Strategies for Job Interviewing with a Disability
Job interviews are nerve-wracking for many people. If you have a disability, the anxiety often climbs another notch. Let's look at strategies for successful interviewing with a disability. Although people with disabilities may be just as gifted,...
How to Prepare for an Interview: Key Steps to Land Your Dream Job
Think you know how to prepare for an interview? The difference between landing the job of your dreams and bombing the interview often boils down to one key element: how well you prepare. It’s not possible to anticipate every question that will be...
What You Should Know About Career Management
Master the Most Underrated Competency for Career Success The #1 career competency that drives success across industries is a strength that anyone can develop -- and one that is crucial to both overall career success and acing job interviews. The...
Answering Behavioral Interview Questions: Intercultural Fluency
Part of our ongoing series to help you answer common behavioral interview questions. For most jobs today, it is essential to be able to work well with diverse teams, including individuals from cultures very different from your own (aka...
Answering Behavioral Interview Questions: Your Greatest Accomplishments
This is the latest in our continuing series on how to answer the most common behavioral interview questions. What is your greatest accomplishment? If your interviewer asks you this question, consider yourself lucky. It’s the perfect opportunity to...
11 Classic Interview Mistakes – and How to Recover
You've done your research on the company, rehearsed your elevator pitch, dry-cleaned your best suit and printed a fresh copy of your fine-tuned resume and portfolio. All the elements are in place for you to master every minute of your Big...
Answering Behavioral Interview Questions: Work Ethic
The latest in our continuing series on how to answer the most common behavioral interview questions. Are You a Hard Worker? Every hiring manager loves a hard worker. No matter the job or the industry or the experience level, they want to hire...
Interview Strategies for Introverts
Finding the best jobs for introverts isn't an easy proposition, which is why the interview process can be such a nerve-racking experience. Job interviews don't come along that often - in fact, it can take dozens of resume submissions before you are...
Insider’s Guide to Acing the Consulting Interview
Today's guest author is Jennifer Malach, a veteran management consulting recruiter and career coach, who is giving you the inside scoop on how to prepare for the management consulting interview process. After 16 years in corporate recruiting at one...
HOW TO ANSWER: What Are Your Salary Expectations?
You’ve worked hard to perfect your resume and land that all-important big interview. This means, though, that the battle is only just beginning. While it’s important to prepare yourself for skill, behavioral, and talent-related interview questions...
Acing the American Job Interview (for International, ESOL, and Multilingual Candidates)
Job interviews are challenging enough when everybody’s speaking his or her first language. They’re even trickier for international ESOL students and candidates — and anyone who was raised in a different culture and/or with a different primary...
WSJ Live – How not to Bomb a Job Interview
Big Interview co-founder (and chief coach) Pamela Skillings recently spoke with Nikki Waller of the Wall Street Journal to share tips and answer questions on not bombing the interview. Geared toward college students and new grads, watch the video...
How to Sell Yourself in a Job Interview
Showcase Your Strengths Without Feeling Like a Used Car Salesman “I just don’t know how to sell myself!” It’s one of the most common complaints that I hear in my job interview coaching practice. I love hearing these words because I know I can help...
The Ultimate Guide to Acing Video Interviews
I’ve got some good news and some bad news. The good news is that most candidates (i.e. your competitors) are terrible at video interviews. The bad news is that you’re likely in the same boat -- but not for long. Alex Andrei & Pamela Skillings...
The Right Way to Answer Residency Interview Questions
Check out our new comprehensive guide to acing your medical residency interview and matching with the program of your dreams. The advice also applies to interviewing for medical fellowships. Contributor Elizabeth Magill gives you the lowdown on the...
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