Work Life

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The following interview is edited and condensed. Q: When you were growing up in Chicago, what did your parents teach you about work ethic? A: I was a legal secretary in California. One day, with eight other legal secretaries, we all went to the Comedy Store together. A: Sacrifice.

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Vantage Circle

JULY 17, 2023

They can include assumptions about work ethic, language skills, or religious practices. Legal and Reputational Risks for the Organization Organizations that ignore workplace stereotyping face internal repercussions and external legal and reputational risks. These practices support diversity and inclusivity.

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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. It will also impact their work ethics and most importantly, their willingness to continue at your organisation.

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JUNE 6, 2017

Interviewer gave me one minute to answer each question. I interviewed for a position with an organization (actually, I had two interviews with this organization) where I was asked a set of 5-10 timed questions. I had one minute to answer each question before the interviewers would move on to the next one. Here we go….

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JULY 8, 2015

Talking with job applicants pre-interview. I will be leaving my job at the end of the month, and I am helping my company find my replacement by interviewing candidates (and I hope to be able to train the new person before I leave). This is my first time on the interviewer side. Is that legal?

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AUGUST 17, 2021

You told them you’re moving in a couple of months to a state where they’re not legally set up to have employees (likely for reasons like this ). I think you’re seeing it as “but I haven’t resigned and I want to keep working for them” — and it sounds like your boss wanted that too, but then learned that legally they can’t do that.

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APRIL 8, 2015

A week after resigning, during a work interview with a new employer, the interviewer confronted me about contradicting dates and statements in my CV vs LinkedIn profile. Confused and upset, I left the interview and checked my LinkedIn account. Regardless of the reason, is this behavior legal?

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NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Is this legal? Yes, it’s legal. My phone interview was canceled and hasn’t been rescheduled yet. I am a graduate student looking for full-time work (I have one class to complete my MA). I am working on other applications, but this company has a culture/work ethic/style that I would love to be a part of.

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AUGUST 8, 2017

My employer is having a few issues with my work ethic and what not (apparently), and has informed my parents about this, rather than bringing the issue up with me directly. Recently I had an interview for a HR manager position with a small organization of approximately 100 employees. I don’t feel like this can be legal.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

I’ve had a couple interviews that are progressing to the next stage, and I’m concerned that if potential employers call my references, they won’t really be able to corroborate my accomplishments (though I’m confident they’ll speak well of me personally).

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

A manager in a different department who I believe I have a great working relationship with can’t keep staff in her department. She wants me to leave my department and work in her department because she says that she trusts me and respects my work ethic. In terms of legal rights, it’s really just FMLA.

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MARCH 24, 2017

I think Frederick Wentworth would also be good — assertive but not pushy, driven, and straightforward, with a good work ethic. Any legal ramifications? Generally speaking, people who refuse to take no for an answer and think they can gumption their way into a yes are bad news — at work, in romance, and in life in general.

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AUGUST 13, 2018

He had been through a phone screen and a day of on-site interviews, and then I had followed up with him (by email) to get his references and tell him we would be in touch within a week. I was “voluntold” to work on a project two years ago. I have an excellent work ethic and my boss likes to take advantage of that.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2017

I hope I’ve shown a strong work ethic since I started, and I was alarmed to hear you’re advertising my position in case I don’t work out. 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?

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JUNE 6, 2016

We had something of an exit interview (over the phone – again, not the way I would have preferred to do this), and discussed why she was being fired. I work in a not for profit legal center as a paralegal with approximately 20 employees. I was down to earth, pleasant, and displayed a strong professional work ethic.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2016

I have always felt my commitment and work ethic here has been much appreciated, as shown by promotions and responsibility increases. This year, the program switched to a set value based on full-time salary years worked. Every year since I began here, I received a very generous bonus, which was given around Christmas.

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OCTOBER 13, 2015

When the guy who had worked in our mailroom retired, that company sent a replacement, Kathy. We loved her; she was breath of fresh air, very approachable and easy to work with. She had an excellent work ethic and always eager to help the staff in our building. The flights are for business (obviously). Just curious!

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JUNE 4, 2018

I suppose the women are in public, wearing clothes they chose to put on, and might not have a legal expectation of privacy … but I still feel really icky by her actions. On the one hand, I feel like it says a lot about my work ethic, but on the other hand it doesn’t feel quite right to me.

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MARCH 31, 2016

I recently moved into the final round of interviews, and my references have been called. However, the person checking my references (not the hiring manager but another employee) has been asking my references if they can give them contact information for another person who can speak to my work ethic.

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Insperity

JANUARY 28, 2020

You have a promising, skilled candidate you’d like to interview, but there’s a catch — they’ve been out of the workforce for several years. For example, ask their references open-ended questions that can give you insight into the candidate’s: Work ethic Professional skills Work, volunteer or academic experience Character.

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Backbone Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

To read this interview in Executive Support Magazine visit: [link] Sunny Nunan is the CEO and Founder of the Admin Awards in the USA, created in honor of her mother, a life-long administrative professional Can we start with a little background information? Where are you from and what is your background? Welcome to Robin. Dependable.

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APRIL 15, 2015

My interviewer laughed at me. I went on an interview for a marketing related job and met with three interviewers. As I was responding to the question of why I wanted to work for the company, I noticed one of the women glancing over across the table to her colleague, laughing. Is this legal? Sure, it’s legal.

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JANUARY 26, 2017

Just say what you do know, which is “Fergus has displayed concerning behavior lately like X, Y, and Z, and my sense is that he could be under the influence of something — even something legal. I used to mention it because I think it highlights my work ethic, but lately I’ve been rethinking it because I’m 10 years out of school.

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JULY 16, 2018

Since you’re switching fields, it might be interesting to interview for one or two of these positions so that you can check or confirm your assumptions. I’m still working at the job that fired me. Employer is legally obligated to disclose their salary range — but won’t. What are my good options here, if any?

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MARCH 6, 2018

He was interviewed, and honestly didn’t do well in his interview, but one of his references — another person who I’ve known for years who has actually interviewed me before, and who has been in this industry for decades — gave a lovely reference so we offered “Fergus” the job.

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JANUARY 3, 2017

Is that even legal? Legally, yes, they could. First of all, they should have done their due diligence in hiring her — interviewed her thoroughly, checked references, etc. I certainly hope that you won’t let it impact your assessment of my own work and my own work ethic.”.

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JANUARY 14, 2019

Employers have a vested interest in their employees having reasonably harmonious relationships with each other, plus a strong legal interest in not having their employees harassed about their sex lives. I felt I at least warranted an interview, but didn’t wind up getting one. The old me would have fired her without hesitation.

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MAY 13, 2019

Can I take notes on an iPad in an interview? I had signed up for government-sponsored interview training, where they teach you how to prepare for an interview and practice with you through roleplay. Just to be on the safe side, I never used my iPad or any other device to take notes in interviews anymore. Here we go….

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FEBRUARY 8, 2017

I work in an administrative role for a school program. We had an employee who interviewed for several teacher positions last year, and was not offered any of them. When I asked, it turned out that often in interviews, she would mention her mother. ” or “what interests you about working with children?”

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