Entries by Mailbag

Illegal Interview Questions

I just got off of a call with a very type A recruiter who asked me whether I pay for health insurance myself and if I had children who were covered under it. I’m not confrontational, therefore I didn’t tell him outright that it was an inappropriate question. What would you recommend I do?  I want […]

Do Blogs Create Enemies?

Do you ever get in trouble for writing what you write? Does your family call you on the phone to yell? Do your friends ever tell you they will stop talking to you because of something you wrote?

Blog-to-Book Deals

Can you take a look at my blog [link redacted] and maybe give it a mention on your site?  I am desperate for my blog to take off, so I can write for a living, which has always been my ambition. I am focussed on writing. I write every day. I am trying to tie […]

Going Back to School

My husband and I married young and, while he worked and graduated college, I chose to stay home with our kids. We both agreed being home was best for our family, but I wanted more challenge (and money) than that offered, so I opened a home-based child care. I have been doing this for the […]

Getting Funding

I wish I could read about more in your blog about how to find an investor for a start-up company. This is a forte for you correct? Why don’t we hear more about it?! Let me tell you something, getting into the retail industry is difficult and kind of stupid, unless you have a lot […]

I Have an Idea for a Book

I have always had a praised writing style and much career guidance towards writing. But what to write about has eluded me. I do know however that when I speak about growing up with [semi-famous person] people are so interested and wish to know more. People seem to respond strongly to anything related to Mario. […]

Do I Need a Degree?

I know I probably don’t have to go back to school, however it’s always been an issue for me (and my parents) that I never finished. And my husband and I currently have the means to send me back. We married young and we decided that I’d stay home with the kids. But it wasn’t […]

Whistleblowing

I’m faced with a very fucked up work situation and I thought I would ask for your advice. This just happened to me: One of our counsellors comes up to me and ask me for some legal advice. We go into a private room and she tells me about a matter she’s having with the […]

Disclosing Salary History

I’m in the last interview stages with a company and I’m not sure how I should best answer the below question: “Can you offer some idea of base + bonus or other comp for the past 2-3 years, and also confirm your expectations for a new role?” Why does what I made 2-3 years ago […]