Carol Kleiman

Dear Coach, I'm the only minority or woman in my department and I'm constantly hassled by my colleagues. It's not overt, but I know sexism and racism underlie the abusive...

Information, please: What's happening in your business organization is a vital piece of information that every employee needs to know. But in too many cases, even the tiniest bit of...

Dear Coach, I think blind ads are so unfair. You might be sending resumes to the same company you work for. And then you could lose your job. I recently...

Strategic hiring. That's the buzzword these days among hiring officers. And here's what the term means: "Strategic hiring refers to hiring practices by companies that are extremely focused on specific...

Twenty-five years ago, Carla J. Eyre was 30 years old and an independent broker and trader in Treasury bonds and Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) futures. Today, Eyre is...

Dear Coach, I have worked 40 plus years in an exciting sports, entertainment and conference industry. But every time I apply for a job, I'm bluntly told I am "outside...

Eric Mathiasen, a software engineer in Chicago, says that asking someone in a job interview, "Where do you see yourself in five years?" is "just a dumb question. It tells...

If mega communications companies don't fully endorse the idea of employees' telecommuting--or teleworking, as some call it--then no employers will. But they do. And AT&T Corp., the giant communications firm...

Dear Coach, Isn't the terminology "looking for recent college graduates" age discrimination? Anyone can be a "recent" college graduate, but I don't think that's what employers mean when they use...

For the past few years, employee advocates--and I am one of them--have been urging long-term job seekers to take any job they can get until the employment market looks a...