Here are some common interview questions as well as best approaches for answering them and example answers. Your response does not have to sound exactly like these examples given. It is actually ...

Did you freeze up the last time an interviewer opened a question with "Tell me about a time when…"? That's a behavioral interview question, and many interviewees find them tricky to handle. Job ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Rachel Wells is a writer who covers leadership, AI, and upskilling. Have you ever been left speechless at a job interview because ...

As the tech industry’s seemingly never-ending rounds of layoffs continue on and on, we’re all getting a lot more interested in acing job interviews. In a way, interviewing well is the most in-demand ...

Even though most interviews include at least a few of the most common interview questions, and even if the candidate is asked to answer one or two unusual interview questions (like these), the answers ...

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 ...

My current job is okay but it's too limiting and I know I can take a step up. I started job hunting in February. I'm getting interviews. That's good. I don't mind job interviews, but I hate sitting in ...

Not so much a question, as it is a requirement for an interview. Be sure to have a succinct elevator pitch ready to fire off that aptly describes your background. 2. What are your strengths? Instead ...