Sentences with phrase «first day on the job as»

On his first day on the job as the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Richard Cordray visited the Brookings Institution and gave his vision for the agency.

Few political leaders have faced so much in their first days on the job as has Peter McGreevy of Mattituck, who in December succeeded Denis Noncarrow as chairman of the Southold Republican Committee.

I learned that the first day on the job as a waiter in the 1960s.

Monday was Douglas Bruce's first day on the job as a state representative in Colorado.

Today is my first day on the job as your CEO, and I'm humbled and excited to be able to serve you.

Not exact matches

«Don't quit your day job,» Daymond John, founder of FUBU and one of the most iconic Sharks on Shark Tank, told Inc.com recently, recounting that for the first five years he ran his company, he was supporting himself by working full - time as a waiter at Red Lobster.

From his first day on the job at William Morris, King explains that, although he was just a trainee, he did everything as though he were already an agent.

According to a recent Deloitte study, 92 % of executives feel they must redesign their organizations to appear more fun and engaging to younger talent, as if we'll swoon if there's a wild party thrown for us on our first day on the job.

Guests drop by every so often, such as label mate Jason Collett, a folk singer / songwriter who looks like a stubbly hobo the first day on the job.

Looking at this side of the ambiguity, we see a church in which many first - world Christians of our day could feel comfortable and undisturbed: a church that lives without question or resistance in a state founded on violence and made prosperous by the exploitation of less fortunate nations; a church that accepts various perquisites from that state as its due; a church where changing jobs for the sake of peace and justice is seldom considered; a church that constantly speaks in the language of war; a church given to eloquent invective in its internal disputes and against outside opponents; a church quite sure that God will punish the wicked.

The experiment began on the first day of 2009; Kurek came out to his family, got a job as a barista at a gay café and enlisted the help of a friend to act as his boyfriend in public.

SEE ALSO: Juventus plot ambitious move to sign Arsenal attacker as alternative to Oscar Real Madrid's new # 23m signing in embarrassing FAIL on first day in the job!

winning to Man City is seen by some as a prowess and the resurgence of WENGERS glory days, well I don't see it that way, some see it as an outstanding victory first because we were not beaten merciless and then we scratched a win to a Man City that btw is not at it's best... we had an awful game yesterday, yes we got the points but unconvincing to say the least... WENGER is willing to change!!!!!!??? YES only when pressure mounted and for the first time his job was questioned, why did not happen before, we all know that the stubborn deluded man would have change nothing on his own accord if it wasn't because he was against the ropes....

Things I have been doing for the past 30 months that I should probably be an expert at by now and yet, I continue to perform these basic parenting tasks as though it is my first day on the job.

Even though he had moved frequently during the follow up testing, we were still strongly encouraged to get an induction that day and I left feeling disheartened and nervous for what was to come, as that visit was the first time that someone had said outright that my body and baby may not be capable of doing this job on their own.

On the first day of practice or at your team's first game (in some leagues, the little kids meet just once a week for a hybrid practice / game), introduce yourself and explain what your job is and what you are going to be doing together as a team («Playing and learning about soccer and having fun!»).

NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill, in his first full day on the job following the departure of long - time Commissioner Bill Bratton, said the exact cause of the explosion has not been determined, but that the area around the site is being treated as a crime scene.

David Paterson spent only 55 days in the house during his first nine months on the job, while Eliot Spitzer preferred his Fifth Avenue apartment or his farm in Columbia County and George Pataki's own Putnam County mansion served as his primary residence.

Michael Backus, 29, settled Wednesday into the big back office in the county clerk's area on the second floor of the County Office Building in Oswego — his first full day on the job as Oswego County Clerk.

Our headline on Tuesday suggested Labour won the first day of the unofficial election campaign that started on Monday and Burnham cites this as evidence that Brown is doing a good job.

Michael Kelemen, a recruiter and host of the Recruiting Animal show, a call - in career development and recruiting radio show on BlogTalkRadio, told Science Careers, «These days it's about being first to hear about new jobs and making yourself stand out as a job candidate.

MILAN, Italy — Last Wednesday, when Alessandro Sartori started his new position in Milan as artistic director of the Ermenegildo Zegna Group, it was more sentimental homecoming than first day on the job.

Today marks another day in 30 Dates history, as Time Out London officially launches its first Dating page — a page I've now been working on for months, as part of my exciting new job at Time Out.

But they put romance on the back burner while focusing on race and ethnicity as Leonardo bonds with his fellow Mexicans on a pool - building job, even as they initially mock his smooth «lady hands» and allow him to pratfall through his first day.

Coming on the heels of the theatrical release of Olympus Has Fallen 41, this first trailer presents Channing Tatum as Gerard Butler (or, the guy who saves the day) and Jamie Foxx as Aaron Eckhart (the president), but instead of a foreign terrorist threat, it's an inside job that could bring down the nation.

