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 ...

"What are your weaknesses?" is one of the most common and dreaded interview questions. We all have weaknesses, of course, but the challenge is to share a weakness that's honest yet doesn't veer into a ...

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 ...

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, ...

After a decade-plus career in human resources, Madeline Mann has a "behind-the-scenes" perspective on the job process, she says. Mann, the founder of career coaching business Self Made Millennial, ...

“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 ...

The “what is your greatest weakness” question pops up during most interviews in one form or another. While it ay seem like the toughest question (because who wants to talk about what they are bad at ...

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 ...