THE RIGHT FIT

HIRING MANGERS
Knowing the right personality fit for your team and for your corporate culture can be just as important to your department’s success as an applicant’s past achievements.
Before interviewing a candidate, consider:

What are the most important skills needed on the project?
What type of personality will best fit our team?
Do you know how tight the market [...]

THE PURPLE TURTLE NECK

THE PURPLE TURTLE NECK
A candidate recently interviewed for a new position. The candidate had the technical skills to do the job, as well as outstanding communication skills. The client said the candidate was PERFECT, except for wearing a purple turtleneck to the interview. The client decided that the candidate’s style was too informal for the [...]

Reader Questions

READER QUESTIONS

  

  

  

Tech Exec Partners’ Tip of the Week celebrates one full year of tips to make your career and business life more successful!
 
Every week readers ask us specific career questions. The issue below on compensation is very common.
 
If you have a question you would like us to privately address, just send a note. It is always [...]

HANDLING UNETHICAL SITUATIONS AT WORK

HANDLING UNETHICAL SITUATIONS AT WORK

  

  

  

Being privy to an unethical situation is a quagmire. The situation may not be large enough to warrant a full whistleblower case; however, what can you do when you don’t have the ability to report an unethical act?
 
Whether the issue is small, such as using a corporate postage meter for personal [...]

FIRED? HERE’S WHAT TO DO

FIRED? HERE’S WHAT TO DO.

  

  

  

Fired, forced-out, downsized, right-sized, position relocated or outsourced?
 
Most states including California are “employment-at-will” states. This means that barring employment contracts that indicate otherwise, or illegal reasons, an employer may terminate an employee for any reason (or no reason) at any time.
 
With this in mind, look at every position as a daily [...]