Overacting as though his first day on the job, Bana's Frank is either yelling incoherently at Gervais» bumbling, nervous Ian or he's generally being an ass just to be an ass.

It's perfectly probable that FAA national operations manager Ben Sliney — who, in one of United 93's many officially sanctioned and exploitative twists, plays himself — stood rooted to one spot as he dealt with what must rank as the worst - ever first day on the job.

As for Day, who worked with first - time feature director Richie Keen on the TV series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, it's not that his performance was weak, but rather that I just didn't care about his character at all (despite the fact that he was given an overdue pregnant wife and young daughter as justification for why it was critical that he keep his job over others who had been let go in a massive, nonsensical layoffAs for Day, who worked with first - time feature director Richie Keen on the TV series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, it's not that his performance was weak, but rather that I just didn't care about his character at all (despite the fact that he was given an overdue pregnant wife and young daughter as justification for why it was critical that he keep his job over others who had been let go in a massive, nonsensical layoffas justification for why it was critical that he keep his job over others who had been let go in a massive, nonsensical layoff).

An investigative reporter struggles with her first day on the job, despite help from her misguided boss; a rebellious teen attempts to balance her feminist ideals with other desires; and a man seeks to reconcile with his ex-girlfriend, even as her brother threatens revenge.

Plus, what other film would have Paul Reiser head to a «happy ending» massage parlor (armed with a gift certificate given to him by his wife), and encounter Lake Bell, on her first and only day on the job, as the world's worst masseuse?

Like any first day on the job, LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins starts off with Chase performing simple tasks such as retrieving doughnuts and looking for lost pets.

Genre favourite Elijah Wood (Maniac, Open Windows) stars as substitute teacher Clint Hadson, whose first day on the job at his new elementary school turns deadly.

Under what's known as the «California Rule,» the Golden State's constitution protects the right of workers, from their first day on the job, to accrue future benefits.

You can ease the pressure by creating a «first day on the job» branching scenario that serves as an orientation.

Credit where due, though, while not nearly as humble as Richard Nash's candid take on Cursor's shortcomings, Godin does a nice job of offering highlights, and lowlights, of each of The Domino Project's books at Squidoo, including the interesting explanation of his disappointment in We Are All Weird: «This one hit the bestseller list the first day (I think it went to # 9 overall) but it ultimately disappointed me.

My fourth book is on the verge of coming out and I have been bogged down regarding the translation of the first (to German, and Spanish is next on the list) due to these legalities, and since my day job as a psychotherapist plus the writing of these four books in four years takes up almost all my time, YOU are my main contact with the «real» world of indies.

You know you're on the right track first and foremost if in your own head you know that your job as a parent is to put yourself out of a job by raising your kid to independent adulthood (where independence equals not turning to you to handle / fix / resolve everything) and when you appreciate that every day offers a chance to build that independence, no matter what age and stage your kid's at.

Our two members (B and C) did not present themselves on the day of the first meeting as they were busy in other jobs or other personal engagements.

I'm new to the ramifications and specific processes involved, but am pursuaded this is the likely model for future publication projects that most benefit the first person on the food chain: the writers / artists who conceived them, who are trying to make some kind of living doing what they do best, hoping to find an audience for their work as a * first * resort rather than wearing themselves out with full - time day jobs of no comparable skill or education preparation — but that pay the bills, maybe — and that leave little energy and reserves for their art.

During my first 30 days on the job as the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council's (PIJAC) new president and CEO, I have traveled across the country to meet and hear from many PIJAC members and others within the larger pet business community.

Like any first day on the job, LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins starts off with Chase performing simple tasks such as retrieving doughnuts and looking for lost pets.

He did it as a comic showing him getting interviewed, accepting the job, and showing up to work on his first day.

Imagine this as your first day on your new job:

The first day on the job can be quite a shock to someone used to thinking of himself as highly competent and super-smart.

DeGagne v. City of Williams Lake is a reminder that an offer of employment becomes an employment contract as of the date of acceptance of the offer of employment, not the employee's first day on the job.

If you get a good answer to this question, it'll be all the ammo you need to focus on the right things and impress in your first 90 days — which is just as important as landing the job.

Your first 90 days on the job are often treated as an extension of the interview.

This job involves helping out on open days, offer holder days and interview days: you'll be the first face people see as they pay your uni a visit.

First I took a three - month trip up to Canada to work as a tree planter (a manual labor job where you live in a tent in the woods and plant tree saplings for nine hours a day), and then I took all the money I made, and spent it on a seven month adventure through South East Asia which, up to this point, is one of the highlights of my life.

When asked, be prepared to comment on what you can accomplish in your first 60 or 90 days on the job; however, don't come across as a know - it - all whose mission is all about change.