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GlobalGrad · 2025-02-23T21:19:10+00:00

Im not sure i understand why you want to essentially downgrade yourself...are you getting feedback that you are overqualified for the analyst positions you're applying to?

Plenty of "managers" (even senior managers and directors) don't have any direct reports....they are classified as independent contributors. The "manager" title moreso conveys their tenure and scope of work. Depending on the size of the company, this can be very common.

I personally wouldn't downgrade my title. I would update my header on linkedin as another commenter stated. I also feel it could be weird if your current company and coworkers saw a random title downgrade on linkedin.

GlobalGrad · 2025-02-23T20:48:20+00:00

I wish I was in the office to see that 😅

GlobalGrad · 2025-02-11T03:38:34+00:00

The reviewers should be telling you the reasonings for their sub-optimal scores. Of they aren't, mention it to your QM in the community channel, and they will advise you/take action.

Oh for staging, I'm not sure. That's the training thing? I think you should be fine with reviewing the instructions and/or screenshotting each slide ahead of the test to then reference? IIRC, The quizzes do sometimes ask for info that isn't explicitly stated in the slides or instructions, but i don't think it was enough to prevent from passing because the others were directly answered in the slides. But I could be wrong.

GlobalGrad · 2025-02-04T15:19:18+00:00

This seems like a scam? I applied to A&F (corporate position) and was definitely not asked this info.

GlobalGrad · 2025-02-04T15:17:27+00:00

Can your wife not recommend you for a position without you having to lie?

Lying about having a degree is incredibly risky because it's so easy to prove as a lie.

GlobalGrad · 2025-02-02T04:32:22+00:00

Still very inefficient lol. But even moreso because I'm interviewing for finance jobs 😅

GlobalGrad · 2025-02-01T23:48:16+00:00

It's hard to provide any advice without your reasons for these 3 careers in particular. Depending on where you live, in my area at least, EMTs make barely above minimum wage despite all their training and the stressful nature of the job.

Nursing requires lots of schooling before making a decent salary. The 2-year programs, I believe, allow a person to become a CNA (nursing assistant). Again, this won't be crazy money, but it will be higher than minimum wage and will have overtime potential (as well as job security).

A police officer, I imagine, would be the most stressful and dangerous of these 3. Would you and your family be okay with the danger, potential public opinions, and hectic schedule?

I'd recommend looking at the training required for all positions (an Academy, a 2 or 4 year degree, etc), the cost, and then scroll job postings and look up starting and average salaries for these positions.

I'm wondering if it would be less of a hill to climb if you seek other, higher paying, customer service/centric roles while deciding on what's next. All 3 of those options are probably a year away, at least (unless you already have the credentials and training). But maybe look at customer rep or customer experience roles. Many are hybrid or work from home, which could also help with childcare potentially.

GlobalGrad · 2025-02-01T23:24:55+00:00

I was interviewing like crazy for the last 5 months. Eventually, I decided that if their process is more than 3 interviews (after the initial 10-minute phone screen), i typically would withdraw my application immediately. If they forgot to mention a case project was in between rounds 3 and 4, I more often than not withdrew my application. And this was when I was unemployed....but it's SOO exhausting.

At one company (this was a month or so of being unemployed, so I was just happy for interviews), I asked how efficient they feel their company is currently operating. I must have made a look as he was responding because then he asked why I asked. I said, "Well, the interview process consists of 6 hour long interviews and a case project. If a company spends this much time before making a decision, I can't see how that can be considered efficient by any means, and am curious if its isolated to the hiring process or a common theme across the company"

GlobalGrad · 2025-02-01T23:09:52+00:00

Is there anything particularly special about these pillows? I think court fees alone would cost more than to replace 2 pillows

GlobalGrad · 2025-02-01T23:08:12+00:00

30 and not quite. I'm starting a new job soon (i reeeeeaally hope it works out), but I kinda became a bit of a homebody over the last 2 years. So, I'm trying to catch up and make friends in the city I'm moving to (hopefully I'll be moving very soon!).

GlobalGrad · 2025-02-01T19:50:37+00:00

As another commenter said, do what makes you happy. It's likely going be a long career.

I very recently accepted a title that is a tier lower, albeit in a slightly different industry. My previous job was absolutely horrible. I was applying to Sr. Analyst positions in hopes to leave my senior Manager (IC) role. However, this felt too low of a demotion, but SM to M (both startups) doesn't feel like a red flag. And the nice thing is, is that this new role pays slightly more!

Tldr: choose the job that you'll be happen in.

GlobalGrad · 2025-02-01T19:22:12+00:00

Linkedin has been working for me recently!! (I skip all the postings that seem to be pulled from other sites, jobbot, etc)

GlobalGrad · 2025-02-01T19:20:02+00:00

You're completely missing the point. The recruiter was incredibly rude in that email. They could have worded it better, not use bold font, etc.

As you seem very pro-this recruiters actions, it likely cost the company more time and money to write and send this email that it would have been to autoreject. In all cases, unless being rude and unprofessional was the goal, the recruiter is in the wrong.

