Many people attempt to sidestep the question with glib responses like "I work too hard," or "I'm a perfectionist," Mann says, but interviewers can usually tell when you're being insincere. A good ...

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 ...

There’s only one thing standing between you and the job that you want: your answers to common interview questions. When you know how to answer interview questions in a way that impresses the hiring ...

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You need to stand out in the pack of applicants and shine at the interview. It can be stressful — even unnerving — but it doesn't have to be with preparation and confidence. You can use the job ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robin Ryan is a career counselor who covers job search and careers. Career Counseling clients started asking about a new line of ...

The job interview process can be nerve-wracking, especially when you get hit with a curveball question that you don't know how to answer. Although you can never truly predict what your interviewer ...

Job interviews are nerve-wracking for any job seeker. Even if you spend hours preparing, you can never be certain you won’t be caught off-guard with a tough interview question — and it can be hard to ...

Almost every job-seeker has found themselves stumbling over one of the standard job interview questions at some point. That's okay! We stumble over common interview questions because we haven't had ...

Answering the question, “What can you do for us that other candidates can’t?” can put you in a pickle in an interview. You want to sound impressive but not conceited. And it’s not like you even know ...