Founder and Chairman , will be the 3 R’s Reduce guest speaker Rework Recycle at the IMC’s Executive Vol. XLVI CITY OF INDUSTRY, No. 2 February 2013 Lunch on Shuttle to South Coast Plaza Save the Date Tuesday, Now Available at Best Western Industry March 5, Plus Exec Inn Sheriff’s 21st 2013, at the IMC Associate Member, The Best will pick up hotel guests at 10AM and bring Annual YAL Golf Western Plus Executive Inn on Gale Avenue them back by 4PM for a small fee of $25.00 Pacific Palms is pleased to announce it has been selected as round trip” says Jane Chang, hotel General a preferred hotel on South Coast Plaza’s 3X Manager. “We wanted to add a heightened Tournament a week shuttle to experience the finest in Los level of concierge service unlike any other On behalf of the Youth Activities League Conference Angeles/Orange County shopping. Known hotel in the area. This exclusive service (YAL), Captain Michael Claus, of Industry for upscale designer stores including: Fendi, will be available by advance reservation Sheriff’s Station, invites members of the Resort. Prada, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Ferragamo and only and includes a V.I.P. Pass including community to take part in their annual golf Tiffany…just to name a few; the premier entrance to the VIP ACCESS lounge with tournament to be held on Monday, May 6, mall has partnered with the hotel to bring complimentary snacks and beverages, 2013. The event will once again be hosted international guests the finest shopping Shopping Passport with discounts and free at the Pacific Palms Conference Resort, experience in Southern California. gifts throughout the mall, a free shopping utilizing both courses of the Industry Hills “Many of our travelers come to California bag and bottled water. “It’s one more way Golf Club, the Ike and the Babe. The for business, but shopping is always on their we are adding a “Plus” to the Best Western purpose for this annual tournament is mind. With the new explosion of wealth Plus designation we received a year ago” to raise funds to support the sports and in Asia, authentic luxury goods represent said Chang. educational programs provided for at-risk social status. China now represents 20% The BEST WESTERN PLUS Executive youth by the Industry Sheriff’s Station. of the global luxury market. We have Inn, located off Highway 60 at the Nogales With your continued support, the Youth been working with South Coast Plaza Exit across from the 99 Ranch Market. For Activities League can fulfill their mission management for over six months, finding a current specials and events go to the hotel’s of preventing children from joining gangs way to introduce our overseas hotel guests English/Chinese direct website at: http:// and using drugs. More than 3,000 children to their stores. Now it is a reality. Every www.bestwesternplusexecutiveinn.com. are involved, at no cost to them, in activities Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday the shuttle including: basketball, tennis, baseball, scuba, judo, golf, and kendo. This program does make a difference in their lives. You can support the YAL program and Beat the 3 p.m. Slump this golf tournament by: playing golf, being We all hit that difficult part of the group sales organization based in New a sponsor, or volunteering your time. afternoon when our energy dips, our York City. For further information or a registration concentration flags, and it feels like we’re Laugh a Little form, please contact Deputy Phil Cook, at not going to be able to stay awake until the “If I don’t have time to step out of (626) 934-3073. Andrew J. C. Cherng end of the workday without crawling under the office, I get up from my desk for a As the founder and chairman of the the desk to take a nap. And not sleeping few minutes and have a laugh with my board for (PRG), well the night before just compounds the coworkers,” Peterson says. Ogawa agrees Digital the organization’s mission to deliver problem. At times like this, we reach for that laughter is some of the best work- exceptional Asian dining experiences a cup of coffee, a can of soda or a candy slump medicine. “Smiling always perks me by building an organization where people bar to help us perk up. Unfortunately, we up,” he says. is Here are inspired to better their lives, has helped often wind up paying for our caloric quick Office Yoga Look for paper textbooks to go the way to establish PRG as the nationwide leader fix with a bad sugar crash later. There are Lori Wiley, a certified yoga instructor of the dodo. By 2018, digital formats for in Chinese food service. healthier ways to beat the 3 p.m. slump. and administrative assistant for HER tablets and e-readers will displace physical Mr. Cherng along with his father, Here are some suggestions for keeping Real