If English is not your native language, you might not be super sure how to use gender-inclusive language when speaking or writing it. Why is this important? When at work, I want (and need) to be seen first for my skills, not for my gender. Here are three specific scenarios I’ve been asked about or …
Have you ever known someone who’s irritable or even downright nasty, but suddenly able to rein themselves in when someone who has power over them, or whom they want to impress, is around? Kissing up and kicking down is common, but also human nature. You hear the same story often enough – someone on their …
What’s the sweet spot for a self-evaluation? First, what’s your goal as an employee in a self-evaluation? Let’s separate out idealism from reality first off. Of course it would be nice if a self-evaluation were a chance for you to honestly reflect on your work for the past year, be proud of your achievements and …
Assigning job candidates a programming task to complete at home, despite having some problems, isn’t going away anytime soon. So how about some advice? Usually you’ll have a set deadline. Good companies will indicate roughly how much time they think the task will take and not expect you to spend more than a few hours …