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How to deal with being contacted by a company after I didn't pass their interview process before? Yesterday I posted a question wether 2 months was a normal time for an interview process. I got my answer today, and they told me they "wouldn't move forward with my application for this, but they will notify me of future ...	What they mean when hey say they "wouldn't move forward with my application for this, but they will notify me of future opportunities" is that they don't want you for the current position, but they don't find you fundamentally objectionable, and will keep your resume on file.
How/should I ask my boss if I can work remotely due to covid19 I am a software developer at a small company located in NY (about an hour outside of NYC). I do not need to be in the office for my job, most of my communications with people is over Teams (messaging app) and the actual job duties are easily done from home....	As a side note, many people are more productive when working from home.
Should I ask my company to pay my internet bill if circumstances and the company strongly recommend remote work? COVID-19, remote work is "strongly recommended" by the company I work for. I live in a place where the internet bills/plans are ridiculous. (I am not paid a competitive market salary rate if relevant.) I hav...	If they need you to continue to work remotely, it is their responsibility to make sure that you can. It may be reasonable to ask your company's bosses or your local politicians to put pressure on the internet service provider to lower their rates to help their customers deal with this pandemic. I believe you should be ...
Boss at workplace has threatened me and other colleagues to finish project before going to work from home Someone from my workplace in Houston has actually tested positive for COVID-19. The branch manager has declared everyone to work from home for at least one month. Unfortunately, my boss (let's just call him Joe f...	This strikes me as a no-win situation -- you can either protect your health or your job, but not both. Try to get any threats in writing.
How to address dropping out of grad school I'm a mechanical engineer with several years of practical experience. About a year ago I came back to university to pursue a Ph.D. and am coming up on my first years' report. The prof I've been working for has grand (and realistic) ambitions for his lab and has all of us work...	If the extra project is not going to be the bulk of your thesis, then you should not be prioritising it. Dropping out of your PhD is perfectly acceptable in the first 12-18 months.
Forced by client to remove security feature, now client blames me for data theft During last months the project manager (PM) from a client requested many times to remove some security features we put on their web portal to “ease our day-by-day operativity” (their own words). Initially these requests were calm and we m...	You did all the right things and have documentation to back it up. Let them say everything they feel like they need to say and don't interrupt.
How do you continue to engage and recruit new employees during the pandemic? Our company believes that the pandemic will create new opportunities within certain industries and the workforce will re-organize in order to meet the new demand. We want to continue recruiting, so it would be great to hear how others are main...	Your clients may have far less work for you due to the Coronavirus, so hiring someone new may not be necessary.
Finding a job with non certificates after PhD I'm a PhD student in my first year. My field is biology but I've been using python and some libraries such us: Numpy, Pandas, statistics, SciPy and BeautifulSoup for analyzing, processing and searching for data. The problem is that I do not have any certification about thi...	From the recruiting side, prior professional experience is the first thing I look for, then any larger public projects someone did himself, then a finished degree and at the very last any certificates the person holds - since certificates are usually very easy to get.
Instant Messaging: How to Politely Re-ask an Ignored Question With the current state of the workplace, many companies now run things from a 'work from home' perspective. My current workplace is similar, with everyone working from home, so there is no way to ask questions in person. I have read the responses to a sim...	My first thought is just be patient, especially if you're asking for a complex response. " If your message got missed in a smaller team's room, try @ing a specific person. "
Should I delay a salary increase because of the coronavirus outbreak? Right before the coronavirus hit I got a large raise from my employer. I accepted a match, after getting another offer. The company is on the smaller side and I think it was a stretch for them to make this match, but I don't actually have any real in...	If the company is willing to share the burden and make an across the board salary cut (except for the lowest-paid employees), or make an offer of unpaid time off, then maybe, consider doing one of those things. Don't unilaterally offer to take on that burden all by yourself.
How can we increase spontaneous conversations when working from home and using instant messaging? Given the current state of working from home for many companies, instant messaging is the go-to communication method. After a few weeks of using instant messaging, however, I noticed the distinct lack of small talk and sp...	So in conclusion I guess the go to option would be to make it possible to talk to each other, like an always ready communication channel (like previously mentioned e.g. Discord), but the the sake of the sanity of your team, don't force them or expect them to join. Persistent voice chat rooms. Formally schedule a time (...
Is it ok to send a recognition email Some of my team members worked in a project in amazing way. We managed to deliver on time and these guys worked day and night to achieve that. I would like to send a Thank you email recognising the effort they gave CCing the senior manager. My concern is that, will that make the ...	No - because it's simply recognizing that Simson wrote a good answer and deserves some recognition for it.
