August 6, 2009 by Sam Narisi
When promotions are handed out, managers are already familiar with employees’ work, so there’s no need to set up a formal evaluation process, right? Wrong.
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Tags: Airgas Carbonic, discrimination, EEOC, promotion
April 23, 2009 by Sam Narisi
When candidates ask why they were turned down for a job or a promotion, it’s common for the manager to come up with an explanation that makes the news easier to handle. But this recent case shows why that’s a bad idea:
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Tags: caregiver, gender discrimination, promotion
January 27, 2009 by Sam Narisi
A job candidate asks the hiring manager how long employees usually stay in that position before moving on to something else. The manager answers: two years. The candidate is hired, fired and sues, claiming she was under a contract to work for two years.
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Tags: contract, hiring manager, promise, promotion
December 9, 2008 by Sam Narisi
Forgetting proper interview etiquette can lead to problems for companies — such as driving away qualified candidates. Here’s a case where it led to a bigger concern.
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Tags: age discrimination, interview, promotion, yawn