Today (A Sunday), I received an email from cricketmiller8_3kz@indeedemail.com who just asked, "what is your availability this week?" When googling that email address and checking all over Indeed.com, nothing good or bad shows up. It also says "sent from my iPhone" - which I know a lot of scammers are putting at the end of their emails.
I surely hope Indeed can somehow get these scammers stopped. As many others have mentioned here, it gets your hopes up that you have job offers then nothing comes through.
I am not replying to the email. If they are legitimate, they will CALL me. :)
Good luck in your search, job seekers!
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Job Interviews Forum - How to response to Indeed Email?: Today (A Sunday), I received an email fr...
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Job Interviews Forum - Has anyone here ever used proveit.com: [QUOTE who="Sandpoint"]I took this testi...
[QUOTE who="Sandpoint"]I took this testing format today. I found it to be in very poor format. The letter response is a short email and you send a letter back. You are told the two items to make clear in the return. It took me all of less then four minutes to do something allowing 30 minutes. Then when you submit a box comes up making you second guess if something else is going to occur in that 30 minutes and if you "really" want to submit or not. Weird....the Excel....OMG
I know Excel, I am pre Windows, back to DOS. The test is not interactive, it does not indicate if it took your answer or not, it just gives two options in an auto box "repeat question/next question"...whatever you do, DON'T hit the Enter key accidentally, you go to the next question and can't go back. If you know Excel you know there are more then one way to get to the result...not in ProveIt...you must be a monkey with their key strokes and I ended up with a 40 in something I know well. I would hope they see that I did well in the functions, macros, pivot tables, etc, which you don't just stumble into in Excel, you have to KNOW excel to do advanced features. I think ProveIt should have multiple options to the end result and should let you do the work, regardless of how you got to it, and that be graded, not the keystrokes.[/QUOTE]
I have to agree with you on this not on just excel, but on the word and the outlook as well. They make it near impossible for you to take the steps that you know and have used for years. It is somewat unrealistice since this is not how it works on the job in reality. Don't even get me started on the minute long typing test because it is just not realistic and thi=ose of us who have been in the workforce for 15 years or longer know the steps in the real world and on the job. I don't like being judged by a test that is unrealistic and proves nothing about my skills and background.
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Job Interviews Forum - Would you work for $10 an hour?: Thrishg54 how was it living in Colorado?...
Thrishg54 how was it living in Colorado? After forty two years of living in New Jersey I want to take my wife and daughter and get the hell out of here.
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Job Interviews Forum - Have I ruined my chances of getting this job?: So I interviewed with a company three ti...
So I interviewed with a company three times. The third interview was last week on Wednesday and they told me that they will be making a decision by this Wednesday. They said HR will contact me regardless of whether I get the job or not.
While I am waiting to hear back, I get a call from a recruiter from a staffing company that I met with months ago. He says that he has a company that wants to interview me. I politely tell me that I am waiting to hear back from a company that I interviewed with and I would like to hear their answer before going on more interviews. This company is not through any staffing agencies. I found it and applied on my own. He asks for the name of the company several times. He was very persistent and I eventually gave it to him.
Now I am wondering if I shouldn't have given him the company's name? Would he call the company and try to ruin my chances of getting the job so that he can send me to the interview he has for me? He wouldn't get a commission if I get this job since I found the job posting on my own and applied on my own. Am I being paranoid? Why would he ask for the company name so persistently?
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Job Interviews Forum - Con Ed Technical Interview Help: I'm a mechanical engineering senior and ...
I'm a mechanical engineering senior and I'm applying to their GOLD program. Does anyone know what technical interview questions they ask?
Or to make it more general: does anyone know what technical questions a utility company would ask a mechie?
Thanks!
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Job Interviews Forum - Will he get back to me???: I went to an estate agency last year for...
I went to an estate agency last year for work experience when I was 16. Since then I have passed my driving test (which is pretty much essential for an estate agent to have a car)... so I emailed the same guy (owner of the business) asking if there were any positions available at the moment. He replied back to arrange a meeting. So I went along to his office for the meeting and in my opinion it was really good. Without me asking he went through holiday allowance, petrol allowance, and all the things he said were sort of moulded around me (as he already knew me from work experience). I left the office after him saying 'I'll be in touch to confirm things'.... Nearly a week later and he hasn't got back to me.
