The HR director of an IT company found a suitable candidate for the position of head of the recruitment department. The young man has a specialized education, five years of experience in recruiting. At the interview, he demonstrated a broad outlook, gave many examples from practice. In addition, the applicant named various selection methods, and it was clear that he was familiar with them. The most important thing is how the applicant bribed the HR Director: he answered questions confidently and clearly, showed that he is not afraid of difficult tasks. It was evident that he was ready to take them on even now.
However, after three months it became clear that there were problems in the selection department, which was headed by a promising young man. One experienced recruiting manager came to the head of human resources and said that he could not work with the new leader. Two more recruiters with an interval of a week submitted their resignations. The HR director spoke to employees. They said that the boss often insists that they do as he says. But these orders are not entirely competent. Unable to resist, subordinates carry out tasks. The result is unenviable. Then the head of the department blames the recruiting managers for everything, does not admit that he himself set the task incorrectly.
The head of the personnel service also talked with the new head of the recruitment department, and offered to analyze in detail the situations that have recently provoked a conflict with subordinates. Analyzing the situation together with the newcomer, the HR director suddenly realized that he was not acting quite professionally. It suddenly became clear that the confidence with which he answered questions at the interview and showed a willingness to immediately take on complex tasks was the result of unprofessionalism. The young man simply did not fully realize how difficult these tasks are, how difficult it will be to perform them qualitatively. In a word, he is a spoken word artist, which sprinkles terms, but in practice is not capable of much, makes mistakes. HR decided to avoid such a slip in the future. He has developed such tools for assessing applicants, with the help of which he can figure out an amateur at an interview, who is confident that he knows and can do everything.
Nikolay BELENTSOV,
HR Director Nordwind Airlines
To identify a candidate with low qualifications, I use screening questions
I ask these questions if I have a suspicion that the candidate is not the professional he claims to be. For example, I ask: “What is the most important conclusion you made from the last working conflict?”. Or ask: "Name three skills that you have learned from your colleagues over the past year." Then I put a blank sheet of paper and a pen on the table and give time to formulate my judgments in detail. It has been noticed: if the applicant experiences difficulties with answers, something is wrong with his professionalism.
Behind the candidate's phrase "It's elementary!" often hiding successful dilettantism
If a person confidently answers any question related to his profession, this is not bad. Perhaps he is a good specialist with rich experience and knows a lot. But certainty is different. A real specialist, being well versed in the issue, will always indicate under what conditions this or that solution will be most appropriate. It will also provide alternative options. He will emphasize: you need to find out all the subtleties in order to make an accurate conclusion or forecast. After all, this person sees all the facets of the problem, understands what can be behind it.
The amateur is overly categorical and self-righteous. He has no doubts about anything, he believes that he knows and can do everything. I just decided that. Therefore, it immediately issues an unambiguous conclusion on the problem or advice that claims to be the ultimate truth. After all, an amateur does not admit that it can be wrong, because, according to Svetlana MOTALOVA, a leading consultant at Kelly Services CIS, he simply won’t notice that he made a mistake. He just doesn't know what he did was wrong. This means that he is not afraid of failure. Such blind confidence of the candidates Svetlana calls successful dilettantism. American social psychologists Justin KRUGER and David Dunning studied and described this feature of human consciousness in detail in the late 1990s. It began to be called by the names of psychologists - the DUNNING-KRUGER effect. How to detect it by the behavior of candidates, we will consider in more detail below.
Ask the applicant who influenced him and helped him to take place in the profession
A person who is subject to the DUNNING-KRUGER effect exaggerates his own abilities, knowledge and skills, and is not able to evaluate the achievements of other specialists, he explains them as a coincidence. Ask the applicant: “Who did you study with?” or “Who did you look up to when you took your first steps in the profession?”. If he, without much hesitation, begins to name specific people (a teacher at a university, the first leader and mentor, authors of books, recognized experts), this is a good sign. Most likely, the syndrome of a successful amateur is not inherent in him. If you have a confident but not very competent specialist in front of you, he may not even remember who he studied with and who influenced him. He will say that he learned everything himself, using their abilities and purposefulness. The reason for such a reaction is that he, in fact, does not understand what bricks mastery consists of, what steps must be passed in order to take place. Be alert and continue testing such a contender.
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According to psychologists, DUNNING-KRUGER syndrome affects up to 25 percent of able-bodied people. This is not so little: a quarter of applicants! Take this fact seriously and test candidates for the syndrome.
Do not ask the applicant directly if he thinks that he knows and knows everything in his profession. Better do a little graphics test. Draw a square on a piece of paper and ask the candidate to imagine that this is his "professional field". Say: "Please fill in the part of the square that reflects your level of professional knowledge." Explain that a person who believes that he has mastered a profession by 100 percent usually paints over the entire square. If the applicant does so (Figure 1 below), there is a suspicion that he unable to critically evaluate themselves his qualifications are low. It probably has the DUNNING-KRUGER effect. Only an unskilled specialist can seriously believe that he knows everything in the profession. A true professional is deeply immersed in the field of knowledge, sees how limitless it is. He is aware that there is still something to strive for, he understands that knowledge is constantly updated and he needs to develop and improve his professional level. Even recognized experts in their field do not shade the square completely (Fig. 2 below).
Figure 1. This is how someone who is subject to the DUNNING-KRUGER effect will perform the test
Figure 2. This is how applicants who do not have the DUNNING-KRUGER effect shade the square
Alla EGOROVA,
Former Head of Personnel Development Service of Rossiya Airlines
To get to the core of a non-professional, I simulate work situations
I give the candidate a case and ask: “What will you do if ...?”. Then I ask you to clarify why the applicant thinks this way, and I suggest looking for an alternative way to solve the same problem. When compiling a case, I make sure that the condition lacks initial data. And I watch how a person talks, what questions he asks, whether he asks for details.
Ask if the applicant can make mistakes in work
Ask: “If you had to work with the chief of another department while your boss is on vacation, what weaknesses would he find in you?” By the answer you will understand whether the candidate is able to look at himself and his work from the outside. For example, he says: “I prefer to be flexible, so sometimes you have to break instructions. A lot of people don't like it." Such an answer is understandable, a person is aware of his actions.
