Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Murphy covers leadership, hiring and employee engagement. What is a situational interview question? In short, situational ...

Two major questions that job seekers should prepare for are 'Tell me about a time you had an interpersonal conflict' and ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Tracy Brower writes about joy, community and the future of work. If you’re looking for a job, your experience as an intern ...

The way to hit a home run when describing yourself in an interview is to figure out which skills are most important in the job ad and highlighting the ones you embody. In this example, if one of the ...

Every company has a unique set of interview questions they use to determine how well job candidates would fit into a specific role. However, there are some questions that are pretty universal when ...

Navigating an HR interview is a critical step in securing a six-figure career. HR professionals evaluate candidates not just for their technical qualifications but also for their cultural fit, ...

One of the biggest parts of preparing for a job interview is running through practice questions. We asked recruiting pros for their top interview questions and how a candidate should answer them. Here ...

Behavioral interview questions ask for specific examples of your past actions to predict how you’ll act in the future. Using ...

The question “Describe yourself in 3 words” might seem simple, but it’s one of the most powerful tools in an interviewer’s arsenal. It gives employers a glimpse into your personality, self-awareness, ...

Job interview questions pretty much all feel like minefields where one poorly chosen word or awkward pause blows the entire thing. Most of us know that honesty, or at least complete honesty, isn't the ...