Ask a Manager

APRIL 8, 2022

I do like my current job–my team is great, I love my boss–but I’m badly underpaid and it came down to finances. I ramped up my search last fall, and had a couple nibbles, but nothing panned out, including a phone screen where they told me they wanted to interview me and then ghosted me. What’s up with that?)

Salary 55

Salary Government Interviewing Finance 55

Ask a Manager

MARCH 18, 2021

The finance committee assured her that the pastor’s compensation was correct and in line with the standards used by the governing board of our denomination and she spoke over them, asking, “Oh, so we have to do what they say?” I answer this question over at Inc. You can read it here.

Government 49

Government Finance Technology Interviewing 49

Ask a Manager

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

But now he wants to pay me over the table and give me a tax form because he doesn’t want to get in government trouble. Other disabled people have told me that the government probably expects disabled people to work a bit under the table so they can justify keeping our benefits at the bare bones level. Hang in there.

Interviewing 37

Interviewing Problem-Solving Cleaning Security 37

Ask a Manager

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

People are stealing the items I bought for shared use in our bathroom I am a manager at a government agency. And I assumed that since we’re all government employees, most of us responsible for finance and purchasing, everyone knows those items are not being purchased by their employer. It was kind of you to try!

Purchasing 49

Purchasing Government Interviewing Mailing 49

Ask a Manager

AUGUST 2, 2015

I was given an IQ test at a job interview. When I got to the interview, I was given a spacial-awareness-based IQ test. After a while, the interviewer came up and said that he could not continue with the interview, as I had scored 6 in the IQ test and their minimum benchmark was 10. It’s five answers to five questions.

Interviewing 35

Interviewing Government Office Policies Finance 35

Ask a Manager

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

I really connected with the group in the first round interview, and then I was delighted to learn I was a finalist. I requested the last available interview slot to leave the last impression, prepared the heck out of it, and felt confident and comfortable during my final interview. They offered me the job! But it gets better!

Salary 49

Salary Finance Interviewing Government 49

Ask a Manager

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Turns out the person in charge of finance/pitching to investors had previously been convicted of a Ponzi scheme, and that’s why we couldn’t put him on our website. In my exit interview I found out 8 people had given notice the same week I had. I don’t recommend packing them that tight; it was insanely draining.

Retail 55

Retail Finance Computer Interviewing 55

Ask a Manager

OCTOBER 5, 2021

We are southern baptist in denomination and that means the church makes the decisions on hiring and such, it’s not determined by a larger governing body. My husband works in finance and I work in healthcare. Are interviewers turned off that I say my son is my priority? I have had several interviews, but no offers yet.

Planning 52

Planning Interviewing Healthcare Flexibility 52

Ask a Manager

DECEMBER 18, 2018

It was a small government office, but that still meant they were not interested in references at the HR screening stage and I got screened out. I have much more flexibility and responsibility than I’d have had in the county government, and some of the initial bumps were smoothed by other Ask a Manager tips. 3 at the link).

Government 44

Government Interviewing Onboarding Finance 44

Ask a Manager

APRIL 10, 2022

For context, I work in finance which has a history of “the good old boys club.” The point is to level the playing field in places where it’s unbalanced and good lord, that’s not men in finance. To me, it feels different than a women’s forum or an ERG for minorities because it focuses on a group that, historically, is not marginalized.

Payroll 52

Payroll Legal Banking Finance 52

Success

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Kim Carson CEO, Founder, Parallax Futures With more than 15 years of leadership experience in research, operations, strategy, finance and business development, Carson’s track record stands out for clients. Burgess is also a songwriter with work available on Spotify and iTunes.

Influencing 105

Influencing Real Estate Coaching Mentoring 105

Ask a Manager

MAY 24, 2018

The company is pretty small and open and, although obviously concerned with finances, is not overly obstructive or stingy with employee travel or expenses. But then again, business travel is meant to be cost-neutral for the employee and this is making a hole in my personal finances every time I have to travel. Is it a ridiculous ask?

Finance 36

Finance Interviewing Government Food 36

Ask a Manager

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

If you’d like, you can add, “In part, my response is governed by my need to ruthlessly triage the demands on my calendar right now!”. You may also like: my boss wanted to go over my personal budget is it okay to wear designer clothes to a job interview? my employee can't manage her finances -- should I say something?

Problem-Solving 49

Problem-Solving Payroll Finance Computer 49

Ask a Manager

APRIL 18, 2016

To top it off, as of now she hasn’t contacted me for an interview. If in the end she doesn’t contact me for an interview, what on earth was she trying to do by contacting my boss?? Your reaction isn’t at all unwarranted; what she did was a huge violation of the code of conduct that governs how this works.

