Advice
Ten years ago, when I entered business school, many professionals told me that the journey ahead required significant investment in professional networking. So I followed their advice, and soon my calendar was filled with various networking events and meetings all …
Many job seekers, especially those who are more toward the beginning than the end of their careers, struggle to decide what kind of a job they want to do. For those, we recommend pulling out a legal pad and dividing …
If you want to land the job you want, you’ll need certain skills and certain experience. You’ll also need to nail your interviews. And to nail your interviews—virtual or in-person—you’ll need the following three traits.
1. Clarity
Before you interview, you …
One way to begin this answer is by saying that you’ve gained a lot of experience leading teams and groups in college and in your past jobs, and have encountered this situation a few times. Then you could say that …
Some interview questions tell you exactly what they’re looking for. Others take a little more deciphering—“What is your work style?” is one of them.
You might have gotten questions like “What is your management style?” or “What kind of work …
This question is designed to demonstrate how much research you’ve done on the firm as well as to see if you might be a good “fit.” To get further information about a particular firm, you should read recent press stories …
When you tell compelling stories in interviews, you create connections with your interviewers in ways that just listing your accomplishments (no matter how extraordinary) can never do. Stories connect people to each other because our brains love to follow stories. …
When you begin any job interview, your interviewer is likely to start the conversation with some sort of introductory question. Because of this, “Tell me about yourself” is one of the most common interview questions in any job search. But …
In interviews, hiring managers and recruiters will inevitably ask, “So, do you have any questions for me?” And when they do, you better have at least a few questions prepared to ask. As for which questions you should ask, below …
This is not a fluff question meant to trip you up by surreptitiously getting at some weakness of yours. Instead it’s used to find out if you really do learn from your mistakes and, if so, how you learn from …