What’s your go to excuse for getting out of work for an interview on short notice?

Does anyone else find it incredibly hard to find another job? I have had a few interviews but overall the roles from recruiters are a joke and I can’t even get informational interviews with people

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What's your answer to the "tell me about yourself" interview question? I feel bored when I say mine.

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My interview went well! Hoping I get this job!

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What’s too soon to follow up after an interview

Completely psyched myself out in an interview. How do I recover? I just got so nervous

Is it okay to bring a list of questions to an interview? I have a lot to ask and it’s hard to remember them all.

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Interviewing with a company that’s facing a lot of scrutiny and lawsuits. Personally I think not much will come of it, but would it be out of line to bring it up during the interview? Since I signed

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Do you guys write cover letters when applying to jobs online? I have never written one, but wondering if I should start. If so, any good templates or resources?

Can you guys share your advice on how to write an email to get you a phone call and ultimately help get you an interview? Sending cold emails right now and would appreciate your help

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What’s the most important aspect of interviewing? I’ve been trying to prepare for some basic questions, like best achievement/struggle overcame, but I’m anxious about how they’re received.

With regards to professional dress for interviews, are there any “don’ts?” For example, suits with patterns, tie clips, watches etc.?

Hey team, leaving the company after three Months. The executive team doesn’t know what they are doing. They are driving the ground to the market. how do I approach this during the interview?

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What is your answer to the “what is your greatest accomplishment” interview question?

How to expedite the interview process when you have multiple offers?

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Internal interviews, do you wear a suit? Office setting is typically business casual unless there are client meetings.

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Anyone else get really nervous for interviews? How do you deal with it? I know I’m qualified for the role. I feel confident I’d do well if given an offer. Just scared that I might fudge the interview.

How do you improve your interviewing skills? I feel like I get moved and passed on arbitrarily, or maybe I perform better sometimes. Usually when I’m rejected, they can’t provide feedback so I’m lost

How do you answer “Tell me about yourself”...during an interview. I try to keep it short and sweet but end up rambling. Is there a certain format you use to keep your elevator pitch succinct?

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In an interview process, how many times do you follow up with a recruiter until you move on and just say they ghosted you?

Is it a red flag to receive borderline racism comment during an interview? Not direct reporting manager.

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Business casual or full suit for an interview with a tech company?

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Has anyone else noticed more people just straight up lying about qualifications on resumes? Interviewed some really disappointing candidates recently

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How long should i wait after final round interviews to reach out? If i haven’t heard back (it’s been 3 days) yes i know it’s early but i just want to know.

Interviewing with a startup; when’s the right time to bring up comp?

When interviewing for new role what matters to you most? What questions / answers help you see the “full picture”?

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Random, but I think it’s rude to not respond to a follow up email after an interview.

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Any pointers on how to best research a prospective employer? I’ve considered myself an interview pro during undergrad, however, it’s been years since I’ve interviewed 🥴

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Manager told me I can’t take time off for my “appointment” Interview, what do I do from here? It already scheduled with people who are really high up in the company.

Been interviewing with my top choice company and it’s been going great..... and then they sent me the case study I have to do

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Tie or no tie for a business professional interview?

Recruiter just reposted position after my interview = bad news? Thoughts?

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Anyone ever interview with early stage tech companies? I have a phone screen coming up with another analyst (ex-IB) and I’m not sure what to expect. Looks like the whole team is ex-IB (cont)

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Interviewed with 4 people on Friday. 30 minutes each. Messaged the recruiter and coordinators right after the interview to get everyone’s email to say thank you. Still No response today. Thoughts?

I’ve got a phone interview tomorrow. Really nervous!! Care to share tips to succeed?

Recruiter just called and said the external hiring manager wants to move my interview from today to the end of the month. What does that mean? This was supposed to be 1st interview

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When negotiating salary, is it a good idea to bring up other companies you are interviewing with or have offers from?

If you had the opportunity to sit down for an hour and interview one of the people in finance you admire, what would you ask them?

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Best answers to the dreaded 'what are your 3 weaknesses' interview question?

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Does apply online work? To get an interview? Or should I try reaching out to recruiters?

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I like to apply for Product Manager roles at Amazon since I like the role. I have done front office CRM (SAP) implementations for Fortune50 clients through Accenture.
It is more of sitting with users to understand their process and map it to CRM suite and build additional features to map their specific processes.
I have also worked on sales, BD and functional spec creation for new features.
Can I count these as Product Management experience while applying for Amazon or other Faangmula?

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I have a consulting/PE interview on Friday, please recommend consulting books or sites to read. Need to speak consulting language

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For mckinsey experienced hires, how long does it take to hear back from the recruiter regarding the evaluative phone case (pre round 1 interview)?

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Got reached out to by a Google recruiter for an interesting role. They said they would send my info to the hiring manager after our conversation. Can anyone who has done the interview process with G tell me what time timeline is usually like from phone screen to first interview?

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Help needed guys, given my situation below, what should I do?
1) Already have an offer and accepted;
2) Now get a second offer with 20k more than 1)
3) Interview process with FAANG and if accepted, will get 40k more than 2)
Should I now decline 1) and accept 2), and in case I got an offer from FAANG, then decline 2) immediately? Is it like really bad?

