Employers know that in a job interview, you are putting your best foot forward. You are going to say things that are positive, that sell you for the job, and that make you look good. So what do they do? They ask you questions that get you to talk about the not-so-sunny parts of your […]

“If we hire you, what will we know about you a year from now?” Don’t all hiring managers wish they had a crystal ball to tell them whether or not you’ll be a good hire? Maybe that’s the wish behind this question. If an interviewer asks you what the company will know about you after […]

Is there a mistake you made in one of your past jobs that, looking back on it, you could have handled differently–and gotten a better outcome? When employers ask this kind of job interview question, they want to know that you can learn from your mistakes and be better going forward. In the video below, […]

Have you been in your job for a long time?  Have you made lateral moves?  Your job interviewer might ask why you haven’t been promoted. Not being promoted is not always a bad thing…there could be a lot of reasons for that.  But if they ask, they’re concerned and looking for any problems you might […]

Have you ever been asked to describe a time you went against corporate directives? Or bucked the system, went against the company, or violated company policy? This is not a typical job interview question, but this has been asked in job interviews before. It is a very difficult question to answer well. In the video […]

It’s easy to describe your best boss…but what do you say about your worst? That’s a trickier line to walk in a job interview. In the video below, I’ll tell you how I would answer that interview question and why; and then I’ll tell you what you should be thinking about in order to be […]

Should career counseling centers have a place in your job search? Maybe…IF you use them right. Just like there’s a right way and a wrong way to write a resume, contact a company, or answer an interview question, there is a right way and a wrong way to use a career counseling center. A job […]

  If you have owned your own business or even been a freelancer–but now you’re interested in working for a company, you are in a unique situation. Most people go from working for a corporation to owning their own business, not the other way around. So if you want to work for someone else after […]

You will be asked why you left your previous position in your job interview. Just get ready for it. Your future employer will want to know why you weren’t happy there (because maybe it means you won’t be happy with them, either). Or maybe you’ll even tell them something bad about yourself. Stranger things have […]

If your interviewer asks you “What can you do to make this company better?”, be happy. This is a softball question that you can knock out of the park. In the video below, I will tell you how to answer this interview question with some great examples, depending on what your role will be within […]