addressing a new hire’s known weakness by Alison Green on May 8, 2009 A reader writes: While I’m excited about two people I recently hired, nobody’s perfect and there were a few small concerns with both that came up through the hiring process. One person had a great follow-up exercise and awesome experience, but somewhat lackluster communication in person. The other person had a great interview and awesome […] Read the full article →
boss won’t let me come up with new ideas by Alison Green on May 6, 2009 A reader writes: I am a dreamer. I have lots of ideas and I can see the big picture easily. While in school I wrote articles and presented at conferences, but was met with lots of frustration with the people I was sharing my ideas with because I obviously didn’t know how to fit my […] Read the full article →
you need the right person, not the almost-right person by Alison Green on May 6, 2009 Most managers say they know how important it is to have the right people on their staff, but many (or even most) don’t act accordingly. We’ve all worked with managers who dance around performance problems rather than addressing them head-on, who don’t focus enough on developing and retaining their best people, and who are way […] Read the full article →
male team won’t talk to me by Alison Green on May 5, 2009 A reader writes: I am a female (in my thirties) working within a team of men (IT developers). I am a new role for me as a business analyst. I have been working in the team for approximately 6 months, and if they didn’t say hello to me in the morning, they wouldn’t speak to […] Read the full article →
what it’s like to make a job offer by Alison Green on May 4, 2009 I love making job offers. It’s a great feeling to call someone up to offer them a job that you know they really want. There are several different types of reactions when you make someone a job offer: 1. The excited freak-out. I love this one. This is when you call and offer someone a […] Read the full article →
Can I reapply after being rejected? by Alison Green on May 2, 2009 A reader writes: I don’t know if this is a scenario that happens very often, but I had what I believed to be a successful initial phone interview with a company in a similar field. The HR manager I interviewed with had been very enthusiastic about continuing the interview process. I felt confident that I […] Read the full article →
don’t mention your “affluent family” in your cover letter by Alison Green on May 1, 2009 Seriously, it’s really not relevant that you come from an “affluent political family.” Why is it in your cover letter? Read the full article →
too young/immature for a promotion? by Alison Green on April 28, 2009 A reader writes: I’m young (19) and work for a video store chain. My store manager has told me she thinks I’m too young and too “emotionally immature” to become a manager. I’m not sure what to think of that. She’s said some seriously inappropriate things to me in the past, such as berating me […] Read the full article →
why you didn’t get hired by Alison Green on April 27, 2009 You were perfect for the job and your interviewer seemed to love you – or so you thought. But you just found out that you didn’t get the job, and now you’re wondering why. Here are eight of the most common reasons you didn’t get hired. 1. You were qualified, but someone else was more […] Read the full article →
4 questions with Ask a Manager by Alison Green on April 24, 2009 Check it out. It’s four questions with me, over at William Tincup’s JPIE blog. Read the full article →