Looking for some suggestions for roles/job titles for myself and a partner in a two person LLC. Details inside.
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posted by cccp47
on Jun 17, 2013 -
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I have an upcoming job interview for a fairly sales-oriented position in business. Putting aside that I'm not sure I want the position yet and that in my eyes it counts against the company that they put stock in this sort of thing, the company is about to send me a personality test which they use as a strong hiring indicator. I would prefer to ace the test, whatever that means, and have my actual interview and position discussion determine hiring. How should I go about answering a test that I don't believe will be reflective of my personality?
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 5, 2013 -
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I work in a very small IT company that makes custom business applications. The owner is way too involved in the day-to-day and pushes the sales guy to schedule us back to back to back for projects. We have no dedicated support staff so support for existing clients falls back to us (me and the one other developer) in addition to building new applications - and having all the meetings etc with clients. We are like half BA, half developer with no project manager anywhere in sight. I need to develop some skills that will allow me to get another job but no one here has the time or interest in creating requirements documents or making use cases. I barely have time to get my work done and am working more than 40 most weeks without overtime (I am salaried). I am getting burned out and need to leave. But the lack of actual SDLC/Agile/documentation stuff is really killing my attempts to transition to a straight BA position.
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 21, 2013 -
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Advice Wanted: I'm a MBA graduate with 10 years of business experience and $50,000 in cash and am looking to start my own business. What would you do in my situation? Advice?
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posted by Paalen
on Oct 30, 2012 -
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How do I time submitting my resignation, in order to best give my employer(s) time to prepare, without adding too much additional stress to a big upcoming project?
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posted by overeducated_alligator
on Aug 29, 2012 -
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I just hit the two month mark at my new job. I am miserable, due primarily to doing the work of about 3 people and the company culture (it's a small, family run business, and the two sons who are taking over the company in the next 2 years ran down the public hallway cursing each other out and hitting one another yesterday, to the point that one of them left with his face bleeding and we had to talk a tenant down the hall out of calling the cops). I've decided to leave, despite not having another job lined up. a) What's the best way to do this, and b) How do I spin it to potential employers?
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posted by firei
on Mar 27, 2012 -
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I get data review and entry work done extremely fast with no discernible lack of quality. But, I also have a persistent feeling I'm doing things wrong or missing important details. How to fix this?
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posted by reenum
on Mar 6, 2012 -
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What programming skills are expected from a typical IT business analyst? What else should I learn?
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posted by uaudio
on Dec 8, 2010 -
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What is the etiquette regarding business card exchanges during an interview? When I have gone on interviews in the past, the various people who have interviewed me have given me their business cards. I am never sure whether to give the interviewer one of my business cards in exchange.
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posted by parakeetdog
on Jul 19, 2010 -
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I arrived in Hong Kong last week having just finished my Masters in International Business. I'm looking to either start my own export brokerage company between China and Latin America or work for a while in a company that already does this in order to get some experience. I meet interesting people every day but don't have a card to give to them. If I did have a business card, what would I put on it?
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posted by Zé Pequeno
on Jan 25, 2010 -
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Trying to help a family member out. He graduated with a BS in business administration but feels stuck in retail. Help plot his next course of attack.
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posted by InvestorMD
on Jan 20, 2010 -
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Caught between a potentially troublesome mortgage and a bad job. How should I proceed?
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 1, 2009 -
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Being interviewed by outgoing manager for his/her job. Complex management question inside.
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 2, 2009 -
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I'm graduating from college in May and will be entering the real world. I need a job, but how early should I start applying?
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posted by firei
on Dec 26, 2008 -
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What questions should I ask myself in order to decide if I should take a new job in this economic environment? It's basically giant corporation vs. boutique consultancy.
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posted by thinkpiece
on Dec 1, 2008 -
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I am soon traveling for an job interview for the first time, and in general this is the first time i have traveled for "business", any tips? primarily looking for tips about traveling for an interview but if you have a good lesser known tip about interviews, let me have it.
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posted by humanawho
on Oct 18, 2008 -
12 answers
Someone wants to pay me to do stuff! Only I'm not really sure how to go about it. Now what?
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 11, 2008 -
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How does one get a start in the tourism / travel consultant business? Education or work experience? What kinds? More questions than answers, inside...
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posted by chrisinseoul
on Aug 25, 2008 -
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Recent Graduate: Work towards 2nd Bachelors, Masters, or take a lower paying position I hope will lead to the job I want?
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posted by sleazy_e
on Jul 21, 2008 -
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I've just accepted a full time (telecommuting, FWIW) position with a Fortune 50 company. What are some must-read business books?
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posted by wordsmith
on Jun 28, 2008 -
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Help me think of a new business or career that can be started by one person with a small start-up budget?
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posted by pinkbungalow
on May 7, 2008 -
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I'm planning to do some on-the-side freelance photography in the next year. I'd like some advice on how to play the tax game most effectively.
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posted by sprocket87
on Sep 28, 2007 -
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I hear that sometimes businesses and other institutions hire "ethics consultants". Does anyone know anything about getting into ethics consulting or the actual day-to-day activities in ethics consulting? If not, has anyone seen an ethics consultant in action at a company?
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posted by ontic
on Feb 12, 2007 -
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I recently had a terrific first interview for a position at a very nice four-star hotel. I'm scheduled for a follow-up phone interview in a few days during which I will be asked a few "general business questions about my background". What sort of questions should I expect?
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posted by LeeJay
on Nov 18, 2006 -
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If you have a happy career help me! So I'm trying to figure out what to do with my life. Why is it so hard?
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posted by the giant pill
on Nov 17, 2005 -
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