April 2013

how can I help employees adapt to frequent changes?

A reader writes: I work in an organization that has frequent changes in policies, which requires ongoing adaptation to our assessment and decision-making processes. How do I manage older employees who are struggling to learn to use new processes and technology, resulting in significant time lags in completing their work? Many of these employees have […]

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tiny answer Tuesday — 7 short answers to 7 short questions

It’s tiny answer Tuesday — seven short answers to seven short questions. Here we go… 1. How many questions are normally asked at a job interview? How many questions are normally asked at a job interview? I recently graduated college and I’m preparing to go on my first job interview, so I would like know […]

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how to fire an I.T. director who has passwords to everything

A reader writes: Do you have any experience or stories about firing an I.T. Director? That office has the keys to everything. It’s not like another position where when someone is let go, we disable their account and that’s it; they’re disabled and can’t get in. Excellent question. When I’ve had to do this, there […]

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how to answer “Where do you see yourself in five years?”

No matter what field you’re in, if you’re interviewing for jobs, you’re likely to encounter interviewers who ask some version of, “Where do you see yourself in five years?” It might sound like a straightforward question on the surface, but job seekers routinely struggle over how to best answer it. Often the struggle is because […]

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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. Out-of-town job is flying me in to interview — what if I accept another job and have to cancel? I have a job interview scheduled in another state. The potential employer is booking paying for the flight and a […]

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