But watch out if he replies, “It all depends on how good the boss is. A smart person will see that I always do everything right and do not make mistakes. It is known that only those who do nothing do not make mistakes. True professionals often question their decisions and actions. Also ask the applicant: “If you were your boss, what would you criticize yourself for? What failures did you have and why? If the applicant cannot clearly name his shortcomings, most likely, such a person associates failures only with unfavorable external circumstances and hostile actions of others. This is a hallmark of the Dunning-Kruger effect.
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Example
The recruiter asked the candidate for the vacancy of an accountant a case question: “Suppose you did not provide the manager with a report on time. In addition, they violated the order of payments - they transferred money earlier to the account that was issued later. Why could this happen? The applicant answered without hesitation: “Everything that you have listed is typical for the work of accountants. But it's not our fault. Employees sometimes delay primary documentation, sometimes they don’t carry contracts. Here the report was not ready by the deadline. What about the order of payments? You can break it against your will. For example, the sales director came and shouted. He demanded to urgently pay the bill, as the supplier is waiting for money. It was clear from the answer that when explaining her hypothetical mistakes, the applicant blames others for them, not herself. The recruiting manager suggested that she might have DUNNING-KRUGER syndrome. After all, the collection of primary documents is one of the duties of an accounting officer. He must take active steps so that the documents are with him at the right time.
Marina MIRONOVA,
Head of Human Resources at Veles-Capital
3 markers that will help identify an underqualified candidate with high self-esteem
The first marker: the candidate wants to appear more significant in the eyes of others, so he operates with big names, complex terms and big numbers. Self esteem is high. The second marker: one feels a narrow outlook on a topic in which he considers himself an expert. For example, once learned and no longer considers it necessary to update knowledge. The third marker: the candidate does not perceive criticism in his address and does not hear others. To understand whether such patterns of behavior are typical for the applicant, I include tricky questions in our dialogue. It helps to see his "real face".
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The main thing in the article Hide Conduct an interview according to the funnel principle: you will understand whether the candidate really understands his profession in detail
First, ask the applicant a couple of general questions about what he did at his previous job. For example, ask: “What tasks did you face?”, “What stages did the work on an important task consist of?”. After that, after listening to the answers, ask more and more specific and narrow questions, encouraging the candidate to delve into the details and minutiae. In other words, go from the general to the specific. Let's say, ask: "Which decision was the most difficult?", "Why did you decide to act this way and not otherwise?", "Who did you consult with and why?", "How do you know that at this stage it was worth doing what Did you get in?" Watch how calmly, convincingly the applicant gives answers.
For example, he remarked: “In the course of work, it became clear where we made a mistake. The new raw material contains ingredients that have affected the consistency of the semi-finished product. I had to change the recipe to offset this effect.” If the candidate says that the work went smoothly, flawlessly, while he does not go into details, cannot describe the nuances, this is bad. Most likely he has superficial knowledge about the project, and he did not play a significant role in the work.
Example
The CEO of an IT company set a task for the HR Director - to select and present a suitable candidate for the position of a project manager for automating incoming customer requests. The ideal candidate for this role is a specialist who has already implemented a similar project. Namely: prepared the terms of reference, selected the team, monitored the workflow, tested the system, identified and eliminated errors, launched the program. Three candidates who seemed the most suitable made it to the final. But it was necessary to determine who would go to the meeting with the CEO. HR conducted a funnel-based interview with each, compared the answers, and decided: Candidate 2 and Candidate 3 will go to the head of the company. After all, they were able to give convincing answers to specific narrow questions. What questions did the HR director ask the applicants and what did they answer - in the table below.
Table. Questions that HR asks in a funnel interview and conclusions from applicants' answers (excerpt) *
| HR questions | Candidate Answers | conclusions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate 1 | A lot of work has been done. Collected and analyzed various information. Everyone contributed to the result | The answer is only general. It is not clear whether the candidate actually led the project in practice | |
| 2. Were there any failures? Which? | In the way of business; in the regular course of work. But it's hard to explain, because it's a specific job, technical | I did not name a single mistake, there are no specifics, again general words | |
| Yes, there were a lot of documents, a whole heap. We were given everything we needed. I don't even remember | Again, there is no specifics, most likely, the candidate reacted to the project aloofly, did not dive deep into the details | ||
| Candidate 2 | 1. Tell us how the work on the project went | I clearly defined the task of each employee. Controlled the process in terms of timing and quality | It is clear from the answer that the candidate, although he did not work “with his hands”, controlled the progress of work |
| 2. Were there any failures? Which? | The crash happened in the middle of work. I left out two program options that turned out to be important. The error was corrected and it worked. | Answered with a specific example. | |
| 3. What documents did you study in order to understand the specifics of the customer's work in order to create a program? | Sales scripts Customer base Call and appointment logs Customer service standard Trade secret policy Federal laws Staffing | Answered the question in detail. It can be assumed that he was actively involved in the project |
Invite company specialists for an interview. Let them talk to the candidate, see how he reacts to criticism
Ask an employee with expertise to participate in the interview. Firstly, the expert will immediately understand what the applicant is strong in, and in what areas he “floats”. Propose to the applicant in advance pass a professional test, and let the expert check how he coped with the task. Secondly, you will see how the candidate interacts with the expert: shows respect for a colleague or tries to question his knowledge, to demonstrate his superiority. Very important, how the applicant reacts to criticism and objects. Let's say he made a mistake on a test and an internal expert is trying to figure out why. A person who is mature personally and professionally will calmly explain why he did the task the way he did. If he realizes that he made a mistake, he admits it.
If the candidate begins to resent and repeat that he knows better how and what to do, one can doubt his adequacy. The problem with it can be caused either by the inability to perceive criticism, or by the unwillingness to reveal one's unprofessionalism. Look at the test results, listen to the expert's opinion, summarize the materials, and you will understand what's going on. Often haste and arbitrariness in conclusions, as well as the desire to impose one's opinion - a sign of the DUNNING-KRUGER syndrome.
