companies that interview with no intention of hiring you by Alison Green on August 23, 2009 A reader writes: Today I experienced something I had before. I felt tricked and cheated after I found out that the interview I had 3 weeks ago was fake – they had a candidate, but arranged to have interviews nevertheless. This already happened to me twice. I feel frustrated for my wasted time, effort and […] Read the full article →
bad interviewee behavior: more tales by Alison Green on August 22, 2009 My friend writes: I call a lot of people to interview them for various positions. I could have an admin person set up these interviews, but I prefer to do it myself. Lately, I’ve noticed a rash of bad behavior — applicants think that because I’m the one calling, I have nothing to do with […] Read the full article →
complaining about work on Twitter by Alison Green on August 20, 2009 A reader writes: I’m a fan of twitter and have recently started a departmental twitter feed for my branch library. I’m encouraging my student staff to come up with ideas for posts, and they’ve been very enthusiastic. However, one of them sent a tweet from his personal twitter account, while he was at work, which […] Read the full article →
more resume shenanigans – leaving off dates of employment by Alison Green on August 19, 2009 I’m seeing what might be a trend of people using a chronological resume format but leaving off any indication of how long they held each position. This is really not a good idea. It looks like you’re trying to hide a series of short stays and in a pretty inept way, because it jumps out […] Read the full article →
new HR coordinator without resources asks whether to leave by Alison Green on August 18, 2009 A reader writes: I graduated in 07 with a BA. Since than, I’ve been working FT while completing my MBA in HR as well. I began my HR career working as a recruiter for a staffing agency for about a year, but soon found out that sales is not what I really want to pursue. […] Read the full article →
emotional after performance review by Alison Green on August 15, 2009 A reader writes: Some background: I am in my mid-twenties and I work as an assistant for a small, nationally renowned non-profit. I love a lot about my job: I get to research topics I love, and I get to apply skills that satisfy me. I have a heavy workload that has increased substantially over […] 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 →
being intentionally late to an interview as a strategy by Alison Green on August 14, 2009 A reader writes: I’d like to share a job search tip with you (or at least receive your opinion about it). A resume attempts to showcase past achievements but it doesn’t do much to demonstrate a candidate’s character. So I deliberately call in late to the interview. About a half hour before the interview time, […] Read the full article →
4 biggest myths about job references by Alison Green on August 10, 2009 I get a lot of mail with misconceptions about job references — how they work, who gets called, and what they can say. Here are the four biggest myths about references that I encounter regularly. References are old-school; no one uses them anymore. Don’t listen to people who tell you that in the “new economy,” […] Read the full article →
how do I ask my boss for the money they owe me? by Alison Green on August 7, 2009 A reader writes: I am currently interning with a small environmental non-profit. I started the internship in February, at a time when essentially none of my target organizations were hiring, and I was looking for a position where I could gain experience in the field. Throughout the interview process, my contact and other staff members […] Read the full article →