Five unusual courses on reed.co.uk right now

Five unusual courses on reed.co.uk right now by Michael Cheary So youve decided to enrol on a course, but you’re not sure where to start. Not interested in Project Management or Web Design? No problem. There are thousands of options out there for anyone looking to learn and not all of them lead to something purely academic, or career related.If youre looking for something a little more outside of the box, here are five of our favourite unusual courses currently on reed.co.ukLaughter YogaInterested in health and fitness, but the term downward dog gives you the giggles? This could be the course for you.Laughter Yoga combines the positive psychology of happiness with the healing benefits of yoga breath control. Not only will you learn about the benefits of laughter and breathing exercises, youll also learn how to demonstrate these in your own classes.LOL shanti.Laughter Yoga courseSushi ChefTop sushi chefs in Japan spend years training in the delicate art of sushi making.Dont have decades to dedicate to rice and raw fis h? Dont panic. Luckily, you could learn the fundamentals in as little as two hours. And, as this is a highly skilled trade, it could even open the door to a career in sushi making.As the saying goes: Give a man sushi, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to make sushi, and you start to save a lot of money on dining out.ItadakimasuSushi Chef courseBaby MassageYeah, this one is pretty much exactly how it sounds.In other words, this increasingly popular course teaches the skills needed to perform massages on babies. It can help improve sleep duration, reduce stress and even help alleviate the symptoms of baby colic and teething. Not to mention bring parent and baby closer together.Ahhh.Baby Massage courseDiploma in Feline StudiesLets face it, who doesnt love cats?If youre an amateur ailurophile (cat lover), why not take your passion to the next stage. This course covers a variety of topics, ranging from origins of the domestic cat, feline psychology, and ethical considerations. It a lso includes themes such as nutrition, behavioural science and feline breeding.Youll never look at fluffy in the same way againFeline Studies courseParapsychologyIf youre fascinated by the unknown and unexplained, this is the course for you. Parapsychology is the study of the paranormal, and is essentially a scientific study of anything that is not considered normal or defies explanation. Lets face it, the list is virtually endless.There are many forms of paranormal phenomena including, ghosts, haunting, poltergeists, UFOs, and witches etc.The truth is out there (Introduction course only)Parapsychology courseNot sure which course is right for you?  View all available courses now.Find a job What Where Search JobsSign up for more Career AdviceSign up for moreCareer Advice Please enter a valid email addressmessage hereBy clicking Submit you agree to the

Writing an Engineering Resume For College Students

Writing an Engineering Resume For College StudentsWriting an Engineering Resume for College Students is no easy task. The type of engineering that a student is considering getting into, what their skills are, and the ability to communicate all contribute to what type of resume is needed.The first step in creating an engineering resume is to find out as much as you can about the person who is being considered for an engineering job. Many employers do not ask for resumes before they contact a candidate. The question of why a resume was not asked is important because if it was because it was not needed or was not submitted to the way it should be, this could be one of the first steps in deciding whether or not you would like to interview the candidate.An often-repeated but common question is 'What would I say if they asked me about myself?' This is an easy question to answer for a college student. Typically, a candidate will fill out an online form on an employer's website and tell them what they want to tell the world about themselves. It is also possible for the college student to tailor their information to fit the information that is being asked by the employer.What do your skills entail? Are they relevant to the job you are applying for? Do you have things that you could bring to the company that they do not currently have, such as, experience with a new product or new technology?If a job requires experience, you might consider writing a resume for engineering jobs that require working with software. Some companies prefer to interview candidates with prior experience using their software or equipment, however, this does not mean that you cannot bring a background into consideration. This is an important part of writing a resume.Do you have any hobbies or previous interests that relate to the work that you would be doing in the field of engineering? Remember, the more passions you show on your resume, the more likely you are to be asked about it during the int erview. It is not uncommon for engineers to be asked about their hobbies, but you need to really take the time to put some thought into the answers.It is important to make sure that your information is accurate. Inaccurate information may cause your resume to be deemed invalid. Making sure that you have no mistakes on your resume is crucial.Writing a resume for college students is not an easy task. However, with a little bit of effort and perseverance, you can ensure that your resume is well written and that it is not only accurate, but informative as well. Keeping these tips in mind, you can focus on putting together a resume that is unique and that has some of your specific skills and interests included.

