A career coach's tips on how to answer this common, but thorny, interview question. Show how your goals and experience "fit into this role," says Madeline Mann.

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 ...

More than half of recruiters admit to asking this as a first question in an interview. This question is intended as an icebreaker but feels vague. Here’s what to say and what not to say. In a ...

How to answer this tricky interview question, says career expert—the wrong response will get you 'disqualified immediately' ...

Once you have decided to launch a job search, the job interview is likely the most critical part of the process—potentially leading to a life-changing position. But when tricky or difficult questions ...

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