A Piece For LearnVest: Inappropriate Interview Questions

Today my first of about four pieces for LearnVest is up. It's about how to answer inappropriate interview questions, specifically when hiring managers start asking about your kids and how you plan to deal with them and work.

It's a piece I'm quite proud of because a few months ago I met with a recruiter -- another woman, at that -- who was more interested in my personal life and childcare plans than, you know, my background in both real estate and all things digital.

So, turning lemons into lemonade, I did some research and wrote this piece. LearnVest is all about helping women manage their money, their life and their careers, so it's a great home for the piece.

4 Inappropriate Interview Questions—and How to Answer Them
More to come over the next few weeks.

My Brush With Lehman Brothers

No one knows this, but in the beginning of the year, I had a few interviews at Lehman Brothers, and I considered working there.

A friend at the Junior League told me about an opening in their corporate communications department, a position where they were looking for someone with strong web skills (Hello!). I sent over a resume and eventually had two interviews with two different people. They went extremely well and I thought I had it in the bag.

Then they stopped calling. Cold.

I was upset and worried that maybe I had said something wrong, but considering how well the meetings went, I guessed that wasn't the case.

A few weeks later a very good friend was laid off from one of their offices in Jersey City. Shortly there after, the media started rumbling about Lehman's financial woes.

We all know how the story ends.

Long story short: I'm glad they never called me back.

La Pauline! The Podcast!

Many of my fans/stalkers read this blog but have never actually heard me speak. (Consider yourselves lucky?) If this has ever been a dream of yours, behold:


Pauline Millard: Meet the Bloggers

In which I try to sound smart and talk about citizen journalism. (Interviews at 3:00 p.m. are surprisingly difficult for me, although I do make a good joke about Millard Fillmore.)

My segment starts about eight minutes into it.