4 Questions Hiring Managers Love to Hear in Interviews; How “Block Scheduling” Can Simplify Your Schedule; and One Family's Weekly Grocery Strategy
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4 Questions Hiring Managers Love to Hear in Interviews; How “Block Scheduling” Can Simplify Your Schedule; and One Family's Weekly Grocery Strategy

Hello, and welcome to Work/Life, Apartment Therapy Media’s LinkedIn Newsletter! Here, you’ll find tips for everything from wellness and career advice to WFH setups and office lunches. This month, we’re learning the four types of questions to ask in your next interview; how “block scheduling” can help break up and break down your day; and how one family of three spends $162 on a week’s worth of groceries. Keep reading, and subscribe below for more ideas, advice, and inspiration in your inbox every month.


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4 Types of Questions Hiring Managers Love to Hear in Job Interviews

While you may think the most important part of a job interview is your answers to the interviewer’s questions, many hiring managers say you should be equally prepared to ask your own. Asking questions about the company and about the role is a surefire way to impress your prospective employer – and, of course, to learn whether the role is right for you. 

Read on to learn what to ask in your next interview that will set yourself apart from other candidates. 

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The Incredible Way “Block Scheduling” Made Me Feel So Much Less Overwhelmed

Ever feel like you’re juggling several different roles in your life? Not just your job, but perhaps also parenting, leading a cause, organizing your community, or cultivating a hobby? If that sounds like you, then you know how stressful that balancing act can get. So does our writer, who’s sharing the one shift she made in her days that helped “free [her] from the trap of multitasking.” 

Check it out to see if “block scheduling” might work for you, too!

Check out the full story here

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How a Family of 3 Spends $162 on a Week’s Worth of Groceries 

In this edition of “Grocery Diaries,” we’re sharing one couple’s $162 weekly grocery haul, and showing you how they made it work for themselves and their daughter. As a researcher and a graduate student with a toddler, you can imagine this is one busy family. This, of course, makes meal prep and mindful shopping all the more essential.

Keep reading to learn how their meticulous grocery shopping and meal plan strategy helps them stay on budget.

Read the full story here.


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