Category Archives: Effective Hiring

Can I ask a hiring manager to reconsider if I don’t get the job?

June 19, 2024 Can I ask a hiring manager to reconsider if I don’t get the job? If you don’t get the job, you have nothing to lose by asking for feedback. It shows the desire to learn and will differentiate you from other candidates. BY Kathleen Davis Welcome to Pressing Questions, Fast Company’s work-life advice column. Every week, … Continue reading Can I ask a hiring manager to reconsider if I don’t get the job? →

A shockingly high number of hiring managers ask illegal questions during job interviews

April 12, 2024 A shockingly high number of hiring managers ask illegal questions during job interviews Questions about citizenship, race, disability, and other characteristics often skirt what’s allowed by law. Here’s what to do if you’re asked one. BY Claire Zhao Throughout the hiring process, managers typically assess a candidate’s suitability for a role by investigating … Continue reading A shockingly high number of hiring managers ask illegal questions during job interviews →

I’m a socialist professor at a business school. Here’s why business schools should hire more of us

  By Paul Adler January 22, 2024 It is the last session of my MBA course on business and environmental sustainability and the room is buzzing. After a semester studying how businesses can help tackle climate change, students are about to vote on whether voluntary action by the private sector will be enough, or, if … Continue reading I’m a socialist professor at a business school. Here’s why business schools should hire more of us →

Hiring a marketing technology manager: Best of the Bot

See how MarTechBot responds to a prompt; and how the prompt could be improved. Today: hiring a marketing technology manager. MarTechBot on November 14, 2023 Best of the Bot showcases MarTechBot’s responses to prompts submitted by readers. The language model is based on content from MarTech embedded on top of ChatGPT. The editors of MarTech selected this … Continue reading Hiring a marketing technology manager: Best of the Bot →

What to know about hiring in tech right now, according to the head of talent at Alphabet’s growth fund

  By Pavithra Mohan As the head of talent at CapitalG, Alphabet’s $4 billion independent growth fund, Lauren Illovsky helps guide the firm’s portfolio companies as they scope out executive level hires and fill out their boards. Illovsky sees her role as absorbing—and solving—any challenges they’re facing in the talent department.  “I always tell them … Continue reading What to know about hiring in tech right now, according to the head of talent at Alphabet’s growth fund →