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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!

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Work Life

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Accusations of wrongdoing and ineptitude continue to plague election officials, despite their explanations of legal compliance and process. We did surveys, we interviewed people, we ran focus groups, we toured election offices. This is not new. elections were poorly run. We traveled around the country to visit election offices.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

And they apparently just cc’d a whole list of people (rather than bcc’ing or using mailing list software) so that everyone’s email addresses were shared and people could easily reply-all to the whole list? It’s worded as a celebration of “right-sizing” (an awful word which on its own deserves a harsh response).

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Vantage Circle

JANUARY 9, 2019

List out the number of stages a new hire will go through while interviewing. Set an appointment before joining and getting done with all the essential office legal work and creating office credentials and IDs. Do not keep your new hires waiting for your response; follow up often. An Employment Agreement. A Non-Disclosure Agreement.

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DECEMBER 10, 2017

Should I send a holiday card to my interviewer? I interviewed for a position — my dream job — earlier this evening via phone. The interview went well enough, but I think I was just shy of nailing it. Do you think it would be okay to also send a holiday / thank-you card via mail with the holidays approaching?

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JANUARY 22, 2015

I read on your blog that most jobs will only request references when you get to the interview stage, so should I ask/notify them before I get an interview? First when I get an interview? Should I do periodic reminders if I get new interviews? Could you tell me if what is happening is legal or not? short answers'

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JUNE 7, 2020

If you had a decent manager, I’d tell you to share your concerns with her — all of them, but including the number of hours your coworker is having to work to keep up (especially if the company legally needs to pay her overtime but she’s not reporting it ). can I wear a baby during a video interview? You are overreacting.

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APRIL 10, 2022

And if a hiring manager doesn’t understand that’s what “clients” means in this context and asks about it in the interview, it will be awkward to explain that you really mean students. Can my boss legally pay me through PayPal? Is this legal? I would find it odd to see a teacher referring to students as “clients.”

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APRIL 3, 2022

I just went through a lengthy interview process for a job I was very qualified for. This company has several offices, so during the interview process, I asked about relocation options, remote work, and collaboration between offices. And if it’s the latter, how do I do that in an equitable, culturally considerate way?

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FEBRUARY 26, 2023

In a case like this where someone is actively trying to avoid the conversation, it also makes sense to follow up with the same message by certified mail (include a note explaining you’re doing that because she’s made it impossible to meet in person). I’ve had some interviews and I’ve even made it to the final round a few times.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2017

We recently interviewed someone who was qualified in ways we could evaluate in an interview, buy had a short work history with a couple of interruptions. Is this legal? Should I mail a copy of my resume after applying online? Bring your hard copy to the interview if you happen to score one? Not at all?

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APRIL 7, 2020

Alternatively, and ONLY if there truly is an urgent need, I offered to drop it off at the mail room receiving door with minimal contact. Is it legal for them to ask this of me? How can we give job applicants an easy way to ask for accommodations for their interview? I have not yet received a response.

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APRIL 2, 2015

The person who asked me for an informational interview didn’t show up for it. It is not unusual for me to agree to an hour informational interview, give a tour, and perhaps the person shadow me for an hour or two. I recently went through an interview process and received an offer from the company. Here we go….

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Like, legally? Our workplace mails us donation requests. I work at a research 1 university and every year we receive mail (at home) soliciting for donations to the college we work in or the university itself. I’d apply, and then if you’re contacted for an interview, bring it up at that point and ask if they’d be open to it.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

He had a lengthy phone interview and an even longer in-person interview with several managers, and then they declined to make him an offer with no explanation. But few will do it by postal mail (since it’s much less convenient), so in the future I’d suggest your son use email for those requests!

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Is this legal? The convention of listing a street address goes back to the days when employers might contact you by postal mail — it’s really no longer necessary at all, and loads of people have stopped doing it. ” Is this normal? How could an employee protect herself at work from that customer after filing a report?

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MARCH 29, 2017

I’ve have been through the interview process for a job with a small company. In my second interview, I met with the manager for about two minutes because apparently he was double booked for interviews. After mentioning this to HR, they said I should just have another interview with management (same person as before).

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JANUARY 22, 2016

In past interviews, I have had a lot of interest in my sporting career and how it relates to working in teams, leadership, self-management and so on, so should I make a note of it? But it really should be okay to simply say, “I needed to wait until I had legal work authorization, and now I do.” – achievement. – achievement.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

2) The patients have a legal right to know that their privacy has been breached. They have been mailed and are, luckily, no longer even remotely my problem! Was I too candid when my interviewer asked me what type of environment I don’t like ? (#4 Thanks so much for everyone’s advice! THANK YOU for everything!

