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OCTOBER 19, 2021

Our company requires potential candidates to complete sample assignments during the interview process and we pay them an hourly contractor rate. Her personal finances or debts are not the company’s responsibility. Your company didn’t pay Jane money they owed her in the timeframe in which they were legally obligated to pay it.

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JANUARY 14, 2015

Will I be judged on the kinds of questions at I at an interview, or on asking no questions at all? At the end of interviews, we are asked if there are any questions. Nope, it’s not legal. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. Lots of weight. But if you do, I’d go for a more specific degree if you can.

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OCTOBER 12, 2022

This post, should the interviewer dress up, I can’t afford to go to an event recognizing my work, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. Should the interviewer dress up? I’m a fairly senior manager interviewing candidates over Zoom for professional positions (e.g., Here we go….

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DECEMBER 8, 2014

Asking an interviewer whether any employees bring guns to work. Firm X has no particular policy regarding weapons or firearms in the workplace, but is located in a place where concealed, permitted, firearms can be legally carried. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. No really, this IS hypothetical! short answers'

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NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Should I tell my friend my concerns about the team he’s interviewing with? Most of the volunteers teach community classes, but some of them do other types of work like cleaning or even managing the finances. I don’t think it’s legal for her boss to have her continue the secretarial stuff as a volunteer.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2017

I did in-person interviews with four people over the course of two weeks. I got together with the other interviewers and we decided the best applicant was the first guy we talked to, a little over two weeks ago. The interview process has been dragging on for two months, he was one of the top four candidates and he knew it.

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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.

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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. Can my boss legally pay me through PayPal? Is this legal? What is the event’s mission? I am charged this fee.

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OCTOBER 4, 2016

After three months of inaction, New Manager finally interviewed two external candidates for the Lead position – both dudes. The answer went from “I’ll interview you next week for sure!” We hired Fergus (one of only two candidates we interviewed) about a month ago. Head over there to read it.

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MARCH 17, 2015

I brought the issue up with my HR department, who referred me to my manager, who referred me back to HR, who referred me to finance, and who then referred me back to HR. I’ve been referred from HR to finance and back to HR. Sending a second follow-up after a phone interview. Is this legal?

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APRIL 9, 2023

You’re not betraying her by expecting her to act ethically and legally. That sucks — this is a job you loved and someone you were close to — but that’s on her, not on you, and you can’t let it deter you from protecting your own finances. Legally, employers can monitor anything done on their devices or their networks.

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AUGUST 7, 2020

Is it worth spending hours on post-interview thank-you notes? He should write one basic, generic note and just use it repeatedly for all interviews from this point forward. Are there advantages to writing customized thank-you’s that build on the interview conversation? Is this legal? Legal* but absurd.

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JULY 12, 2022

Are these types of questions legal to ask? I know that you can’t legally discriminate against someone for being over 40, but I wonder about these more subtle types of discrimination against the young. my interviewer asked about my personal finances how can we get employees to follow our strict time-of-arrival policy?

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FEBRUARY 1, 2023

He’s been trying to get me to do financial analysis as well (I do not have a finance/accounting background). But assuming neither of those was in play in this situation, the legal angle isn’t the one you want. I recently had a second interview at a company I would love to work for, with a manager who I clicked really well with.

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JULY 6, 2021

Lots of people who care about their jobs are very happy to stop working once their finances no longer require them to work. But I also don’t think your finances are anyone’s business at work and by sharing your financial decisions you risk people drawing all sorts of conclusions that aren’t their business either. Any ideas? (We

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AUGUST 25, 2020

And when people want start dates that far out, they often raise it during the interview process so no one is blindsided by it later.). And in this particular job market — where so many people are unemployed, and where employers’ needs and finances are so subject to change — I’d be particularly wary of pushing for a ton of extra time.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

As for whether it’s legally permissible, you could check whether this violates any laws your jurisdiction has against upskirt-type photos; maybe it does. I run our finances, so I understand in the overall scheme of things, a $200 vest is much less than these salary reductions were. Explain why it mattered and how it helped.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

No politics, and nothing too personal like dating or personal finances (especially when you earn more than others there). It is also common for no updates whatsoever to be sent out to applicants during this process, save for scheduling interviews and such for those that are progressing.

