In a beauty pageant, the judges look over a slate of contestants, ask them a few questions, perhaps have the contestants perform a talent of some sort, and then all the contestants parade around the stage in fancy dresses or bathing suits. At the end of all this,
I’m sure over our time in the working world, we’ve all run across some bizarre policies and practices. And some good ones as well. I love to hear about the craziness some companies foist onto their employees. So, I’m going to encourage you to tell me what you’ve
Your manager isn’t following the handbook and guidelines set out by official company policy. What will happen if you complain?
I’m trying to get a real full-time job after a 5-year string of part-time and temporary jobs since graduating from college. More accurately, I’ve been trying to get a real full-time job this whole time, but temporary and part-time jobs are all I can get. I can scarcely
Dear Novartis HR Department, You probably don’t know me. If you did, you might have actually read about what an HR department is supposed to do. Because of your lack of knowledge and insight, I am making an offer: Any questions from a Novartis HR person will be
Okay, not really, as this is not a political blog. However, when I was greeted by this morning’s headlines that my former home of Pennsylvania had just ousted Arlen Specter in the primary, I had to comment. Don’t worry, it’s not a political commentary, it’s just that Your
Should the candidate fess up what his/her requirements are or should the recruiter lay the facts on the line. If you’ve been reading Evil HR Lady Long enough, you’ll probably guess that I am not on the recruiter’s side here.
I’m a manager at my small company. Above me is our Chief Operating Officer (COO) and then the owner. I love my job and everyone I work with and really want to stay. It would be a great place to work if it weren’t for the COO. The
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IF YOU’VE ever joked about your boss being a robot, stop laughing, they soon could be. A web service has launched that allows software algorithms to automatically recruit, hire and pay workers to do a wide variety of tasks. “For the last 60 years, humans have controlled software
