Lots of people stink at interviewing. They think it’s important to come up with “interesting” or “out of the box” questions for job candidates. Yeah, well, this is what happens. Here’s my favorite (least favorite?) of the bunch: If you were stuck in an elevator, with no way
Vanderbilt University put up a poster telling people to introduce themselves by saying, “Hi my name is___ and my pronouns are____” I’m here to tell you that if your pronouns are in the traditional category of he/she you really don’t need to do this. Really. It’s not necessary.
Hillary Clinton undoubtedly felt that the bad press and attacks from the Trump camp from skipping an important event would be worse than suffering through an event with pneumonia. She was probably wrong, as she couldn’t suffer through. What about you? Do you try to suffer through things
I’ve worked from home for a long time. During that time, I’ve picked up a few ideas about what makes a home office great and what makes it merely tolerable. If you want to check out the things ever telecommuter needs, click here: 9 Gadgets Every Telecommuter Needs
This is something I shouldn’t need to say, but hang up before you go into the bathroom. Okay? Really, your conversation can wait 5 minutes. Or two minutes, if you’re fast. Also, being connected is a great thing. Having your boss monitor your heart rate is not a
Poor Millennials. Never has any other group been written about as much. Of course, that’s just because they have the misfortune of being the first group whose entire lives are online. They seem to struggle with management, though. Have you ever wondered why? Here’s why they aren’t great
I get a lot of questions where the answer is, “you need to speak with an attorney.” Attorneys are expensive, and while some work on contingency, most employment law cases aren’t these big cash cows that you read about in the news. So, you’ll have to pay up.
My husband has a good job, so I technically don’t have to work in order to put food on our table and keep a roof over our heads. This may make me a bad mom, but I don’t think so. I think the thing that makes me a
Through a variety of circumstances, I ended up accidentally not checking any of my email accounts for an entire day. As an email addict, that’s a big thing. (And rather surprising that I didn’t notice I wasn’t getting email.) Here’s what happened and why you should consider turning
First of all, if you’re not reading Ask a Manager every day, shame on you. Alison Green is brilliant and you should follow her. She came across a sitaution she’s not terribly familiar with–the expat family interview. So, since I’m an expat, and I know a lot of
