LinkedIn: Busted for U.S. wage law violations, sued for “injury” to users
LinkedIn busted by U.S. Department of Labor It’s no big deal, suggests LinkedIn. According to a Computerworld report (LinkedIn pays almost $6M for U.S. wage law violations), LinkedIn was busted by the...
View ArticleHow employers help scammers steal your Social Security number
It was inevitable: Scammers are stealing job seekers’ identities using over-the-top interview protocols established by employers to gather sensitive personal data. Have employers gone too far demanding...
View ArticleCan I trust Glassdoor reviews?
In the September 2, 2014 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter, a burned employee sparks controversy about anonymous employer “reviews” on Glassdoor.com: Have you ever written about Glassdoor reviews? Based in...
View ArticleSay goodbye to your psychopathic boss
I couldn’t make up a story like this if I tried. This week’s newsletter is based on a comment posted by a reader on the Ask The Headhunter blog, edited gently. It’s still long — but I’m publishing the...
View ArticleReductionist Recruiting: A short history of why you can’t get hired
In the May 12, 2015 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter, I launch a rant about runaway technology in the world of employment. I mean, it’s way past stupid and counter-productive. It’s dangerous! Or, Why...
View ArticleSpamming To Fill Jobs: Idiots peeing on telephone poles
In the May 19, 2015 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter, we discuss the e-mail habits of certain job seekers and recruiters. What a mess. I couldn’t make this stuff up Lately I’ve been railing against...
View Article2 Rules About Working for Start-Ups
In the July 21, 2015 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter, a reader is in a pickle — er, start-up — without a salary, and without protection on the upside or the downside. Question Your advice in the...
View ArticleLee Hecht Harrison rips off Ask The Headhunter
What does an expensive, big-name corporate outplacement firm like Lee Hecht Harrison deliver to its clients and “alumni” for the big bucks they pay? Ripped-off Ask The Headhunter articles. Michael...
View ArticleCareer Scams Update: TheLadders, LinkedIn, Lee Hecht Harrison & More
In the October 20, 2015 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter, we get updates on career scams from the past and present. They never seem to go away, thanks to gullible job hunters and naive HR managers that...
View ArticleLee Hecht Harrison: A failure of integrity in the HR world
In the November 3, 2015 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter, we try to get to the root of why employers routinely abuse job applicants. Ever wonder where HR departments learn to mistreat and abuse you when...
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