What to do if you discover your team is not responsible for what you were hired for I got a job to automate processes in a specific field. My background is in process automation. After I started, I discovered my team is not responsible for the processes or their automation at all. Another team is and whereas the colle...	: ask the managers who hired you why they hired somebody with your skills if they didn't need them in your department. Start looking now, you can always cancel the search if you find out that you have misunderstood, or that your colleagues in automation have misunderstood.
I work on a side-project with a friend and we spend uneven working hours. How to make sure we both get fair pay? Long story short, my friend and I have started a side-project and we have different responsibilities in this project. I am the developer, doing technical stuff. My friend is a sales person and manages sales...	I suggest you two get together (a call or virtual meeting would be best, given the recent events...) and talk about what is "fair" for both of you, and reach a proper way of splitting revenue that both of you are happy with.
How to include future position on resume? I am currently a law student finishing my first year of law school. The summer internship recruiting process is so aggressive that it has created the following situation: I will be applying for my second-summer job before even completing my first summer. I have accepted a pos...	Your resume should only contain skills an experience up until the present. You shouldn't put too many details in my opinion.
How to maintain engagement with a (newly) remote workforce? I work on a project of ~50 people, split across 4 sites. To maintain employee engagement, we have various long-running employee engagement activities, including: Team morning teas/coffees After work drinks Out-of-office activities (e.g. volunteering, esca...	We have talked about doing a 30 or so minute virtual happy hour 15 of which would involve our end of day check-in/daily status meeting with our team and possible doing some kind of quick online multiplayer board game.
What should I do when I feel like I'm in the wrong job? My Bachelor's Degree is in Business Administration. I never really had an interest in Statistics, Finance or Economics as I was keen on looking for a job in Marketing / Management. To this end I got a job as a Management Consultant at a Boutique Consulting firm th...	Your action plan: get yourself trained.
Development team not adhering to coding standards I recently joined a development team at a company and have found that coding standards are not adhered to and seen as unimportant. Development on this team is done primarily in Python and PEP8 and any type of linting is for the most part not paid attention to. I have sp...	You should talk about it with your team and get buy in from your team members that this is important. If it's forgetfulness, then find a way to auto-format the code for developers who forget, either by setting up common IDE settings, or somewhere in the build chain if you're willing to.
Is there a way to effectively incentivize preparation, prevention, and risk mitigation rather than heroic action afterward? This is admittedly a mostly hypothetical question as I am not yet a manager, merely a technical lead, so if you don't want to waste time on a theoretical question, this is your warning. Whether ...	At the very least, do not give bonuses for putting out a fire that their negligence essentially caused. To answer your question : If you want people to be proactive rather than reactive, standards-compliance is an excellent tool.
After getting laid off, should I wait for the corona pandemic to pass before applying for a new job? Backstory: In my country, as in most countries I presume, there is a big shortage of engineers and software people, and companies are desperately trying to reel in as many as possible. (At least, this was the case befor...	Do not wait, start your job hunt now.
Does title degradation affect my career negatively? I am currently working as a "Senior Software Developer" and possibly will be promoted as a "Lead Software Engineer" very soon. My current employer is moving the focus out from software development to cyber security, thus they are not getting more projects on software ...	Recruiters are more interested in the quality of your resume rather than the titles themselves. In some companies, pay increases and the like depend on title. I do not think that this is something to be concerned about.
How can we effectively organise Q&A in a teleconference? Due to COVID-19, the plenary meeting of our ICT department (30 people) will be on Skype. How do we effectively organise the question and answer part ? What is the best online equivalent of raising your hand? How to avoid people interrupt each other (voluntari...	Control the time allowed by prioritising the questions you received, and make it clear that some extended discussions will be taken offline.
How should I address the fact that I'm struggling to work during the pandemic due to anxiety? I am a software engineer, and I have been in my current position for almost two years now. I am really happy with my job. I enjoy the work that I'm doing (for the most part), the hours are flexible, and my manager is great (fr...	If you've been diagnosed with a psychological condition, and that condition is giving you formidable problems... you should be talking with someone qualified to give you clinical help. While you’re talking to HR about it, you can ask them if you should talk to your manager about it or if they’d prefer to handle that; I...
Am I eligible to be placed on furlough after resigning? I work for a small company in the UK. I had found another job and handed in my 4 weeks written notice, then coronavirus wreaked havoc with the British economy and my job offer was retracted (It was directly as a result of coronavirus, as stated in an email I recei...	Your employer will need to agree for you to be place as a furlough employee but if your notice has been served or being served then unfortunately you may not be applicable.
