you should read this book. or your manager should. by Alison Green on April 16, 2012 I’m excited to announce that the second edition of my book, Managing to Change the World: The Nonprofit Manager’s Guide to Getting Results, has just been published by Jossey-Bass. If you want all my thoughts on how to be a good manager, this book is it. Although it’s geared toward nonprofit managers — because that’s what […] Read the full article →
is it okay to leave work right at 5 p.m.? by Alison Green on April 16, 2012 A reader writes: Is it OK to leave the office right at 5 p.m.? I feel silly for asking, but more and more I feel as though it’s frowned upon to come in right at 9 and leave right at 5. I am a 2008 graduate and have been working for about 4 years now. […] Read the full article →
the best questions to ask your job interviewer by Alison Green on April 16, 2012 When your interviewer wraps up your job interview by asking if you have any questions, you might be thinking that he or she is finished assessing you, but that’s not quite the case. Interviewers will draw conclusions about you based on the questions you ask — or don’t ask. If you don’t ask questions, you’re […] Read the full article →
short answer Sunday: 7 short answers to 7 short questions by Alison Green on April 15, 2012 It’s short answer Sunday — seven short answers to seven short questions. And I should warn you that it’s the lazy version; after a long weekend away, I am not in any way back of the swing of normal work yet. But here we go… 1. My boss found out about my job search through […] Read the full article →
fast answer Friday: 7 short answers to 7 short questions by Alison Green on April 13, 2012 It’s fast answer Friday — seven short answers to seven short questions. We’ve got an employer who demands that you count every action you take, asking your new employer for a Mac instead of a PC, a very attractive boss, and more. Here we go… 1. Explaining how you’ve been spending your time while unemployed […] Read the full article →
how to say “stop talking to me” without being rude by Alison Green on April 12, 2012 When you’re racing to get something done on a deadline and you get interrupted by a long-winded colleague or telephone caller, do you: (a) Let them talk, trying to politely hint that you don’t have much time (b) Say, “I’m actually short on time right now. Could I call you back?” Far more people do (a) than […] Read the full article →
my boss is using my email account to impersonate me by Alison Green on April 12, 2012 A reader writes: I’ve reached an ultimate low here at work. I started here half a year ago in a 2-person office. (It is a fair size company, but our office just opened about 8 months ago.) I’m female and my boss is male. Continuously, he has overstepped boundaries socially: trash-talking people, telling me that people […] Read the full article →
why you’re not getting job offers by Alison Green on April 11, 2012 Frustrated with your job search? Sending out tons of resumes, maybe even getting interviews, but not getting any offers? Here are eight possible reasons why. 1. Your resume doesn’t indicate anything about your work beyond your job descriptions. In a market flooded with qualified candidates, your resume needs to show that you have a track record […] Read the full article →
how long can your resume be? by Alison Green on April 11, 2012 An awful lot of people have internalized the old rule that your resume can only be one page, but it no longer holds true. Times have changed! Two-page resumes are common now, so if you’re been agonizing over how to stick to one page, agonize no longer. There is one big exception to this, though, […] Read the full article →
what’s wrong with my cover letter? by Alison Green on April 10, 2012 A reader writes: I’m actively job-hunting, and I’ve had no luck getting interviews. People tell me that I’m great in person, so I have to assume that I’m doing something terribly wrong when I represent myself on paper. I recently received feedback that I’m giving “too much” information to the HR rep/hiring manager, so I […] Read the full article →