to postpone my retirement due to my financial situation has skyrocketed from 37% in 2015 to 52% in 2019. Stagnant wages may be one likely cause.Employers know that offering benefits is good for business. The vast majority of employers (80%) said benefits were so important that they played an important role in building workplace culture. And 78% of employers said that benefits let employees be more productive.Still, employees want more and better benefits. On the employees side, benefits attract talent 6 in 10 employees said that benefits were a major reason why they chose to work at their company.Still, theyre not as happy with them as they could be.Only 67% of employees are satisfied with the benefits they receive, while 73% of employers think their employees are happy with the benefits offered.A not-insignificant 3 in 10 employees say they would trade more money for better benefits.A slew of new emerging benefi ts is an area where employers can make a difference in making employees happy. Here are the emerging benefits people care about the most72% unlimited paid time off69% wohlbefinden programs rewarding healthy behavior68% phased retirement programs66% paid sabbatical program61% on-site free/subsidized services like meals, gym, dry cleaning, hair59% on-site health/medical care (including mental health)33% subsidized egg freezingEmployers are attempting to meet employees changing needs with holistic benefits 57% of them this year. After the basics like medical and dental are met, employers can offer a wider range of benefits like accident insurance, legal service, and retirement programs that help employees manage their money after they retire. These types of programs all fell under the nice to have category chosen by employees in the study.The future of benefits may be in customization 93% of employees rated the option as either a must-have or a nice to have. Theyre way ahead of empl oyers, only 68% who see customization as important.But since 72% of employees agreed with the phrase, Having benefits customized to fit my needs would increase my loyalty to my employer, well see how fast they catch up.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

5 Habits That Are Killing Your Career

5 Habits That Are Killing Your Career 5 Habits That Are Killing Your Career You arent stalling out in your career because you lack skills. Rather, its more likely that schwimmbadeanstalt behavior isto blame.A recent survey from training companyVitalSmartsfound that 97 percent of employees have some career-limiting habit that hinders theirprogression at work. VitalSmarts approached 973 managers to ask them which habits were most derailing their direct reports careers. The managers pointed to five above all othersDisorganized and Unreliable Doesnt spend necessary time planning, organizing, communicating, and coordinating with others fails to follow through on commitments difficult to rely upon.Too Little, Too LateProcrastinates misses deadlines cuts corners rather than going the extra mile to produce great quality.Its Not My Job Deflects blame doesnt take responsibility clings to their job description unwilling to sacrifice personal interests for a larger goal.Unwilling to Change Is stuck in the past complains about the future repeats the same mistakes expects others to accept them as they are drags feet in taking on new approaches.Cynicism Is often the contrarian finds fault before looking for benefits is overly critical.The Performance Review DisconnectDespite the fact that managers have identified these five habits as career-killers, employees are by and large unaware of their bad behavior. In part, thats the result of a disconnect between managers and employees during performance reviews.As VitalSmarts Vice President of Research David Maxfield explains, When we asked people who had come out of performance reviews what their boss wanted them to do differently and what they learned from the performance review, they overwhelmingly said that, to the extent their boss had any dissatisfaction at all, the solution was to take a course or skill-up in some sort of technical area. But when we talked to the managers, it wasnt about skill-building at all. It was about behavioral harte nusss very different from the message that their direct reports heard.Perhaps employees are walking away with such skewed messages because managers arent very optimistic about the situation. According to VitalSmarts, bosses report only 10-20 percent of their employees can actually make the brdeing changes needed to kick these career-limiting habits.While Maxfield acknowledges that changing your habits is harder than learning new skills, he doesnt believe it cant be done.Its not that people cant change, its that very few peopledo change, he says.The Lake Wobegon EffectFans oflong-running radio variety show A Prairie Home Companionwill be familiar with creatorGarrison Keillors description of the fictional town Lake Wobegon as a place where all the women are strong, all the men are good looking, and all the children are above average.The Lake Wobegon Effect, which takes its anthroponym from that last bit about all the children being above average, refers to the fact t hat almost all