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 ...
You can prepare all you want for a job interview, but still be asked a curveball question that leaves you stumped for how to answer. Should you say “I don’t know” when you actually don’t know? The ...
The biggest question when it comes to retirement is also one that can be difficult to answer: how long will you live? This question, and the assumptions that people make when answering it, influences ...
If you watched the presidential debates, you may have come to the conclusion that answering questions is optional. If you don’t want to provide an answer, simply insert your own topic and carry on.
One question that’s bound to be asked in a job interview is ‘tell me about a time when…’ This question is a favorite of hiring managers because it helps them get a better understanding of who you are ...
I recently worked with a CFO who stumbled on a question about a specific market, when his position required him to focus on the big picture. My advice was to take it up to a level he was comfortable ...
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A career coach shares her best advice for how to respond to "Tell me about yourself." ...
“There is no such thing as a stupid question, only stupid answers,” Colin Powell. Well, that is a nice sentiment, but we all know that there are stupid questions – like when the television news ...