My boss doesn’t like me and often picks on me. But I just found out that her son is in my mom’s class. Now I’m wondering if I should use this somehow or leave the kid out of it. Maybe I could just...

Document all of the times your boss has “picked on you”. Have a meeting with your boss. If you don’t feel comfortable meeting with them alone, ask for... a meeting with them and HR. more

Hi Everyone, just wanted to share a piece of advice for those going on interviews. I work for a biopharmaceutical company that manufactures 4 medications. Last week I interviewed 2 candidates that had...

Candidate C got the job! We interviewed candidates A and C in person and Candidate C answered our questions very thoroughly and we were so impressed... by his ability to give detailed plans on how he would problem solve team issues. Candidate A gave very short answers and did not interview as well.  more

Hi Everyone, just wanted to share a piece of advice for those going on interviews. I work for a biopharmaceutical company that manufactures 4 medications. Last week I interviewed 2 candidates that had...

Since you know nothing about my company, I’ll cut you some slack and give more context. For this position, which is managerial over a team, following... simple instructions is paramount. We went on to interview Candidate C and gave them the same instructions. They studied and took copious notes, which I did not mind them using during the interview because they remembered a lot of the facts. This showed drive and initiative that we are looking for, in addition to the ability to follow instructions. Of course they moved forward. Candidate B claimed their notes were somewhere else and didn’t even try to retrieve them. As a corporation in a highly clinical field, we aren’t going to waste time on someone that doesn’t follow simple instructions. Our orientation is 4 months long and the person hired will have to study and memorize a lot of information. In closing, your need to call out a typo in this manner shows unwarranted pettiness that is beneath a conversation about how to interview well. more