Living, recommends doing a little books on college campuses. K-12 schools Master Chef Ming Tsai Cherng, combined your inner engine purring steadily until the rejuvenating yoga at your desk to battle the won’t be far behind, though they’ll mostly their talents in 1973 to create and commute home. yawns. Here’s Wiley’s favorite pick-me-up: continue using larger computers. open Panda Inn, one of the first Chinese Move Around • While sitting at your desk: Digital texts figure to yield more bang for Restaurants in Pasadena, California. “When I hit that sleepy part of the • Raise your arms straight up above your the buck than today’s textbooks. Interactive The menu was cutting edge, blending day, I try to resist going straight for the head. software will test younger pupils’ mastery the styles of Mandarin and Szechwan, coffee pot, and get up from my desk and • Flap your hands really fast. of basic skills such as arithmetic and create introducing a new flavor to Southern take a walk outside instead,” says Aubyn • Breathe in and out quickly. customized lesson plans. Older students California Cuisine. Peterson, administrative assistant for the Do this for as long as you can manage will be able to take digital notes and even He has received several “Entrepreneur Miss USA Pageant. Peterson finds that or until your coworkers notice. simulate chemistry experiments when of the Year” awards from the restaurant simply getting up, moving around and Eat Right bricks-and-mortar labs aren’t handy. industry and from organizations honoring experiencing a change of scenery really Your diet can make a big difference in Digital tools will supplant some his leadership and vision. helps her wake up. your energy level throughout the workday. in-person teaching, too. Online homework In addition to his tireless work with If you can, schedule your active errands One of the best remedies for the 3 p.m. will allow K-12 teachers to better analyze PRG, he has endowed works in China for that time of day. “Part of my job involves slump is eating breakfast. “Eating a good where individual students are struggling through the Panda Cares Foundation, dropping by the theaters and picking breakfast boosts your concentration and and focus classroom time accordingly. the philanthropic arm of the Panda up tickets, and a walk on Broadway always revs your energy,” according to Susie Large university lecture halls will give way Restaurant Group. He also serves on seems to give me energy,” says Richard Michelle Cortight’s article, “Eating for to online lectures paired with more small, the Board of Advisors for the Collins Ogawa, a sales and special events assistant Energy: A Simple Meal-by-Meal Guide to in-person study groups…and cost savings. School of Hospitality Management at for Broadway On and Off, a Broadway Managing Your Mood with Food.” Cal Poly. Continued on page 4 PAGE TWO FEBRUARY 2013 —INDUSTRY NEWS

CITY OF INDUSTRY NEWS Here & There…By the Staff Published monthly by the Industry Manufacturers Council and the City of Industry. The rebounding housing market will the wake of the 2012 drought. Count on City of Industry City Council JEFF PARRIOTT, Mayor bring added home improvement work. pork, beef and milk, in particular, to cost TIM SPOHN JOHN P. FERRERO Spending on do-it-yourself projects will more, pushing typical family bills for food ROY HABER III PAT MARCELLIN climb 8% in 2013, more in 2014, as the at the supermarket up by 4%. Restaurant recovery hits its stride and low interest rates tabs will rise by just slightly less. City Manager spur more borrowing to remodel, expand, … KEVIN RADECKI deal with repairs that were deferred during INDUSTRY MANUFACTURERS COUNCIL the recession or prepare to sell. Manufacturing in Mexico is regaining Officers and Directors Remodeling is a sign that homeowners popularity, with more firms opting to CLEM CALVILLO, President DEAN YAMAGATA, Director are confident that prices will rise. Home relocate or expand south of the border RON CIPRIANI, Vice President KENNETH BRYAN, Director equity loans won’t be as easy to come by as rather than on the far side of the Pacific. DAVID M. PEREZ, Secretary/Treasurer LAURIE MARSHALL, Director they were six years ago or so, but rates on Shipping to the U. S. is less costly. And CARL BENNITT, Director KENT VALLEY, Director the those are low, and banks are beginning now labor is getting cheaper, too. With to loosen terms for them. More than 10.5 wages in China rising swiftly…up 14% Industry manufacturers council million projects will begin this year, up in 2011 and expected to climb an average Donald Sachs, Executive Director CONNIE BRENNER, Project Coord. from 10.1 million in 2012. of 13% a year…by 2015, it’ll cost U. S. Ron Whittemore, Assist. Exec. Dir. JOANNE BRESLIN, Project Coord. hope millan, Assoc. Director ERIN