how soon is too soon to leave a panic job? by Alison Green on September 7, 2021 A reader writes: I took an “any port in a storm” type job due to the pandemic and am wondering what comes next. The background: After suddenly losing my job last year, I was thrown into an urgent job hunt. Four months ago, I landed a job with a decent salary, doing much the same […] Read the full article →
remote jobs that aren’t really remote by Alison Green on August 9, 2021 A reader writes: I am wondering how to deal with employers posting job vacancies as remote when, in reality, they want people to work from the office. And also, what is the deal with that? A few weeks ago, I applied for a job that was advertised as remote and open to people from a […] Read the full article →
I was rejected after a manager looked at my LinkedIn profile by Alison Green on July 15, 2021 A reader writes: I recently applied for a job at an organization that I am really interested in working for. On Monday, I noticed that a senior manager in the department had looked at my LinkedIn profile on Sunday. However, I received an automated rejection letter that morning. My profile is pretty similar to my […] Read the full article →
should I take my Etsy business off my resume? by Alison Green on July 8, 2021 A reader writes: Up until March of 2020, I worked as a supervisor in the food and beverage industry. I also continuously maintained an Etsy store, which I fell back on after my abrupt layoff. During the pandemic, people came online to shop in droves and I was the busiest I have ever been, but […] Read the full article →
how professional-sounding do resume email addresses need to be? by Alison Green on July 1, 2021 A reader writes: When using an email for a resume, what makes them professional enough to be used? Some people have told me the email should have my full name in it and be simple to remember. I have seen other emails that are a random arrangement of letters and numbers (such as erwt999@email.com). What […] Read the full article →
are all jobs bad? by Alison Green on June 16, 2021 A reader writes: Are all jobs… bad? Because right now I’m looking around and feeling very hopeless about the idea of having a job that checks all the boxes: 1) pays well (or just a living wage), 2) isn’t totally toxic and/or managed by total clowns, 3) allows you to have decent work-life balance, and […] Read the full article →
can I apply for a temporarily remote job and then insist on remaining remote? by Alison Green on June 14, 2021 A reader writes: A work friend and I are on the hunt to escape our hell office. I like remote working, was doing it for mental health reasons before the pandemic, and am trying to apply to permanently remote positions in my field. My work buddy (who was also working remotely before COVID for health […] Read the full article →
how can I get a management job without management experience? by Alison Green on June 1, 2021 A reader writes: I am about six years into a career that puts the “individual” in individual contributor (nonprofit fundraising, in case it matters). I have good relations with my colleagues and we work collaboratively when possible, but our projects are completely solo. I have always known that I want to spend my career in […] Read the full article →
how should I address my interviewer in application emails? by Alison Green on April 13, 2021 A reader writes: I have a question about how to address someone at a company you’re applying to during the process. Recently, a colleague of mine passed along my resume to someone they knew was hiring informally and great news! My colleague got back to me and said something to the effect of, “Bob Smith […] Read the full article →
how bad is job-hopping, really? by Alison Green on April 13, 2021 A reader writes: How bad is it really to “bounce around” jobs frequently? I’ve been practicing in my field for about five years and have had three jobs in that time – the first for about five months, the next for about two and a half years, and my current one for about a year […] Read the full article →