For starters, speak naturally, as if you are talking to a human interviewer, even if you aren’t.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robin Ryan, a career counselor & author covers job search & careers. If you are going to make a mistake answering interview ...

There’s a myth that interviews reward the most qualified person. In reality, they often reward the person who can access their competence under pressure.

The job interview questions that seem the simplest on the surface are often the ones that make us stumble the most. One of them is "Why should we hire you?" — and candidates should always come ...

As the tech industry’s seemingly never-ending rounds of layoffs continue on and on, we’re all getting a lot more interested in acing job interviews. In a way, interviewing well is the most in-demand ...

To stand out during the final interview, you have to beat out other strong candidates (here are three real-life examples of long-shot candidates who got hired). Assume that everyone left in the ...

Job interviews are often tricky because they’re the first time the candidate and the company learn about each other and size one another up. However, they are also helpful because they reveal the true ...

Editor’s Note: Previously in this Career Talk series, our experts on doctoral-career counseling have offered advice on running a tandem job search in academe and industry, searching for nonfaculty ...