BROWNING, Contrib. Ed. … companies 25% less to employ Mexican workers than Chinese laborers. City of Industry News, C/O Industry Manufacturers Council Add-ons charged by hotels and resorts … 15651 Stafford Street, City of Industry, CA 91744 are under the FTC’s microscope. The Telephone: (626) 968-3737 • Fax: (626) 330-5060 Federal Trade Commission says many Coming…a huge advance for orthopedic www.cityofindustry.org hotels’ reservation websites aren’t legit and cardiovascular medicine: The use of Readers are encouraged to submit comments, story ideas and news items. because they provide deceptively low metal alloys that dissolve and disappear Layout and design prepared by Marrs Printing. estimates of what consumers end up paying over the healing process. Biodegradable for rooms. The problem: Non-optional alloys…made of lightweight and nontoxic amenity fees…for Internet access, exercise magnesium, for example…will replace Giving Is Good Business and pool facilities, even newspapers…that metals such as titanium and stainless steel, Feeling charitable? A study of 50 Ask employees personally to volunteer. can add up to $30 a night to guests’ bills used in screws and rods to repair bone major US companies and 40 nonprofits Don’t send an email, as people can delete or The feds will insist hotels quit tacking on fractures. Over time, bone replaces the by philanthropic advisors LBG Associates ignore it. Go around to cubicles and offices, charges after rooms are booked, but won’t dissolving device. The alloys can also be titled “Measuring Corporate Volunteerism“ and personally ask people to pitch in. rule them out altogether. Meanwhile, read molded into shapes for use as stents and shows “a growing commitment to Gornitsky notes that charitable projects the fine print and ask questions. sutures, etc., replacing polymers. community involvement.” involving physical labor -- cleanups, … … Benefits to Both Workers and Companies building, painting, etc. -- are popular with The research shows companies with desk jockeys eager to work for a cause. Not Your next new vehicle may well have a Thinner, flexible and more tactile volunteerism programs benefit the the hard-labor type? Tutors and mentors are “black box” data recorder built in. Federal electronic displays are on the horizon. community, their employees and the always needed for a variety of programs, and regulators are likely to require them starting Corning’s new Willow Glass, due out this companies themselves. “People like to know in some cases, employees can donate their with model year 2014…2015, at the latest. year, will be used in smart phones, tablets they’re working for a company that cares, time and know-how from their computers. The aim: To collect info to help safety and laptops, letting them get even slimmer that’s not just concerned with making a buck,” Corporate volunteering doesn’t have to officials and engineers probe the causes and making touch screens easier to use. says Linda B. Gornitsky, PhD, president be just one day a year or only during of crashes and determine whether safety Developments from other firms run the and founder of LBG Associates. Gornitsky the holidays. Plenty of schools and systems work as intended. gamut from displays that can bend and authored the study to find out what motivates organizations need volunteer brawn and To protect privacy, only the last four wrap to touch screens with keyboards that companies to volunteer and what program brains year-round. seconds will be retained, and all information bubble up when needed, then revert to structures are most likely to succeed. If your company hasn’t been bitten by the that could identify drivers will be stripped smooth. “From the community perspective, having giving bug, suggest a volunteerism program. from the recording. They will be of no … businesspeople out there helping not-for- “Seek out the volunteer coordinator, if use in criminal or insurance investigations. profits address social needs is wonderful,” there is one, and offer to help organize Plus devices won’t record sounds. By mid-2014, you’ll be able to text Gornitsky says. “And they need not just the day,” Gornitsky says. “Approach peers … 911 for help. Under a recent agreement bodies but expertise. If an accountant or to determine if there is an interest in between federal regulators and the nation’s lawyer provides pro bono services, that can volunteering and to learn what they might The number and variety of robots in use four largest cell phone service providers, save a nonprofit a lot of money.” want to do. Offer to organize the event.” will soon soar, taking over jobs too dirty, the carriers will put the technology in And companies benefit from You’ll work -- and sleep -- better for it. too dull or too dangerous for people to do. place over