Kathryn recently went on a job interview and felt like she nailed it. In fact, the hiring manager started talking about start dates, so she was shocked when she spoke to the recruiter the following morning and found out that company had decided she wasn’t a “good fit.”
Dear Evil HR Lady, I have an exempt salaried employee, who requested time off. It was granted. Because she is salaried and is basically hired to do a job or project, she stayed late a couple of nights and worked a to complete her work before she left for
Whether you’re actively pursuing a new job or just kind of hoping someone contacts you with a great lead, you need to completely fill out your Facebook (FB) profile. OK, it’s not a “need.” Plenty of jobs are available for people without full Facebook profiles, and LinkedIn (LNKD)
I ran 3.1 miles today without stopping or walking. My high school gym teacher would be utterly shocked. Why? Because my senior year of high school, the gym teacher decided that we all needed to be able to run 1.5 miles in 15 minutes. She took us out
Brainstorming is frequently one of the first steps of a group project. We gather in a conference room and someone writes ideas on a white board and through collaboration we come up with a great idea, which we then execute. And the better the collaboration the better the
If you’re a non-profit, then it’s usually no problem to have unpaid interns. But, if you’re out to make a buck or two, unpaid interns can end up costing you a boatload of money, time, and stress. Labor and Employment Law attorney at Pepper Hamilton, Susan Lessack, explained what really happens
“I stereotype. It’s faster.” So said George Clooney’s character in Up in the Air, and so do all of us. I just heard a collective gasp from my readers. “Oh, I don’t do stereotypes. I consider each person as an individual!” Liar. We can’t possibly get through life without stereotyping, which is
You probably know someone like this, who went off to college and instead of going out into the wide world after graduation, ended up back with the parents. It’s a sad reality for many people who thought that a college degree would be their ticket to the top.
You’re the boss. It’s your business, so you can do what you want, right? Well, technically, yes, as long as it’s not violating any laws. But just because you can do something, it doesn’t mean you should do something. Here are 5 things you need to stop doing, even
If there was money hanging off a tree, you’d be sure to stop and grab it, right? After all, free money is awesome. However, researchers found that when they hung dollar bills off a low hanging tree branch, most people didn’t appear to even see it. Except, they did
