Questions tagged [human-resources]
Human resources is the set of individuals who make up the workforce of an organization, business sector or an economy. "Human capital" is sometimes used synonymously with human resources, although human capital typically refers to a more narrow view; i.e., the knowledge the individuals embody and can contribute to an organization. Likewise, other terms sometimes used include "manpower", "talent", "labor" or simply "people".
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Hostile co worker
My team was approached today by our manager.
Background: We have a hostile co worker. He's aggressive, sarcastic, rude to clients and managers. About 4 months ago he out of the blue stopped talking ...
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Good gift/thank-you for Human Resources?
I have a great HR department. They really do a nice job. For example, they recently set us up with a pre-tax benefit that put about $1000 in my pocket.
What's a good way to thank them?
Thanks,
Keith ...
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How to answer “Have you ever been terminated?”
I'm filling out a job application that asks the question "Have you ever been terminated or asked to resign from a position in the past?"
I did get fired from a job back in 1998. It was my first high-...
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Is it reasonable to ask my company to reduce my notice period after agreeing to a longer one?
Here is the situation I am in. I have recently handed my notice in and I have a 3 month long notice period to serve (I know, it's an insanely long period).
During my exit interview I was asked by HR ...
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Dating a Former Employee
I'm a senior, C level executive at a relatively small company (~75 employees). A while ago, I became very close to a direct report. We began spending more time together outside of work; first in ...
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Staff medical form - disclosing methadone treatment
I work at a small (dozen or so employees) web dev agency in UK. I have been asked to fill in an employee data form, which includes the usual emergency contact, and also a medical section which asks ...
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Should I call the interviewer directly, if HR aren't responding? [duplicate]
I had a first round telephonic interview with a company - I thought the interview went very well and I was hoping to hear back from them by now, but I haven't received any call yet.
Whenever I call ...
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How to talk to new company HR about my notice period
I am in mess regarding my 2 months of notice period in my current company. I am looking for change and I don't want to resign before getting new job.
After applying on new jobs when I get call of HR,...
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Salary overtime and PTO on the same week [closed]
I just want to know if there is anything that I can specifically reference online with regards to the following.
Employee is salaried. Employee worked overtime in a single week: over 30 hour shift ...
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Does HR tell a hiring manager about salary negotiations?
If I was to negotiate salary for a job offer with HR, is it customary for HR to communicate this to the hiring manager?
I'm worried that it colors my relationship with the hiring manager if I accept ...
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How much information do previous employers give to prospective employers?
Reading this question, I came across the staement:
I know they are going to confirm degree with previous employer
In my experience, in the UK, most previous employers will only confirm that the ...
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Why would a company hire someone from outside rather than promoting internally?
My company has this tendency to hire externally open positions.
They tell the old employee with experience to train them instead of promoting the old experienced staff.
What could be the reason?
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I left before payday - now i'm being told I owe money? [closed]
First off i'm really sorry if this sounds stupid, I'm just really not educated in this area.
So i started a new job at the start of January - after a 3 weeks it was clear it wasn't for me, and so I ...
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Should I follow-up again with the HR administrator? [duplicate]
EDIT: For those looking at whether to follow-up after an interview, this related quesiton may provide a good resource.
This particular question is unique, as it asks about an academic job, where I ...
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Is an emloyee training a challenge for HR or any other manager? How to make it efficient? Are there any specific tools? [closed]
I would like to know what are the most frequently met problems while onboarding and training employees in organizations with 1000+ employees. How to deliver important information to them and make sure ...
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Shall I tell HR and management that I want to work with a specific manager
I worked under a manager X in my previous company. Then he moved on. After that I got interview in his company and I cleared the process.
First I was unsure wether to join the company or not as I had ...
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Should I write follow up email to HR [duplicate]
I interview 2 rounds in one company. Both rounds were awesome. After the interview I didn't hear from HR then I called her after 3 to 4 day. HR said she will inform me within 2 days but again, I didn'...
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How to deal with a rude and impolite receptionist [closed]
I'm posting this on behalf of my colleague:
I recently joined a company in a remote small office in the US. One of our company receptionists (those checking in visitors at the door) is a rude and ...
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Job offers - How to figure out if it's a soft job offer, or not an offer at all?
I have interviewed with a tech firm, and had a final interview already. After the final interview, the HR calls me the same day asking how I felt about the numerous interviews, the entire process, and ...
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Interviewer asked about the brand of my sweater. Small talk? Or recruiter-tactics? [closed]
I had an interview today at an engineering consultancy company. I was applying for a programming job.
I was wearing a button shirt tucked into my jeans. Neat, but not too formal. (This type of ...
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Is it appropriate to ask HR for a time frame for the response about application when I know hiring manager has made a decision? [duplicate]
I made it to the last round of interviews for a job, and, as far as I can tell, things went well. Right after the last interview the hiring manager and the team leader were fairly open and told me I ...
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What's the point of asking previous salary of an applicant?
In India I don't know why but most of the HR person usually ask about previous pay. What's the point of asking this?
This is not duplicate of How to respond to a direct ask of salary earned and ...
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How To Handle Not Being Taken Seriously?
I have been working at company X for nearly a year now in a software related role. Around 3-4 months into working at X, I began to feel the role was not as advertised and a lot of the work I have been ...
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Should I follow up on job interview when HR said they will update on my hiring 2 weeks ago [duplicate]
I have completed two job interviews.
One company emailed me 2 weeks ago telling that I'm shortlisted for hiring, and even the manager sent me a message personally, whether I have received an offer ...
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Should this issue be directed to HR? Staff are always eating residents leftover food
I work in Long Term Care and one of the policy is that staff cannot eat remaining food from the residents' meals (the food that has not been served). It goes in the garbage at the end of the day. Some ...
