I’m done talking about how to follow up after an interview by Alison Green on September 14, 2009 This is probably one of the most common questions I get: How and when do you follow up after an interview? You can find past writings on it here: following up after an interview when to follow up after an interview calling to follow up after applying for a job how to follow up after […] Read the full article →
how do employers choose when they have tons of great candidates? by Alison Green on September 14, 2009 How do employers choose from among many great candidates? I wrote recently about the fact that lots of great job candidates are getting rejected these days because in this job market, there are more good candidates than there are jobs available. When I have tons of great candidates and only one slot to hire for, […] Read the full article →
can employer reject me because of my commute time? by Alison Green on September 13, 2009 A reader writes: I recently applied for a job for which my skills ticked all of the boxes. The salary was described as “highly negotiable” (with no equivalent industry salaries available) and was based in London (an 80 minute commute from my house). Over the course of 2 weeks, I took part in 11 one-2-one […] Read the full article →
housekeeping by Alison Green on September 13, 2009 I have just deleted all but the most recent two weeks’ worth of emails in my in-box. As usual, I had fallen so far behind on answering questions that there was no chance I could ever catch up. So if you had sent me a question earlier that you are desperate for an answer to, […] Read the full article →
how can I get justice with my boss’ boss? by Alison Green on September 11, 2009 A reader writes: I work for a software company in their customer/technical support department. One of our customers was not happy with the way I handled an issue and contacted their account executive to complain. What the customer said was to the effect that she did not want me working on any of her future […] Read the full article →
Remembering William Wik by Alison Green on September 11, 2009 This post is part of Project 2,996, a bloggers’ tribute to the victims of September 11, 2001. I’ve been asked to write about William Wik. William Wik Billy Wik, 44 and his wife, Kathy, had three children, Tricia, Katie, and Danny. He worked for Aon Corp. as assistant director for risk management services. “I met […] Read the full article →
why new hires fail by Alison Green on September 10, 2009 46% of newly-hired employees will fail within 18 months, according to a new study by Leadership IQ. (Failure is being defined as: being terminated, leaving under pressure, receiving disciplinary action, or having significantly negative performance reviews.) But it’s not because they don’t have the right skills to do the job. Instead, the study found that […] Read the full article →
sometimes it’s not about you by Alison Green on September 9, 2009 Sometimes it’s not about you. I’ve rejected a lot of job candidates lately, and an unusual number of them have been fantastic. When I have tons of great candidates and only one slot to hire for, by definition lots of really good candidates are going to get rejected. When the job market is at the […] Read the full article →
how to give advice to coworkers without being annoying by Alison Green on September 9, 2009 Have you ever looked at another area of your company and thought, “They’d get better results if they did it this way instead”? If so, have you ever been tempted to tell them? It’s a sticky area. Even if your input is fantastic, if you don’t present it in the right way, you can make people […] Read the full article →
job searching from afar, paying for interview travel, and how long you can wait before starting the new job by Alison Green on September 7, 2009 A reader writes: I’m planning on conducting a job search in anticipation of a move to a location 2000 miles from my current home. I’ve never before conducted a job search remotely, and I have some questions as to how to go about this. I’m assuming I should explain in the cover letter why I’m […] Read the full article →