Struggling in my first software development job in this SME company, not sure I should continue in the programming line I am new to the programming world and my first language I am using is Java in Android App development. I am currently working in a company in my 5th month. There were few things that I was not aware w...	I think you need a mentor which should be someone at your work but failing that you could use an online site some of which are free.
How do I interpret changing to report to my previous manager's manager During a meeting with my manager that I get along with, how do / should I interpret soon reporting to my n+2 (manager's manager)? There was no mention of a title change or salary increase but increased visibility to business stakeholders is mentione...	This is very likely to be a positive thing for your career.
Should I return to my old job? Or am I just being nostalgic? I left an engineering position after 4 years for a job with better commute, PTO, salary, and hopefully work-life balance. Two months in and I feel like I want my old job back. I miss my old coworkers, my old boss, and feeling like my role is making an impact ...	Don't rule out returning to your old job. While feelings are important, please make a proper analysis of all factors before taking and implementing a decision. Personally, I also return to previous jobs, but only while dreaming during proper sleep.
How should I word a company transfer on my resume I have a bit of an unusual circumstance that I'm not sure how to word it on my resume. Background Back in 2019 I was offered a job at Company B, which is a subcontractor for Company A. Due to various factors Company B wasn't yet approved for the project that I would b...	Mention your present paycheck-providing company, and the business relationship to company A. Focusing on the project takes the emphasis off their outsourcing shenanigans.
New employee - Remote working - daily update call with FD - what should I say? Please help To provide you with a background, I just joined a company in the Finance team exactly a month back. Just after 2 weeks of joining we started remotely working due to the situation with COVID-19. Ever since then, we have been havin...	If you feel you've got a hang of the process and need to know more about the roles and responsibilities expected out of you - simply ask what new areas you can explore and how you can be of help. Talk about the specific small tasks you've been working on. Make sure you state anything you have finished ("I completed the...
How can I prove that I am familiar with a certain technology? During a job interview I was asked if I had any experience with Software Technology X . I had not. But I was curious and afterwards I got intensively involved with Software Technology X .I watched countless videos on Youtube and have now even completed a...	If you can, put together some sample work or code done using it and send it in along with your job application in the future.
Does it matter who is marked as an author on a work product? For a new software project, I'll be reusing more than 90% of a colleague's work as the base. But since it needs to be created as a new project, I'll be listed as the author of the product despite most of the work having been done by my colleague. He digested ...	If you're a full time professional software developer, it (almost) definitely has a clause in it saying that your employer owns all IP produced by you during company time.
Is it polite to not give follow-up reply to a freelancer? I find it very impolite for an employer to not give any follow-up response to a job seeker after receiving a CV/ after a job interview. When I was in the position where I remotely interviewed a freelancer, I felt somewhat different, though, when I decided that ...	It would be polite to let the freelancer know. No, it's rude and inconsiderate.
Would it be acceptable to ask for an Intern position until a full-time position becomes available? I passed the hiring committee in my dream company back in November 2019. The recruiter told me even before passing the committee, that, since I am a new graduate, and there are currently no open positions in my country...	It's perfectly reasonable to ask. However, you may also wish to evaluate (possibly by discussing with a hiring manager) on if and how the internship could potentially benefit your actual full-time role.
How to stop a colleague about to offend and embarrass everyone Obviously, this is still ongoing and has started maybe two or more years ago in my office. One of my coworkers, let’s just call her Sara, used the company’s educational services to go back to school to get herself a bachelor's degree in a relevant field (he...	Seek legal advice, as in, a lawyer in the city/state/country where you are. Normally such a presentation should really be left to fail, but if your personal life can be seriously affected, you could potentially tell HR that if she exposes any of your personal info in public, you will consider legal action.
I'm about to graduate. Should I include a previously halfway completed academic program on my resume? After school I went to college. I studied there for 2 years (the program was of 4 years) but for some personal reasons, I dropped out and then got myself enrolled in a different college and program. I will graduate i...	If you worked at the time and can include the job you won't have a gap, so you should only include the college if it brought you something really valuable. There is really no one good answer to that. Leaving it out: You may have to explain the gap between your last education (assuming high school) and the post secondar...
Employer asks me to sign document after resigning I live in the UK and have recently resigned from my job. My employer is now asking me to sign a document, which basically says that I will not sue them, have no claims against them and also reconfirms the notice period and non compete written in my contract. They offer ...	They have no means to force you to sign it, there's no benefit to you to sign it, and it might not even be enforceable even if you did sign it.
Alien Wanting Wanting Me To Create a USA Upwork Account for Him to Use Someone found me because he noticed that while working on the freelancing site, US workers get top dollar. Therefore, he wants someone in the USA to create an account for him, and work under that account under a revenue share agreement. I think tha...	By allowing another to use your credentials to perform work while presenting it as yours would easily be prosecuted as fraud.
