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DECEMBER 20, 2021

This post, clipping your nails during a job interview, a religious new hire, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. My manager clipped his fingernails during a job interview. Yesterday, my manager and I were conducting interviews in his office. I felt horrified for the person interviewing!

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FEBRUARY 16, 2023

They can be mailed and that’s the cost of doing business. I left my retail job last November because it became very obvious I just couldn’t keep up physically anymore on top of a change in culture where I would not have fit. However I was still able to focus on the interview, I used all the AAM advice I could think of.

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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 so, how would she go about doing so, a simple request by mail? Here we go….

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APRIL 7, 2020

I recently worked as a contractor for a major retailer. Alternatively, and ONLY if there truly is an urgent need, I offered to drop it off at the mail room receiving door with minimal contact. How can we give job applicants an easy way to ask for accommodations for their interview? I have not yet received a response.

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APRIL 6, 2017

I work retail where traditionally people can be a little dishonest for calling out “sick.” I wonder if I’m thinking too much about the small things, but during a job search where I’m sending and receiving emails from potential employers, should I be using the same thread of email, or should I do a new mail each time?

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APRIL 9, 2017

Interviewer asked, “is there anything on your resume that’s an exaggeration?” ” I recently interviewed for an internal six-month “detail” in my organization, a position that wasn’t a promotion, just a lateral transfer. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. Insulting.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Several years ago I was working in a retail job that involved services for customers (a jewelry counter that also offered watch battery replacement and band changes/resizing). Was this an interview faux pas. I had a phone interview with a company I’d be really excited to work for. Frequent interview-ending answers.

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