We have had a director level position open in my department for over a year now. This week, we were finally able to bring in 4 good candidates for in person interviews. We expect to make an offer next week. As the Operations and Administrative Programs manager for my department, I have been heavily involved in this process. It’s really the first time that I have been involved in the hiring process from beginning to end,read more…
Earlier this summer, I wrote about the job I had for the shortest period of time. Today, let me tell you about my very first job. I did not get a job until my senior year of high school. I did not drive, so didn’t need money for insurance and gas (family rule), and I was on course for a full ride for college, so didn’t need to earn money to pay for that. My momread more…
I spent today in an all-day meeting, as we were trying to map out the future state of one of the units within our department. This included revamping the job descriptions, deciding if we need two or three levels of analysts, and do we need more supervisors, admin and analytical assistants, or other support staff. The goal is to prepare the unit to handle not just the work in today’s world, but the work we knowread more…
When you’re looking to change jobs, you’re often told to consider the entire package- not just compensation, but all of the benefits and perks that come with the job, from health insurance to discounts at local restaurants. I don’t disagree with that, but I would encourage people to look beyond the financial side of those perks, and ask themselves, what does this tell me about the company culture. Back in 2002 or 2003, C interviewedread more…
I’m swamped at work right now trying to create 12 new spaces out of nothing. And amazingly enough, if I don’t write posts, nothing shows up here. (Funny how that works.) I thought for sure that I’d write a post when I got home tonight, but the dogs had a different idea.
I was short on ideas (once again) for what to write about tonight, so I asked on twitter for someone to give me a topic. Lance from Money, Life & More suggested I write about what’s in front of me- which is a mostly messy desk. I kind of listed everything (well, no everything) on my desk, and then it occurred to me, I always really like those “things you don’t know about me” posts, butread more…
I promised a post of substance, though it might be the kind of substance you’re getting sick of from me. Once again, I am looking at some options, weighing the costs and benefits and trying to make a decision. This time, though, I could really, really use your input. I hope you’ll give me some. I have been in my current position two years. My title is Operations and Administrative Programs manager. My target lengthread more…
It’s a question that occasionally gets asked around here when someone is retiring. “Will there be cake?” Such a simple question, so much information tied up in an even simpler answer of yes or no. Obviously, when I leave a job, I always want the answer to “will there be cake” to be yes. That was brought home to me even more in this last week as a VP of our company, a man whoread more…
Here’s the Deal We are loaning my brother $3,000. I can hear all the financial bloggers screaming at their screens this very second “No, don’t do it!” “Never lend money to family!” “That’s a bad, bad idea.” And I suppose for some people, that is true. It’s never been true in my family. Let’s start with the fact that Charles and I would not be where we are today if family had not been willing toread more…
I almost always do our taxes twice. I do a preliminary run through as soon as we have all (or most) of our paperwork. And later I’ll sit down with TurboTax and do a complete return. I like to know what’s coming up. This week, partly in preparation for yesterday’s Coffee Talk post, I did the first run through of our 2011 return. Last year, we owed around $1,100. This year, C only received half asread more…
