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I am glad I don’t work for the Civil Service in India. Women civil servants in India have expressed shock at new appraisal rules which require them to reveal details of their menstrual cycles. I think “expressed shock” is putting it mildly. And you thought navigating US employment

By now, I’m sure you’ve all heard Circuit City’s plan to layoff highly paid workers and replace them with lower paid people. They are getting a great deal of bad press for this–as they should. But their reason for getting bad press is all wrong. Layoffs are rarely

Dear Evil HR Lady, At my college, we’ve been using a standard interview question for several years now: “Is there anything in your past that would be embarrassing to the college if it became public after you were hired here?” I mentioned that on my blog, and got

Well, don’t come crying to me because I can see everyone’s salaries and I know you make waaay more money than you are actually worth. Oh wait, did I just write that? Sorry, the employee relations side of me just slipped out. Okay, it’s not true for everyone

The Wall Street Journal had a fascinating article on Respirators. (Subscripton required, sorry). These are the respirators you and I might refer to as “gas masks.” Seems the average American face has changed a great deal over the past 50 or so years. Our faces are fatter (no

Let’s say you’re conducting an interview–perhaps just a phone screen at this point–for someone for a senior position. A very senior position. Let’s just say the conversation goes something like this: Recruiter: Tell me about how you make decisions.Candidate: Well, I gather the facts and then I go

Good morning, I work for a large company. During the annual benefits sign up period I opted for an HSA insurance account. Some of my co workers opted for a FSA. ( I’m assuming you know what I am referring to.) Any how, the company has not funded