May 2013

short answer Sunday — 6 short answers to 6 short questions

It’s short answer Sunday — six short answers to six short questions. Here we go… 1. Unexpected second interview I had a great job interview on Wednesday, and they told me they’d be making a decision very soon and would let me know “yay or nay” within days as they’re wanting to get someone into […]

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short answer Saturday — 6 short answers to 6 short questions

It’s short answer Saturday — six short answers to six short questions. Here we go… 1. Bringing a camera to a job interview I’m going to interview with a company in the gaming industry next week in their headquarters. Their headquarters are a monument to nerd-ism, and I’d love to bring a camera and take […]

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does supervising students count as “real” management experience?

A reader writes: I’ve worked in various departments at a large university. It’s very common for these departments to hire student workers, and many of them are paid through the federal work study program. They’re all capped at working 20 hours/week. I’ve supervised student workers in all of my positions, and they’ve held various titles […]

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fast answer Friday — 7 short answers to 7 short questions

It’s fast answer Friday — seven short answers to seven short questions. Here we go… 1. I don’t want to travel for work anymore I just recently returned to work from maternity leave. My job requires me to sometimes travel, and these trips are generally two night stays, though occasionally just one. Prior to having […]

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is my strong personality keeping me from getting jobs?

A reader writes: Since I graduated with a PhD in Biology in 2011, I have had 15 interviews for research positions but no offers. In five of these interviews, I was the reserve and one candid employer told me although I was fantastic in the interview, he had to choose the person he “liked” best […]

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terse answer Thursday — 7 short answers to 7 short questions

It’s terse answer Thursday — seven short answers to seven short questions. Here we go… 1. Employer won’t let me continue to use my maiden name professionally I have a question about dealing with married vs. maiden names. I was married several years ago and just kept my maiden name for a while. I recently […]

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what’s the worst career advice you ever received?

There is a lot of bad career advice out there, being dispensed from parents, friends, coworkers, campus career centers, and even professional advice givers. From suggestions that you lie to get a job to being told that there’s nothing wrong with not eating a business lunch, bad advice abounds … and I want to hear […]

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