John M. O'Connor (Career Pro Inc.) is a multi-year career coach, outplacement and career services leader based in North Carolina. When the job market turns into more of an employee's market, shortcuts ...

Industry experts and research indicate that quirky or brainteaser-style interview questions are poor predictors of job performance, pushing employers toward structured, skills-based assessments.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Julia Korn writes about leadership and career development. If you’ve ever prepped for an interview, you’re probably familiar with ...

There are tens of dozens of questions the interviewer might ask during an interview. However, some standard questions encompass the general theme and focus of almost any questions you’ll be asked, and ...

When being interviewed for a job, you’ll likely be asked a combination of question types, including traditional, situational, and behavioral. Out of all of these, behavioral questions have become one ...

Did you freeze up the last time an interviewer opened a question with "Tell me about a time when…"? That's a behavioral interview question, and many interviewees find them tricky to handle. Job ...