Is he busy? Or does he not want to get back to me at all? I really want the job, I expressed that and I said it is the perfect position that I was looking for!
What do you think?
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Job Interviews Forum - Employer ask to call after an on-site interview..what does that mean?: Hi, I had an on-site interview with a co...
Hi, I had an on-site interview with a company last Tuesday. And it was the last round. I just got an email from the executive director asking to schedule a phone call tomorrow.
What would he say during the phone call? Is it gonna be a rejection? Or is he gonna ask more interview questions?
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Job Interviews Forum - Hiring Manager wants me to tell my boss I'm interviewing: My former boss and I have both left the ...
My former boss and I have both left the company we worked for (Company S). She is at a company with an open position (Company H) and I am not being very engaged at the company I work for (Company G). I interviewed with the hiring manager (boss of my former boss) for Company H and it went very well. The problem is, my current company (G)for is a large and long term customer of the Company H.
The hiring manager said that if this went farther, he would need me to talk to the executives at my company about my decision to look elsewhere.
This obviously makes me feel skittish and uncomfortable and I am not sure how to respond. I'm looking for some advice on this one.
Other important details:
- I have only worked at my current company for a year and am an individual contributor, not in management and not irreplaceable.
- The relationship the hiring manager has is not with my direct boss, but one a few levels up. He and I have met several times, we definitely know each other, but not direct, day to day contact.
- My industry is very competitive right now and resources for qualified people are scarce.
Is this common? My company will be disappointed to lose me because turnover is never good and is expensive. But I am not completely irreplaceable. How should I respond?
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Job Interviews Forum - Job reposting: Bottom line is you'll never know what is...
Bottom line is you'll never know what is going on behind the scenes. The largest percentage of employers are working hard to fill the position. It is an acceptable practice to keep a job posting open, or even reposted, all the way through the actual hire and any probation period. It should not make a difference to the job seeker. You are going to do your best to get chosen for the job and then perform through the probation period whether the job is posted or not. ANY interview you get is not a waste of time. It exposes you to more people and you get more interviewing practice. Job interviewing is not a skill people exercise often, so use the experience to your advantage!
Richard Yadon
http://mmsgrouponline.com/6-signs-your-job-interview-went-well/
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Job Interviews Forum - An employer lied to me in an interview: I don't know if employers lie all the ti...
I don't know if employers lie all the time, at least not the employers I work with. If that is the kind of situational integrity practiced there it sounds like you are better off not getting the job!
Richard Yadon
http://mmsgrouponline.com/6-signs-your-job-interview-went-well/
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Job Interviews Forum - Signs a phone interview went well: When I prepare people for phone intervie...
When I prepare people for phone interviews I always have them ask about next steps. If you can get a specific date or action then you know the interview went well. It is hard to gauge these things when you are interviewing with the hiring manager. They are not professional interviewers, most ask their pet questions, and few want to tell you over the phone that you aren't going forward.
Check the link below, it might help give you some guidance.
Richard Yadon
http://mmsgrouponline.com/6-signs-your-job-interview-went-well/
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Job Interviews Forum - Question about HR interviews...: Great advice from Ruby Slippers. Larger...
Great advice from Ruby Slippers. Larger companies tend to treat job candidates as a commodity. In these companies, depending of the level of the position, HR does not have much say in who actually gets hired. Just continue with your interviewing as suggested, but also continue your follow up process with this company.
Richard Yadon
http://mmsgrouponline.com/6-signs-your-job-interview-went-well/
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Job Interviews Forum - HR manager saying something different now: So this August I was asked to resign fro...
So this August I was asked to resign from a job at a hotel I had for 10 years.
I should mention it is this hotel's policy to only reveal employment dates and positions held during reference checks (and they do honor this).
At the same property, there is an Audio Visual company that is staffed. They work with the hotel colleagues and answer to (an extent) the GM of the hotel, but ultimately are their own company.
I expressed interest in working for this AV company to my HR manager on my day of resignation, and my HR manager said that was a good idea.
This AV company also works at several hotels in the area.
I asked the HR manager about the idea of me ending up at the same hotel, and the HR manager said "that might be awkward for you", etc.
