Every hiring manager and HR person knows that the first few weeks of employment are critical to the success of the employees. But what about the last two weeks? We know the last two weeks matter from an employee’s perspective: This is the time to secure references for
If you’re a rebel at heart, you’ll want everyone to hate you and you’ll want to receive the worst of the worst when it comes to assignments. In order to accomplish that, you’ll need to build a reputation as the bad employee. It’s not easy, and some people
Some companies use recorded interviews for their first round. You sit at home, and using your computer’s equipment, videotape your answers to a series of questions. There are distinct advantages to this-you can practice your answers, you can take several runs at it (unless the company has a
Everyone once in a while, I get a comment that is so fantastic that I have to share it in its own post, because otherwise you’ll miss it, and miss the opportunity to respond. This was made today to My boss doesn’t understand that I have kids, which was
I am being reviewed and just got written up by my supervisor/manager for insubordination. I have been working off the clock for months now because my workload has doubled, and I’ve trying to do what I can to get the job done, and my boss has not been
If you find yourself rolling your eyes every time you read one of those “networking is the best way to find a job” articles, the problem isn’t the career advice, the problem is your network. Not everyone’s network is helpful when it comes to job hunting, but this
TiK ToK pop star, Kesha, wants out of her contract with Dr. Luke (Lukasz Gottwald) and is suing to break the contract. If you read about the situation like that, it makes complete sense that a judge would deny her request. After all, the whole purpose of contracts
We live in a global economy, so it makes sense for organizations to decide to grow into other parts of the world. However, there are cultural barriers with global expansion that HR is invariably left to handle. When expansion happens rapidly, you have additional challenges to meet and
In an ideal world, all bosses would be fantastic, and the only bad references would be for former employees who deserved the bad reference. In the real world, some managers are mean and vindictive and will set out to destroy people who were great employees. And, let’s also
Can love at the office work out? Of course, it can, and it does, and many couples live happily ever after. But, if you’re the boss, should you be concerned about office romance? You betcha. No boss wants to play chaperone to a bunch of grownups, but the
