interviewer sent me the name of the other 7 candidates in the running for the job by Alison Green on February 5, 2015 A reader writes: I have been interviewing for an junior level position at a nonprofit for the last two weeks. I was excited when I saw a third interview invitation this week, only to discover that the interviewer had sent a scheduling tool that showed all the interview slots available and what other candidates were […] Read the full article →
my coworker bombed an internal interview, letting a company fly me out if I’m unlikely to accept their offer, and more by Alison Green on February 5, 2015 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Should I let a company fly me out even though I’m unlikely to accept their offer? My in-person in interview with Company A was cancelled due to weather. However, I interviewed with several managers over the phone and they called me to tell me I […] Read the full article →
should you list a fun but fake fact on your resume to intrigue an employer? by Alison Green on February 4, 2015 A reader writes: I am currently job searching and have heard that sometimes people put one fun thing on their resume that normally wouldn’t belong, which might seem to make them more interesting to a job recruiter who would want to know the rest of the story. One such suggestion was to list that you […] Read the full article →
my interviewer asked me, “if I were to fire you, what would be the reason why?” by Alison Green on February 4, 2015 A reader writes: I wanted to get your take on a recent interview question I was asked. Normally I’m prepared for most questions thrown at me from various interviews I’ve been on, but this one threw me: “If I were to fire you, what would be the reason why?” My interviewer even stated that it […] Read the full article →
will my work be tarred by a co-author’s bad reputation, having a reference proactively call an employer, and more by Alison Green on February 4, 2015 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Will my work be tarred by a co-author’s bad reputation? I’m an attorney looking to change jobs in the next year or so and am updating my resume. When I was an undergrad (more than 10 years ago), I worked closely with a professor in […] Read the full article →
actually useful questions to ask in informational interviews by Alison Green on February 3, 2015 A reader writes: You’ve written before about how NOT to behave in an informational interview (i.e. use it to try to get a job), but I wonder what you recommend to get the most out of them when you’re approaching the meeting with the proper mindset. I’m about six months away from getting a masters […] Read the full article →
resisting delegating work? here’s how to move more to your team by Alison Green on February 3, 2015 If you’re like many managers, you sometimes find yourself resisting delegating a piece of work or a responsibility to someone on your team, because you’re worried that it won’t be done well enough. But in most cases, if you give in to this impulse, you’re forfeiting the benefit of having a team, which is to […] Read the full article →
did my boss throw me under a bus, or did I screw up? by Alison Green on February 3, 2015 A reader writes: I recently had an issue with a department that was not following through on their assignments in a way that directly impacted my work. This has been going on for a while, and I went to my boss with my concerns. He asked me for documentation on specific instances, and left it […] Read the full article →
my company says I didn’t return their property, a client invited me to a sports event, and more by Alison Green on February 3, 2015 It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My company says I didn’t return their property on my last day What can happen if you say you returned all company property after being terminated, but the company says you didn’t? My employer fired me on Monday, asked for my badge, cell, iPad, briefcase, […] Read the full article →
should I work for the government? by Alison Green on February 2, 2015 I’m throwing this one out to readers to weigh in on. A reader writes: I got an offer from a state government office in the South for a role that makes about as excited as it does nervous. Pros: the work sounds like it’s right in my wheelhouse but with opportunities to apply my skills in […] Read the full article →