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Half dozen the other: Campus bubbles, passive-aggressive toddlers, and doing nothing

Six(ish) things I’ve found interesting this week Elite Universities Are Out of Touch. Blame the Campus. A NYT opinion piece on college campuses as geographic…

Hiring

You’re probably doing too many interviews

Take a second to think about your company’s interview process. How many people does each candidate have to talk to? On how many occasions? Choosing…

Interviewer Prep

Why “what’s your greatest weakness?” is a useless interview question

Even if you have a lot of experience hiring, it can be easy to underestimate how difficult it is to write good interview questions. It…

Half Dozen the Other

Half dozen the other: Music, walks, and bungled office plans

Six(ish) things I’ve found interesting this week The Sociology of John Mayer’s Outfit Guidance I found this writer, W. David Marx, on Twitter this week.…

Hiring

What to do when a rejected candidate asks for feedback

Here’s part two of yesterday’s post, “How to turn someone down for a job when you’re the hiring manager.” So you’ve rejected a finalist for…

Hiring Manager 101

How to turn someone down for a job when you’re the hiring manager

Turning down candidates is one of the un-fun parts of being a hiring manager. It’s not enjoyable to disappoint people, and some people get testy…

Hiring

6 common hiring manager mistakes

Hiring is a professional skill like any other. You might not be great at it if you’re new to it, and if you don’t do…

Half Dozen the Other

Half dozen the other: Back at it

Six(ish) things I’ve found interesting this week, back after a multi-year hiatus The Workplace Where It Was Normal for Colleagues to Bite Each Other Alison…

Hiring

Why recruiters are vague when contacting you

I read a letter this week on Ask a Manager, one of my favorite career-advice blogs, and wanted to throw in my two cents. The…

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Hi again

It’s a bit hard to believe I’ve had this site for seven years. Not that I’ve exactly been active on it for much of that…

Half Dozen the Other

Half dozen the other: Kids, faces, and saving both

Six(ish) things I’ve enjoyed this week (-and-a-half-ish) Summer Listens #4 I’m loving this summer series from On the Media that digs up fun stories from…

Half Dozen the Other

Half dozen the other: Money, carpet, and Emily Gould

Six(ish) things I’ve enjoyed this week. Are you a gentrifier? A funny gutpunch of an interactive from Slate. Carpet is Mungers I leapt on this…

Essays

Life is short. Don’t get outed by Gawker.

The latest rumpus to whip through the media, spawning dozens of think-pieces (like this one), is the hacking of Ashley Madison, a sort of alternative…

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Hi there

Might as well dive in. I started this blog for a few reasons: I haven’t really found my beat yet, but I suppose that’s a…