Welcome to the weekly Q&A!

This is what Ask The Headhunter is all about! Real questions submitted by real job seekers (and employers) about real, daunting problems and challenges they face, answered by Ask The Headhunter host Nick Corcodilos. Don’t miss each column’s Comments section, where the entire ATH community piles on for lively debate and to share insights, stories and advice that’s often better than Nick’s! Got a Q? Submit it to Nick!


interview stalled

1 interview stalled, 1 moving too fast

Question I am currently involved in two interviews. One is a bit stalled and the other is moving too fast. That is, one employer is moving about a week or…

getting fired

How getting fired changed my life

Question I have not been back to your forum in about a year or more, since you advised me to move on after I lost my job as a manager…

executive interview

The lab technician’s executive interview

Question Your advice is very, very upper management biased. Presenting a “business plan” in a job interview just isn’t possible in most non-management jobs! I’m trying to picture a waiter…

personal referral

How to Say It: Asking for a personal referral

Question I am now working at a company that is loosely affiliated with a large university that happens to have a prominent think tank. I have the right education for…

stained record

Stained record, keeps getting fired

Question I have a client who has a stained record, both in regard to work experience and some run-ins with the law. She keeps getting fired when employers eventually find…

land a job

You can’t land a job because of BAD BEHAVIOR!

Question Nick, in various networking sessions we are told that maintaining a positive attitude is the most important thing that we can do when trying to land a job. This…

age discrimination

Pervasiveness of age discrimination

Question You have one the best websites devoted to the job search and career development. I have spent over 25 years in Human Resources working for Fortune 100 companies. One…

underemployed

Underemployed, no insurance, need a job

Question I am underemployed at two days a week as a dental hygienist. I used to work part-time in two practices at one time (40-55 hours a week) with partial…

do the job

Edition #1,000: Do the job to win the job

This marks the 1,000th edition of this weekly newsletter, first published September 20, 2002. Over all these years, one idea continues to permeate all of Ask The Headhunter: To win…

hedge job offers

Is it unfair to hedge job offers?

Question Can I hedge job offers? Here is the deal: I got a job offer with company A. I am coming up on the end of the interview process with…

passed over for promotion

Passed over for promotion: Move-over-itis

Question The Technical Director quit and my manager was promoted to that position. I was promised that there would be room for promotion when I was hired, however I was…

hiring manager

How do I find the hiring manager who needs me?

Question I’ve begun an intense job search, but now I’m keeping in mind your helpful hints, including from your books. I’ve found some online resources that have given me a…

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