Ask a Manager

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? So, how should I be timing my reference requests? Yes, that’s legal.

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Ask a Manager

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

An employer also has no way of knowing if you did terribly at it (and they can’t find out since it’s not an area that would be appropriate for them to probe into in an interview or with references). I was interviewed for Phyllis’ position, but didn’t get it. Could my current employer have put her up to this?

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Vantage Circle

OCTOBER 23, 2020

PDP (Personal Development Plans): The personal development plan governs the plans to achieve the goals and objectives of an individual and also mentions the training and development needs to achieve the same. Reminder mails about reviews and meetings. Interview tools. Visit Website. Ease of Use. MS team integration. Reflektive.

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Ask a Manager

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. I’m tempted to try again and ask if he would be willing to mail a check or brainstorm other ideas. They take it out of my wages. Is this legal?

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Ask a Manager

JUNE 3, 2015

And yes, there are certainly employers with total salary transparency, where everyone knows what everyone else makes, or government agencies where salary is public record — but I’m assuming that’s not the case here. She should be hiring better.

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Ask a Manager

JANUARY 14, 2020

and then we recite the Pledge of Allegiance, which I feel is not only unnecessary because we are the federal government, but also alienating to certain groups. He’s settled into the apartment we’ll be living in together (so I could get mail there). I don’t know how to address this.

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Ask a Manager

JANUARY 22, 2016

I have worked in sciences for my state government for four years. 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? My question is, would it be odd to ask them if they have another contact e-mail for him?

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Ask a Manager

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

We have taken as many precautions as possible to social distance, which include having the mail slipped under the door and only answering the door for approved people (building management, maintenance, etc. I had the interview last week and, while I’m of course hopeful, I’m preparing myself for the possibility of a rejection too.

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Ask a Manager

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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Ask a Manager

JANUARY 29, 2018

I should mention that my company is not granting exit interviews. Also, I’ve already prepared transition materials to my manager (who is brand new and I was not even allowed to interview her for the job and she’s not even based in the same office I’m in) and will send them out the second to last day on the job.

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Ask a Manager

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

A reader writes: I am a department head for a state government agency. Our Farm Services staff have very little in-person interaction with customers and most services can be managed online or via mail. This post, should I get rid of remote work because our in-office staff thinks it’s unfair? ,

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Inside Workplace Wellness

AUGUST 1, 2018

The demise of the CMS deal illustrates how difficult it is to figure out how much government health programs should pay for expensive treatments whose long-term benefits are still unclear. Improve the mail order experience. Amazon bought PillPack and they have the capacity to set a new bar when it comes to mail-order pharmacies.

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Ask a Manager

JULY 19, 2021

Plus, I work with and handle protected health information *a lot* and many of my work email communications, both internal to the company and with our contracts, are governed by either FERPA or HIPAA. Interviewing people on a rolling basis vs. waiting for an application deadline. But yeah, I wouldn’t flatly refuse to do it.

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Ask a Manager

JANUARY 26, 2015

He was also told that printed checks would be mailed on Monday (with the exception of holidays) and most often be in our mailboxes on Wednesdays. However, on Monday he was told that checks weren’t printed for mail on Tuesday because the office gal was out. This has only happened once in the last 2-1/2 months.

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Ask a Manager

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Can I put my personal mail in our office’s outgoing mailbox? The other day, I went to put an addressed, stamped envelope that was my personal mail in the mailbox. The office admin stopped me and told me that it was unprofessional to put personal mail in an office mailbox. I figured, why not treat it like a regular mailbox?

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Ask a Manager

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. The agency refused to do so, saying, ‘You’re smart, just figure it out!’

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Ask a Manager

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

“In my mid-20s, I worked in a fairly conservative accounting department (think government contractor engineering firm) but we had a couple of strange characters. My roommate, a fellow teacher, mailed hers to her mother. She said they were Hanukkah balls.”. The swingers. All female staff – married and single – received this book.

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Ask a Manager

APRIL 1, 2016

Is it possible to mail a note or card to her instead? Must I disclose this disability when I apply for jobs, or even in the interview process? I wonder if not emailing would seem cold or unkind. Should I wait a week or so since this just happened yesterday? I’m not sure what I should say if I do reach out.

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Work Life

JANUARY 28, 2025

Cybercriminals will also pose as recruiters or staffing agencies and proactively reach out to their targets offering an interview or a job. Employment scams can be incredibly sophisticated, down to phone or video job interviews and emails that look legitimate.

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Ask a Manager

AUGUST 28, 2017

Jackson works for a mid-sized government organization and was recently promoted to a program manager position. Mailing list etiquette. I have an interview coming up with an organization I really want to work for. Since you already have an interview set up, I’d be prepared to address it even if she doesn’t.

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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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