Alexandra Levits Water Cooler Wisdom Q&A with Lindsey Pollak Next Level Leadership

Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom Q&A with Lindsey Pollak Next Level Leadership Without doubt, there is an important transition in your career from being the “newbie” at the office to taking on more responsibility and evolving into a more seasoned role model, and even leader, within your organization. Many millennials are becoming leaders and even more want to step into leadership roles. I sat down with my friend Lindsey Pollak, millennial workplace expert and spokesperson for The Hartford’s My Tomorrow campaign, to hear about how employees can move on to “next-level” leadership. Alex: What are some tips you can offer to individuals who are looking to gain their first promotion at work? Lindsey: Try to go from asking the questions to answering them. Here is one way to practice: When there is a new hire on your team, take on the role of mentor. Try to forge a relationship where you become a resource for the person â€" regardless of his or her level or age. Start small with things like where to get the best coffee or lunch, and you’ll likely find that you become a resource for more important questions, too. Nearly all millennials (96 percent) in The Hartford’s 2014 annual consumer survey feel they bring new skills to the workplace. One way to use these skills to gain a promotion is to take part in a co-mentoring (also known as reverse mentoring) relationship with a more senior person. You can share your knowledge in areas, such as social media, while the more senior person can impart wisdom about your industry or lessons learned from previous experiences. Co-mentoring also helps younger employees gain visibility with senior leaders in the company. Finally, speak up in a positive way about what you would like to change in your job, making sure to illustrate how it benefits the company, too. For example, perhaps you have an idea for creating a shared folder for client background research that you can create to save everyone time and effort. Alex: What resources can promotion-seekers use to give them a leg-up in the process? Lindsey: Research, research, research. Landing a new job or promotion means knowing your interviewer or manager closely. LinkedIn is the best place to learn about people in a professional way. (Encouragingly, workers ages 25-34 are 1.25 times more likely to visit LinkedIn than the average website). But, be careful not to focus all your attention online. It’s important for leaders to be tech-savvy, but not tech-reliant. In The Hartford’s 2013 Millennial Leadership Survey, 86 percent of millennials said the use of social media holds some importance to being an effective leader, but is not the only contributor. It’s still important to build face-to-face relationships with people at all levels of your organization. “Can I take you out for a cup of coffee?” is as powerful a resource as any other. What are other ways millennials can demonstrate leadership outside of the office? Think through different communities you are a part of, such as a neighborhood, and pinpoint where there are opportunities for you to assert yourself as a leader and really make improvements. The Hartford’s 2013 Millennial Leadership Survey found millennials consider themselves a leader today in many areas outside the workplace: Family and friends groups (64 percent), Personal interests or hobbies (50 percent), and School (36 percent) Also, 73 percent of those surveyed said they aspire to be a leader in the next five years whether they feel like leaders today or not. To accomplish your own leadership goals, look for opportunities within your community groups, sports teams, volunteer activities, professional associations and even your circle of friends.

A Few Tips About Submitting Your Résumé - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

A Few Tips About Submitting Your Résumé - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career The adage “What you don’t know won’t hurt you” is very misleading, especially for people in transition or otherwise contemplating a career change. Not only is the contention untrue, but also it in fact hinders the ability to get what you want. Furthermore, it conveys a false sense of positive feeling. For example, those in transition are advised to customize their résumés to the job openings they’re applying to. Sounds logical, but it’s a laborious process that can take hours of close work, even though, at the end of the process, clicking on Submit or Apply gives a sense of satisfaction. But it’s a false satisfaction because nowadays, most if not all such submissions are going through electronic software called an applicant-tracking system, or ATS, which has its own rules. If the applicant does not obey the rules, the résumé or application goes into the proverbial black hole and never reaches its intended destination. That’s where the hurt comes in, because the ap plicant will never learn why it happened or how to correct the process for next time. So, what to do? Here are several suggestions. They apply only to electronic job applications, which means you should have two versions of the résumé: one for ATS software so that it will reach a recruiter and another one for a human. Submit your résumé in Microsoft Word format. Do not include tables in formatting the text. Be aware that there are many ATS providers, including archaic and new versions. As a candidate, you have no way of knowing which one your résumé will have to deal with, and pdf files or files formatted in other ways might not be able to get read into every type of ATS software. Don’t format your résumé by way of the use of a résumé template. Use the standard, customary section headers for sections, and put them on separate lines. Type those section headers in all capital letters, such as PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE, but do not type anything else in all caps. Of course use a capital letter at the beginning of a sentence, for the words in course titles, and for all proper nouns. Be consistent when listing your previous companies and titlesâ€"whichever you want to list first for emphasis. List a company name with its appropriate suffix such as Inc. or LLC. Otherwise, the company name could be mistaken for a different company. Separate each résumé section by a blank line, but never add a blank line within a paragraph. Do not number the pages because computers see all information as continuous. Your page number would wind up appearing at random somewhere in the middle of the document. As you can see, the foregoing steps may appear as details, but as another adage goes, “The devil is in the details”; and that notion could be both crucial and decisive for your future career.

