9 Things To Do To Set You Up for Success in Your New Job - Introvert Whisperer

Introvert Whisperer / 9 Things To Do To Set You Up for Success in Your New Job - Introvert Whisperer 9 Things To Do To Set You Up for Success in Your New Job Congrats! After all the hard work and effort on your job search, you landed a great job. You deserve to feel excited. The next step is to start your new job and move past the learning curve. As you’re starting to think through important things like when you have to get up in the morning and when you will do your workout, there’s one very big thing to plan. How to be a major success in this job? It’s ok to admit that’s what you’re shooting for. What you do in the first 90-120 days in your new job will “set the tone” for how your time in the job (and company) will go. When you were looking for a job one of the things you had to think about was the first impression you made on decision makers. Generally, you only have one chance to make a good first impression and that chance was maybe a minute long. Your first few months on a new job are when the first impression and a lasting impression on the people you work with are formed. It is the time you build your Personal Brand. It’s a much more critical time than anyone realizes and is often written off because you’re in a learning curve. And everyone is given a break during a learning curve, right? Yes and no. Yes because we all know what learning curves are like. No, because we’re humans and still expect you to deliver. Here is your “New Job Strategy” #1 â€" Learn your job by understanding the expectations. Spend time with your boss and key co-workers to not only show you the tasks and how to do them but what do they expect. This is your performance. We get too wrapped up in the task and fail to realize that those people do have expectations for how we do the work. Ask early and often. #2 â€" Learn people and process. All businesses hang together by various processes. You may be only 1 of many in the entire clockwork of a process. If you learn the entire process or business, your ability to think outside the box goes up significantly. It will also help you to better understand how your work interplays with others. #3 â€" Learn the boss. You need to learn many things about your boss. You need to understand what their work priorities are so you can support them with your work and communication. You need to discover how they learn and how they best take in information. To ignore this is to irritate the boss and create a poor impression. #4 â€" Figure out problems and solve them. Plan on an early win. Our work is all about solving problems if you think about it. As you are going through and learning the things outlined above, be looking for problems you can solve quickly. Try to contain your solutions to your own scope of work or minimally only a couple of others. Do not attempt to solve world hunger because you won’t have the clout built up to be given money and resources. You do want to solve problems that have visibility so when you are done; it becomes an affirmation that you were a good hire. #5 â€" Do not bad mouth how things are being done. One problem newbies have sometimes is making the mistake of unearthing business problems and make disparaging remarks about them. You do not know who may have implemented the very thing you are trying to improve. Take the approach that you can see opportunities for improvement. Your approach and attitude are critical. #6 â€" Don’t boast about your previous employers/job. It doesn’t matter if you worked directly for the Pope. No one wants to hear how great things were in your other job. Its not relevant to this job and may get people wishing you had stayed at the previous job. Do not compare and don’t put down people or companies. #7 â€" Ask for feedback Don’t make the assumption that “no news is good news” when it comes to your work. Ask for feedback on a routine basis and if you have things to improve take that as a sign that you better improve quickly. #8 â€" Learn the culture You can be doing all things right but if you fail to “read” the culture and learn to adapt to it, you will never fit in. A work culture is the way people interact, how decisions get made and even language. It can include things like informal leaders within the group that need your attention. Understanding a group’s culture is tricky because it can be very subtle. It can be done with observation and asking questions. #9 â€" Build relationships While you are hunkered down learning all these new things, don’t fail to ignore that a big part of your success will be with and through other people. Make a point to get to know your co-workers. Keep in mind that your first impression will last for a long time. By doing these things, you will position yourself for success and a strong Personal Brand. Personal Branding starts with how well you speak about YOU. I want to help you accelerate your career by connecting you with your Free Instant Access to my eBook â€" The Definitive Guide to Creating and Using an Elevator Speech. In this guide, I give you simple to follow instructions for creating a “wardrobe” of ways to talk about you â€" to leave a lasting impression. Get your copy now by clicking here. Brought to you by Dorothy Tannahill-Moran â€" dedicated to unleash your professional potential. www.introvertwhisperer.com

