After you’ve accepted a job offer (yay!) and negotiated your salary, it’s time to start your job! Hopefully the first day or two will be dedicated to training and onboarding, but what about after that? It reminds me a little of the second week of school except that, in a job, you may be…
I try to avoid words like “fault” because of the inevitable judgment and blame. But recently my personal Facebook account got permanently banned, for mysterious reasons of Meta’s own, and it got me thinking: when do we get to feel righteously outraged and when do need to take ownership of things? The part I…
Once you’ve answered that pesky question about your salary expectations, you’re off to the races with your interviews. And hopefully that means that you’ll get a job offer or two soon! And you’re probably aware that all the advice is to negotiate, regardless of what the offer is. But how do you do…
“What pay range are you looking for from this role?” What an awful question! Why would they even ask me that? First, take a breath. I know questions like this seem wildly unfair, but lots of employers will ask such a thing because they want to make sure they aren’t wasting their time…
Since we’ve been on the subject of surprises, have you ever been caught off guard by an interview question? “What’s the last book you read?’ or “Describe yourself in one word,” or maybe “Do you consider yourself lucky?” These can feel like gotcha questions, but I promise they have real reasons! Interviewers aren’t in…
Surprises can really throw us for a loop. I recently got a summons for a grand jury starting in the fall. To call it a curve ball would be an understatement! Autumn is a busy time of year for me, and the need to carve out every Thursday for up to 12 months caused me…
It’s not your imagination. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says that unemployed Americans are taking longer to find new jobs than at any point in the past four years, and I’m seeing much the same with unhappily or under-employed clients, as well. Lots of media outlets are saying the average search is now…
If you’re something besides a cis white man, you have almost certainly experienced some form of discrimination in your life. It’s particularly a challenge when that discrimination impacts work or school. What can you to about it? First, let’s acknowledge that it’s a real thing that happens, not something you’re crazy for imagining. This…
This is an incredibly difficult time to be forced into a job hunt. If you’ve lost your job, you’re probably hoping for something better while also feeling worried about your finances. If the money issues are making everything else seem small, this would be a good time for you to consider a stopgap job.…
Has anyone ever told you that you should be managing your personal brand better? If you’re like most of my clients, these are words that strike you as a little bit gross and perhaps just a little too corporate. The thing is, it’s actually a really good idea, even if we need to…