A friend recently shared his perspective on a recent interview experience. He was particularly unsure of how to correctly answer the question of, "are you interviewing with others and do you have any offers?" Used to gauge interest This question is theoretically trying to gauge your interest in the job, your competitiveness as a candidate … Continue reading How to Answer the Are You Interviewing Elsewhere Interview Question
As a hiring manager, if your resume and cover letter make it past the algorithm, I want to see that you can write. I want to learn more about why my organization over anywhere else is where you want to work. I want to see if your skills are a good fit beyond what your resume … Continue reading I’m a Hiring Manager, and I Always Read Cover Letters — 3 Reasons Why You Should Include Them (Guest Post on Fairy God Boss)
Editor’s Note: Here at Dispatches, we are always looking for ways to help our readers do things. For some of our readers, that means helping navigate the working world, for others, it means assisting in the ever challenging question,“ what’s for dinner?” For still others, it means figuring out how to balance family life with everything … Continue reading Image is everything
Earlier this week I had the opportunity to serve as a federal juror. I will freely admit I was apprehensive and worried about what kind of impact my potential jury service would have on my toddler and my family. I am extremely lucky that I didn't have to worry about my job or not earning … Continue reading Federal Jury Duty
When A was a little over two months old, I posted this: That sparked quite the conversation on Facebook. At the time, she was not at all interested in onesies. She fought J and I each time we tried to put one on her. Then after watching me pull a blown out onesie off over her feet, … Continue reading My child is not a doll and how we handle gender questions