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The Most Popular Interview Questions to Reveal Key Soft Skills
Over 60% of hiring managers agree that screening for soft skills is tough. In fact, figuring out if the candidate has the qualities you are looking...
The Go-To Interview Questions of Companies Like Warby Parker, Airbnb and More
You’ve probably been there before: a candidate’s breezing through an interview and knocking out great answers to all of your questions. But then it...
What Interviewers Really Want When They Ask, “What Do You Like Least About Your Job?”
When you’re getting ready for a job interview, it’s always good to try to predict which questions an interviewer might ask. If you’re like...
Resumes That Get Past the Robot
A Chicago Tribune article: How to get flagged by Artificial Intelligence and get to meet a real person If you’re on the hunt for a job, you may...
What the Job Market Looks Like for Today’s College Graduates
The latest crop of college graduates is entering the labor force. And, as always, the graduates will do relatively well. The unemployment rate...
Rejecting Candidates Who Don’t Send a Thank-You Note: Understandable or Unreasonable?
It’s always nice to receive a thoughtful thank-you note from a candidate after you interview them. But if they don’t send one, it’s not a...
10 Impressive Questions to Ask in a Job Interview
As someone who has interviewed probably thousands of job candidates in my career, I’ve long been surprised by how many people don’t ask...
These rough summer jobs can set teens on the path to greatness
Making sandwiches at a deli counter. Picking up trash on a beach. Getting up at 5 a.m. to work in a doughnut shop. What sort of ambitious teenager...
Top 10 Ways to Find Your Career Path
If you're not sure which direction your career should go in, you're thinking about making a career change, or you just want to feel more fulfilled...