Saturday, 29 December 2012

Recommends: 'Love My London' - Soneni & The Soul ft. Leroy Rose, Ms KG, Tshaka Campbell, Comfort & Alim Kamara

I thought this was a great recommends video feature after what was achieved in London this year plus its always good to see what other people think of the capital.

I personally loved the whole video, the production, the words, the way it was developed - the whole concept is a great idea.

- Esjae xo

Poem: I'm Not Famous

You might not be famous but that doesn’t mean

That you didn’t have a tough time as a teen

And you didn’t have to smile when you wanted to break down and cry

Because people where asking too many questions, trying to get you to lie

Sometimes you have to stand tall

Even though you want to crumble and fall

Sometimes you’ll feel like you’re being dragged through

With everyone telling you, that you’re doing things wrong

All you can do is stand strong

The only thing getting you through day to day

Are the dreams people tell you are getting in the way

You don’t need to be famous

To achieve greatness

Just believe in yourself and you’ll get there

It doesn’t matter if people stop and stare

As long as you follow your dreams

In which you’ve always been able to believe

No matter how big or small they are

On you’ll be sure to achieve

And in your own way you’ll become a star

Taken from my new poetry book.

- Esjae xo

Poem: A War We'll Never Know

They’re fighting a war we’ll never know

Just wishing for them to come home

But instead they’re out there

Doing the things we’d never be able to bare

Putting their lives on the live

Not knowing what they’ll find

Some have come home with battle scars

Some have come home in funeral cars

Others have mental scars

However they come home

They will never be alone

For we should give them as much support as we can give

For without them this life we’d be unable to live

We should remember the freedom they have given everyone

We have no reason to whine or moan

Because we are still walking the earth under the sun

With the chance to see are children play and have fun

Without them we wouldn’t have this life

Or the chance to hope and dream

So if things are the way you wished they’d be

Take a minute to think of those who have lost their lives fighting for you and me

Taken from my new poetry book.

- Esjae xo

Recommends: Wayward Daughter - Impossible/Last Christmas (Shontelle/Wham Cover)

I stumbled across this video on YouTube and thought it was awesome, this girl has such an incredible voice, I love the fact she mashed up the X Factor winners song with such an iconic Christmas song - pure genius!

Take a listen and tell me your thoughts.

- Esjae xo

Poem/ Book: My Little Black Book of Poems Vol 1 (Free)

My brand new *FREE* ebook is now available!

'My Little Black Book of Poems Vol 1' can be viewed by following this link: My Little Black Book of Poems Vol 1 by Esjae

Or alternatively scroll through the book below:

It features two of the most viewed poems from my blog 'Dear Santa' and 'Deadbeat Dad' as well as including a few poems which haven't been uploaded to my blog!

Please feel free to share it with your friends, family and colleagues.

Let me know what you think.

- Esjae xo

Recommends: Charlie Brown feat. Yungen & Ms D - Dependency

I saw Charlie Brown a bout a week or so ago supporting Dappy on his tour in Bournemouth and he performed this song, I definitely think it should be a lot more popular!
What do you think?
- Esjae xo

Recommends: Auburn - Mistletoe (Justin Bieber Cover)

I really like this cover of Justin Bieber's Christmas song from last year - definitely worth a listen especially now that we're close to Christmas!

Don't forget to let me know your thoughts too.

- Esjae xo

Poetry/ Update: Ebook - My Little Black Book of Poems Vol 1

I released the front cover of my latest ebook, My Little Black Book of Poems Vol 1, a few days a go so now its time to give the release day:

24th December 2012

so now you know! It will include both poems, 'Dear Santa' and 'Deadbeat Dad' along with a few poems which I haven't yet posted on this blog!

- Esjae

Update / Poetry: Poetry Book Cover

If you are following me on twitter you may know that I am planning on releasing a poetry ebook before christmas!

I have just finished designing the cover! - Take a look.

Let me know what you think,

- Esjae xo

Poem: Dear Santa

Dear Santa, It's that time of year
When we ask you to listen with open ears
I know that this Christmas there will be a few who will shed a tear
When they think of a beautiful little girl who can't be here

I'm not writing to you to ask for material things
Just for you to visit a little girl with angel wings
I hope you won't mind,
Especially as she won't be hard to find
For she is the brightest star in the sky

She didn't get a chance to walk this earth
So no present will truly show her worth
For she is the smallest angel in the sky

We didn't get to hear her cry
Or to listen to her first words
As she was already flying higher than the birds

She can't write this letter for herself to ask for toys
Like all the other girls and boys
So I wish to ask for you to,
Deliver a simple message
And giver her the knowledge
That although she isn't here
We'll always hold our thoughts of her dear
Wishing that she could be near
Our love for her will remain strong
For in our hearts she will always belong

Sleep tight little angel tonight
For I will watch your star so bright
As I say goodnight

- Esjae xo

Business Notes: Law - Contractual Offers

Requirements of Contractual OFFERS

In order to be capable of acceptance it must be:

INTENDED to be an offer.
Definition of 'Offer' - Declaration by offeror by which he intends to be legally bound if his terms are accepted by the offeree.
Be CERTAIN - It must be possible for the 'offeree' to know what his rights and obligations will be if he 'accepts' the offer
And be COMMUNICATED to the offeree - if the offeree doesn't know about it he can't accept it.
Must not have been TERMINATED - an offer can’t be accepted once it has been terminated/ an offer can't be terminated once it has been accepted

The Difference between an Offer and an Invitation to Treat

Definition of 'Offer' - Declaration by offeror by which he intend to be legally bound if his terms are accepted by the offeree.

