Interview Questions
Which Questions Should You Ask in Your Interview?
Not asking questions at the end of an interview can signal unpreparedness to the hiring manager. It can also signal your inability to conduct due diligence. If you’re not asking questions, how will you know the role is right for you?
Read MoreThis Week in Career Advice: Interview Questions You Shouldn’t Answer
It’s not uncommon for interviewers to cross a line when asking questions. However, did you know some of these inappropriate questions are often illegal? Generally speaking, the following topics should never come up in a job interview: Age Marital status or family National origin Race Ethnicity Gender Sexual orientation Religion Disability So what can you…
Read MoreThis Week in Career Advice: How to Handle Behavioral Interview Questions
Do you struggle in interviews? Do you find it difficult to answer behavioral interview questions clearly and concisely, while also reinforcing your accomplishments? If so, let us introduce you to the STAR interview response technique. STAR stands for Situation, Task, Action, Result. In can be broken down into the following steps: Situation: Using specifics, describe…
Read MoreHow to Answer: “Why Do You Want This Job?”
This popular interview question may seem intimidating at first, but crafting an effective answer really comes down to three main points: 1) illustrating what you like about the company, 2) tying your skills to the job, and 3) explaining how the role fits with your career goals. While simple, crafting the right answer to this…
Read MoreThe Most Common Interview Questions & Answers
After years of answering common interview questions on the Insurance Jobs Employment Blog, we’ve compiled a list of the most common interview questions and how to answer them. Start practicing your answers now! Tell me about yourself. keep it professional, be compelling, and illustrate to the employer why you’re the best candidate for the job.…
Read MoreJob Interview Question: Why Should We Hire You?
How would you answer the question? Give them great reasons. This is one of those broad questions that can take you down the wrong road unless you have done some thinking about what to say ahead of time. This question deals with your ability to sell yourself. Think of yourself as the product. Why should…
Read MoreBehavioral – Event Interview Questions
Overview During the interview, you are asked to describe how you dealt with a difficult team situation in the past. Asking you about the past indicates this is a most likely a behavioral-event interview (BEI) question. Responding requires you need to recall an example when you dealt with a specific situation. BEI have been used…
Read MoreInterview Question – What are Your Long Term Career Goals?
This open-ended question, and others like; “Where do you see yourself in five years?” throw most candidates off balance. The object of the question is to check for your self-awareness and communication skills. Dan Harrison is the staffing manager for Wesco Corporation and is about to interview three candidates for a project manager position. He…
Read MoreJob Interview Question – Why Did You Leave?
What are the right ways and wrongs ways to tell a perspective employer why you left your old job? The Inevitable Job Interview Question: “Why Did You Leave (Are Planning To Leave) Your Last Position?” and How to Deal With It. This is a question that you can almost count on being asked at your…
Read MoreInterview Question – Why has it Taken You so Long to Find a Job?
This is a hard one to answer but a little thought ahead of time will let you deal with it. It’s difficult to believe that employers are still asking this type of question. Don’t they read the newspapers or listen to the news? If they were informed, they would know the answer; i.e. jobs are…
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