During a recent class I taught on interviewing, this baby boomer came up and asked me how to deal with nervousness. She knew it was the reason why she failed at interviews. Alan Carniol owns a job ...

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 ...

Instead of just stating your weakness, share how you’re working on improving it Think about what the interviewer is trying to get out of the question Answer “Tell me about yourself” with a past, ...

"What are your weaknesses?" is one of the most common and dreaded interview questions. We all have weaknesses, of course, but the challenge is to share a weakness that's honest yet doesn't veer into a ...

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 ...

The “what is your greatest weakness” question pops up during most interviews in one form or another. While it ay seem like the toughest question (because who wants to talk about what they are bad at ...

Answer by Tessa White, Founder and CEO of SHE Team, on Quora: First and foremost, be authentic. Professionals see through the “use a strength to make it sound like a weakness”. Aside from being ...

Arguably, one of the questions that candidates most dread during a job interview is the proverbial, “What would you consider to be your top weakness?” To state the obvious, it feels simultaneously ...

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 ...