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07/28/2017

And adding one more thing:
Have a clear strategy about building your career. It does not mean it can't change, but make your moves on alignment with your current strategy.

What’s it take to reach the top? At a Monday night panel discussion at Lyft, hosted by a San Francisco-based organization of international women called The Expat Woman, women tech leaders off…

06/12/2017

Don't say that during interview!
"I'm the perfect candidate for this job."
"How do I get your job?"
"So how did I do?"
http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/outside-voices-careers/articles/2017-06-12/5-interview-lines-that-make-job-interviewers-cringe

Don't ask how to get your interviewer's job, and other eye-roll inducers.

06/08/2017

Very useful information, especially for those new to the workforce:
Myth: Your employer can't make you do something that's not in your job description.

Fact: Your manager can assign you any type of work she wants, regardless of what's in your job description...

Reference letters, HR confidentiality and other mistaken beliefs of the workplace.

05/12/2017

Do not keep interviewing when you have an offer - nothing good can come out of this.

Four reasons to think twice.

05/06/2017

Collection of advice on resume and cover letter writing:

I did a version of this post in 2012, and it’s become one of the posts that I link people to most frequently, so I figured it was time to update it. I talk

04/26/2017

Do not lie during job-searching process - it rarely pays, and often causes problems:

Answer (1 of 14): I’ve got a slightly different take on this than the others. When I recruited, I’ve seen the “I have another offer” strategy blow up in candidates’ faces. Here’s why. Hiring managers don’t like to be rushed - they like to feel that they are in control of making a well-thought o...

04/10/2017

Here is to brighten up your Monday:
"It was a horrible interview where she asked all of these ridiculous hypothetical questions (one was if one of their printers suddenly gained intelligence would I kill it or recognize it might be the will of God ) .... The fourth interview was fine. Then the person from the third interview called me back in for what she called “a final interview, analysis, and hopeful onboarding” ... She literally called me in to tell me she found me “mildly irritating”.
http://www.askamanager.org/2017/04/i-have-a-bad-feeling-about-the-job-im-interviewing-for.html -1439797

A reader writes: I have a question about evaluating a potential employer. I've been interviewing with a nonprofit, and the job would be a step up (higher p

04/05/2017

Concise and gentle-on-the-eyes resumes are much appreciated!

"Concise" means:
1 or 2, maximum 3 pages + if applicable , a separate page with the papers, conference presentations and invited talks.

"Gentle-on-the-eyes" means:
One can see who you are and what your interests and achievements are in under 15 sec and does not have to put on special glasses to read it.

And make sure that you are happy with the look-and-feel of your resume as it reflects your taste and personality!

03/28/2017

Colocate or not to colocate?
Dunbar number, anyone?

Less than a year into her tenure as IBM's Chief Marketing Officer, Michelle Peluso has announced that her thousands of marketing team members must now

03/13/2017

"What is the 8080 microprocessor opcode for an unconditional branch?"
“C3”
“You’re hired”
- and other short - really short! - interviews resulting in a hiring:

Answer (1 of 83): Thanks for the A2A. As Terry Lambert responded, the interview can be as short as “I have a job for you, when can you start?” when you have an existing relationship. Of course, that could also be considered the longest interview since that relationship tends to develop over mont...

03/11/2017

Sarcasm detected. A lot of sarcasm detected.
"You are exactly the candidate I'm looking for! We would like to bring you here for an on-site ASAP! [...] [...] 3. On-site interviewer: so you were working with cars a lot, right? OK. Please draw a wheel on this whiteboard. No, you can't use a compass, freehand only. Hmm, it doesn't look like a perfect circle. Can you change a tire? Took you 15 minutes? Sorry, no-go."

03/08/2017

Thanks, Facebook, but no thanks:
"Savvy job candidates have spent the last decade locking down their Facebook profiles in order to have some privacy from employers, and so that they wouldn't be judged for what they do in their off hours. This new feature reverses all that, offering what's essentially an engraved invitation for employers to look at your Facebook profile. Do you want your Facebook profile being the first impression an employer has of you?"

There may be some downsides to consider.