Manager put hands on me for a joke, left marks on body While looking out a window with another employee manager x came up from behind and surprised me by putting one hand on my shoulder and the other he formed in the shape of a finger gun all the while asking for my lunch money and pushing me into a corner. While I rea...	You should first make sure to document what happened as best you remember somewhere outside of work If you feel abused, you should obviously report this to HR.
Chair is uncomfortable, do I just have to get used to it? Last Saturday I received a chair that is very very similar to this one (it's funny - I can't find the one I bought and this was just a few days ago). I've been sitting on it ever since and it feels comfortable most of the time, but when I try to stand up or s...	If your legs hurt then something is very wrong. You should try lowering your chair so that your feet are on the ground. While some ergonomic chairs take some time getting used to, because your muscles need to adjust to more "active" sitting, this does not seem to be the case here.
Should/Could I list small open source contributions on my resume? For example, fixing typos and spellings, improving the documentation, fix minor bugs or implementing non-vital features, things like that. Are these kind of contributions worth mentioning on the resume/CV? Could I self-proclaim as "Contributor/Developer ...	If your CV has an "Others" section, then you can add those efforts you made. I would suggest you only list it if it’s relevant
Manager proposes bold idea (for inspiration and boosting morale), that is complete nonsense. How to handle this? Theses are challenging times for business. I work for software development company that has developed mainly desktop software (Embarcadero C++ Builder) for years (for sales domain). We have had endeavours in...	Entering a new market can bring a company huge benefits: diversification of the product portfolio, less dependence on the existing products/ technology, a better adjustment to the changing market environment, synergy effects in production and marketing/sales, economies of scale. In these situations, you need to not dis...
How to proceed when you're accepted, but are waiting the answer from another company first? I applied for internship in several companies by the start of the month. I had a tricky deadline in another thing so by the end of the month I need to have definitive answers for internships. I was first answered by one compan...	So, if you are willing/able to delay your response to the first company for at least 1 or 2 weeks then do that, compare both offers and decide.
Employment contract in a small company A small Canadian company sent me an offer of employment in which there is nothing said about my salary figures (which does not concern me, as I and my employer have discussed this verbally). The only thing that he sent me to sign is a Non-disclosure agreement. The employer says th...	If you want to save yourself from any potential headaches down the road I would request a written contract that includes the salary and any other conditions for employment you feel are important.
Giving names of past colleagues to current employer looking for new hires My current employer at company A is looking for experienced people in their field. They asked me if I knew anyone who could be a good fit that I could refer them. A few years before working at company A, I did an internship at company B, where I ...	If you're not in touch with them and therefore can't get their permission then don't pass their names on. If you know good people, who you have worked well with in the past, then getting to work with them again will make your working life easier and more productive. If you don't want to contact your former co-workers, ...
I’m a software engineer who might soon be laid off. Would spending time as gig worker hurt my return? I am a software engineer who works for a company that makes event management software. For obvious reasons, we may be in financial trouble (a lot of board meetings happening lately with a lot of lawyers and such) and I...	In the software industry, time spent doing gig work shouldn't count against you. If you do find yourself between gigs/jobs for a while, I recommend you use the time to learn a new skill.
How to help people become meticulous and thorough in a workplace setting? I'm leading a team of programmers and I have had a number of interns/junior programmers who came into the team in the past decade. Some of them have done well and have continued onwards to become accomplished, senior programmers. However, there i...	As a manager, I'm careful to not assign tasks which I think will require much intellectual curiosity to those incapable of it, and I try hard to test for it in my interview and selection process. Once you know what each person wants you can guide them on the track to better themselves by providing advice on how to achi...
How to coordinate urgent video conferencing meetings with team when working remote with less than optimal Internet connection? I work as team lead of the IT Security team where I work. Today we had a security incident (verified via tripped canary tokens / observed IOCs ) and I had to coordinate all hands on deck mee...	A workaround would be your company issuing mobile corporate phone numbers with a data plan, so the person could use it the mobile internet in an emergency with the company computer by their own cell phone or a USB dongle, but it would require a significant funding if a lot a people would require this (and it assumes th...
best way to bring an informally or self-taught programmer up to specification I am a manager/supervisor of one programmer who, although enthusiastic, willing and hard-working, is inefficient owing, I believe, to the fact that he is self-taught and has never undertaken formal training in software development. His solut...	If yes your code already be upto standard otherwise my suggestions are: make sure you have some coding standards defined which is followed by whole team make sure there is a CI(Continuous integration tool) is in place make sure CI has
How should I prepare for my SECOND probation interview in June, given the detail? I work for a research team in a large company in France, and today I've had my probationary interview. Normally, if things go quite right, they guarantee the position after the interview, or if not, they either terminate the probation per...	Make sure you don't leave the second interview without a complete and thorough understanding of everything they are asking you to do, and how you can fulfill their requests.
