$17.73 Hr So I had a interview today and the company is in Lincoln, NE. They stated that they would like to have a strength interview test in about to weeks and if chosen I would have to fly to Lincoln, NE for two weeks to train. I have a current job but often deal with irate…

Have you ever been in a situation where a recruiter advised you to seek a higher salary and then you weren't in contention for the position? While browsing Indeed, I discovered a position I was interested in and then reached out to the recruiter. I had a great interview with him…

Salary Advice Needed I have been writing resumes for my career coach for the past few months. This morning he mentioned he would like to offer me a full-time position in about 6 months. Normally I'd discuss my salary strategy with him, but that won't be possible here. He…

Nothing like some good old fashioned misogyny to ruin a great job prospect. I recently interviewed for a position with a company that does B2B sales. The initial, face-to-face interview was great and the second interview was conducted via phone with one of the company’s partners…

New Job: Navigating After Toxic Environment Hello! I am an accounting professional of over 25 years. I've been fortunate to have everything from grunt temp work, to consultant, up to being the director for an iconic venue. COVID resulted in a redundancy in my coveted role I held…

Office general manager told coworker he dislikes an intern. That’s what I was told by my coworker and to me that seems inappropriate. I feel like boundaries are blurred. If that is true, it seems like something to share with a peer, not a subordinate. Am I reading too much into…

The non profit I work in has always been self managed, with a board for oversite.. I found out yesterday that we will now have a management company. I have been with my job 25 years. We all have to apply for our job again, and start from scratch. They have a great reputation,…

I have a question regarding an offer I got from a local non-profit. When I applied for the role, the salary range was clearly defined in the description. They have made me an offer which is the max of that range. Do you think it's appropriate to negotiate for more? Some context:…

I always have questions ready to ask at the end of the interview but I was surprised the opportunity wasn't offered after their panel questions. It felt off putting to add in that I have questions for them. To close I thanked them for their time and said I looked forwarding to…

I was temping for 4 years because it fit my lifestyle better. Kids, dying parents and needing time for myself but still needing a paycheck made me decide to temp. Now, I'm ready to return to a full time permanent job. All I tell the employers is that it fit my lifestyle better…

Soooo today someone at work told me they were told by another coworker that they are not well liked by a certain group. That just broke my heart. I could see how hurt he was. I told him not to fret, he doesn’t need that kind of negativity in his life. I am throughly disappointed…

Am I doing this wrong? I am reaching out to "leaders" on linkedin within the fields I want to work in. I keep it short and let them know what I do and would be grateful for 20 minutes of their time to get their insights on how I might begin to use my experience to transition into…

Dilemma I am 18 weeks pregnant I have no more sick time or vacation time at my current job I still have prenatal appts and high risk pregnancy appts that are separated from each other. I was told to fill out a intermittent leave request the 3 rd party vendor my company uses…

Seeking advice regarding the best way to have hiring managers ignore your pandemic role and focus on previous positions? I accepted a pandemic position and it wasn't in my field. Making the role my own, I was able to interject parts of my creative and entertainment background…

This is how I feel. I have been apart of interview panels where the hiring manger already knew who they were going to hire. I feel like that has happened to me as well. But my question is can a candidate say upfront, look if you have already selected the candidate you want to…

Cover letter advice I am going to be applying for new employment at a different company soon. Previously I held a director position but currently have an admin assist position. I switched fields and had it in my head that the easiest way was to start at the bottom and go back up.…

Looking for advice I am 69 yrs young and I have some medical issues that makes it very hard to be employed and I go out of town every 3 mo for appointments. I need to figure out a way to make some money. But need to be flexible, most remote jobs do not give the flexibility I…

How do you navigate pay range for two different positions in the same company? I’ve been speaking to a company about open positions. I was asked what pay range I was looking at to leave my current roll. I provided a salary range for what I was looking for based in the first…

Feeling frustrated and overwhelmed when I was interviewing in different rounds for multiple jobs and received rejections from all of them today. I worked hard preparing for each interview: researching the company, having ideas of what I could bring to the table and understanding…

Best verbiage to document gaps in a resume due to one’s child being seriously ill on/off last 5 years? Want to be seen as serious candidate!