is how I financed college any of this employer’s business? by Alison Green on June 10, 2010 A reader writes: A close friend applied for a job through their online resume/cover letter submission link. Then the company emailed him and asked him to fill out a separate application (which was not on their “apply now” link from their own site, but whatever). Most of the information the form requests was already answered […] Read the full article →
how should employers respond to parents job-searching for their kids? by Alison Green on June 10, 2010 In response to a recent post on parents who job-search on their kids’ behalf, one anonymous commenter left this question: I am hiring – albeit only summer positions for teens – but have had several responses from parents on their kids behalf. I don’t know how to respond. I want to contact the parent and […] Read the full article →
a day of phone interviews – experience it for yourself! by Alison Green on June 10, 2010 Today I did a slew of phone interviews for an open position and thought you guys might find it interesting to peek into the hiring process from the employer’s side. This is pretty typical of how a day of phone interviews go. The position I’m hiring for is an entry-level job, doing administrative work that isn’t […] Read the full article →
what kind of writing sample do employers want to see? by Alison Green on June 9, 2010 A reader writes: I’ve got a question about something you’ve touched on in some of your posts, but never really talked about at length. Writing samples. When a job listing requests that you send in a writing sample along with your resume and cover letter, but doesn’t specify a topic or style of writing, what […] Read the full article →
should I call out an HR person for lying to me? by Alison Green on June 8, 2010 A reader writes: I recently applied for a city government communications position for which I was perfectly qualified. They asked me last minute to fly out for a four-person panel interview and even went as far as rearranging the panel date so that I could make it, even after I suggested an initial Skype interview […] Read the full article →
my mom is embarrassing me with my boss by Alison Green on June 3, 2010 A reader writes: My mother and my boss are casual email acquaintances. They’ve also met in person, and my boss has given her some contract work over the last few months I’ve been here. So they have a relationship that is not-friendly but not quite professional either. I don’t mind that he gives her work, […] Read the full article →
can I ask my CEO to fund my side business? by Alison Green on June 2, 2010 A reader writes: I work in an online marketing company. It is a small startup company and it feels like a family. The partners, CEO, and managers are great. I came up with a business idea that will be in a market that is totally different than the company. I want to pursue this on […] Read the full article →
should my boss proactively email a prospective employer to recommend me? by Alison Green on June 1, 2010 A reader writes: I’m applying for a job in research at a big university, and a career coach gave me the following advice: in addition to submitting my resume and cover letter through the online system, I should also have my current boss (principle investigator) email the hiring manager with a short and sweet “hey, my assistant applied for the […] Read the full article →
boss encouraged me to apply for promotion, then wouldn’t interview me by Alison Green on June 1, 2010 A reader writes: Recently, my manager decided to introduce a new position that would be in between my current position and his position, basically someone to make sure the daily job functions of me and my coworkers get done at the company’s computer support desk. This position was opened to both internal and external applicants, […] Read the full article →