By Natalia Autenrieth -Top Interview Add these questions to your interview checklist. Whether you’re looking for your first job or are a seasoned professional, a positive impression during the interview is key to getting an offer. When you ask a hiring manager insightful questions during a job interview, you demonstrate your professionalism, thoughtfulness, and commitment…. read more

By Taylor Tobin – Ladders Employers can gather useful intel by including a few inquiries that require quick thinking and on-the-spot personal analysis. We want to start by offering the following reassurance: nine times out of ten, employers aren’t formulating interview questions with the express purpose of tripping you up. They’re asking for information that can legitimately… read more

By Lydia Dishman – Fast Co. For most people, taking a lower-level job would be career suicide. But these executives prove it can be a launchpad to bigger and better things. “I was super excited,” Tanya Garcia tells Fast Company. And no wonder. In 2017, when she was just 30 years old, Garcia got promoted… read more

By Sheila McClear – Ladders “It’s about the candidate experience. The traditional recruiting process is oftentimes very slow and disrespectful to the candidate’s time.” What would you think if you submitted an application, and your first contact with a potential employer or recruiter was a text from a bot? That’s already the case for scores… read more

By Judith Humphrey – Fast Co Nobody will tell you that’s why you didn’t get the job. But an apparent lack of interpersonal skills is often the underlying reason candidates get passed over. You may be well versed in interview skills, but it’s easy to let drop a phrase or a comment that inadvertently signals… read more

By Stephanie Vozza – Fast Company Job interviews are stressful for everyone, but this is especially true if you’re an introvert. Small talk and self-promotion can feel especially uncomfortable, but introverts also have characteristics that give them an edge–that is, if they know how to use them, says Jane Finkle, author of The Introvert’s Complete… read more

By Liz Kislik – Forbes Whether you’ve been part of an uncomfortable conflict, gotten turned down by an important customer, or had to deliver bad news to your team, upsetting things happen at work almost every day. To be effective, you need to identify what you can control in the situation rather than ruminating over… read more

By Hanna Hart – Forbes Sometimes you need a push. You may not know you need it—you may even resent it—but a push helps (sometimes forces) you to change and can ultimately take you in a good direction. We coaches love to talk about inspiration and lofty goals, but the truth is that many people don’t take… read more

By Jack Kelly – Forbes As a child, when I was in any social setting with my dad, I would turn flush-faced and cringe. A typical interaction between my father and a complete stranger would go a little something like this: Hi, nice to meet you! What do you do for a living? Oh, that… read more