Work Life

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

One study found 60% of hiring decisions are made within the first half of a 30-minute interview. Theoretically, a robot can operate without these hang-ups and focus only on credentials and interview performance while ignoring unrelated factors such as gender and age. What goes on inside a robot’s ‘head’?

Software

Insperity

AUGUST 21, 2014

A job description is a legal document, so make sure it is compliant with Title VII regulations that outline nondiscriminatory practices. Ask yourself: “How do I stack up compared to other companies that are advertising for similar positions?”. This is a good place to start. Determine cost.

Bookkeeping

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DECEMBER 20, 2021

This post, clipping your nails during a job interview, a religious new hire, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. My manager clipped his fingernails during a job interview. Yesterday, my manager and I were conducting interviews in his office. I felt horrified for the person interviewing!

Interviewing

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JUNE 14, 2020

I looked back in all the communications advertising the meeting, and there was no mention that potentially distressing things may be discussed. My company is making everyone re-interview for their jobs. Is this legal? Yes, it’s legal. It’s crappy, but it’s legal.

Interviewing

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AUGUST 8, 2021

This post, my boss says I lied about my level of experience because I took maternity leave, same-day interviews, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. I have a right to maternity leave and would find it odd to disclose this on a resume or bring it up during an interview. Here we go….

Interviewing

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MARCH 20, 2018

After a second round interview with company A, I was asked to submit references. She asked if I had any other interviews or offers on the table. I was honest and told her I had one interview the next day. The next day, she calls and asks how my interview went. I saw a job advertised for less than minimum wage.

Advertising

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JUNE 4, 2015

My manager clipped his fingernails during a job interview. Yesterday, my manager and I were conducting interviews in his office. During the first interview, he was clearly restless, and about midway through he ruffled through his desk drawer for something. I felt horrified for the person interviewing! Here we go….

Interviewing

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NOVEMBER 8, 2017

My boss is advertising my job because I got sick before some pre-approved vacation time. When I returned to work on Wednesday, I found a sent email (everyone in my office shares one email account) from my boss to our advertising partner asking to place an ad in the paper for an office admin (my job). Is this legal?

Advertising

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MARCH 27, 2023

My interviewer laughed at me I went on an interview for a marketing related job and met with three interviewers. We made eye contact and the interviewer who was laughing quickly covered her expression with her hand, to hide her laugh. But personally I’d enjoy making it awkward for them. – 2018 3.

Interviewing

Work Life

AUGUST 8, 2024

I interviewed leading audiologists and workers with hearing challenges to better understand how we can build workplaces that empower workers with hearing loss to succeed. There are also external peer support groups to help those with hearing loss, so consider asking management to advertise those as well. Audiologist Craig A.

Communication

Work Life

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

“They don’t want to be super specific because they don’t want to tip off their own employees more than they have to,” says attorney Kara Govro, the chief legal HR expert at HR compliance company Mineral.

Salary

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OCTOBER 25, 2015

I went and interviewed but didn’t get that contract gig. Those disputes stem directly with recruiters’ contracts with employers, so it’s not something they’re just making up because it’s in their best interests; it’s a legitimate legal issue from the contract both sides entered into. I haven’t yet heard back.).

Supplies

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JUNE 24, 2020

Any even mildly competent company is going to prioritize their legal well-being over some dude’s desire to fake-punch other dudes in the groin. This person is a bit of a star in our industry, and during one of the interviews I did recently, the hiring person commented on the connection, asking me how I knew him.

Mentoring

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NOVEMBER 27, 2020

I got through multiple rounds of interviews pretty consistently, but never got an offer. I come from a legal background so my old cover letters were kind of formal and rigid and also didn’t provide new information about myself that wasn’t already on my resume. Then, a recruiter reached out.

Salary

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APRIL 6, 2023

I am looking for a volunteer to do some video editing, and today I interviewed someone who had said they were interested. But on the other hand, I don’t think it would be hard to find someone who truly wants to do this on a volunteer basis (I already had another interview lined up next week for the project).

Bookkeeping

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OCTOBER 13, 2021

Should I mention I’m trans when interviewing? I could find a way to work this information into an interview as a “gauging the culture” question. Legally, employers can’t consider it (even in your favor) when deciding whether or not to hire you. After many years with my employer, I’ve decided to look for another situation.

Food

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DECEMBER 10, 2014

So if you really think you’re a strong match with what they’re advertising for, I’d go ahead and apply. Is it legal to be forced to wear shoes that are hurting you at work? Is it legal to be forced to wear shoes that are painful and visibly painful? Thank-you notes after a panel interview.

Salary

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Legal note: This isn’t harassment in the legal sense unless you’re being targeted because of your race, religion, or other protected characteristic. But I’d put the word in there anyway because it’s accurate in the non-legal sense, and it might spur your manager to stop twiddling her thumbs.). Am I about to be rejected?

Legal

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AUGUST 2, 2022

I used to work in the corporate world in advertising and had an amazing yet strict boss who made me work hard and I loved it! Is this legal? How do I tell a bunch of interviewers I’ve decided to stay at my current job? I’m working for my parents’ business and my role is unclear. I’m so confused.

