invasive pre-employment medical questionnaire by Alison Green on October 3, 2012 A reader writes: With the help of your blog, I accepted an entry-level job as a scientist for a consulting firm within a few months of graduating college. Thank you for your sound advice, and keep it coming! I have a question about pre-employment physicals. After I accepted my offer, I worked with HR to […] Read the full article →
wee answer Wednesday — 7 short answers to 7 short questions by Alison Green on October 3, 2012 It’s wee answer Wednesday — seven short answers to seven short questions. Here we go… 1. When you don’t want senior positions anymore After 30+ years of steady employment (25 of them being part owner of my own small publishing company) I’ve now reentered the job market. The last few years of my company’s existence […] Read the full article →
how do I tell employers I was fired for a video I put on YouTube? by Alison Green on October 3, 2012 A reader writes: I have been recently fired from my job for misconduct (horseplay and disregard for company policy regarding video recording devices). A video was made on my smartphone during an overnight shift (I was working by myself and a coworker kept me company). I very stupidly uploaded the video to YouTube and distributed […] Read the full article →
work habits that will kill your career by Alison Green on October 3, 2012 If you’re wondering why you’re not advancing in your career more quickly, or why you always seem to be overlooked when it comes time for raises, promotions, or important projects, the answer might be that you’re holding yourself back, through one or more of these eight career-killing behaviors. 1. Not promoting your own work. Your work […] Read the full article →
should I file a claim against my employer for delaying my final paycheck? by Alison Green on October 2, 2012 A reader writes: I recently left my employer and started at a new workplace, which has been fantastic. However, on my last day with my previous employer (a pretty big nonprofit organization that works with kids), I didn’t receive my final paycheck. The office manager told me two days before my last day that I’d […] Read the full article →
tiny answer Tuesday: 7 short answers to 7 short questions by Alison Green on October 2, 2012 It’s tiny answer Tuesday — seven short answers to seven short questions. Here we go… 1. Listing Amazon reviews on your resume I had a question about putting something on a resume. I am in between jobs now and searching. I have been doing Amazon Vine reviews for over a year now. You have to […] Read the full article →
recruiters gone wild: 3 stories of recruiters behaving badly by Alison Green on October 2, 2012 Three letters on similar topics… 1. Recruiter is asking me to “fight for her” with a company that’s interviewing me I applied to Company A in Location A early this year and received a rejection email. Not wanting to give up, I asked my recruitment agent to approach them again, but in Location B, 6 […] Read the full article →
my boss has a bunch of swimsuit photos on the company laptop by Alison Green on October 1, 2012 A reader writes: While transferring documents from the company laptop, I found a folder containing photos taken on a cruise my boss went on with friends. While there wasn’t anything particularly lewd, there were a lot of shirtless men, half-naked men in bed, and my half-naked boss with half-naked men in bed (my boss and […] Read the full article →
interviewing when you’ve been successful without a college degree by Alison Green on October 1, 2012 A reader writes: I would appreciate your insights on this — college degrees. You see, I don’t have one. My particular career is not so specialized as a physician or rocket science; it’s in benefits in the human resources department and I have over 20 years of experience. I don’t really regret not having finished […] Read the full article →
should you list hobbies on your resume? by Alison Green on October 1, 2012 A reader writes: Lately, I have been wondering about conventions regarding including hobbies and activities (other than volunteer work) on resumes. For example, in my spare time I take archery lessons and sing in an a cappella group, in addition to various musical commitments that may pop up over the course of the year (i.e., […] Read the full article →