http://www.glassdoor.com/blog Glassdoor.com - Company salaries, reviews, and interviews posted anonymously by employees Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:35:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en AOL’s recent announcement about their voluntary separation packages brings back the question of whether or not the acceptance of a voluntary package is a good thing or not in this economy?  First of all, let’s be real about why companies offer voluntary packages.  The reason is to soften the blow ... http://www.glassdoor.com/blog/voluntary-layoffs-stay/ As we have blogged in the past, due to our current economic backdrop, the flow of talent interested in available opportunities is overwhelming to companies. You must do all you can to insure your information is reviewed by the right people in a timely manner. And one of the first ... http://www.glassdoor.com/blog/tips-format-resume/ How much personal health information should employers have about employees or job candidates? Moderator: John Sumser This month’s debate question is “How much personal health data should an employer be able to use to make job-related decisions?” Companies are getting more and more access to increasingly cheap ways to measure the ... http://www.glassdoor.com/blog/clearview-counterpoint-career-experts-divided-medical-privacy-issue/ As you sit at your office working away, you hear a co-worker nearby hacking up a lung and blowing their nose into tissue after tissue. At this point, there are two common lines of thought that occur in response to this situation: "Wow, what a hard worker – comes into the ... http://www.glassdoor.com/blog/sick-days-use-when-under-the-weather-or-overworked/ Forget the black hole -- that's a terrible way to get a job. People say "But I called the HR department, and they told me that I have to put my resume into the company's 'careers' website in order for it to be considered." Of course they told you that! They ... http://www.glassdoor.com/blog/circumvent-resume-black-hole/ Is your company a best place to work? If so, there’s no time to wait – you have just two weeks left to meet the eligibility guidelines for the awards. Keep in mind that, unlike other workplace awards, this one is based off the company reviews submitted to Glassdoor by ... http://www.glassdoor.com/blog/glassdoor-best-places-to-work-deadline-reminder/ All stories that we hear are basically the same three act structure, so there is no reason that  the interview stories that we are used to hearing or telling should not come in the same three acts: Act 1 is the story of the protagonist. Act 2 is the story of the ... http://www.glassdoor.com/blog/hero-career-story-interview-part-3-act/ According to Glassdoor interview reviews, 15% have acquired a job interview with the help of a recruiter and 3% get an interview by working with a staffing agency. Given these findings, we were curious to find out what it's like to be a recruiter or staffing agency professional in this ... http://www.glassdoor.com/blog/recruiters-dont-jobs-asked-interviews/ Someone wrote: “I know you want to put the candidate in the control of their career, but make sure you tell candidates how to be a responsible driver.” It’s a great point. Just because you control your career doesn’t mean that you can make everyone else bend to your will. ... http://www.glassdoor.com/blog/ego-ruin-interview/ Layered deep beneath all the makeup, hairspray and intense marketing jargon may actually be some useful career lessons from tabloid-media darling Kate Gosselin. You may be saying “yeah right,” but alas, it’s true. Even without the eight, Kate Gosselin may actually have more to offer the world than just a ... http://www.glassdoor.com/blog/kate-gosselin-career-lessons/