March 2013

a former employee is on a public vendetta against me

A reader writes: I have worked 5 years for an international nonprofit as a regional coordinator for a certain region of developing countries where I oversee local consultants hired to implement our projects with our beneficiaries. These consultants are on year-long renewable contracts (and in the past have tended to be treated more like employees, […]

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snow day open thread

It’s our monthly open thread! The comment section on this post is open for discussion with other readers on anything you want to talk about. If you want an answer from me, emailing me is still your best bet, but this is a chance to talk to other readers.

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5 interview questions you should always be prepared to answer

While you can never predict with certainty exactly what questions you’ll be asked in a job interview, some questions get asked so frequently that you’d be foolish not to prepare answers for them in advance. Here are five of the questions that you’re most likely be asked. (And even if these don’t come up, you’ll […]

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wee answer Wednesday — 7 short answers to 7 short questions

First, if you haven’t yet voted for Ask a Manager in the Bloggie Awards, would you please take a second to do it now? (I’m nominated in the Best Topical Blog category). Thank you! Now that we’re done with that … it’s wee answer Wednesday, with seven short answers to seven short questions. Here we go. 1. […]

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