THINGS TO TELL YOUR WEDDING DJ TO MAKE THEIR JOB EASY

THINGS TO TELL YOUR WEDDING DJ TO MAKE THEIR JOB EASY While it is true that your wedding DJ can make or break your wedding, wedding DJs are not magicians. They would have to be given certain instructions regarding the wedding day, just like any other vendor. The choice of music you have at your wedding can differ dramatically from one person to another. In fact, there are many people that prefer to hire live bands to perform at their weddings. If you’re not one of those people and have decided to go with a DJ hire Sydney-based company, this post should be helpful in making the most of the opportunity. Sometimes, couples don’t have many options regarding vendors (because of the location or budget), but that doesn’t mean that your wedding has to be a day of bad music and poor chain of events. Here is a list of things you should tell your DJ to make the maximum use of their abilities to make sure that your wedding flows seamlessly and everyone has a good time: KEY SONGS- WHEN TO PLAY THEM AND FOR HOW LONG The best DJs in the business will provide you with a well laid out form for all this. Even if your DJ doesn’t, make a list of all the songs that will be played at important moments like the introduction, father-daughter dance,   and the main ceremony. Specify what event comes after which, if you want announcements and how long should the songs play for. For instance, at the time of the first dance, do you want to perform for the full length of the song or would you like the music to fade out at the 3:00 minute mark? This would help you avoid a lot of confusion and help the DJ keep the movement of events flowing seamlessly. PRONUNCIATION Yes, I know you have given them your names in written, but just to be safe, and avoid the risk of having any awkward situations, make sure you give them the phonetic spelling of everyone’s names. REQUEST POLICY Decide and communicate this in clear words. If you don’t want your DJ to take requests, they will try to tell everyone that they don’t have the requested songs, but if someone is persistent, they would have to tell them that the bride or groom has demanded a no request policy. GIVE THEM YOUR ‘DO NOT PLAY’ LIST This is much, much more important than your playlist. As good as it is trying to accommodate requests from your guests to keep them engaged, at the end, it is your wedding. So don’t be hesitant to put down a list of what songs you hate and should absolutely not be played at any time during the wedding. The DJ can deny requests for those songs by simply saying they don’t have those songs. VOLUME, LANGUAGE AND MC PREFERENCES As mentioned earlier, the DJ is going to be responsible for the seamless flow of the wedding. You don’t want this person to say something that people might find offensive or play something suggestive. Tell them clearly what is off limits and what is not, and if you love/hate loud music, let them know! It is also advisable to let them know if you want a lot of MC chatter aside from the introductions. CONCLUSION As I mentioned earlier, your DJ is not a magician. If there are any other things that you might want your DJ to do or not do, let them know. The DJ is a very important person at your wedding and it is imperative that there is absolutely no communication gap between you and them. . Image credits. Main.   Dance.  