Cubicle

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OCTOBER 16, 2015

I recently started advertising for a new position that would ultimately report to my manager, but I’m doing the bulk of the hiring. They think it would be funny to schedule a phone interview to see if this guy is as nutty as he seems. It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go…. Note: The letter-writer sent the resume along.

Legal

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OCTOBER 28, 2019

It’s not illegal per se, but it could lead to legal headaches for the company anyway: When an employee finds out they’ve been lied to about the reason they were let go, they often figure the real reason must have been something shady (since otherwise, why wouldn’t the company have just told them the truth?). Wow, no, terrible practice.

Legal

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JANUARY 15, 2021

On top of that, if she’s already advertising someone’s position when they don’t know they’re going to be replaced , there are bigger problems here — although it’s not clear if that’s what the ad was.). I was then contacted by the hiring manager for a Zoom interview, and it went really well. Be sure you’re really up for that.

Salary

Bonnie Low-Kramen

MAY 17, 2021

Highlights from the BTUA Podcast interview conducted by Bonnie Low-Kramen and Vickie Sokol Evans with SHRM CEO Johnny C. One other important point brought out is that sometimes companies have training dollars that are not widely advertised among the staff. Taylor Jr. & & COS Emily M. It was time for a 1:1 talk with HR.

Training

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DECEMBER 24, 2021

And with it, our company’s advertising revenue. I’m happy to say that finally, after 6 months of intense searching and repeated anxious re-reads of your interview guide , I’ve accepted a fully-remote, salaried position at another university! We limped along, relying on savings, PPP loans and a trickle of ad revenue.

Salary

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JANUARY 26, 2020

This is significantly lower than what was advertised and painfully lower than what I was expecting. I am having a phone interview on Monday and I’m wondering if the hiring manager will bring up the discrepancy. On the phone interview, you should bring this up yourself if they don’t. Is it common to list a much higher pay?

Salary

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

A fantastic, right-up-my-street job has just been advertised and I’m applying. It’s a fairly small professional world in the area I live, and it’s possible, although unlikely, that the people I interview with/putative future managers will know or learn of our past relationship. Is this legal?

Promotion

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MARCH 25, 2015

Y’all, sending advertisements to your interviewer is a very bad idea. Most people don’t use references from their current job, because they don’t want to jeopardize their employment, and other employers understand that. Just use managers from previous jobs. Can my boss prohibit me from hanging out with his ex-wife?

Correspondence

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MARCH 14, 2016

My career advisor thinks I should apply, and that perhaps they’ll realize through the interview/offer process that they’re low-balling the salary. Going through the interview process only to say at the end “oh, that salary that you were clear about from the start isn’t enough for me” is not operating in good faith.

Salary

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OCTOBER 27, 2015

I started in financial and legal, and now all advertising agency searches. That’s different than sending a gift to someone who you’re interviewing with. He jumped through hoops for them with video interviews and finally was flown to NYC to meet with the top people on the team, and he interviewed all day.

Interviewing

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NOVEMBER 13, 2016

The job was advertised as permanent, and I applied. My close friend, who works in a different agency, applied for it but didn’t say anything to me until interview appointments were sent out. Her reasons were pretty poor, e.g. if I got the job, my regular position would be open and they would use the interview process to fill it.

Interviewing

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JUNE 15, 2016

It’s perfectly legal, though, unless it can be shown to be having a disparate impact on people of a particular race or other protected characteristic and there’s no genuine job-related need for the requirement. So much so, that at the end she said she would be getting back in touch to schedule an interview, which she did.

Coaching

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JULY 17, 2018

And if the former is true, how can a candidate who is good at their profession but bad at writing increase their chances of getting an interview? You could add, “Since I’m collecting unemployment, I think they’ll be scrutinizing how this works, so I need to be really careful about doing this legally.”.

Interviewing

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JULY 19, 2017

The people in my life who need to know already know, so I don’t want to look overly braggy, and I also don’t want to advertise that my apartment will be unoccupied for such a long period of time. But will this hurt me if an employer tries to contact me for an interview? If I don’t reply for 2.5

Interviewing

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MARCH 16, 2017

I am certain she can not legally make these demands, but how can I politely tell her it’s none of her business? Which makes me wonder: where are you advertising? I have another interview for a dream job later this week: how do I appropriately set expectations about my writing? I average 1.5

Advertising

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FEBRUARY 10, 2016

There’s nothing legally that will prevent me from doing so, but ethically, I feel like I need to tell my boss (he will definitely find out about it whether I tell him or not). During the interview, he completely disregarded me and one of my colleagues. Immediately after the interview, I sent the applicant a rejection letter.

Salary

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MARCH 31, 2016

At my work, we are currently in-between team leaders, and the position is being advertised. I recently moved into the final round of interviews, and my references have been called. With that said, if my job search is confidential, what is the ethic and/or legal code about this practice? It’s not an unheard of practice.

Legal

Mad in America

DECEMBER 6, 2023

I didn’t know that I had the legal right to informed consent when I was first prescribed the SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) antidepressant Paxil two decades ago. Although this was a medical malpractice case, Andy Vickery is no stranger to setting legal precedents. I just “blindly trusted” my family doctor.

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