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 ...

We just couldn’t let him get away from us. This is what we knew after interviewing one of four final candidates for a critical, and highly competitive, senior management role. He (whom we’ll call Greg ...

As a job candidate, you're likely to encounter interview questions designed to assess your critical thinking skills. Employers highly value these skills because they demonstrate your ability to ...

It can be tricky to determine whether a new hire’s character is a good fit for your team. Ask questions that invite ...

Hiring managers often know by a few key questions whether a candidate truly stands out. Learning how to answer them with clarity and confidence can dramatically increase the chances of leaving a ...

Andrew Lokenauth of TheFinanceNewsletter.com has singled out the most important job interview question and pinned down a way to prepare for it and even deliver a great answer when it comes. What To ...

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 ...

The goal of an interview is to assess a job candidate’s skillset and career achievements as part of determining whether that person might be a favorable addition to a company’s team and corporate ...

Do you know what a “gotcha” interview question is? Pretty much what it sounds like: A question the answer to which lets an interviewer think, “Gotcha!” As in, “Your answer revealed something you ...