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JANUARY 25, 2022

We do all our finances together anyway, so personally it makes no difference and switching everything would be a hassle. I could demonstrate the skills and experience in an interview, but I don’t have any paper trail in my name to prove it. that’s all me. He takes a phone call here or there, but it’s basically my job.

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MARCH 4, 2020

I’m sure Sam is excited about his new house and perhaps simply wanted to share with people who for the last 10 years have been coworkers — but people don’t need that level of detail about their new boss’s home purchase, let alone his finances. Should I tell interviewers my weakness is my temper? My weakness is my temper.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Legal note: This isn’t harassment in the legal sense unless you’re being targeted because of your race, religion, or other protected characteristic. But I’d put the word in there anyway because it’s accurate in the non-legal sense, and it might spur your manager to stop twiddling her thumbs.). Am I about to be rejected?

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APRIL 30, 2020

Is this legal? Their finances may demand it right now. To your questions: Yes, this is legal. I had an interview for a full-time position in the library I currently work part time for. The interview occurred in early March. Because I’m furloughed, I’m not accumulating PTO or having my 401k matched.

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JANUARY 19, 2015

I recently interviewed for an analyst position at my firm along with three coworkers. The company is telling us we are required to go to this show, stay there for eight days, and finance it ourselves? Rejected for a promotion in a group meeting of other internal candidates. Or is this something I have to live with?

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JULY 10, 2022

All we are asked to do is pay for the cleaning services and get our own plane tickets, so I have no legal contract that it’s been booked. So that I don’t lose this much money — especially at a time when finances are really tight for me — would it be possible for the company to cover different lodging for us that week?”

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FEBRUARY 9, 2021

By giving into your impulse to return to work early, you are taking money from your employer that you haven’t been authorized to take (because they legally must pay you for all time worked). You may also like: my boss wanted to go over my personal budget is it okay to wear designer clothes to a job interview?

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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. She knew I was applying because I told her.)

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JANUARY 27, 2020

I don’t believe we can legally do that because we are aware she is undergoing dental care to try to resolve the issue, but he thinks we should force her to wear a “flipper” (fake tooth) during the process. I’m on a finance committee for a small nonprofit with six employees. Can we require our receptionist to wear a fake tooth?

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DECEMBER 4, 2022

I am assuming that it will end up being a civil matter and they will have to take me to court in order to legally take back ownership of the truck. I’m sure she was still figuring out how things work in office and finance environments. Since the truck was issued to me, they cannot just report it stolen, can they?

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AUGUST 31, 2017

My old boss, the finance director, recently retired and I was promoted to take his place. My old position will not be replaced, and I’m not arguing with that since it’s been clear for several months that one person, me, can handle all the Finance responsibilities of this small nonprofit. It depends.

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DECEMBER 22, 2020

After a few weeks of interviewing, I received the job offer on a Friday afternoon over a phone call with a clear salary and vacation time. This organization has already jerked you around, so I wouldn’t fault you for continuing to interview. We work in a very conservative field (finance) where this … is just not done.

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JUNE 6, 2018

And told me I needed to keep my finances separate from my husband’s. He emphasized that this wasn’t true, everyone who interviewed me wanted to hire me, and he ultimately made any decisions. Either way, I don’t legally have to answer that question and she’s pressuring me to.

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AUGUST 26, 2016

It’s extremely icky, and it also violates campaign finance law. But given that he’s talking about a serious legal violation, just point that out: “We actually can’t do that — it’s illegal to reimburse campaign contributions, and there are big fines and even jail time for doing it.” Maybe I’m the one being naive.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2017

I didn’t hire her; my boss, the manager of the department was the one who interviewed her. I never would have hired her if I had been the one doing the interviews. I’m assuming she’s not talking about an unpaid internship, which could be legal if it complies with very strict regulations.).

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MARCH 13, 2018

We are not legally married. Can I ask an interviewer how much of the day I’ll spend on the phone? If anyone really pushes the question of whether this job even existed (which is unlikely to happen; interviews aren’t normally that adversarial), you can offer to provide W2s from those years showing you were employed there.

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JULY 4, 2016

This recent batch of hires was brought on-board by our former management team with no interview or screening process. In my exit interview, I told HR the reality of how problematic the manager was. The companies I’m applying to are in very relaxed industries, not legal or finance or the like.

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