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An open letter to Governor Chafee on the economy
By Greg Gerritt on November 20, 2014
Dear Governor Chafee, This is a letter that will be made public. You should know that as you read it. I doubt that you have been really pleased with the performance of the Rhode Island economy during your term. I do not think anyone has been all that pleased. You probably do not remember the […]
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The economics of refugee children
By Steve Ahlquist on July 29, 2014
If the most important thing in the world is the Economy and all else is secondary in consideration, then human life is only valuable in as much as it contributes to the efficient maintenance of the Economy. In such a world the makers of things and the investors of Capital are of primary importance, while […]
Posted in Class Warfare, Economy, Featured, Immigration, Race & Racism | Tagged Economy, justin katz, katz, morality, refugees, riile, terry gorman | 1 Response
What's wrong with supply-side economics
By Oswald Krell on July 13, 2014
While zipping through Netflix the other night, I came across a movie about bootleggers–that I wouldn't really recommend. As I watched, however, something became very clear. Demand. Supply-side economists have this totally absurd notion that supply will create its own demand. That has to be one of the stupidest things I have ever heard. Why […]
Posted in Economy, Featured | Tagged Economy, Labor, supply demand, supply-side economics, tax equity, Unemployment | 8 Responses
Happy Memorial Day, or why tourism works for RI
By Bob Plain on May 24, 2014
South County's dramatic seasonal switchover happens this weekend. Parking lots from Wickford to Westerly, vacant all winter, will fill with nicer-than-average cars bearing out-of-state plates. Those same cars will help turn otherwise rural routes 1 and 4 into a twice-a-day traffic jam. Every errand will take twice as long. All of a sudden it costs […]
Posted in Economy | Tagged Economy, Rhode Island, south county, Tourism | 2 Responses
Why state unemployment doesn't matter as much as you think
By Tom Sgouros on April 30, 2014
Everyone knows that Rhode Island has the highest unemployment rate in the nation, right? After a few years of lagging Michigan and sometimes Nevada, we are now the nation's leaders, despite the rate having ticked down slightly last month. But consider this: what do you learn by comparing a tiny state like ours to relatively […]
Posted in Featured, Taxes, Unemployment | Tagged Economy, Taxes, Unemployment | 3 Responses
Equal pay for women means real prosperity for middle class
By Gayle Goldin on April 10, 2014
On Tuesday, I went to the White House where I met President Obama and many extraordinary women who have spent decades advocating for equality. Together, we marked Equal Pay Day, the day to which women have to work in 2014 in order to catch up to what men earned in 2013, by watching the president […]
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Should RI pursue a Ford or Cadillac-style economy
By Bob Plain on March 29, 2014
If there is one thing everyone in Rhode Island agrees about it's that jobs and the economy should be our number 1 priority. But there is a great disagreement in how we accomplish that. I think these two very similar Ford and Cadillac commercials explain the difference between the economy conservatives want for Rhode Island […]
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Economics: more weapon than science
By Steve Ahlquist on March 5, 2014
Mainstream economic theory, since the death of Adam Smith and the hijacking of his ideas by those more interested in justifying the power of the elite than in establishing a fair and moral system of resource distribution has become a weapon with which to cudgel the poor and eradicate the middle class. Those who claim […]
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RI economy improved for 1%, but it got worse for 99%
By Bob Plain on February 19, 2014
Rhode Island's economy is recovering. But not for the 99 percent it isn't. A new report by the Economic Analysis and Research Network shows that between 2009 and 2011, the 99 percent – those Rhode Island's who make on average $41,958 a year – saw an average decline of 4.1 percent in their earnings. On the […]
Posted in Class Warfare, Economy, Featured | Tagged 1%, 99%, Class Warfare, Economic Progress Institute, Economy, EPI, Income Inequality | 1 Response
Rebuilding Rhode Island's Economy, Part 3: Densifying Downtown
By Brian Hull on February 3, 2014
Recently, it was reported that Providence has the 5th highest residential occupancy rate in the country. This is good and bad news. The good news is that an occupancy rate of 96.3% represents strong residential demand for Providence (this was validated by the market study of the Superman Building conducted by 4Ward Planning). This is […]
Posted in Business & Tech, Economic Development, Economy, Environment, Housing, Providence, Rebuilding Rhode Island, Rhode Island, Taxes | Tagged Economy, occupancy, Providence, residential development | 7 Responses
Rebuilding Rhode Island's Economy, Part 1: Economic Development 101
By Brian Hull on December 20, 2013
I am of the mind that the biggest issue facing the state right now is the sluggish economy. I know many share this belief. With that in mind, I will be focusing my (unfortunately limited) time writing specifically on creative strategies to improve Providence's and the state's economy, and thinking about it from the perspective […]
Posted in Economic Development, Economy, Featured, Providence, Rebuilding Rhode Island | Tagged Economic Development, Economy, Income Inequality, Jobs, Providence, Rhode Island, Taxes, Unemployment | 11 Responses
Two Rhode Island business stories
By Bob Plain on September 17, 2013
A story in today's Providence Journal would seem to confirm that Rhode Island is indeed an unfriendly place to do business. But wait. A story on EcoRI.org today would seem to confirm that, contrary to the popular narrative, Rhode Island is indeed a friendly place to do business. One story is about a pharmecutical company […]
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Rhode Island: the scrap metal state
By Bob Plain on September 4, 2013
Rhode Island exports fewer dollars worth of goods to foreign countries than any other New England state, according to the TradeStats Express website. Only four other states export fewer dollars worth of goods to other countries than Rhode Island. Here are the top and bottom ten: Top 10 Bottom 10 1. Texas $264,708,659,761 50. Hawaii […]
Posted in Economy, Featured, Rhode Island | Tagged Economy, export, Rhode Island, scrap metal, simms metal | 1 Response
Fixing RI, Part 1: Collaboration that goes green and global
By John Berard on August 20, 2013
A recent post in GoLocalProv outlines three "big ideas" from several city councilors that they felt would move the city in the right direction. While several of the ideas presented were very good (improvements to infrastructure and the city's public schools, oft cited as pressing issues, and rightfully so) and other still were not (sports facilities […]
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CNBC analysis: states good to business stink for people
By Bob Plain on July 11, 2013
CNBC recently released its annual ranking of states I'm glad I don't live in. This year, the top five are: South Dakota Texas North Dakota Nebraska Utah That's an entire eighth of America that, with the exception of Austin, Texas, where I would not want to relocate a business no matter how much you paid […]
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Out-fox Fox: vote 'NO' on the House budget bill
By Gus Uht on June 25, 2013
The state budgeting process has once again turned into a farce. This has been particularly true under Speaker Fox's leadership. However, unlike previous years, the forced House rubber-stamping of the budget is in serious doubt. And that's a good thing. The 38 Studios' bond repayment debacle seems to be the catalyst for the public's and […]
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Pretty, creative state seeks businesses wanting same
By Mark Binder on June 11, 2013
The idea that Rhode Island's government is good at picking business winners and losers is bankrupt—even setting aside 38 Studios. While cutting taxes and offering incentives may draw corporations, they flee when publicly funded freebies are withdrawn or lowballed by another state (see Bank of America, the "Superman" building, Metlife and CVS's recent rumblings). Here […]
Posted in Business & Tech, Economic Development, Economy, Featured | Tagged 38 Studios, Department of Education, Economy, EDC, RIPTA | 1 Response
Do you care about the show or about results?
