In the June 7, 2011 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter, a reader asks what to say when an interviewer inquires why you’re leaving your old employer: I work in a business where there is a constant flow of people in and out of our office, and a high volume of customers calling on the phone. We [...]

In the April 12, 2011 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter, a reader asks how to turn down a job offer while maintaining a good long-term relationship with the employer. Is that so hard to imagine? I have been pretty lucky and currently have a few job offers on the table. All the offers sound like good [...]

In the February 8, 2011 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter, a reader asks how to persuade a company to focus on skills, rather than on 12 years of jumping from job to job: I have had 10 jobs in 12 years. All have been increasing in experience from a lowly copier technician, to parts runner, to computer technician, [...]

In the November 2, 2010 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter, a manager makes a complaint and a request. Listen up: I am speaking both as a frustrated hiring manager and as a job hunter. When I was job hunting, I always made it clear that I wanted the job. I expressed this verbally during the interview and in [...]

Discussion: May 18, 2010 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter A reader asks How to Say It: At the end of a job interview, I don’t like to leave without finding out what the manager thinks of me and what’s going to happen next. That sounds obvious. But how do I say this: How did I do during [...]

Discussion: May 18, 2010 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter A reader asks How to Say It: Your book has been very helpful in preparing for my interviews. But I seem to lock up during the part where I am telling the hiring manager how I will do the job. I’m reading that section for the third time. [...]

Discussion: May 11, 2010 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter A reader asks How to Say It: I’m in a new position and coming up on my 90-day review. I like what I’m doing but my new boss is inconsistent (moody) and micro-manages (control freak who insists she wants me “to be the expert”). Do I have any [...]

Discussion: May 4, 2010 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter A reader asks How to Say It: Recently my job description was changed without notice. But there was no discussion of a change in salary. My responsibility level has increased and so has the time commitment. I like the work, but I cannot justify doing so much more [...]

Discussion: April 27, 2010 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter A reader asks How to Say It: When I’m in a job interview I figure I get very limited time to figure out whether this is a company I really want to work for. (Even if they decide to make me an offer!) So here’s what I’m trying [...]

Discussion: April 13, 2010 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter A reader asks How to Say It: I was interviewed but did not get the job. I’ve heard of cases where the right kind of thank you letter has resurrected candidates and led to other jobs in the same company. The format I’ve seen goes like this: “Thank [...]