the next 18 months. But not increased recognition in the community. Key Insight: Chief Execs Are Committed About 1.4 million industrial robots are all of the country’s 6,000 emergency call “Volunteering helps develop relationships to Charity already deployed worldwide, plus several centers will be able to service texted SOS’s with key stakeholders and puts a positive Research shows that senior execs of million more robotic devices are designed since deploying the equipment will depend face on the company,” Gornitsky says. major US companies are more charity- for in-home consumer use. on local budgets. By the middle of this What’s in it for employees? “Volunteering minded than the fancy offices, Armani And shipments are growing rapidly. year, all centers must be able to at least helps improve employee morale and suits and BMWs might imply. Gornitsky’s In 20121, manufacturers designed and send a response saying text service isn’t helps employees feel better about their study reveals corporate commitment to shipped about 180,000 industrial robots, available and to call 911. The goal is to employers,” she says. “It’s a great way to volunteerism starts at the top. Among the roughly 50% more than in 2010. By 2015, help folks who may be further endangered develop leadership skills, and it’s good for key findings: annual sales will top 207,000. By then, by speaking, as well as those who have team building.” One hundred percent of executives the total number of robots built and sold speech or hearing disabilities and must rely Get into Volunteering believe senior management should actively to perform various household tasks will on texting. Workplace volunteerism needn’t be volunteer, and the same number of senior approach the 16-million mark. … another high-stress to-do item on an already executives think their companies should … jam-packed calendar. What’s the secret? financially support volunteerism. A government crackdown on pay and “The major complaint from employees Ninety-seven percent of senior executives Under financial and regulatory hiring discrimination is in the works…the isn’t that they’re too busy,” Gornitsky believe their companies should have staff pressure…Coal’s long u. s. reign is ending. focus of a four-year effort by the Equal says. “Employees’ number one reason they dedicated to facilitate volunteering. Eighty- After providing most of America’s power Employment Opportunity Commission and don’t volunteer is they don’t get adequate five percent of companies allow employees for decades…a full 50% as recently as the Office of Federal Contract Compliance communication about the event.” to volunteer during the workday. Companies 2005…coal now accounts for just 37% Programs. The EEOC is especially keen To get willing employees to volunteer, spend an average of $12.16 per employee to of U. S. electricity output. In a few years, on finding discrepancies in how employers Gornitsky suggests: support volunteer programs. coal’s share will dwindle to a third or even run criminal and credit background checks, Inform employees about events far Quick Tip: Get a Prospective Employer’s less. Concerned that they have a disparate impact enough in advance so they can schedule Volunteer Score … on African-Americans and Hispanics. their time. Communicate what’s involved. Job seekers researching a potential Employers can avoid problems by being People don’t volunteer because they’re employer should check on the company’s Look for inflation to tick a bit higher consistent in their hiring practices…don’t scared. If companies did a better job volunteer program. This can give some this year than it did in 2012…2.3%. The exclude one job candidate with a conviction of communicating and training, more insight into its corporate culture and main culprit: food prices…heading up in but accept another, for example. employees would participate. business values. Continued on page 4 FEBRUARY 2013 —INDUSTRY NEWS PAGE THREE The Promotion That Got Away: Seven Deadly Sins for New Hires Congratulations, you landed the job! with your colleagues by having informal Five Ways to Bounce Back The hard part is over, right? Not exactly. conversations to learn what others do and You did everything right. You were capabilities and ideas, the more likely Your first few weeks in a new company how it affects you,” Edwards says. “It’s also accessible, you met every deadline, you you’ll move up. Especially if you’re a are crucial -- they can determine whether a good way to learn the culture.” handled every task and you even boosted low-key workhorse, begin to let your your future is paradise or purgatory. And 4. Not Clarifying Expectations the company’s bottom line. That promotion light shine. That means building cross- we’re not talking only about mastering the When you don’t know