By Tom Sgouros on May 21, 2013
There was apparently quite a party in Cranston yesterday, with several hundred teachers coming together to, well, you wouldn't say they were there to praise the state Education Commissioner, Deborah Gist. In a poll out a couple of weeks ago, 85% of teachers say they don't approve of the commissioner or the current policies of […]
Posted in Education, Featured | Tagged biz groups, Economy, Education, gist, ride | 7 Responses
RI should be like Paradox Studios, not 38 Studios
By Samuel G. Howard on May 11, 2013
You've probably never heard of Fredrik Wester or the studio he's CEO of, Paradox Interactive. It operates mainly out of Sweden, a country slowly starting to exert more and more influence in pop culture. And, as Wester points out in this 26 minute talk entitled Using an Axe to Carve a Niche, Paradox Interactive makes […]
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Businesses behaving badly
By Oswald Krell on May 5, 2013
In past posts, I have explained actions that businesses–usually large corporations–have taken that are decidedly contrary to the interests of the general public. For this, commentors have claimed that I'm anti-business, that I'm using scare tactics, I'm just a socialist, or some combination thereof. However, in the news over the past month or so we […]
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The Dead. Lego Zombie Short
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"True." Alistair nodded his head before grinning. "But you owe me the wedding night."
Jared chuckled. "I guess I understand."
"True." Alistair nodded his head before grinning. "But you owe me the wedding night."
Jared chuckled. "I guess I understand."
"While the babies are sleeping?" Rose growled, "are you out of your mind?"
"Yes, I have to be careful," Alice nodded, "Angels and half-angels are delicate creatures."
"No I mean....okay."> Alistair nodded his head. "I should go call Noah and ask if he wants to be my best man."
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Kuroki chuckled at her being a lightweight. Kuroki is a tad heavier then the average housecat, but only just. She is a Yokai, after all; a brand of monsters meant for trickery and deception.*
Sil sighed, then got up, and grabbed two white mufflers and tied them to her neck. "Toh!" She yelled, jumping into the air and landed in a tree branch. "I needed that." Sil said, wanting a break from the marriage talk.
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"He Zeph." Ellery knocked on Zephyr's and Dirk's door. "Want ice cream?"
"Wow. Is my ignorance that offensive?" Ciana asked no one in particular as she witnessed Sil disappear in order to get away from her.
"To some, maybe." Camille said. "But you shouldn't let it bother you."
"I need some air." Ciana declared, pulling out sword from her cloak and leaving. This was usually a sign that she was going to go destroy something in order to work off some frustration, and dared someone to disturb her.
"She's really sensitive about this." Calvin muttered. "You'd think that'd she'd know that we find her offensive or a burden or whatever just because she's a little behind in the times, being psychic and all."
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Dirk answered the door. "No ice cream for me?" He asked. His best attempt at a pout was rather pitiful.
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"Well if you want to." Ellery nodded his head before shrugging.
"Also, I don't know where Zeph is." Dirk admitted. "I just got back on campus about ten minutes ago."
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"Where were you?" Ellery raised an eyebrow.
"Buying ice cream." Dirk said sarcastically. "You can get some good ice cream deals in some of the lesser known parts of the globe."
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*Updated* Video of Daniel Radcliffe Presenting at 2010 Tony Awards
Many thanks to our friends at The Leaky Cauldron for linking us to this video of Dan and Katie Holmes presenting the award for Best Featured Actress in a Play to Scarlett Johansson, on YouTube, which I cannot actually play, as I am in the UK, so I will have to trust them!
*UPDATE* Here is another YouTube link to the video, without the 'out of States' restriction: Dan presents at Tony Awards, with thanks to Julia for the tip. You can also watch an interview with Dan on the Tony red carpet here, courtesy of Broadway.com.
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Daniel Radcliffe wore his "Harry Potter" attire for the last time this week as shooting wrapped on the final installment of the series.
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Solar Losers: 5 Keys to the Power-One Selloff
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- If there were ever a case of a solar stock being a big winner and loser on the same day, it might be solar inverter company Power-One (PWER), which blew by Street estimates in its after-hours earnings report on Thursday, and is down between 3% and 6% in Friday trading.
