“One that offers free chocolate chip cookies to its staff every hour and pays for time spent receiving backrubs from attractive, single masseuses.” There are a lot of interview questions where sucking up to the company can help give you brownie points (to go along with your brownie nose). This is sort of one of[…]
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Lots of interview questions are designed to see how much you actually want to work for the company. Your perception of the company and how it works plays a key part of that. Many applicants see the company they want to work for as they want their ideal company to be. For example, someone that[…]
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Most people fall under two categories when they need help: They become very stubborn and refuse to ask for help unless absolutely necessary. They don’t even bother trying to figure it out for themselves and ask for help immediately. The latter has become a source of comedy. Websites like http://www.lmgtfy.com were designed specifically to trash[…]
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One of the things you learn when you get older is that high school doesn’t matter. It seems like a huge deal at the time – and certainly you learn a lot about life – but in the end, most people completely forget high school, completely change their personality, and completely could not give a[…]
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There are a lot of interview questions that aren’t that complicated. Have you ever lost your temper at work? No. Simple, yeah? Unless you were fired for losing your temper or you have a history of yelling at coworkers that may out you to the interviewer, you can pretty much claim that you have never[…]
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Conflict is always present in the workplace. For example, if you urinate on your supervisor’s sandwich, chances are you are going to have an argument at some point in the future. In an effort to judge whether or not you can deal with conflict effectively, the hiring manager may ask you directly: Do you deal[…]
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Working at a non-profit job is a rewarding experience. You not only get an opportunity to contribute to something you believe in – you also get paid for it. The pay is not always as great as you would get doing the same work for a corporation, but at least you have the opportunity to[…]
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Unless you were a complete failure, you likely contributed in some way to your previous employer. Your greatest contribution is your greatest achievement, and as we have emphasized, you want every opportunity you can to share that achievement. This is one of those opportunities. How to Answer Because the answer to this question can play[…]
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“No one ever attains very eminent success by simply doing what is required of him; it is the amount and excellence of what is over and above the required that determines the greatness of ultimate distinction.” ~Charles Kendall Adams You need to have some way of knowing whether or not you are doing a good[…]
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