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OCTOBER 19, 2016

My abusive ex works at the company where I’m interviewing. an in-person interview.) On one occasion, after months and months of nagging, I applied at my brother’s company as a retail sales rep. The hiring manager seemed baffled that I would be willing to give up being my own boss to come and work retail. Here we go….

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

When I read it in 2015, I was working both a full-time government job and launching a side business that would eventually eat up 80 hours of my week. According to Oberlo , a drop-shipping app created by Shopify, almost one-third of the world’s population is now shopping online, accounting for 18% of retail sales worldwide.

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JUNE 24, 2022

I’d get one or two interviews and then nothing. I had multiple interviews for interesting positions that I did end up turning down because I knew they wouldn’t be right for me long term. I asked your magic question in my interview. But – and here comes the good news!

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

In my exit interview I found out 8 people had given notice the same week I had. The job market was MUCH hotter than the last time I’d looked, and I had at least one or two interviews with different companies every week, sometimes as many as 5. Then in 2017 my life imploded. Thank you for all the sage advice!”

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JULY 3, 2019

I accidentally hugged my interviewer. I am 19 years old and I have a question about a situation that took place at an interview that I am really overthinking. I had an interview today for a retail company. She said that my resume was amazing and it was more of a chat than an interview. It’s possible!

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DECEMBER 2, 2020

I’m a young person working two part-time jobs, one of which is currently closed to the public due to COVID (municipal building) and one that is not (retail). I got a strange call from HR after my interviewer no-showed. ” Naturally, I logged in to the interview early, but my interviewer never showed.

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MARCH 25, 2022

I used all your advice on interviewing, and used your script as a template for my resignation letter. It’s not a huge increase in title or pay, but it was a big deal since I’m a government employee and my agency had a hiring freeze at the time. Near Paris!!!). To the folks who have crappy jobs- you CAN get out.

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MARCH 27, 2015

During the interview, it was mentioned that I’d start part-time and in 3 months go full-time if everything was working out. I got to the final selection interview and was told they were not going to select me for the job I had been interviewing for, but they liked me so much they were going to create a position for me right away.

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OCTOBER 25, 2018

I have been offered another position subcontracting at a government agency — but it’s temporary, very low-paying, and the necessary background check is taking weeks and weeks to complete. Two weeks ago, I interviewed for the customer service position and was not chosen. I have also applied, unsuccessfully, to other companies.

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DECEMBER 14, 2020

With everything going on I stayed at my retail job and am still living at home collecting some government aid on top of that kind of just trying to wait this out. So I don’t currently have the “I got a great job” update but I do have the “I did it” update.

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JANUARY 6, 2021

They do that hoping that once they have an employer’s attention, they can pitch them on other candidates , or try to get that candidate to go for an interview.) I had scheduled an interview (in person, after doing a phone screening) for March, which because of Covid got kicked out to April and then postponed indefinitely. That’s it!

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OCTOBER 20, 2020

It’s the sort of place that hires pretty much only graduates, and an obsessive interest in reading is an absolute must — for a retail job, it’s much more of a career than is typical. My two weeks notice only counts as one week? I’m currently a secretary at a hospital.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2015

I should mention I work for a local government, and I’m thinking this might have something to do with it. My wife is currently interviewing for an exempt, management position in the healthcare field. I work in retail, if that changes things. My friends who work in the private sector say this definitely wouldn’t fly.

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JULY 15, 2020

This is only my third office-type job, but I have significant retail/food service experience before this, and to me, the pop quiz idea comes off as punitive and ineffective. I work as a third party contractor for a government agency. Can you interview with a second company when an employer flies you out to interview?

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MARCH 22, 2020

I’m a retail worker and have been freaking out about coronavirus. We are very much a non-essential service as we buy used merchandise from the public, but may fill a gap since certain government buildings have closed. How do we re-contact rejected applicants with offers or interview invites?

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MARCH 14, 2016

I’m hoping to work in local government in a major metropolitan area that has proven to be very difficult to break into. My career advisor thinks I should apply, and that perhaps they’ll realize through the interview/offer process that they’re low-balling the salary.

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MARCH 28, 2021

Fast forward seven years, and I bounced around a little, but still work in the audit field for a government entity. I’m a retail manager and I started a job about two months ago that uses a point system for attendance. If I get an interview, is there a way and a time to ask about about these policies?