Therefore it depends upon the intention, for judicial guidelines see:

Boots Chemist Case (Pharmaceutical Society of GB v Boots Cash Chemist 1953)
The display on the shelf was only an invitation to treat (I to T), customer then made an offer to which the cashier can then accept or reject. This results in Boots NOT being 'guilty' as the sale was complete bu the cashier with a pharmacist present.

Fisher v. Bell for guidelines in accordance to shop displays
The defendant wasn't 'guilty' as there is no offer for sale as the display is an Invitation to Treat.

Partridge v. Crittenden for guidelines in accordance to adverts.
The defendant is not 'guilty' as he's not offering to sell he's offering an Invitation to Treat. This is because he's not making an offer to sell, the buyer is offering to purchase.

Other cases to look at:

Carill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Company 1893
The court held that the wording of the advert showed sufficient intention to make it an offer contrary to the general guideline laid down in Partridge v Crittenden.

Gibson v Manchester City Council 1979
Due to the wording there was no contract made.

Why Is It Necessary To Identify The Parties

It is the Offer's terms that govern the contract
It is the action of the offeree that concludes the contract (Both bound at this point)
It is the country in which the acceptance becomes effective which determines the applicable law (Can be stated a 'Proper' law ie country)

Termination of a Contractual Offer

Refusal/Rejection - Once an offer is refused it is then terminated, the offeree cannot then change his/her mind and accept if they do then they will actually be making a new offer.
Counter Offer - If the offeree attempts to accept, but introduces new or different terms, this is a counter offer, and the other party can then choose whether they wish to accept or reject it.
Revocation - The offeror can withdraw his/her offer at anytime before valid acceptance has occured, provided: Revocation is communicated to the offeree and the offeree has not purchased an option
Time Lapse - If no time for acceptance is stated, the offer will lapse after a 'reasonable' time; this will depend upon the nature of the commodity.
Death - The death of a specific offeree will terminate the offer as only he/she could have accepted it. The death of the offeror will only terminate the offer if the offeree was aware of it before he accepted, otherwise the offeror's personal representatives must carry out the contract, unless it is for personal services.

Business Notes: Law - Contracts

What is a Contract?

A contract is a legally binding agreement between 2 people (it does not need to be written!)
Written contracts are mainly for proof (such as a receipt in shops are evidence for the purchase which you have just made) or to look back on what was agreed.

Contracts Gives Parties RIGHTS & OBLIGATIONS

Some contracts must be in writing because statute requires it, for example:

• Property
• Finance (credit) - inc. phone contract
• Employment - - need to know to be able to refer to it

Four 'Ingredients' Must Be Present in Order for a Contract to Exist

1. Offer
2. Acceptance (an agreement, not yet a contract)
3. Consideration
4. Intention to create legal relations

All four of the above must be present in order for a contract to exist. If one is missing then there is no contract between the parties.

Formation of a Contract

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Business Notes: Law - Types of Liability

Ways in Which a Company May Become Liable:

· By breaching a CONTRACT - results in damages being paid if successful

· By committing a TORT (Civil wrong) - results in damages being paid if successful

· By breaching a STATUTE - results in damages being paid if the Act creates civil liability or a fine if the Act creates criminal liability

Relationships to Consider

A business has many relationships:

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Business Notes: Law - Key Term: Tort

Tort - A civil wrong that does not depend upon the existence of a contract. - The actions of one has affected another but there does not have to be a contract between the people involved.

- Esjae

Business Notes: Law - Key Terms

Accused - The person being prosecuted in a criminal trial

Adversarial Procedure - Trial in which judge acts like the referee in the context between two opposing litigants.

Claimant -The party who brings a civil action

Common Law - Various meanings determined by context: law applicable to the whole of England/ judge-made law rather than statute/not the law of Equity

Crowm - The prosecutor in criminal proceedings

Defence - The person being prosecuted/ their legal representatives

Defendant - Person against whom criminal or civil proceedings are brought

Precedent - Previous judicial decision influential and possibly binding in later cases

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- Esjae x

Business Notes: Introduction to Law

We need to know the difference between criminal and civil law (we will focus upon civil law but occasionally touch upon criminal law).

Civil Law = us as individuals exerting our rights

Businesses are civally liable to their customers in many circumstances but crimanally liable in other circumstance. However most customers do not know what their rights are (some businesses use this to their advantage).

Criminal situations are usually quick because the freedom of the individual is at risk, therefore they are usually released the following day. However the civil process takes a long time for any conclusion to be made.

