101 Career Information found for subject: Interviewing

The length of your job interview responses matters more than you might think. Talk too little, and you’re an introverted paranoid/Rainman. Talk too much, and people can’t imagine themselves hanging out with you, which is 95 percent of the interview game. The people interviewing you already like your knowledge, skills and abilities. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have been brought in for a live interview with … [ Read more ]

Content: Career Information | Author: Kris Dunn | Subject: Interviewing

The reason you will always struggle to prepare answers to every single question you are asked in an interview is that the interviewer themselves didn’t prepare them. They don’t really care too much about all the answers you give either. What we do know is that an interviewer has one major objective to fulfill and that is to get the answers to the five basic … [ Read more ]

Content: Career Information | Source: LifeHacker | Subject: Interviewing

They meet more people in an afternoon than most of us do in a year. But what faux pas do human resources pros see again and again during the interview process? Lifehacker picked the brains of two high-profile executives to find out what you definitely should and shouldn’t say, as well as what they secretly think of your résumé.

Content: Career Information | Source: LifeHacker | Subject: Interviewing

Employers don’t really require your salary history to hire you. But many do like to bully you into disclosing private, confidential information that will give them an unfair negotiating position. So they call it “the policy.” Never, ever disclose my current salary or salary history to a prospective employer even if it means ending the interview process. Here are some ways to avoid doing so. … [ Read more ]

Content: Career Information | Author: Nick Corcodilos | Source: PBS | Subjects: Benefits / Comp., Interviewing

The chemistry, or lack of it, between you and your immediate boss could make or break you in a new job. Here’s how to tell if the fit is right.

Content: Career Information | Author: Anne Fisher | Source: FORTUNE | Subject: Interviewing

Glassdoor sifted through tens of thousands of interview reviews to find the 50 most common questions. This article lists them and offers advice and tips on how to prepare for and answer them.

Content: Career Information | Author: Jacquelyn Smith | Source: Forbes | Subject: Interviewing

Whether you’re in an interview or rewriting your resume, here are some suggestions for managing your professional image in a job search. They’re organized by the reasons you may not have been working, but the advice can be catered to different situations.

Content: Career Information | Author: Priscilla Claman | Source: Harvard Business Review | Subject: Interviewing

Finding a job is tough enough as it is without having to go through harrowing interviews. Here’s everything you need to know about nailing your interview so you can get through it stress-free.

Content: Career Information | Author: Whitson Gordon | Source: LifeHacker | Subject: Interviewing

You got the job interview. You prepared by studying the company and thinking about your interview answers. Now what? What separates candidates who get job offers from everyone else? It turns out that interviews are not merely about answering the interviewer’s questions. Interviewing is a skill that can be systematically improved. Here are three of the toughest interview questions. You’ll see what most people say … [ Read more ]

Content: Career Information | Author: Ramit Sethi | Source: LifeHacker | Subject: Interviewing

You’ve just landed a job interview for a position you really want. Congratulations! Now, you know you only get one chance to impress, but how exactly do you do that? Given all of the conflicting advice out there and the changing rules of getting a job, it’s no wonder that job seekers are confused about how to best prepare for and perform in an interview. … [ Read more ]

Content: Career Information | Author: Amy Gallo | Source: LifeHacker | Subject: Interviewing

“Tell me about yourself” doesn’t really mean, “tell me about yourself” in the traditional sense. Still, the overwhelming majority of job seekers usually respond to the question with an inane, irrelevant answer. When asked at the beginning of a job interview, the “tell me about yourself” question is certainly not a request for a brief personal biography! Your answer to the question definitely should be … [ Read more ]

Content: Career Information | Author: Skip Freeman | Subject: Interviewing

Job interviews are stressful, not least of all because it’s hard to tell if you’re on your way to the next round or being crossed off the short list altogether. In a first interview, it’s very rare for an HR person or hiring manager to offer you a job right off the bat. But there are some signs that you might be getting a call … [ Read more ]

Content: Career Information | Author: Amy Levin-Epstein | Source: CBS News | Subject: Interviewing

At the end of most job interviews, you’re asked a seemingly innocuous, open-ended question: “Do you have any questions for me?” That may seem straightforward enough, but in fact there are many ways to go astray.

One obvious mistake is not asking anything at all, which shows that you haven’t given any serious thought to the possibility of employment at this particular organization. The second is … [ Read more ]

Content: Career Information | Author: Amy Levin-Epstein | Source: CBS News | Subject: Interviewing

As you know, preparation is the key to doing well on a job interview and hirers tend to ask the same kinds of questions. This job interview one-sheeter is like a CliffsNotes for getting your strategic answers together.
Shared by Jenny Blake of LifeAfterCollege, the Google Docs template covers seven key questions or topic areas for you to bullet-point your examples, including how you’re suited for … [ Read more ]

Content: Career Information | Subject: Interviewing

Chances are, you are woefully unprepared for that upcoming interview and you don’t even know it. Talking points rehearsed? Check. Company and interviewer researched? Of course. Answers to tough questions practiced? You bet. Psychological tells analyzed? Uh, come again?
Without knowing it, you communicate your deep psychological beliefs, attitudes and weaknesses every time you open your mouth. I’ve interviewed people who looked stellar on paper, but … [ Read more ]

Content: Career Information | Author: Robert Pagliarini | Source: MoneyWatch | Subject: Interviewing

I’ve interviewed thousands of potential employees and hired hundreds of them. Over time I developed the ability to quickly size up a candidate, sometimes even within a minute or two, based on one or two actions or comments. My snap judgments were rarely wrong.

I know what you’re probably thinking: “But that is so unfair.”

Fair enough. But keep in mind most interviewers do the same thing. … [ Read more ]

Content: Career Information | Author: Jeff Haden | Source: BNET | Subject: Interviewing

At some point in our lives, we all interview for something — to get a scholarship to college, to get a job, to impress a publisher for that book you want to write, and thousands of other things.

The only problem is that most of the advice that you’ll find on job interviews is either so basic that it’s not useful or so ridiculous that it’s … [ Read more ]

Content: Career Information | Author: James Clear | Source: Passive Panda | Subject: Interviewing

Tips on answering the 25 toughest interview questions

Content: Career Information | Author: George Lenard | Subject: Interviewing

If you are going for an interview as a prospective employee then you should do some research. Read the job description and requirements carefully. Browse the web site to see how the organization presents itself. Search for news items and comments about the company on news sites and blogs.

For the interview itself you should dress smartly and appropriately. It is important … [ Read more ]

Content: Career Information | Author: Paul Sloane | Source: Lifehack.org | Subject: Interviewing

Prepare yourself for a job interview by reviewing these questions.

Content: Career Information | Source: BNET | Subject: Interviewing