of us believe ourselves to be above average a statistical impossibility.Maxfield describes a survey in which people were asked, Are you above average? and 80 percent of respondents answered in the affirmative. The Lake Wobegon effect, Maxfield believes, is one of the reasons why so few people are able to permanently change their behavior.One of my colleagues says the problem is biology Our eyes point the wrong direction, Maxfield says. Were not looking at ourselves, were looking out at the world. We dont see our own inadequacies.To make matters worse, people are often reluctant to point our inadequacies out to us. Even our bosses arent so good at it recall the performance review disconnect explored above.The other problem preventing us from changing, Maxfield says, is that when someone does point out a behavioral problem, many of us go into denial. In the VitalSmarts survey aboutcareer-limiting habits, 80 percent of employees blamed the problem on their bosses, not on themselves.If youre unwilling to own it, then the chances you are going to change are pretty small, Maxfield says.Maxfield has some ideas about how people can kick their career-killing habits, but he stresses that before anyone can adopt these tips, the first step is to accept it is your problem.Accepting a behavior as your problem isnt simply a matter of being told you have a bad habit you need to address. It means consciously choosing to address the problem after careful consideration.What people forget sometimes is that you need to ask yourself, Is this a behavior I am willing to change, or would I rather find a new boss, find a new job, and live with the status quo? Maxfield says.Some people very much believe the change isnt worth it and thats fine if youre one of them. You just need to be okay with your lack of career progression and probably find a new gig somewhere where the boss wont mind as much.Bad Behavior Is a Team SportIf, on the other hand, youve decided making the change is worth it, the first thing to recognize is that willpower alone wont fix a thing.Often, when you have a bad habit, its almost always a team sport you have accomplices who are encouraging your bad habit, Maxfield says. You have to take some accomplices and bring them over to your side.For example, say youre one of the disorganized and unreliable ones. Your habits didnt start out as bad ones. As Maxfield says, your habits likely developed as the best way of coping with the world as you found it.Say youre a new employee, and youregetting along just fine, Maxfield elaborates. Maybe your peers would not describe you as disorganized and unreliable, but you dont really use a calendar very effectivelyor plan your workday very effectively, but you dont have to you have the weekend to catch up, and your job is not all that responsible anyway.Over the years, a few things change. You get promoted and gain a lot of responsibility. You platzdeckchentle down, get married, have some chi ldren all of which adds even more responsibility to your life. Now you dont have the weekend to catch up anymore. Your disorganization is becoming a significant hindrance to your professional success.The mistake we tend to make is thinking, Well, if I have enough willpower, I can overcome anything, Maxfield says. But I forget that my family is lined up against me spending more time at the office. They dont think thisa bad habit, though. Your family would like to see you spend less time at the office.Often, when a person is stuck in a bad habit or situation, its not one thing keeping them stuck there. Instead, multiple factors are at work, Maxfield says. Thats why he and VitalSmarts have come up with a sort of typology that allows people to discover the influences keeping them stuck.Were like the fish that discovers water last Swimming in a sea of influence, and we dont even notice it, Maxfield says.Become a Scientist to Kick Your Career-Limiting HabitsThat typology of bad influence s developed by Maxfield and co. looks like thisUsing this chart, people can pinpoint where their negative influences are coming from and what to do about them.Returning to our disorganized and unreliable example, perhaps you pinpointone of your bad influences in the social ability, or support, section Your family doesnt want you spending more time at the office so you can stay ahead on your work. Theyd rather spend time with you.Of course, were using the phrase bad influence rather loosely here. Your family isnt wrong to want to spend time with you, and you arent a bad person for prioritizing family dinner over constant late nights in the office. So, assuming you have accepted that disorganization and unreliability is your problem and is worth fixing, your next step is to become almost like a scientist, Maxfield says. You have to dig deeper to the underlying causes of your behavior and find solutions that work for you.The subject were studying is ourselves, Maxfield says. Can we def ine the behaviors that are a problem and then track down those times, places, and circumstances where it becomes a problem?If youre disorganized and unreliable, maybe you discover that one of your big problems is saying no to people, which means you often end up with more