Company is taking money out of our paycheck to buy the CEO's book My corporation just sent out an email that they will be deducting pay from everyone's paycheck for each of us to purchase a copy of our CEO's book, since his sales have been down lately. It's only $11, but it's really bothering me since it's $11 * 250 em...	Anonymously email HR saying that this is not ok and they need to not do this or it will be reported to legal authorities as it is theft.
Potential employer wants to talk to friends of a candidate A potential employer of my best friend recently asked to speak to his friends during the hiring process. Of course I agreed yet it sounds incredibly weird to me, I have never heard of such practices in Germany, but I don't know anyone working in the insurance i...	Perhaps the person handling the interview is from an international background or in other ways not so well integrated into normal German privacy culture. The employer will be looking for evidence that the candidate has a good work ethic, and will be wanting to get an indication of the candidate's general attitude and s...
Basic proficiency in a language make you a better candidate for a job/internship abroad even if they will be speaking English in the workplace? Would having basic proficiency in a language make you a more attractive candidate for a job/internship abroad even if they will be speaking English in the workplace? My degree...	my experience is that knowing and speaking the local language beforehand would put you at an advantage for your internship.
Should I ask for reimbursement of unclaimable vacation prize after being terminated as severance pay? I was just terminated from my position at a tech company in Canada. During the holiday Christmas party, I won a draw for some kind of all-inclusive vacation to be reimbursed as a taxable benefit by the company. Upon la...	Asking will most most likely lead to an outcome as good or better as not asking, so ask. Usually accepting severance pay means you sign that you (roughly) can't sue the company for anything, so that would be it.
Newcomer proposed a new project with greater scope than what my team is doing. Management is supporting the idea. How to protect my roadmap? My team has a product roadmap for a few specific projects.A team of newcomers pushed a new project proposal in front of senior management. They love it.This project takes some of ...	The correct thing to do is to meet with management, so that you can understand what they want you to do, and make sure they understand what the implications will be for the project.
How To Keep People From Talking Over Each Other In A Videoconference? With the enforced work from home that a lot of us are doing right now I find myself joining more and more videoconferences. One issue we keep having is multiple people talking at the same time. Those of you who have been working from home for a whil...	Raise your hand if you want to say something If you have admin privileges, most video conferencing software should allow you to mute others, as well as not allow others to speak until they have "raised their hand" and been given permission by you to do so (at least in the case of Zoom) and restrict outsiders from joini...
I am the sole statistician in my group, and I am scared of making mistakes I am fresh grad statistician and I am working in the agronomy industry (first time working with this kind of data), I am doing the best the best in my knowledge to produce analysis within the given time frames but I am scared that I may make a m...	One tip for checking results in uncharted territory or where you have no peer to oversee you: identify 2 or 3 different, ideally independent, ways of verifying these results.
Changing jobs shortly after expensive training I and one other coworker will receive expensive two weeks training within the following weeks.But I am actively looking for a new job at the moment and I have some interesting opportunities, none of which I have a written contract by now. Will it reflect poorly on me prof...	In my opinion: quite possibly yes, this will reflect badly on you professionally. Do the training, use the skills for better job opportunity elsewhere.
Is it unprofessional to ask a manager about the salaries of their employees I have a couple of friends in managing positions from an industry that I plan to work in the future. Is it appropriate to ask them about the salaries of the position that I am interested in? Keeping in mind that I may work in their company. I'l...	The thing you must not ask about or discuss is specifics about salaries of anyone other than you .
Was I wrong to be candid with a potential new hire about my reasons for leaving the company? A little bit of backstory:I quit my job 2 months ago and I am serving my notice period. I had some issues with the management because I did not accept their new exploitative "leadership" and they started to personally attack me...	From the point of view of your successor, learning why you left is the most important goal of contacting you at all. You didn't say anything that wasn't true
How, and when, should I explain to potential employers that I have a severe digestive disorder? I have a severe digestive disorder. A part of my intestinal tract is paralyzed, so I am unable to go to the bathroom without the use of two highly specialized prescription medications. This regimen is carefully regulated bec...	If the employer is interested in you, then most likely their HR will clarify the declaration before they make an offer.
Chat etiquette in the office [US] I have two questions about "You are welcome" in business chats. When someone asks me to do something and I get back to them with some form of "done", they, in turn, respond with "Thank You. So far so good. At that moment am I obligated to post back "You're welcome"? Is it actually r...	You are not obligated to respond, although being polite back to someone never hurt anybody. If I felt really compelled to use an abbreviation, I would actually throw a smiley emoji onto the end of the message so it didn't appear so lazy.
