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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HR head and others disliking me after knowing about my network
I know a couple of founders who have made significant wealth and they mentor me. I post this on LinkedIn and WhatsApp. I also try to show a good picture of life (giving a good impression about life.) ...
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When describing my skills, what is the short form of “I'm sensitive to others in the office and help them work together”?
I am very sensitive to how other people are doing in the office.
In the past, I have helped people having a bad day, listened to their wild and fantastic and angry stories about coworkers and ...
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Is there value in recruitment messages?
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About once or twice a month, I receive a message on LinkedIn from recruiters who state that they liked my resume and wanted to talk for a potential job offer or applying in their hiring ...
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Is it OK to call company for more details about a job post (not an application)?
I would like to ask whether it is generally considered OK to call the HR department of a company to ask for further details regarding a job post (not a job application). I work in the Civil ...
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Misclassified as part-time when working full-time
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Working in the US in Wisconsin.
Started at Company X as part-time (9am - 2pm)
Transitioned to full-time hours (9am - 5pm)
Recently discovered that I was still classified as a part-time ...
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No response from HR, Whats wrong? [closed]
I interviewed @ relative large tech firm and got an cleared interview. I didnt know if they had more rounds, when HR called me with an intention to negotiate my compensation and so the conversation ...
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Miscommunication with new employer regarding Notice Period
I have job offer from europe but the company is delaying the process of obtaining my work permit. I am already done serving my notice period in my current organization in India. But i think there is ...
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HR reducing agreed salary
During a job interview with the lead engineer of a big company in the UK, I negotiated a salary after he told me I am accepted for the job and asked me about my salary expectations. Three months later,...
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Stop engineer from planning “bully projects”
I work for a enginering company where a few senior engineers got into a large fight that caused a lot of concern. The more senior engineer "stone walled" the not as senior engineer apparently, and the ...
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Should I give bad feeback about HR to the own HR?
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I work in a tech company that used to be a startup a handful of years ago and thus lives in between the typical corporate live and the startup craziness. The culture is what you'd expect ...
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Being asked to give notice of resigning when I am only transferring to another department
Is it common or Legal for a Company to ask an employee to put in their two weeks in to resign just to apply for a job in a different department within the same company, in the same building?
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How to forward a friend's wife's profile to HR but not to refer her?
One of my friends recently called me up asking to refer his wife for a open position in the organization where I work. Being in a small office, I am really careful about whom do I refer. The reason I ...
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Is it right to ask about contract period in final tech interview?
I'm having a final-tech interview with the CTO which inside that interview HR and talent acquisition staff are also present. If interview goes well for the last interview I need to relocate to the ...
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I'm about to be promoted, but I'm afraid that HR will pull some stunts to prevent salary increasing as much as it should
Our team has grown a lot within the past 1 1/2 years, from 3 people to now 20 people, in two different locations.
Since top level management thinks that what we're doing is really gonna grow a lot ...
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How to justify getting additional team member when the current team is doing well?
I've been working in a large IT company in a 2 man team, for the past 3 years. We are very dedicated and we have a strong image as serious and reliable. Every important development comes our way.
The ...
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Can I ask HR to let me skip two more interviews and offer me a job directly?
I had 2 job interviews lately (one in late July and one in mid August). After the 2nd interview I got a rejection email but the HR (technical recruiter) told me the team (team A) I had interviews with ...
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Should I complain to HR about being mocked for request I made [closed]
I work in the I.T. department as I had an issue with cheap toilet roll and unable to sit because of pain so I decided to put in a request. We use a survey site to put in suggestion and those that get ...
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Should I avoid writing a LinkedIn recommendation for a terminated employee?
A former employee who was a direct report of mine, and who I recently terminated, is asking for a LinkedIn recommendation.
The individual was fired because the quality of his work (software ...
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Manager encourages me to take day of sick leave instead of PTO, what's in it for him?
Recently I approached my manager to approve my 4 days leave (Paid Time Off). He said "Let's make it 3 days and take sick leave on the 4th day". He does this every time I apply for more than 2 days ...
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Potential job offer and dealing with current employer
I have been contacted by a potential employer with a role that looks very suited to my background.
I am the CTO at my current role. The CEO is a good friend of many years standing, and we have been ...
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Is it common to ask for sending the ORIGINAL Diploma to HR department?
Currently, I have received a job offer from a Hungarian company. The HR department asked me to send my original Diploma (BsC or MsC).
They say:
No other translation is accepted but the sworn ...
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How to work with a technician hired with a grant who argues everything
I am PI (Principal Investigator at University) of some projects (funded my H2020 grants). Some technicians have been hired to support the projects. I gave them the project proposal document so that ...
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Confidentiality broken?? Major UK employer [closed]
I work a for a very well known unique boating company in the south of the UK.
Our team leader recently had a grievance put in against him and we had to give statements on his attitude etc, then we ...
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Coworker constantly sitting and spending time in HR / director office [closed]
I've had a coworker in the past who was constantly sitting with HR and with the director of the company (mind you this was a 100 people company so not very big), in their offices.
There was not much ...
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Promised job offer during internship, how to ask for offer letter?