36 Top Experts on the Best Career Resolutions for 2017 - Introvert Whisperer

Introvert Whisperer / 36 Top Experts on the Best Career Resolutions for 2017 - Introvert Whisperer 36 Top Experts on the Best Career Resolutions for 2017 Every year we make New Year’s resolutions like “eat healthy” and “run five miles a week” and “volunteer,” things that are usually manageable until the middle of February. Wouldn’t it be great if they made it through the entire year!? This year, instead of trying to make it to the gym every day, consider adding manageable actions to your list that will further your career and better your professional development. We asked top career experts for their advice for making career resolutions you’ll want to keep, here’s what they had to say: “The one New Year’s resolution to make this year (and actually keep!) to benefit your professional development would be to become a better networker.  Nothing can advance your career faster than being a good networker.  So, in 2017, you should not only find and attend networking events that can further your career but you should also dedicate some time to hone your networking skills.  Being a great networker doesn’t just happen â€" it must be practiced! Make 2017 the year that your networking efforts pay off!” Jennifer Gefsky, Co-founder of Après “Update your photo on LinkedIn. How old or outdated or appropriate is it for your current career stage? Recruiters (and I am one) still look at photos and we will jump over a profile that is without one or lacking a professional photo. That picture from a wedding 10 years ago isn’t right for you now. Update using a true photographer or have a friend with a great camera take a bunch of shots and choose the best.” Lora B. Poepping, President, Plum Coaching Consulting “The best thing you can do to benefit your career and professional development â€" is to help others within your networking sphere. To position yourself as The Go-To Candidate Everyone Wants on Their Team… 1) Introduce your contacts to  key individuals you know who can help them, 2) Write a positive review about your contacts in social media, or 3) Offer to volunteer at your contacts’ next extracurricular project.” Grant Cooper, CARW, Founder President, Strategic Resumes Business Plans “Seek out a trusted ‘partner in action’ to help guide you in taking the first step towards your career goal, be it a career coach, professional mentor, etc. The one reason why people don’t keep their resolutions is because they don’t actually take the first step needed, or don’t know how to get started. A resolution is useless without action!” Vicki Aubin, Career Transition Personal Branding Consultant, The Rockin’ Career Coach “My professional development resolution is to have a coffee or a peppermint mocha with extra whip with an industry idolâ€"anyone I admire and want to emulateâ€"once a month. I believe you can learn a lot more about a person over a cup of coffee than 100 webinars.” Kayla Kozan, Director of Marketing, Ideal “Decide what you need to give yourself permission for this year to ensure you are not the barrier from meeting your goals. It may be you need to give yourself permission to try new things and fail. It may be to give yourself permission to put your needs first. It may be permission to speak up  or permission to quiet your inner critic/self-doubt.” Amy Wolfgang, Career/Leadership Coach Owner, Wolfgang Career Coaching “Focusâ€"Know what your professional (career) goal for the coming year is, pick one relevant professional development experience (education, training, etc.), and make sure it can be accomplished within the yearâ€"or, worst case, break it into components and schedule the bulk of it for completion during the year. Then DO IT!” Georgia Adamson, MRW / ACRW / CPRW / CJSS / CEIP, CEO, A Successful Career “Know thyself. The more you know about what you naturally do well (vs. acquired skills), what you do to get in your own way (e.g., limiting beliefs), and what you truly desire (vs. what others expect), the better you will be able to find satisfaction and excellence in your work. This is when a job is more than a job or even a career. It becomes a calling. Be willing to invest in this process (e.g., books, group programs, individual coaching).” Carol Ross, Career Integration Coach, Carol Ross and Associates LLC “Keep it simple. If you find the stories developing in your head, remind yourself you could be complicating things and look for a simple explanation. If you don’t have one, ask for it, and don’t overthink. Sometimes things are simpler than they seem.” Tanya Ezekiel, CEO and Executive Coach, CareerCoach.com “The career planning task that every individual should do ASAP is to assess the likelihood that their jobs will be automated out of existence. They can visit this site: Will Your Job Be Done By A Machine? input their field and job title, and look at the results. And if they conclude there’s an uncomfortable likelihood their job will be automated, then they need to: identify a “safe” career pivot, develop the skills they need to make the change via on-the-job, online education sources, and more formal training and start job hunting to make the change.” Donna Svei, Executive Resumes LinkedIn Profiles, Retained Search, AvidCareerist.com “Many professionals consider their professional development only in “crisis mode” instead of planning early (save costs, get good seats) and implementing sound career trajectory strategy. As much as possible, invest in development that leans toward your next career step with or without your boss’s blessing or buy-in.” Mark Anthony Dyson, Founder, The Voice of Job Seekers “Whether you are looking for a job or seeking more professional satisfaction I highly recommend that you become an active member of a professional association. My clients have had many successes after actively participating in their respective trade associations because it has been the most effective way to meet people in their  field, make friends that share similar interests  and stay abreast of current developments in their field.” Lynn Berger, Career Counselor and Coach “The one New Year’s resolution I personally keep and that I advise my clients to keep is to find thought leaders in your industry â€" those you admire and aspire to be and then follow them on social media, read their blog posts, enroll in their online training programs or webinars so you can learn from the best. This is the greatest benefit to your professional development and it’s easy to keep because you enjoy following their work and learning from them.” Jessica Holbrook Hernandez, President/CEO, Great Resumes Fast “Do one thing each day to further your professional developmentâ€"whether that’s reading an article or book chapter, having lunch with someone in your network, attending a professional event, or spending time to update your LinkedIn profile.” Mitchell Friedman, Ed.D., APR, Career Coach “Establish your short and long-term career goals, and proactively identify the experience, skills, and professional development you’ll need to achieve them.” Marty Weitzman, NCRW, IJCTC, RPBS, Managing Director, Gilbert Resumes “The best gift a person can give themselves is to increase their emotional intelligence.  At a professional level, your ability to connect to others effectively will be the difference between a career with very little traction and one that moves like a rocket.  There are books and classes to take on the broader topic of emotional intelligence or you can hone in on such things as increasing your ability to influence, reading body language or communications.” PERSONAL BRANDING Personal Branding starts with how well you speak about YOU.  I want to help you accelerate your career by connecting you with your Free Instant Access to my eBook â€" The Definitive Guide to Creating and Using an Elevator Speech.  In this guide, I give you simple to follow instructions for creating a “wardrobe” of ways to talk about you â€" to leave a lasting impression. Get your copy now! Brought to you by Dorothy Tannahill-Moran â€" dedicated to unleashing your professional potential. Introvert Whisperer