Finance 28

Finance Government Interviewing Food 28

Ask a Manager

JUNE 26, 2016

Different written policies govern how all those things actually work (for example, how much the PD stipend is, when people can request vacation, extra, non-pay, benefits for time based in our remote offices, etc.). Should we courtesy interview an internal candidate we’re unlikely to hire? workers don’t have contracts.

Maintenance 30

Maintenance Salary Interviewing Finance 30

Ask a Manager

NOVEMBER 26, 2015

You’ve written several times about how government agencies give poor job search advice. She also advised me to show up to companies in person to ask for interviews. Manage our finances so that our expenses are aligned with the budget and we know whether or not we’re on track at all times.

Project Management 20

Project Management Administrative Assistance Networking Coaching 20

Mad in America

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Listen to the audio of the interview here. After that review ran, by the way, in my hometown newspaper, the Boston Globe —that’s a great thing to see in your morning newspaper—I had radio interviews cancelled, and frankly, no other major newspaper reviewed the book. How would it finance itself? James Moore: Bob, welcome.

Pharmaceutical 143

Pharmaceutical Problem-Solving Finance Reporting 143

Mad in America

JUNE 1, 2024

Latty said many described damaging long-term impacts from these unwanted interventions on their privacy, safety, sense of identity, finances, and more. “It Neither MHAGC nor RapidDeploy responded to requests for interviews. It devastates people’s lives,” said Latty. What’s driving it?

Reporting 145

Reporting Technology Finance Promotion 145

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. Jolie Glassman. Owner, life coach.

Real Estate 124

Real Estate Coaching Mentoring Sales 124

Ask a Manager

APRIL 28, 2021

As country director, I am overall management responsible for everything to do with programs, security, HR, finance, etc. From what I know about this set-up, it’s just not governed by the same norms — in large part because you’re living together and you’re often going through an intense experience together. To me this reeks of sexism.

Interviewing 52

Interviewing Promotion Security Finance 52

Minding the Workplace

JUNE 11, 2022

On the heels of the White House announcement comes “Why We Still Haven’t Solved the Unpaid Internship Problem” ( link here ), a very informative and wide-ranging piece on the barriers posed by unpaid internships, authored by Times personal finance writer Ron Lieber. Is the problem evident?

Legal 27

Legal Problem-Solving Finance Government 27

Ask a Manager

DECEMBER 20, 2018

I am very grateful to have a job in my field at all, especially as we just elected a government where I live that is going to make it even more difficult to find full-time jobs in social work (my field). One of my other part-time jobs involves giving anti-oppression and equity training, mostly for government agencies, NGOs, and schools.

Banking 42

Banking Training Government Interviewing 42

Work Life

DECEMBER 3, 2024

But there were 26,000 fewer open positions in the federal government. Hires fell by 269,000 to 5.313 million, pulled down by declines in construction, manufacturing, finance and insurance, professional and business services as well as the leisure and hospitality industry. The job openings rate increased to 4.6% in September.

Manufacturing 75

Manufacturing Banking Construction Payroll 75

Vantage Circle

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The hiring process, however, isn’t just about checking resumes and conducting interviews—it’s about ensuring your candidates are reliable, qualified, and trustworthy. healthcare, finance, transportation)? Introduction Being an HR Product Research Analyst, I know how crucial it is to go with the right HR software.

Software 94

Software Legal Transportation Healthcare 94

Work Life

MAY 20, 2024

In an interview with Fast Company , Henry looked back on her four-decade-plus career at SEIU, the union’s biggest wins during her tenure, and the future of the labor movement. Here’s the thing about that sector: [There’s] a direct government subsidy to low income families through family childcare.

Food 98

Food Government Healthcare Influencing 98

Work Life

MAY 8, 2024

“There are elements of our policies that tend to keep us back,” Tanden said in an interview with The Associated Press. “So when the legislation wasn’t passed, we got to work on an executive order that really was forward-leaning across the government.”

Finance 98

Finance Controlling Government Promotion 98

Work Life

OCTOBER 9, 2024

“I think a lot of seniors are going to say that this is not really enough to keep up with prices,” said AARP Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Bill Sweeney. If the trust fund is depleted, the government will be able to pay only 83% of scheduled benefits, the report said. Recipients received a 3.2%

Payroll 75

Payroll Security Insurance Government 75

Mad in America

JUNE 4, 2025

In this interview, he speaks with Mad in Americas Leah Harrisabout his roots as a housing justice activist to his decades of public service at SAMHSA, what worries him most about mental health in todays America, and where he sees hope in the recovery movement that he helped create. Listen to the audio of the interview here.

Government 75

Government Finance Reporting Interviewing 75