Example
The communication agency cannot fill the vacancy of the event manager in any way. A successful candidate must possess qualities that are rarely compatible - a creative approach and the ability to meticulously and consistently build processes. There are many applicants and everyone pretends to be a professional. To identify the most suitable, the HR service decided to see everyone in action. She organized a business game for them. To assess how the applicants will perform, they asked internal experts - profile specialists of the company. Five applicants were given the task of colorfully presenting one of the cities where the matches will be held to the guests of the World Cup. When the game was over, the experts chose the winning project and made a job offer to its author. The applicant, whose idea did not arouse interest, began to meticulously ask what was wrong. Soon he had already attacked one of the experts with reproaches. The candidate was indignant and seemed not to have heard the arguments. The HR director stated: most likely, this is a manifestation of the DUNNING-KRUGER effect. The experts breathed a sigh of relief: it is good that the presentation of this applicant was not the best, he clearly lacks professional skills.
Alena SMIRNIKH,
HR Director of Khlebprom company
We involve potential colleagues of the candidate - line employees in the selection of personnel
We invite line employees who work in positions of the same level of management as the applicant for an interview. Such meetings are held in the format of a group conversation on an equal footing, where the lack of professionalism of the applicant, if any, immediately becomes apparent. The candidate himself asks questions and answers the counter ones, talks about his experience, comments on the words of the interlocutors. After the meeting ends, employees form a common opinion about the applicant, share their impressions with HRs. Together we decide whether to consider it further or not.
Ask the candidate to give you advice on a problem from his field of activity. Will he ask for details?
In advance, ask the specialists of your company to formulate to the candidate professional question-case. Let them make sure that the general problem statement is understandable, but that additional data would be required to correctly solve it. If the candidate is really a professional, and does not pretend to be one, he will definitely request the missing information. In any case, he will note that they are necessary in order to offer a correct solution.
If you ask an experienced doctor: “Why am I feeling tired more and more often?”, He will name several possible reasons. But he will add that he needs to undergo an examination, take tests, and only then will he give a final answer. An amateur will most likely answer the same question: “Obviously, it’s time for you to go on vacation.” Just because of his incompetence, he does not assume that need to collect additional information
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Why is a candidate's self-confidence not always a sign of professionalism?
Because a person can have a shallow understanding of the profession, and it seems to him that he knows everything
Because the candidate studied everything inside and out, gained rich experience, but did not receive a certificate or certificate confirming his professionalism
Because the candidate has a dulled sense of danger, and he takes unreasonable risks, because he thinks that he will easily get out and get away with it
According to scientists from the University of Los Angeles, 80% of working people get sick at least once in their lives due to work-related stress. Interestingly, this same stress in the vast majority of cases is not associated with some inevitable work troubles.
The main problem of any employee is the other employees around him and the so-called work climate. Unpleasant working conditions are so common that we get used to them, or feel we have to get used to them. In fact, much of what we endure at work every day cannot be tolerated at all. And not just because stress is bad for your health.
Unlimited work patience hurts your career too. People start to think that this is possible with you.
And this is something that your colleagues, subordinates and especially bosses should never think about you.
Psychologists offer a very simple test. Imagine that some kind of another trouble with colleagues is not with you, but with your closest friend. And so you met, and he tells you in detail what happened to him at work, and complains about how badly he feels because of this. Would you say that he needs to be patient? No, you would furiously demand justice and have already taught a friend how to make a rose from a glass bottle.
The truth is that we ourselves do not notice how we endure what a friend would not be allowed to endure for a minute. So the next time something bad happens, ask yourself what advice you would give a friend. Believe me, it would be anything, but just don't "be patient."
So, what kind of troubles is especially important not to endure:
1. Raise your voice at you
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In Russia, you rarely meet subordinates who would raise their voice to the authorities (although it happens), but on the other hand, there are a lot of bosses who love to yell. And that would be half the trouble, but after all, your colleagues, who are by no means your leaders and are generally on the same level as you, even they often like to express their thoughts and feelings by shouting.
Maybe, of course, it seems to you that this is normal, but actually you are not five years old and these people are not your mother (we will talk separately about the need to stop yelling at five-year-olds). Remember that you are an adult with good hearing. Do not, under any circumstances, raise your voice.
Of course, it is worth talking about, and you yourself should not scream under any circumstances. No matter how terrible everything was and no matter how everyone around me deserved to die. Are you at work. Conduct yourself professionally. Now back to those who yell at you.
For the first time, you can not bring it to a scandal, but try to laugh it off. A smart screamer will understand that this is not possible with you, and this will not happen again.
Well, if a person is a fool, what can you do, take him aside by the elbow and, without using any metaphors, say directly that he does not raise his voice at you anymore.
2. Demanding perfection from you
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This sounds a little strange, but no, this does not mean that you are asking not to require you to be a good employee. This is the right to demand any employer. But our native Russian employer often has a strange feature, and you probably had one too or even have one.
He never praises an employee for a good job. He is sure that the fact that a person was not fired today is the highest assessment of the quality of his work.
But it is worth making some most insignificant mistake - scandals begin, op (we have already talked about this) and all sorts of other troubles. The surest way to cope with this truly Russian way of leadership is, of course, to quit and find a leader who does not need psychiatric help.
If in a crisis year (and we haven’t had others for a long time) it seems like a luxury to you to look for sane bosses (this, of course, is not so, you just inspired yourself), try to start by drawing the bosses’ attention to the fact that when everything goes well, they it does not by itself, but thanks to you.
And it seems to many that successful projects are the merit of the company, but failures are the fault of specific employees.
3. Ignore your talents
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60% of Americans believe that they are in a position that is below their professional level. Such a survey has not been conducted in Russia, but the results would probably be comparable. And even if not, let's talk specifically about you. You are sure that you could do more - at least you could do the work of your boss.
The question is not that you need to take his place (although you may need to), but that you should not allow others and yourself to create a situation in which you are busy for months, or even years, with work that have outgrown. Your career is like push-ups in a way. If you can do 10 push-ups today, that’s great, of course, but if you don’t train every day, you won’t be able to do eight push-ups in a month.
Career does not stand still. If you do not develop, then you immediately begin to roll back, even if you do not think so.
Look for ways to do more, learn. Let your boss know that this is not all you can do. This is especially true for hard-working and capable workers (you). Since the rest of you seem incompetent against your background, the boss begins to plug all the holes with you, but, since he really needs you for this at this level, he does not allow you to grow.