what’s expected of you’ve been eyeing should be yours. functional work teams when appropriate technical aspects of your new job. How you, it’s hard to deliver. Instead, meet with Well, maybe not. Nearly everyone has and updating your manager’s manager on you behave in your new work environment your manager to discuss the responsibilities been passed over for a job they “deserved.” your accomplishments. is just as important -- if not more so. So of your position and how success will be If and when that happens there are five Be Honest with Colleagues and when you start a job at a new company, measured. What are the priorities? How important steps to take, according to career Supervisors avoid these seven deadly (or at least career- should you provide project updates? How counselors. Jane Cranston, an executive career killing) sins: will your performance be measured? Take Care of Your Emotions coach and managing director of 1. Ignoring the Culture 5. Refusing to Admit Mistakes A career setback can trigger depression ExecutiveCoachNY.com, says it’s OK to “Our company asked 250 advertising Everyone makes mistakes, and new and anger. The first thing to do is take a admit you’re disappointed -- just don’t be and marketing executives what the greatest hires make plenty. But don’t make the deep breath, according to Susan Whitcomb, whiny or petulant. “You should also inform challenge was for those starting a new job, mistake of thinking that if you don’t admit president of Career Coach Academy and your coworkers that you didn’t get the and four out of 10 said it was acclimating to them, nobody notices them. Instead, accept author of 30-Day Job Promotion. Whitcomb promotion and that you’re looking forward the corporate culture,” says Donna Farrugia, ownership, learn, make the correction and recommends doing something right away to to working with the person who got it,” executive director of CreativeGroup.com. move on. take care of yourself, whether it’s a spa Cranston says. “And don’t bad-mouth the How much should you socialize? Do 6. Rocking the Boat retreat, yoga class or long walk in the park. person who got the job over you, even with coworkers prefer phone calls, emails or Implementing changes before you get “If you have the time, your favorite activity a thinly veiled insult.” face-to-face conversations? Dress shoes or buy-in from others -- and before you might give you the momentum to bounce Do Some Soul-Searching sneakers? Many aspects of a company’s understand why things are done the way they back,” she says. “Ask yourself if you really wanted the culture can be subtle and easy to overlook. are -- can lead to jeers, not cheers. Instead, Ask What, Not Why job, and if you did, why,” Cranston says. Instead, observe everything. “Come in 30 keep an open mind. Fully understand the Once you’re back in better spirits, “Some reflection could open you up to minutes early and stay a little late just current processes and procedures before schedule a meeting with the decision new possibilities and jobs you hadn’t to observe how people behave -- when proposing your changes (if you find they’re maker, who may or may not be your considered.” they get their coffee, where they take their necessary), so you can make a good case direct supervisor. Then ask what, not why, Both Whitcomb and Cranston urged lunches, how they wrap up at the end of the for why they should be made. Whitcomb says. “If you ask why you didn’t using the setback as a chance for personal day,” Farrugia says. 7. Not Asking for Feedback get the promotion, you put the manager in and professional growth. “It’s hard to look 2. Arrogance You don’t have to wait six months or defensive mode,” she says. “Instead ask at the big picture, but it’s important to try,” “Companies can set up new hires for a year to learn how you’re doing. In fact, what it would it take to be promoted in the Cranston says. “Maybe they did the right this by treating them, when they’re hired, waiting that long could put you, your team future. That makes you look like a team thing by not promoting you. Don’t think like they’re saviors,” says Sue Edwards, and even the company off course. Instead, player.” Take notes and get specifics in the that life is out to get you but rather that life leadership team coach and president of ask your supervisor for a brief meeting after meeting as well. is giving you an opportunity to learn. That Development by Design. “As a result, one month. Discuss what you’ve done right, Be Visible and Proactive takes a lot of humility to accept.” they sometimes come in and insist on where you’ve hit some snags and how you The more people who know about your doing everything their way, because they’re can make corrections. supposedly so brilliant.” Instead, listen and You Can Turn Vice into Virtue learn. Take