Talking about your team's success too much in an interview could cost you the...
Your interview is your opportunity to sway recruiters during the job search.Corey Salzer, who was hired at Amazon right out of college, said leaning too much on your team's accomplishments can alienate...
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Job interviews are stressful, and sometimes you may not give the best answer to a question.At The Cut, workplace advice columnist Alison Green suggests that the best way to deal with a question you...
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Among the job interview questions you ask the hiring manager, include something about opportunities for professional development.That's according to Erica Keswin, a workplace strategist and former...
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Some job interview errors are a bigger deal than others.Do your research and adopt a confident mindset in order to boost your chances of succeeding.But, whatever you do, don't make mistakes like...
View ArticleHere's exactly how many times you should follow up after a job interview
It's challenging to figure out just how many times you should follow up with the boss of your dream job after a great job interview.Not checking in makes you seem disinterested, but sending too many...
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Steve Jobs interviewed former GE and NBC exec Beth Comstock for a job in 2005.Comstock remembers chatting with him for an hour before Jobs offered her the position of general manager at iTunes, which...
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Asking interview questions about challenging work experiences can help discern whether a candidate is willing to learn from their mistakes.That's according to Traci Wilk, senior vice president of...
View Article21 psychological tricks that will help you ace a job interview
Although in the moment they might seem larger than life, interviewers are people just like you.That means they're susceptible to the same psychological preferences and cognitive biases that affect the...
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In a tight job market, some employers are making job offers after a single phone interview, The Wall Street Journal reported.The tactic is one of many ways companies are trying to attract workers amid...
View ArticleAn HR exec who's worked at Starbucks and Coach was recently asked a...
Asking some interview questions about how you'll fare at the company, given your relative strengths and weaknesses, can be helpful.That's according to Traci Wilk, senior vice president of people at The...
View ArticleAn ex-Apple HR specialist says a 4-step formula can help you answer any job...
Juan Manuel Ramos, a Spaniard who worked in HR at Apple Ireland for 3 years, claims to have the perfect formula to answer any question during a job interview.According to the HR specialist, it's all...
View ArticleForget in-person interviews: Companies are turning to phone calls to hire,...
More and more employers are evaluating candidates through automated, one-sided phone interviews, the Wall Street Journal reported.The move is meant to lock in potential employees quickly in a tight job...
View ArticleA former Google HR exec says he's seen too many people make the same mistake...
In a job interview, the interviewer may try to impress the candidate with how smart they are and trip them up with confusing questions.That's what Justin Angsuwat, vice president of people at Thumbtack...
View ArticleA former Google HR exec asks job candidates a tough question to figure out...
In almost every job interview he conducts, Justin Angsuwat asks the candidate to talk about a trade-off they've made to uphold a core value.Angsuwat is the VP of people at Thumbtack and a former Google...
View ArticleMicrosoft totally changed how it interviews software developers to make sure...
Under new CEO Satya Nadella, Microsoft has tried to reform its corporate culture as it tries to get the whole company rowing in the same direction. To that end, Microsoft in 2016 started working on the...
View ArticleA 22-year-old job seeker's viral 'stress interview' illustrates exactly why...
Interview questions designed to trick job candidates and stress them out are useless.Tech giants such as Google — once notorious for its tricky interview questions — have moved away from asking the...
View ArticleA Wharton professor and organizational psychologist has a simple question for...
Among the more impressive interview questions to ask the hiring manager is, "If you could change one thing about this organization, what would it be?"According to Wharton psychologist Adam Grant, it...
View Article7 execs share exactly what catches their attention in a job interview
Every job candidate knows to show up on time for a job interview, having done their research and full of smart questions to ask their interviewers. But what really makes interviewers sit up and take...
View ArticleAn organizational psychologist has a sneaky job-interview question to figure...
Be sure to ask interview questions about company culture. For example, ask the hiring manager to tell you a story about something that happened at this organization that wouldn't happen anywhere...
View ArticleA former Google exec who asks job candidates about the chapters of their life...
Former Googler and Gusto COO Lexi Reese asks interview questions about the chapters of your life story in order to figure out what your core values are.If you use lots of "I" statements, that suggests...
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