The two courts for civil cases are:

· High Court
· County Court

Within civil law you don’t use the term 'guilt'

Recommends: Syner ft Jesskarz - Circle Of Vice (Video)

I'm posting this video as a recommended track/ video because I don't think a review would be able to do it justice.The lyrics are hard hitting, fits the beat and the artists deliver it amazingly! After I watched this I checked out Jesskarz other videos on YouTube and even downloaded her mixtape - I definitely think there is a lot more to come from her in the future and is someone to keep an eye on.
Take a look
- Esjae

Review: Little Mix - DNA: The Deluxe Edition (Album)

1. Wings
2. DNA
3. Change Your Life
4. Always Be Together
5. Stereo Soldier
6. Pretend It's OK
7. Turn Your Face
8. We Are Who We Are
9. How Ya Doin'?
10. Red Planet - Little Mix feat. T
11. Going Nowhere
12. Madhouse
13. Love Drunk
14. Make You Believe
15. Case Closed
16. DNA (Unplugged)

Little Mix's album lands a year after they won the X Factor, something groups just didn't do until last year! It was considered that a year maybe too long for the band and that this album would go unnoticed, but that certainly won't be the case with this album.

Packed with killer harmonies, and catchy lyrics, what's not to like! The style of the album is a very 'now' 90's band which is great for the industry today! - Is it possible that these girls could be the new, fresher girls aloud? I think so, they definitely have the potential to have that success and much more, especially if they build upon what they have brought to their fans with this album.

If you like pop, 90's R&B and a bit of rap mixed together then this album is for you.

- Esjae

Recommends: Locked Out of Heaven Mashup Sam Tsui & Megan Nicole (prod. Kurt Schneider)

A great mashup by Sam Tsui & Megan Nicole produced by Kurt Schneider - totally worth a listen/ watch!
- Esjae

Recommends: Ahmir - War (Debut Single)

A great track both lyrically and vocally, worth a listen for R&B fans. - Esjae

Poem: Deadbeat Dad

He gives you a beating
Telling you it's the best thing
For you to be black and blue
His word's aren't true
But you stay because your afraid
Not of the life you could have instead
But of the one you have led
Trying to get the courage to leave
The one who has made you grieve
Over the love you thought you had
For this deadbeat dad
It's driving you mad
It's time that you left
Before you make a u turn
This is a lesson learnt
You deserve more
Than the future he has in store
For him and you
Living black and blue

- Esjae

Business Notes: Management - Characteristics of Good Management

What is management? Management is the person or persons controlling and directing the affairs of a business, or other institution. It can also be described as the or manner of managing: handling, direction or control.

Where does the word 'manage' come from? The word manage comes from the Italian word maneggiare and also from the Latin manu agere which means 'to lead by the hand', this in turn has been derived from the Latin word manus meaning hand.

So what does a manager do? According to Henri Fayol (1841-1925), the first person to identify elements or functions of management in his classic 1916 book 'Administration Industrielle et Generole', management consists of planning, organizing, command, coordination and control.

However according to Peter Drucker (1955), 'The manager is the dynamic, life giving element in every business'. In 1955 he said that a manager has only 3 jobs:

Managing a business
Managing managers
Managing workers and work

What does a good manager look like? The CMI (Chartered Management Institute) claim that Chartered Manager (CMgr) is the ultimate accolade. However what process would a CMgr candidate have to follow in order to receive this award. Therefore according to them a good manager will be qualified, have impact and CPD (Continuing professional development).

What are the entry requirements from CMgr? According to the CMI in 2008 “In order to ensure minimum standards of knowledge and understanding of management among Chartered Managers, a management qualification at degree level or above (e.g. NVQ 4 or Diploma in Management) is a minimum qualification requirement”.

It is also important for a manager to implement the 6 management skills:

Leading People
Managing Change (Change is constant!)
Meeting Customer Needs
Managing Information & Knowledge
Managing Activities and Resources
Managing Yourself

- Esjae

Recommends: Kendrick Lamar - ADHD (Freestyle) Neimo Brown (Youtube Video)

I stumbled across this video today whilst searching YouTube and thought it was definitely worth being the first post in my new 'Recommendations' section. The video is from an upcoming London-based UK talent, Neimo Brown, who is rapping to Kendrick Lamar's 'ADHD'. Definitely worth a watch if you are into rap.
- Esjae

Business Notes: Management - Self Awareness

What is self awareness:

Being aware of people
Knowing we exist as an individual
Recognising other people's beliefs
Being aware of your own individuality

Self awareness is having a balanced and honest view of your own personality, and often and ability to interact with others frankly and confidently. As well as being aware of your own individuality.

It's a recognition of:

Our personality
Our strengths and weaknesses
Our likes and dislikes
Helps us to recognise when we're stressed or under pressure
A prerequisite for effective communication and interpersonal relations
Helps us to develop empathy for others

Everyone is unique therefore it is important to harness your strengths and weaknesses.

