Author: Tony Lee

"What is your expected salary?" is the question that most job seekers have to face in job interviews, but many candidates still cannot avoid being embarrassed when they don't know how to give the right answer. Learn about how to reasonably respond to the questions about salary from the employer.

Why should we give you the job over the other candidates?  

This is a tough job interview question. Most people are not that comfortable with the idea of tooting their own horn, but that's exactly what you have to do in a job search and in a job interview, and that's especially what you have to do when you answer this question. So feel free to brag.

A handshake, whether at a job interview or business meeting, can have several meanings. Not only is it important to focus on how someone is shaking your hand, but on how you shake their hand as well! Handshake meanings vary from country to country so keep in mind, the following apply only to the U.S.:

Job Interview Handshake #1: Palm Up

When you have successfully mastered cover letters, resumes, and job applications and are receiving requests for interviews, it’s time to understand how to succeed in the job interview so that you are ever closer to your goal of obtaining one or more job offers.

Review Common Interview Questions and Prepare Responses.

Anyone that's ever attended a meeting, or a presentation, will be familiar with that awkward moment when the attendees are asked "Have you got any questions?". How many times have we all sat, silently, in a room full of people experiencing a collective mental blankness?

This is the time of the year when college graduates enter the workforce. The first step in this process is the interview. How should you prepare to meet with a hiring manager? What can you do to help yourself get an offer?

Congrats! At this point in the interviewing process,  you have probably made it through several rounds of interviews with the same company. The roles of those that have interviewed you up to this point likely include human resources recruiters, department managers and potential future co-workers.

In a corporate setting, it is not uncommon to go through several rounds of interviews. Your style and manner of answering should actually change for each round to fit what they are looking for. Human Resources professionals are often the first level of interviewers. You may have a brief phone screening before coming into the office and if successful, you will be asked to meet with an internal recruiter.

At the end of an interview, we are often told when we can expect to hear back from an employer. This information is helpful to us as we need a timeframe so that we can call in the event we do not hear back from the company. Oftentimes, the employer will mention a time sooner than they are ready to give you an answer.

Situation: You have nearly made it through the interview without any major problems. You have just been asked if you have any questions for the interviewer.