The interview question "What's your greatest weakness?" is one of most pointless and offensive questions you can ask a job applicant, but interviewers still ask it every day. They don't realize that ...

Arguably, one of the questions that candidates most dread during a job interview is the proverbial, “What would you consider to be your top weakness?” To state the obvious, it feels simultaneously ...

A conversation I had with my daughter in the past aroused in me emotions of both concern and relief. Yes, two conflicting emotions, but the feeling that stays with me is the relief. Relief because she ...

For job seekers, interview questions require you to think quickly on your feet and respond to any curveball the interviewer throws your way — even when these questions veer away from the scripts you ...

Instead of just stating your weakness, share how you’re working on improving it Think about what the interviewer is trying to get out of the question Answer “Tell me about yourself” with a past, ...

The “what is your greatest weakness” question pops up during most interviews in one form or another. While it ay seem like the toughest question (because who wants to talk about what they are bad at ...

During a recent class I taught on interviewing, this baby boomer came up and asked me how to deal with nervousness. She knew it was the reason why she failed at interviews. Alan Carniol owns a job ...

It has become almost standard fare for interviewers to ask job candidates about their weaknesses. Sure, it's considered one of the tougher interview questions, but you can nail it by being prepared.

DEAR READER: How can you answer the biggest weakness question during a job interview without sounding like an inflated boast? I hear you. When I worked in recruiting, that was one of the biggest pet ...

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 ...

People typically have a really hard time answering the “what is your biggest weakness?” question. It goes against all of the self-promotion cramming people do when on the job market. How can I portray ...