when your Google Reader dies … because it’s about to by Alison Green on June 20, 2013 A lot of you read this blog in Google Reader. But as you probably know, as of July 1, Google Reader will be no more, and you’ll no longer be able to find Ask a Manager posts there. I am seriously upset about this for two reasons: First, I adore Google Reader and I obsessively […] 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 →
the best work advice you ever received by Alison Green on April 9, 2013 I recently asked readers to share the best advice they’ve ever received about how to succeed at work. Here are my favorite tips from readers about doing well at your job and getting along well with your manager and coworkers. 1. When you’re the expert, talk like one “When you are the expert, talk like […] Read the full article →
what’s the best career advice you ever got? by Alison Green on April 3, 2013 We talk about bad advice a lot here — bad advice people get from their parents, from campus career centers, from friends and significant others, and even from the career advice industry. I’d like to hear about good advice for a change. What’s the best career advice you ever got? Who gave it to you, […] Read the full article →
want me to review your resume? by Alison Green on April 2, 2013 I get a lot of requests to give people feedback on their resumes, but because it’s time-consuming to do it well, I usually turn them down unless they’re friends or family. But for a short time, I’m re-opening the resume review offer that I’ve run a couple of times before When I’ve offered this in […] Read the full article →
we’re winners! by Alison Green on March 24, 2013 Thanks to everyone in voted in the Bloggies — Ask a Manager won in the category of Best Topical Blog, which is awesome. (And which surely couldn’t have happened without posts like this and this. And this.) Read the full article →
Ask a Manager is a finalist for the 2013 Bloggie Awards by Alison Green on February 28, 2013 The Bloggie Awards announced their final nominees just a few days ago, and Ask a Manager is nominated in the Best Topical Blog category. (Thanks to everyone who nominated me!) Unlike a lot of award lists, this one is actually a Big Thing, and I’d love to have your vote. Would you take a minute […] Read the full article →
5 tough career lessons by Alison Green on February 27, 2013 When you’re starting out in the work world, it’s easy to think that your career will be straightforward: you’ll find jobs that interest you, work hard, and be rewarded for it. But it’s rarely that simple. Along the way, you’re going to learn some tough lessons about your career. Here are five of the hardest but […] Read the full article →
by Alison Green on February 14, 2013 And thus ends our Valentine’s Day series, which I hope you enjoyed as much as I did. (Why, yes, that is my engagement ring on top of Emma.) Read the full article →
a recruiter I met at career expo asked me on a date — what should I do? by Alison Green on February 14, 2013 This was originally posted in October 2009, but I’m reposting it today as part of our Valentine’s Day extravaganza. Plus, I have some different advice this time. The updated portion of my advice is in bold below. A reader writes wrote: A Big 5 recruiter I met at a career expo asked me out on […] Read the full article →