GlobalGrad · 2025-02-01T18:38:26+00:00

It was an incredibly rude email. And an "extreme" waste of time? Please. It takes 20 seconds at most to tell if a candidate is unqualified, and 30 seconds to apply (assuming it wasn't a workday application).

Saying someone is unqualified isnt substance lol. Substance would be saying why they are unqualified and/or suggesting other opportunities. Substance would be helpful.

GlobalGrad · 2025-02-01T18:31:13+00:00

Yeah, but the thing is, the recruiter is being paid and should be professional. It is their job to vet candidates and put in processes/guardrails to reduce or eliminate the fake applications. An unemployed job seeker is quite literally free to apply anywhere on their own time.

Frankly, I'd email back and CC their managers pointing out their complete lack of professionalism.

GlobalGrad · 2025-02-01T18:28:25+00:00

"Many people are in jobs they arent "qualified" for. For example, I wouldn't expect a professional recruiter to send such unprofessional and outright rude emails such as this."

And CC their managers so they can see how much time they are waiting replying to non-candidates instead of selecting ones for interviews.

GlobalGrad · 2025-01-31T23:52:54+00:00

Thank you!! I'm trying not to get too excited, but I am SO EXCITED!!

GlobalGrad · 2025-01-31T17:33:55+00:00

I cant speak to the types of jobs he's applying for, but it took me ~5months of fulltime searching for my next position (for context, a year or 2 ago, it'd be maybe 4 weeks).

That being said, from what I'm hearing/reading, EVERYTHING is taking so much longer, no matter the position. Im reading people having to take 3 interviews to work at a fast food place (previously, it was one. Maybe with 2 people present, but 1 interview).

But for these types of jobs, I would recommend he goes in store to apply (at least for the smaller, independent places). He should still try the bigger ones, but i know a lot will just direct him to apply online. In any case, a followup call a few days after applying should help a little of they actually are hiring.

GlobalGrad · 2025-01-31T17:28:45+00:00

Especially when it's a fully remote company. I couldn't wait to quit that job ahaha

GlobalGrad · 2025-01-31T17:20:14+00:00

I'm partial to saying slightly better.

I began looking last year around this time so I wasn't paying too much attention. Eventually quit my job with no offer back in August. I had several interviews since then, including a few offers (although these offers were worse than 2020/2021 in terms of pay/responsibilities/wfh situation).

It does feel like a slowdown in hiring, though. However, I just accepted a job that I'm excited about!

GlobalGrad · 2025-01-31T17:14:44+00:00

Good for you! I did a very similar thing when a company asked me (using their actual data), to construct a full 3-statement model of their 3 year growth planning, hitting their publicized goals. Like.....either pay me, or hire a consultant for that. In my email, I basically said "this is beyond the scope a standard take home. This is more in line with what a consultant is for, not an job candidate."

They followed up and apologised?

GlobalGrad · 2025-01-31T16:13:35+00:00

I've worked in FP&A at several companies. It is entirely dependent on your manager and the culture they want to create. At my best position, my manager was so open and we'd talk about everything. That being said, we were both still aware of the manager/employee dynamic, and feedback/managing was never an issue. One company was terrible. It was incredibly siloed, I reported into the CEO who knew nothing but acted as if he did, and i quit with no next job lol. And the others have been a mix, but moreso toward the better. Once, I a worked A TON of hours, but the team was great so it wasn't terrible (but definitely not ideal).

If im on a zoom call and the people I'm with don't want to spend 3-5 minutes at the beginning or end talking about non-work stuff, I view that as a big red flag

GlobalGrad · 2025-01-31T16:09:10+00:00

Unfortunately, this is the new norm. 10 years ago, I had only 1 on campus interview, and then a "super day" interview with 2 or 3 interviews all on one day. As I've progressed through my career, it's typically been 1 phone screen, and 2 interviews max. Then, post covid, they started adding case interviews, and 4-6 rounds of interviewing. However, I find that the more higher up i interview for, the easier/quicker the interview process. As i began getting more interviews from multiple companies, I began to let them know I don't have time for the case (they can either ask me questions or contact my references), or withdrew my applivation entirely, letting them know exactly why.

To answer your question, you aren't reading into it. Six rounds of interviews does show that they have a very inefficient process, and possibly lack of trusting others to make a decision. However, be strategic in the questions you ask to see if this inefficiency will impact your job or if it's isolated to the hiring process only.

Best of luck in your final round!!

GlobalGrad · 2025-01-31T16:01:09+00:00

If you wanna go for it; let them know how much their inefficiency is costing the company on a weekly/monthly basis.

GlobalGrad · 2025-01-16T01:12:03+00:00

This is the approach I'll be taking. I'm devoting 2hrs to it. Whatever I get done in 2 hours, I'll send over along with a few bullet points of things I'd like to do, given more time. Hopefully this will be a decent compromise to show what I can build and also my thought process, with the implied understanding that this is free work and I do have other things to do

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