Questions tagged [new-hires]
Questions around people that were recently hired, on boarding practices, orientations and so forth.
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new job asked me to begin and then delayed [duplicate]
In working with a professional staffing company, I landed a full time job as a specialist with a school district for the remainder of the school year.
I had to scramble to get my credentials in order ...
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How to deal with coworker not clear in tasks?
In an industrial company, I work in a team including a software maker. This is a very experienced person, and he has a great knowledge.
We are working on a project, and I have a task to do after him. ...
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How to exit from a company that is not doing well as a new hire? [duplicate]
I recently joined a U.S. company (3 months), but there is high turnover in technical roles and high-level posts, and projections are not good for the near future. I have only worked at startups thus ...
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First Job - benefits to look out for!
I recently got my first job offer as a Software Engineer in a well reputed company in Germany. I just got the confirmation via email from the HR manager and I am expecting to get the contract soon.
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Addressing dev team's resistance to solutions suggested by QA engineer?
I've joined this company as a Engineer in Test to create a CI, automated testing, etc. My problem is that when I identify problems and tell the developers how to fix them, they ignore me and are ...
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Is it appropriate to ask for one week of vacation after working for 4 months? [duplicate]
I'm working as a Software Engineer in a non-critical role. My company is somewhat relaxed, but I'm embarrassed to ask for time off since it's my first job, and I'm not sure what is and isn't ...
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How to prepare for people who have been made offers not joining [closed]
You have a vacancy and you go through resumes, interview people & you finally make an offer to someone for the job. They accept and say they will join in a month's time. Now 10 days before the ...
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My boss hasn't called me in to work in a week even though he said he would, what should I do?
I recently got a job at a coffee shop.
I've worked 5 shifts in two weeks and my boss seemed to like me. He said my first paycheck would come in next week (this week) last Wednesday which was my last ...
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New job Very little Direction, No training. What Should I do? [closed]
I’ve just started a new Job as a DevOps Eng., and there is hardly any training other than a quick ‘getting started’ guide. Additionally, I have almost no direction — no path of development to be ...
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How to handle boss' request to invite potential future employees [duplicate]
The last six months I've been an intern at a tech company and I've been offered, and have accepted a job. Now my contract is for eight hours a week since I'm still going to college for another year ...
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When is it okay to work overtime because I have to think of a solution before I implement anything?
I'm new at a company doing statistics and I have no trainer or superadvisor and little work experience so there's many things I don't know how to do and I don't even know if there's a way to do what I ...
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Am I responsible if a low-skilled friend joins my company and fails to do his job? [closed]
I worked in a company some years ago where I met with this person, who became one of my friends also outside the workplace. When I left that company we kept in contact with each other of what we are ...
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should people with expunged convictions be up front about it?
So I have a friend that took a deferred adjudication plea for a misdemeanor theft charge. The problem is that that's now showing up when employers do background checks on this friend and they're being ...
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In how long should I expect to be useful in a new development job? [closed]
I've just started a position as junior developer in web development and am anxious about how long it may take me to become actually useful to the company.
I'm doing everything I can to observe, learn ...
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I am a fresh graduate. How can I impress my prospective employers? [closed]
I am a fresh college graduate. I've been applying for jobs related to my degree. How can I "impress" my prospective employers knowing that I only have the knowledge and not the experience, yet.
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Job offer description vs reality - how to verify potential project?
Some time ago my current employee posted a job offer to find new team members. When I saw tasks description and requirements I was surprised and pissed of. I am in this project for nearly two years, ...
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X month temp to hire vs Perm
I did an interview recently which I thought was a permanent position as described by the recruiter who submitted me. When talking with the interviewer about the position, he stated it was a 3 month ...
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A week before my next job -- how do I spend time wisely ramping up?
One of my concerns from my last job (internship) was my lack of relevant skill set which led to me not getting a full-time offer.
How do I politely send an email to my future mentors (whom I have ...
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What looks stronger on a resume – higher position or a well known company? [closed]
A little bit of background – I'm an industrial engineering student and currently have a perm job with logistics at a startup. While it isn't aligned to my career goals, it gives me a lot of growth ...
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Difference between being contacted by a recruiter, or the prospective employer [closed]
I am currently looking for jobs that start after May (when I graduate, its early, I know), getting my resume out there, and I am finding that most of the entities that call are recruiters for some ...
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What should I do about a job offer which I haven't noticed on time?
About one year ago I bought a VPS and changed my email address. I forgot to change my LinkedIn email address. I normally don't check LinkedIn when I don't receive an email. Recently I had to check ...
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Internship is almost over, need to start hinting at being hired on permanently
My current internship will be over in just a few months (December). At that time, it's quite possible that I'll be offered a permanent position. If offered the job, I will most likely take it.
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How can I tell if a job applicant has the right technical skills? [closed]
I recently held a couple of interviews with possible candidates for a possition as "software developer", and in order to get a sense of their technical skills and way of reasoning, I gave them a small ...
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Appropriate time to post new position on professional networking sites
What is the appropriate amount of time to wait before updating professional sites (SO Careers, LinkedIn, etc.) regarding a new position, assuming that I have already made the switch?
The goal is to ...
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Asking for email introduction of the new coworker to the whole group
We have a new temporary coworker in our lab (it is academia, but not academia-specific question). There are about 12 people working here.