time to understand the company Beginning a new job is never easy. If Business Leaders and how things work before you decide to you know you’re prone to one of these sins, be a maverick. stop and turn that knowledge into a virtue 3. Hiding Out -- before it’s too late. “Remember, nobody Invited to Principal for a The flip side of arrogance is timidity, knows you on your first day,” Farrugia says. which hunkering down with your own work “You want to make a lasting impression, can look like. Instead, build relationships but be sure you stand out for the Day Event March 7 from the first day. “Take the time to network right reasons.” Business and community leaders from then enjoy a complimentary luncheon held across the can help support at 11:30 a.m. at the Watanabe Center, Torch local high school scholarships and experience Middle School, 751 N. Vineland Ave, City what it is like to be a school principal at of Industry. Corporate sponsors fund 14 The Value of Spanish in the unique “Principal for a Day” event on high school career scholarships that are March 7, 2013. This year’s theme is “Grasp presented to students during the luncheon, the Workplace Your Opportunities through Education.” with entertainment provided by Bassett High You’re an international banker, marketing Seventy-nine percent of North American Community members are invited to be School along with a special guest speaker. manager or production supervisor. You recruiters cited Spanish as the additional “guest principals” at schools across Bassett, For more information on how to become a call a colleague, supervisor or supplier in language most in demand by employers. Hacienda La Puente, Rowland Unified corporate sponsor or be a guest “Principal for Latin America or Spain. The only foreign French was next at 43 percent, followed by School Districts, and the La Puente Valley a Day” at a local school, please contact Lee word you know is hola, but when the Mandarin Chinese (30 percent). Regional Occupational Program. Come tour Cavanaugh, Rowland Unified Superintendent’s receptionist answers the phone speaking “If I send US nationals into another one of the local schools during the morning, Office at (626) 854-8303 or 8304. rapid-fire Spanish, you don’t panic. You country, I want them to acclimate and ask to be transferred to Mr. So-and-So. assimilate quickly,” says Tom Birmingham, “Just a minute, sir. I’ll put you through,” Korn/Ferry’s managing director of global the receptionist responds in perfect English. accounts. “Sure, in certain areas of “Boots-N-Spurs” With Americanized English the common Latin America they can get around OK tongue for much of the industrialized without knowing Spanish, but personally Casino Night Fundraiser world, knowing a second language might and professionally I want them to feel seem as useless as learning Morse code. comfortable.” However, executive recruiters and hiring Birmingham notes that an employee who For RUSD Students personnel say North Americans who speak can navigate a foreign environment with The Friends of Rowland Unified Schools programs, and High School Scholarships. Spanish can do far more than chat up ease will probably be both happier and Foundation (FOR US) will host their annual Funds raised provide classroom experiences Latino receptionists. Bilingual skills help more productive than one who cannot. “Boots-N-Spurs” Casino Night Fundraiser that benefit students directly to increase job seekers land work. They can lead to key From a business standpoint, speaking at the STC Center, located 18558 E. Gale their involvement and motivation to learn. assignments and pay raises. In some cases, another person’s native language helps win Avenue, in the City of Industry, on Friday, For sponsorship opportunities and prize they may even be a job requirement. trust. March 15, 2013, from 6 – 10:30 p.m. This donations, please contact Danielle Amaya- Bilingual Means Feeling Comfortable and “Global companies look at people who western-themed, fun-filled evening features Martinez at (626) 935-8432 or email: Productive have global skills,” Birmingham says. casino games, dinner and dessert, and a [email protected] According to the January 2005 Korn/ “And the ability to speak other languages, huge Silent Auction. Adults 21 and over are For more information about The Ferry International Executive Recruiter especially Spanish, is a global skill.” invited to attend. FOR US Foundation, visit www. Index, 88 percent of executive recruiters say Not Just Global All proceeds from the event support rowlandschoolsfoundation.org the ability to speak more than one language Spanish-speaking ability is also Rowland Unified classroom grants, is critical to international business success. important in the US. Birmingham recently Continued on page 4 PAGE FOUR FEBRUARY 