job candidates who need to stop talking by Alison Green on March 30, 2009 There’s always at least one candidate in any hiring round who might otherwise have been qualified but who kills their chances by being way too long-winded. This is especially common in phone interviews (perhaps because candidates who do this don’t make it to the in-person stage). I did a phone interview with a candidate last […] Read the full article →
advice for a recent grad by Alison Green on March 28, 2009 A reader writes: As a recent grad who is looking for my first real job in a market that quite frankly sucks, I’ve become an avid follower of your blog. I have a bachelor’s in Business Administration from a private university. Not exactly ivy league, but respectable nonetheless. My professional experience is limited to just […] Read the full article →
when your ex is a coworker — and a silly one by Alison Green on March 27, 2009 A reader writes: I work for a big technology company. We are the market leaders in what we do, and we are looking at doing more cool stuff everyday. And I work for HR in the global headquarters. I have a ‘frenemy’ here. We used to date – our company is ok with employees dating […] Read the full article →
how to screw yourself in a job interview by Alison Green on March 27, 2009 Kerry at Clue Wagon has a great post up called “how to completely screw yourself in a job interview.” Read it, and make others read it. (Also, subscribe to her blog. I’m a big fan.) Read the full article →
stop telling me you’re a great writer by Alison Green on March 24, 2009 It’s not a great idea — nor is it necessary — to brag about your writing skills in your cover letter or on your resume, via subjective assessments of yourself like the following that I’ve seen recently: “Outstanding writing skills” “Highly conceptual and great at expressing ideas in a fresh, new way” “Able to present […] Read the full article →
disgruntled Facebook postings by Alison Green on March 23, 2009 I was just reading this post by Martin Burns about a Facebook status update that read as follows: “___ is jealous of people that love their jobs — wish I was one of them..or at the least had a manager that gives a crap!@@%%&&” Martin raised the question of whether this kind of post is […] Read the full article →
how to tell your boss he’s breaking the law by Alison Green on March 21, 2009 A reader writes: I am the tech supervisor for a pharmacy. I am responsible for completing the monthly tech schedule. I also work only on weekends and Monday evenings. Today, I told my boss that I was going to try and find coverage because I wanted to spend my daughter’s first Easter with her. He […] Read the full article →
being asked to “fix” a coworker by Alison Green on March 19, 2009 A reader writes: I work for a very large company, on a very small team of specialists that does a ton of work. About a week ago, my boss pulled me aside for a one on one. I have a really good relationship with my manager, I can say without hesitation that I really enjoy […] Read the full article →
repulsed by office culture by Alison Green on March 18, 2009 A reader writes: I work in a corporate setting within the Technology department. My direct supervisor who is a Vice President chews tobacco during business hours. The fact that he chews tobacco doesn’t necessarily bother me. It’s the spitting in a cup during departmental meetings that does. The only saving grace from me not puking […] Read the full article →
liberated by Alison Green on March 18, 2009 I’ve fallen so far behind on answering questions that there’s no way I would ever catch up. So I’ve discarded the 200+ emails sitting in my in-box that were sent before March. My in-box now has only March emails, and I might actually be able to answer most of them. It feels good. If you […] Read the full article →