If you are given another job, who will do it? Don't let yourself do that. You must grow. If this boss does not understand such a simple thing, find yourself another, stop justifying your own laziness with a crisis.
We spend years doing things we don't like. We can hardly withstand the shift, we come home completely exhausted, and in the morning we trudge back to work without any enthusiasm. We constantly complain, but we do not try to change anything. Everyone has different reasons for not acting. Some are afraid of losing stability. Others are setting themselves up for failure. Some people hope for a miracle. Someone has a "pipe" dream, which is difficult to approach. And a lot of people just don't know what they want.
But life passes. The worst thing you can do for yourself is to continue to sit back. It's time to decide to change! We tell you how to overcome fears, get off the ground and start looking for your favorite job.
1. Search closer
Office employees often dream of a free schedule and creative everyday life, imagine themselves as freelance artists, photographers or writers creating masterpieces in a coffee shop on the seashore. These fantasies seem so unrealistic that only a few dare to make them a reality.
Most of them have been dreaming about global changes for years, but they still remain in an unloved job. Daredevils, who nevertheless take risks, are often completely disappointed in such a choice. Instead of sorting out their true wants and needs, they simply try to escape from their old life, guided by the principle "the further, the better", and usually this does not lead to anything good.
If you have been wanting to quit your job for a long time, but are afraid that you will have to look for yourself in some other area, radically change your life and start everything from scratch, do not worry: this is not at all necessary. Your field is not limited to the organization in which you are currently working, nor the format to which you are accustomed. No matter how much you are tired of everything, you should not immediately abandon your specialty and accumulated experience. It is important to understand what exactly "got" you, and what else makes sense.
Imagine that you have just entered your profession. What would interest you? What topics would be attractive? Who could be a role model? Read about new trends, the best companies and bright names. Look at everything with fresh eyes. Think about other ways you can apply your knowledge and skills: go into a related field, become a lecturer, or, for example, try yourself as a personal consultant.
Most people can find their calling much closer than they think. If you dream of quitting a job you hate, take a look at the options available to you right now.
If you are still sure that you want to quit your current profession, but still do not know where to go, your task is to determine the range of your interests. It's too early to quit, but you can already take the first steps towards a better life.
We often find ourselves in the "professional tunnel": we get too hung up on work and begin to associate ourselves with only one role. We diligently carry out our duties, but at the same time we do not try to develop in other areas and miss new opportunities. When suddenly there is a desire to change something, it turns out that we do not have any special hobbies.
If you find yourself in such a situation, first of all you need to understand what interests you in general. Start trying everything in your free time: read about other professions, go to lectures, conferences and master classes, watch educational videos, attend various short-term courses.
Constantly discover new areas of knowledge. It may take from several months to a year, but it is worth it. As a result, you will get out of the impasse and understand where to move on.
As you can see, there is nothing to be afraid of. At this stage, no decisive steps are required from you. You are just collecting information, gradually approaching the goal.
3. Take action!
You can spend years thinking about your true calling, sorting through different options in your head, but nothing can be done. If you already have at least some idea of what you would like to do, do not waste time thinking too much. You still won’t understand “it or not it” until you try it.
Relax: you don't have to make a decision for life. There is no single destination that you need to decide once and for all. The smartest thing you can do is just follow your passions. Of course, interest is not everything. It is important that you consider your work meaningful. If your hobby does not seem like such a worthwhile thing to you, it is unlikely that it will turn out to be a dream job.
So, have you already begun to take shape some kind of picture? Don't be surprised, but quitting is still optional. You can go to work and simultaneously develop in the area that interests you. Choose professional literature, educational courses, trainings and seminars that will prepare you well and give you a better understanding of the new field.
Do not try to make a clear plan for several years ahead. So far, you don't have much information for that. Move step by step, periodically look around, evaluate the knowledge gained and think about what to do next. Improvise. If at some point you want to change direction again, don't ignore your desire.
Parting words from the author of the book “100 Ways to Change Your Life” Larisa Parfentyeva: “Try one thing, then another, then a third. Be honest: if you don't like it, leave it. Mix. Do it. Leave only what really ignites you, and start working hard.
4. Test Drive Your Dreams
If you have a long-held dream that your thoughts often turn to, but that you have never tried to fulfill, it's time to get the ball rolling. Otherwise, twenty, thirty, forty years will pass - and you will greatly regret that you did not even try.
First, take a short test drive. This is the best thing to do while on vacation. Dreaming of a career as a director? Find intensive courses and shoot some short films. Would you like to publish a collection of your stories someday? Force yourself to write a certain number of words or pages each day. Are you planning to open a mini-hotel? Check into a hotel for two weeks, get to know the owners and staff, learn the business from the inside.
If everything turns out to be about the way you imagined, you can get down to business seriously (see the previous paragraph). Or arrange another test drive to finally dispel doubts.
Perhaps the dream will not pass the test and you will be disappointed in it. This is also a step forward. The main thing is not to give up. Move on, keep trying new things - and you will definitely find yourself.
5. Get rid of fears
No matter how long you delay this moment, sooner or later you will have to leave your unloved job. Even if you have already figured out what you would like to do next, had a dream test drive and learned a lot about a new field, fear of change can stop you.
We are very afraid of losing stability. Here and now we have an employment contract, social insurance, a fixed salary, the usual duties. And in the future - only vague prospects and uncertainty.
Elena Rezanova, a specialist in the field of career strategies, answers this with a very apt comparison. “At least some stability” in a job you hate is like an unhappy marriage to an alcoholic. "At least some" family.
Yes, risk is scary. But familiar, familiar and understandable is not always the best. Try to see the uncertainty not as a danger, but as an exciting opportunity. Deciding to change is like embarking on an exciting journey along an unfamiliar route, where many interesting discoveries, incredible adventures and vivid emotions await you.
Another common fear is related to finances. Many are worried about the possible decline in income. But can't you do without another beautiful dress or a new phone (at least for a while)? To feel happy, you need to do what you love, spend evenings and weekends with your family, go for walks, chat with friends, gain knowledge. This does not require money.