2013 —INDUSTRY NEWS Resign or The Value of Spanish…Cont. drove through the Atlanta suburb of management and to serve as president or Norcross and estimates 70 percent of the CEO. Be Fired? billboards were in Spanish. “It’s not just The Cultural Shift The writing’s on the wall about your level or above, it typically takes six California and Texas anymore,” he says. The rise of bilingualism represents a future –– or lack of one –– at your company. months to land a new job, Jansen says. So “Throughout the Southeast, more and more cultural shift for many Americans. You worry about being fired because of before submitting your resignation letter, people are speaking Spanish.” They come “We’re not a multilingual country,” performance issues or because you just be sure you’re ready –– financially and to work in agriculture and manufacturing, Birmingham says. “A lot of students take don’t get along with your boss Should you emotionally –– to make the leap. which translates into job opportunities for another language because they have to, stay until you’re fired, or should you go out “You have to know how much money you bilingual managers and supervisors. to graduate.” However, he sees a shift in on your own terms? have, what the market is like, what’s going Customer service operations are also attitude, particularly among people who The answer depends on whether your on in your industry [and] psychologically hiring bilingual workers. From clerks want to work in the global economy. “If reputation or bottom line is your greatest if you can handle it,” Jansen says. “If you at the Department of Motor Vehicles to you see yourself doing work internationally concern, says workplace author, speaker can handle all of that -- quit. If you can’t call center representatives to supervisors or going into banking or trade or any other and consultant Alexandra Levit. “It’s –– don’t.” in the hospitality industry, the growth of business where you’ll travel, you’ll take always better for your reputation if you Employers also may prefer to hire Spanish speakers as both customers and Spanish more seriously,” Birmingham says. resign, because it makes it look like the people who are still employed or who have workers means more demand for bilingual Spanish-speaking job seekers can do decision was yours –– not theirs,” Levit been out of work for six months or less. customer service. According to the Society more than simply highlight their language says. “But if you resign, you may not be “Absolutely it is better to stay employed for Human Resource Management, up to ability on a resume, Birmingham says. One entitled to the type of compensation you while you look,” says Levit, author of New 20 percent of call center companies’ staffs suggestion: Offer to conduct a job interview would receive if you were fired.” Job, New You. “Candidates are always are bilingual. Salaries vary depending on in Spanish, which shows you’re confident Here are some other questions to ask seen as more desirable if they are currently additional skills required, but some call and assertive. yourself as you weigh your resign-or-be- working for someone else.” centers pay bilingual workers 50 cents to a Keep in mind both English and Spanish fired options: Do You Have Any Leverage? dollar more per hour. may one day be less relevant in the global Is Your Mental Health at Stake? Those at the management level and The Korn/Ferry survey showed the marketplace. According to the Information Prior to giving notice, assess how much above may be able to resign with a greatest need for bilingual employees is in Please database, 329 million people now toll your miserable work situation is taking severance package of six months or longer the consumer services sector, particularly speak Spanish as a first language, and on your psyche, says career coach and in exchange for agreeing not to bad- banking, retail and telecommunications. 328 million speak English. However, more speaker Julie Jansen. mouth the company, according to Terry Bilingual executives are most frequently than 1.2 billion people speak Mandarin “I ask my clients, ‘How hard is it to get Bacon, a scholar in residence at the Korn/ needed in marketing, sales and general Chinese. out of bed in the morning?’” says Jansen, Ferry Institute, the research arm of a author of I Don’t Know What I Want, But management consultancy. I Know It’s Not This. “If they say it’s not “A lot of companies know if they have Here & There…Cont. that bad, I tell them to try to tough it out. a senior person leaving, [there’s a risk] And consider conducting pay audits to If they can’t stand it, they have to leave.” of greater damage to the company,” says uncover any cases of dissimilar pay, and Where Are You in Your Career? Bacon, author of The Elements of Power remedy them or