The Workplace Weekly Newsletter - Friday, June 27, 2014

Top new questions this week: Would adding humor to my CV hurt me? I'm applying for an internship position as front-end engineer, and I'd like to make my résumé stand out a bit. I'm not going to add colors or drawings, I'm not even a designer, I'd just like to leave … resume   asked by Henrique P. 25 votes answered by Leigh 39 votes Is it OK to bypass the recruiter when I don't hear from him? I am working with a recruiter to get an out of state job. The company he found gave me 3 interviews, all with positive feedback. Things were moving pretty quickly, the 3 interviews were within a 2 … recruitment   asked by Glenak1911 22 votes answered by Terence Eden 27 votes How can I recommend that a colleague be excluded from my team? The background My colleague and I were hired as leads on a new data warehousing team. She does great in meetings, knows the right questions to ask and appears very competent in customer-facing … professionalism colleagues team leadership performance   asked by user3739835 12 votes answered by Ollie Jones 16 votes Bad coworker work reflecting on me Similar to How to deal with a bad coworker but my case is not about behaviour but rather about incompetence. Context: Our team is charged of designing and developping reports for the finance … professionalism colleagues ethics   asked by Alex P 11 votes answered by Vietnhi Phuvan 4 votes How can I politely ask a recruiter of a start-up firm about on-time salary? I have received an offer from a firm which is more of a start-up nature. Since they are willing to make a good offer I am a lil' apprehensive of the credibility of the same. I continue to wonder … interviewing recruitment hr   asked by learning_fly 8 votes answered by Ollie Jones 7 votes Consequences of being greedy about salary in interview? I am looking for entry level jobs in software development. I am not very experienced in handling salary negotiations during an interview. I have thought of a simple strategy - Estimate your market … interviewing job-search salary negotiation   asked by sid smith 6 votes answered by PurpleVermont 8 votes Conflict of interest for job interview I'm struggling with a potential conflict of interest regarding an upcoming job interview. I'll state it in terms of the two conflicting interests: Interest 1: I'm a software engineer (15 years … interviewing job-search negotiation ethics   asked by user22563 5 votes answered by Jan Doggen 5 votes Greatest hits from previous weeks: Is it appropriate for an employer to ask skilled professionals to do manual labor? Although I think it applies to many positions, I am a software developer (mid-level). The company is rather small (30-40). Recently, my employer brought up the idea that to help another department, … professionalism software-industry work-environment   asked by user16792 57 votes answered by Dr. Ibb 86 votes Is it OK to leave very short-term employment off my resume? For various reasons, I only worked for a company for a few weeks. Is it OK if I just don't put that on my resume, and pretend this employment never existed? There is really not much to talk about … job-search job-change employer-relations   asked by ZCode 20 votes answered by Joe Strazzere 22 votes Can you answer this? What to include on a resume regarding temporary work? I wonder how I should include a temporary assignment that did not go well. It was for a 3 month contract but it was ended early by the employer. Should I include this on my resume or should I … resume   asked by Michael 1 vote

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