I had to take a Xanax to read Time magazine this week

I had to take a Xanax to read Time magazine this week Im at my sons cello lesson, thinking about this weeks Time magazine. Sheryl Sandbergs on the cover. I never used to write about women on my blog. I wrote for three national magazines about careers before I even acknowledged that I was a woman aside from saying 1. I got the column because I was a woman running tech companies. (Rare back then.) 2. I got a promotion because I leveraged the sexual harassment my boss dished out in order to climb the ladder (around him). Other than that, I tried very hard to not mention women. I could see that women who had kids got very little respect at the office and I stayed away from them. I only hired men. Even after I had kids, I only worked with men. Now Ive downshifted, and  Im home with my kids. I  tried to make it not a big deal that I downshifted. I kept saying that I was going to launch a new startup. But then I found myself literally scared to death of going back to 100-hour weeks. I write that: 100-hour weeks, and I almost dont believe it. Because it would mean that I was literally never with my kids. But its true. One of the nannies I had during that period still sees my oldest son. She is one of those professional nanniesshe always works for women with huge jobs, and she couldnt stay with me after I cut back to 60 hours a week. She and my older son are still very close. I was having ice cream with the two of them and she started talking about a family that had a bunny and the bunny was lonely and needed a friend, but they couldnt just buy another bunny. You have to introduce the new bunny to the old bunny to see if they are friends. So I said, Did it work out? She said, What? Dont you remember? It was your house! The bunny was eating the carpet and right before we brought the second bunny, your bunny died. I dont remember. I do remember that we had a five-bedroom house that I didnt have time to furnish so we bought animals for each room: the bunny room, the cat room, the ferret room, etc. (You can see why I ended up with a farmer.) What I am trying to tell you is that you really  do not see your kids if you have a very big job. So Im sitting in a cello lesson taking notes on measure sixteen even though I dont read music. And Im terrified every time my son finishes a song ahead of schedule because it means were one day closer to having to make the eight-hour trip to cello lessons three days a week instead of two. I cant stop thinking about Time magazine. Sheryl Sandberg is such an incredibly aberrant example of women at work  that I just dont get how shes on the cover. She is great. Smart. Driven. I get it. I am doing a life that she would hate. I thought I was a high performer, but Sheryl Sandberg has no time for people like me. I spent so many years working hard to get to the top, but the truth is that Im not even close. I was never in the running. I am nothing like Sheryl Sandberg. My friend sent  a link to me about Yahoo CEO  Marissa Mayer. Actually, its about Jacqueline Reses.  Mayer runs products and services at Yahoo. Reses runs everything else. So the edict for no telecommuting came down at Yahoo signed by both of them. Reses lives in New York City with her husband, Matthew Apfel,  who has a big job at CORE Media Group, and her three, school-aged kids. And she commutes to Yahoos offices in California. Sunday night she goes to California and Friday she flies home. No telecommuting for her. Which drives home to me that the women at the very top all do not see their kids. We just dont hear about it. Why would we? Why would they talk about about it? It doesnt help their career and it doesnt help their kids. I cant get angry about these women. I just need to remember that I am not close to being able to compete with them.  The high performers in corporate life are so much more focused than everyone else in the workforce that its time we stopped selling a false bill of goods; almost no one can be so  singularly focused to get to the top of anything. Including corporate America. Yet we keep talking to kids and each other like anyone can do it. Most kids cannot have huge jobs. They will be the workplace equivalent of intramural basketball players. When they grow up, they will find work that is fine, just like its fine to play on a team with the kid across the hallway even though he misses too many lay-ups. Sheryl Sandberg gives up her kids like movie stars give up food: she wants a great career more than anything else. You know all the stuff people write about how really skinny women in magazines makes girls feel anxious and not worthy? Do you know how women lose weight for the Oscars? They want to have a great Hollywood career more than anything else.  Thats what seeing Sheryl  Sandberg  on the cover of Time magazine does to me.  Do you know what I want more than anything else? For people to think Im doing well. In my career. You can kill me now. Because I hate when I coach women who tell me they want the world to see them as a successful in their career. I tell them, Well, youre not doing all that well, because you made choices that did not get you a very good career. But you have other things. I tell people this so easily on a coaching call. And many women cry. I understand. Respect is always relative. Its like money, theres always someone who gets more. Theres always someone who makes the amount you have look like nothing. Most women are past the idea that they measure themselves by money. But women are instead using respect as our measuring tool, which is just as dangerous. Because respect is relative, we dont control it completely, and it doesnt come along with choosing the job of raising kids.

