How to Switch Careers
Switching careers is not an easy decision to make, especially if you have been in your current one for a lengthy period. You should think…
Monthly Archives: January 2014
Humor: The Worst Interview Questions, and How to Answer Them
There are two reasons a recruiter will ask you a dumb, inappropriate or illegal interview question. One: he or she is "testing" you, by playing…
Firing Is Fiery!
For most human resources professionals, hiring a new candidate is a jubilant moment. However, needing to fire one of their existing employees is one situation…
Violentacrez Unmasked: Michael Brutsch’s Past Catches Up With Him, Loses Job
You pay for your sins and your evil past will one day catch up with you is an adage that 49-year old, Arlington resident, Michael…
So You Were Unable To Report For Work Owing To The Hurricane: Must Your Employer Pay You For Your Enforced Absence?
Hurricane Sandy has posed a lot of questions in its wake. Questions that employers never thought of answering and questions that workers never thought would…
How to Put Together a Resume, Part 3: More Mistakes
Let's take a look at some more mistakes you may be making on your resume. DON'T put full sentences on your resume. Recruiters are going…
Job Interview Attire — for Men
Men assume that because proper interview attire isn't the minefield for them it is for women, they don't have to worry too much about what…
Labor Law Violated by Wal-Mart in 14 States
The United States National Labor Relations Board recently issued a complaint against Wal-Mart Inc. The complaint alleges that the company violated labor laws in…
Humor: The Differences Between You and Your Boss
From the Internet, with some additions of my own: When you take a long time, you're slow. When your boss takes a long time, he's…
Learning Employment Law in the Midst of Layoffs
According to the New York Times, Zynga, popular for its social games, is seeing the downside of the economy with job cuts in October 2012. …