Why they ask it: Like Question #1, this sometimes comes up in casual conversation during an interview with the interviewer not realizing that it’s an illegal question. In other cases, the interviewer is trying to figure out the candidate’s commitments
Illegal Job Interview Question 1: Are you married?
Why they ask it: Sometimes, the interviewer will ask it by mistake because they’re just trying to develop rapport with the candidate. In some rare instances, the interviewer may be attracted the candidate but most people in a position that
Illegal job interview questions
Are you married? Do you have children? You have an interesting name, what is the origin of that name? Are you a U.S. citizen? These are all questions that we’re often asked in everyday conversations, but what many people are
Managers vs. Leaders
What’s the primary difference between managers and leaders? When leaders lose their authority, they retain their influence. I worked at a company a few years back where I had five different bosses in five years. Two of these bosses were
Why multitasking doesn’t work
In this day and age, people have so much to do that they are often pressured to multitask. Bad idea — at least the way most people multi-task. If you start one thing and then receive a phone call and
Getting to Yes: The Power of Persistence.
I received a call the other day from a fellow Bentley College alum. He was starting out as a financial advisor and was calling alums to see if they were interested in meeting with him so he could explain his
Be Nice to EVERYONE
It always baffles me to see someone unnecessarily treating someone else bad. Sure, people sometimes really do deserve it, but what I’m talking about is when people let their ego take over. Take this example: A mid-level manager at a