Best Resume Writing Services in Philadelphia Reviews

Best Resume Writing Services in Philadelphia ReviewsThere are numerous resume writing services in Philadelphia that you can hire to write your perfect resume. Unfortunately, some of these companies are unable to provide a job to the people who will be using their services. This is why you should find out what people have to say about the quality of the resumes they have written and how effective they have been for other job seekers.Good references can improve your chances of getting a new job. Your own references will be among the first people who will get to know your skills and abilities. Once you get them to write a report, it will show that you are already good at doing things. This can be a great confidence booster for yourself as well as for your boss.One of the major concerns of a lot of people who are looking for resume writing services is whether they will have enough time to spend with their service providers. Most clients are interested in getting professional resume writi ng services that will only be able to complete the job within a certain time period. Reviews will give you an idea of whether the company that you choose is flexible enough for you to finish the project as per schedule.Another thing that you need to consider when choosing a service is whether it is going to provide the work at the least possible cost. In fact, you will only get the best services if you are prepared to pay more than a few dollars for the materials. You can check out the testimonials of clients' customers to find out if you are going to be able to get more bang for your buck by opting for the service that is less expensive.Another important aspect that must be considered is the extent of communication between the client and the service provider. Many of the customers complain about service providers who are not familiar with their needs. The best resume writing services in Philadelphia reviews provide you with the chance to speak with the company representative over t he phone to clarify your doubts or to get your questions answered.Of course, the quality of the services that you get must also be considered. The type of content that you will be provided with will depend on the budget that you have allotted for the particular service. The cheapest services will definitely have some of the most basic samples of resumes that you can use for your hiring.The quality of the materials that service providers provide to their clients is also a factor that you will have to take into consideration. The best resume writing services in Philadelphia reviews ensure that their clients get the best quality materials for their use. These materials may include sample resumes, sample cover letters, and sample resumes.A lot of people think that the best resume writing services in Philadelphia reviews are those that charge a very high price for their services. However, it is important that you are able to find a reliable source of resume writing services that is affor dable for you.

Hi, Im An AI Service And Im Here To Help Your Career

Hi, Im An AI Service And Im Here To Help Your Career The idea that the title is correct isn’t widely believed. AI is here to take away jobs according to the conventional logic. Businesses and bosses will use it to automate services and cut the cost of labor. There is no doubt that this is going to happen and jobs will be at risk as a result. Aside from the apocalypse, taking over the world stories, this is what makes artificial intelligence scary. No one wants to lose out to a software program. There is point denying that AI isn’t a risk and may backfire. Companies are profit-driven, not human-driven, and that means they make decisions based on figures. However, to say that artificial intelligence is the devil and will ruin your career is short-sighted. For all the potential bad, there is a lot of good too. Never has the world been this technologically advanced, and that has a range of benefits for employees. It doesn’t sound right after hearing all of the negative stories in the news, but the impact may not be as damaging as you think. In fact, here are five ways AI services will assist your career in the not-too-distant future. Create New Jobs Do you know what ranks as one of the biggest problems for workers? It’s the lack of challenge and motivation in the workplace. People hate sitting in the office doing the same thing day in, day out. Even worse is coasting along until clocking off time. Yes, sometimes it’s nice to chill, especially when the weekend is near. But, for the most part, humans are competitive people who need a routine that inspires them to be better. Otherwise, careers get stale and begin to stagnate. AI is the leader in helping with this problem, not bosses. In layman’s terms, it’s cutting jobs but it’s also creating new ones across the board. And, they are better and more sophisticated than the ones that existed before. Imagine being the person figuring out the code for driverless cars. Or, consider getting to monitor healthcare software that consistently saves lives on a daily basis. There is no way that these men and women come home and think “god, what a boring day.” Boost Overall Prospects So, the position is far superior to the one you had before. What a great feeling because everyone needs a challenge in life. However, the good times don’t stop there because a new, better job has some cool knock-on effects. Take your monthly wage as an example. Now that you’re employed in the tech sector dealing with revolutionary ideas, there’s bound to be a pay rise. In fact, salaries are expected to jump as AI gets rolled out across the board. This is because software should handle the menial jobs while the specialist subjects are left to employees. Then, there is the career progression factor to consider also. New sectors are full of opportunities because the sky’s the limit. Growth is expected to boom for years and that means expansion and promotion progression. Staying in a traditional role tends to end at a certain level for the majority of workers.   And there are many AI aspects that save lives too. Save Time To stand out from the crowd, a person has to be an unbelievably efficient worker. Promotions may be more frequent but it doesn’t mean the management team will hand them out to anyone. They want the best, and you have to it into that category. The great news is that artificial intelligence can help in a variety of ways. In a typical day, would you spend lots of time answering queries and questions that had little to do with the task at hand? Speaking to customers, for example, is necessary because the firm doesn’t want them to bounce, but there is always something more important. Instead of multitasking and wasting time, you can use answering services to solve this problem. Granted, consumers aren’t infatuated with automated services because they are hard to hear and don’t do well with regional accents. Still, they are getting better and deal with a high percentage of questions and complaints. The same goes for chatbots. These are web-based programs that deal with initial cont act and answer the FAQs. If they can’t, then that is where you step in and deal with it. It’s a time-efficient system. Helps The Work Anywhere Policy Businesses are obsessed with being able to work remotely. To them, it’s one of the biggest advantages of trading in the 21st century. Not only does it cut costs, but it improves output and productivity also. Plus, standards are thought to follow suit. Working remotely from anywhere in the world is essential if you are going to make it in the industry. Thankfully, AI is a friend in this regard. For starters, it is possible to configure your settings so that the software retains your network connection. Considering there is no way to work out of the office without wifi or 4G, this is vitally important. As crucial is the fact that it AI takes over menial activities and lets you concentrate on other things. Driving was once a skill that required tones of focus, but you don’t have to look at the road now because of automated cars. Just input the location and let it get you there in one piece while working in the back. Monitors Health Well-being is something career-driven people tend to dismiss. You are fine and there is no need to worry. Of course, there is a lot more going on underneath the hood. And, even if you are okay now, it doesn’t mean your work ethic isn’t toxic. Employees need to graft, but they also need to learn when to take a break and de-stress. AI is the answer because it’s compatible with your smartphone. All you have to do is download an app and monitor everything from blood pressure to cortisol levels. In fact, the application will do it for you and alert you when there is an issue. Remember that you can’t secure promotion from a hospital bed. AI does carry risks, but are the pros bigger than the cons? What’s your opinion?