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NOVEMBER 13, 2016

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. Sarah will mail you your check.

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MAY 8, 2016

I work in digital marketing (young person’s field) and have tons of experience and interview well. My interviewer was arrested and fired the day after my interview. About a day after I submitted my resume, I had a phone interview with the hiring manager. I recently applied for a director position.

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DECEMBER 20, 2022

Sarah will mail you your check. Would you get legal advice or just let it go like my parents said? I graduated college last year and started a full-time job in November (thanks for all your help and advice on resumes, cover letters and interviewing). Thanks for wasting our time, space and money. Would you be up in arms?

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JUNE 12, 2017

I recently dropped $80 on medicated primer and concealer because I had an interview and I really didn’t want to be broken out for that; it only covered it but it was still obvious to me that it was cover-up. (I I wear a suit to interviews, try to carry myself maturely, and speak with confidence, but it doesn’t feel like enough.

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MARCH 16, 2023

My parents use my grandma’s address for really important things like their driver’s licenses, but besides that all mail goes to the P.O. I’m not legally old enough to live on my own yet, and I don’t even have any money to live on my own because I don’t have a job. We don’t have a permanent address, just a couple of P.O.

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APRIL 16, 2017

Can they legally do this? I had an interview couple of weeks ago, which went very well, and have been asked for the references. I was offered a job but they won’t tell me how much it pays. I just recently got hired at a new job. When I asked how much I would be making hourly, my boss told me I had to wait until I get my first check.

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JUNE 21, 2016

is that I was getting no responses to applications (even for non-lawyer legal jobs at law firms) and I was getting desperate. I was well-qualified for available jobs I applied for and only when I left off my JD did I receive several interviews. My reason for not previously disclosing the J.D.

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JULY 15, 2015

When I interviewed, I noticed people wearing jeans when I came in on a Monday, Tuesday, etc. The second time, she didn’t say anything beyond “it’s in the mail.” Legally, you mean? I’ve been at my job in marketing for almost a year. ” (I discovered it was her mistake when the check came.

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JANUARY 31, 2017

These guys are creating a hostile workplace for other employees, exposing the company to legal liability, and being offensive and gross. During the multiple step interview process, we discussed how I would feel if I didn’t get the position. However, my check has still not arrived in the mail.

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Mad in America

APRIL 23, 2025

Editor’s note: This is an interview conducted by Tiago Pires Marques, editor of Mad in Portugal. The interview was initially conducted on February 27, 2017, and then updated recently for publication on Mad in Portugal. The interview is an abbreviated version of the interview published in Mad in Portugal (1).

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OCTOBER 28, 2015

She graciously agreed to do an interview for us, and here’s the Q&A. To be honest, when I first applied, I didn’t realize it was a prison because neither the name nor the ad made it sound super obvious, and when I got called for an interview I almost didn’t go. How did you end up in the job?

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AUGUST 7, 2015

Should I go to a cross-country interview when we’re far apart on salary? I was recently recruited and had a successful first interview (via phone) with a reputable company. They are flying me across the country to participate in two days of in-person interviews and also disclosed that they only have two finalists. Is this legal?

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JULY 19, 2021

Legally they could simply require vaccination (with the usual medical and religious exceptions), but some companies figure they can get it done with less strife this way. I have concerns about the legality and liability of using gmail for these communications. This is infuriating in how nonsensical it is.

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JUNE 8, 2017

My interviewers didn’t leave me any time to ask my own questions. I just had an interview that I think went pretty well, but no one left any time for questions! None of the interviewers left any time for questions (and did not suggest that it was only because we were running late, for example). Here we go….

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 24, 2024

published an article online with interviews of professionals about their experiences of working with the implementation of the Norwegian action plans and guidelines for suicide prevention. [9] Daily Mail 2024;Apr 23. [47] It was exceedingly difficult for Hjelmeland et al. to publish a criticism of the report. [8] 47] Newman KB.

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JANUARY 18, 2023

However, we were surprised that Beth’s RSVP included her husband, given his current legal situation. Most of us feel uncomfortable having him attend but are unsure what our legal and ethical responsibilities are regarding someone who has not yet been convicted of a crime. It’s not harassment in the legal sense of the word.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2019

My agency contact had set up an interview for me for my dream job, the day after my birthday. I showed up at the interview not just hung over but still drunk. The person conducting the interview asked me if I was sick, and if I was we could reschedule. One of our donors gave us a bunch of time shares for the auction.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Was this an interview faux pas. At the end of a series of interviews, to show how excited and interested in the job and company, I said if I was offered the job I’d definitely accept the offer. I had a phone interview with a company I’d be really excited to work for. Frequent interview-ending answers.

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