Still worried? Think about this: if you start to enjoy your work and invest in what you really like, then you will increase your chances of success several times over, including material ones.
There is another strong fear that paralyzes us. We are afraid that nothing will work. We feel like we've taken on something too big. Drop these thoughts. If every person thought so, our world would never see great writers, athletes, scientists, businessmen, actors, musicians... You should try to realize yourself in the business that you love and consider important. Everyone will benefit from this: your colleagues, clients, acquaintances.
Take note of the excellent advice from Get Out of Your Comfort Zone: “Think about what you want, not about what you fear. Keep your spirits high by taking full responsibility for your life and everything that happens to you. Stop whining and complaining. Focus your thoughts and energy on what you can do now to improve your life. The rest will follow."
If you do not try to do what you are interested in, then you risk missing your own life, wasting it on trifles. And that's the only thing that should really scare you.
Of course, not everything will go smoothly. Easy and perfect happens only in dreams. But failure is part of a successful and happy life. And if you want to achieve something, you will have to accept the fact that there will be days when you are ready to give up. First of all, take them for granted.
Don't be discouraged if something doesn't work out. Do not give up. Failure is good for success. You've probably heard the phrase, "Experience is the best teacher." Do you really think that it is only about positive experiences? Can you imagine how many achievements you have for every failure?
There are no victories without mistakes. Take almost any success story. Now, when you read it, it looks quite logical to itself. But her hero definitely did not see a coherent plot in the process. He doubted, experienced fears, stumbled, experienced bad days and saw the road just one step away. All this did not stop him. He managed to achieve something only because he studied, drew conclusions and tried again.
7. Think about what will happen to you in 10 years.
If your work responsibilities do not charge you with energy, but, on the contrary, only drain it, you definitely need a change. Still lacking the motivation to quit your annoying job and move on to something else? Then imagine what you will become in 10, 20, 30 years if nothing changes. What tasks will you be doing? Can you feel happy? For clarity, look at your colleagues who have gone forward up the career ladder. Inspire? Do you want to be just like them?
Subscribe to our newsletter. The first letter is a gift."Don't quit your job before you find a new one" - we've heard this mantra a million times. You're tired? Sick? Do you need a break? These are all excuses, whispers an inner voice (which sounds suspiciously like the voice of a colleague, friend, or one of the young people at the next table, whose conversation you accidentally overheard). If you leave now, you will lose. Don't leave your job. Don't make mistakes.
What can be said about this voice? At least this: the option that seems safe to us is not always the most reasonable. When we are under a lot of stress, we switch to survival mode. And in this mode, we are not inclined to think soberly and in detail. We are afraid of risk. We only think about one thing: relax and forget.
In addition, in this state, the chances of finding something better tend to zero. Trying to escape from one captivity, we easily fall into another if we cannot adequately weigh all the pros and cons. It happens that a person simply does not have the strength to fight for better conditions. He is exhausted, his fighting spirit has disappeared - only a sluggish, lifeless body remains. Is it possible to hope to impress the next personnel officer in this state?
Before deciding whether to stay in a grueling or unpleasant job, analyze your condition. Perhaps you just need a break in order to recover. Here are some points worth looking at.
You don't feel safe
Your safety is above all. If you don't feel safe at work, you're better off quitting, even if your finances aren't in the best position. Some workplaces can be real places of increased danger - like disadvantaged areas of the city, zones of radioactive contamination and military operations.
If you are being harassed or threatened at work, speak up to management. If you remain silent, no one will protect you. If attempts to defend your rights have not led to anything, or after a "lull" the pressure on you resumes with renewed vigor - leave boldly and as soon as possible.
Work undermines your health
Remember: your health is always more important. The word "stability", so beloved by many, acts like a slow poison. We become passive, not ready for action - even when the old life brings only suffering. Work is killing you - physically or in any other way? Then you should quit it as soon as possible, while you still have strength left. In some places people work in fear all the time. How do you go to an interview in such a state and expect to be appreciated?
You feel insecure
The hatred of work can become so strong over time that in search of salvation you will be ready to grab at any straw.
It can be a simple "hack", work under the wing of a friend, the merits of which come down to the fact that it brings a little money and allows you to escape from the hell of your former life. But often these respite drag on, and your determination to find your dream job slips away unnoticed.
Do you need a breather
“I was fed up with my work,” says Alexander, “But I was just not ready to immediately take on a new one. I did not have enough time and inner space to understand what I want. I was in a terrible state. I had to leave before I could think of anything else."
Alexander quit, despite the fact that his colleagues considered his act insane. But he himself admits that he felt relieved: “My blood pressure must have dropped by half the minute I left the building.” He decided to do a three-week internship at a new company and got the job a week after graduation.
“This job was completely unrelated to my previous career, I was paid less, but so what? - says Alexander. - I work, I help people. Now I see meaning in what I do. And I can safely plan my next steps.”
You don't have time for yourself
“I never quit my job not knowing where to go,” says Barbara. But now I had to do it. The previous work absorbed all my strength. While I was there, I couldn't imagine my life outside the office. I felt stuck and couldn't move. Now I can concentrate and understand what I really want.
If, returning from work, you feel completely broken (oh) and squeezed out (oh, like a lemon), you will simply not be able to look for a new job. Everything can end up with the fact that in a new job you will not be satisfied in the same way. Listen to your body - it will not deceive you.
If you need to quit your job first just to look at yourself in the mirror and figure out who you are and what you want, do it now!
About the Expert: Liz Ryan is the founder of the consulting company Human Workspace.
Outline of an open lesson in the Russian language
Topic: "Spelling H-NN in different parts of speech"
MBOU "Secondary school No. 17 of the city of Yoshkar-Ola"
Teacher: Efimenko T.N.
For grades 10-11 of general education schools
2014 – 2015 academic year
Topic of the lesson : "Spelling N-NN in different parts of speech"
Class type : combined lesson
Lesson type : lesson learning new material
Lesson objectives :
Tutorials:
- to consolidate spelling skills H-HN in different parts of speech;
- to ensure the mastery of teaching skills of literate writing;
- to promote the formation of students' ability to find and correct spelling errors;
- determine the nominal and verbal origin of words and develop the skill of determining nominal and verbal formations of the choice of H-HH in suffixes;
- expand the information received about the spelling of H-HN in adverbs, adjectives, participles, nouns formed from adjectives and participles;
- to teach to distinguish short forms of adjectives and participles, as well as to distinguish between short passive participles and adverbs;
- consolidate knowledge of the spelling of exception words.