HR manager clearly did NOT say I WASN'T allowed back on property.
So last week I had a phone interview with the AV company. The recruiter said there was a position open with the AV staff at my old hotel.
The recruiter then passed along my information to the AV manager at the hotel.
Today I get a call from the HR manager telling me the AV manager on site contacted her about me (reference check).
The HR manager then tells me today she had to tell the AV manager "I am not allowed to be working on property".
What is going on here?
Can she say that?
This is completely different than what the HR manager told me at my last meeting with her. All she then was "it may be awkward".
While the AV company works closely with the hotel staff, it is a separate company.
Basically I've been pretty much "banned" from the property.
This doesn't make me feel comfortable.
Any ideas?
Thanks
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Job Interviews Forum - Fired and rehired at the same company: Hi there, Weird situation .. What if ...
Hi there,
Weird situation .. What if you were fired from a company and two weeks later hired back at the same company and you are now looking for a job while still being employed at that company. Do you have to mention that you were fired? Are there causes of concern in background / employee verification checks?
Thanks
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Job Interviews Forum - Why I have no problem being dishonest in a job search: [QUOTE who="Burt Lange in Albany, New Yo...
[QUOTE who="Burt Lange in Albany, New York"]most employers will not tell you how bad the job really is during the interview! they will taper their answers.[/QUOTE]
Which makes them dishonest. I prefer employers at least be upfront about the job. I don't want to have to pull teeth to get straight answers.
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Job Interviews Forum - Make a few extra dollars online!: http://Job4Living.com/?ref=67048...
http://Job4Living.com/?ref=67048
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Job Interviews Forum - Is it bad form to keep re-applying?: Hello all Will try to keep this simpl...
Hello all
Will try to keep this simple so will just keep to the high points.
Also I know this isn't directly on for this section, but is closest I could find.
So I applied online via a large companies career site for a job back in June that I never got a response to, that I have seen re-listed every month since then, an still is.
Am really surprised I never got a reply as my res is about 95% right on for everything they are looking for an all in all would have thought I would have at least gotten a interview.
So am wondering if I should re-apply for the position, or is this something that just ticks off HR people to no end?
Thanks
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Job Interviews Forum - Kmart Hiring Process and Background check: So i got offered a job as cashier. Got t...
So i got offered a job as cashier. Got two emails, 1 for background /a WOTC form.The other was just accepting the offer. Now in the interview and on these emails, they never stated anything about a drug test. Should i still be expecting one? Cause I know they have to disclose information once offered the job saying if you pass the drug test + background check then you will be hired. Someone help please.
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Job Interviews Forum - Job interview: Like you, I have had numerous interviews...
Like you, I have had numerous interviews where I felt a good connection with the interviewer and everyone went away happy. They said they'd be sure to contact me either way... maybe even within two weeks. And then I heard nothing until months later when I got the rejection letter.
Everything you heard, including availability and salary questions, is just standard for an interview. Be hopeful but don't read too much into it.
What you should be doing now, instead of waiting by the phone, is looking for the next job you can apply to. And the next after that. Never stop until you actually have a job.
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Job Interviews Forum - Dishonesty the best policy in my interview today!?!?: I know honesty is the best policy, but p...
I know honesty is the best policy, but please read:
I was given the option to resign last August, I did.
Two wees ago I had a first interview with a new property that went great and I wasn't asked about my resignation then.
Today I have a 2nd interview (final 2 candidates!) with the property manager.
I am really at a loss of how to answer about the resignation IF he asks me.
REASONS TO BE DISHONEST:
1.My old property can only confirm employment dates and positions... and they DO honor this! I worked there... I know this... and I also tested it with a paid service.
2. My old HR manager is really on my side, and she told me at the time of resignation to "Answer any interview questions any way you want", and "You can tell them you chose to resign". Basically she's saying: feel free to be dishonest. If I'm asked "Were you asked to resign?" I can say "No, I chose to resign" since that's technically what I did, and what I was given permission to say.
REASONS TO BE HONEST:
1. This new property manager for years used to work for my old company, but never at my old property. He certainly may know someone on the inside.
Will he pry? Will he care? Will the insiders talk "off the record"?
2. Being flat out honest might be impressive and honorable.
Anybody been in a similar situation?
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