most popular posts of 2010 by Alison Green on December 31, 2010 Here’s a list of the posts that got the most comments this year. 2010 marks the first time Ask a Manager broke 1 million page views in a year, so that’s exciting — 1.2 million page views! (This, by the way, wraps up our special year-end programming. Tomorrow we return to the normal Q&A’s.) how […] Read the full article →
don’t send poetry as your writing sample, and other suggestions for job applicants by Alison Green on December 30, 2010 I’m hiring college students for several internships right now, which means that the candidates are a mix of really impressive/prepared and really … not. Lessons from just this past week: 1. Don’t send poetry as your writing sample. It doesn’t matter how good it is; it’s not relevant to the kind of writing I need […] Read the full article →
interviewer didn’t give me any time to ask my own questions by Alison Green on December 29, 2010 A reader writes: I am stumped about a telephone interview I had today. I did my homework and researched the company as it is in a major city 5-7 hrs away. The position is a professional position and I have the professional license for the position. In talking to the manager of the the division, […] Read the full article →
where are they now: update #20 – danger signs when interviewing by Alison Green on December 29, 2010 Remember the reader who was given 20 minutes of training on his first day on the job and then was fired a few hours later? He wrote in wondering about danger signs when you’re interviewing. Here’s his update. I am still working the same part-time retail job that I had during college (now graduated with […] Read the full article →
where are they now: update #19 – is a contract position worth the risk? by Alison Green on December 29, 2010 Remember the reader who was trying to decide if leaving her poorly-paid, unpleasant job for a one-year contract position was worth the risk? Here’s her update. I wrote to you last summer for advice regarding taking a contract position vs. keeping my current position. I wound up not doing either. Before I gave my resignation, […] Read the full article →
the new Ask a Manager is here! by Alison Green on December 28, 2010 Well, my long-awaited upgrade to WordPress is complete! I’ll be making various tweaks in the coming days, but we’re live again and everything should be working. (Please let me know if you find anything that isn’t!) My transition to WordPress was incredibly easy … because I didn’t do anything. I just sat around on my […] Read the full article →
it’s on by Alison Green on December 27, 2010 I’m moving to WordPress on Monday, and it’s going to be awesome. But this means that if you subscribe to my posts in an RSS reader and haven’t yet updated the feed, you’re going to stop getting my posts. Like, today. The updated feeds are: posts: https://www.askamanager.org/feeds/posts/default comments: https://www.askamanager.org/feeds/comments/default Other than that, the move shouldn’t […] Read the full article →
where are they now: update #18 – uncomfortable stalking employers by Alison Green on December 26, 2010 Remember the reader who was frustrated that people kept advising her to aggressively call, call, call any employer she was interested in? I didn’t really have advice for her other than to explain why her instincts were exactly right and in fact people who advise job-seekers to behave like stalkers are doing them a disservice. […] Read the full article →
where are they now: update #17 – my manager is complaining about me online by Alison Green on December 26, 2010 Remember the reader whose manager was complaining about her on Facebook? Here’s her update. I continued working at that location for a couple more weeks, keeping my mouth shut and doing all that was asked of me and more. My supervisors never once called me back about the situation, my boss never said anything to […] Read the full article →
where are they now: update #16 – manager wants to be my best friend by Alison Green on December 24, 2010 Remember the reader whose manager wanted to be her best friend and wouldn’t take no for an answer? Here’s her update. I am very happy to report that I found a new job and started a few months ago. I am very happy in my current position and work for a great manager. I tried […] Read the full article →