Surely everyone has heard the story of someone who comes in for a job interview, treats the receptionist poorly, and doesn’t get the job. That’s how it should be. Everyone deserves politeness and respect–especially when you haven’t met them before. (I’ll allow you to not respect people who
You apply. You go through a phone screen. You go through three rounds of interviews. And you still wait. And wait. And sometimes, you get ghosted, and the recruiter or hiring manager never gets back to you. And sometimes they do. Sometimes even with an offer! But why
Onboarding is important. It’s not just about paperwork–it’s about helping a new employee feel comfortable and helping the current employees accept and embrace (figuratively) the new employee. Sometimes companies don’t think out the process. Sometimes things just go wrong. Sometimes we laugh at those things. Can you share
In college, I wanted to take a pottery class. I knew, however, that I have no innate talent, so it was unlikely I could get a good grade in such a class, so I didn’t take it. Looking back on that experience, I realize how ridiculous I was.
Say what you will about Chick-fil-a, but their sandwiches are delicious. We just got a Popeyes here in Basel, and I had high hopes, but it is no Chick-fil-a. Still, at least they aren’t asking for volunteers to work the drive-thru lane as a Chick-fil-a in North Carolina
I am quite confident in saying I am an HR expert. I am also quite confident in saying that I don’t know everything about HR. These two things are not contradictions. Anyone who claims to know everything about any specialty as broad as HR doesn’t know enough to
I had the chance to appear with Peter List, editor of Union Labor News, to talk about work. I’m not a labor expert as Peter is, but we had a good conversation anyway! Click here to listen or download on your favorite podcast app. Or your least favorite
In the US, you should not include your own picture on your resume or application. We like to pretend no one will discriminate based on race, gender, weight, or bad dye job, if we don’t have pictures on our resumes. Then we all put links to our LinkedIn
I’ve been at this company for three years. I’ve never been a great employee, but I did my work and it was fine. Then I got a new boss who really pushed me. I admit, I reacted poorly and started doing things like coming in late. Still, I
It’s been many years since I have had interns, so I said yes when the opportunity popped up. Meet the summer interns: This is Havana. She’s 14 months old and loves climbing and wet food. She hides whenever one of the supervisors comes by, but you can lure
