declining after verbally accepting a job offer by Alison Green on January 18, 2009 A reader writes: I was job hunting two months ago and received two job offers. I took the offer with Company A and told Company B that I would take the offer from company A. Well, one month into my new job with Company A, I thought the job was not really what I wanted […] Read the full article →
housekeeping items by Alison Green on January 16, 2009 Some random, miscellaneous stuff: 1. I’m interested in people’s experiences with 360 degree feedback systems, especially in organizations with smaller departments, where even the best efforts to preserve anonymity may be undone by the small staff size of the manager being evaluated. I’m intrigued by the idea of going in this direction but am concerned […] Read the full article →
how to determine severance when firing an employee by Alison Green on January 15, 2009 A reader writes: I have just finished reading what you’ve written on how to fire an employee. Excellent advice. I do have one question. The employee who will soon be “let go” has certainly had many chances to improve, been given objectives and not met them, etc. However, because this person is still human, has […] Read the full article →
job-searching after being let go by Alison Green on January 11, 2009 A reader writes: August 29, 2008 – After working for this IT services company for 2.5 years, I was taken into the boss’s office and told that the money was bad and business was scarce. My boss cut me from 40 hours per week down to 20 hours per week to save the company money. […] Read the full article →
using a different title than your real one on your resume by Alison Green on January 8, 2009 A reader writes: I currently work as an IT professional for a company that is contracted by a larger company to provide IT support for their organization. I was originally hired two years ago to provide desktop support services. Due to the elimination of the job of the only other IT employee at our site, […] Read the full article →
vote for Ask a Manager by Alison Green on January 5, 2009 I’m a finalist for the 2008 Weblog Awards! You can vote for me in the Best Business Blog category here: http://2008.weblogawards.org/polls/best-business-blog/ Read the full article →
when you can’t give a positive reference by Alison Green on January 5, 2009 I love to serve as a job reference for most former employees. But I’ve also occasionally been asked to be a reference for employees who I can’t honestly recommend. Here are some ways to handle reference requests when you can’t recommend the candidate: 1. Whenever possible, warn the employee in advance that you won’t be […] Read the full article →
interview went well but still not hired by Alison Green on January 2, 2009 A reader writes: Had the first interview – seemed to go well. The HR Recruiter told my recruiter that they were getting the req approved and that they wanted me and would be in touch for a second interview. Second interview came and I felt it went well – just like before. On the way […] Read the full article →