It didn't look like it was going to be a losing day for Power-One based on the initial reaction to its third quarter earnings. Anxious investors had their finger on the buy button when Power-One reported after the close on Thursday, awaiting the end of the trading halt in Power-One shares. And why wouldn't an investor be waiting to buy into the earnings rally? The Street had more or less said it would take a blowout quarter for Power-One to continue its earnings momentum, and Power-One delivered what amounts to a blowout: earnings of 40 cents per share versus Street consensus of 23 cents, and revenue of $314 million versus Street consensus revenue of $264 million.
Power-One had guided investors to revenue between $250 million and $270 million when it last reported.Power-One shares rocketed by 16% in the after-hours session on Thursday and opened with a similar gain on Friday morning, yet by mid-day Power-One shares were down by between 5% and 6%. If the reversal from a near 20% rise to a 6% dip seems hard to understand, it really shouldn't be. Here are five factors that all play into the reversal of fortune in Power-One shares, and in the end, don't rule out the bull case for the company. Number One: Volatile trading has always been the case for Power-One. The loss of 6% was down to as little as 2% by 2 p.m. and back to 5% by 3 p.m., and of course, all of that was preceded by the open 16% up on Friday morning. Number Two: Short covering had to be a significant part of the earnings rally. There was huge short interest on Power-One headed into the earnings. Four million shorts had been added to Power-One shares in the weeks previous to the earnings. Short covering alone can't explain the kind of volume that was experienced in Power-One shares, but its role in making an earnings rally seem huge can't be entirely discounted. Number Three: Given the performance by Power-One in the previous earnings periods, there was no doubt a high level of event-driven trading going on around its earnings. There was commentary in the market from short-term trading firms about the opportunity in Power-One shares on Thursday ahead of its earnings, and so there were definitely traders looking to get a quick-hit earnings profit on the expected blowout quarter from Power-One, which it delivered. Number Four: Power-One shares were trading below the $3 mark earlier this year, but it wouldn't take investors booking profits who had gotten into Power-One at below $3 for the profit-taking trade to make up a big part of activity in Power-One on Friday. Plenty of investors piled into Power-One after shares slipped from a 52-week high of $13 after its last earnings, down to the sub-$9 mark as recently as the end of September. A nice profit-taking opportunity availed itself of investors who entered Power-One shares just a month ago, and given the uncertain outlook headed into 2011, an investor couldn't be blamed for saying 'enough is enough'.
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To be hired as a Progressive Customer Service Representative is no easy task. You must first get through whatever screening process their HR utilizes, and I have yet to crack this riddle--I worked for Progressive for 12 years, and when I got hired I was coming from the restaurant industry. I had heard they liked restaurant people due to customer service experience, and also that they liked ex military. But during my time there I tried to refer many friends with much more valid and relevant experience than myself, but they never even got an interview.
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If your lucky enough to get an in person interview, know that it's going to be thorough, and behavioral based. Look that up. Also look up the S.T.A.R. method (Situation, Task, Action, Result). In short this means you are going to be asked specific questions regarding specific situations. Notice the word Specific. In your answers, you can't give generalities. You have to give a specific situation where you had to perform as specific task where you performed a specific task which resulted in a specific result. Also, be aware that the interview may be with between one and four interviewers (panel). If this interview is with one person, trust that you will have at least two other interviews, and again, these interviews may be panel interviews.
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks – interviewed at Progressive Insurance in November 2014.Interview Details
I knew someone that worked for progressive, they requested an email with my contact information detailing my work experience with an emphasis on customer service and working with the customer. Pretty shortly after I sent the email I got an email from progressive hiring with instructions for applying with the referral. Within a week of filling out my profile and putting in an application I got an email requesting that I complete a test to make sure I'm a good fit. I answered honestly and after finishing was prompted for a phone interview the next day. The website provides detailed information on answering the interview questions properly so I came up with a few of the stories that I wanted to highlight during the interview which helped a lot. At the end of the phone call I was asked to schedule an on-site interview. Once we scheduled it they sent me an email reminder and directions to the building as well as a request for a background check and details on approving it.
For the on site interview, I went to the building, checked in and got a temporary badge. Another candidate appeared and we waited together, then one of the interviewers appeared and walked us to the floor where we listened in on calls for about a half hour and got to ask questions to the employee and get a taste for the customers. We found out one of the interviewers we were meeting with was out, but they had someone come in to conduct the interview. We were brought to separate conference rooms, offered waters and interviewed one on one with the first interviewer and then with the second. The same formatting for the phone interviews was used and the interviewers made extensive notes about what was said. The interviewers were extremely pleasant and enthusiastic about the company. After all the questions were answered we just made pleasant conversation and I was shown back to the desk to turn in the temporary badge. I got an email the week of the interview telling me to be expecting a call after the weekend was over, and I got the call that monday afternoon explaining the offer.
Overall, I was kept extremely informed during the process with both phone calls and emails. The hiring department was exceptionally accommodating and kind. The process was difficult and extensive, but that is reassuring to me because it shows that they are hiring for quality. I asked detailed questions about the quality of the work environment to all three interviewers and the interviewers had no problem promoting the company to me in a personal way. The background check was the most irritating part of the process. I would suggest finding paystubs, W-2's or other tax documents and confirming dates before submitting an application. Keep them handy because the company that does the background check requested scanned copies of these from me more than once.Interview Questions
Negotiation DetailsNo actual negotiation, I was offered the salary I requested. I got a phone call to explain the offer letter and all of the benefits and perks that came with the job. I was given the chance to ask any further questions and told that I could call back if any more questions came up.Accepted OfferPositive ExperienceDifficult Interview
- "Tell me about a time that there was a conflict between you and another member of the work place?"