- Esjae

Business Notes: Management - 6 Management Skills

There are six management skills, these are:

Leading People - a leader knows where they want to go. A manager knows how to get there. It is unusual to find both in one person.
Managing Change - Change is constant & people don't like change
Meeting Customer Needs - This is arguably one of the most important skills as the customer pays for the product/ serviceso it is important to satisfy them
Managing Information and Knowledge - This helps you to make decisions and plan for the future
Managing Activities and Resources - This makes sure people know what to do, what they need and where to be
Managing Yourself

- Esjae

Business Notes: International Awareness & Ethics - Culture

What is culture? It was said by Kramsch in 1996 that culture is the attitudes and beliefs, ways of thinking, behaving and remembering shared by members of that community.

There are three primary ways of describing culture - these are:

Anthropological culture which is the ways that people of a certain group behave/live among themselves
High culture which includes the art, music, theatre, and literature created by culture
Popular culture which includes contemporary music, films and trends

It comes down to universal acceptance as to why one piece of music is high culture and another is popular culture.

There are also two further types of culture these are surface culture and deep culture.

Surface culture includes:

How you dress
Clothing
Gestures
Music
Art
Architecture

Deep culture includes:

Worldview - this is the orientation towards religion, humanity, nature and the universe
Language - this is the medium to transmit culture
Kinship System - this is the importance of different family roles and the relationships between family members
Social Organisation - this is the importance of relationships among group members.

Culture has a huge focus on values this is because cultural values identify behavioural characteristics that members of the society consider important and valuable. They also help to serve as a mechanism of social control by determining how members of a culture should behave.

As a result of the dynamics of culture systems in one main culture individual members of one culture may differ in the values and adopt several sub-cultures. Due to this boundaries are only loosely defined and therefore culture can be shared by people from different geographical locations.Values and systems can change over time.

- Esjae

Business Notes: Presentation Tips

Throughout your life you will have to write and present presentations therefore you need to be able to ensure you do this successfully.

A well prepared presentation will succeed!

Key issues when it comes to presentations are:

Preparation
Rehearsal
Visual Aids

Prepare

Before you begin you work it is important that you:

Know what you want to say
Understand and focus upon the key points that you wish to emphasise
Work out who your audience is
Find out who much prior knowledge they have of the particular subject
How much factual data will you need to research
Make sure that you check the room in which you will be giving your presentation from 15-20 minutes (minimum) before the presentation to check that it is laid out correctly and that the equipment works.
If you are giving the presentation in a group make sure you delegate tasks according to the expertise and skills within the group

Rehearse - Before you give your presentation

If a group presentation is required make sure that you rehearse as a group
If it is an individual presentation make sure you get someone to watch you rehearse so that they can give you feedback
When rehearsing out loud, check the volume of your voice
Make sure you check you presentation timings (REMEMBER you will speak faster in the real event)
If you need them use prompt cards - but don't rely on them too much
Try and rehearse where the presentation is going to take place if it is at all possible
Try and anticipate the questions that will be asked and if you are asked a question which you cannot answer it is important that you are honest and polite - you could even offer to look it up and give them the information at a later point

Visual Aids

Use a mixture of powerpoint, flip chart, whiteboard
Visual aids deflect the attention from you - this is helpful if you are nervous and or don't like to be the focus of the attention
Use desktop publishing software to product handouts as this will help to make them look more professional
It's important to note that if everything looks good, you feel good

- Esjae

Business Notes: International Awareness & Ethics - History of English

Why English? English is a cultural foundation, we don't realise how lucky we are to have guardianship of the English language. It is argued that the English language is so dominant as a result of the English empire during which we owned 3/4 of the earth.

As a result of so many people speaking English, it helps and hinders our international relations. For instance over 80% of the Dutch speak fluent English however the majority of English people are rubbish at speaking other languages sometimes to the extent of being ignorant and just simply expecting to go to other countries and for those people to speak English instead of their own language. This also extends into the media as in the case of 'if it isn't in English we aren't interested'. This could be why international safety instructions default language is English.

It is thought that everyone learns English and this stems back to the 1980's before the EU single market the Japanese wanted to learn English as they thought 'If we're going to sell to these people we meed to be able to speak to them'.

The whole thinking of the English language probably comes down to 'the right place at the right time'. We decided to invade and build our empire at the right time. It was especially fortunate that the British Empire was the one that was most powerful when the world started to mechanise.

English is a global language as a result of the speakers; however not to do with the number of speakers but who those speakers are such as politicians from all over the world speaking English. Power also influences the global language and what it is for example Latin was a global language during the Roman Empire (when the Roman military power declines, Latin remain as the international language due to a different sort of power: the ecclesiastical power of Roman Catholicism. Other influences on the global language includes political and military, economic, technological, and cultural power. Therefore English has become a global language as a result of the British Empire and it's past influences on the world alongside current politicians using it who are from all over the world among many other reasons. There are several problems associated to having a global language one of these being that those who have such a language as a mother tongue will be more able to think and work quickly in the language and to manipulate to their advantage. Also a global language will hasten the disappearance of minority languages; the danger that some people will celebrate one language’s success at the expense of others.