Just Starting Your GMAT Prep Build Your Study Plan Around Official GMAT Materials

Just Starting Your GMAT Prep Build Your Study Plan Around Official GMAT Materials GMAT MBA Admissions Blog One of the most common questions we receive from folks who are just getting started with GMAT prep is “what materials should I use?” The short answer is, you should build a study plan around the materials offered by GMAC.org via www.mba.com, as this is the company that designs and administers the GMAT. In the rest of this article, we’ll explain why this is the right approach, what those materials are, and how to begin to create a study plan using them. Why is using official GMAT materials the right approach? When you are studying for a test like the GMAT it is important to prepare using practice GMAT questions that are similar to what you’ll see on the actual exam. This is true for three reasons. First, the test is designed to pressure test your critical thinking abilities using math and reading comprehension concepts. In that sense, it’s a unique exam. It isn’t trying to directly test your “academic proficiency” as the ACT or SAT might. It requires you to have a certain amount of proficiency, and then tests your ability to think critically and creatively. So, the trick lies in getting comfortable with the GMAT’s unique question types and becoming a flexible thinker able to apply those concepts to answer questions correctly. For example, there is a quantitative section of the GMAT that looks very much like a math test. But if you study primarily using materials that treat the GMAT like a math test, you’ll make very slow progress. Sure, there will be math concepts you must know, and learning those concepts as you might during a math class is fine. But applying them is much different on the GMAT. If you practice using materials that tend to be more straight forward and just require that you recognize x, y, or z math concept, you won’t be building the right type of critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Second, major well-known test prep companies (e.g., Kaplan, Princeton Review, etc.) with strong brands and an established content creation business model have an incentive to create “practice material” that they claim is uniquely able to build your skills. And each year, they need to have another batch of new content, and an overall amount of content that is very large such that they can meet the needs of stressed out GMAT students worried that they’ll somehow run out of practice material. In fact, the official material offered by GMAC.org is plentiful, and if you practice in the right way, slowly reviewing all missed questions and determining why and how you missed them, you won’t need thousands and thousands of questions. At the end of the day, it’s far more likely that the practice content offered by these firms is either not much better, or in fact worse. Unofficial GMAT content can be worse in a few different ways. The questions, as covered above, can be unlike the actual GMAT exam. Or, they can be too hard. Worst of all, they can be too easy, leaving students with an illusion of competence that can create some serious disappointment during the official GMAT exam. Finally, there’s more than enough official practice content available from the folks who create the official GMAT exam. If you are convinced of the importance of official materials and concerned about quality but simply want to be able to have enough to practice, rest assured. As you’ll see below, there’s quite a bit of free and low cost GMAT practice available from www.mba.com Here are the official GMAT materials offered by www.MBA.com. All the “official” GMAT prep materials offered by gmac.org are listed here. It’s a little confusing, because some of the materials listed are “bundles” of previous materials already listed on the page, but in sum, for something below $400, you’d have access to: A free “kick-starter” online study program with two official practice exams 6 official online fully adaptive practice exams, and 9 official previous GMAT exams, for a total of 15 full length practice GMAT exams. When I prepared for the GMAT, I took every one of these full-length practice exams. Between the online “GMAT Official Practice Questions” program (400+ questions), Official Guide Prep book (900), the Official Guide to Quant (300) and Official Guide to Verbal (300) prep books, you can find over 1,900 official practice problems, without including any of the full length practice tests www.mba.com also offers a unique tool for homing in on your weaknesses in the quant area through its GMAT focus tool, as well as an enhanced GMAT score report that gets very specific about what types of questions you missed Is there enough “official” GMAT content to build a complete study plan? An official GMAT exam takes 3 hours. So the above reflects 15 tests * 3 hours = 45 hours of official exams. For each full length GMAT exam you take, you should spend at least two hours reviewing the problems you miss. So, that’s a total of 45 + 30 = 75 hours of study time using all of those full-length exams. On the official GMAT, you get about two minutes per question. So that means the third bullet point above reflects over 3,800 minutes of practice, assuming you only take 2 minutes per question. That’s another 63 hours of direct practice, but then you’d probably want to spend another 50% of that time reviewing missed problems. So, call it 90 hours of practice problems. At this point, we’ve not yet accounted for integrated reasoning or AWA writing practice, OR any of