should I just be grateful to have a job, even though I’m bored? by Alison Green on April 30, 2013 A reader writes: I started my job about eight months ago, and I’m so, so bored with it. It’s customer service/phone type work at a shipping/transportation company. I only work about 15 hours a week because I’m a full time student. The company is great to work for; they really treat their part time employees […] Read the full article →
can you ask for your own office as part of negotiating a job offer? by Alison Green on April 30, 2013 A reader writes: Is it okay to ask for an office when negotiating a job offer, and if so, how should I go about bringing it up? I can absolutely (and truthfully) justify needing one for work reasons, as my new job will be very very reading-heavy and the best way for me to maintain […] Read the full article →
how can I help employees adapt to frequent changes? by Alison Green on April 30, 2013 A reader writes: I work in an organization that has frequent changes in policies, which requires ongoing adaptation to our assessment and decision-making processes. How do I manage older employees who are struggling to learn to use new processes and technology, resulting in significant time lags in completing their work? Many of these employees have […] Read the full article →
tiny answer Tuesday — 7 short answers to 7 short questions by Alison Green on April 30, 2013 It’s tiny answer Tuesday — seven short answers to seven short questions. Here we go… 1. How many questions are normally asked at a job interview? How many questions are normally asked at a job interview? I recently graduated college and I’m preparing to go on my first job interview, so I would like know […] Read the full article →
is it a red flag when your interviewer drinks a beer during your interview? by Alison Green on April 29, 2013 A reader writes: I’d like to ask about your thoughts on something quite strange that happened to me. I applied for a job in a Fortune 500 company and I was thrilled to hear that I passed the first phone interview and was called for a one-to-one meeting with my prospective new director. This company […] Read the full article →
how to fire an I.T. director who has passwords to everything by Alison Green on April 29, 2013 A reader writes: Do you have any experience or stories about firing an I.T. Director? That office has the keys to everything. It’s not like another position where when someone is let go, we disable their account and that’s it; they’re disabled and can’t get in. Excellent question. When I’ve had to do this, there […] Read the full article →
how to answer “Where do you see yourself in five years?” by Alison Green on April 29, 2013 No matter what field you’re in, if you’re interviewing for jobs, you’re likely to encounter interviewers who ask some version of, “Where do you see yourself in five years?” It might sound like a straightforward question on the surface, but job seekers routinely struggle over how to best answer it. Often the struggle is because […] Read the full article →
mini answer Monday — 7 short answers to 7 short questions by Alison Green on April 29, 2013 It’s mini answer Monday — seven short answers to seven short questions. Here we go… 1. Asking for non-money perks in lieu of a raise I’ve been with my current company for three years now. I received a raise after my first year, but I have not been able to get any pay increases since […] Read the full article →
short answer Sunday — 6 short answers to 6 short questions by Alison Green on April 28, 2013 It’s short answer Sunday — six short answers to six short questions. Here we go… 1. Out-of-town job is flying me in to interview — what if I accept another job and have to cancel? I have a job interview scheduled in another state. The potential employer is booking paying for the flight and a […] Read the full article →
short answer Saturday — 6 short answers to 6 short questions by Alison Green on April 27, 2013 It’s short answer Saturday — six short answers to six short questions. Here we go… 1. Did I handle my resignation badly? I’m a trades student right now. I moved to a city 30 minutes away to go to school. I agreed with my manager that I would keep working on the weekends until the […] Read the full article →