Q&A: Is Our Position Description Hindering Our Search?

Q&A: Is Our Position Description Hindering Our Search?

Q: Our organization posted an Office Manager role two months ago, and the response was disappointing. We are looking for someone with superior writing and speaking abilities, aspirations of moving ahead in his/her career and a great command of office accounting and management. We listed all of these skills in our Position Description as well as those related to being a good receptionist and public face of the organization. What is going wrong?

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Q&A: Did I Just Give Away My Intellectual Property For Free?

Q&A: Did I Just Give Away My Intellectual Property For Free?

Q: I completed a very detailed job application two weeks ago. As part of the process, I had to answer a question detailing how I would go about raising money for this particular organization. In my strategy submission, I included specific names and organizations because I thought it would impress my prospective employer.

Today, I learned I did not get the job. A colleague also applied, and she did not get the job, either. We are wondering if this employer will apply our fundraising proposals to his/her work strategy without giving either of us the job and/or credit for our ideas. Is this possible?

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