how to dress for an interview without making it obvious to your coworkers by Alison Green on September 11, 2017 A reader writes: I have a question for you about interview attire. My sister “Jane” and I both work in the finance department for a large tech company (different managers/sub departments). She is currently interviewing for a position at another company, similar to ours. Our company has a very lax dress code (almost none at […] Read the full article →
a conversation with a job seeker frustrated by an interviewer by Alison Green on August 7, 2017 I’m moving this week so some posts this week will be reprints from years ago. This one is from August 2012. * * * I recently had an email exchange with a reader who was disappointed that she didn’t get a third interview that she was expecting with an employer. I think she’s speaking for […] Read the full article →
here’s what your job interviewers say after you leave the room by Alison Green on July 31, 2017 Wouldn’t it be great if you could hear what your job interviewers say about you after your interview is over? Or maybe not — although if you’re worried that interviewers are trash-talking you, they’re probably not, even if you weren’t right for the job. But interviewers do have certain ways of naming potential issues – […] Read the full article →
do dogs belong in job interviews? by Alison Green on July 12, 2017 A reader writes: I work for a company that allows pets to be brought to work. In fact, we have a “Dog of the Day” program and a coordinator. Did I mention the pooches get their own company name/ID badges too? But I digress. Recently, I was part of a panel made up of a […] Read the full article →
CEO’s wife ruined my job prospects by Alison Green on July 5, 2017 A reader writes: I have been going through a very rigorous interviewing process for a permanent job in a firm where I have been undergoing a two-month post-college training program/paid internship which is very prestigious and only very few trainees are offered the permanent job. It would be my first proper job after finishing university. […] Read the full article →
how to prepare for 5 questions you’ll be asked at your next interview by Alison Green on June 26, 2017 If you have a job interview coming up, preparing for the questions you’re most likely to be asked can make a huge difference in how well you do. Of course, you can’t predict with perfect certainty what you’ll be asked, but some questions are so common that you’d be foolish not to prep your answers […] Read the full article →
did I lead my interviewer on? by Alison Green on June 22, 2017 A reader: I have been working for a company (Company A) for six months now, on a temporary contract. The pay is good and the hours are flexible, and as I would like to start studying part time soon this arrangement suits me. I don’t see a lot of potential for growth in this company, […] Read the full article →
how many questions can you ask in a job interview? by Alison Green on June 14, 2017 A reader writes: How many questions are OK to ask in a job interview while being respectful of time? I usually try to squeeze in as many as I can while monitoring how much time my interviewer seems to have available for questioning. I have asked as many as 5-6 questions before, but I usually […] Read the full article →
interview lines that make hiring managers cringe by Alison Green on June 12, 2017 When you’re interviewing for a job, the last thing you want to do is inadvertently say something that makes your interviewer cringe or roll her eyes – and yet some of the most common lines used in interviews do exactly that. Here are five of them. “I’m the perfect candidate for this job.” Maybe someone somewhere […] Read the full article →
how to deal with a bad interviewer by Alison Green on June 7, 2017 A reader writes: I recently interviewed for a position that I think I’m under-qualified for. The position is to be a dean of department at a university which requires 7+ years experience in a similar post and a great deal of knowledge about financial markets. I graduated from the top ivy league school in the […] Read the full article →