Welcome to Pressing Questions, Fast Company’s mini advice column. Twice a week, Deputy Editor Kathleen Davis, host of The New Way We Work podcast, will answer the biggest and most pressing workplace ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robin Ryan is a career counselor who covers job search and careers. You really want that job. It’s perfect for you. You submitted ...

If you are a military veteran, spouse or active-duty service member in transition, you will inevitably get stumped in an interview. At some point in the job hunt, an interviewer will ask you a ...

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 ...

In every job interview, you can expect to be asked about your personal and career goals. But here's a surprising fact: Most candidates' answers to these questions are, frankly, unimpressive. Drawing ...

The STAR and PARADE methods of answering behavioral interview questions are both popular. They can help when you're asked about a time you faced a challenge or made a mistake at work, for example.

As the tech industry’s seemingly never-ending rounds of layoffs continue on and on, we’re all getting a lot more interested in acing job interviews. In a way, interviewing well is the most in-demand ...

Any service member about to enter the civilian workforce will need to prepare for job searching, resume writing and, of course, the all-important job interview. The interview is where the rubber meets ...

How to Answer 'What Are You Proud Of?' One question you should prepare to answer in a job interview is this: What are you most proud of accomplishing? This is a tough query because there are a lot of ...