Why do we need a global language? It is important to have a global language particularly when people are using different languages as they need a ‘lingua franca’ to communicate: e.g. a pidgin, a simplified language adopted by several ethnic groups along the West African coast to do trade. Mandarin Chinese (an indigenous lang.) emerged as a ‘lingua franca’ among the Chinese because it is the language of the most powerful ethnic group. International academic and business communities need a ‘lingua franca’ to communicate: e.g. to converse over the Internet between academic physicists in Germany, Italy, and India, or to discuss a multinational deal involving the Japanese, German, and the Saudi Arabian businessmen.

So what is the future of global English? It is possible that the English language is rejected because it isn't the easiest language to learn. It could also be bad for us due to contrasting issues particularly with the US. This is as a result of the Americans not being very popular and we also see them as being dangerous. This reflect badly on us as they are seen as being unpopular and speaking English (Not a good mix for promoting the use of the language!).

We are now in a critical era because within little more than a generation, we have moved from a situation where a world language was a theoretical possibility to one where it is an evident reality.Therefore if the English language is to survive it is important that it is protected therefore governments should allocate resources for language planning, whether to promote English or to develop the use of other languages in their community (or, of course, both).

- Esjae

Business Notes: Work Based Learning - Writing A CV (2)

When writing your CV it is important that you DON'T:

Do it in a rush
Leave gaps in employment
Lie
Include irrelevant personal details (eg. marital status)
Simply write a list of duties under work experience
Use large or flashy font

It is important to stress that there is no single way to write a CV this is because it is your own document so it can be structured and presented as you wish within a basic framework.

You just need to remember that you CV will be the first impression an employer will have of you. It is your marketing brochure through which you are trying to sell yourself.

When emailing potential employers with your CV don't leave the subject line blank as they will not read your email!

Comments from past recruiters:

What is the first thing you look for in someone's CV:

Layout must be logical and easy to follow

What is likely to make you reject a CV:

Spelling mistakes/ lack of information
Bland CV

What is likely to make you seriously consider a CV?

Good academic record
Something about you as a person (hobbies, interests and extra curricular activities)
Practical work experience (not necessarily related)
Other evidence of ability to work with people or showing initiative.

What is your preferred format for CV?

Typed
Easy to follow
Conventional format

- Esjae

Business Notes: Work Based Learning - Writing A Good CV

A CV is very important there for a good CV is vital. This is because your first impression is vital. There is not point having a good interview style if your application won't get you there.

When writing a new application, preparation is key. This is because each application needs to be targeted towards the role and company for which you are applying for.

To target your application successfully you need to know what your skills, experience and qualifications are as well as what the criteria for the job is and then find the overlap. This will enable you to see if you match the job and have the necessary skills etc required.

Auditing Your Skills (Transferable)

Think about your key activities & achievements to date
Break them down into tasks
Identify the skills you have demonstrated/ achieved through this
Provide evidence

What is a CV?

A CV is a biographical sketch of the course of one's life. It is a persuasive sales document selling yourself to an employer. It's all about you! Therefore it is an opportunity to show an employer why you are an ideal candidate for the job!

Everyone has potential.

A Good CV Will:

Stand out from the crowd
Draw attention to your relevant skills, experience, achievements, and potential
Create such an impression on the employer that they will not be able to turn you down for an interview.

Types of CV Layout

Conventional (Recommended):

Personal Details (Name, DOB, Address)
Personal Profile
Education & Qualifications (Most Recent First)
Skills
Interests and Hobbies (Past & Present)
Referees (Contact Details: Name, Position, Company, Address, Phone, Email) x2 (One Academic and One Personal)

Skills Based:

Personal Details
Personal Profile
Skills Profile
Education & Qualifications
Referees

Covering Letter

Always make sure you send a covering letter with your CV, this will help you to make a good impression. A covering letter should be no longer than one side of A4 and should be word processed unless you have been asked otherwise. You should make specific reference to the company you are applying for. You need to make sure you sell yourself but don't go over the top!

Planning A Covering Letter

Opening (About you)
Role you are interested in and why
Why you are particularly interested in that company.

-Esjae x

Business Notes: Work Based Learning - Employability

Global businesses are increasingly seeking graduates who have a global awareness and have studied or worked overseas as part of their learning. For UK graduates this means many/most are missing out due as they are less likely than international students to do this.

We currently live in:

Knowledge based economies
Competitive global markets

Therefore it is important to 'be a sponge' and take everything on board.

What is employability?

Employability belongs to you and it is your property. It isn't the same as getting employed or being employed. It is how an individual grasps the opportunities that are before them, it is also how someone reflect on their experiences. As well as how someone packages and presents the skills they have.

Employability is the knowledge, skills and attitudes that will support their future development.

There are three skills that make you employable, these are:

Fundamental Skills
Personal Skills
Team Skills

Fundamental Skills include:

Communication
Managing Information
Numerical Skills
Problem Solving

Personal Skills include:

Positive attitude and behaviours
Taking Responsibility
Adaptability
Continuous Learning - 'Be a sponge'

Team Skills include:

Being able to work with others
Cooperation
Leadership

The 10 most important skills that employers look for are said to be (in order of importance):

Communication Skills
Team Working Skills
Integrity
Intellectual Ability
Confidence
Character/ Personality
Planning & Organisational Skills
Literacy
Numeracy
Analysis & Decision Making Skills

Innovation skills are also very important when it comes to employability this is because: creativity skills tend to generate ideas which help businesses greatly in terms of remaining competitive; risk taking skills shows a person is entrepreneurial; relationship building skills this shows a person is good at networking and communication; and also implementation skills this shows someone has the skills to turn ideas into products.