work than you can realistically handle. Now that you cant use the weekends to catch up becauseyou want to spend time with your family, you have to find a better solution which you can do by looking at each box in the typology and taking some corresponding actions. There are numerous ways to improve your will or incentivize yourself, for example, but here are six to get you started1. Personal Motivation (Will) Create a Personal Motivation StatementA personal motivation statement can help you solve the conflicts that often arisebetween short- and long-term goals.We have our long-term goals that were after, like a career advancement goal, and our spouse buys into it, our family buys into it, we all buy into it, Maxfi eld says. But in the short term on a Friday night, when you have tickets to the theater but you have a deadline that will require you to stay late and miss the theater your motivation is not to get that career advancement, its to go to the theater with yourspouse.In such situations, you can use personal motivation statements to remind yourself in the short term ofthe long-term goals you may be abandoning to pursue immediate satisfaction.2. Personal Ability (Skill) Get Some TrainingYou could always use a new set of skills, no matter what your situation is. If youre disorganized and unreliable, perhaps you can learn some time-management and calendaring skills to help you get more done on time.Just remember that truly building skills requires notonly education, but also active training.The problem people have around skill-building is they think that its education rather than training Once Ive read it or I understand the concept, Im done, Maxfield says. But skill-building almost alwa ys requires deliberate, repetitive practice and coaching.3. Social Motivation (Encouragement) Hang With the Hard WorkersRather than spending your time with slackers, Maxfield suggests finding accomplices who have the same goals as you have and model off of them. Do what they do.4. Social Ability (Support) Find a MentorYour mentor should be someone you trust and who cares about you. It should be someone with whom you can be honest and who can be honest with you. Your mentor needs to be able to tell you the hard truths, or else youll just end up in denial like most other people.5. Structural Motivation (Incentives) Put Some Skin in the GameMaxfield tells the story of his neighbor in Park City, Utah, who spent time on the Olympic Nordic combined team. When this neighbor was tasked by his coach with losing ten pounds, he put a stack of $20 bills on his mantel, above the fireplace.He tells his wife, Every Friday, I want you to give me the hard truth. Did I stick to my diet and my trainin g? If I didnt, were going to burn a $20 dollar, Maxfield recounts. So he had some skin in the game and he said he never burneda bill6. Structural Ability (Environment) Control Your EnvironmentTake control of your workspace and the environment around your workspace. Make it into a space that is, for you, conducive to work.It may be creating a quiet workspace at home, or it might be removing things like electronic disruptions, or it might be purchasing some apps that could help with organization, Maxfield explains.

Compulsively check your smartphone Knowing why can help you stop

Compulsively check your smart phone Knowing why can help you stopCompulsively check your smartphone Knowing why can help you stopNew research highlights the different triggers that may cause you to compulsively check your smartphone and offers suggestions that may help you kick the habit.Everywhere you look, people are checking their smartphone with great frequency - and not just teens and college students.Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moreFor some, smartphone behavior has become compulsive, with negative effects on their lives.Scientists at the University of Washington (UW) found a series of triggers, shared by all age groups, that initiated and ended habitual smartphone use.The researchers also investigated solutions smartphone users created to curb an undesirable level of use.The team presented its findings May 7 at theACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systemsin Glasgow, Scotland.Our findings primarily target designers, helping them understand what makes digital experiences meaningful for people. What we learned also shows that designing apps that are easy to pick up and put down at will is better for users than combating attention-grabbing apps with lockout mechanisms,Alexis Hiniker, PhD, co-author of the study, told Healthline.Hiniker is also an assistant professor in the Information School at the University of Washington who specializes in human-computer interaction. Shes also the director of the UW User Empowerment Lab.What the study foundOur findings also describe in detail what compulsive phone use is like in the moment, the factors that trigger it, and the factors that help users break out of that cycle, Hiniker said.Hiniker explains her study began when she and her colleagues listened to people talk about their frustrations with the way they interacted with their smartphones.However, all of those interviewed told of phone experienc es that had personal