the time it takes to read about the exam and its question types and the various concepts which would be covered in the official Guides to the GMAT mentioned above. But we have still identified 165 hours of practice, which means you could study for 10 hours a week for 4 four months. Once you include the tools provided for preparing for the Integrated Reasoning Section and the AWA Writing section (GMATWrite), you could conceivably use official GMAT practice materials for 10-15 hours a week for 5-6 months without needing to invest in any other types of practice. That is more practice than almost any student needs to be doing, particularly if they are following deliberate practice principles and reviewing missed problems carefully. I would say this is true even if you scored a 500 on an official practice GMAT exam and are looking for a 700+ score. Here’s how to build a study plan around the Official Guide materials. At a high level, the key to studying for the GMAT is to design a study plan upfront, stick with it, practice deliberately, and stay positive. Think about it as a five-step process: Spend just a bit of time learning about the exam and what’s on it Take some sort of diagnostic exam to identify strengths and weaknesses. The official Guide to the GMAT offers a 100-question diagnostic, or any of the full-length exams will also do the trick. Given your diagnostic exam performance, target score, timeframe, and availability, build a week by week plan for concepts to cover and homework to do. Take practice exams at regular intervals to track progress and refine your study plan Refine time management and build confidence in the weeks leading to test day by taking more full-length practice tests. If you are targeting a 700+ score, you’ll want to see consistent practice GMAT scores of 720 or higher, as it’s not uncommon to get a little stressed and see a slight decline on test day. Regarding point 3 above, which may seem like the most difficult of the five steps to execuate against, www.mba.com offers an example GMAT study plan here.

Freshman Year Checklist to Get Ready for College

Freshman Year Checklist to Get Ready for College High school is a brand-new experience for students, and it may take some time to adapt. One surprise for many students is the importance of getting off on the right foot and staying the course. Poor grades will haunt your teen later, as colleges look at the cumulative grade point average when considering applicants. In other words, your teen starts building that high school resume from day one of high school. Heres a freshman year checklist to keep you and your teen on track: Talk about college. If you havent yet done so, freshman year is the time to start talking about the future, what it takes to get into college and what your teen might want to study. Frame up college as a given and encourage your teen to start laying the groundwork early. Set goals. For some, the idea of college feels too far away. A tangible task that will help your child think about college and how to get there is setting specific, measurable goals for this year and beyond. Start researching college majors. Discuss the possibilities. What subjects did your teen enjoy in middle school? What careers sound intriguing? Start researching and visiting colleges. A little online research will help your teen start getting familiar with your states schools and any others. On breaks, visit those nearby if feasible. You can also check out the National Association for College Admission Counseling to learn about college fairs in your area. Here are this years to-dos that are your teens responsibility: Focus on school. Freshman year is a big change. Your teen should work hard, stay organized, do all homework and reach out for help early when problems arise. Visit the high school guidance counselor. Early in the year, have your teen pay a visit to the guidance counseling office. Those professionals can share information about college readiness tools used by their office (e.g. Naviance) and help your teen make a plan for high school. Get involved. High school is full of opportunities! Have your teen check out clubs, sports and activities to start building that extracurricular resume and making the most of high school. Become familiar with Advanced Placement (AP) classes and tests. Some high schools offer AP classes for freshmen. If this isnt on your teens radar and should be, its a good idea to reach out to the AP coordinator to learn more. Collect information about SAT Subject Tests. The guidance counselors office can give your teen information about SAT Subject Tests and which colleges typically recommend them. Ask for help. If your teen struggles in the first month or two of high school, its important that he reach out to teachers for help. Build up strengths. If your teen has big goals to go to a prestigious college or simply wants to advance in one or more subjects, it might be worthwhile to explore subject tutoring to help her capitalize on those strengths. Explore summer learning opportunities. Your teen could use summer after freshman year to do a pre-college program or internship program for high school students. Even activities like community service are great ways to build a resume and start exploring career possibilities. Freshman year is pivotal. Make sure your teen starts off strong. If your teen needs SAT or ACT prep or general guidance on how to be successful in high school, call Huntington at 1-800 CAN LEARN. Well share more about our tutoring and exam prep programs and how you can support your child best.

