Picture this: You’re sitting across from a hiring manager, excited for the opportunity to land a job at your dream company. Then comes the open-ended prompt that will set the tone for the entire ...

The medium is the message. The interviewer cares less about your answer to this question and more about the confidence, enthusiasm and passion with which you answer it. The speed of the response is ...

Talking about yourself is scary, but it’s an essential occupational and life skill. Embrace it as an opportunity to communicate your personal brand and the unique value you bring to the table. Often ...

Those four little words can be the trickiest, stickiest part of a job interview. So simple, yet so loaded. If you Google the phrase, you’ll find a never-ending list of tips and tricks for this ...

This content has been selected, created and edited by the Finextra editorial team based upon its relevance and interest to our community. You have been called for an interview, which means that you ...

It's not easy to interview someone. A hiring manager may be great at what she does for a living, but it doesn't mean that she can immediately become a gifted interviewer on demand. In my experience, ...

When I was a human resources executive doing hiring interviews, I almost always began my interviews by asking the candidate: "Tell me about yourself." I did that for a number of reasons, the most ...

A job interview is the most important time you’ll discuss your skills, accomplishments, and experiences. For some people, this can be a little stressful. Whether you’re someone who doesn’t mind ...

How hard is it to describe something you’ve never experienced? If you’ve never tasted a chocolate chip cookie, then explaining it to someone would be a pretty challenging exercise. Often, talking ...

Editor’s note: This article is one in a series on how to answer some of the toughest job interview questions. Looking for a new job is stressful enough, but to make matters more challenging, some ...

There’s one question that’s guaranteed to be asked in every job interview - ‘tell me about yourself’. This question isn’t quite as straightforward as it may seem, as it’s not really so much about who ...