and persistent meaning.That is very motivating for me, she said. The solution is not to get rid of this technology it provides enormous value. So, the question is, how do we support that value without bringing along all the baggage?In late 2017 and early 2018, Hiniker and her team interviewed 39 Seattle-area smartphone users in three groups between the ages of 14 and 64 high school and college students and adults with college degrees. (Thirty-nine people is a large sample for the type of in-depth, qualitative work she and her team conducted, she says.)The researchers interviewed the participants, asking them questions about which of the apps on their phone were fruchtwein likely to lead to compulsive behavior.Many participants cited social media apps as experiences they turned to compulsively, Hiniker said. But a lot of others came up as well casual games, YouTube, email, and text messaging.What triggers compulsive phone use?Interviewees revealed four common tri ggers for compulsive use unoccupied moments, such as waiting to meet a friend before or during tedious and repetitive tasks socially awkward situations or waiting for an anticipated message or notification.Participants also reported common triggers that ended their compulsive phone use competing demands from the real world, such as meeting up with a friend or needing to drive somewhere the realization that they had been on their phone for a half-hour and noticing content theyd already seen.The team was surprised to find that triggers were the same across age groups.We were most struck by how similar peoples behaviors were, regardless of age, Hiniker said. Although high school students were more likely to talk about using their phones as cover for awkward situations, most of the themes we saw cut across age groups.Previous research highlights triggers for compulsive phone use, tooLarry Rosen, Ph.D., also studies compulsive smartphone use and has discovered positive ways to change use r behavior.Rosen is professor emeritus and former chair of the psychology department at California State University, Dominguez Hills. A research psychologist and computer educator, hes recognized as an international expert in the psychology of technology.In 2016, Rosen began conducting studies with 375 college students and 75 high school students.Rosen also learned that some people check their phones often out of boredom.Researchers call this nomophobia - a combination of the words no, mobile, and phobia - defined as fear of being without your phone. This phenomenon is also called FOMO, or fear of missing out or not being connected. (Teens spent the bulk of their time on social media, he says.)In fact, some of Rosens study participants reported that they got up in the middle of the night to check their phones.Three-quarters of his participants said they left their phones on ring or vibrate to see if any messages would come in.Rosen says the anxiety of getting up to check your phon e can affect your health, as it leads directly to getting a bad nights sleep.So, how can people kick the habit?Rosen created lists of strategies for his student participants. He offered them four categories of ways to make changes to their phones, or to use their phones in unique ways.The categories were communication, focus and attention, enhanced sleep, and enhanced well-being. The goal was to enhance their smartphone experience.To improve sleep, Rosen told his participants to set their phones on a gray screen at night, which removes all colors.We told them to tell their phones to forget their passwords and to take their phones out of the bedroom an hour before they go to sleep, he said. We also gave them alternatives. Use a meditation app to help them relax, or select Do leid Disturb for 30 minutes so they could concentrate on their studies. Lots of them used Night Shift to switch off blue light on their phones.I asked them to do this for only three weeks. Then, I asked them to t urn in a paper about their minutes usage and unlocks. I asked, How did it go? Some people even sent me screenshots of their screen data. A lot of them said, Hey, Im going to keep doing this. It made positive changes in my life, he said.Of Rosens 375 participants, 200 said the suggested changes in use freed up a lot of their time each day.Hinikers team asked their participants to identify an aspect of their behavior they wanted to change and to draw an idea of how their phone could help them achieve it.Many sketched a lockout mechanism that would prevent them from using their phones for a specified period. Participants, however, admitted that although they felt bad about their behavior, they were ambivalent about using their proposed solutions.This finding indicated a subtler relationship with smartphones.If the phone werent valuable at all, then sure, the lockout mechanism would work great, Hiniker said. We could just stop having phones, and the problem would be solved. But thats no t really the case.Instead, the team discovered that participants found meaning when apps connected them with the real world and enhanced their relationships with friends and family - meaningful experiences that transcended the moment of use.Its not the phone that drives