Was asked during the phone interview, but there were similar questions about resolving communication conflicts in the on-site interviews. Giving the answer in the form on the website you are expected to explain which job it happened in, what happened to cause the conflict, what steps you made to resolve it, and the results that came from solving the conflict. Answer Question
- "Tell me about a time that there was a conflict between you and another member of the work place?"
Customer Service Representative InterviewApplication Details
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks – interviewed at Progressive Insurance.Interview Details
The interview process is pretty difficult. You start with a personality test. If you don't pass that, you must wait 6 months to reapply. If you get through that, there's a computer simulation. If you pass, you get a phone interview. If you pass, you get a face to face which consisted of several different people coming into a room and asking you questions based on your past experience. You must answer based on the STAR, situation, task, action, resolution.Interview Questions
Negotiation DetailsThey call you and tell you how much you will be paid based on your ecperience.Accepted OfferNeutral ExperienceDifficult Interview
- None of the questions are really difficult if you have plenty of customer service experience to draw from. It's hard to prepare for such specific questions though. Answer Question
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I applied online – interviewed at Progressive Insurance.Interview Details
Applied online and received an email for me to take an online exam a few days after. Exam was roughly 40 questions long going over behavioral situations, personality inquires, and some math.a couple days after that I received another email requesting that I schedule a time slot for a phone interview. My phone interview came and was pretty basic. The questions were mostly related to my resume and some behavioral questions following the STAR form for answering. The interview lasted roughly 45 minutes. 2 days later I had received an email requesting that I come into their offices for a face to face interview. I had to schedule the interview almost 2 weeks out because of conflicting schedules with my current employer. The interview came and i met the night customer service supervisor and took a quick tour of part of the facility. They sat me down with a team member to watch them take a couple calls to see if I had any questions or concerns about the job. After that they took me into what they call Quiet Rooms where you can relax or hold private meetings and started the interview. The interview was very similar to the phone interviews just with a bit more emphasis on the behavioral questions and less about my resume. I had two interviews that day one after another and at the end they said they would contact me by the end of the week with the results.Interview Questions
Negotiation DetailsI didn't bother to negotiate. The pay rate was better than where i was at and a nice set schedule. Which they are changing the way they do schedules in 2015. So we'll see how that goes as a new person.Accepted OfferPositive ExperienceAverage Interview
- Its kind of hard to come up with the situations to the questions they ask about right on the spot. View Answer
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks – interviewed at Progressive Insurance in October 2014.Interview Details
I applied online. After that, I received a confirmation email. After that, an online assessment which I passed with ease. Another email prompting me to schedule my phone interview. Scheduled it for the week. Phone interview went well. The recruiter is as sweet as can be, and really wants to help you succeed. The interview questions here are STAR based, and are behavior questions which can be difficult if you haven't prepared at least 5 generic answers to work with (A difficult customer, co-worker, a time when you had a change in policy, strengths and weaknesses, etc) After I passed the phone interview, I was scheduled for a face-to-face the week after. At the facility, you go to the security desk and check in. You wait in the lobby until a supervisor comes out to get you. At this point, you either interview with the supervisor or they take you to the CSR floor where you sit with a rep and listen to half an hour of calls. I found this interesting and informative, as it helped me answer questions the way I thought they should be answered in our interview later. After the first supervisor interviews you (before or after your observing), another supervisor will come in and ask you similar behavior questions about your work history. My advice is to dress to impress, smile, stay upbeat, and be as honest as you can with those behavior answers. Articulate well and MAKE SURE it's ALL ABOUT the customer. That's what they are looking for, someone who cares about their customers and has a willingness to learn and grow with the company. It has been two days since the face-to-face and I got a job offer this morning. I used this site for a most of my interview prep so I wanted to contribute.Interview Questions
Negotiation DetailsDid not attempt to negotiate. Pay is good and hours are decent, but they are changing schedules based on performance next year (2015) which I am a little concerned with because I'm a new.Accepted OfferPositive ExperienceDifficult Interview
- Tell me about a time when you made a bad decision. What did you do? View Answer
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I applied online. The process took 6 weeks – interviewed at Progressive Insurance.Interview Details
I went through a phone interview then got a call a few days later to come in for an interview. The first date scheduled I had to miss due to an emergency and they were very accomodating and allowed me to come in at a later date. I had to interview with 2 people separately, the overall interview took about 2 1/2 hours. They asked all STAR questions. First person asked me about 8 or 9, and the second person asked me around 6. They had me sit with a rep between the 2 interviews to see how the job was. They called me about 2 days later and said the interview went great and I was hired. Offer accepted. Love it here, even though the training is very long.Interview Questions
Negotiation DetailsNo negotiation.Accepted OfferDifficult Interview
- Pretty much all the STAR questions. It's hard to pick a specific situation under pressure. Answer Question
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The interview was direct and to the point. It was very detailed and they ask a lot of questions. I like how thorough they are at their selection process and I understand the need for attention to detail.Interview Questions
No Offer
- Name something you don't succeed at? Answer Question
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I applied online. The process took 4+ weeks – interviewed at Progressive Insurance in October 2014.Interview Details
On-line assessment, phone interview, in person interview with 2 people and job shadow for 30 minutes. The reps navigate 5-6 applications. There is a large monitor that hangs from the ceiling that shows how many calls are in the queue (75-80) during my visit and how many seconds they have been waiting 240 seconds (3 minutes). The calls never end. No breathing room the cubicals are very small and the walls are short - no privacy and you can hear the loud CSR's talking over you.Interview Questions
No OfferNegative ExperienceAverage Interview
- They didn't make any effort to sell me on the company or the position. They just need to fill "slots". Answer Question
- The recruiter said they had 25 positions to fill. I received 3 different start times for the training schedule....no one really knew the correct schedule "yet". The start date was a week later. They didn't make any effort to make me want to work there. Answer Question
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I applied online. The process took 5 weeks – interviewed at Progressive Insurance in September 2014.Interview Details
It took me 5 weeks process. I did the assessment in early August. Three days later I was told I passed and to look forward to a phone interview. I did the phone interview in mid September and at the end of September I went in for face ti face. The next day I was offered the job.Interview Questions
Accepted OfferEasy Interview
- Why should I hire you? Answer Question
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I applied online and after a week i was asked to complete the assessment test and right away i was notified that i pass the assessment test and to wait for an email or phone call to make phone interview appointment. after a week i was schedule for an phone interview. after 2 days i was notify for the face to face interview.Interview Questions
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- interview questions was average. nothing difficult. Answer Question
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A federal jury convicted a Spokane man of 20 felonies Thursday for a scheme that cost a Coeur d'Alene woman her high-end riverside home.
