If you’re a recruiter, hiring manager, or an HR professional, you probably spend a good deal of your workday interviewing job candidates. And you already know that you must optimize the time you spend with each candidate by asking the most “telling” questions you can...
Today I’m going to address a question submitted by Marti G, a reader in the Midwest: Should a person share salary details with a co-worker? And if so, how should they go about doing this? Thanks, Marti, for the challenging topic suggestion! This one’s complicated, but...
Yeah, right. You’ve heard it all before. Your mother told you. Your teachers told you. Your boss told you. You probably even attended a seminar or two, and the trainer told you: “You’ve got to set some goals if you expect to get anywhere.” Well, guess what? They were...
When I speak with managers and supervisors in my workshops around the country, I’m often asked this question: “What skills do I need to take my career to the next level?” Obviously, if your job requires a unique set of technical or software skills, that’s...
Last week, I made the mistake of attempting to call the HR department at Sears Headquarters. It was for an unusual issue that couldn’t be handled through their seemingly endless and frustrating automated systems—and yes, I understand that they’ve filed for bankruptcy,...
We have all experienced it at one point or another in our careers: new management comes in, and suddenly a surge of closed-door meetings has the office buzzing. Or, a new supervisor is hired, and you quickly sense tension throughout your department. Sometimes you...
