Hired by a Professional Executive previously worked with....When he left the company I was given a new Boss - Manager, Change Management - (City withheld for privacy), Texas, United States.
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I Was Fired on 3/22/2007.
My first boss hired me knowing my skills and experience including background. He worked for me, as my client. He hired me, for a nice increase, current vacation time, and very fair negotiations. He left the company for a better opportunity. I was still doing a great job. I worked for this company for 2 years and was never given a raise, with the highest reviews I could possibly get. Nor did I receive any of my semi-annual bonuses as my new boss felt I was over paid and earned "too much" vacation. I never did get a bonus or raise. I was let go the day of, yet, another review. This time I was promised one month earlier that I would receive my full bonus. I was excited. Only to find out that my boss and HR were both in an office together and this was not my review, but a "General Release" termination. I found out the next day in our Large city news paper that the company was bought out. I was not told this the day before. I am really having a hard time getting my resume together and contacting people with my level of experience and I am not quite sure why I was let go. In the same sentence, I was told "you have done a GREAT job".
- Business Development Manager - (City withheld for privacy), Florida, United States.
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Discussing Compensation on 3/21/2007.
I do not think the 1st interview is the right time to give up your ace. You may want to counter by asking the interviewer what they are looking to pay for the position.
He who "gives it up" 1st loses!
Ask for it - Veterinary Technologist / Technician - (City withheld for privacy), California, United States.
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Negotiating Higher Pay on 3/19/2007.
Just list your qualifications and go for it!
Remain calm and confident - Administrative Assistant - (City withheld for privacy), Michigan, United States.
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I Was Fired on 3/17/2007.
If you quit, were fired or your position was eliminated here is what you can say:
- You quit because there was no room for advancement. You are an ambtious person that wants to grow with the company and you didn't think there was an opportunity for you to reach your professional goals there.
- If you were fired you can explain that personal issues were conflicting your work performance but those issues have been resolved. Never say anything negative about your recent employer, in fact (with lots of confidence) encourage your interviewer to contact your previous employer for a satisfactory recommendation.
- If your position was eliminated, just say so. It wasn't because your performance wasn't the greatest, it was because that specific function was eliminated or substituted by high tech internet resources (which it's true these days).
You can also say something like: "No matter how good an employer and an employee can be, if there is no chemistry, it is not going to work". They will love to hear that (...because it's true)
Fired after 9 1/2 years at same facility! - Registered Nurse (RN) - (City withheld for privacy), Louisiana, United States.
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I Was Fired on 3/17/2007.
It all stated many years ago when I was first out of nursing school and was made charge nuse when I was only approximately 4 months out of school. During that time we got minimimal feedback from administration and how they wanted to have things run. I concentrated on the nurses working for me, and making sure those nurses provided appropriate patient care no matter what else happened. When I changed jobs to go in the ICU at the same facility my montra remained the same.. Take care of my patients and their families as best as would could, then help the other nusrses take care of their assignments the same. I have always been oriented about what was best for the patient and the patient family. Not necessarily if it was the perfect administrative way to handle it. I even went to work with school based nursing for approximately 3 years. I really enjoyed that work - one on one with the student trying to make a difference in their daily lives. I feel like I had an impact on the students there and hopefully an impact on the way they will live their lives. I decided to go back to working full-time in the hospital setting in the ER. I had worked some relief there but decided I liked it enough to go full-time. I love how you never know what will come in the door next. It could be a GSW or a tooth ache. In between the trauma, you get really sick patients who need to be taken care of as compassionately and quickly as possible. Their family also needes a moment to try to grasp what is going on with their family member. This is where is am partly my best. Yes I can stablize a pt near the brink of death, but that doesn't mean anything unless the family can be there to be with their loved one. I had to do this last weekend - call a family in Texas and tell them their mother had a massive CVA and would not be able to recover from it. Thankfully, both brother and sister made it to the bedside before she passed away. That makes me feel good that the children were able to be with their mother at the time of their passing. That's what nursing is to me - taking care of the patients and the families. My problem evidently lied where I was too vocal and adament that a pt be moved up stairs quickly so the family and pt would be more comfortable that being in an ER. I also expected alot of my nurses to move patients efficently either toward disposition or admission. If everyone isn't working toward a common goal, it can become lost and gridlocked. Everyone has to be a team member - the doctor, nurse, resp therapist, tech, secretary, radiology, phlebotomist, house keeping, food services, etc has a job to do that helps take care of one pt. All to often there is a breakdown in one of these teams that cane affect how a pt gets cared for. That is where the Charge Nurse comes in. It is his/her duty to make sure everything runs smoothly and everyone gets the job done for the patient and the family. As a charge nurse I worked so hard to get the patients into the er and get them back out of the er as quickly as possible. Find out want was wrong with them along with the other team members, develop treatment plan, and either admit the pt to the hospital or send the pt home with the proper advice and follow up. It has been said that not all nurses appreciate what I am trying to do in moving pts as quickly as possible. They complain that they don't want their rooms filled up with pts again, that they haven't had their smoke break, etc. The floors complain that the patients come upstairs too soon even though the patient has been waiting in the ER on a stretcher for 12-15 hours waiting for their room to get cleaned. I think if you know that a patient is coming to a room you should be ready whether it comes in 5 mintues or 5 hours. Ambulance drivers not knowing what they are bring in or the severity of what they are bring in also makes the life of a charge nurse anxiety ridden. Have they diagnosed the pt correctly and started the apporpriate treatment or have they made things worse. Did the medic bring the pt to the wrong hospital. What was the pt and family's wishes. This can call for heated exchanges between the ambulance personnel and the charge nurse. But no matter in the end the pt is the one we will take care of no matter what. I always felt my job was to #1 take care of the patients and their families, #2 make sure my staff was taken care of and was doing their jobs correctly and efficiently, #3 Be the go to person for when anyone needs advice or a skill leason, #4 was there for my staff when ever or where ever they needed me. They could always count on me to be there for them. Administration just didn't like the fact that I took care of all these people so loudly that I "shook the cages" to often. I only wanted to provided the best care to the patients, the patient families, and to support and care for my staff of doctors, nurses, techs, and secretaries to the best of my abilities. Maybe I was to vocal or took to much one at one time. I would like another chance to concentrate on patient care again. I will miss the ones I concered by extended family.
- Network Engineer - (City withheld for privacy), Arizona, United States.
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Negotiating Higher Pay on 3/15/2007.
Take ownership of something or many things, such as me. I own all telecom, networking and PC's; basically all the technical devises, they couldn't get rid of me if they tried.
Run audit on title and competitive companies - Network Engineer - (City withheld for privacy), Arizona, United States.
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Negotiating Higher Pay on 3/15/2007.
If you do your research and compare your pay rate with other companies that have similar positions in the same job market and area. If the pay rate is higher, run that by your boss, often times they will match for fear of loosing you. It is easier to increase pay on existing employee than train a new employee.
Discussing Compensation - Principal Engineer, Semiconductor - (City withheld for privacy), Massachusetts, United States.
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Discussing Compensation on 3/14/2007.
Ask for 15% more than you want.
Impressions - Mechanical Engineer - (City withheld for privacy), California, United States.
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Impress New Employer on 3/12/2007.
Show the employer that you have strong interests in the company.
Work - Videographer - (City withheld for privacy), Texas, United States.
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Negotiating Higher Pay on 3/12/2007.
Go above and beyond. Volunteer for everything. Take charge. Make your bosses job easier. Be likeable. Make your boss think you are irreplaceable. Don't ask for too much. Find a job that will pay more. Tell your boss about it.
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