Picture this: You’re sitting across from a hiring manager, excited for the opportunity to land a job at your dream company. Then comes the open-ended prompt that will set the tone for the entire ...

Whether it’s an online dating profile or a job interview, unless you’re super-confident, trying to describe yourself in just a few words can be pretty tricky. Why? Because there’s more to you than ...

Interviews offer both businesses and potential candidates a chance to learn more about each other. It’s an opportunity for a ...

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How hard is it to describe something you’ve never experienced? If you’ve never tasted a chocolate chip cookie, then explaining it to someone would be a pretty challenging exercise. Often, talking ...

There’s one question that’s guaranteed to be asked in every job interview - ‘tell me about yourself’. This question isn’t quite as straightforward as it may seem, as it’s not really so much about who ...

Answer by Jaime Petkanics, former recruiter, founder of The Prepary, on Quora: If you are asked this question at the beginning of an interview (“tell me about yourself” or “walk me through your resume ...