While I was interning I was offered a job. I haven't got any update from the HR further.Its been 40 days.There is registration which will start at my college for the placement. How should I ask for ...
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I was reported to HR as being a satan worshiper
I'm not a satanist. I recently bought a phone case with the anti-possession star from the TV show Supernatural printed on it. It's a personal phone, but it's on my desk all day so I can see if I get a ...
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Notice period 60 days but I need to join in 45 days
I am in a great confusion, where my heart says to leave but my moral says that today whatever I am because of the present company.
Gist: I wanted to switch to a product based company, for that I ...
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Received PIP after resignation
I resigned my current position to work for another segment of my company. The company is so big that I have to resign then get rehired in the different segment.
Halfway through my resignation period ...
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How to annouce a first name change in the workplace?
I am currently going through the application to legally change my first name. I don't identify with my current first name anymore and it is not representative of the person that I have grown into.
I ...
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Lying in Wellness program
Our company has a wellness contest to promote healthy lifestyle and well being. The contest is focused around how much physical activity you perform. (For example, 1 mile run = 10 points). The top ...
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Why would a company skip an HR interview? [closed]
What would make an established company hire someone without doing an HR interview (after several on-site technical interviews) ?
The interviewers said that there will be an HR interview, every ...
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How should I conduct a meeting with HR with the purpose of preempting a conflict with my manager?
I have a manager who is incredibly temperamental when it comes to criticism and what he views as unsatisfactory work. Oftentimes he will be very understanding and sympathetic when a problem arises, ...
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How Companies Verify “Workplace Metrics” on Resumes
Nowadays job candidates are expected to quantify the
impact of their work on resumes. (E.g. "Increased team work productivity by X percent" or "Automated 500 reports with SSRS, saving 100 man hours a ...
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Why cap paid time off rollover?
Every place I have worked has capped the amount of paid time off employees are allowed to roll over to a new calendar year. In many cases it's a "use it or lose it" scenario, where accrued time is ...
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How effective are Employee Engagement Surveys? (Employee Perspective)
Our organisation conducts Employee Engagement Surveys to get the feedback from emoyees. The surveys are being conducted by third party vendor named Quantum Workplace. The exact words written in a ...
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HR Director was insulting, should I point it out before taking new job?
During my hiring process, the HR Director said I was not worth the company's offer. That I would never get a better offer anywhere because I didn't have much experience (I had 15 years). They spoke in ...
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Background Check use Resume or Forms? Sterling
I have a job offer from a great company due to start in two weeks, and they recently asked me to authorize a background check with Sterling.
I did, and the only information they required was my ...
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Missed and returned two calls with HR so far - Should I apologize?
I have missed, and promptly returned, two calls from the HR recruiter. One to schedule a phone interview, and the second to schedule an in-person interview.
Both return calls were about 20 minutes ...
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HR start date changed multiple times
I started a new work from home position and the start date was supposed to be July 31, 2019 (my HR paperwork shows this date). The company sends you their own PC to use and my equipment is late. Is my ...
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Negotiating working from home in awkward circumstances
For a long time (I don't remember when it started), I have been consistently working from home at least one day a week. I work as a software developer and being physically off-site has never been a ...
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Approving claims although subordinate didn't drive
I'm in such a dilemma now. A little background of this department. There are 2 teams in this department. I'm a team leader for team A, and there's another team leader for team B.
Both of teams are ...
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No Tuition Assistance Program benefit on offer letter
I got an offer letter today and what I want most is not on the offer letter - Tuition Assistance Benefit. I have accepted the offer before realising this (my bad). I am going to call the recruiter ...
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Is it okay to interview with other companies after accepting a signed job offer?
I recently received an offer of employment from a potential employer. It was a straight forward (no confusion). I received my offer letter via email and I sent my response back via email accepting it. ...
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I was removed from Project and asked to exit or change the project [closed]
I have 5.5 years of Experience in Java and 1 year in Angular.
I joined a (4 year old) Startup Company on Jan 2019 with lots of hope and excitement. At the time of interview they promised that I would ...
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Can I resign with only compensation letter and no offer letter in hand
I have received compensation letter with compensation details from an MNC. i have not received offer letter yet. I have not received any document regarding company rules and joining date. HR has ...
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Was I subtly told to resign?
I am a junior developer, working for approximately two years at my current company. Lately things have not been great here (delayed raise, restructuring of the company, and lots of seniors leaving - ...
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About to receive an offer and interested in different position at same company
I'm currently in the final stages of applying for a job and I'm getting signals that I will very likely get an offer.
I was told that the position that I am interviewing for is a more of a ...
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Should I report a leak of confidential HR information?
I found that an employee who is no longer with us uploaded a giant Excel file containing HR information into Slack. The file is available to anyone in our Slack and contains names of all current and ...
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What to do about (new) manager simply ignoring me?
I work part time for an agency. My manager recently got replaced. Understandably she does things a differently, and may even be learning the position herself. Sometimes when I ask questions she simply ...
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After suffering personal loss manager has become inappropriate
This is a follow up of a post I made a few weeks ago because unfortunately things have escalated.
So the summary of what has occured; I was in a job for a week when my manager suffered a close ...
