If they ask you this in the job interview, run like hell (or find a lawyer)
A job interview should never be about your marital status, tattoos, piercings or medical condition.
Things you definitely should not do when working @ client’s HQ
While the whitelist of good behaviours could be endless, there are a few big DON’T-s that add up to a much shorter list. Doing these things will have a negative impact on your image and career.
10 reasons to hire someone with a different working background
We need people “specialized” in adapting to fast paced environments and with experience in solving challenges. Here are 10 reasons why I encourage you to consider people with a different working background.
Do you still matter on the labour market? An uncomfortable reading
“My current work is not developing my skills. I am not learning new things / new tools at work. The technology I use in this project is not the latest one. “
5 factors that influence your salary and have nothing to do with you
We’ve all went (or will go) through the experience of asking for a raise and not getting it. While sometimes it could be a subjective decision, in most cases there are business reasons that control this decision.
Changing careers: don’t expect to be schooled on the job for the same paycheck
As a people manager, I’ve met a lot of people wanting to shift their career and expecting the company to provide both the opportunity and the training for the new position.
The reason why I don’t want Superstars on my project team
“Superstars” are people that excel in their domain, but they have strong histrionic personality traits, meaning they act like drama queens and kings, requiring constant spotlights. This is the strongest differentiator between them and experts.
“Scream so I can hear you” – the wrong approach to people management
We often grant attention to people proportional to the noise they make, instead of the results they achieve or the situations they deal with.
Checklist for successfully onboarding people, not resources
Successful onboarding of new team members is key to making them feel welcomed and part of the team, while also increasing their productivity and consequently profit.
How a job title can influence employees and candidates’ behaviour
It happens way too often that a candidate is recruited for a job role, then his actual assignment reads something completely different.