CSSE Essex 11+ Exam English Practice Questions

CSSE Essex 11+ Exam English Practice Questions The CSSE (or Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex) requires you to take two tests, one English and one Maths, for your 11+ exam.Within this blog we will look at what the English test requires of you and additionally provide some example exam questions to enable a clearer understanding of the types of questions you will be asked on the day. The CSSE website also provides some sample exam papers.The English test is divided into three main sections: comprehension, applied reasoning and continuous writing. It is up to you how long you spend on each section, however there are advisory time frames given which are there to help you make the most of your time.The amount of marks that can be awarded for each question will be given in the margins of the test paper. This should also be an indicator for how long you should be spending on each question.CSSE Essex 11+ English Exam: Section 1: Comprehension  This section requires you to read a passage or an extract of text and subsequently answ er a range of questions based upon what you have just read. For the real exam it is recommended that you spend approximately ten minutes reading the extract given and a further thirty minutes answering the related questions. The lines of the text will be numbered in order for you to be able to refer back to them when giving your answers.The types of questions you will be asked in the comprehension section are designed to test your understanding of the text and the words and themes within it. They will be a combination of both multiple choice and longer, more descriptive questions.CSSE Essex 11+ English Exam: Section 1: Comprehension: Example Questions  Read the short passage of text below and have a look at the questions that follow:Mimi sighed audibly as she trudged her way through the grassy, marshy fields. The sky was about as drab and uninspiring as the playlist her father had insisted on listening to throughout the seemingly never ending journey to the event. Why must her famil y insist on dragging her to these tragically monotonous things. They don’t ever even give her a choice, branding her as ‘anti-social’ if she doesn’t attend every single one.I’m hardly social when I’m here anyway, she thought, I just plug my headphones in and try desperately to imagine I’m somewhere at least vaguely more compelling with incredibly more enthralling company. Or even on my own for that matter.She failed to see the point of these strangely optimistic and elated people she saw every time she came to these things; all oddly beaming at each other as they stood there trying to coax a sad, lonely human being into purchasing some decrepit piece of long discarded furniture for the pitiful sum of ninety nine pence.“One day you’ll understand Mimi”, her mother would say.“One day you’ll stop being a miserable teenager and realise all the incredible treasures just waiting to be uncovered and appreciate all the wonderful, joyful people to chat to”.Mimi disag reed. She honestly felt with some contention that no matter how old and dull she became, she would never find the thought of dragging herself through miles of stalls of musty clothes and rusty trinkets thrilling. Did people seriously think it was realistic to find anything of any discernible value at these kind of things?Her parents would try and excite her by recalling stories of folk who purchased some inconspicuous knick-knack only to find out later on in life that it was worth millions and would instantaneously change their life forever. They would march about the fields, her father whistling to himself joyfully and her mother on an overly optimistic and misguided mission to discover some unbelievable hidden gem.  Please note that extracts of text for the real exam will be somewhat longer and followed by more questions; however this gives you an idea of the style and types of questions you will come across. Bear in mind that you are likely to see a few words you might not be ent irely familiar with, but try and interpret the text to the best of your ability.(a) Find an example of a SIMILIE in the text.