job-searching after being let go by Alison Green on January 11, 2009 A reader writes: August 29, 2008 – After working for this IT services company for 2.5 years, I was taken into the boss’s office and told that the money was bad and business was scarce. My boss cut me from 40 hours per week down to 20 hours per week to save the company money. […] Read the full article →
using a different title than your real one on your resume by Alison Green on January 8, 2009 A reader writes: I currently work as an IT professional for a company that is contracted by a larger company to provide IT support for their organization. I was originally hired two years ago to provide desktop support services. Due to the elimination of the job of the only other IT employee at our site, […] Read the full article →
vote for Ask a Manager by Alison Green on January 5, 2009 I’m a finalist for the 2008 Weblog Awards! You can vote for me in the Best Business Blog category here: http://2008.weblogawards.org/polls/best-business-blog/ Read the full article →
when you can’t give a positive reference by Alison Green on January 5, 2009 I love to serve as a job reference for most former employees. But I’ve also occasionally been asked to be a reference for employees who I can’t honestly recommend. Here are some ways to handle reference requests when you can’t recommend the candidate: 1. Whenever possible, warn the employee in advance that you won’t be […] Read the full article →
interview went well but still not hired by Alison Green on January 2, 2009 A reader writes: Had the first interview – seemed to go well. The HR Recruiter told my recruiter that they were getting the req approved and that they wanted me and would be in touch for a second interview. Second interview came and I felt it went well – just like before. On the way […] Read the full article →