At a recent breakfast meeting with HR professionals, as we waited with coffee in hand for the program to start, I asked the recruiters and hiring managers sitting at my table about their perspectives on cover letters. Here’s what I learned: If there’s something that needs to be explained—perhaps a gap in employment or why […]
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Yet Another “Why-did-you-leave-your-last-position?” Dilemma
InterviewsI received an email from a professional asking how she should handle the “Why did you leave your last job?” question. Now, I know this person personally and can tell you that she was in a really challenging work situation with a pretty crazy boss (let me be more specific — a bat-shit crazy boss) […]