Interviewing Articles

From a job seeker perspective, a prospective employer would be at an offer decision after the first interview. While employers are trying to streamline their hiring process, most are still not at the decision stage after the first interview, and require additional...

As a Job Seeker, you have become accustomed to hearing about the razor thin margin between candidates. Inevitably, when you ask a Hiring Manager why you did not receive the position, you receive a general answer about how strong everyone was and how difficult it was...

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a challenging situation for Job Seekers over the last six months. Luckily, the trend has become more positive recently, as unemployment numbers have come down due to more employers starting to hire as they become used to the new...

The title of this column may seem a little odd to some. You may be asking yourself, what do you mean wanting it too much? How can you possibly want a new job too much? Especially when we are typically instructed to go after what we want. Of course, we want to...

We have discussed in these pages, many times, how you have to interview well to obtain the position you are seeking.  There is still a lot of competition for most jobs, and your best effort is needed to determine who is selected.  What is not required by the Hiring...

Over the last couple of years, we have regularly examined what are the most frequently asked questions that a Hiring Manager or Recruiter may ask a Job Seeker during an interview. What we have yet to fully explore is what questions you, as the Job Seeker, should be...

At some point in the Phone Screen or Interview, probably towards the beginning, you will provide a brief review of your employment history. This summary will generally lead to the inevitable question of, “Why are you leaving your current job” or, if you have already...

In this edition of the Frequently Asked Questions series we will examine a popular goal question…”Where Do You See Yourself in Five Years?” This question is generally asked later in the interview, after the usual work history and skills questions. Do not underestimate...

For some employers, the traditional phone screen and interview process is not enough information for them. They believe that by adding an additional layer to the process, they can better identify who should be the individual hired. One of the most common add-ons is...

For some Interviewers, this question is merely a matter of routine because they ask it of all interviewed candidates as part of a set list. For most, however, it is asked of candidates that did well in the interview.   In these situations, being asked the question is...