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OCTOBER 20, 2020

But this is still business and so business norms, not social ones, still govern.). It feels too soon to put them on a resume (one of my life improvement goals is to get out of retail work), but when would be the appropriate time? All of these habits I’ve been keeping up with for about a month.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Before I even interviewed for the job, I told the line producer, who I’ve worked with before, through text that I was getting married in September 2017 and I needed three weeks off. Will staying in retail for a year or two after graduating hurt my job search later? Not a huge deal in retail, I know, but I’m excited!)

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FEBRUARY 23, 2017

One of the (external) candidates she interviewed for a spot on her team has retained a lawyer and is claiming Beth did not hire him because of his race (he is black, Beth is white). Our company works on government contracts and they are taking the allegations seriously. Beth has been suspended while they investigate.

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JULY 6, 2017

I will be starting a new job in a couple of weeks (thanks for all of the great cover letter, resume, and interviewing tips!). But there are two easy ways to solve this: First, what were people wearing when they interviewed you ? You may also like: do I need to wear a suit to a job interview? It’s five answers to five questions.

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MAY 3, 2018

My husband is interviewing for a role as the director of a nonprofit, something he currently does, but for a larger organization. During the interview, his would-be boss mentioned the expectation to live inside the community where this center is. Some people are excellent on paper and in interviews and terrible once you hire them.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2016

The work is looking after their social media, making contacts with government officials/staff, writing media releases, petition signing, event management, phoning previous event participants to see if they would like to participate again, general organization stuff, etc.). how can I move from retail into a professional career?

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MAY 20, 2018

Interviewing post-pregnancy when I still look pregnant. I had a phone interview with a company I’m interested in and it seemed to go well. I had a phone interview with a company I’m interested in and it seemed to go well. I have a part-time retail job and live with my parents. I have seven-month-old twins.

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OCTOBER 23, 2017

I am the general manager for a retail location. I asked her if I could even expect a call back for a real interview and she shook her head no. After two phone interviews (HR and hiring manager), I was invited for an in-person interview. That seems like a real invasion of privacy to me. This wasn’t a formal screen.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Some employers, like government agencies, are restricted from doing that. A few weeks ago, I interviewed for an associate position at a law firm. I emailed the coordinator three weeks after my interview to follow up. But most others can.). I got a rejection and then maybe a non-rejection. I got an out of office reply.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2015

I am an analyst at a government agency. Check with your HR department because the government generally does have policies on accepting gifts (although this one might be under the dollar limit). For you to improve your performance and succeed in this role, we need to focus on work when we’re in these meetings.

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JULY 26, 2016

My interviewers all burst out laughing after I left the room. Last week, I interviewed for a position that would provide me some great experience right after I graduate. I was very excited to interview and practiced answering questions, as well as preparing questions of my own to ask as you advise. Here we go….

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FEBRUARY 15, 2022

His Get Attitude podcast won a Communicator Award for Diversity & Inclusion for his 8:46 Interviews Stories of Black America. As a keynote speaker, she has shared the stage with many influencers, including a recent interview with Venus Williams.

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MARCH 22, 2024

”AP journalists obtained access to shrimp hatcheries, growing ponds, peeling sheds and warehouses, and interviewed workers, supervisors, and union organizers.India became America’s leading shrimp supplier, accounting for about 40% of the shrimp consumed in the U.S., governments need to enforce existing laws.“The

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JUNE 4, 2024

Drawing on hundreds of hours of interviews with parents, Calarco’s new book dives into how women have been forced to become the social safety net that the U.S. We were still in the field doing follow-up interviews and surveys when the pandemic hit in 2020. lacks, along with the myths about women and mothers that keep them in that role.

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DECEMBER 3, 2024

But there were 26,000 fewer open positions in the federal government. But layoffs increased by 60,000 in the retail sector. Vacancies rose by 162,000 in the accommodation and food services industry and climbed by 87,000 in the information sector. The job openings rate increased to 4.6% in September. Stocks on Wall Street were mixed.

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JANUARY 16, 2024

Searching for ways to increase her online sales, she landed a contract with subscriber-based retailer, Stitch Fix, and used a government pandemic relief loan to fulfill the order. Macy’s declined to comment on the letter.

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