document the reasons (a The impact of being fired is usually not as and Elements of Influence. “Some people person’s unique qualifications, etc.). severe on less-experienced professionals, will leave, and can spin a story that will … still trying to forge their career paths. put the company in a bad light.” Because they typically have less money Will Word Get Around? Solar power is poised for another big saved, younger workers also are more If you’re far along in your career, a leap this year, surpassing the record that likely to need to collect unemployment resignation may be better for your image. was set in 2012, when three gigawatts of benefits, which are typically available only “At the top levels, it’s more of an insider capacity…equal to three nuclear plants in to those who are terminated or laid off. community, and everyone will know the terms of generating capacity…came on “At the junior level, being fired could true story about why you were let go,” line. Fueling the growth: More price drops be seen as a rite of passage,” Levit says. “I Levit says. “It’s also expected that, as for panels and related gear…about 10% to still wouldn’t advertise it, but most people a seasoned executive, you will possess 15%...as manufacturing costs decline. feel that being fired once comes with the a certain amount of competence, and INDUSTRY MANUFACTURERS COUNCIL Going solar will become easier for territory.” being fired leads people to question that businesses and homeowners. Leasing deals

If you are fired, you should acknowledge competence. CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA 91744-4497 are coming on fast, with customers paying the termination to recruiters and Accept Your Fate little or nothing up front and buying power

prospective employers without discussing If you decide to hang on until you get Address Service Requested from solar panel installers at a fixed rate the actual circumstances behind your that termination letter, prepare yourself for 15651 Stafford street that undercuts their power utilities’ prices. departure. the moment. Seek counsel from friends or But manufacturers will continue to “You have to be honest that you lost a job, a career coach. “If you know you’re going struggle as fierce competition from but you don’t have to say you were fired for to be fired, turn a lemon into lemonade and Asia keeps driving down prices. More performance reasons,” Jansen says. make the best possible transition you can,” consolidation among solar installers is What Are Your Job Prospects? Bacon says. “The worst thing is to be in in the works…firms with low costs and For most job seekers at the manager denial and pretend it’s not happening.” favorable economies of scale will absorb their smaller reivals.

Beat the 3 p.m. Slump…Cont. Humor According to Cortight, you can keep can increase the amount of seratonin Two fellows were discussing their your blood sugar on an even keel with in the brain and may cause that sleepy dreams, and one said to the other: complex carbohydrates, and you should feeling. Protein can actually raise energy “Sam, did I ever dream last night— avoid refined carbohydrates, such as white levels by increasing brain chemicals called what a dream! I went to Disneyland, bread and white sugar. These have a high catecholamines.” went to the Pirates of the Caribbean, glycemic index, which can cause spikes and Snacks: Snacking is a good way to pick ate everything from popcorn to dips in your blood-sugar levels. up plummeting energy levels. Eating every peanuts, saw all the special shows. Breakfast: For a power breakfast, Cortight few hours helps your body use its fuel more It was the greatest dream in the advises going with natural whole-grain efficiently, stimulates your metabolism and world!” The other fellow said, “You’re breads and cereals with a low-fat protein keeps your energy flow constant -- but kidding. That’s a dream? I had added, such as yogurt, cottage cheese only if you reach for the right kind of a much better one last night. I or skim milk. The right complex fuel. For a midday snack, try fruits and dreamed I went to a party, and I had carbohydrates provide your brain and vegetables instead of candy bars, which are

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PRESORTED a beautiful redhead on the other.” they need, she says. fluctuating and erratic energy levels. For a PAID The first fellow said, “Gee, why didn’t Lunch: Cortight suggests a lunch that’s late-afternoon snack, try a lean protein, like you call me? “I did,” replied the low in carbohydrates and should include low-fat yogurt, cottage cheese, a lean meat other, “but your wife said you had foods like low-fat cheese, fish, lean meat or peanut butter with a few crackers. gone to Disneyland.” or poultry. According to her article, “carbs