Research the Employer Before the Interview
When you don’t research the employer before the interview, your superficial research downgrades your answers to every question, disappoints prospective employers and shortchanges you. Take the time,...
View ArticleHow You’ll Contribute to our Success Interview Question
When the interviewer asks “how will you contribute to our success”, bring together your story and what you have learned about this employer and this position. What Does the Employer Think will...
View Article“How Your Work Experience Prepared You For This Position” Job Interview Question
Work Experience Prepared You For This Position When an interviewer asks you “how your work experience prepared you for this position”, it’s not a vague question. Be specific and make a clear connection...
View ArticlePrepare for the Most Valuable Skill Job Interview Question
Unprepared, “off the cuff” answering guarantees you’ll choose a skill that’s not the most valuable for this position, this firm, at this time, and you won’t communicate it clearly. That’s why this post...
View ArticlePrepare for Name a Weakness Job Interview Question
Don’t be tripped up when you don’t expect to be asked to “Name a Weakness”. Prepare a thoughtful answer that meets the interviewer’s need for information without blurting out a hasty answer. This...
View ArticlePrepare for the Greatest Achievement Interview Question
Telling about any achievement leaves you feeling good but careful planning could do so much more! What is Your Greatest Achievement To leave the interviewer with a positive impression they can’t...
View ArticlePrepare for the How Colleagues Describe You Job Interview Question
Your physical reaction to this question may reveal more to the interviewer than your words. Don’t wince, even if the question brings to mind the painful fact that not all of your colleagues describe...
View ArticlePrepare for the “Ideal Job” Interview Question
Applying for a promotion? Changing career? Be ready for the ideal job interview question! Why Employers Ask the Ideal Job Interview Question Prepare for the Ideal Job Interview Question Experienced...
View ArticlePrepare for the “Why Work for Us” Interview Question
If asked early in the interview, the why work for us interview question can feel like an icebreaker. In fact, if it is the first question, you can answer it like the “tell me about yourself” question....
View ArticlePrepare for the “Were You Ever Fired” Interview Question
Prepare for the Were You Ever Fired Interview QuestioFor the unprepared, the Were You Ever Fired interview question is unsettling. Your facial expression alone, and your body language, may reveal much...
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