How to mention prestigious academic work when applying to industry job I'm going through the process of adapting my academic CV to an industry resume. In particular, I'm aiming for a position with a well-known and highly competitive American company. I've worked in several research groups in Europe that are extremely...	Most of your resume should be about your own accomplishments, and how the skills they demonstrate will translate to the job for which you are applying. Adding footnotes might make you come across as delusional, stressing something meaningless in the field you are applying in.
Employer asking for salary slips after signing the contract I have question regarding the current salary slips providing to my new employer. I tried to search for similar issue but they were either before getting an offer or before signing the contract. I am working in Germany.I signed a employment contract for new f...	Employers do not need to know what you were or still are paid outside of their employment.
If I'm "not required" to submit a cover letter, does that mean it's optional or discouraged? I'm applying for a job and it gives the option of including attachments such as references and transcripts, but then also says: You are not required to submit a cover letter Does this mean I can, but am not required to, sub...	Not using a cover letter means that the recruiter only has your resume to work with, and they may miss the pertinent points that you wanted them to notice.
How does an unsuccessful software startup attempt look on a resume? I am coming up on 5 years at my first job, and want to leave it in order to pursue some personal development projects full time. I have been working on them in most of my spare time and think one of them has real potential. Additionally, I have enough ...	So long as the interviewer can see that you made an honest attempt, and worked regularly on the project during that time, I think most people would not see it as a negative. Succeed or fail, I don't see how entrepreneurship could be looked at negatively.
My superior has a tendency to launch into monologues overexplaining things - how to make them aware that I already know what they are talking about? My boss (who is also the owner of the company - so there's an unequal power dynamic there) is great but they have a tendency to massively over-explain things. A simple que...	Being able to interrupt someone talking in a non-abrupt way is a skill you will have to develop.
Is it okay to have employees working after hours This is a hypothetical from a team manager perspective. Assume that I have been leading a team of 20 people in a fairly big company. The work-life balance is very much respected by everyone and therefore there are no expectations that one should work after hours or week...	If there's no company policy, and if their work is of good quality, and if this is not creating any of the problems you've alluded to, then I'd suggest doing nothing. Seek to understand the situation before taking action. In that situation, a flex time agreement with time accounts can be a good approach.
Is it necessary to give notice while furloughed? I live in New Jersey (an at will state in the U.S.) and I am currently furloughed. There may be a job offer underway and I was wondering if I would have to give current employer a two week notice. I have not heard from my employer with updates on current job. <Q> You'd...	In fact, while on Furlough you are not allowed to do ANYTHING for your employer, so any notice period would be completely pointless.
How to handle colleague who answer only YES or NO? I have a really qualified colleague. We work together, he is very smart but I struggle to communicate. He always answer yes or no. Sometimes a few words... He speaks very little, What is the best way to proceed? We have been working together for 7 months. Everything...	Unless you are limited to only one question a day, you fix this with followup questions.
What to do after doing poorly in an (online) assessment because time ran out? I was contacted by a recruiter from a large company. He asked me to do an online assessment to check my technical proficiency. He gave me a broad list of topics to study. I did the practice assessment and it went very well, however the real a...	No, you shouldn't ask to retake the test, it would sound very naive.
How exactly experience level is determined in Software Industry? I'm applying for a full-stack developer job and noticed that the job posting was open to three different experience levels (junior, mid-level, and senior as per the posting). In the posting, the number of required experience years wasn't mentioned. So, ...	There’s no fixed definition. There isn't really any way / scale for "experience level" in the "software industry".
nothing to say in daily scrum stand up My work is pending because I need a permission from someone outside the scrum team. The scrum master knows about this issue because I said that yesterday and today in the stand up. What I'm thinking about is shall I say "There is no update from my side" is that good to say? Or men...	"My work is blocked and I'm not doing anything" should be the furthest from "nothing to say" you can get.
What should I do if I have sensed my guy wants to quit and I don't intend to keep him too? There are signs that someone has plan to quit, e.g. suddenly calls in sick from time to time, frequently take "secretive" calls, avoids social interactions with co-workers, less engaged than they used to be, and acts more quiet d...	Instead of guessing the intentions and feelings of your colleague, engage them in a caring and direct conversation: If you're intent on letting them go, you should do it immediately.
Is it advisable to mention your contract rate when discussing salary for a full-time position? I'm interviewing for a full-time position that wasn't advertised. I was referred by a friend of a friend. That being said, I have no clue what they are willing to pay me. I have a firm hourly rate already established when ...	Knowing your previous salary (or equivalent in contract rate) means the company can pitch you a salary which they know is better than your current one, and that you are therefore unlikely to reject, but is lower than they might otherwise have offered.