Some people may ask is this all expected of someone who is taking their first job? The answer is yes they can or at least someone who is willing to be like this/ grow into it.

How does someone develop their employability?

The development of one's employability attributes and most importantly mapping examples to the list typically sought by employees. Alongside the development of one's self promotional skills and also have a willingness to reflect and learn.

- Esjae

Business Notes: Work Based Learning, Bill Gates Words of Wisdom

Bill Gates - Words of Wisdom

1. Life's not fair - Get used to it!
2. The world won't care about your self esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something before you feel good about yourself
3. You will not make $60000 a year right out of university, you won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.
4. If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you have a boss
5. Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your grandparents had a different word for burger flipping: They called it opportunity
6. If you mess up, it's not your parents fault. So don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them
7. Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. - They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.
8. Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life has NOT! - There are no second chances in life!
9. Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you find yourself. Do that in your own time!
10. TV is not real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to their jobs.
11. Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one!

- Esjae

Animal Antics & Aspects of Love Anthologies

I have been included in two anthologies, Animal Antics 2012 edited by Jenni Bannister and Aspects of Love A Collection of Poetry edited by Donna Samworth. You can view a thumbnail of the images below or alternatively click on the images to view them at a larger size.

The poems that were included were 'My Canine Friend' which was included in the Animal Antics 2012 anthology and the poem 'Jailbird Love' which was included in the Aspects of Love A Collection of Poetry anthology.

- Esjae

November Update 2012

Sorry to all of the regular readers of this blog. You will have noticed that there hasn't been any new content or posts for a while, this is due to me moving to university and settling into my new house and having a lot of assignments to do straight away.

I have now sorted myself out so that I will have more time to dedicate to this blog and getting more content on here.

I am currently in the process of implementing some new areas to the blog as well as setting up my own shop on Spreadshirt!

There will be alot of new content to come soon so keep checking back!

- Esjae

Video Interview Removed!

Unfortunately VB Artist has removed the video interview I did with him so now it is unavailable.

Sorry for the inconvenience guys. I'm back writing now so there will be more to come soon!

- Esjae x

Monday

Yesterday was quite a busy day, I got up fairly early compared to my housemates so I had to be really careful because I didn’t want to make too much noise. I ended up not having breakfast (I did have a rather large chocolate cookie) due to a lack of food supplies – I only had tinned food. Scott text me saying he was going to be arriving at the station at 10 so I decided to leave at about half 9 thinking that would give me plenty of time to walk. I was wrong. I ended up walking at a very fast pace, trying to navigate and work out where I was using a map from the uni website which didn’t have all the roads on it making it ten times harder to work out where I was and how far I had walked along. Once I reached the HUGE ASDA I was quite familiar with where I was and managed to get myself to the train station at the same time as Scott’s train arrived which I thought was pretty good going!
Once me and Scott managed to find each other, we went into ASDA because I had a huge shopping list of things I found I hadn’t got and would probably need. We walked around the whole of ASDA and then I decided I would get everything closer to my house so I didn’t have to carry it for very long (that was obviously the student in me coming out). So both then walked back towards my house and into the mini ‘high street’ (basically a long road filled with loads of shop – mostly discount, extremely cheap shops… a students best friend). I managed to get some food and bits a pieces that I needed then we headed towards me house, Scott met my housemates then I made us lunch (toast – an impressive dish) and we then went out and got some more stuff that me and my housemates decided we should probably have (extra pots and pans and stuff like that). When we got back to the house no one was in, so we went up to my room and ended up falling asleep!
Once we finally woke up we decided it was about time to walk back to the train station because it was getting late and I didn’t want to have to walk back through Bournemouth on my own in the dark. Before Scott got his train home we went back to ASDA so I could get the last few things I couldn’t find anywhere else and we got a McDonalds (I shouldn’t have but I couldn’t resist the temptation). Scott just missed one train so I waited with him until the next one came and then he had to go – I wanted him to stay, but he had a return ticket for that day and had no money on him.
I walked quite slowly back to mine and stopped off at one of the shops just before my road to get myself a bottle of Malibu. Once I got back everyone was in Stefan and Katie were eating dinner in the kitchen and I ended up talking to them and talked int0 going to a bit of a house party at the house down the road. It was good fun at the house party and the people at that house were really nice although I felt bad because Scott was expecting to talk to me Skype and I didn’t think I would be gone as long as I was but when I did get back we did have quite a long chat on the phone.

