where are they now: update #1 – the job-seeker with a dental problem by Alison Green on December 21, 2010 Thanks to all who are answering the call for updates to let us know how your situation turned out. If you haven’t written in yet, we want to hear from you! Here’s the first one. Remember woman back in July who wondered if her dental problem was scaring off employers? Here’s her update: After reading […] Read the full article →
a tale of post-interview feedback success by Alison Green on September 8, 2010 A reader writes: I just wanted to write in and thank you for the way that your blog has helped me in my (ongoing) job search. I have been looking for work after a summer spent travelling, and I had an application in that I was really excited about. The employer I’d be working for […] Read the full article →
update from reader who asked about long hours and low pay to get experience by Alison Green on August 4, 2010 Remember those “where are they now” updates that we did late last year? Here’s a new one. You might remember this reader from back in June, when she wrote in to ask if she should take a job with really long hours and low pay in order to get experience. Complicating her decision was this: […] Read the full article →
a recent grad success story by Alison Green on June 12, 2010 This is long but well worth the read, especially if you’re feeling discouraged about your job search. A reader writes: I am a loyal reader and have been since I stumbled across your blog in despair while job hunting for ANYTHING after I graduated in June of ’09. I wanted to tell you an uplifting […] Read the full article →
a reader’s happy ending by Alison Green on May 29, 2010 Warning: There’s no question here. Just praise and a happy ending. A reader writes: I don’t have a question, I just want to say thanks for all the great advice! I started reading you blog this past fall, after I was laid off. I’ve been working 15 years in the fashion industry in New York […] Read the full article →
in which I work miracles by Alison Green on March 11, 2010 A reader writes: I had an interview Friday before last and was rejected the following Monday. I was exceedingly disappointed as I was really excited about the job, helping youths find work. Then last Sunday I was reading your blog and you suggested e-mailing to follow up on the rejection and ask what I could […] Read the full article →
where are they now: update #8 – the coworker who accidentally complained to the wrong person by Alison Green on December 22, 2009 Remember the woman whose coworker called her accidentally, thinking she was calling someone else, and proceeded to complain about her, before realizing she was talking to the person she was complaining about? Here’s her update: I had planned to discuss the “awkward moment” with my co-worker, but several things prevented that from happening. One of […] Read the full article →
EmailYourInteriewer success story by Alison Green on August 15, 2009 An update on EmailYourInteriewer.com, which lets job-seekers send an anonymous, polite letter to employers who interviewed them and then never bothered to get back to them: It’s now generated 95 letters to employers. A couple of employers have written back to apologize. Here’s one of those replies: Please let your candidate know that I apologize […] Read the full article →
update from laid-off reader — being nice pays off! by Alison Green on April 16, 2009 Remember the reader from this post last month, who wrote in asking about whether she should send a thank-you note to her boss to thank him for the opportunity she’d had with him? She just sent in this update: I wrote to you on March 2nd asking if it would be proper for me to […] Read the full article →
update from reader being lowballed by her boss by Alison Green on December 1, 2007 I just received a fantastic update from the reader who wrote in recently about being ridiculously lowballed on salary by her boss, despite getting glowing feedback and being told she was a model employee. She felt she didn’t have enough experience yet to get hired anywhere else, so she felt trapped at a company that […] Read the full article →