User Dan

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What should I do when my dream company is interested in me before my skills are developed?

interviewing recruitment

answered Feb 25, 2014 at 10:12

144 votes

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Is using swear words for emphasis acceptable in an interview?

interviewing software-industry

answered Oct 25, 2015 at 16:31

127 votes

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Is it okay to leave my original documents with a company who wants them "as insurance"?

company-policy employees pakistan

answered Apr 4, 2014 at 7:13

102 votes

Can't remember much from previous working experiences

interviewing work-experience

answered Jan 25, 2021 at 11:00

67 votes

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How to introduce myself in a CV when I share the same name as an unpopular politician?

job-search united-kingdom name

answered Oct 6, 2017 at 12:20

65 votes

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Got my first job. How do I politely turn down the call for an interview by another employer?

interviewing job-search hiring-process new-job first-job

answered Apr 28, 2015 at 13:53

43 votes

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What do I do if I hear something against work policy without seeing who was responsible

ethics company-policy

answered May 12, 2015 at 19:10

41 votes

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Is it unprofessional to bring lunch to a meeting?

professionalism meetings lunch

answered Apr 7, 2014 at 19:19

32 votes

Asking client for discount on tickets to amusement park

clients

answered Oct 10, 2016 at 11:32

23 votes

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Uneployment gap at resume because of army: how to indicate that? Should I put army years to the software engineer's resume?

resume employment-gaps

answered Mar 28, 2015 at 23:53

22 votes

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How to decline promotion due to financial reasons withought jeopardising relationship with the company?

negotiation ethics

answered Jan 14, 2016 at 9:05

18 votes

Is it okay to work on personal projects in my spare time at work?

time-management

answered Dec 14, 2012 at 9:55

17 votes

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How to recruit an honest candidate?

recruitment ethics

answered Apr 28, 2015 at 14:21

16 votes

Is it okay to share a customer appreciation email I received with my manager?

management

answered Mar 26, 2014 at 12:48

14 votes

Should I mention an interesting but failed task in my resume as an achievement?

resume failure

answered Dec 18, 2014 at 10:21

14 votes

How to shoo away people who make informal requests at the desk or canteen?

professionalism communication colleagues

answered Nov 4, 2014 at 9:49

13 votes

What to do if you're asked to break industry regulations?

legal whistle-blowing

answered May 20, 2015 at 18:44

11 votes

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Should I book a place on a conference when I know I will have resigned before attending?

resignation united-kingdom team expenses exit-planning

answered May 3, 2018 at 9:23

11 votes

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what to do when there are rumors of firing employees on their increment day

management human-resources politics pakistan

answered Feb 17, 2015 at 21:28

11 votes

Can hire benefits vary by manager?

vacation benefits

answered Mar 31, 2014 at 18:14

10 votes

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When talking about my career, can I say I work for a company even if I'm not an employee?

employer-relations networking

answered Aug 5, 2019 at 12:06

9 votes

Should I accept compressed deadline for a specific incentive?

ethics vacation bonus

answered Aug 29, 2015 at 21:01

9 votes

How should I answer "What do you dislike about your current manager?" during an interview?

interviewing

answered Oct 16, 2014 at 10:57

9 votes

Bringing up extreme-sport activities during interviews without being viewed as irresponsible

interviewing non-work-activities

answered Nov 10, 2014 at 18:58

8 votes

How can I tell my boss that I will work at a slower pace until I receive a raise?

management salary raise work-time

answered Jan 20, 2016 at 10:55

8 votes

What are the circumstances when "ignoring company politics" is actually good advice?

politics

answered May 5, 2020 at 9:43

7 votes

Can a consult add to their CV that their name is on an academic thesis?

resume consulting

answered Feb 28, 2020 at 11:09

7 votes

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State in the contract that software developer delivers only binary code not source code?

contracts contractors consultants

answered Oct 9, 2014 at 5:53

7 votes

Why am I being interviewed for a job I am clearly unqualified for

interviewing software-industry

answered Jan 18, 2014 at 17:53

6 votes

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Year in industry Conundrum

software-industry work-experience

answered May 12, 2015 at 19:16

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What should I do when my dream company is interested in me before my skills are developed?

Is using swear words for emphasis acceptable in an interview?

Is it okay to leave my original documents with a company who wants them "as insurance"?

Can't remember much from previous working experiences

How to introduce myself in a CV when I share the same name as an unpopular politician?

Got my first job. How do I politely turn down the call for an interview by another employer?

What do I do if I hear something against work policy without seeing who was responsible

Is it unprofessional to bring lunch to a meeting?

Asking client for discount on tickets to amusement park

Uneployment gap at resume because of army: how to indicate that? Should I put army years to the software engineer's resume?

How to decline promotion due to financial reasons withought jeopardising relationship with the company?

Is it okay to work on personal projects in my spare time at work?

How to recruit an honest candidate?

Is it okay to share a customer appreciation email I received with my manager?

Should I mention an interesting but failed task in my resume as an achievement?

How to shoo away people who make informal requests at the desk or canteen?

What to do if you're asked to break industry regulations?

Should I book a place on a conference when I know I will have resigned before attending?

what to do when there are rumors of firing employees on their increment day

Can hire benefits vary by manager?

When talking about my career, can I say I work for a company even if I'm not an employee?

Should I accept compressed deadline for a specific incentive?

How should I answer "What do you dislike about your current manager?" during an interview?

Bringing up extreme-sport activities during interviews without being viewed as irresponsible

How can I tell my boss that I will work at a slower pace until I receive a raise?

What are the circumstances when "ignoring company politics" is actually good advice?

Can a consult add to their CV that their name is on an academic thesis?

State in the contract that software developer delivers only binary code not source code?

Why am I being interviewed for a job I am clearly unqualified for

Year in industry Conundrum