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 ...

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 ...

Dig deep into yourself and figure out what your true weaknesses are at work. Write them down on a sheet of paper, and figure out which ones you can use in an interview. If you state a weakness you've ...

It has become almost standard fare for interviewers to ask job candidates about their weaknesses. Sure, it's considered one of the tougher interview questions, but you can nail it by being prepared.

It’s an interview bomb that's capable of throwing off even the most prepared candidates—and 90% of the time, it does. At least, that’s according to Melissa Llarena, a career coach who’s spent the past ...

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 ...

This question originally appeared on Quora: In a job interview, is your answer to “What’s your biggest weakness?” a perfect humble brag opportunity? Answer by Ambra Benjamin, engineering recruiter at ...

You’re in the hot seat. The conversation is going well, and you feel confident that you’ve made a great first impression. Then, just as you think you’ve crushed it, the interviewer asks: “What’s your ...

It has become almost standard fare for interviewers to ask job candidates about their weaknesses. Sure, it’s considered one of the tougher interview questions, but you can nail it by being prepared.

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 ...