By far, my least favorite interview question is some variation of, “What is your current salary?”. From an internal perspective, this question is asked to help us understand where you fit within our budgeted range. This makes good business sense, of course, but there are two limitations to this...
Author Archive for: Allie Hofer
One Career Goal for Every Year in Your 20s
AS MUCH AS WE’D LIKE TO FORGET SOME TIME IN OUR TWENTIES, WRITING OFF AN ENTIRE YEAR ISN’T EXACTLY THE RIGHT APPROACH. GOOD THING WE’VE GOT SOME GUIDELINES FOR MAKING EACH YEAR COUNT. Your twenties are all about defining and creating your personal brand. A lot can happen within...
Your Guide to Nailing the Future of Performance Reviews
Revamping performance management in light of the often ineffective and dreaded year-end reviews are a big topic within my profession right now. Here’s the DL on what’s being discussed: Crafting once a year goals are too “batched” for real-time and conversations about year-end ratings are less valuable than conversations...
Two Offers – How do you Choose?
Two Offers – How do you Choose? SO YOU’VE GOT TWO REALLY GREAT OFFERS. YOU’VE DONE YOUR HOMEWORK ON THE CULTURE, THE GROWTH POTENTIAL, THE BENEFITS…AND YOU’RE STILL COMPLETELY TORN. No fun. By following the steps below, though, you’ll be able to identify not which offer is “better,” but...
How to Pitch a Work Day from Home
We’ve all heard it. Working from home can be a mutually beneficial arrangement for you and your organization, increasing overall productivity. Our work quality skyrockets. But despite all the research, many companies are still cautious to go “all in” on this new phenomenon. Here’s our system for getting even...