MIDDLING? Q: Dear Mildred, I left a 16-year career in publishing, where I'd advanced from the lowest ranks to management. My salary fell sharply when I went to beginner work in PR, and while I now have almost four years' experience, … Continue reading → Continue Reading →
SOFTENING Q: Dear Dr. Culp, Women veterans bring tremendous experience and skills to the workplace. How can we interview successfully when interviewers, mostly men, have never served and may even feel a bit threatened or overwhelmed by us? Self-Promoter A: Dear Self-Promoter, … Continue reading → Continue Reading →
VISIBILITY Q: Dear Dr. Culp, Most firms I've worked for have simply ceased to exist, and my references, network and ability to prove my accomplishments vanished with them. How do you prove yourself able to do the job you apply for … Continue reading → Continue Reading →
HOPE Q: Dear Mildred, My daughter wants to work in an industry that requires people to handle money well, but her record of doing so isn't clean. (She's not a criminal.) She's afraid she's going to be stuck in fast food, … Continue reading → Continue Reading →
DISMISSED
Q: Dear Dr. Culp, In April, at the age of 60, I was summarily dismissed from my position of president and CEO for a nonprofit, which can be done in that state without cause. For the past seven … Continue reading →
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OPERATOR Q: Dear Dr. Culp, I can't seem to get from the interview stage to the employment stage. I have had many interviews lined up and have gone through over five rounds of interviews with multiple companies but never get the … Continue reading → Continue Reading →
PRESENT Q: Dear Ms. Culp, I worked for an insurance company five years ago and didn't get along with the hiring manager's replacement. She asked me to evaluate her. An external agency made the evaluation. Because the situation was very bad … Continue reading → Continue Reading →