Earlier this year, a recruiter from a sports media company invited Chapman University sophomore CJ Smith to a virtual interview for an internship. She was excited, but soon realized the first-round...

As a professional manager & headhunter, now retired all I can advise a candidate to do is be themselves. Speak to recruiter (be it human or AI) as if... you are speaking to someone you already know in your day to day life. AI is trained in face reading, as am I. It will process your words but it will also process your facial features as well as body signs. So just be your self, normal, calm & at ease. Nobody wants an uptight candidate! BTW: I’m no rocket scientist but I sure have made a small fortune by hiring them.
Remember AI is not absolute! IT like many systems is garbage in/ garbage out. Choose your words wisely, more

I like learning new things, even though I have a job. I found a three-month course to level up my skills, but here’s the problem - I’d need to leave work an hour early twice a week. My boss is totally...

Your boss is not your parent. A manger needs to maintain the numbers given them by corporate. You are tasked with the responsibility to help the team... achieve that.

Your logic is faltered if you believe that your position is available to fix & regime to your personal wants & needs.

I’d like a two hour lunch to eat, sleep and properly digest my foot and my boss should want me to be healthy & rested? Silly right?

Find another job with an appropriate work schedule or better yet, another training facility to get the skills you need accomplished on your time, not company time. The real world expects results! more

Hey everyone! Our HR person at work is constantly sticking her nose into everyone’s relationships, arguments, and conflicts. She’s always trying to “sort things out”, even though she’s not a...

First of all, she is HR. That position holds much weight as those in that position are specifically and constantly trained in various disciplines....

If conflict has infected the worksite, HR will investigate. Many times the hotline is called by anon employees to report issues that are affecting the serenity and productivity at the job site.

If your or others personal issues are brought to work & are involving other team mates then that’s a problem.

Arguments are hard to have if everyone is on the same page. HR is the referee & they meet with management to determine the next course of action.

So it’s not about you. It’s about protocol because you are the one not trained to handle issues which are obviously becoming aggravated and disturbing the normal work atmosphere for others.

Unless you are the CEO or Owner of company, you should just be focused on what expected of you within the boundaries set forth in your employee handbook as well as the direction of HR. It’s that simple. more

The Hard Truth About Running Your Own Business Everyone talks about starting a business ideas, funding, excitement but very few talk about what comes after you’ve started: The real challenge...

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The Hard Truth About Running Your Own Business Everyone talks about starting a business ideas, funding, excitement but very few talk about what comes after you’ve started: The real challenge...

You need to understand that your business will fail without you doing everything to keep it afloat and in profit. It is yours! No bosses! No paycheck!... With or without employees, it will be a 24/7 lifestyle change. That why it called making a profit where employee make a paycheck. They won’t lose their investment if the quit their job, you how ever will lose it all if your not in the game.  more

What in your opinion is work? What therefore becomes my workplace?

Work is the time you get paid + the effort you put forward for the work you are performing. Do what you are told and do it to the best of your... ability's. No Work, No Pay! This is the real world & the real world expects results, not excuses or pushback. It’s really that simple.  more

Hey! I had two interviews at the same company and both seemed to go fine. But then their HR person called and said they’re not moving forward with me because of a couple of my social media posts....

Well my friend, they don’t get a say in your personal life which in my book is discrimination. Anything apart of obvious hate/harm speech or posts is... protected. Talk to their HR director & alert them that appropriate action will be taken against the firm if the reason for not being selected is properly defined. For all you know, it was an action caused by an HR team member who might have some personal bias against your history.
Stay loyal to yourself because on the other side of the coin, you’ll be sacrificed when they need to regroup.

BTW: 2 points!
1: you mention two job interviews? Were they at the same company?
2: Rarely are candidate given reasons why they were not selected. There are selected responses used I.e. We decided to offer to another candidate. more

A young, attractive woman just joined our team and immediately started dating a guy from IT. I get it, she’s young and has a personal life. But she basically doesn’t work. She’s always on her phone or...

Repot it it HR through the HR hotline. They will investigate but do not expect any feed back as to the result of investigation.

Atop that ask for a... one on one meeting with your manager and express your concerns. If investigation does come around you can share your conversation with the auditor about your meeting with manager.

At no point are you to reveal your call to HR with anyone. Let the system do their thing.

You may or may not see a change in behavior or replacement of employee(s).

That is if this investigation is determined a violation of policy.  more

I’ve been working as an economist in the department for three years and was hoping I’d be promoted to head of the department. But no, they told me they’re hiring some random outsider for the position,...