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My manager is forcing me to clean, vacuum, wash, and take out the garbage during trade shows
I am a marketing project manager working in an American company based in France. This role includes planning and managing logistics for industry events. I am responsible of managing end-to-end all ...
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Probationary period
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I started a new position early October 2018 with a 6-month probationary period.
In my whole career, I've never had an extension or a bad word said about my ...
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I wasn't paid what my salary letter promised, but didn't realize until much later. What now?
Two years ago, my boss handed me my first annual salary adjustment letter. It was a substantial increase, retroactive to the beginning of the year.
I filed it away. I noticed a pay bump, but because ...
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Do you give feedback to the Hiring Manager that one of his interviewers wasnt being fair leading to you not getting the job
I have been interviewing for a senior job that was going well. Met the CEO, the Hiring Manager and the Head of Services. I was the peer of the Head of Services. The interviews all went well and the ...
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Late contract package
I have been working for my company for a year part-time, but I have got a promotion to become a full-time worker. My company had been applying the new hourly rate, but it has been over two weeks ...
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Feeling unproductive in my team and would like to give my manager a plausible reason to change teams
I have joined a big company 2 months ago. In this company, there is a strong focus on diversity and inclusion, as well as making the employees feel well at their work.
However, the department / team ...
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How far should I investigate petty office theft?
I have a coffee mug on my desk. Every time I finish a can of soda, I pop off the top and throw it in the mug. It's a quirky way to represent how long I've been at this job.
I noticed someone stole it ...
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Will I accrue holidays whilst working notice? [closed]
I am leaving my current position and working 4 weeks' notice. Last day of employment will be 22nd March.
Holiday year runs 1st Jan -> 31st Dec
Notice handed in 25th Feb
I have been told I will have ...
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What company will do, if I send their offer letter to another company [closed]
I got offer from company A with 100% hike of current salary. I got second offer from company B with 50% hike of current salary. During salary negotiation with company B, I have sent the company A ...
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What to write in mail having resume [closed]
What should I write in an email when sending a resume to someone who has given me an email address and asked me to share my resume.
Extra question(trivial): Should I attach my resume as a PDF or DOC ...
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Should I end contact with a employment agency if I have a tentative offer from the same target company?
I was contacted for contract work by a employment agency for a position for a company I really wanted to work for as a full time employee; the agency offered a contract role for 12 months. However, ...
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HR asked me about what I think about my colleagues when I'm resigning [duplicate]
I am leaving the company for another opportunity as I am quite dissatisfied about the behaviors of some colleagues. HR specifically asked me what I think about other people in my team in a meeting ...
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Can I still negotiate a job offer if HR is stonewalling the department head?
I'm a college senior and I'm applying for my first full-time position. I recently got an offer for around $70k for a data analyst position. HR initially told me that the salary was negotiable, so I ...
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Lied about future MBA specialization in interview
So the institute where I enrolled for a management program wanted us to select 4 electives for 4th semester after the end of 2nd semester and during that time I was in dilemma whether to do marketing ...
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Is it discrimination to reject applicant based on personal views or belief? [closed]
If (based on firm owner's personal belief) in his own firm, between applicants, the company owner won't choose a specific person based on personal views/belief (about age, sex, religion, race, LGBT, ...
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Am I on probation / what are my options (internal promotion) UK
I live and work in the UK
I've worked for a company for 4 and a half years being promoted a couple of times in the role I was in.
I moved departments on the 30th April 2018 the job offer email stated ...
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Called into a meeting and told we are being made redundant (laid off) and “not to share outside”. Can I tell my partner?
As title. Just been told we are being laid off, and asked to keep it confidential from anyone outside this room.
They sent us home "to absorb the news".
Is it really the case that we cannot tell ...
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Asking for a 50% raise because underpaid for years [closed]
I'm 29, hired into current engineering firm 3 years ago with 2 years of experience prior. Due to the quality of the firm and number of applicants against me, I decided to offer coming on with a lower ...
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(How) should I make a case with HR about low-profile, regular negative behaviour from a colleague?
I am not sure how to handle frequent, repeated episodes of passive aggressive behaviour or low-profile abuse from a colleague.
E.g.: one of my colleagues was my peer, but wanted me to report to her. ...
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I missed a job confirmation call from HR, called back and was told to wait for a callback but no feedback yet
So earlier today I got a missed call from the HR manager of a company where I had been interviewing for the past 2 weeks. I had successfully gone through 3 levels and was informed the the HR that I ...
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Coworker makes offensive comments outside office hours - should I raise this with HR?
A coworker of mine has recently made a series of jokes in poor taste regarding rape - an excerpt, verbatim: "It's always the right time for a rape joke" all outside of the office/work hours. He's ...
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I have a meeting with HR and my manager sometime next week, will I get fired [closed]
Last week one of my supervisors gave me heads up that another supervisor reported me to HR for taking food and hiding it on my work station to take home. I work in a nursing home and this was food ...
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What should I do if the HR of the company behaves this way?
So I got a call from a junior HR of a reputed company regarding a job opportunity that required my skills, they asked about my current CTC(cost-to-company) and my expectations. I gave them a number x ...
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help understanding the HR manager email
I am a recent graduate in search of jobs and giving interviews.
I gave my final onsite interview with a big Financial firm on Jan. 17, 2019 for a Software Developer role. On Jan. 25 I was told that ...
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How to politely refuse in-office gym instructor for steroids and protein
In my office, the in-house gym instructor asked me to have protein, amino and steroids. Almost twice a week he insists that I use those. From my experience, I don't want to use those things at all, ...
