company won’t respond – could it be discrimination? by Alison Green on September 13, 2010 A reader writes: Our local Goodwill here has been posted a good number of hiring ads in the last 5 months and I’ve honestly applied every time and never got a call back. I followed up by calling and even this last most recent time followed up in person. The day after I followed up […] Read the full article →
Ask a Manager has a new domain name by Alison Green on September 13, 2010 I’ve finally dropped the “blogspot” from my domain name. I’m now publishing at: askamanager.org Yes, .org. Because someone owns askamanager.com and will not sell it (or use it, for that matter). So now I’m a .org, like a whole Ask a Manager organization. If you subscribe to my RSS feed, please update to the new […] Read the full article →
should an employer pay travel costs when inviting out-of-town candidates to interview? by Alison Green on September 12, 2010 A reader writes: I’ve been invited to an interview for a senior-level job by a potential employer who is only willing to cover part of my travel costs to the interview. Because the invitation was silent on this topic, I had to raise the reimbursement issue. I was surprised about this based on my prior […] Read the full article →
what role should gut instinct play in hiring? by Alison Green on September 11, 2010 A reader writes: As a fellow recruiter/manager, how much do you count your gut instinct into the hiring decision? If someone on paper has all the experience you want and answers all the technical questions correctly and the hiring manager loves him, but he just for some reason gives you a creepy vibe or is […] Read the full article →
listen to an hour of awesomeness by Alison Green on September 10, 2010 On the HR Happy Hour tonight, I had an awesome discussion with Steve Boese, Shauna Moerke, and lots of people who participated on Twitter … plus phone calls from Laurie Ruettimann, Victorio Milian, and Mark Bennet! Topics covered included: – what the hell is wrong with employers these days – prostitution in the workplace – how to convince people you […] Read the full article →
interviewers who suck: our next installment by Alison Green on September 9, 2010 I know you guys like interview horror stories — because you’re sadists? — so here’s a great one for you. A reader writes: I interviewed with a company this morning for an entry-level position. HR called me yesterday to schedule an interview with me for 10 am today. I arrived at the interview approximately 3 […] Read the full article →
want me to answer your question live tonight? by Alison Green on September 9, 2010 Want me to answer your question live on the air tonight? If so, email it to me today. I’ll answer it on tonight’s episode of the HR Happy Hour … which is a call-in show on Blog Talk Radio. You can listen online or download it later. The show is from 8 – 9 p.m. EST […] Read the full article →
I’ll be on the HR Happy Hour Thursday night by Alison Green on September 8, 2010 Guess what? I’m going to be the guest on Thursday night’s episode of the HR Happy Hour! What is the HR Happy Hour? It’s a call-in show on Blog Talk Radio, which you can listen to online or download as a podcast later. I’ll be talking with Steve Boese and Shauna Moerke and taking questions […] Read the full article →
a tale of post-interview feedback success by Alison Green on September 8, 2010 A reader writes: I just wanted to write in and thank you for the way that your blog has helped me in my (ongoing) job search. I have been looking for work after a summer spent travelling, and I had an application in that I was really excited about. The employer I’d be working for […] Read the full article →
how strictly should managers enforce company policies? by Alison Green on September 7, 2010 A reader writes: I recently started managing a department of approximately 15-20 people. I have found that there are a lot of rules and procedures in place but most are not being enforced. Obviously I’ve started to have all of these rules enforced or adjusted so what we are telling people to do matches what our […] Read the full article →