As a Retired Head Hunter, It Appears That They Have Already Extended An Offer To The New Eager Beaver. That What I Interpreted By The Wording You Gave... Us. He More Than Likely Will Be At A Lower Paygrade As Well.
You Mentioned "Hope" & As A Mover & Shaker In My Own Career, Hope Was Never Considered In My Climb. I Consistantly Fixed & Refined My Plan. What Was Your Plan? It Cant Be Hope. When You Have A Viable Plan, Then You Have Faith In That Plan & You Make It Work. Never Hope It Works. Time Is To Short. So You Fall, But Will You Fall Forward? Will You Go To Work, Pay Your Bills, While Developing Your Plan? Your Plan Does Not Need To Be At The Same Company? Stick To The Plan & Do Not Share It With Anyone. Start Searching For Other Opportunities.

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We live in uncertain and unstable times. The job market is contracting due to economic uncertainty, political instability and the increase of AI-driven automation. In my role as a career adviser, I...

Faith is the word​ which should be used, as hope is only ​t​he lack of faith​ in that​, whatever it is that is needed will manifest itself. You must... believe and take positive as well as logical action to achieve your goals​ with faith that those goals will be met..
​Those with faith rise to the top, thos​e with hope, settle wherever it is they settle more

Has anyone dealt with this before? Can you give me some advice? We’re going to have a Christmas office party and everyone has to come up with a fun game called “Make Boss Laugh”. I really don’t like...

So Who Says Making Your Boss Laugh Is Not Appropiate? You Can Play Sherades, Or Bring In Some Playing Cards. Silly stuff to foster some laughter and... team spirit. TEAM has no "I" in it. Majority rules, but bowing out is always your choice. You are a small part of the machine.
If a part breaks down the machine struggles to operate. I'm just saying. more

I work from home and take my 2.5-year-old to my mother-in-law for half the day (she lives just down the street). That was the plan from the beginning and both she and my husband agreed to it. Now my...

Well Grandma has done her time raising children so its OK when she agrees to it but when she is tired or wants a change, you need to be the mmother... and have an alternate plan. thats the price of parenting. You have children, then you have the responcibility. Beside, what you are missing is so very important to your children. Your husband also has a say.  more

Hi everyone! I’m a college student and I’m thinking about getting a job as a waiter in a cafe. But my parents are against it, my dad says that kind of job will ruin my resume, like no decent company...

If I Followed That Logic As A Bartender, I Would Never Have Been Hired By IBM Back In The Late 70's. Restaurant Work Is Not Easy & Many Of The... Engineers I Have Hired In Aerospace Have Had Their Beginnings In The Service Industries.

As Long As You Have A Resume That Can Use The Skills Of Past Employment To Show A Direct Correlation To The Position Requirements, With Your Schooling As Well As Other Activities i.e. clubs, volunteerism, personal development, etc., you have a fighting chance.

Many environments want personality ​& ​team members with People skills instead of dry toast​ robotic worker bees.

Take The Job Because You Have To Eat.
Search For Opportunities In Your Spare Time. People In Most Restaurants Will Cover For You If You Have Interviews. Sell Sell Sell
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Even though people close to me advised me against quitting, I am excited to pursue meaningful work. For years, I had wanted to resign from my job as a business school professor at a small private...

It May Be Time To Join "ME INC" or "ME LLC" or "ME Co." (Oh You Get What I Mean!) Its Your Time To Do What You Have Always Wanted To Do. Only You Knw... What That Is? more

For many parents, these statistics land like a betrayal. They followed the script they were handed, and they urged their children to do the same: work hard, pad the résumé, secure admission, earn the...

Welcome to the real world buddy. You are not just that degree you now hold, but a compulation of lifes experiences since childhood. College is such a... small part of growing. Yes, the masses are sold a bill of goods about the ROI of education but the majority of millionaires have no degree at all. What makes you successful is the ability to profit from what ever it is you feel you can bring to any table. We need movers & shakers out here as there are too many weeping & crying, wasting valuable time. If One Has To Fall, They Should Fall Forward. Every Fall Is A Lesson For An Imperfect World.
I Have Been There Myself. Its Not For The Meek. more

How does everyone deal with Christmas burnout at office? Where every project is calling your name to close it before the year ends!🙄

That's Not Christmas Burnout, It's a New Years Deadline. Christmas Is A Celebration. Be thankful for all deadlines as it means your still employed.

Send a smartly written note. It's an effective way to extend the conversation and reinforce your message that you're the right person for the job. I realize that the concept of mailing a handwritten...

You Should Have Thank You Note Cards With You & They Should Be Handed To The Receptionist/Admin To Deliver As You Exit The Office From Which You... Interviewed. If Manager Is Sitting On The Fence About Who To Select, That Card May Just Help Them Realize That Your Character Is An Added Strength For Their Team (Provided you did well in the interview in the first place) more