I would like to ask for a lab-wide introduction of this ...
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Delayed start at new company
A friend of mine used to work as an intern at a small company and accepted an offer as an intern in a big company. He quit the small company in December because (due to local law) interns are entitled ...
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How long should I wait for a job contract letter?
I recently had success with a big tech company in NY. I have accepted the offer over the phone after which received the details of salary-benefits, starting date and manager name - all basically the ...
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What documentation should I request from HR regarding the Health Insurance Plan? [closed]
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I started a new developer job 95 days ago. Prior to this job, I was covered by my parents' health insurance; however, I turned 26 one month into this job and was unregistered. My contract ...
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How do I professionally take over a project or role that was being handled poorly by an under qualified but well-liked person? [closed]
Over the course of my career, I have been hired twice by different companies to take over a project or role that was being handled poorly. In both cases, the person that I was 'replacing' was under ...
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Agency wants me to create online account with (intrusive) platform [closed]
I do promotional work through agencies that get various contracts. Some agencies have started using an online platform which I have a problem with. In order to register for an account, lots of ...
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Ask for a supervisor position as a new hire
I just got hired as an RN for a local government two weeks ago. I learned through my trainer and other staff members, that the company is currently looking for a supervisor for the shift I am ...
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Help navigating background check window [closed]
I accepted an entry-level job offer from a fortune 100 company for after graduation. Throughout the entire interviewing process I knew that any offer received would be contingent upon passing a ...
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What to expect informal lunch where one coworker is leaving and another new member is joining?
We originally have planned an informal lunch to celebrate a new member joining our team. However, unexpectedly a senior co-worker of the team has also decided to leave during the same week so a ...
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Accepting a management position after initially being turned down [closed]
Last year I started working as the graphic and web designer of a call center. After several months, my boss opened a marketing agency where I was the first guy working there for 7 months. I'm a ...
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Changed job position after acceptance
I was very excited to accept a PM position after a relatively lengthy interviewing process with a small local company.
There was an extended wait before my start date due to a change in management ...
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Getting mixed messages in new job from everyone telling me what to do
Relatively recently I started a new job in a specialty retail store. I've noticed a lot of people are telling me what to do and sometimes get conflicting or wrong information. It's been a long time ...
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Job transfer politics
I started a new job two weeks ago and already know that my skills do not align with the job description. I do not have an Accounting background and feel as though I made the wrong decision in ...
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Is it professional to quit job after 1 month of 6 months probation [duplicate]
I have just started my new job. The company is a really great well-known company to work for (on the benefits perspective), no doubt, but my position itself is not really my expertise. I realize it ...
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Senior coworker took offense at a joke; now despises me
I am quite new to the job market. I usually come across as an (maybe too much) upbeat and friendly, yet hardworking person. About a month ago I joined a local consultancy-like company and quickly ...
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This is my very first developer position and I'd like to know what I should expect and what I should be doing to prepare [closed]
I'm very excited about a new job offer I've just accepted as an entry level developer. I am set to start in June 2021 so I have a good chunk of time until then. This is my very first developer ...
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Hired as a manager to effect change; existing co-worker capable but lacks 'drive' to learn and build. How to build the relationship we need?
I have recently started a new job, where I am now in essence the Supply Chain Manager for a small company that has several locations across my province (Canada). Two of the people that work for this ...
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Is it rude to turn down a job examination after you have accepted it?
I'm about to graduate and some companies are already offering job positions. Then one day, I was offered a job position at a company and they want me to take an examination first which I accepted ...
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Boss promoted new guy in less than a month. How should I proceed? [closed]
My boss (supervisor) has been trying to convince me everyone out there is evil, except for him. He cuts me out completely from talking to other departments, or anyone else (besides him) for what its ...
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How to deal with rescinding acceptance of job offer at company B when company A countered? [closed]
I'm sure there are many opinion on this situation...
I recently accepted a job offer at company B, about a week ago. I went to resign at company A and they countered. At company A my role is ...
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About to graduate but feel my skill level is not sufficient to satisfy a future employer. How do I go about this? [closed]
I'm about to graduate with a bachelor's degree in Electronics - IT and I am currently doing my internship. I've always felt like I don't quite 'belong' in my year, often feeling that my skill level or ...
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Is it okay to ask what I should prepare for the interview to a recruiter? [duplicate]
I have a technical interview coming up and I was wondering if it's appropriate to ask whether I need to prepare for any particular area or if it's is going to be a general tech interview. The job ...
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Just took new job and unhappy [duplicate]
I have only been in my current position for a few weeks. Before this, I worked for one company for over 8 years. My current position is not panning out how I had hoped. There really isn't much room ...
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Should I email tech recruiter again after not hearing from him for more than 2 weeks?
I reside in Canada and I have applied for a software engineering job in research and development at a well known technology company for which I am really curious and interested. After a couple of days,...
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Asking for extended pay at a reduced rate while relocating?
I will be starting a new job, but on a fixed-term basis (only 6 months). It's 150mi away. I have already accepted their offer. It's a government/defense role and they've been very forthcoming with ...
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How to keep personal and team motivation at new job while having hard time adjusting to the new company
I just started a new job 3 months ago as a team lead of a completely new small team of new people that are also new in the company. Everybody else in the company has been here for several years and ...