Corporate ladder, meet elevator
Corporate ladder, meet elevator
Don’t stay seated when you shake hands. Stand up and show job interview etiquette
Job Interview etiquette during your first interview
Is there such a thing as job interview etiquette? Yes, there is. Not just “Yes there is”. “Hell Yes there is!” Our company recently opened 4 entry-level positions and I have been surprised by the lack of job interview etiquette.
Treat exiting employees with respect. It is a reflection of the company as much as it is the HR person conducting the exit process
How HR should treat an exiting employee
Exiting employees and how companies treat them is a phenomenon we have all witnessed in the workplace. We have all seen the HR department turn teenager petty when an employee leaves a company for a new opportunity.
Which manager will land the promotion to Director?
Promotion to Director
What makes a promotion to Director harder than a promotion to Manager? The easy part of becoming promoted from individual contributor to Manager is gaining subject matter expertise. Unfortunately, “more” of what landed us our promotion to Manager isn’t usually enough to land the promotion to Director.
Be the Next Big Thing in the eyes of your manager and VP
Promotion at work from Individual Contributor to Manager
Last week we covered the mysteries surrounding a promotion at work and why climbing the career ladder can be so elusive. We shed light on the qualifiers that most of us do NOT think about when it comes to promotions:
What we call potential and our managers call potential are two different things. Confirm what potential looks like!
Why the Job Promotion is a mystery
Landing a job promotion isn’t easy. This isn’t surprising because most of us don’t know or understand what we need to demonstrate to our managers.
When was the last time your manager coached you on exactly what it takes to land your next job promotion?
Career Advice
The last few weeks have seen a steady stream of folks outside the HRNasty office. The end results share a similar resource and I thought that sharing this resource might benefit others. Here is what happens.
The confessor comes by and shares their dilemma. They then ask, “HRNasty, What should I do?”,
Job interview? Don’t be late, but don’t be too early either
When to arrive for a job interview
This week’s topic is a job interview no-brainer to many, but I feel it is important. Based on a long history of conducting interviews, this is a topic that needs to be explained. Show up too early or too late to a job interview and it will be over before it started.
You and your career do not want to look like this guy when requesting company resources
Are you asking for enough when requesting company resources?
Today’s post is a phenomenon I have observed over the years that I haven’t seen mentioned in other blogs. Employees are short-changing themselves when requesting company resources. This is the wrong attitude and it sets us up for failure.
Onboarding, Welcome to the Team
New Hire Onboarding
This past week I went through the onboarding process with a new employee. I got to know this individual well throughout the hiring process and really enjoyed getting to know him so I wasn’t just professionally vested, I was personally vested.
On his first day and throughout the first week,
Master Barista and Asian Super Hero – Kato from the Green Hornet
Professional Goals
In the past two blog posts we discussed two related topics.
Are you invisible to your manager despite hard work and results?
Why hard work goes unnoticed
Last week I blogged about a candidate who in all rights is a superstar. Unfortunately, from a career standpoint, if you were to talk with her, you would never know it. I love how she puts in the hard work and is so humble,
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