Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A hiring manager enters a job interview with three main questions: Can the candidate do the work? Will the candidate do the work?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It has become almost standard fare for interviewers to ask job candidates about their weaknesses. Sure, it's considered one of the ...

Editor’s note: This article is one in a series on how to answer some of the toughest job interview questions. Read about how to answer the prompt, “Tell me about yourself” here. When you’re trying to ...

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 might understandably pause when asked at a job interview about your greatest weaknesses. You might also understandably dread the question coming up. And you wouldn’t be alone. You want to respond ...

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 ...

“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 ...