Questions tagged [employment]
Questions about finding, accepting, rejecting, maintaining, and verifying a job
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How to troubleshoot a failing first job search out of graduate school?
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My goal with this question is to have a starting point for investigating how to become gainfully employed, and how to troubleshoot current issues with gaining employment.
Many steps require ...
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Should people with a single name introduce a second name to get job in the US? [closed]
A while ago, I got a resume from "Sukarno" (not the name). I read the single name and thought, "Who's this guy think he is, a rock star like Sting or Madonna? Whatever." I ...
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Can an employer fire me if I was hired when I wasn’t supposed to be in the first place? [closed]
I recently obtained employment in Staples in Connecticut, and starting on 3/13, did onboarding, finished training, and started the actual job, but was called on Monday (3/18) and was told I wasn’t ...
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Mentioning owning a business on an interview
I'm approaching the idea of starting an IT business. I think, for the first period (let's say about a year) I won't have any income, but expenses. Thus, I would like to be an employee of another IT ...
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Employment contract doesn't include any benefits stated in the offer letter
I hope this is the correct place to ask this, I need advice regarding an employment agreement I am considering to sign or not.
I got an offer from a startup in Norway. They sent an offer letter via an ...
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Turned away on first day of the job [closed]
My brother was taken on by a well known company, went through 3 interview Zoom calls, vetting etc. and was offered the job. He turned up on the start date to be told you are not on the list. HR said ...
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As an employer, how to deal with an employee who got cancer [closed]
We are a small company located in Canada with a dozen employees, I'm the employer. I'm seeking some advice on how to deal with an employee who just got cancer. The employee's role is essential and ...
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How to address a report of employees switching patients under their care in a pediatric dentists office?
It has been brought to my attention (clinical team lead) that one employee is doing some things that are making the other employees frustrated. Setting is in a dental office, what is being said about ...
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Law regarding seeking and storing references in the UK
I have a friend who is currently going through redundancy. He works for a digital agency.
In his contract it states that the current employer would not like him to work for another agency for at least ...
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Applying to another department from within the same company
I work for a massive US company. Aside from the "regular" company, they also have a Federal services division. I'm an engineer for the West sector of their regular services.
I want to apply ...
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Lying about recent employment, helping me deal with anxiety
Summary: I lied on a job application, saying I've worked at last job for a year when I worked there for a month. I would like to correct that in order to avoid bad background check. What is the ...
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How does one get past unlucky work history streak?
In the years leading up to 2023, I've been pretty good about my employment. In the last year, however, I have burned through three jobs in relatively quick succession.
Job 1. Factory work. Was fired ...
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Effects of being fired from a co-op on future employability
My friend is a grad student at an US institution studying Computer Science. During the internship season, they got an opportunity to work at a mid-sized company in the cyber-security domain. ...
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Employer is forcing me to change from a contractor to an employee
Today, the company that I work for announced that they will no longer employ contractors and are requesting all contractors to become Employees in the near future. I have been with the company for 20 ...
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Is there any issue if I make my prior job title more generic on my resume? For ex: "Sr Marketing Associate" versus "Sr Digital Marketing Associate"
I am working on updating my resume, and I was thinking about changing how I present my prior job title(s). I want to make clear, I am NOT suggesting overstating my title (saying I was a Manager when I ...
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