Samuel Thomas Geren Jones, 31, faces up to 20 years in prison for each of 19 wire fraud counts when he's sentenced Oct. 5, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. He's allowed to stay out of jail until sentencing.
Jones was convicted of the wire fraud and one count of interstate transportation in aid of racketeering enterprises after a seven-day trial in U.S. District Court.
Jones' co-defendant, Travis "T.J." Sneed, a former Washington legislative candidate and aide to Jim West, was sentenced last August to about five years in prison.
Sneed, (pictured) who had solicited fraudulent letters of support to present at his sentencing, also is to be on probation for three years, perform 320 hours of community service and pay about $732,000 in restitution. That's the amount of money loaned to Sneed using victim Dawn Forest's home as collateral.
"I'll never see any of it," Forest said at Sneed's sentencing.
Sneed, 29, is serving his 63-month sentence at a federal prison in Colordao. He testified at Jones' trial.
The scheme developed when Forest allowed Sneed and Jones, who were in a romantic relationship, to live in the basement of her home on South Canal Street along the Spokane River and take out a loan on her mortgage. Forest said she learned her home was being foreclosed by reading the newspaper. Sneed and Jones also bilked three people of about $165,000 by selling them products via the Internet that they never received.
Jones and Sneed were indicted in July 2010.
"This jury's verdict sends the strong message that those who bilk trusting investors will be caught and punished," Wendy Olson, U.S. Attorney for Idaho, said in a prepared statement. "In these difficult economic times, fraud schemes pose an even greater threat to our communities. I commend the hard and thorough work of FBI Special Agent Bryant Gunnerson, prosecutor Nancy Cook and the many others who brought these two men to justice."
A Spokane con man had such a good sales pitch that he convinced a physician and a lawyer to take part in his get-rich quick schemes. In the end, some 10 investors lost more than $2.25 million they threw at his false promises.
Robert B. Hiatt, 57, pleaded guilty Thursday to eight felony fraud counts and a single count of intimidating a witness after he threatened to kill a whistleblower. Hiatt's wide-ranging scheme promised huge returns on investments that never existed, Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy Durkin said.
An unauthorized sales agreement between a rogue North Idaho lumber employee and a Spokane company has led to a felony conviction in federal court.
Trevor Mokry, 32, received about $581,000 from The Pallet Place for lumber he sold them from Stimson Lumber Company in Plummer, Idaho, but he didn't have permission to sell the wood and never gave his employer the money.
Mokry, who was responsible for loading and unloading trucks in the lumber yard, admitted to selling the lumber to the company between June 2007 and June 2011, the U.S. Attorney's Office said today.
An employee with Pallet Place drove from Spokane to Plummer to pick up the lumber and give Mokry checks.
Mokry's scheme unraveled June 1 when another employee saw him receive a check for $4,666 from a Pallet Place driver.
Employees noticed that Pallet Place did not appear as a costumer in Stimson's bill records, so they traveled to the Spokane Valley headquarters, where they saw about $200,000 in Stimson lumber.
"Pallet Place was paying Mokry sixty percent or less of Stimson's retail price for the stolen wood products, plus $200 per order," according to court documents.
Mokry was fired June 2. He pleaded guilty Monday in U.S. District Court to aiding the transportation of stolen goods.
Mokry faces restitution of $581,445.24 when he's sentenced, which is scheduled for July 16. He also faces up to 10 years in prison, a fine of $250,000 and three years probation.
Authorities are again warning of the "grandparents scam" after a north Spokane County man wired nearly $20,000 to Peru.
The man said he received a call about 10 a.m. Tuesday from a man he thought was his grandson. The caller said he needed $2,400 to get out of jail and that if he wired the money to Lima, Peru, they would avoid a two-day waiting period, according to the Spokane County Sheriff's Office.
He did so, and the man called again saying the judge increased bail and he needed $6,250. She transferred that money, then transferred another $6,250 upon request.
The man called again Wednesday about 9:30 a.m. and asked for $4,800 to pay lawyer fees. The victim transferred the money, but he refused another request for money that afternoon and called the sheriff's office.
It turns out the man was not his grandson.
The sheriff's office released the phone numbers the man called from today as part of a warning to the public: 438-998-6142, 514-458-3080, 438-993-6948, 438-998-6142
Similar scams were reported in spring 2010, December 2010 and in fall 2009. Anyone with an elderly relative should warn them of the scam.
An elderly Spokane Valley woman lost nearly $1,500 this year to a con man who claimed she'd won a new car.
The Spokane Valley Police Department is reminding people to talk with their elderly parents about phone, mail and email scams after the 84-year-old woman's daughter reported the fraud to Crime Check and said the thief calls her mother daily seeking more money.
The victim sent $1,475 to an address in Jamaica in March after a caller claiming to represent Morgan Stanley International told her she had won a new car and only had to pay them sales tax to collect it, Sgt. Dave Reagan said.
Reagan said such swindles "are nearly impossible to investigates and prosecute" because the culprits typically live outside the country.