How to find companies without going through recruitment agencies? I'm currently studying embedded systems engineering (think software engineering but instead of apps it's IoT) and I'm having a lot of trouble finding potential companies for internships. There doesn't seem to be any internship opportunities directly pos...	Depending on your university, the alumni association may be of great help.
Freelance Android - Client doesn't have source code to provide, only the apk is it normal? i'm new to all the freelance work and since last week i have receive two offer. The first one was rebranding of an Android App. The client had a version of his application and he want me to add his new logo and colors to his exi...	Offering only APK is common in freelancing, because nobody will trust a new external freelancer.
Employer salary range way higher than I was seeking should I say yes? Got asked the salary expectation question in one of my recent job applications via email. I deflected the question and asked the recruiter for his range instead (not sure if this was rude or not) and got a range way higher than what I expected. I a...	If they think you are worth it, great. Wait until you're interviewed and offered the position (if that happens).
How to decline a summer job (after a successful internship) that doesn't align with my career plans? I’m a photography major, and this past semester I was fulfilling my internship requirement at an art museum. Due to the COVID-19 situation, the museum was forced to shut down, and my position in the digitization depart...	Stay where you are and do the work - which BTW your supervisor is apparently quite happy with, unless he's said otherwise - and Tell you boss you'd like to work in the field Ask for what you want (photography work) and you just might get it.
Is it unprofessional to include additional explanations in a thank you letter? I'm writing a thank you letter for a technical position after the interview. I'm wondering if it's unprofessional to include additional explanations for a question that was asked in the interview; a question that we ran out of time to do. I ...	However, if you ran out of time to answer the question, it's likely you didn't demonstrate a level of skill that the employer is looking for.
How can I deal with a supervisor that constantly blames the previous manager that hired me initially? I work in a university in the US. I was hired by a person that left last year for a better position somewhere else. My previous manager invited me to join him in his new position and have a role equal to my current pos...	The fastest way to stop this is probably to never mention your old manager around your new manager again.
How is anyone supposed to get their first job in IT networking or security? I just graduated with two degrees in IT networking and security, I have a CCNA and a Security+, and I spent a few years working for my college to tutor other IT students, but every "entry level" job I see in either field has hard requirements f...	Then you work your way up the ladder, either at the same company or by applying for progressively more challenging and demanding positions at other companies.
Is refusing offered stock options an option? The company I'm working for (for some time already) offered me and other colleagues employee stock options. They're presenting it as such a great "gift" to us and almost that we should be grateful for it. The vesting scheme is set so that I won't get anything for a certain ...	But when you have to pay money for the privilege then it's perfectly fine to just say no. it's completely normal to refuse option deals. It's completely normal and commonplace to do so.
On an hourly basis, do supervisors typically make more than staff? I work in the United States in the medical laboratory field and staff is paid hourly, while supervisors are paid salary. However, the salary difference is minimal, and supervisors routinely work more than 40 hours a week, so they earn less than their ho...	Fields where non-management employees are hourly/nonexempt, and supervisors are exempt, very often see the supervisors taking less per hour than the non-management employees - and sometimes less, period, if overtime is common for non-exempt employees.
Returning to work but unsure about COVID-19 precautions I have to return to my place of work (based in UK) to carry out essential jobs after working from home for some weeks. My employer has forwarded around a presentation to those having to go to work, stressing the need for social distancing, and requests that emplo...	It sounds like your company has provided some guidelines, without any care or concern that they are actually followed.
I wanna leave my new 2-month old job. What valid reasons can I give to the interviewers? I work as a Software Engineer (programmer), kinda in a senior level but not in paper, like I still have a senior or supervisor. There were multiple companies which got interested in me and they didn't seem interested at all to th...	I think the general description would be something like the job turned out to not be a good fit .
How do I communicate that I do not want to collaborate with coworker anymore I am quite new to this company which has a very small department for my particular profession.Everyone in this department comes from other professions and they have poor knowledge about it. There is one coworker which is working on similar pr...	The stance I recommend you take is that you ask your manager that you be given authority over running your own projects, but use that authority to change your team's approach to making decisions.
How to raise red flags when you don't have much political capital yet? I joined a company a few weeks ago. I'm a team manager responsible for several projects managed my PMs. One of them is sponsored by very senior stakeholders at my company. The stakeholders and my predecessor signed the plan, participated in the ste...	If you identify the areas where you expect items are going to slip and call it out ahead of time, timelines and expectations can be adjusted early. Talk your concerns through with them before anything else.
