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Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser](. Ask a Manager Contents: - [how quickly should I respond to interview invitations?](#mctoc1) - [candidate said she’d relocate but then backtracked, employee plays with her hair in meetings, and more](#mctoc2) - [we need to end Secretaries Day](#mctoc3) - [what your tone should sound like in tricky work conversations](#mctoc4) [][][] how quickly should I respond to interview invitations? Apr 26, 2018 10:59 am A reader writes: I’m a month away from graduating college and am job searching for my first full-time professional job. I’ve sent out a lot of applications the past few months, with several replying and subsequently setting up an interview, although no offer has come through yet. I check my email once or twice a […] You may also like: - [how quickly should you return calls and emails about interviewing?]( - [my boss says I don’t respond to people quickly, but I do]( - [how long should I wait for a job candidate to respond when I’m scheduling interviews?]( [how quickly should I respond to interview invitations?]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like how quickly should I respond to interview invitations? on Facebook]( [][][] candidate said she’d relocate but then backtracked, employee plays with her hair in meetings, and more Apr 26, 2018 12:03 am It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Candidate said she was open to relocation and back pedaled once she had an offer I work for a very small company as the HR manager. We have found a candidate for one of our teams who would be perfect. The role is based in […] You may also like: - [have a telecommuting horror story?]( - [when a job ad says a preferred candidate has been identified]( - [responding to an unprofessional resignation, pitting companies against each other to get a better offer, and more]( [candidate said she’d relocate but then backtracked, employee plays with her hair in meetings, and more]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like candidate said she’d relocate but then backtracked, employee plays with her hair in meetings, and more on Facebook]( [][][] we need to end Secretaries Day Apr 25, 2018 01:59 pm This is a reprint of a column I wrote several years ago for U.S. News & World Report. Sadly my call was not heeded then, so here it is again. Today is Secretaries Day, and we should end it this year. The “holiday” – more recently updated to be called Administrative Professionals Day – was created […] You may also like: - [is “secretary” a demeaning title?]( - [am I really supposed to contribute to a “Boss’s Day” gift?]( - [Boss’s Day is total BS]( [we need to end Secretaries Day]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like we need to end Secretaries Day on Facebook]( [][][] what your tone should sound like in tricky work conversations Apr 25, 2018 12:30 pm This week’s episode of the Ask a Manager podcast is one I’ve been excited to do since I launched the show, and it’s one of the reasons why I thought a podcast could be really useful. This episode talks about tone. When I answer questions here, I give a lot of sample language to use and often talk about […] You may also like: - [now you can pre-order the new Ask a Manager book]( - [how do I follow up with people who are bad at responding to work emails?]( - [my boss is overloading me with work during my notice period]( [what your tone should sound like in tricky work conversations]( was originally published by Alison Green on [Ask a Manager](. [Read More]( [share on Twitter]( [Like what your tone should sound like in tricky work conversations on Facebook]( Getting too many emails? [Switch to a weekly version instead](. Copyright © 2018 Ask A Manager, All rights reserved. You're receiving this email because you signed up for my email list at askamanager.org. Our mailing address is: Ask A Manager askamanager.orgWashington, DC 20002 [Add us to your address book](//askamanager.us1.list-manage.com/vcard?u=e3ab10e0da70e9f121f037e2b&id=46df0f75a7) [unsubscribe from this list]( | [update subscription preferences](