Is an Internship Right for You 3 Ways You Can Find Out

Is an Internship Right for You 3 Ways You Can Find Out Image via Pixabay 1. Paid vs. Unpaid: Perhaps the largest conflict when deciding on an internship is accepting an unpaid position over a paid one. Students are not the only ones who feel a push/pull effect regarding unpaid internships, many people from business professionals to college administrators debate on whether or not an unpaid internship is worth it or even ethical. According to Abigail Hess of CNBC, “whether these roles are a crucial professional stepping stone or a form of exploitation, it costs money to give away your  time for free. Unpaid interns must support themselves with little free time, and the opportunity cost of working for free is higher than you may expect.” Unpaid internships have the possibility to be great opportunities for those who can afford it. For others, however, taking on an unpaid internship can be detrimental and affect how a student or graduate lives on a daily basis. Unfortunately, not everyone has the same set of circumstances so it is tough to make a generalized statement regarding paid vs. unpaid internships. Before you become discouraged, simply evaluate your situation, determine whether or not you can afford an unpaid internship or would rather pick up a paid job instead for the moment. There are plenty of paid internships out there, however, hourly wages depend on the industry of the internship and the company’s financial situation, according to StudentCaffe. Whether or not you take on a paid or unpaid internship, the key to finding the right one for you and your circumstances is talking with your campuss career center and searching online through job apps/sites. 2. Judge What You Will Gain: Internships are all about meaningful experience to further your future career, right? Keeping this in mind, it is important to evaluate what kind of work experience and knowledge you will gain while interning before you agree to take on the job. Are you looking to simply gain some basic exposure at a larger company or are you looking to really narrow your interests and work at a smaller one? This question is important as it will help you decide what kind of internship you are looking for and what kind of company you would like to work for. Peter Vogt of Monster quotes Virginia Taverna-Delgado of Washington State University, stating, “Eventually, students are going to have to elaborate about their internship experiences in a job interview, she adds. At that point, the companys name may not be relevant. So, when it comes to deciding where and who to intern with, just remember, it is the experience that you will be gaining that matters, the company is a bonus, but not the only element employers consider. Image via Pixabay 3. Utilize All of Your Resources: When looking for internships, it can be hard to sift through all of the opportunities provided by various job search sites. You can be bombarded by filters which can determine location, wage, job type, availability, etc. First and foremost,  before  you consult any kind of online job search, take advantage of your college’s career center, it is literally their job to help you build a resume and explore your career options. According to  Dawn Rosenberg McKay  of the Balance, “Your college career center may be able to help you find an internship. They often have established relationships with employers who will alert them to available opportunities. The career counselors or other professionals can also assist you with your resume and job interviewing skills.” Additionally, career fairs, company websites and job sites can help you find the right internship for your schedule and career goal. Going on the long and sometimes arduous adventure of internship hunting is not easy, it can take forever and leave you conflicted and disappointed. However, if you follow my three simple steps and be patient with yourself, you’ll come to the right decision in no time. As always, good luck!

