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 ...

“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 ...

We are a team of writers, experimenters and researchers providing you with the best advice with zero bias or partiality. Understanding a potential job candidate’s strengths and weaknesses is something ...

(MoneyWatch) Have you ever been asked "What's your greatest weakness?" during the course of a job interview? Interviewers consider it to be an oldie but goodie. "As a hiring manager, 'What's your ...

For job seekers, interview questions require you to think quickly on your feet and respond to any curveball the interviewer throws your way — even when these questions veer away from the scripts you ...