How to Prepare for Technical Interviews: A Step-By-Step Guide
Getting past the technical interview is often the first step to landing an IT job. Here’s a guide on the steps to preparing for a technical interview.
20 Questions to Ask During an Interview
As a job seeker, you’re more likely to prepare to answer questions than to ask them. Asking good questions is another important skill for job seekers, however. It lets your editors know you are a critical thinker and that you’re seriously considering whether the position is a good fit. Here are 20 questions you should always…
How to Answer Questions About Missing Resume Items
Prevailing advice about resumes says to condense your life’s work history and experience down as small as possible while still including everything important. But what do you do when the interviewer pulls out this question: “Tell me something that’s not on your resume?” This is a tricky question. If you include anything too important, the…
The Past Two Years Were Weird – Here’s How You Can Explain Employment Gaps
An employment gap–a time during your work history when you were not employed–can be one of the most challenging hurdles in the interview process. Employment gaps used to be seen as a big problem for workers, but COVID-19 and a number of other life situations have made these gaps more common and acceptable to employers….
How to Write an Effective Thank You Letter After an Interview (with Examples)
After an interview, you may feel relief that the “interrogation” is over and anxiety as you wait for the interview team to make a decision about whether to offer you a job. But even acing an interview doesn’t mean the end of your responsibility. If you want to maximize your chances to land the job…