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Archive for June, 2009

My problem… My Manager.

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Dear Office-Politics I work for a very large world-wide distribution center. My location, however, is a very small “off spring” branch that has only two employees, myself and the branch manager. Let me start by saying I love my job! I love the people I deal with over the phone, the few ...

Win or lose in the first 5 minutes of a job interview

Saturday, June 6th, 2009

The first five minutes of any job interview are critical in the selection process. For candidates seeking employment at a job fair, an initial interview with a company may last only five minutes. BY JOHN A. CHALLENGER A job seeker has to be qualified in order to get the job but there ...

How can I analyze crime if I’m stonewalled?

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

Dear Office-Politics, I work at a police department. I am in a "non-sworn" position. My job is to analyze crime - identify crime series/trends/patterns, do tactical and strategic analysis, etc. I am a department of one which makes things difficult as I don't automatically have anyone who "Has ...