A reader writes: I am a new manager in a rather large department and am working on my budget for 2011/12. It’s due on Monday and I am in a panic because I am terrible with numbers. I look at the spreadsheets and break out into a sweat. Luckily, we have a wonderful accountant here […]
Read the full article →As I mentioned yesterday, I wildly underestimated what the response would be to my resume review offer, so I’m going to end it earlier than the one-week period I’d initially planned. It’ll close it at midnight (EST) tonight. Everyone who responded, I’m still planning to get back to all of you within the seven days I […]
Read the full article →A reader writes: Can you give some general advice to us desperate job-seekers when answering ads on sites like Craigslist? As a rule, if a job posting sounds interesting but there is no e-mail contact other than the generic Craigslist one, and if there is no info about the company, I send a quick e-mail […]
Read the full article →Update to the resume feedback offer: The response was higher than I’d thought it would be, so I may cut this off earlier than the original one week I’d planned on. Or raise the price. Or something. So if you want it, and you want it at this price, act sooner rather than later because […]
Read the full article →Update: Due to the overwhelming response to this, this offer expired at midnight (EST) on Thursday, March 31. I get a lot of requests to give people feedback on their resumes, but because it’s time-consuming to do it well, I usually turn them down unless they’re friends or family. But here’s something historic: For one […]
Read the full article →Someone told me recently that I was his only manager who ever asked him to specifically report on what he wasn’t getting done. Other managers wanted to know plenty about what was happening — but because they never asked him about what he wasn’t getting to, he assumed he’d just better be getting to all of […]
Read the full article →Chances are good that you’re making a few of these common mistakes on your resume. How many are you guilty of? 1. Relying on outdated sources of advice. Resume conventions have changed dramatically in the last 20 years. If you’re reading a book that insists you use an objectiveon your resume or that you can’t […]
Read the full article →It’s time for short answer Sunday once again — eight short answers to eight short questions. Here we go… Weird interview question I was recently asked in an interview if I thought I was smarter than my current boss. I ended up saying that I think I am equally intelligent but we sometimes have differing […]
Read the full article →A reader writes: So, I got a new job (hooray!) and I have an assistant who reports to me. When updating my LinkedIn profile today, I noticed that my assistant has himself listed in my position and has since February of this year (while the position was vacant). Given that I am just starting with […]
Read the full article →A reader writes: How reasonable is it for a firm to develop potential employees at their own expense? For instance, say I run an organization that will need a full time HR person in the future (within a year or two). I know someone who I feel would make a great employee, is smart and […]
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