He said people with elderly relatives "should insist that elders discuss with them any contest, lottery or other prize offers before sending any money for "taxes," "border fees" or other claims of money owed."
A former Washington legislative candidate and convicted conman will spend five years in prison for scheme that bilked a Coeur d'Alene woman out of her high-end riverside home and drew the wrath of a federal judge.
"I think the bottom line in all reality is that you're a con artist," U.S. District Judge Edward Lodge said to Travis "T.J." Sneed (pictured) before sentencing him Tuesday in Coeur d'Alene to 63 months in prison. "You say one thing and you do something different. And it's not a one time situation."
Sneed's sentence was higher than a plea agreement originally called for because federal prosecutors discovered a scheme by Sneed to solicit fraudulent character-witness statements to submit at sentencing. Sneed offered another man $1 for each letter and said he wanted 150 letters, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Nancy Cook.
"When we leave this world, the only thing that we really take with us is our reputation - good or bad," Lodge told Sneed. "If you were to die today you would be seen as a con artist."
Sneed, 28, pleaded guilty in March to three counts of wire fraud and one count of interstate transportation in aid of racketeering enterprises.
Codefendant Samuel Thomas Geren Jones is awaiting trial on similar charges.
Sneed is to be on probation for three years, perform 320 hours in community service and pay about $732,000 in restitution. That's the amount of money loaned to Sneed using victim Dawn Forest's home as collateral.
"I'll never see any of it," Forest said. But she takes comfort in knowing that "for five-plus years he won't be able to do this to anybody else."
Forest allowed Sneed and Jones, who were in a romantic relationship, to live in the basement of her home on South Canal Street along the Spokane River and take out a loan on her mortgage. She learned her home was being foreclosed by reading the newspaper, she said. Sneed also bilked three people of about $165,000 by selling them products via the Internet that he never gave them.
His lawyer, Sean Walsh, said it was an effort to try to repay Forest.
"In effect what we have here is an unintended Ponzi scheme," Walsh said. "Mr. Sneed admits he was incompetent in business and that this project failed," Walsh said.
Sneed, an Eagle Scout and former aide to late Spokane Mayor Jim West, apologized Tuesday and said he never meant to defraud anyone.
Sneed has previous federal convictions for wire fraud that resulted in an 18-month prison sentence in July 2005. The scheme was similar - federal investigators said he swindled more than $125,000 from Internet customers.
He was indicted in 2004 while campaigning as a Republican candidate for the state House from Spokane's 3rd District.
Sneed still has unresolved charges in Spokane County that allege he used a pilfered bank account number to cash nearly $3,000 in checks.
"He learned nothing from his previous time in jail," Cook said Tuesday.
A Spokane man who claimed to have invented a computer chip that could capture energy from lightning strikes is set to ask for his relese from jail today on federal charges that he defrauded investors of more than $2.5 million.
Robert B. Hiatt, 65, presented himself to investors for a decade as a successful inventor and businessman, according to the indictment on three counts of wire fraud returned Wednesday by a grand jury.
Hiatt pleaded not guilty Thursday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Cynthia Imbrogno. Hiatt claimed to have inside tracks to contracts with major companies and solicited investors using front companies that looked real, according to the indictment. A bail hearing is set today before Imbrogno.
A convicted bank swindler who boldly walked out of a federal courtroom in Spokane three years ago to avoid arrest is back in jail, accused of another scheme.
John Earl Petersen, the key figure in the collapse of a Montana bank more than a decade ago, is accused of stealing nearly $170,000 from a brother and sister in 2006 after telling them they would receive $100 million in return.
Petersen is being held without bail at the Spokane County Jail. He's pleaded not guilty to 16 counts of wire fraud and one count of tax evasion and is to stand trial in May, U.S. District Judge Edward Shea ruled recently.
It's the latest for an admitted con man and frequent Las Vegas gambler who had a business office in Spokane when he was arrested in 1998, accused of masterminding the $10.5 million collapse of Montana Bank of Whitefish, Mont. Read the rest of my story here.
Petersen is pictured at the very top in 1997, and at the top left in 2008.
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My name is Ann Mbugua. I was born and brought up at the country side being the fourth born in a family of six, four brothers and a sister. I grew up as a timid young girl since I was brought up in a family where men dominated and for real I feared my brothers especially the elder ones more than my dad. Just like a typical girl from the rural areas, at the age of seven I carried out many family chores like fetching water which we did every morning before going to school at around 5am, fetching firewood in the forests, cooking, going to the garden, laundry, cooking, herding the cattle. Though my mum insisted we do these jobs I thought to myself this is normal as many other families did the same. Things changed when I grew up and went to high school and now it was more books than house work and I felt a bit relieved because there was no more going to the water depot which was miles away or in the forest to fetching firewood. When I cleared high school, after one year I came to the city (Nairobi) and landed into casual jobs such as being a house help which I did for close to four years. I then got some casual employment in industrial area and worked again for three years before I was terminated and kept hustling from one casual job to another, I paid for my tertiary training in some affordable colleges where I pursued secretarial course, basic computer packages. l later got married in 1997 to the love of my life and since then we have lived together, struggled together and as time went by we thought why don't we start an initiative that can empower young people in the community where we lived because we saw the emptiness in the young people's lives while they kept flocking at our small cyber business. We then started the Slumcode Group as an organization in 2006 targeting youth. We approached quite a number of youths who were very excited to have been involved in the initiative. Many young people got the opportunity to showcase their talents and discover their talents. Young men and girls who had dropped out of school got a place to excel their skills and even learn new skills.
