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Questions relating to the activities involved whilst seeking employment.

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How to face interviews while you know you are already laid off

Unless you actually got fired, which it sounds like you didn't (otherwise you'd probably already be out of a job), just tell them the same thing you've said here -- the owning company went bankrupt an …
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Is it ok to jump from job to job until I find one that I really like?

Legal? Yes. Ethical? Technically. A good idea? Not really. Employers will forgive short term stuff if you're a contractor or freelancer; they'll even forgive a little bit of "job-hopping" from the pa …
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Do BBB complaints predict employee treatment

The numbers alone don't really tell you anything, even about how they treat their customers. At the very least, look at the content of the complaints, and how they were resolved. Then, use that as a b …
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How to find a job with as little social interaction with coworkers as possible?

Don't think of it in terms of "corporate" vs "startup." There are "corporate" jobs with that same atmosphere, and the troubles you have with it in the "startup" environment are simply amplified a thou …
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How should I approach job search in a country where racism/discrimination is accepted and/or...

Don't volunteer information that you fear may give them a basis for discrimination until you have to. For example, don't include participation in organizations that reveal things like your skin color, …
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Maternity leave benefits and two-weeks notice?

I can only speak for the US, but I hear that most other first world countries are even better than the US when it comes to maternity leave, so the following should also apply. Maternity leave is a b …
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