👀What’s the worst or most awkward question you've been asked during an interview?

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Most awkward question...are you Mormon? This was a panel interview for a school corporation in Indiana.

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I still get fairly bummed out when interviewers ask unimaginative questions like, why do you want to work here? Or, where do you see yourself in five years?

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I was once asked what animal I would be and why? I had no idea how to answer or why they even asked me that. It was really weird.

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Anglo-Saxon man asked me should tasks be equal or equal or fair.

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Happened to me yesterday. I was asked “what is uncommon about you.?”

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“Why would you want to be a Mormon?”

Followed up with,

“I don’t think you would like working here. I’ll pass your resume on to another facility.”

—The VP of HR, of a Texas state agency.

Ask me to create a jingle on the spot and sing

When m i planning to get pregnanta!

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how do you balance work and family life?

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Summer intern at BCG. I've been told by a few people that you need to spend your first few cases "earning your stripes" to gain staffing optionality or be servile/loyal to a pyramid to gain access to the cooler case work within that PA. It's seemed particularly emphasized at times.

Is this the standard at McK? I'm trying to guage the staffing optionality and openness of McKinsey culture to direct your random walk.

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Can anyone refer me in Kyndryl. I am currently working as Administrator/Incident Manager in Wipro and relevant YOE is 4.9years.

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Please explain why whichever system suggested is the best choice!

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Just started medication - adderal helped but if I didn’t take it for a day the withdrawal was UNBEARABLE. On vyvanse now.. tbh feels like my brain fog started when I started meds?

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Has anyone here considered leaving healthcare altogether? I am really drawn by a role in tech, but I know it's such a big leap. I have a friend who did this though, and she is making even more than I have made as a travel nurse. Is it an anomaly or a real possibility?

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Which offer should I accept? Currently staff 2 at big 4 in Tax with CPA license. I want to leave tax ASAP. Both are public companies +1B in revenue and same salary. Offer 1 - staff revenue accountant so reading contracts, speaking with the sales team and legal team, a lot of work at the end of the months to close books and reconcile transactions to make sure we are ASC 606 compliant. This track usually leads to director of revenue. Offer 2 - internal audit staff so SOX and compliance projects.

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Looking to make a change and I have a PhD in Org Psychology. Any suggestions?

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1. How much is the 4% bonus in CTC of DEUTSCHE BANK considering 36LPA to be fixed(excluding PF and Gratuity).

2. Also, Is the fixed salary really like only Income Tax deduction or any other deduction as well? Note: Just had a offer discussion with HR, yet to receive my offer letter

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How much should Software Engineers make in year if you have 4-5 years of experience in the Bay Area?

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Wow. I finally got a standing desk and it is LIFE changing 🫶

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Hi all- curious if anyone can speak to life at LifeSci Comms in NY? Appreciate any insight!

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What is a fair salary/hourly for a kitchen manager in Tampa FL? Small kitchen with 3 to 4 kitchen assistants. Kitchen is open 50 hours a week. Manager has full creative license and has no one above them in the chain of command outside of owners.

Completed HR round 10 days ago but no offer or updates yet. Still.showing in process. Is the delay due to Easter holidays?

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Hello All,
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What is appraisal cycle in Amadeus IT Group Amadeus ? if I join in Jan 2023 will I be eligible for it?

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Thoughts on Ogilvy? Anyone have the inside scoop on life as a creative over there?

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Hello! I am reaching out for any insight on best employee engagement ideas to spruce up morning meetings in the office. Open to any ideas - Thank you!

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I’ve been in my current position (Bookkeeper) for 4 years now. I’m highly interested in taking the PHR, and I’m wondering if I would qualify for the 4 year HR professional job requirement to be eligible to test for the certificate. I work for a small business, therefore I do all the on boarding paperwork/payroll. Any advice is appreciated.

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Hello! Anyone have any experience with ADP WorkforceNow? We were about to sign with Paycom, and move away from ADP, (who only does our payroll right now, no other services), but it seems WFN has come a long way in the last year or so. Can anyone offer feedback? Appreciate it!

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So someone I know asked HR about a boot policy. When he found out that there wasn’t one, but his boss said there was (who gave the guys $ for boots and the claimed it on his expense reimbursements as something else) the boss got mad at him for askingHR (and in trouble for the expense reimbursements) and then 2 days later laid off my friend. There appears to be no notice of bad performance and this person always was the first person on the job site ready to work. Thoughts?

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Is this legal? My spouses company just decided to change their comp structure for account managers. It was base + comm, now it’s commission only but nothing changed, OT commission is the same, didn’t get more points, just took away the base pay and said work harder basically. So now they have to worker harder to get $50k they were already making. (Not a decision based on employee performance, they’ve been crushing it. I think the company is just trying to save money they overspent else where)

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