Long commute: should I take this job? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 5, 2009 - 32 answers

NewJobFilter: What are the kinds of things you like to know (or wish you had known) before starting a new job? All walks of life welcome, though I'm especially interested in the experiences of folks at law firms. [more inside]
posted by Conrad Cornelius o'Donald o'Dell on Jul 6, 2009 - 16 answers

I've just been offered a new job as a project administrator. What should I expect? How do I be the best project administrator I can be? [more inside]
posted by kitcat on Feb 3, 2009 - 1 answer

How much should I tell the boss upon resignation from a very messy situation? [more inside]
posted by alpha_betty on Oct 14, 2008 - 19 answers

Help me buy some reasonably priced, high quality suits [more inside]
posted by saslett on Sep 7, 2008 - 12 answers

What fields are kind[er] to working parents? [more inside]
posted by universal_qlc on Sep 3, 2008 - 13 answers

Getting to know you... I'm new to client service but have extensive client-side experience in the marketing field. Just joined an agency and the client complained to my boss that I'm 'too professional' in my demeanor. How do I fix this? [more inside]
posted by urbanette on Aug 21, 2008 - 3 answers

At a new job, just used my references, don't like the job much, and am being offered a new job (starting the interview process) -- do I take it? [more inside]
posted by albatross5000 on Jul 1, 2008 - 7 answers

What are some non-retail, 9-5 jobs that don't require a degree? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on May 11, 2008 - 26 answers

Will I risk losing a job offer? [more inside]
posted by DoNotRefill on May 9, 2008 - 15 answers

Generally speaking, what can I do in the first day/week/month of a new job to make sure I get off on the right foot? Specifically speaking, how can I present myself as a smart interesting capable professional, and not a shy nervous slacker? [more inside]
posted by Metroid Baby on Mar 27, 2008 - 16 answers

How long (ballpark range) should it take to get comfortable at a new job after you've been in the working world awhile? [more inside]
posted by Ham_On_Rye on Oct 3, 2007 - 11 answers

Quitting my job after 5 months. How do I (or rather, "Do I") explain to prospective employers that I'm leaving because of a verbally abusive manager? [more inside]
posted by onepapertiger on Apr 16, 2007 - 12 answers

ResumeFilter: Objective or No Objective? List the unrelated work history or leave it out? Does doing work for your college count as "work history" if they paid you but it also counted as a class?! Please help me with my resume! [more inside]
posted by aristan on Apr 2, 2007 - 10 answers

Seeking advice on whether to take a job, and experiences of those who did or didn't accept job offers. [more inside]
posted by paduasoy on Feb 28, 2007 - 6 answers

What's the best way to go about researching a potential new employer? [more inside]
posted by blingblong on Jan 30, 2006 - 10 answers

I'm planning a move in late November, from Boston to San Francisco. At the moment, it's looking like I'm going to arrive there and THEN begin my job search. 1. Am I completely nuts? 2. What can I do to help my odds of landing a job quickly? [more inside]
posted by autojack on Jul 12, 2005 - 10 answers

How long does it take to adjust to a new job? I just (4 days ago) started a new job and I feel like I'm in outer space, or the 13th level of hell, or something, but this has to improve, right? Any anecdotal or otherwise comments are helpful; right now, I think I'm drowning. I'm sort of the only person there, doing marketing among other undefined things and I really need to know if feeling like a complete idiot is going to stop. I haven't changed jobs in a while, and I was thoroughly courted and headhunted, oddly enough, for this one, and it's significantly more money. [more inside]
posted by mygothlaundry on Mar 7, 2005 - 18 answers

Okay, speaking of new jobs, I've got one ~

How do you research a potential employer, particularly if you don't know anyone who works there? After you learn all you can from their website, Googling their key players, stock analyst sites, and F*ed Company, where else do you look? I keep thinking there's gotta be a catch with my new potential employer, but nothing's turning up.
posted by pomegranate on Jan 10, 2004 - 7 answers