compulsive behavior, its the appsOne scientist says its not smartphones that are the problem but the apps we use.Individuals are no more addicted to smartphones than alcoholics are addicted to bottles,Mark Griffiths, PhD, told Healthline. A distinguished professor of behavioral addiction at Nottingham Trent University (NTU) in England, hes also the director of theInternational Gaming Research Unit of the NTU Psychology Department.For the very small minority that have problematic smartphone use, they have addictions on the smartphone, not to it. It is the applications on smartphones that can prove troublesome rather than the phone itself, he said.fruchtwein studies that examine smartphone addiction really examine soc ial media addiction, he says. Social networking applications, rather than gambling or gaming apps, tend to take up the most time.Most news stories about smartphone addicts are actually about habitual use, he said.Such use may have problematic elements that might have an impact on the individuals education and/or occupation in terms of decreased productivity or impact on relationships by ignoring their loved ones. But this is not addiction, Griffiths said.Hiniker says people can do many small things to bring their own behaviors in line with their intentions.The biggest change will come from new design approaches, which are already being developed.The best thing people can do is demand better experiences from developers and vote with their dollar, she said. Use apps that make it easy to engage in ways you feel good about.This article first appeared on Healthline.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

Customize this Outstanding Entry Level Demonstrator Resume Template

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Do You Need a Recruiter or an Agent

Do You Need a Recruiter or an AgentDo You Need a Recruiter or an AgentThere are too many names to keep track of recruiter, agent, headhunter, executive recruiter, search consultant. Which is which? And most importantly, which is right for your job-search campaign?Do you expect your recruiter to be your agent? If so, you have confused an executive recruiter and an executive agent.There is an unmistakable distinction The two professions are paid by, loyal to and representative of separate parties - employers or job seekers.That means they may have different priorities and opposite interests in the same recruiting transaction.Recruiters find people for jobs.Executive recruiters, often called headhunters, stay in business by satisfying the mandate of their corporate client, the employer. They find appropriate prospects to fill an open position. They are leid outplacement specialists. They dont create new jobs or find spots for individuals.Executive recruiters are paid by employers to id entify and attract new talent that exactly matches the employers specific requirements. Their role is to source the perfect candidate and manage the applicant pool. Thus, executive recruiters guide the recruiting process by limiting a candidates access to company insiders with hiring authority.Executive agents find jobs for peopleExecutive agents are consultants who work for the candidate. Similar to the agents used by models, actors and athletes, executive agents are paid by job seekers to find them a job. They can provide services, including personal coaching, mentoring, representation, confiding and scouting to help land you a job. Executive agents can be long-term partners or retained on a short-term basis to advise on a job-search campaign. They can charge clients by the hour or project, but most often take a percentage of your annual compensation as their fee. Like executive recruiters, they typically focus their practice on a particular industry or functional discipline.The d ifference?It all comes down to who is paying the bill. Executive recruiters put their client first the hiring company. Executive agents put the candidate first they evaluate situations from the personal perspective of the executive.If you are running a straight-and-narrow job search where you have close ties to prospective companies or industries and are making a linear career move (such as director of marketing to VP of marketing), an executive recruiter will probably work fine. Those most likely to appreciate and value an executive agent are executives who are running more difficult searches where the candidateDoes not have a network, or known contacts are not generating leadsRunning a high-stakes campaign search must be confidential, discreet and sophisticatedRe-entering the workplace from a sabbatical or early retirementChanging career or industry needs new, targeted inside contactsHave limited time and restricted availability for networking and researchingHas a job-search prog ress stalled and needs diagnostic to remove barriersNeeds sharper focus and consistent execution of the right strategySeeking a hands-on partner Can I hire anyone to job search for me?If any of the above applies to you, then an executive agent may help your career. Remember to inquire which font of recruiting party someone is. The answer will tell you a lot about what information they are privy to and where their incentives lie.

