Dear Evil HR Lady, I am about to graduate with a degree in finance and am interested in pursuing wealth management, as I have had several internships with this particular part of the industry. Anyway, I have 2 upcoming interviews in different cities. Is it possible to leverage
Dear Evil HR Lady, I am a systems engineer at a prominent Sales and Engineering company. I was asked by management to assume a managerial role in addition to my technical responsibilities. I performed the management duties for little over a year during which I have learnt much
A cautionary tale from Silicon Valley shows why you should resist the arms race for employee perks To keep reading click here: Lesson from Zynga: Perks Are Not More Important Than a Business Plan
Dear Evil HR Lady, Is it worth putting in extra time at the job for a small raise, or should I put the time into my side hustles to make more money? A little background on myself. I’m a mid-twenties ( supervisor) working in a Fortune 500 company.
Yet another poor fool has been suckered into interviewing me for his podcast. This time it’s about how to get a raise. And even though it sounds like I said you should just steal your boss’s wallet, I didn’t really say that. You just have poor hearing.* To
Dear Evil HR Lady, On Friday I received a job offer from company A. There is a staffing agency in the middle. I have a final job interview with company B today. I know that company B will pay more than company A. The staffing agency from company
Rumor has it that the demand for Silicon Valley engineers is so great that sometimes, when a company gets bought out, the new owners want to keep only the engineers–everybody else gets “laid off.” However, they also don’t want anyone to know they’ve bought the company, because they
Most small business owners don’t interview often, so sometimes a bit of technology can help you make better hiring decisions. To read the article, click here: Troubles Managing Hiring? Software That Can Help
Dear Evil HR Lady, After I graduate I’ll be getting ready to apply for jobs and preparing for interviews. If they ask about work history, do I explain that I’ve been a stay at home mom and army wife the last 6 years or will they look down
Dear Evil HR Lady, I work in a production area where the goals are intentionally set too high. (One supervisor once said, “They’re going to go up on the goal because too many people are meeting it.”) Employees who are deemed troublesome (or perhaps too expensive) are placed
