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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DEAR READER: How can you answer the biggest weakness question during a job interview without sounding like an inflated boast? I ...

“You have a Hermione complex,” I told my career coaching client. She was preparing for an interview, and we were talking through the dreaded “What are your weaknesses?” question. Yes, that question ...

During a recent class I taught on interviewing, this baby boomer came up and asked me how to deal with nervousness. She knew it was the reason why she failed at interviews. Alan Carniol owns a job ...

Answering the dreaded “What are your weaknesses?” interview question can be tricky. Many candidates struggle to provide a meaningful response that addresses this question without damaging their ...

Instead of just stating your weakness, share how you’re working on improving it Think about what the interviewer is trying to get out of the question Answer “Tell me about yourself” with a past, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robin Ryan, a career counselor & author covers job search & careers. Job hunters say that one of the most challenging questions an ...

Arguably, one of the questions that candidates most dread during a job interview is the proverbial, “What would you consider to be your top weakness?” To state the obvious, it feels simultaneously ...

“What is your greatest weakness?” Can you answer that honestly? Most can, but won’t want to—especially if a job interviewer’s perception of you depends on the answer given. So what’s a smart answer to ...

People typically have a really hard time answering the “what is your biggest weakness?” question. It goes against all of the self-promotion cramming people do when on the job market. How can I portray ...

There are a handful of classic job interview questions that have been floated around for so long, they're almost a joke. While "What is your biggest weakness?" is definitely one of them, in no way ...