Position offered and title to be used is different I am being offered a position as AWS Developer. I am expected to lead in this position. My Offer letter only mentioned role as "AWS Software Developer" It's a public company (not a start-up) . I have received a response that reads: For the official title for this r...	The good news is your employer has explicitly said you can use "Lead" in both your working title (with colleagues/email signature) and on your resume (outside the company).
Missed meeting - acknowledge in an e-mail, or ignore? Since COVID and work-from-home, I have had some trouble with keeping meetings straight. Up until today, I had one meeting I was a bit late for (entirely my fault) and one small one that I missed (due to admittedly confusing scheduling, so my supervisor took the blam...	While it is possible that you drew more attention to your mistake ( the manager may not have been aware that you missed the meeting ), your communication to the manager is the most professional thing that you could have done.
Hired for one role, but upon starting I am expected to take on leadership/planning of a different team instead - is there a way to fix this? I was in talks with a company to get hired in a devops role. They mentioned they don't have that role yet but would be interested to establish it, I would be a good candidate, sin...	If there is someone available, not fully engaged in other tasks, who would be better suited than you, you can say "I think Joe would do this better".
I feel Interview day went badly, what could I do to get more chances? Context: I applied to a company and I have real passion and interest to join this company. I am interested in their mission, in the industry, in the position, and I feel myself I am capable of doing a great job. I do prefer companies that follow my p...	You don't get the job - thank the recruiter one more time and leave off with "please consider me for other openings in the future." A thank you note may or may not help, but if you write it well, it can't hurt. You need to try to understand what your interviewer(s) expected and answer to that.
How to give backend developers some limelight? Recognition is one of the main topics discussed after employees surveys in our organization. One of the points raised in a recent survey is, developers want to get more chances to be seen and recognized by others outside the team. It was cited that project managers get the...	The solution here is to present the team's work in the senior managers' language: business value .
If there was no ownership clause in my contract, do I own my work or is it company property? Some introduction to preface: I do web design/development for a small company in Missouri. My employment contract has no language regarding who owns the work I do internally, nothing about intellectual property, and no non-comp...	Your company owns the copyright on everything she wrote as part of her employment, so we start with copyright infringement.
How do I explain to my boss that being the best at my job is "going above and beyond" I previously started a conversation with my boss about a promotion and pay raises (becoming a team lead that we need). From my perspective I am the best on our team doing the work of 2-3 other team members. I have stepped up and taken...	Talk about what lays ahead. You can't force your boss to increase your pay, and your boss can't force you to stay with the company.
I earn less than my subordinates I started at my current company 2 months ago. I'm managing a team. I receive very good feedback. Today I discovered that some of my subordinates are paid much more than I am - around 20% more. (I don't know about the rest, I just got info about two of them). They don't manage people ...	If you want to earn more money at your current position, you will need to demonstrate to your boss how your work and responsibilities brings added value to the company to justify increasing your salary.
Should I mention in my elevator speech, that I will be let go due to loss of contract? I am in the unfortunate situation that our main customer has cancelled their agreement with us, effective from 1st January 2021. This means I will be without a job from that date. Naturally, I have already started applying for positi...	It's fine to mention that, but you should also give a reason for why you are applying to that particular place.
Should I answer responses to goodbye email I wrote a formal good-bye email after quitting my job. I received some answers via Slack which lead to small talks, which is fine. However, some answer with their good-byes in the email thread. Is it rude if I do not answer them ? Example of responses: Thank you XXX and goo...	If it is long, or detailed, or in someway it would be viewed as requiring a response, take the response out of the email chain, and respond to that person alone.
How to maximize my chances of getting an interview for a job application that only asks for a Resume? I'm applying for a job that I really want. I just applied online and the system only asked for my resume and some general questions. I believe that's because the firm uses some keyword tracking system to filter out app...	A great way to get your resume "on top of the stack" is to ask someone you know already working at the company to refer you.
How to avoid terrible taste impacting career I often work in an open office which can be somewhat distracting. Many people at my office listen to music with headphones to help them drown out the background noise and improve their concentration. I am among those people. The problem is that my taste in music is... Well,...	Whether you listen to classical music or some of the most far-fetched stuff imaginable, it does not matter to anyone as long as it doesn't affect your job.
Is it worth continuing the search for my first job if there's the possibility I'd leave it in less than 6 months to study abroad? Biting the bullet, so I thought I'd ask here (first time). I feel like I'm quite the overthinker. I still want to get my first job, but I'm currently less than 6 months in on a potential ...	At the very minimum, you will find potential places of employment in the future. Since there is a possibility that you will not travel abroad, there is no reason not to continue the search.

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