According to a recruitment expert, candidates anticipate the most simple interview questions with horror. For many of us, job interviews can be a nerve-inducing experience. In some situations, that ...

Welcome to Pressing Questions, Fast Company’s mini advice column. Twice a week, Deputy Editor Kathleen Davis, host of The New Way We Work podcast, will answer the biggest and most pressing workplace ...

If you are a military veteran, spouse or active-duty service member in transition, you will inevitably get stumped in an interview. At some point in the job hunt, an interviewer will ask you a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robin Ryan is a career counselor who covers job search and careers. If you are going to make a mistake answering interview ...

In a real-life situation, I’d likely go into a little more detail than I did above, but that statement gives the interviewer a lot of jumping-off points for further discussion. It tells them a little ...

Instead of just stating your weakness, share how you’re working on improving it Think about what the interviewer is trying to get out of the question Answer “Tell me about yourself” with a past, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Murphy covers leadership, hiring and employee engagement. What is a situational interview question? In short, situational ...

As the tech industry’s seemingly never-ending rounds of layoffs continue on and on, we’re all getting a lot more interested in acing job interviews. In a way, interviewing well is the most in-demand ...

In light of discussing work–life balance and personal value, among other related concepts in my most recent pieces for this blog, it seemed reasonable to keep the work-related discussion going. Job ...