After running an intensive survey between hiring managers, recruiters, and HR professionals, AOL Jobs put together this extensive list of interview questions Hiring Managers are most likely to ask. 1. What is your greatest weakness? “An impressive and confident response shows that the candidate has prepared for the question, has done serious self-reflection and can… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Interview Tips
You’ve Been Fired. How Do You Explain It?
Getting fired, unfortunately, can happen to the best of us. It can happen even when it’s not your fault. There could be a personality conflict between yourself and your supervisor. Your idea of what the job was going to be like might differ from what management was thinking. You could have simply screwed up. It… Read more »
Top 10 Interview Questions – With Answers
If you opened this article, chances are you’ve already looked at several other articles on interview questions. If you’ve just started your research, we’ll save you some time! The top ten questions are the same as they have been for years. We’ve posted them below, with some answers that will hopefully assist you in tailoring… Read more »
5 Questions Great Job Candidates Ask
Be honest. Raise your hand if you feel the part of the job interview where you ask the candidate, “Do you have any questions for me?” is almost always a waste of time. Thought so. The problem is most candidates don’t actually care about your answers; they just hope to make themselves look good by… Read more »
Your On-line Presence – First Impressions Count
First impressions count! Whether it is over the phone, face to face or online, the first contact anyone has with you will affect their opinion of you – for life. Online, the main way to initially “meet people” is via search engines. Most people nowadays will conduct a quick search on someone they are about… Read more »
Top 25 oddball job interview questions of 2010
Nashville Business Journal | 1.5.11 The weirdest interview questions of the year — and the companies that asked them — were released Thursday by California-based Glassdoor.com, an online career and jobs community that offers insights on companies and workplaces. Questions were shared by job candidates during the past year. 1) “If you were shrunk to… Read more »
Holiday Season Job Searching:
If your plan is to wait until the holidays are over to really jump start your job search, think again. The holidays are actually a great time to hunt for a new job. Here are some helpful tips, provided by About.com, for boosting your job search. Be Available to Job Interview When employers have an… Read more »
Job Search Tips: Thank You Note Do’s and Don’ts
Want to learn how to set yourself apart from equally qualified job seekers and land job offers? A well-written thank you note, sent immediately after a job interview is key, says an IT staffing expert. By Meridith Levinson |Thu, October 07, 2010 | CIO.com In this employer’s market for talent, job seekers need to pull… Read more »
10 Interview Fashion Blunders
What Not to Wear to the Interview By Carole Martin, Monster Contributing Writer Any article about what to wear to an interview might well begin with a qualifying statement covering the extremes in various states (New York and California, for example) and industries (technology, manufacturing), which are possible exceptions to the normal rules of fashion…. Read more »
How to End a Job Interview
by Margaret Steen, for Yahoo! HotJobs In preparing for a job interview, you’ve probably practiced a firm (but not too firm) handshake, rehearsed answers to tough questions about your background, and polished up your lucky interview shoes. But many job hunters overlook a crucial part of the interview process: the very end. As you finish… Read more »