Positive psychology exhausts me Requires so much self-discipline.

Positive psychology exhausts me Requires so much self-discipline. I recently mentioned a new book about happiness: The How of Happiness, by Sonja Lyubomirsky. The premise of the book is that we each have a setpoint for happinesswe are born with a proclivity toward being happy or not. But we can affect that proclivity to become happier. And Lyubomirsky tells us how. There are snooty quotes in the promotional material from other happiness researchers saying that this book is superior to other self-help books because its based on science. They think that if you use scientific data to tell someone how to be happy, then the advice is more effective than if you use nonscientific data to tell people how to be happy. The problem isnt whether the advice is based on science or not. The problem is that you need to find self-discipline in order to execute the strategies in the first place. If all anyone needed in order to change was a scientific reason then wed all be muscular and thin. To be sure, tucked deep inside Lyubomirskys book on page 274, is the admission that we need motivation, drive and inspiration to do the stuff that she has scientifically shown will get us to happy. But thats the hardest part. Thats the part I need to read three hundred pages about. If we each had the self-discipline to accomplish whatever we set out to accomplish, the world would be a very different place. But what we have instead is a world divided into the people who have self-discipline (those with good careers, good bodies, and good mates) and people who dont. Im not talking about the self-discipline just to get dinner on the table every night. Im talking hard-core self-discipline, where you conduct routine investigations of how you feel and what youre doing, and then make changes. What Lyubomirsky recommends requires a whole mind overhaul through amazing self-discipline, but I cant even stop eating two bagels for breakfast. (Cut back just one a day! Thats like losing 1.5 pounds a week!) So I called my favorite positive psychology coach and asked her how to get more self-discipline. She asked me if I had read Lyubomirskys book, The How of Happiness. I told this coach that Im annoyed by the assumption that self-discipline is just a side note. And also, I said that by the way, Im annoyed that in eight years, when only two people have emailed me to correct data in my column, Lyubomirsky is one of those people. I have already written about how people who correct journalists are annoying and generally off-base, so you can imagine how chirpy I was to receive her corrections. In fact, I remembered from the last time I talked with Lyubomirsky that she was a difficult interview, so I never quoted her directly, so that she would not have a chance to complain about the post. But she ended up sending overly academic clarifications to information that I didnt even attribute to her. How can she be a happy person when she is such a nitpicker? If I had good self-discipline, Id take out those last two paragraphs. Because saying unpleasant things about people will not increase my happiness. And I risk the wrath of the movers and shakers of the positive psychology movement. Leaving those paragraphs in this post is a career-limiting move for me. But we all have recognized a career-limiting move and then done it anyway. So theres another moment that calls for developing great self-discipline. My coach has good self-discipline, of course, because she is in the business of teaching people self-discipline. So she did not bite my bait to dis Lyubomirsky. After all, talking trash about people makes you unhappy. I told the coach that I am frustrated with happiness research because doing any of it requires tons of self-discipline. And I know I have more self-discipline than most people and Im still overwhelmed with how much more I need. I tell the coach I want to change the setpoint of my self-discipline. She likes the idea that people might have a setpoint for self-discipline. She has never heard of it, but she likes it. So I am claiming, now, to have coined the term. This, by the way, will only make me happy if it increases my blog traffic. Thats because authentic compliments right after an action are pleasing to us, and what is more authentic than measurable web stats? (Career Advice: This is why you should give co-workers feedback right away and not waitright away is twice as meaningful to someone.) The coach says I can change my setpoint for self-discipline by making small, manageable changes, because small, manageable changes will improve your ability to change other things without trying as hard. This research is quoted all over Lyubomirskys book. I believe it. The coach asks me what I want more self-discipline for. I say I want to do the most important thing on my to-do list first, every day. She asks me why I dont. I explain that I write my to-do list the night before. And I star the item that I want to do first. And I block out from 8-9 am for that most important thing. But then I sit down to work at 8am and I answer email. Which is never the most important thing, but it is always the most fun, because a full in-box is like a bucket full of lottery tickets: You never know, but you always hope youll hit big. She says that I should break down the starred task into smaller pieces and just ask myself to do the first, tiny piece at 8am. This is good advice. Which is why this post got written today. I just wonder if I can keep it up. Or if Ill have to call the coach again.