3 Employees on the Importance of Personal Connections -The Muse

3 Employees on the Importance of Personal Connections -The Muse3 Employees on the Importance of Personal ConnectionsWeWork believes people are better together, which is why their name is WeWork not IWork. Watch their employees talk about the importance of culture and personal connections as they strive to change the way people work by connecting physical space, community, and technology.

How to Answer the Tell Me About Yourself Interview Question Examples

How to Answer the Tell Me About Yourself Interview Question ExamplesHow to Answer the Tell Me About Yourself Interview Question ExamplesYou know its coming.Its the most feared question during any job interview Do you think I would look good in a cowboy hat?Just kidding. The real question is Can you tell me about yourself?Blecch. What a boring, vague, open-ended question. Who likes answering that?I know. Im with you. But unfortunately, hiring managers and recruiters ask the question. Even if youre not interviewing and youre out networking in the community - you need to be ready to hear it and answer it. At all times.Now, before I share a list of 10 memorable answers, consider the two essential elements behind the answersThe medium is the message. The interviewer cares less about your answer to this question and more about the confidence, enthusiasm and passion with which you answer it.The speed of the response is the response. The biggest mistake you could make is pausing, stalling o r fumbling at the onset of your answer, thus demonstrating a lack of self-awareness and self-esteem.Best Sample Answers to the Most Common Job Interview QuestionNext time youre faced with the dreaded, Tell me about yourself question, try theseI can summarize who I am in three words. Grabs their attention immediately. Demonstrates your ability to be concise, creative and compelling.The quotation I live my life by is Proves that personal development is an essential part of your growth plan. Also shows your ability to motivate yourself.My personal philosophy is Companies hire athletes not shortstops. This line indicates your position as a thinker, not just an employee.People who know me best say that Im This response offers insight into your own level of self-awareness.Well, I googled myself this morning, and heres what I found Tech-savvy, fun, cool people would say this. Unexpected and memorable.My passion is People dont care what you do people care who you are. And what youre passi onate about is who you are. Plus, passion unearths enthusiasm.When I was seven years old, I always wanted to be An answer like this shows that youve been preparing for this job your whole life, not just the night before.If Hollywood made a movie about my life, it would be called Engaging, interesting and entertaining.Can I show you, instead of tell you? Then, pull something out of your pocket that represents who you are. Who could resist this answer? Who could forget this answer?The compliment people give me most frequently is Almost like a testimonial, this response also indicates self-awareness and openness to feedback.Keep in mind that these examples are just the opener. The secret is thinking how you will follow up each answer with relevant, interesting and concise explanations that make the already bored interviewer look up from his stale coffee and think, Wow Thats the best answer Ive heard all dayUltimately its about answering quickly, its about speaking creatively and its ab out breaking peoples patterns.I understand your fear with such answers. Responses like these are risky, unexpected and unorthodox. And thats exactly why they work.Otherwise you become (yet another) non-entity in the gray mass of blah, blah, blah.Youre hireable because of your answers. When people ask you to tell them about yourself, make them glad they asked.Let me ask you this How much time did you dedicate this week to becoming more interesting? Let me suggest this For the list called, 61 Stupid Things to Stop Doing Before Its Too Late, send an e-mail to me, and you win it for free

Implantable Sensors Make Medical Implants Smarter

Implantable Sensors Make Medical Implants Smarter Implantable Sensors Make Medical Implants Smarter Implantable sensors have been used in medical research for measuring parameters such as force, torque, pressure, and temperature inside the human body. Although sensors and electronics have been built into orthopedic implants, they tend to be bulky, costly, and unreliable. However, microfabrication and nanofabrication technologies have now advanced to the point where wireless, passive sensor systems can be incorporated into implants with little modification to the host implant, providing unique, personalized data for each patient that can be used to optimize outcomes. These advanced sensor systems must be small in size, compatible with human tissue, and sturdy enough to withstand the physical forces within the human body. They must also be self-powered and able to transmit data wirelessly. Ideal sensor systems are simple and robust, which minimizes the possibility of malfunction or fai lure. Now this kind of smart implant technology has taken a big step forward, thanks to new research at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, NY. Researchers at RPI have fabricated and successfully tested tiny, wireless, passively powered implantable force sensors that can provide real-time in vivo force measurements. These sensors can measure things that cant be measured any other way in the body, indicates lead researcher Eric Ledet, associate hochschulprofessor of biomedical engineering at RPI. They can be used to detect healing. They can also be used to flag problems that can then be addressed before they become significant. The information from the sensors helps optimize the care each patient receives. Ultimately, we believe the sensors will lead to better outcomes, quicker return to work and to daily activities, and reduced healthcare costs. How They Work The single-component, inductor-capacitor (L-C) sensors have no electrical connections. They consist of only two c omponents, which makes them simple to operate and inexpensive to manufacture. Two flat parallel coils (which are separated by a solid dielectric) behave as both the capacitor and inductor. The dielectric deforms when it is loaded, which changes the size of the gap between the coils. This modulates the capacitance and the resonant frequency. The sensors were built with wires of various gauge and diameter. Spin coating of the dielectric achieved consistent layer thicknesses of 10 microns or less. By combining different wire gauges, diameters, and dielectric thicknesses, the team was able to construct sensors with tunable force sensitivity. The application of forces from 0 to 100N resulted in consistent and repeatable frequency shifts. The resonant frequencies were detected with an antenna and associated instrumentation. The sensors can be tuned to measure force, pressure, temperature, pH, or other physical parameters, says Ledet. They can be fabricated in various configurations down t o a few millimeters in diameter and few hundred microns in thickness. The technology is so basic that simple manual fabrication techniques were used to make the prototypes. We can make the sensors easily and they cost less than a dollar each to make, he adds. Even the more sophisticated, implantable-grade sensors are still inexpensive, costing less than $20 to manufacture using batch fabrication techniques. Future Possibilities Simple, robust, and inexpensive implantable sensors hold great promise for medical procedures such as spinal fusion and arthroplasty. Being able to monitor load-sharing between implant and bone will allow clinicians to identify problems early in their development. Union can also be detected earlier, which can result in a quicker return to work and reduction of lost wages, says Ledet. Likewise, early detection of prosthesis migration or loosening by measuring micromotion between the implant and the bone may permit early intervention. In each application, onboa rd data storage and patient feedback technology can provide an early warning directly to the patient to prompt activity modification. The design of tiny wireless force sensors that fit easily into implants or tissues is a key factor in advancing the real-time measurement of forces in the musculoskeletal system. For example, future research may involve using multiple sensors in a multi-axial load cell to monitor in vivo loading in the spine, in real time. Smart implants have the potential to significantly impact the way we practice medicine, says Ledet. By enabling personalized medicine, each patients treatment can be optimized. The key to this is economical and robust implantable sensors. For decades, this has been elusive. However, simple passive resonator-based sensors may be a viable option to bringing smart implant into daily clinical practice. Using our technology, in the future sensors can theoretically be tuned to measure the presence or absence of specific chemicals, molecul es, or biologics. Mark Crawford is an independent writer. For Further DiscussionThese sensors can measure things that cant be measured any other way in the body.Prof. Eric Ledet, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute