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Top 5 Mac Keyboard & Trackpad Shortcuts You Must Know

By LanceProductivityNo Comments

5 MINUTES TO IMPROVE YOUR PRODUCTIVITY FOR LIFE

Let’s take a quick test to determine if it’s finally time to upgrade your Mac skills.

Do you ever click on the green circle in the top-left corner of an application to “minimize” the window?
Do you ever click on icons in the Application “Dock” on the bottom (default) of your screen?
Do you ever have troubles finding a file or determining in what folder that file resides?

If you said “yes” to any one of these, I have some bad news. You suck at using your Mac. Sorry, but you’re as efficient as a sloth on weed. Don’t worry, we can still be friends, but only if you take a few minutes to learn the following new skills. Oh, and by the way, they are guaranteed to make you LOVE your Mac again. Ok, here we go!

BE A BETTER PRESENTER

TIP #5: CREATE MULTIPLE DESKTOP LAYOUTS (3-FINGER SWIPE UP) AND MOVE BETWEEN THEM SEAMLESSLY (3-FINGER SWIPE SIDE-TO-SIDE) WITH “SPACES”

If you ever have to present using multiple applications then navigating between them can be a pain, between minimizing, maximizing, expanding to fill the full screen and switching between them, and we aren’t even getting into complicating things even more with webinar software (like Google Hangouts or GoToMeeting). Thankfully, there’s an elegant solution to this, and that’s creating multiple Desktop layouts, or “Spaces” where navigating between them is as simple as a 3-finger swipe sideways. Make sure to practice this before your big presentation as it may take some time to get your layout perfect. Also, Spaces lends itself to increasing your productivity if you need to work between multiple full-screen apps or multiple-app layouts.

BE A BETTER DESIGNER

TIP #4: SCREEN CAPTURE A SECTION OF YOUR DESKTOP & SAVE IT TO YOUR DESKTOP (⌘ COMMAND + ⇧ SHIFT + 4)

Don’t need to capture your entire Desktop? Me either. Use this command to allow you to select the precise rectangle-shaped image that you want to capture of anything on your screen (⌘ COMMAND + ⇧ SHIFT + 4). Just click-and-drag your mouse, and when you let go, it will snap an image and paste it to your Desktop.

Additionally, if you press the following (⌘ COMMAND + ⇧ SHIFT + 4) and then immediately press the “SPACE” bar (without using your mouse), the cursor will change to a camera icon and this will allow you to select any app window which will be captured precisely when you click the mouse/trackpad button. Pretty cool huh?

And just like before, if you want to skip the Desktop and paste your image into a document directly from the Clipboard, then use this (⌘ COMMAND + ⌃ CONTROL + ⇧ SHIFT + 4), then paste it using (⌘ COMMAND + V).

Mac Keyboard Shortcuts Woman Working on Mac

TIP #3: CAPTURE AN IMAGE OF YOUR DESKTOP & SAVE IT TO YOUR DESKTOP (⌘ COMMAND + ⇧ SHIFT + 3)

With this keyboard shortcut, you can capture your entire desktop as an image file (.png) to your desktop. If you are using multiple monitors, it will automatically capture each desktop in a separate file. If you want to paste your desktop image into a document, then skip saving it to the Desktop altogether and copy it to the Clipboard for immediate pasting using (⌘ COMMAND + ⌃ CONTROL + ⇧ SHIFT + 3), then paste it using (⌘ COMMAND + V).

IMPROVE YOUR PRODUCTIVITY & SAVE TIME

TIP #2: FIND ANY FILE, FOLDER OR APPLICATION FAST WITH “SPOTLIGHT SEARCH” (⌘ COMMAND + SPACE)

Why are you still clicking around searching for things on your computer clumsily like a hoarder looking for an old TV Guide in a cramped San Francisco flat? You have the most powerful search technology at your fingertips in a personal computer. So, why not put this technology to work? Use “Spotlight Search” to find anything need in just a few clicks. In fact, Spotlight Search will probably list what you are looking for before you even finish typing the entire name. Yeah, you are slow, but you are about to get a lot faster. Try it now by pressing “⌘ + SPACE” and then typing “Calcu” yeah, you’ve already found it before I finished telling you what we were looking for. Congratulations, I think you get it now!

TIP #1: QUICKLY NAVIGATE BETWEEN OPEN APPS USING APPLICATION SWITCHER (⌘ COMMAND + TAB)

Slack, Chrome, Outlook, Word, Excel, Photoshop…It’s not uncommon to switch between multiple applications throughout the day. Your goal should be to do this while keeping your hands in typing position and minimize using the mouse, as this moves your hands out of typing position and reduces your productivity. Use “COMMAND + Tab” to quickly cycle forward through your open applications, starting with the most recent. Also, once you have pressed “COMMAND + TAB,” while continuing to hold down the “COMMAND” key, you can then press the “~” (tilde) key to cycle the other way. Try it out now on your own!

January 9, 2018

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Salary Research Information – Salary Guides and Salary Research Websites for Job Seekers

By LanceCareer, Job Search, SalaryNo Comments

SALARY INFORMATION WEBSITES AND SALARY RESEARCH GUIDES – CHOOSE YOUR WEAPON FOR A BETTER SALARY OUTCOME

Whether you are comfortable in your job, or embarking on a job search, everyone needs to keep a pulse on how their salary compares to market rates. Additionally, salary negotiation can be a challenging aspect of the job search for some job seekers, but it shouldn’t be. Going into any salary negotiation prepared with the right information can mean the difference between a pleasant or unpleasant outcome.

SALARY RESEARCH SITES

There are some great websites out there that can help you get a better understanding of what the market is currently offering in regards to salaries. Remember, salaries are dependent not only on your experience, but also on the economy, your location, and other external factors. Regardless, having a solid understanding of the salary range you should expect will go a long way and these sites are a great resource for this salary research.

PAYSA

Paysa is a newer entrant and brings a fresh design, perspective, and approach. Paysa tells you what a job pays, how you match it, and then claims to deliver jobs you would actually want to take. Their motto is “Job search is broken, let us find jobs that match you.” They also highlight that they work with top Brands to fill positions, therefore they claim that their direct line to companies shortens the job seeking process for both companies and candidates. Paysa seems to be a top new salary resource and should be explored by all job seekers before it get’s oversaturated.

COMPARABLY

Comparably is a newer career resource and offers great salary information, including an equity calculator. A newer entrant where you can learn what people like you get paid, get matched with companies anonymously, see anonymous company ratings, and insight on company culture. This is probably one of the best sites for conducting salary research. Living in San Francisco, what I like most is that they have a graph that charts average salary versus money raised, so you know how the salary range slides for each stage of VC investment funding (how much money they’ve raised). Just make sure to create an account to unlock even more data. Make comparably one of your first stops when researching salary information.

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PAYSA

PAYSCALE

Payscale is a new entrant in the space for 2019. Their content strategy appears to be a bit slanted more towards generating revenue than providing value, but it might be worth investigating.

LinkedIn has made posting salary information a top priority in recent years. Sensing the increasing competitive advantage from Glassdoor and other competitors has encouraged LinkedIn to add salary estimate to their job listings. Since these are estimates, they are less accurate than Glassdoor’s crowdsourced salary information but may be your only option for certain listings. Regardless, salary information is quite sparse on LinkedIn, so it may not yet be ready for prime time.

SALARY.COM

A quick way to get salary information for your target title and location that is generally quite accurate. This site feels like a “last generation” tech site, and it is starting to show its age. Also, there are so many advertisements on the site that it is often difficult to tell the difference between site content and advertising. However, there is still some great information here, as you can see in this image.

ANGELLIST

Angellist caters to startups, so only consider this site if you are looking to work for an early stage company (Seed, Series A or B). If you are, it’s a great site for researching salary and equity data although values can vary broadly. Regardless, it is a great place to start for startup salary/equity.

SALARY GUIDES

Many staffing companies have gotten into the content marketing business and opted to create their own branded salary guides as a way to generate more interest in their company and drive more traffic via SEO. While many of these may be quite light, others are well-researched and contain a treasure trove of good, hard salary data. Here is one worth considering.

THE CREATIVE GROUP (PART OF ROBERT HALF INTERNATIONAL)

RHI creates an annual salary guide that is extremely well put together and provides detailed salary information across several job categories. Every year, this is a consistently reliable, quality salary data resource. I highly recommend you start here:

CONCLUSION

There are plenty of great resources out there for you to conduct salary research and collect salary information. New sites are appearing all the time, and beyond a Google search, you should start your salary research at Glassdoor, Paysa, and using the Creative Group’s salary guides, all of which this article covers. Additionally, salary research is paramount late in the job search process, which I consider near the Bottom of Funnel (BOF) in the job search funnel, while creating a great resume is near the “Top of Funnel.”

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January 2, 2018