praying in interviews, retaliation for asking for a raise, and more by Alison Green on May 20, 2013 It’s mini answer Monday — seven short answers to seven short questions. Here we go… 1. Praying at interviews … and a law firm with a resident chaplain I walked into an interview for a paralegal position at a law firm, and on the receptionist’s desk was the Ten Commandments. No big deal, right? I […] Read the full article →
salary when you don’t know what the job is, illegal interview questions, and more by Alison Green on May 19, 2013 It’s short answer Sunday — seven short answers to seven short questions. Here we go… 1. Being asked about salary when you don’t even know what the job is I have a question about networking and salary. I have a great networking contact who is in management at a company I want to work for. […] Read the full article →
calling back job applicants, looking like a suck-up, asking to be laid off, and more by Alison Green on May 18, 2013 It’s short answer Saturday — seven short answers to seven short questions. Here we go… 1. Do I have to call applicants back? Our company submitted a job position online. It says to submit a resume through a link. Now I’m getting a bunch of phone calls about the position. Am I obligated to call […] Read the full article →
drowning, sleeping, hot Dr. Pepper, and other items of interest by Alison Green on May 17, 2013 I’m sleepy and headachey today, so rather than do a final Friday post, I’m going to do something different. Here are a bunch of links to articles that I like, from my folder of bookmarks, none of them related whatsoever to the stuff that we normally talk about here. In return, I’d love it you […] Read the full article →
ask the readers: I think my boss stole my company iPad by Alison Green on May 17, 2013 I’m throwing this very interesting scenario out to readers to weigh in on. A reader writes: Several people in our department, including me, have company-issued tablets and laptops. On Tuesday, I went to a coworker’s office to talk for maybe 20 minutes, and when I came back, my tablet was gone from my desk. (I […] Read the full article →
fast answer Friday — 7 short answers to 7 short questions by Alison Green on May 17, 2013 It’s fast answer Friday — seven short answers to seven short questions. Here we go… 1. I blew up at my coworker; which of us was out of line? I work for a fairly large defense contracting company, and it’s my first job out of college. I’ve been working there for nearly 2 years, and […] Read the full article →
should job applicants ask for references from their prospective managers? by Alison Green on May 16, 2013 A reader writes: I am a hiring manager. I just did a phone interview where the candidate said, “Since you are going to ask me for three references, can you give me three references of ex-employees to find out if I would like to work for you?” How should I approach this? The request itself […] Read the full article →
my job offer was pulled after I failed a drug test — that they’d earlier said I passed by Alison Green on May 16, 2013 A reader writes: I recently took a drug screen for an internship I had applied for. The results were somewhat delayed in getting back, so I emailed the HR rep and asked her if she had any information. The next morning, she emailed me saying my screens (hair and urine) had come back negative, and […] Read the full article →
terse answer Thursday — 7 short answers to 7 short questions by Alison Green on May 16, 2013 It’s terse answer Thursday — seven short answers to seven short questions. Here we go… 1. How can I best manage sick leave for my growing business? I run a small Florida-based business (around 35 employees). Our company is growing and as the company grows, so do the HR problems. My current issue — We […] Read the full article →
should I take a pay cut to pay for much-needed software for my team? by Alison Green on May 15, 2013 A reader writes: I am a member of a two-person team, and we need a new software tool badly. It will save us many hours per release cycle and will improve the quality and usability of our product by a dramatic amount. Another reason my teammate and I are so invested in getting this tool […] Read the full article →