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Ask Jack: Equal Pay for Women, Software Lies, Job of the Week
In this week’s installment of my AOL Jobs advice column: The Oscar night comments from Patricia Arquette spark a question about gender pay inequality. Plus, should you apply for a job when you don’t have all of the listed qualifications?
Ask Jack: Insulting Boss, Contract Work, and Job of the Week
In this week’s installment of my AOL Jobs advice column: Ever had a boss that treats you like dirt? Plus, increasing the odds of turning a contract position into a permanent one.
Ask Jack: Social Media Privacy, Face Time, and Job of the Week
In this week’s installment of my AOL Jobs advice column: Should you allow potential employers to view your social-media accounts? Plus, how to get more “face time” with the boss.
Ask Jack: Awake at Work, Interview Guilt, and Job of the Week
In this week’s installment of my AOL Jobs advice column: Hints to stay awake when you’re sleepy at the office. Plus: Ever feel guilty sneaking away for a job interview?
Ask Jack: Veto Valentines, Application Tweets, Job of the Week
In this week’s installment of my AOL Jobs advice column: Is it OK to give someone a Valentine in the office? Plus, from our ever-growing Annoying Application Requests file — “sell yourself” in Tweet length!
Ask Jack: Time Burglars, Interview Waiting, Job of the Week
In this week’s installment of my AOL Jobs advice column: Are coworkers stealing your precious time? How about hiring managers?
Ask Jack: Snow Days, Disabilities, and Job of the Week
In this week’s installment of my AOL Jobs advice column: Do you always make it into work after a storm, but notice that some other people never do? And checking which box on a job application will send you into eternal hellfire?
Ask Jack: Doing Half-Best, Self-Employed Taxes, Job of the Week
In this week’s installment of my AOL Jobs advice column: When the boss asks you to put in less than 100%. Plus: when to file your self-employed earnings.
Ask Jack: Entrance Music, Zero Tolerance, and Job of the Week
In this week’s installment of my AOL Jobs column: What music should play when you enter the room — and does that have any place on a job application? Plus: zero-tolerance drug policies in the workplace.
Ask Jack: Job Search Resolutions, Candy Crush Addicts, Job of the Week
In this week’s installment of my AOL Jobs column: job-search resolutions for 2015, and the strong allure of video games while you’re supposed to be working.
Jack Silbert, curator