Developing:
- improve the spelling and speech literacy of students;
- develop self-control skills necessary for completing tasks.
Educational:
- to promote the education of a cultural and value attitude to Russian speech and Russian literature;
- contribute to increasing motivation for learning activities;
- cultivate the desire for literate speech.
Requirements for students:
- students should be aware about the basic orthograms that regulate the spelling of words;
- learners need to know parts of speech, their difference and correct spelling;
- learners should be able to find and correct spelling errors, insert missing letters in words, analyze text, determine the topic, main idea of the text, type of speech and style, perceive sounding monologue and dialogic speech, perceive written speech.
Teaching methods:
Explanatory-illustrative
Partial search
reproductive
Problem
Teaching methods:
Statement of problematic, partially search questions of updating the knowledge of students;
Appeal to visual and computer teaching aids.
Forms of organization of the educational process :
Frontal
Individual
Interdisciplinary connections:
Russian language. Morphology.
Russian language. Vocabulary.
Russian language. Morphemics.
Literature. The story of Leo Tolstoy "After the ball"
Literature. The epic novel by L.N. Tolstoy "War and Peace"
Intradisciplinary connections:
Topic 1.1. Language and culture. Norm types.
Topic 2.4. The use of b and b signs.
Topic 2.5. Spelling of unstressed root vowels.
Topic 2.6. Spelling of voiceless and voiced consonants. Unpronounceable consonants.
Topic 2.7. Spelling prefixes. Prefixespre- and at-
Topic 2.9. General rules for spelling compound words. Spelling of vowels after hissing and C.
Topic 2.10. Spelling of suffixes of nouns, adjectives, participles, verbs, gerunds.
Means of education:
Educational and methodical literature:
- textbooks
Educational and visual aids:
- handout didactic material
Technical training aids:
- a computer
Literature:
Main:
1. Grekov V.F. , Kryuchkov S.E., Cheshko L.A. Manual for Russian language classes in high school. M.: 2007.
2 . Gromov S.A. Russian language. Practical literacy course for high school students and university entrants. Moscow: Moscow Lyceum.- 2011.
3. Veselova Z.T. Russian language. Difficult cases of spelling and punctuation. M.: Parity.- 2002.
4. Tolstoy L.N. Epic novel "War and Peace". Volume 1.2. Samara: Samara Printing House. 1994.
5 . Tolstoy L.N. Stories. M.: Det. Lit.1978.
Additional:
Ushakov D.N., Kryuchkov S.E. Orthographic dictionary. M., 1994.
Rosenthal D.E. Handbook of Spelling and Literary Editing. M.: 2002.
Dictionary of literary terms
During the classes
Organizing time
Greetings;
Registration of journal entries;
Definition of absent.
2. Checking homework
Guys, you had to find different types of spelling in the texts given at home.
Text 1.
Text 2.
Text 3
Question for the group : Let's remember the studied spellings and voice them.
Learning new material .
Now we will do a little oral spelling warm-up. Look at task 1.
Let's insert the missing letters in the following words: lu (n, nn) th, tree (n, nn) th, svi (n, nn) oh, skin (n, nn) th, formation (n, nn) th, agitation ( n, nn) th, time (n, nn) th, art (n, nn) th, silver (n, nn) th, excited (n, nn) th.
Question: Guys, what topic are these words chosen for?
The children answer and the teacher callsthe topic of the lesson "Spelling N-NN in different parts of speech"
Open workbooks
Write down the number
Specify the type of work (classroom)
Write down the topic of the lesson
The objectives of the lesson are stated. Today we will act as researchers, linguists, literary critics. Let's start with a new topic.
Consolidation of new material.
Task 1. Frontal survey
Based on what you have listened to and looking at the tables that everyone has in the folder, we will answer the following questions and play the role of researchers:
Name single suffixes of adjectives
Name the double suffixes of adjectives
Name other conditions for writing HH in adjectives
List the exceptions
Name how many N is written in short adjectives
Name how many N is written in short participles
Name how many N is written in verbal adjectives and in words like ironed-over-ironed
What are the conditions for writing NN in full participles
Tell me how to distinguish a verbal adjective from a participle
Tell the conditions for writing Н-НН in adverbs and nouns formed from adjectives and participles
Task 2. Find task 2 in the folder and, using the table, correct spelling errors on this topic in the text.
Varenka's father was a very handsome, stately, tall and fresh old man. His face was very ruddy, with white curled mustaches, white sideburns brought up to the mustaches and with sideburns combed forward, and the same kind, joyful smile, like his daughter's, was in his sparkling eyes and lips. He was beautifully built, with a broad, not richly decorated chest, strong shoulders and long, slender legs. He was a military leader of the type of an old campaigner of the Nikolaev bearing.
(Check the corrected text on the slide.)
Guys, did you pay attention to the author of the texts in the homework and do you know the author of this passage? Can you name this work?
That's right, this is Leo Tolstoy. And the work is “After the Ball”. Today we will analyze excerpts from the epic novel War and Peace.
Teacher: There is a special specific type of communication between people with the help of written texts. It involves the author and the reader, and the text is an intermediary between them. There is always an author behind the text. The text is the author's discovery, the author's awareness of certain aspects of reality and his ability to express this reality by means of language. Now we will be with you in the role of linguists and literary critics, and the texts of Leo Tolstoy, taken from the epic novel War and Peace, will help us in this.
Viewing fragment No. 1 from the film by S. Bondarchuk "War and Peace"
Fragment 1.
1) Prince Andrei lived without a break for 2 years in the village. 2) All those enterprises on estates that Pierre started at his place and did not bring them to any result, constantly moving from one case to another, were executed by Prince Andrei.
3) He had a practical tenacity, which, without effort on his part, gave movement to the case.
