After reading the delightful cover letter by our bitter job seeker, I thought I’d see if I could find additional bad cover letters. And I did. Killian Advertising posted samples of “Cover Letters from Hell” that they’ve received. Some samples (the comments are theirs): “The colors red, blue,
Theoretically, you are you and you’ll be the same you if I hire you, no matter how you’ve written your resume. Right? (Do I win a prize for the most uses of the word “you” in a single sentence? I should.) But getting hired is the hard part,
There’s always at least one thing to surprise you when you get married. Sure, you may think you know the person, but there will be something lurking in their family that your beloved just didn’t want to share until it was too late. In my case, it was
Another confession–I regularly read the letters posted at Dr. Laura’s website. They are sometimes interesting, but usually amusing. Today I wanted to bang my head on my desk as I read a letter from a woman who is returing to the work force after being a stay at
If there is one thing in HR that I’m absolutely passionate about, it’s laying people off. (Someone asked what makes me so evil and this, apparently, is it.) Okay, I don’t like laying people off. But, I see it as a necessary evil. What I am passionate about
Dear Evil HR Lady, How should one react when an employee is told by the corporate office over the phone that they may not have any more vacation advanced to them and the employee rants and raves about how unfair it is and finishes with, “I am so
Lure of Great Wealth Affects Career Choices” or so says the New York Times. The article is about people who make real money, not that piddling little $160,000 or so a year you make as a family practice physician. While the article itself was interesting enough, the headline
Dear Evil HR Lady, Advise me, if you would be so kind: I have been at my current job for approximately 3 years. Last month, a new boss was hired. Our work styles clash, and I don’t feel I can work successfully and happily with this woman. So,
I thought I would post a list of some of the things I am thankful for this Thanksgiving. My family (and this includes my husband, child, parents, siblings, and inlaws)My friendsMy homeMy churchMy countryGood foodJobsPeople who read my blogPeople who send me questions (and yes, if you sent
I’m a big believer in choices and consequences. As I tell my Sunday School class, you get to choose your actions, but not your consequences. Fortunately, consequences are rather easy to predict in many situations. (Although, I admit, not always. Like, for instance, who would have known that