Graduation Advice Develop a Craftsmen Mindset

Graduation Advice Develop a Craftsmen Mindset This June many of TutorZ students will graduate. For them I am dispensing a piece of career advice: Develop a Craftsmen Mindset! To be sure, most of TutorZ 2017 graduates have worked hard in their years of study. They have and earned their degree. That all very fine, congratulations! After a summer with friends, partners or travel, expectations are high to find the perfect job they think their true calling within their grasps. So, many of these students not only expect to earn a lot of money but also to be fulfilled by their new assignments, they seek to find their true passion right at the beginning of their career. While finding your true (professional) passion is a virtuous undertaking it is prone to fail! Really? No? Yes! Sorry, to break it to you. Now you might retort: But school teachers were preaching for years that finding your passion is the key to happiness; success and money will follow consequently. And they might even add: Marsha Sietar even wrote a best-seller on this subject Do What You Love, The Money Will Follow. My answer is yes, thats all true and quite unfortunate. The problem of Sietars passion-first approach is that it makes graduates focus on what their new work environment can offer to them instead of being focused on providing value. By definition, junior employees are tasked with smaller assignments these come later. A long list of seemingly demenial task is a recipe to chronic job frustration instead of pathway to passion. Other sources of frustration include corporate bureaucracy, not yet being accepted by piers, less than expected salaries and being left out from insider chats in the hallway. A graduates new job looks now looks like a huge mistake than his vocation. For these reasons, listen to Georgetown University professor Cal Newport career advice: Become undeniable good at your job so that they cant ignore you. In other words, develop a craftsman mindset, rather and a passion mindset. Craftsmen work hard to offer value to their employers and customers. They learn, practice and train. They understand that pain and frustration can be a part of the job and dont get discourage by it. They develop their skills and make their customers happy. Craftsmen become better and better at their work to the extend they feel quite satisfied and eventually can become passionate. So the craftsmen mind sent trumps the passion mindset. In short, a craftsmen mindset prevents graduates from become overly frustrated and enables them find their true vocation quicker than their passion-centered colleagues.

Back to the Future Day 2015

Back to the Future Day 2015 Is today the Day Marty McFly arrives when he travels to the future? YES!!! Finally its here! Future is now! Welcome Marty McFly! Hi Doc! Today -October 21st, 2015 is a special day. Its the day to which Marty McFly and Doc Brown travelled from 1985 in their DeLorean time machine in the second film of the Back to the Future trilogy. The filmmakers tried to imagine how 2015 will look like. So, what the movie got right… How many of the futuristic predictions have come true? 1. The prediction about flying cars: Sadly, we still need roads and traffic queues are still big problem. But there is a hope that soon people will fly in their own cars. Inventors developed Transition that is the vehicle that double up as both plane and car. It has space for 2 passengers and will cost around $279,000 when it eventually goes on sale. 2. The prediction about hoverboards: Hoverboard is a nerdy dream of every Back to the future fan. A lot of companies have claimed to have built real working hoverboards. For instance: Californian architect Greg Henderson designed a similar board that floats in mid-air called the Hendo Hoverboard in October last year. I have only one question: Where could I buy it? 3. The prediction about self-tying shoelaces: Who wouldnt want to have a pair of Nike High Tops that automatically tighten and adjust to fit your feet? Canadian inventors come up with the solution. Their Powerlace auto-lacing system lets people tie their shoes easily using their own weight that automatically engages the system’s mechanism. 4. The prediction about smart homes and drones: The number of smart home productsâ€"devices that let you control your lighting, thermostat, or even your crock pot from your smartphoneâ€"is rapidly growing. For example, LG’s Smart Manager fridge lets users order food from the supermarket, while a ‘Maid’ smart oven gives users   instructions and recipes. 5. The prediction about smart glasses: Every one knows that Google was one of the first companies to jump on this particular prediction with its Google Glass headset. It can   make phone calls, show videos and information in the wearers line of sight like in the movie. 6. The prediction about 3D billboards: I have never been faced with a holographic shark appears to leap from the surface. But 3D films are common place today. And Austrian researchers claimed to have cracked the problem of creating giant displays that can show images in 3D without the need for glasses. 7. The prediction about fingerprint scanners: Fingerprint scanners are common place nowadays, especially on phones from the likes of Samsung and Apple. 8. The prediction about video calls: Millions of people use Skype for holding conversations via text messaging, voice calls and video calls. Making calls on a TV is also now possible thanks to the rise of smart television sets. Are you a fan of the Back to the future movies and all of that crazy technology? Do you want to have your own hoverboard. Become an engineer and invent it by yourself! Talk to one of our engineering tutors and make your dreams come true. Happy Back to the Future Day!