(b) Describe what this simile means.List four words from the extract that show Mimi’s negative response towards her surroundings.Describe two ways in which Mimi’s parents speak positively about the fair.Find one word in the last paragraph that implies that Mimi does not believe that her mother will find anything valuable at the fair.CSSE Essex 11+ English Exam: Section 2: Applied Reasoning: Example Questions  It is recommended that you spend ten minutes on this part of the test in the real exam. You will be asked a few different types of ‘verbal reasoning’ type questions, similar to those in the section below.Give one letter which completes the end of the first word, and begins the start of the second word. You must use the same letter for both words, for example:you ( r ) ate   pea ( r ) ain â€" thus forming the words your, rate, pear and rain.  tim ( ? ) ase     sur ( ? ) arlcar ( ? ) ove     lar   ( ? ) oorsho ( ? ) ord    flo   ( ? ) alkcla ( ? ) ain       fli       ( ? ) our    Use the letters within the word mother to make four other new four letter words. You can use the letters in any order you wish.For example, mote uses the four of the letters within the word mother to form a new word. List four more below:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………  Using the same process as in question one, find the one letter which completes the end of the first word and begins the start of the second:pivo ( ? ) heseyear ( ? ) oughtshre ( ? ) raftCSSE Essex 11+ English Exam: Section 3: Continuous Writing: Example Questions  You will be given a separate booklet for this part of the test. It is recommended that you spend around 20 minutes completing this section in the real exam. You will be given a couple of tasks and asked to write a number of sentences on a subject or topic in your own words. See the example questions below for an idea of the style of the questions that will be asked in this section.Write a description of a woodland scene. Try to make it as imaginative as possible.Explain, in your own words, how you would clean your room. Give clear instructions and include as much detail as possible.For this section of the test the examiners will be looking at the clarity and quality of your writing, your spelling and punctuation and the creativity of your ideas. For this reason, it makes sense to make sure you quickly check through what you have written afterwards to make sure there are no errors or inaccuracies.CSSE Essex 11+ English Exam: Answers to Example QuestionsSection 1: ComprehensionQ1:“The sky was about as drab and uninspiring as the playlist”.The weather was bad, grey, overcast etc., similar to the way in which her fathers’ music choices were dull. (Or similar response).Q2:drab;uninspiring;monotonous;decrepit;pitif ul;musty; rusty.Q3:They believe there are valuable items to be found and speak of people who have made a lot of money from selling on things they have bought at these types of events.Her mother talks of the lovely people there are to talk to at the fair.Q4:misguided;accept optimistic.  Section 2: Applied ReasoningQ1:( e ) â€" forming the words time, ease, sure and earl.( d ) â€" forming the words card, love, lard and door.( w ) â€" forming the words show, word, flow and walk.( p ) â€" forming the words clap, pain, flip and pour.  Q2:        hero;home;more;mote;moth;term;tore.  Q3:( t ) â€" forming the words pivot and these.( n ) â€" forming the words yearn and nought.( d ) â€" forming the words shred and draft.  Section 3: Continuous WritingAnswers are assessed on the creativity and quality of the piece along with the correct and proper usage of punctuation and spelling.*Please note that these questions are designed to give an idea of the types of questions that will be asked on th e CSSE 11+ exam. These example questions do not correlate directly to the number or length of questions you will be required to answer on the real paper.See our other blog on this topic here: CSSE Essex 11+ (Eleven Plus) â€" CSSE 2018 Entry â€" How2BecomeCheck out our YouTube Video on CSSE Essex 11 Plus English Practice Questions:   This entry was posted in Education, 11+. Bookmark the permalink. Katie Reeves MET Police Detectives: Direct Entry Now OpenPolice Behavioural Questionnaire â€" Explanation and Sample Questions