Hearing a lot of stories about ghosting for job seekers. ? It is incredibly frustrating and demoralizing. ? This article essentially says, ‘it’s not you it’s me’.…

Hello everyone, I need some advice. Long story short, someone in my company complained about me *again* when I honestly did not do anything to her. I was sitting at my own desk, minding my own business, to the extend of helping her do her work. She even started delegating her…

What should I do? After being unemployed for over 1 year I got a job last week at a small company. The company is okay. I'm on probation there and my supervisor doesn't know whether or not my employment will be permanent, contract or temporary after probation. The company offers…

Is anyone pregnant and wfh? I take calls all day in customer service and feel like I have no work life balance and find myself completely emotionally exhausted from the customers I deal with. I’m completely burned out when I get off I have no Play time for baby or to see if my…

Starting a salary negotiation What is a good “opening statement “ when an employer is offering you the job but the salary isn’t as high as what you expected or deserve?

Received mixed signals from last week's interview. I always second-guess myself after interviews and relive each questions wishing in hindsight that I could have answered some of them differently or more fully. That being said, overall, I felt that I articulated my points and…

Recruiters- Why am I considered more valuable if I am poached rather than just hired? I tend to NOT accept invitations to apply to corps that want to poach as this seems- wrong -especially if the corp has anti-competitive language in their abuse of non compete agreements in…

I cannot tolerate virtual meetings when I'm required to be on camera. I feel super exhausted and anxious when I have to stare at a screen for hours. I try to leave my camera off and use a picture of myself instead, but people say they feel disrespected if they can't see me. I…

Advice regarding severance ending and filing for unemployment. My severance was to end at the end of July so I waited to apply for unemployment. I filed at the beginning of this month and received a notification to certify before Saturday. I logged in today to certify and I don't…

Hello! I’m an office administrator at a law firm that I’ve been at for 24 years. I started as a secretary and have been promoted to a paralegal then at my current position. I don’t have a bachelor’s degree because, well life happened with children and money issues. Anyway, I…

Hi All, I have been invited for a second interview with the head of financial reporting for a junior financial accountant role. This role is in a large public company . I cleared the first interview as it was competency based. Could you please advise what I should expect from…

I resigned from my job two days ago and now I don't know what to do. I completed my bachelor's in Computer Science but in the second year itself, I realized that I am not interested in coding and more aligned towards managing so I joined a not-for-profit organization called…

How much information during a background check is too much? After 14 interviews spanning 7 hours and 2 months, after signing the offer letter, we are now embarking up on the background check - never a problem in my 30 years in the corporate world. The company a future employer…

I’m waiting on a background check, and the company told me i needed to submit proof like a paystub that I was there for a year. I told them one place was under 3 months the other was a week ( they asked for the history of the past 7 years and I didnt want to omit them and get in…

How serious are recruiters? Lately I am disappointed with recruiters and the way they treat you. I already had three occasions when I was contacted very nicely about a position for which I would be a perfect fit based on my LinkedIn profile and experience. I indicated my…

I need help - Thrust into leadership position without management skills and mentorship. I'm in a leadership position with no training and support. Myself and the team I manage are pretty frustrated. Where can i go for help and how do i manage the team moving forward? I feel like…

I started undergad in 2015 majoring in Human Resource Management. In 2018 my family and I experienced extreme financial hardships where being in school seemed to be near impossible to do. I had to reduce the number of courses I took per semester just to afford to stay in school.…

Started a new job 3 months ago. Boss and company is great. Managing a team of unprofessionals. They have been aggressive with me and I have had to document an employee. Employee has gone to hr complaining about me. I was warned they were difficult in the interview but now I am…

Construction starting in your neighborhood minutes before your video interview commences You've prepared for the interview, relocated any offending device to another room and checked your computer setting to make sure everything is working and then the dreaded hammer pounds or…

I need adviceadvice urgently. After being unemployed for 1 1/2 years, I finally got a job last week as an administrative assistant in a small company. However, today I got a call from a large financial institution that I interview with in June and they indicated that they are…