You want to be forthcoming. You learned (in the military) to be direct. You were told to be upfront about your challenges, shortcomings and obstacles. But should you really share details about your ...
A job interview is about more than sharing your work history and skills. According to Career Sidekick data, an average online job posting receives around 250 applications, but only 2-3% of those ...
Some questions come up again and again in job interviews. At the top of the list: “Tell me about yourself,” “Why do you want to work here?” and “What are your greatest strengths and weaknesses?” ...
You might understandably pause when asked at a job interview about your greatest weaknesses. You might also understandably dread the question coming up. And you wouldn’t be alone. You want to respond ...
Job interviews can be stress-inducing, no matter how prepared you are. You want to show off the most professional version of yourself, but it can be difficult to know ...
There are a handful of classic job interview questions that have been floated around for so long, they're almost a joke. While "What is your biggest weakness?" is definitely one of them, in no way ...
A hiring manager enters a job interview with three main questions: Can the candidate do the work? Will the candidate do the work? And will the candidate fit into the organizational culture? These "can ...
Hiring managers have been asking candidates to identify their biggest weakness in a job interview since the dawn of time, but for many interviewers, it is still unclear what the best answer to this ...
Continuing from last week’s column, you may remember Robert, who wrote: Dear Sam: I was wondering if you could provide some general information to orient me to interviews. I have not interviewed in ...
Continuing from last week’s column, you may remember Robert, who wrote: Dear Sam: I was wondering if you could provide some general information to orient me to interviews. I have not interviewed in ...