Job interviews are exciting and anxiety-inducing at the very same time: Landing one means you’ve made it past the initial application stage, but it also means preparing for those all-too-familiar ...
You've done a great job of focusing your search, targeting companies, networking, creating a compelling resume and cover letter. Now, you're ready for the interview. Many job hunters spend so much ...
A strong first impression in an interview can make the difference between getting hired or rejected, especially when interviewing for jobs with annual salaries of $100,000 or more. Your introduction ...
Did you freeze up the last time an interviewer opened a question with "Tell me about a time when…"? That's a behavioral interview question, and many interviewees find them tricky to handle. Job ...
As clichéd as the saying may be, it’s true: you don’t get a second chance to make a first impression. And when it comes to job interviews, that first impression can make or break your chances at ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Tracy Brower writes about joy, community and the future of work. When you get to a second interview, you’re in a positive ...
More than half of recruiters admit to asking this as a first question in an interview. This question is intended as an icebreaker but feels vague. Here’s what to say and what not to say. In a ...
Interview questions: Everyone has them. And everyone wishes they had better ones. So I asked smart people from a variety of fields for their favorite interview question, and more important, why it’s ...
We just couldn’t let him get away from us. This is what we knew after interviewing one of four final candidates for a critical, and highly competitive, senior management role. He (whom we’ll call Greg ...