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Hello Amazonians,

I am currently interviewing for Business Analyst role for Amazon, cleared 1st round which lasted for an hour. They have asked me to confirm availability for a full day. Can you please help me with what kind of interview rounds i can expect?

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Has anyone had experience not getting a written agreement after getting a verbal offer at B4 (but waiting due to project need/scheduling)? The recruiter had positive feedback on my interviews and told me to wait a few weeks, but I’m getting nervous

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Hi all. I have applied for Oracle PL/SQL job opening at BOFA. How many rounds of interview will happen and what are they? And my YOE : 6.6 my current CTC is 14.68LPA. How much should be my expected CTC?

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What is Accenture’s data scientist interview process like?

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Interviewing for a Industry Solutions Project Manager role soon. What are some things to expect during the onsite interview? Will it be more behavioral type questions or should I need to know specific MS products/tech?

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I hve Cybersecurity IAM Senior Con interview with EY. Their are 3 interviews of 0.5hr each. Has anyone given a IAM senior con interview recently? What is the nature of this interviews? How to prepare?

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I have 2 to 3 weeks to prep for a case interview. Never did one before. What can/should I do prep over next 2 weeks considering I only have weekends to prep?

Folks applying for Data and Analytics roles in the industry at M, SM, D Levels, what technical/functional topics do you prepare for on the Analytics side?

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Hi guys, I am a systems engg in TCS with 3 years exp. Technologies known: C, C++, Java, COBOL, Oracle DB, SQL, Unix/Linux, Shell scripting.
I had applied for Infosys in the company portal long back, but haven't got any replies yet. I am looking for the Developer/ Production support roles.
And I am in my notice period, lwd is 27th sept.
Also, have an offer from L&T with doj 29th Sept.
If any one can help me out with a interview referral, it would be great.
Thank you

What’s the going rate for an Account Director in NYC? My current company doesn’t pay enough and want to know what’s acceptable to ask for in the interviewing process (within reason)?

Hey Fishes,

I am preparing for Google Cloud Engineer - AI role
I know there would be DS & Algo, Programming and ML Questions but
I was given a long list of topics to prepare by google - Web/Internet Technologies, Databases/SQL/NoSQL, Linux/Unix, Distributed Systems, System Design, Troubleshooting, Networking
Any suggestions on which topics to concentrate more on ,
any good resources that you can think of and any interview experiences would be very useful, Thanks in advance

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Any HR contact for FCB Chicago? Saw an Associate Producer position that I’m interested in applying to. Thanks in advance

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Hi all,
I'm a Software Engineer with 14 months of work experience. I want to move on to Product Management as my current job doesn't align with my long term career aspirations. I'm pretty confident in the tech aspects of my job and am undergoing a course in Business Foundations.
Any suggestions on what career steps I should take?

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Best YouTube channel to learn Salesforce?

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CFP thinking of taking a few month career break to search for a new position. Need a recharge and to reevaluate, not to mention time to search. Would this be a mistake? Thanks

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CSM or PSM 1?

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Is a 900k net worth for a single person at almost 40 good or terrible? I see posts from our US counterparts on net worth and salary and feel so behind yet we have such a high COL in Toronto.

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I always get to work an hour early. Is it okay for me to leave a little after 5:00?

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Is possible to have "real friends" in the ad world? Do you trust your coworkers or do you feel that they are going to throw you under the bus just to save their asses?

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Have you ever seen a client fired in mid-production?

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Pretty over agency life, best brands to go client-side?

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Are CPGs pushing more faux-health benefits than before?
Or is society catching up to the bs?

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Anyone hear of Hatch Advisory? What's the word on them?

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Could be a silly question — i am beginning to look for a new apartment in the city and ideally want to rent from private landlords rather than going thru Apartment People / @ Properties / Compass, etc. How do you find private landlords?! I have good credit and am very clean! A landlord would love me lol

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I have an offer from @Morgan Stanley for 36 lpa.. 8 years, Java backend developer.. I am also about to have a managerial round with Mercedez Benz and Zscaler.. Morgan Stanley they said I initially I will have to work on existing applications and later move on to microservices project.. Both Benz and Zscaler are working on good tech stack.. Are any of these worth considering if they match what Morgan Stanley is offering?

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How much does an architect make at Salesforce India, any helpful resources to prepare for interview for same.

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I wish I had even a tiny fraction of the energy I had when I first started this job

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Joining a big firm next week as fully remote lateral and flying out to home office for orientation. The schedule has me in office until 4:15. I’ve already been told I won’t have any actual work. Depending on how many people are there and how it feels, I was planning to stay an hour extra but should I hang around the office until later? First time visiting this city so it’d be great to take in some sights too (although that’s not a priority of course).

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Just finishing my first week in as an audit intern and genuinely I have no idea what I'm doing or even a general idea of the audit process. The senior associate left the engagement last week so it's just me and an associate, and they don't have time to give me instruction.

Am I stupid or did the e-learns not prepare me for any of this? The training told me I'd be auditing cash but I haven't even touched a bank reconciliation.

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I was complaining about wfh initially since it was right in the middle of busy season. But now since things have slowed down and I'm working 40 hour weeks, I don't want to go back 😫

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Hi guys, Is there any clue when Pepsico GBS Hyderabad office will be reopened? Or will there be completely WFH this year? And incase of relocation, how much is the relocation bonus?

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