When me and Scott got off the phone I went downstairs for a drink and Katie suddenly appeared and we ended up staying up talking. Stefan came home about half 1 and stayed talking with us until we all decided to go to bed about 3 am.
All in all it was a pretty good day!
- Esjae x

A quick look at my room

Not the best photos, but you can see what my room is like! Not massive but its got everything I need.
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Arrived & Unpacked–The Journey Begins

So today was the day I made my way to Bournemouth! It’s been an exciting build up getting everything ready and packing, plus I’ve been to stay at Scott’s I haven’t really had a chance to post an update on here for a while.
It’s my Mum’s birthday today (it’s kind of sad that I moved to uni on her birthday! But there you go that’s how things work out sometimes) I got her a wine glass with ‘Super Mum’ on it and a set of nail varnish because she likes painting her nails. She got loads of other great stuff too my sister, Natasha, got her a perfume set (I think it was Jimmy Choo – But I’m not completely sure), Aaron, my brother got her ‘The Inbetweeners’ DVD box set and the ‘Miranda’ DVD which she really liked because she liked both series. My Dad got her 2 nail art sets which where both pretty cool and I would have jealous of them had I got longer nails (perhaps I should stop biting them and start growing them!).
Once my Mum had unwrapped her presents it was full steam a head for all 5 of us to get ready. We wanted to leave by 9… It didn’t happen! Once we did finally set off (after repacking half the boot because I forgot some bits and jump starting the my Dad’s car off Natasha’s) we had an early pit stop at Tesco's because Aaron wanted to get some DVDs and I wanted to get some chocolate for the journey. The first half of the journey went pretty quickly, I spent a lot of it texting Scott. We then stopped at Fleet services and Tasha bought us all a Burger King (one of my favourite fast foods!) she also got me an ice cream which was really good but I couldn’t eat it all. Once we were back on the road it wasn’t too long until we reached Bournemouth and I started to get nervous! I hadn’t gotten at all nervous up until then. It seemed to have come round really quickly. We got to the place where I needed to get my keys for my shared house from and my Dad ended up extending my insurance to cover my laptop and phone, the whole process of getting my keys was really fast.
My new house (well for a year anyways) is really nice, I really like it. Once I finally worked out which key unlocked the front door (not that it mattered anyways because it was already unlocked) me and my family all traipsed in. We met Stefan first – He’s really nice, I’d already spoken to him on Facebook so it was good to be kind of familiar with each other already, I briefly met Chris – who is also really nice and I had already spoken to him on Facebook too. Stefan told us that another girl (the mystery girl – one of the housemates I hadn’t spoken to on Facebook) had already moved in and was from Wales. After our quick chat we found my room upstairs, its not a particularly large room but it’s a good size and has everything I need in it. My Mum soon instructed my Dad to get all of my boxes out of the car, Tasha and Aaron helped, whilst me and my Mum had a quick look around the rest of the house. My family didn’t stay for too long after they brought all of my stuff into the house they all had a quick look round and met Ryan (who I had already spoken to on Facebook to, he seemed quite quiet) and his family just before they left.
Once my family left I was left staring a stack of boxes that I needed to unpack and sort out. It didn’t take me too long to sort myself out in my room (it’s the first time in my whole life that I have my own room!). Stefan suggested we go and get our wristbands so we join in all the fresher's stuff so me, him and Katie (the Welsh girl) all headed off to the Talbot campus to get ourselves a wristband each. It wasn’t too far to go a mile and a half each way while we were there we asked how we could get our broken internet fixed. On the walk back we stopped at a house just a few doors down from us that Stefan thought had students in too and he was right, so the three of us introduced ourselves to them and then made our way back to our house. I finished off sorting out some bits in my room and then went and chatted with all of my housemates in our lounge. We then decided to play some games, we originally were going to play Cluedo but decided to play Jenga instead because some of the Cluedo pieces where missing. Our house are insane at playing Jenga we ended up played for over an hour and a half! We then played a few little games before we all went off to do our own thing. Stefan and Katie decided to go out with the other house from down the road while me, Ryan and Chris all opted to stay in and have a quiet night! It was weird to make my dinner for myself – I have done it before but I felt so much more grown up doing it… Although that didn’t stop me from just having a pack of super noodles (quick and easy, what more can a student want!).
I’m going to go and pick up a few bits and pieces from the shops tomorrow and have a bit more of a look around, and spend some time with Scott! I wonder where my new university adventure will take me tomorrow!
I wonder if our mystery sixth housemate will arrive tomorrow or if he will still remain a mystery for a while longer! Who are you sixth housemate?
- Esjae x

Interview: VB Artist (Modified)

PLEASE NOTE THIS VIDEO WAS HOSTED BY VB ARTIST HIMSELF AND HE HAS SINCE REMOVED IT FROM YOUTUBE - SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE

After our last successful interview VB Artist asked me to write some questions for him to do a video response to for the release of his new album Modified.

Let us know what you think of his album and your thoughts on the interview!

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Back to Wednesday Night

Wednesday Night I went out with all (most of) the play bard staff from work. It was a sign of the end of the summer and me and Rachael going off to uni! My boss, May, picked me up and drove me, Danielle and Becka to Frankie and Benny’s. May bought us all a drink and we waited for the others to turn up.

All of us, after we ate.

Tasha, Me and May.

Shots.

We went on to a club called ‘Nusha’ and a few of us crammed in for a picture.

