when a potential mentor won’t respond to your emails by Alison Green on February 19, 2013 A reader writes: I graduated from college nearly two years ago, and am looking for a professional mentor. I’ve worked at my current job at a small nonprofit since October. After working in a similar but very corporate field for the past two years, I know this is where I want to be. A family […] Read the full article →
should you listen to your gut when job-searching? by Alison Green on February 19, 2013 A reader writes: I am being laid off at the end of February. It’s a single-role redundancy, not a mass layoff, and as much as something like this can ever be positive, it is. My managers have gone out of their way to make it clear that they hate to see me go and have […] Read the full article →
how I can be more authoritative now that I’m a manager? by Alison Green on February 19, 2013 A reader writes: I’ve recently ascended rather quickly into a new leadership role at my company and I am struggling with communicating to those on my team such that everything is not a collaboration and debate. There are times when I need people to do what I am asking them to do, simple as that. Yesterday, […] Read the full article →
tiny answer Tuesday — 7 short answers to 7 short questions by Alison Green on February 19, 2013 It’s tiny answer Tuesday — seven short answers to seven short questions. Here we go… 1. Being required to take vacation days A friend of mine asked me a question about companies that require employees to take mandatory vacation. His company is making everyone take five days of vacation. If someone doesn’t have five days […] Read the full article →
can this salary negotiation be saved? by Alison Green on February 18, 2013 A reader writes: I’ve got a weird negotiation issue. I was offered a job I’m very excited about and which, all told, was about an 8% raise from my current position. At this point in my career, I would ideally like to be making about a 15% jump for my next role, but for this […] Read the full article →
is it wrong to Google job candidates before interviewing them? by Alison Green on February 18, 2013 A reader writes: I recently was given the responsibility of finding interns for our company. In the process of reviewing applications, I Googled one of them. The first search result was her Facebook page so I clicked on it, and saw that many of her posts and pictures were set to “public.” I did not […] Read the full article →
mini answer Monday — 7 short answers to 7 short questions by Alison Green on February 18, 2013 It’s mini answer Monday — seven short answers to seven short questions. Here we go… 1. Is my company handling a coworker’s outburst correctly? I am new to the professional world and am wondering if my employer is handling an unprofessional coworker appropriately. Recently, in a meeting, one of my coworkers openly chastised another coworker […] Read the full article →
update from the reader who hated her job and wanted to wear jeans by Alison Green on February 17, 2013 Remember the reader in December who was wondering if she needed to thank her employer for a Christmas bonus? Or at least that’s what her direct question was, but her letter was about being bored with her job and feeling frustrated that she’d been promised flexible working hours and a casual dress code when she […] Read the full article →
short answer Sunday — 6 short answers to 6 short questions by Alison Green on February 17, 2013 It’s short answer Sunday — six short answers to six short questions. Here we go… 1. Are interviewers Googling me and not liking what they find? I have applied for many jobs starting at the beginning of this year. About 20% of the time I will get to the first interview, which I consider a […] Read the full article →
short answer Saturday — 6 short answers to 6 short questions by Alison Green on February 16, 2013 It’s short answer Saturday — six short answers to six short questions. Here we go… 1. Do I have to attend this work training? My boss recently announced that they “strongly recommend” that everyone in our group get a certain certification. She has told us multiple times that she really wants everyone in our group […] Read the full article →