No real good answer to the salary question
Dear Coach, I believe the salary question has killed my last three job opportunities. I tried to avoid answering but finally had to. Even though I said I was open...
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Employers see spike in sexual bias suits
What are the hot buttons of discrimination that make employees so angry and upset that they file charges against the companies they work for? The answers come from the Jackson...
In this recovery, women’s jobs coming back slower
`The economic rebound that began almost four years ago is weaker than the four previous recoveries, particularly for women," according to Heather Boushey, economist at the Center for Economic and...
Temp job gives parent needed work experience
Dear Coach, At 33, I've stayed home and raised my children for the past decade. During that time, I've earned my bachelor's and master's degrees. Now I'm job hunting and...
Excitement of job can wane quickly
Why is enthusiasm about where you work and the people you work for so important? I've never seen it in a job description as a required skill. But it is...
Glad tidings at McGladrey: Work/life goals official
`There was a missing component," said Teresa Hopke, director of work/life strategies at RSM McGladrey Inc., a professional services firm based in Bloomington, Minn. "Employees and managers were not being...
Need for wages good reason for taking odd jobs
Dear Coach, I've recently held a lot of odd jobs because I couldn't find work in my profession. Now I'm job hunting in my field and wonder how I should...
In defense of 5-year question; what about `Oz’ query?
That five-year plan: Being asked about your goals and timetables in a job interview may be disconcerting, but according to some hiring officers it's an essential interviewing technique. "Hypothetical questions...
Discrimination still opponent for women in coaching
In 2000, fewer than half--45.6 percent--of head coaching jobs for women's collegiate athletic teams were held by women, according to researchers Vivian Acosta and Linda Jean Carpenter. And the numbers...
Family firm not sweet home for outsider
Dear Coach, I've been working for a family-owned business for 11 years. I'm not related. The owner's son has been transferred to my department and the problem is he is...