4) One of his estates of three hundred souls of peasants was listed as free cultivators, in others corvée was replaced by dues. 5) In Bogucharovo, a learned grandmother was discharged to his account to help women in childbirth, and the priest taught the children of peasants and yards to read and write for a salary. 6) Prince Andrei spent one half of his time in the Bald Mountains with his father and son; the other half of the time in the Bogucharovo monastery, as his father called his village ...
7) In the spring of 1809, Prince Andrei went to the Ryazan estates of his son, whom he was the guardian of.
8) We passed the ferry, on which he spoke with Pierre a year ago. 9) We passed the village, greenery, climbing on washed out clay, stubble strips and drove into a birch forest on both sides of the road. 10) It was almost hot in the forest, the wind could not be heard. 11) The birch, all covered with green sticky leaves, did not move, and from under last year's leaves, the first grass and purple flowers crawled out, turning green. 12) Small spruces scattered in some places with their rough eternal greenery they unpleasantly reminded of winter. 13) The horses snorted when they entered the forest ...
14) There was an oak tree on the edge of the road. 15) It was ten times thicker and twice as tall as each birch. 17) With his huge clumsy, asymmetrically spread out clumsy hands and fingers, he stood between smiling birches like an old, angry and contemptuous freak. 18) Only he did not want to submit to the charm of spring and did not want to see either spring or the sun. 19) “Spring, and love, and happiness! - as if said this oak. – And how do you not get tired of the same stupid, senseless deceit.20) Everything is the same, and everything is a deceit! There is no spring, no sun, no happiness. 21) Look, crushed dead fir trees are sitting, and I spread my broken, peeled fingers, wherever they grew - from the back, from the sides. 22) As they grew, I stand, and I do not believe your hopes and deceptions.
23) “Yes, he is right, this oak is a thousand times right,” thought Prince Andrei, “let others, young people, again succumb to this deception, and we know life, our life is over!” (L.N. Tolstoy "War and Peace")
Questions to the text:
Answer why is this text?
Task 4. Find in this text the words with the studied spelling, explain their spelling. Determine the parts of speech of these words.
So you and I tried ourselves as researchers, linguists. Well done!
Task 5. We are watching the 2nd fragment from the film "War and Peace".
Teacher: The episode "Night in Otradnoye" is interesting for various methods of creating artistic images. Consonance in the mood of nature and man, portrait sketching, a person's perception of the beauty of nature, an internal monologue, the author's attitude to the characters, which is hidden in the subtext - all these are the methods of creating artistic images.
Find this text in the folder, read it and answer the following questions:
What artistic technique do we get by combining the two considered texts?
Fragment 2.
1) On guardian affairs of the Ryazan estate, Prince Andrei had to see the district marshal. 2) The leader was Count Ilya Andreevich Rostov, and Prince Andrei went to him in mid-May.
3) It was already a hot period of spring. Prince Andrei, sad and preoccupied (n, nn), drove up along the alley of the garden to the Rostovs' Otradnensky house. 4) To the right, from behind the trees, he heard a female cheerful cry and saw a crowd of girls running across his carriage ...
5) In the evening, left alone in a new place, he could not fall asleep for a long time. 6) He read, then put out the candle and lit it again. 7) He was annoyed at this stupid old man (as he called Rostov), who detained him, assuring him that the necessary papers in the city, not having delivered (n, n) yet, were annoyed with themselves for having stayed.
8) Prince Andrei got up and went to the window to open it. 9) As soon as he opened the shutters, a lu (n, n) light burst into the room. 10) He opened the window. 11) The night was fresh and motionless-bright. 12) In front of the window there was a row of trimmed (n, nn) trees, black on one side and silver-lit on the other. 13) Prince Andrei leaned on the window, and his eyes rested on the sky. 14) Prince Andrei's room was on the middle floor ; they also lived in the rooms above him and did not sleep.15) He heard a woman’s voice from above ...
Sonya! Sonya! - the first voice was heard again. - Well, how can you sleep! Yes, look what a charm! Ah, what a delight! Wake up, Sonya, - she said almost with tears in her voice. - After all, such a lovely night has never, never happened.
16) Sonya reluctantly answered something.
17) -- No, look at the moon! Darling, dove, come here. Well, see? So I would squat down like this, grab myself under my knees - tight, as tight as possible - and fly. Like this! …
18) In the soul of Prince Andrei, such an unexpected (n, n) confusion of young thoughts and hopes suddenly arose that he, feeling unable to understand his condition, immediately fell asleep.
19) The next day, Prince Andrei went home.
20) It was already the beginning of June, when, returning home, he drove again into that birch grove in which this old, gnarled oak so stra (n, nn) o and memorably struck him ...
21) “Yes, here, in this forest, there was this oak, with which we agreed,” thought Prince Andrei. “But where is he?” thought Prince Andrei again, looking at the left side of the road and, without knowing it, not recognizing him, he admired the oak he was looking for. 22) The old oak, all transformed (n, n), spread out in a tent of juicy, dark greenery, was thrilled, slightly swaying in the rays of the evening sun. 23) No clumsy fingers, no sores, no old grief and distrust - nothing was visible. 24) Juicy, young leaves made their way through the hundred-year-old hard bark. weight (n, nn) her feeling of joy and renewal. 26) All the best moments of his life were suddenly remembered to him at the same time. 27) And Austerlitz with a high sky, and the dead reproach (n, nn) face of his wife, and Pierre on the ferry, and the girl, excited (n, nn ) with the beauty of the night, and this night, and the moon. 28) “No, life does not end (n, nn) but at 31 years old, - all of a sudden, finally, without interruption (n, nn) decided Prince Andrei .- Not only that I know everything that is in me, it is necessary that everyone knows this: both Pierre and this girl, it is necessary that everyone knows me! ... "
Task 6. Insert the missing letters in this passage and explain their spelling.
Page 104. Ex. 127.
Task 8. Test work : work with the textbook Gromov S.A. Page 100. Exercise 118. Page 102. Exercise 123.
4. Summing up the lesson.
List the basic rules for spelling H-HH in different parts of speech
Conclusion: So, we repeated one more rule with you. Remember that literate speech and literate writing are indicators of an educated person.
Homework.
Make a cluster on the studied topic, taking only one part of speech.