The lovely barman filled the bar with shots for us all. Then all of us apart from Danielle and Lucy decided to head off into town to carry on partying! The rest of us went off home to bed…

- Esjae x

Update

A quick update, I have another site called HubPages I will be posting all of my writing on if your interested then click the following link:

http://esjae.hubpages.com/

This will accompany my other pages:

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Business Notes: Key Term–Emerging Markets

Emerging markets are an international area that has the potential to grow and develop in terms of productive capacity, market opportunities and competitive advantage.

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Business Notes: Key Term–International Competitiveness

International competitiveness is the ability of firms to sell their products successfully both abroad in export markets at home and in competition against imports.

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Business Notes: Key Term–Globalisation

Globalisation is the process enabling financial markets to operate internationally, largely as a result of deregulation and improved communications.

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Business Notes: Key Term–Cyclical Unemployment

Cyclical unemployment is unemployment resulting from an economic downturn or recession in the business cycle.

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Business Notes: Key Term–Structural Unemployment

Structural unemployment is long term unemployment resulting from change in demand, supply or technology in the economy, which produces a fundamental decline in an industry.

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Business Notes: Key Term–Unemployment

Unemployment is the number of jobless people who want to work, are available to work, and are actively seeking employment.

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Business Notes: Key Term–Hyperinflation

Hyperinflation is a situation where the value of money decreases so fast that people lose confidence in it.

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Business Notes: Key Term–Inflationary Expectations

Inflationary expectations are views about what will happen to the rate of inflation in the future.

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Business Notes: Key Term–Demand-Pull Inflation

Demand-pull inflation is the process by which prices rise because there is excess demand in the economy.

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Business Notes: Key Term–Cost-Push Inflation

Cost-push inflation occurs when there is an increase in the costs of production (including wages, raw materials, fuel, taxation, and interest rates) that forces firms to increase their prices in order to protect their profit margin.

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Business Notes: Key Term–Deflation

Deflation is a decrease in the general level of process within an economy or rise in the purchasing power in money.

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Business Notes: Key Term–Inflation

Inflation is an increase in the general level of process within an economy. Inflation also means that there is a fall in the purchasing power of money.

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Business Notes: Key Term–Fixed Exchange Rates

Fixed exchange rates are when the government decide to fix the value of its currency permanently in relation to other currencies.

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Business Notes: Key Term–Flexible/ Freely Floating/ Fluctuating Exchange Rates

Flexible/ Freely Floating/ Fluctuating Exchange Rates are the demand for, an the supply of, the currency which determine the exchange rate.

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Business Notes: Key Term–Exchange Rate

The exchange rate is the price for one country’s money in terms of another.

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Business Notes: Key Term–Interest Rates

Interest rates are the cost of borrowing money and the return for lending money. They also measure the opportunity cost, to both individuals and firms, of spending money rather than saving it and receiving interest.

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Business Notes: Key Term–Economic Growth

Economic growth is an increase in the level of economic activity or real gross domestic product.

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Business Notes: Key Term–Recovery

The recovery is a period characterised by slowly rising levels of consumer demand, rising investment, patchy but increasing business confidence and falling levels of unemployment.

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Business Notes: Key Term–Slump

A slump is the period characterised by very low levels of consumer demand, investment, and business confidence, an increasing number of businesses failing and high levels of unemployment.

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Business Notes: Key Term–Recession

A recession is the period characterised by falling levels of consumer demand, output, profit and business confidence, little investment, spare capacity, and rising levels of unemployment.

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Business Notes: Key Term–Boom

The ‘boom’ is the period characterised by high levels of consumer demand, business confidence, profits and investments at the same time as rising costs, increasing process and full capacity.

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Business Notes: Key Term–Business (or trade) cycle

The business cycle is the regular pattern of ups and downs in demand and output within an economy, or of gross domestic product growth over time. It is characterised by four main phases: boom, recession (or downturn), slump and recovery (or upturn).

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Business Notes: Key Term–Capital (or investment) Goods

Capital goods are items that are purchased by firms because they help them to produce goods.

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Business Notes: Key Term–Stock

Stock can be defined as the raw materials, components, work in progress or finished goods.

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Business Notes: Key Term–Consumer Durables

Consumer durables are goods that are owned by households, but which are not instantly consumed by them (e.g. cars, computers, televisions).

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Business Notes: Key Term–Gross National Product (GNP)

Gross national product is the total value of a country’s output over the course of a year plus net income from abroad. The growth in real GNP per head of population is the main measure of economic growth.

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Business Notes: Key Term–Gross Domestic Produce (GDP)

Gross domestic produce is the total value of a country’s output of the course of a year.

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Business Notes: Key Term–Microeconomics

Microeconomics is the study of the individual parts of the economy.

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Business Notes: Key Term–Macroeconomics

Macroeconomics is the study of the whole economy.

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Business Notes: Key Term–PESTLE Analysis

PESTLE analysis is a framework for assessing the likely impact of the political, economic, social, technological, legal and environment factors in the external environment of a business.

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Business Notes: Key Term–Stakeholder

A stakeholder is an individual or group with a direct interest in the activities of an organisation.

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