We became their mentors and set the ground for them. I passionately worked with girls and wanted to help them become independent as they became responsible women in the society. Some of these girls had dropped out of school while other cleared their high school and had nowhere to go or nothing to do. While we got a bigger office and a few partners to work with, we unfortunately were hard hit by the post election violence in 2007/2008. Huruma being the place that was greatly targeted after Kibera and bearing in mind that is where our offices were, we were first of all evicted and we were all scattered, no one knew where to find the other as everyone was seeking for their safety and for almost two years we lost what we started. Picking up the pieces after two years of distraction wasn't the easiest thing as most people relocated while others died in the violence. It was now to focus on the healing process and there was no trust because everyone thought everyone was an enemy. It was hard.
We finally hit it and are now more focused and determined in bringing change to the entire community. In 2011 I started an initiative within the Slumcode group, Women Initiative for Empowerment and Development (WiFED). My main target in this initiative was the girl child and I focused mainly on guiding and mentoring the young girls in the society whom I thought were so vulnerable based on the environment they were living in. I started mentorship and life skill lessons in the community schools and taught hundreds of girls aged 9- 17years. Most of this community schools are in needy situations and the children lacked enough teachers. When I offered to give my service for free it was well embraced and my lessons were well represented in the timetables. I also felt there was need to introduce digital skills in these schools though some of them were in very bad state with no electricity and through the Slumcode group we were offered a space to be training the children twice a week. During holidays and weekend I usually engage the children at the Slumcode center where they have found a second home. With the help of my workmates we have been able to get to help the children identify their talents and also nurture their talents. Local and international volunteers have also been very instrumental in holding the hands of these young ones to realizing their dreams. Through the interaction with these children I learnt a lot and gained a lot of confidence in them. The children were so open with me and shared their deep touching stories in their families and neighborhoods.
While I listened to their stories I was deeply touched and thought mmmh, I need to step in and give these children hope as most of them were so hopeless and had to live one day at a time. I promised myself I must reach out to their parents. Some parents were so receptive while others didn't care much and I had to focus on those who thought we could move together and make a difference in our community. While I lived and worked in Huruma the women trusted me, and because they could hear their children talk about teacher Ann and Slumcode it was so easy to win their hearts. This helped me to integrate the woman into the initiative, when I realized how women were so vulnerable and also dependent to either their husbands or their boyfriends.
During the post election violence some marriages broke because the wife was probably not the tribe of their husband and so he was either left ruthlessly or chased out of their homes ruthlessly. To date domestic violence in my community is so rampant and so if a woman is not empowered to be socially and economically independent then she will suffer for so long in silence and do nothing about it. Families are breaking, children are being affected and the cycle keeps repeating itself over and over again. I therefore took it as my responsibility to empower women in my community through this initiative and in partnership with Slumcode, so that we can give them the platform to go through different experiences, on different trainings and workshops.
Since the initiative started in 2011 through the Slumcode platform over 100 women aged 19 to 45 years have been provided with digital skills, hands on training. They have also been mentored into businesses, and have been provided with the necessary skills to run their small businesses at the grassroots.
10 of them are direct beneficially of the WiFED program as they are involved in making hand made products such like hand-woven mats, baskets, hand decorated table clothes, beadwork that are later sold to support them and the initiative. 150 young girls and boys aged 7 to 18 years have participated in life skills and mentorship sessions, talent development through WiFED. This year alone my target is to reach 150 women ages 19- 40 who will benefit from IT skills and business entrepreneurship skills. The digital skills have helped the women to socialize with the world, create more awareness of their products and have been enabled to reach out to the global market. The women have taken the advantage of the Slumcode center to access internet and learn the digital skills as most of them didn't have access to computers.
My Passions:
To see women who are economically independent
My Challenges:
when some of my women are stopped by their husbands to engage in anything that is supposed to help them. Limited resources such as enough computers to train the women.
My Vision for the Future:
To live in a society where a woman is not intimidated or looked down upon but is treated with respect for who she is. That she can speak out and be heard even in the midst of men.
My Areas of Expertise:
Human resource mobilization, public speaking and mentorship
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Ok, let's stop talking opinions.
Here are facts:
1. Why does DJ have to
the spot? Brooking certainly didn't, Mays lost it.
2. How many 2nd half tackles does Brooking have in the past two games as starter? I can barely remember two/three.
3. How many tackles for a loss, forced fumbles etc does Brooking have?
Yes, Brooking lines up the Defense (sometimes) but the guy physically
badly as the game wears on. So much so that we're constantly having to sub/move guys like Trevathan in and out.
I agree that DJ has been as dumb as a bag of **** but on the field he's vastly superior in the physical aspect of the game. As long as he's not mentally damaged he can take the next three weeks (under suspension but can be present at the facility) to get up to speed on the defense.
FWIW all of what you have said is your opinion and not necessarily facts..
actually Brookings has 1 FF this year.. and nine for his career.. which puts him up one of dumb ass..
I realize you think DJ is a great LB but he no better than WW has been the past two years.. as a Mike he was average at best.. for the money he is making he should be near super star..
and what has he done the past year but be a dumb ass..
I trust that JDR will do the right thing and barring another injury that means he plays backup at best.. the fastest thing that could ruin a locker room is pulling players that have been busting their butts all season long doing a good job to insert a moron that had his second DUI that has been reported, could not piss human urine and then screw the pooch with his playbook FUBAR..
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Air China and Cathay Pacific's wholly owned subsidiary Hong Kong Airport Services will hold 24 and 25 percent of the new joint venture company, Shanghai International Airport Services Co., Limited. It will be 41 percent owned by Shanghai International Airport Co., Ltd, and 10 percent by Shanghai Airport Authority, which is the majority shareholder of Shanghai International Airport Co., Ltd.
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Full detailed profile on Dr. Monica Quartermaine Played by Leslie Charleson on General Hospital Daytime Soap Opera.
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Monica was raised as an orphan, and as an adult, the closest person to a mother she had was Gail Adamson. It was Gail who encouraged Monica to become a doctor. While in medical school she met her first love, David, who later went to Viet Nam and was reported MIA. Monica assumed he was dead.