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What To Do With Your Arts Degree

What To Do With Your Arts Degree What To Do With Your Arts DegreePosted May 15, 2012, by Aziza GreenTheres a common misperception that arts degrees (also known as humanities or liberal arts degrees) do not make for strong career prospects. This is because unlike vocational degrees, which have specific career outcomes, arts degrees are focused on increasing a students knowledge and critical thinking skills in a variety of areas literature, history, fine art, philosophy but not ones that lead directly and obviously to a job.Arts or humanities students study ideas, movements and theories in culture, society, history, language, reasoning and more. Extensive reading and research helps arts students to form a broad understanding about the world around them and the ways in which humans connect and interact. This kind of knowledge is vital to develop a broad-based understanding of society, as well as critical communication and analytical skills.Though arts degrees are appealing to many stu dents, the lack of career direction and explicit training makes the graduate career path for arts students unclear and, at times, uncertain. In 2011, only 66 per cent of humanities graduates who were available for full-time work were actually able to secure full-time employment. The zentralwert salary for humanities graduates was $46 000. When compared to bachelor graduates from all fields, where 76.2 per cent of those available for full-time work found full-time employment and the median salary was $50 000, the prospects for arts graduates dont look so rosy.However, thats no reason to shelve your Hemingway, Levi-Strauss or Foucault and resign yourself to the commerce degree that your parents want you to do With the right tools and the right attitude, you can take your arts degree wherever you want and secure a career thats both interesting and financially rewarding.Understand your career optionsThe flexibility and versatility of an arts degree means that graduates have the lions sh are of choices when it comes to which industry they can enter. In 2011 bachelors graduates from the humanities most frequently found employment in business, human resources, marketing, arts and media, as well as the legal, social and welfare professions. Arts graduates were similar, typically finding work in business administration, sales, management, media, hospitality and government agencies. In other words, the possibilities are endless and its really up to you where you choose to take your degree and apply your skills.Consider all your options media, business, publishing, marketing, the public sector, arts or community services. If you are interested in a particular industry, take the time to research that industry to better understand the requirements for entry-level roles. You may find roles and organisations that you didnt even know existed. Research companies in the industry of your choice to understand organisational structures and business models. There are a multitude of resources available for this kind of research including careers counsellors, job search websites, industry associations, company websites and more. Get yourself out there, meet with industry professionals and network as much as you can.Armed with your arts degree, you may have to be prepared to start at the bottom and work your way up. But with your well-developed writing and analytical skills, theres nothing to stop you from excelling, progressing and working your way to the top.Know your skill set and how to sell itBy understanding which highly transferable skills youve developed during your studies, you will be able to communicate and demonstrate these to potential employers. Many employees look for a few key competencies, preferring to recruit graduates who they can train in industry-specific skills on the job. Some of the most important skills that an arts degree will give you includeCommunication skillsOne of the most highly sought after skills in the job market is the abili ty to communicate effectively and this is an area where arts students excel. Essay writing, oral presentations and group work develop advanced communications skills and require a person to absorb, understand and transmit information. Arts degree graduates are therefore able to synthesise complex information and communicate it concisely both orally and in written form.Critical reading and thinking skillsArts students cover a vast amount of reading for their subjects and are asked to approach the texts that they encounter critically. This means more than just understanding the points and arguments presented it means questioning what youre reading, its premise and validity, and looking at what is omitted as much as what is presented to the reader or audience. This is a sophisticated skill which allows students to understand issues in context and see the limitations of an argument. Curiosity, self-reflection and intellectual autonomy are fostered in arts courses and the ability to dem onstrate these traits to employers can make you an attractive and competitive recruitment candidate.Analytical skillsArts students develop strong analytical skills the ability to break ideas and issues down into their component parts and drill down to the root of problems while considering possible solutions. When looking at a problem, someone with analytical skills tries to understand why the problem occurred, rather than simply looking at what the problem is. Analytical skills encompass the ability to interpret information, weigh up different sides of an argument, identify problems and offer reasonable, well considered solutions. Pure logic has its limitations, however, and as an added bonus, arts graduates offer the ability to think creatively and laterally. This ability is essential in helping businesses to come up with creative and innovative ideas and solutions.Research skillsArts grads know how to find information, and have the discernment to distinguish between good, author itative information and poor quality, unreliable information. As part of their studies, arts students are required to find and research a large number of primary and secondary resources, and distil and analyse the most relevant points to create a clear argument. Many arts students are also media- and Internet-savvy, knowing how to skilfully navigate the tangled web of information to be found verbunden and in traditional sources.Consider postgraduate study optionsMany students choose a Bachelor of Arts in order to pursue a particular subject that they are passionate about, such as philosophy or literature or anthropology. For the most part, however, students who choose an arts degree are looking to broaden their knowledge and experience in order to find a satisfying career path.Many arts graduates go on to specialise through postgraduate study. Popular postgraduate courses for arts graduates include education, psychology, journalism, marketing and social work. Many arts graduates als o choose careers in research or academia.With the in-depth knowledge and skills gained by doing a graduate certificate, graduate diploma or masters degree, youll have the advanced knowledge to launch your career and be an expert in your field.Check out the career-defining moves you need to make in your 20s, 30s and 40s. 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