Construction Interviewing Retail 
Work Life
JUNE 20, 2024
Recently, an interview experience between a CEO and a Gen Z candidate went viral for all the wrong reasons. Yet, they might have experience in a retail or hospitality job, or even life experiences, that can provide transferable skills often overlooked in the traditional hiring process. And rightly so.
Success
AUGUST 14, 2023
At 17, he moved to Denver and worked odd jobs, including at restaurants, gas stations and retail stores. That turned into a job with one of the retailers who carried those linens, Portico, where he worked his way up to buyer and then to head of e-commerce in 2005. He was homeless for a while, living out of his car.
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Tanveer Naseer
OCTOBER 25, 2016
I hear a similar exchange at retail stores, where you tell sales reps your shoe size and a few seconds later, they return to ask again. After all, what is memory but an association between two constructs? You can find out what your audiences value most by using surveys, interviews, observation, or social media analytics.
Workplace Insight
JANUARY 22, 2024
This report provides an important roadmap to improve this situation, outlining many of the critical barriers and hindrances, and contributing important recommendations to improve the situation and accelerate progress.”
Ask a Manager
JULY 6, 2016
Even in my previous retail job, feedback was given quietly and calmly, with no yelling or spectators. It’s true that in open offices, you’re going to overhear people getting feedback — but those should be calm, constructive conversations, and anything really serious should happen in private. Interviews on casual Fridays.
Ask a Manager
JANUARY 5, 2021
I am open to constructive criticism but it took a strange turn when she said I was not up to the dress code. I have worked in retail furniture for many years and have never encountered a dress code problem before. I went through the entire interview process with a company and was told I’d receive an offer soon.
Ask a Manager
FEBRUARY 26, 2017
Can you bill for your time after a long interview process? A friend recently sat for 29 — yes, 29 — half-hour interviews (company size ~180) for the position of senior director. The interviews included the CEO, President, COO, CFO, etc. If not, do you suggest she voice her disapproval, assuming it is somehow constructive?
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