Soon after, she discovered she was pregnant and decided to put the child up for adoption so she could finish school. Rick Webber, another handsome med. student soon caught her eye, and they fell in love. After receiving their degrees, Rick went off to Africa, was reported killed in a plane crash, and once again Monica was devastated. She found solace in the arms of Rick's brother, Jeff.
Their marriage floundered from the beginning. Jeff was possessive and insecure of Monica's lingering feelings for Rick, and when Rick, amazingly, turned up alive, Monica wanted to divorce Jeff, but needed his permission. She received unsolicited help from Heather Grant, a woman who had her eye on Jeff and wanted him for herself.
Smooth waters didn't flow as Monica had planned. Dr. Leslie Faulkner was in love with Rick, too, and when Rick found brother, Jeff, with a bullet wound to his head, Rick was overcome by guilt and blamed himself because of his relationship with Monica. He broke it off with her.
Jeff recovered, and he and Monica gave their marriage another chance. Rick and Leslie wed, and Monica realized she didn't love Jeff and asked for a divorce. When he finally agreed, she was free to pursue a new doctor at GH, Alan Quartermaine. They eventually exchanged vows, but with Rick still at GH, Monica gave in to her old feelings and slept with him. When she became pregnant, she didn't know who fathered the child.
Alan's greedy sister, Tracy was determined to prove that Monica's baby was not a Quartermaine. She wanted her own son to be the family heir. Luckily, Monica's child, AJ, was later deemed to be Alan's son.
The stress of Monica's cheating led Alan to have his own affair with Susan Moore, which produced a son, Jason. After a time, Alan realized that Monica was really the love of his life, and he returned home with the baby. At first the little boy was a constant reminder of her husband's infidelity, but Monica soon grew to love Jason as much as she did AJ.
The Quartermaine's marriage was a continuing string of affairs and distrust. Old flames, previously assumed dead, showed up alive, and Skye Chandler, another child from one of Alan's flings, came to Port Charles to find her father. Monica battled breast cancer, befriended another victim of the disease, and when the woman died, Monica and Alan adopted little Emily. Life was not easy despite being wealthy.
Sadly, Monica lost many members of her family over the next few years including, AJ, Alan and Emily. While grieving Emily's death, she turned to the bottle and hit Sam while driving. Jason helped her though and she went to rehab. Monica also took to newcomer Rebecca, who looked just like Emily. However, it came out that Rebecca was Emily's unknown twin who came to town to fleece the Quartermaine's and Nikolas. Since then, Monica has only sporadically appeared at the hospital or in the Q mansion.
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At the Quartermaine mansion, Michael reveals he is changing his name to Quartermaine and proclaims they are his only family. Monica is thrilled, especially when Michael asks to move into the mansion. Ned also welcomes Michael into the family. Michael promises to live up to AJ's name and get this company back on top of its game, especially after Tracy tried to destroy it. Tracy and Michael trade insults. Michael says Tracy put this family and the company at risk all for Larry Ashton. Larry says Jerry Jacks abducted him as well, but Michael suspects that Larry could be working with Jerry as a spy. Michael wonders what else besides Larry's title is phony about him. Larry attacks Michael when Shawn walks in and breaks them up. Shawn delivers the recording to Michael as Sonny promised. Later Michael and Monica listen to the recording and console one another. However they are happy that they can finally prove that AJ didn't kill Connie.
On the terrace at the Quartermaine estate, Larry chats with Jerry on the phone about pulling the wool over the family's eyes. Larry says he needs time to get a larger share. Alice interrupts. "Hobson?" he asks, confusing her with Dobson. He wonders if she's a man in drag. She quizzes him about his conversation. He chuckles. Inside, Monica walks into the sitting room and curses Sonny to Tracy and Ned. He's sure Sonny won't get away with murder this time. Larry and Alice enter. Alice takes Monica off, leaving Larry to bicker with the others. Lord Ashton wants to discuss saving ELQ from its CEO and his bad publicity. He suggests that Tracy take the job. She likes that idea. As she talks about getting rid of Michael, he strolls in. Monica runs in to fuss over him. Michael announces that he wants to be known as Michael Quartermaine from now on.
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When you work with a PivotTable, you'll often find that you want to locate data that contains a particular string of characters. For example, if you have monthly data, you might want to look for data that only occurs in the months of June and July. Because both of those months have the characters J-U next to each other, you can create a filter that looks for exactly those characters. This is a new capability in Excel 2010 and is called a search filter. To create a search filter, you go over to the PivotTable Field List task pane, and then you move your mouse-pointer over the field name that you want to filter.
In this case, we'll filter by Month, then click the downward-pointing black triangle that appears and then type the character string that you want to search for in the Search box. In this case, I'm looking for the characters J and U, and when I type that in, you'll see that Excel indicates the values that would be selected if we were to apply this filter. So right now, we have June and July. When I click OK, Excel applies the filter to the PivotTable.
Let's say that I'm interested in June, July, but also August. I can create a second search filter that adds on to the filter that I've already created. To do that I'll go back into the Filter menu for the Month field and then in the Search box I will type AU. And all the characters I have typed so far occur at the beginning of the month name, JU for June and July and AU for August. But the search string that I type in can occur anywhere within the field name. So for example, if I were to type in ER, then I would get December, October, November and so on.
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If you want to create the inverse of this type of filter, you can create a does not contain filter. So let's say that I want to exclude any month that has the characters ER in its name. To do that, I can click the Month header's down arrow, point to Label Filter, because I'm filtering based on values in the label area, and then in the list of filters that are available, I can click Does Not Contain. Now, I can type in the characters ER, and again they can occur anywhere in the Month name, click OK, and Excel lists the data based on that filter.
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It was a team effort for four bears to take down a bird feeder in the back yard of a Longwood home late Tuesday night.
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