I’m trying to get a real full-time job after a 5-year string of part-time and temporary jobs since graduating from college. More accurately, I’ve been trying to get a real full-time job this whole time, but temporary and part-time jobs are all I can get. I can scarcely get an interview. The last of my money is gone, and I need a job RIGHT NOW. My question is, what does HR want to see on a resume? What do you want to hear in an interview? I am prepared to say and do ANYTHING if it means getting a job. But I need to know specifics. Which phrases am I supposed to use? Which phrases should I avoid? MORE

Dear Novartis HR Department, You probably don't know me. If you did, you might have actually read about what an HR department is supposed to do. Because of your lack of knowledge and insight, I am making an offer: Any questions from a Novartis HR person will be answered the same day I receive it. This means you will jump to the head of the line. Cut in front of the people in my queue. Why do I make this generous offer? imagine the rest of my readers think I'm joking. Oh, how I wish I were. They also brought disciplinary action against her. Seriously, people. Perhaps ever. Seriously. MORE

SuccessConnect 2010 kicked off today in San Francisco and has been nothing but non-stop action. Leading the action, was Lars’ by jumping for joy onstage to open up his keynote. Lars recapped SuccessConnect in New York, discussing business execution, and spinning the infamous big “Wheel of Success.” The “Wheel of Success” has an array of [… MORE

Okay, not really, as this is not a political blog. However, when I was greeted by this morning's headlines that my former home of Pennsylvania had just ousted Arlen Specter in the primary, I had to comment. Don't worry, it's not a political commentary, it's just that Your Job is Not as Safe as You Think it is MORE

Should the candidate fess up what his/her requirements are or should the recruiter lay the facts on the line. If you've been reading Evil HR Lady Long enough, you'll probably guess that I am not on the recruiter's side here MORE

I’m a manager at my small company. Above me is our Chief Operating Officer (COO) and then the owner. love my job and everyone I work with and really want to stay. It would be a great place to work if it weren’t for the COO. The main issue is that he’s a rageaholic. On a daily basis he “loses it” and yells and does things like call everyone into a meeting to call them stupid. We work under brutal deadlines and more than once I’ve asked my team to work until late in the evening, only to have him call them “idiots” and “morons” the next day. Morale in the office is zero and turnover is very high. MORE

When I was a kid, one of those "grown-up" sayings that made no sense to me was "never say never again." But as I grew older, I not only began to understand it, and I even found myself saying it. It concerns me when I hear a lot of "I'll MORE

I’m a manager at my small company. Above me is our Chief Operating Officer (COO) and then the owner. love my job and everyone I work with and really want to stay. It would be a great place to work if it weren’t for the COO. The main issue is that he’s a rageaholic. On a daily basis he “loses it” and yells and does things like call everyone into a meeting to call them stupid. We work under brutal deadlines and more than once I’ve asked my team to work until late in the evening, only to have him call them “idiots” and “morons” the next day. Morale in the office is zero and turnover is very high. MORE

Okay, not really, as this is not a political blog. However, when I was greeted by this morning's headlines that my former home of Pennsylvania had just ousted Arlen Specter in the primary, I had to comment. Don't worry, it's not a political commentary, it's just that Your Job is Not as Safe as You Think it is MORE

Should the candidate fess up what his/her requirements are or should the recruiter lay the facts on the line. If you've been reading Evil HR Lady Long enough, you'll probably guess that I am not on the recruiter's side here MORE

I’m trying to get a real full-time job after a 5-year string of part-time and temporary jobs since graduating from college. More accurately, I’ve been trying to get a real full-time job this whole time, but temporary and part-time jobs are all I can get. I can scarcely get an interview. The last of my money is gone, and I need a job RIGHT NOW. My question is, what does HR want to see on a resume? What do you want to hear in an interview? I am prepared to say and do ANYTHING if it means getting a job. But I need to know specifics. Which phrases am I supposed to use? Which phrases should I avoid? MORE

Dear Novartis HR Department, You probably don't know me. If you did, you might have actually read about what an HR department is supposed to do. Because of your lack of knowledge and insight, I am making an offer: Any questions from a Novartis HR person will be answered the same day I receive it. This means you will jump to the head of the line. Cut in front of the people in my queue. Why do I make this generous offer? imagine the rest of my readers think I'm joking. Oh, how I wish I were. They also brought disciplinary action against her. Seriously, people. Perhaps ever. Seriously. MORE