Jane Harper - The HR Digest

HELP! I missed a call from a recruiter!

July 25, 2017

Featured, Interviews, Q & A with Jane, Strategy

What do you do when have you missed a call from a recruiter? I’ve been unemployed for well over 15 days and I do not want to miss a call from a recruiter again. A few weeks ago, I was contacted by a managing d...

Why aren’t interviewers expected to be punctual?

Jane Harper

July 8, 2017

Featured, Q & A with Jane, Resources

Workplace expert Jane Harper provides a clear explanation about the value of punctuality from the interviewee as well as interviewer’s perspective. She also elaborates upon how an interviewee must behave on the...

Is reporting against my boss appropriate?

Jane Harper

July 3, 2017

Featured, Q & A with Jane, Resources

Workplace expert Jane Harper clarifies all your doubts which you have as a subordinate when you need to report bad behavior of your senior. I work for a pharmaceutical company in the client relations departmen...

Q&A with Jane: Can I ask the Interviewer about Financial Benefits?

Jane Harper

March 15, 2017

Featured, Q & A with Jane, Trends, Workplace Culture

I am working in an advertising agency as their graphic designer for quite a while now. I have not had any experience in giving interviews as this is my first job. My boss had paid a visit to my college and recr...

Q&A with Jane: Why are you not getting the Appraisal you expected

Jane Harper

March 8, 2017

Employee Benefits, Featured, Q & A with Jane

Hi Jane, I work as a software engineer at a company which handles a number of e-commerce websites. We are a big team led by a highly efficient manager. While accepting this job, I had asked the interviewer if ...

Be a Good Manager: Help your Team Deal with Stress

Jane Harper

March 7, 2017

Featured, Leadership, Strategy

When an employee is experiencing stress, a manager usually does not pay much heed to it as it’s a part of working in a professional environment. Even though an individual is mentally prepared to deal with stres...

Q&A with Jane: How to avoid Recommending a Friend for a Job

Jane Harper

March 5, 2017

Featured, Q & A with Jane, Trends

Hi Jane, I have a close friend who recently lost his job and is repeatedly telling me to recommend him to my HR. On asking why he was fired, he gives no definite answer which makes me think that a fault of his...

Q&A with Jane: How to Hire Millennial Employees for a Technical job

Jane Harper

February 23, 2017

Featured, Q & A with Jane, Resources

Hi Jane, I am the team leader of the software department of a company which offers financial services to its clients. As the name of the department suggests, our team consists of engineers and people who hold ...

Two Master’s Degrees, No Job. What am I doing wrong?

Jane Harper

February 20, 2017

Featured, Q & A with Jane, Resources

Workplace expert Jane Harper says that when you have two quantitative master’s degrees and can’t find any type of significant employment, the best thing to interview effectively. But, that’s just not it. You’d ...

Q&A With Jane: How to Outsmart the Manipulative Coworker

Jane Harper

February 9, 2017

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Workplace expert Jane Harper says in order to deal with a manipulative coworker, you must first understand what they are all about. In this case, we have Sylvia, a master manipulative who often displays covert-...

Penalties for an employee sleeping on the job?

Jane Harper

January 23, 2017

Featured, Q & A with Jane, Resources

Hi Jane, We have an employee who is really unlikable and has a bad attitude towards work. Let’s just say I’m dealing with a one-of-a-kind jerk. Two or three times a week, you would find him catching some Zs, ...

What is the best interview response to ‘what is your greatest weakness?’

Jane Harper

January 16, 2017

Featured, Q & A with Jane, Resources

Hi Jane, You know how they ask ‘what is your greatest weakness?’ during an interview? Now, this is a cliché, tricky question and one is expected to respond to the question honestly. But let me be honest – I wo...

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HELP! I missed a call from a recruiter!

Why aren’t interviewers expected to be punctual?

Is reporting against my boss appropriate?

Q&A with Jane: Can I ask the Interviewer about Financial Benefits?

Q&A with Jane: Why are you not getting the Appraisal you expected

Be a Good Manager: Help your Team Deal with Stress

Q&A with Jane: How to Hire Millennial Employees for a Technical job

Two Master’s Degrees, No Job. What am I doing wrong?

Q&A With Jane: How to Outsmart the Manipulative Coworker

Penalties for an employee sleeping on the job?

What is the best interview response to ‘what is your greatest weakness?’

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