You’ve probably seen a box on a job application asking what your salary was at your previous job. Or, you’ve been asked in an interview about your salary history. Did you know this is illegal in 30 states? Well, it is. And it’s only one of several illegal interview questions
One of my current clients recently had a job interview, and the first question the interviewer asked her was, “What questions do you have for us?” I’ve previously written on the importance of preparing your own questions for your job interviews. But rarely does an interviewer ask this question first.
These posts are usually geared toward my regular audience of job seekers. But occasionally, I’ll write one for the audience of my audience: hiring managers. This week’s post is for both groups of readers, with an aim to help improve the hiring process, during and after the Great Resignation. Employers
I’ve previously written on the importance of asking questions of your own when interviewing for a job. Not only do they help you make a wiser decision when it comes to multiple job offers, they also help you win the interview! But with various interview processes, and the latest changes
Last week I wrote a post about possible questions you may face in your next interview. If you’re looking for work during the pandemic, you need to be ready to answer such questions. The questions I covered included: What did you do with your time while laid off or furloughed
If you’re interviewing for a new job due to a COVID-related job loss, you want to of course prepare for commonly-asked interview questions. But you also need to prepare for some new interview questions brought on by the current pandemic. These pandemic interview questions could include: What did you do
In light of coronavirus times, one of my Facebook friends posted this the other day: “So in retrospect, in 2015, not a single person got the answer right to ‘Where do you see yourself five years from now?’” I commented: “This is reason enough to retire such an overused and
I get a lot of questions from clients asking what they should say in a job interview when responding to common interview questions. But rarely does someone ask me what they should never say in a job interview. However, this knowledge is just as important (if not more!) than the
It’s the interview question every job candidate dreads: “What is your greatest weakness?” And there’s been a lot of bad advice out there telling candidates they should say things like, “I’m too much of a perfectionist.” Or, “I work too hard.” I call bullsh*t. And so does the interviewer who’s
It can be difficult to talk about yourself in a job interview. A lot of people feel uncomfortable discussing their strengths in an interview because they feel like they have to be good at sales to sell themselves. Or, they feel like they’re bragging and they were taught it’s rude
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