how to deal with a bad interviewer by Alison Green on June 7, 2017 A reader writes: I recently interviewed for a position that I think I’m under-qualified for. The position is to be a dean of department at a university which requires 7+ years experience in a similar post and a great deal of knowledge about financial markets. I graduated from the top ivy league school in the […] Read the full article →
flaky interviewer is causing child care problems by Alison Green on February 10, 2017 A reader writes: My husband is a stay-at-home dad for our 6-month-old daughter (amazing!) with events experience in a notoriously flaky creative industry. When he’s worked with other companies in the industry (some small and independently run, others pretty big and established, but trying to maintain a scrappy vibe) he’s had lots of rescheduled meetings, […] Read the full article →
company wants references from “coworkers you didn’t get along with” by Alison Green on October 5, 2016 A reader writes: I’m currently interviewing for a new position with a company that works remotely. Over the past two weeks, I’ve had 10+ video calls with every member of the small team, along with a bunch of unpaid work tests that have included everything from client proposals to personality tests. It’s starting to feel […] Read the full article →
employer told me to write 15-20 short essays before they’ll even interview me by Alison Green on August 1, 2016 A reader writes: I applied for a job on a company’s website a few weeks ago. I received an email from HR at 3:30PM on Friday afternoon acknowledging my application and asking me to respond to a set of pre-screening questions. The email asked that I provide my responses within 48 hours. Does this mean […] Read the full article →
my company asks personal, invasive questions about your childhood and adolescence by Alison Green on July 27, 2016 A reader writes: I’ve been working for the past three years at a large global organization. After three interviews, I was brought on board for a one-year trial period, a common situation for junior staff, and I was recommended to go through the formal hiring process at the end of that first year. Thus began […] Read the full article →
was I asked to a fake interview by someone who was lonely or looking for dates? by Alison Green on July 19, 2016 A reader writes: I was contacted on LinkedIn by someone at a very prestigious company, saying they were looking for someone with my skill set. I told him (let’s call him Andy) I was interested, and he set up an interview. But when I went in for the meeting, the other person who was supposed […] Read the full article →
I interviewed for a job that apparently doesn’t exist by Alison Green on March 21, 2016 A reader writes: I recently interviewed for a bodily injury adjuster position with a major insurance company. I need some help understanding what happened. This is all very strange. The interview went really well. I knew walking out of it that I had nailed it. The interviewer seemed genuinely impressed, asked me a lot of […] Read the full article →
I was left waiting for two hours at an interview by Alison Green on October 21, 2015 A reader writes: I’m a corporate recruiter. I was referred to the CEO of a small company by a former coworker who said they were hiring and that I might be the right fit for a recruiting opening they have. The CEO’s communication was via email and sporadic at best, but we scheduled time to meet […] Read the full article →
my interviewers accused me of lying on my resume by Alison Green on July 21, 2015 A reader writes: I have a question about an interview I had recently. I am an experienced IT Infrastructure manager (running teams of up to 30) with project management experience – and was invited to an interview on the strength of my CV, which clearly stated that I was a “PRINCE2 certified IT Infrastructure Manager […] Read the full article →
how to create a video cover letter by Alison Green on June 1, 2015 A reader writes: I am being confronted with a novel situation. I’m a career counselor at a government agency (after finding this site, I feel the need to apologize for the horrendous experiences people have had. I’d like to say I do give out your website to my clients and colleagues). A couple of my […] Read the full article →