Write a short essay-reasoning using these texts on the topic: “How do you understand the meaning of the last sentence?”
“No, life is not over at the age of 31,” Prince Andrei suddenly decided definitively, without change. “Not only do I know everything that is in me, it is necessary that everyone knows this: both Pierre and this girl, it is necessary that everyone knows me! ... "
Grades for work in the classroom.
Filling out diaries for students.
Lesson diary
№ p/n
Evaluation criterion (question)
Assessment Options
Your attitude towards the lesson
1.
Excellent, interesting
breathtaking.
2.
good content,
forcing to work.
3. Normal, normal.
4. Boring, worked without interest.
5. Useless
What was your goal in the lesson?
What new did you learn at the lesson?
How do you rate
activity
teacher?
Satisfied
indifferent
Disappointed
How do you rate your performance in the classroom?
Was an active participant.
Satisfied.
I was a passive listener.
Disappointed.
Correct answers to questions and tasks
Checking homework.
Find different types of spellings in data at home texts.
Text 1. The mazurka was taken away from me: the repulsive engineer Anisimov invited her, she had just come in, and I stopped by the hairdresser and for gloves and was late. So I danced the mazurka not with her, but with a German woman whom I had courted before.
Text 2. Our serf footman Petrusha met me with a candle and wanted to help me undress, but I let him go. The sight of his sleepy face with matted hair seemed touchingly touching to me. Trying not to make any noise, I tiptoed into my room and sat down on the bed.
Text 3 . I began to look in the same direction and saw in the middle of the rows something terrible approaching me. It was a man, stripped to the waist, tied to the guns of the two soldiers who were leading him. Twitching with his whole body, being punished, under the blows raining down on him from both sides, he moved towards me, then tipping back, then falling forward ... And not lagging behind him, a tall military man walked with a firm gait.
We repeated the following spellings:
Spelling of vowels and consonants at the root of the word, spelling O-E after hissing and C, spelling b - b signs, spelling of prefixes, spelling of suffixes, spelling of compound words.
2. Studying new material
Missing letters in the following words: lunar, wooden, pig, leather, educated, agitational, temporary, artificial, silver, agitated.
3. Fixing the new material.
front poll.
Suffixes –an-, -yan-, -in-
Suffixes –onn-, -enn-
With stem on –n-, from noun on –me
Exception words: pewter, wood, glass, windy, windy, wounded
In short adjectives, as many N are written as in the full form
In short participles, one N is always written
In verbal adjectives, one H is written, words like ironed - ironed obey the spelling of verbal adjectives
HH - there is a prefix or a dependent word; there are suffixes –ova-, -yova-, -irova-; formed from the verbs of owls. kind
Participles are formed from the verbs of owls. species, and verbal adjectives from non-sov.
In adverbs and nouns formed from adjectives and participles, as many N are written as there were in adjectives and participles from which they are formed
Task 2. Corrected text.
Varenka's father was a very handsome, stately, tall and fresh old man. His face was very ruddy, with a white curled mustache, white sideburns brought up to the moustache and with sideburns combed forward, and the same kind, joyful smile, like his daughter's, was in his sparkling eyes and lips. He was beautifully built, with a broad, sparsely decorated chest, strong shoulders, and long, slender legs. He was a military leader of the type of an old campaigner of the Nikolaev bearing.
Task 3. Read the first passage from the novel and answer the questions:
Answer why is this text?
Determine the topic of this text.
What is the main idea?
Determine the type of speech, the style of this text.
What happens to the main character?
- This is a text, because all sentences are connected logically and grammatically, there is a theme, the author's attitude to what is happening
Subject: Prince Andrei's departure to his son's Ryazan estates, meeting with an old oak
Idea in 23 sentences of the text
Type of speech: narrative, description and hidden reasoning
Style: artistic
The mood of the protagonist is decadent, it seems to him that, indeed, all the good things in his life are already behind. Prince Andrei resigns himself to his fate.
Task 4. Find in this text (1 fragment) words with the studied spelling, explain their spelling. Determine the parts of speech of these words.
Without a break - adverb
incessantly - adverb
fulfilled - kr. participle
listed - common participle
replaced - common participle
discharged - common communion
priest - noun
seeded - communion
green - adjective
scattered - communion
broken off - participle
asymmetrically splayed - adv. / adv.
meaningless - adjective
crushed - participle
skinned - participle
finished - common communion
Task 5 . Read part 2 and answer the following questions:
1 . How are these passages different?
2. What kind of artistic technique do we get by combining the two considered texts?
These passages differ in vocabulary, mood, construction of sentences (many complex sentences, a dialogue is introduced). If we combine the considered texts, we get a vivid opposition, which is called antithesis.
Task 6. Insert the missing letters in this passage (fragment 2) and explain their spelling.
Concerned - participle
not delivered - common participle
lunar - adjective
trimmed - communion
unexpected - participle
weird - adverb
transformed - participle
unreasonable - adverb
spring - adjective
reproachful - adjective
excited - participle
not finished - common participle
invariably - adverb
Task 7. Work with the textbook Gromov S.A. Russian language. Practical literacy course for high school students and university entrants.
Page 104. Ex. 127.
The speaker spoke with conviction. (adverb)
Most were convinced he was right. (kr.p.)
They listened in surprise. (adverb)
The assembly is surprised.
They spoke reasonably. (adverb)
The claim was justified. (kr.p.)
The meeting was organized. (adverb)
The event is organized by the school. (kr.p.)
Her behavior was strange. (cr. adj.)
The sounds of falling drops blended strangely with the sound of the clock. (adverb)
Everyone was confident that they would do the job. (cr.adj)
Now he did it confidently. (adverb)
The boy looked around absentmindedly. (adverb)
The enemy army is scattered. (kr.p.)
Today she is distracted and inattentive. (cr. adj.)
Task 8. Test work
Exercise 118.
boiled soup
Boiled in a saucepan
loaded wagon
loaded with sand
painted floor
unpainted floor
Seeded flour
Seeded through a sieve
Wicker basket
woven from branches
Faceted glass
Faceted in a special way
Graphed in pencil
corrugated sheet
milking cow
Milking in the morning
twisted boy
Spinning sharply
Exercise 123.
Ironed - ironed
