Preparing for a job interview can be quite a nerve-wracking experience, especially when you're trying to prepare for the questions that could potentially catch you off guard or require you to think on ...

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 ...

More than half of recruiters admit to asking this as a first question in an interview. This question is intended as an icebreaker but feels vague. Here’s what to say and what not to say. In a ...

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 ...

We just couldn’t let him get away from us. This is what we knew after interviewing one of four final candidates for a critical, and highly competitive, senior management role. He (whom we’ll call Greg ...

Prepare for your internal auditor interview with common questions and expert answers to stand out and land the job. Learn what employers ask and how to impress them.

Landing a high-paying job often hinges on your performance during the interview process. Effective interview prep is essential for mastering high-stakes job interview questions. For ambitious and ...

Do you know what a “gotcha” interview question is? Pretty much what it sounds like: A question the answer to which lets an interviewer think, “Gotcha!” As in, “Your answer revealed something you ...

This is the fourth of five installments of “How to Get an Academic Job,” a new guide on the tenure-track search from our Career Talk columnists. Previously the series explored “How to Manage Your ...

According to Holly Lee, a seasoned career coach at Holly Lee Associates and a former recruiting leader at Amazon, Meta, and Google, there’s no need to panic. Instead, take it as an opportunity to ...

A job candidate's final interview question took an unexpected turn when a simple verbal mix-up led to an awkward spiral that may have cost her the position. The incident, shared in a post on Reddit ...