Ask a Manager

JANUARY 22, 2018

If you want to assemble a professional wardrobe without blowing your bank account, say hello to thredUP. . off retail prices. is it okay to wear designer clothes to a job interview? here’s the secret to a professional wardrobe that won’t drain your bank account was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager.

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Great Place to Work

MARCH 6, 2025

Reward innovators Bank of America empowers every employee to look for ways to improve the work they perform, with an annual goal to share at least one idea through its Speak Up! At the event, teams worked with leaders to assemble backpacks for children ages 5 to 10 to inspire them to pursue science and technology opportunities.

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Ask a Manager

APRIL 8, 2015

I’ve been going to a government career center for advice on resume and interview skills, and recently, my coach told me that I should be writing a job title in the center of my resume, right after my address. I’m currently working in retail, and am looking for another job to make ends meet.

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Ask a Manager

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

Do I owe my employer an apology for interviewing elsewhere? I have had my eyes open for another position, and went to interviews. I work at night, and recently a card with a time, date, and a request for references fell out of my pocket while I was working, and it was very obvious that I was going to be interviewing.

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Ask a Manager

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Hiring manager sits in on every interview round and I can’t get anyone else alone. I am in the final stages of interviewing with a great company. One thing that stuck out to me as odd is that the hiring manager is on every interview round. Or is this more normal than not and I’m overthinking?

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Ruby

JULY 23, 2020

In the second video in a two-part interview series, Katie Hurst continues to talk change with a panel of entrepreneurs about the state of business in a post-COVID world. Read the Interview Katie Hurst: Hi, my name is Katie Hurst and I’m the Director of Communications here at Ruby. Katie Hurst: Thank you, and Robust Promotions.

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Ask a Manager

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

And now a word from a sponsor… If you want to assemble a professional wardrobe but you’re on a budget – or you just love clothes and don’t want to blow your bank account when you shop – you need to know about thredUP. In total, I got 11 items for only $184.89, saving over $1,356 off estimated retail price (!).

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Ask a Manager

MAY 11, 2015

They then told me that others in my position have gone to food banks or dinners for the poor so they could cut down on their food bills. Plus, suggesting that you rely on food banks to get by? As some background, the recruiter has scheduled a “prep” meeting with me before every step of the interview process.

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Ask a Manager

MAY 3, 2016

The manager pretty much started with, “We were very intrigued by your cover letter…” and repeated this about two or three times between our phone conversation and the interview that followed the next day! My initial role at the Iron Bank was to follow up with our clients for executed documents.

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Ask a Manager

DECEMBER 2, 2014

I’m a manager in training for a mid-size level retailer and am completely brand new to hiring, I have a concern regarding job applicants who check “no” on “may we contact your employer” for current employers. The bank, credit cards, installment loans, family, friends, etc.all have been denied. performance issues, tardiness, etc.?)

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Ask a Manager

MAY 8, 2020

The COVID crisis hit, and because my new position was with the local food bank, I was automatically essential! I started landing interviews right away, but it took a few months to get an offer at my current company. I spent some of that time reading your website and listening to your podcast. Double yay!

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Ask a Manager

DECEMBER 23, 2016

While we are a distribution subsidiary of a much larger retail company, there are around 300 employees on this site under our CEO, and he has swapped people in and out of jobs before when he was on a reorganization kick. Nope, no interview for me. Here’s the update. Related to or drinking buddies with somebody important?

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Ask a Manager

JULY 10, 2017

The trick is to know which type you prefer (some people like those boring jobs with little to do) and then to screen for them in the interview process. I have worked in the service industry for over 12 years, both in restaurant and retail. The difference between them and you is about quantity of work.).

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Ask a Manager

MAY 20, 2018

Until I get sufficient workflow to keep my bank account happy, I’d like to find part-time work, just for a regular paycheck. Interviewing post-pregnancy when I still look pregnant. I had a phone interview with a company I’m interested in and it seemed to go well. I have a part-time retail job and live with my parents.

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Ask a Manager

JUNE 7, 2018

I work in retail and we accept applications in person. When an applicant looks down on sales staff or is otherwise pushy or rude to them, we treat that as a “red flag” signal to not proceed to the interview stage with the applicant, even if they have the experience and skills on paper for the job. I’d recommend against it.

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Tanveer Naseer

MARCH 10, 2015

For example, they might say, “We’re a bank,” or “We make office furniture,” or “We’re in the pharmaceutical business.” As he put it in an interview in 2014, “I always thought it was kind of stupid if you have this big company, and you can only do, like, five things.” This is quite understandable.

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Ask a Manager

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Quite a few states go further than that and require that for a conviction to be disqualifying, it must be relevant to the job in some way (for example, a bank might be able to disqualify someone for a theft conviction but not for a drug possession conviction). Should I back out of this job offer?

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Ask a Manager

AUGUST 11, 2021

“I was interviewing at a conservative company for a position where I’d be training upper administration on a particular product. Phone interview for a bank role. I think I was trying to say something funny or friendly or whatever to connect to the interviewer.”. “I had an interview for a retail company.

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Success

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

His Get Attitude podcast won a Communicator Award for Diversity & Inclusion for his 8:46 Interviews Stories of Black America. As a keynote speaker, she has shared the stage with many influencers, including a recent interview with Venus Williams. Krista Mashore. Real estate agent, digital marketer, best-selling author.

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Workplace Insight

DECEMBER 14, 2023

We’re still very bullish on the discovery side, but there becomes a cap as to how far you advance your investment based on the broader ecosystem,” he claimed in an interview. “We In both cities, developers are repurposing defunct retail and office facilities in an effort to keep up with demand.

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Ask a Manager

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Anyway, that sucked, but I had an interview the Monday after for a 6 month full time writing internship. The interview went well – it wasn’t exceptional or anything – but lo and behold, I got the internship! I’ve now been here a week and it’s amazing.

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Work Life

DECEMBER 3, 2024

central bank’s 2% target. “While concerning on the surface, some of the slowing in hiring may be the result of hurricane disruptions, as employers may have been keeping openings up but pushing back interviews or start dates to deal with the fallout from Helene and Milton,” said Cory Stahle, an economist at Indeed Hiring Lab.

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Work Life

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

The likes of Amazon , UPS, and Boeing are now requiring workers to be in the office five days a week, along with several banks and finance companies. Walmart has required that corporate employees not only return to the office, but also relocate to the retail giant’s headquarters in Arkansas.

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Workplace Insight

MARCH 11, 2025

From a regional macro-economic, monetary and real estate perspective, Europe is thought to be on a good trajectory following central banks rate cuttings programme responding to lowering inflation and slower growth, and valuations reaching realistic levels. billion, and 188.8 billion for the year, and 12 percent increase on 2023 (MSCI).

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Work Life

MARCH 18, 2025

Other companies are deliberating baking a human touch into their hiring tools: With its new ZipIntro tool, ZipRecruiter uses AI to quickly and automatically connect employers with job candidates for face-to-face video interviews.

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Work Life

JANUARY 16, 2024

Searching for ways to increase her online sales, she landed a contract with subscriber-based retailer, Stitch Fix, and used a government pandemic relief loan to fulfill the order. ” Danner-Okotie first saw the potential for scaling her clothing brand when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the boutiques and fairs that carried her designs.

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Vantage Circle

DECEMBER 29, 2024

GDP Directly tied to employee disengagement Comparative Industry Analysis: Engagement Levels by Sector as per ADP Research Technology: 29% engagement rate Healthcare: 34% engagement rate Retail: 20% engagement rate Manufacturing: 14% engagement rate Mitigation Strategies One Can Look at!

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