should you tape-record job interviews? by Alison Green on September 24, 2010 A reader writes: I have two related questions that I’d be interesting in getting your take on: First, is it common for interviewers to record the interview so others can listen to it who would be affected by the hire but were unable or uninterested in interviewing? Would that be helpful, do you think, to […] Read the full article →
what’s the goal of multiple 30-minute interviews? by Alison Green on September 23, 2010 A reader writes: I recently applied for a support position at an academic institution. The phone interview went well and I was invited to come in for an in-person interview. The interview is scheduled for 2 hours and 15 minutes and consists of two thirty-minute interviews with high level researchers, two thirty- minute interviews with […] Read the full article →
contacting the person who used to have the job you’re applying for by Alison Green on September 23, 2010 A reader writes: On Monday, I’m going into a first face-to-face interview (after a phone interview) for a job for which I am well qualified and would be thrilled to have. I’d like to tap into your wisdom about a strategy I want to employ to prepare for the interview. In my research on the […] Read the full article →
how interviewers can screen out candidates who will have attendance problems by Alison Green on September 22, 2010 In response to a previous post from someone frustrated that her co-worker is chronically absent, one commenter asked: If anyone has suggestions on how to screen for this issue of not-showing up for work, please let me know. I work in a call center, most of the folks we hire know what that type of […] Read the full article →
my co-worker is chronically absent by Alison Green on September 21, 2010 A reader writes: I work in a children’s program part-time alongside another teacher who works the same hours as I do (about 10/week). We are the only 2 regular teachers in this program. Anyway, my co-worker chronically schedules appointments on the mornings we are scheduled to work. She has many crises in her life so […] Read the full article →
explaining to my boss that marital stress is impacting my work by Alison Green on September 19, 2010 A reader writes: I’m a software developer, and I’ve been separated from my wife for eight months; we’ve been together over ten years. I brought the house into the marriage, but didn’t get a pre-nuptial agreement, so family law in my jurisdiction says she gets half the value of the house. When she gets her half of the family capital, […] Read the full article →
how can I build my reputation in my field? by Alison Green on September 19, 2010 A reader writes: I have been working on developing my career and as part of that I am wanting to build up a strong portfolio of recomendations from people that I am working with. I am using LinkedIn and have started my own blog (on my career interest). I am seeking recommendations from people I […] Read the full article →
help! my department is imploding by Alison Green on September 18, 2010 A reader writes: My department is imploding, and I’m struggling to decide what I should do. I’ve worked in in the IT department for a small health clinic for 10 months. In that time, 5 employees have left, and the rest are actively looking for new jobs elsewhere, including the VP and my direct supervisor. Reasons for leaving […] Read the full article →
I’m afraid my old boss is going to out me as transgender by Alison Green on September 17, 2010 A reader writes: I’m a trans-woman. (Ed. note: For readers who may not know what this means, this is a transgender person who was born biologically a man but is living as a woman.) Over the past couple of years, I transitioned at my job. One of the two groups I worked with took this in […] Read the full article →
you are making me very, very forlorn by Alison Green on September 17, 2010 Lots of you who get my posts through a news reader haven’t changed your RSS subscription over to my new feed: https://www.askamanager.org/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss And that makes me sad, because someday soon the old feed is going to stop working and then you will not get my posts. Don’t make me sad! Update your subscription! Read the full article →