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A great interview question can reveal insight into a candidate’s personality and approaches that you wouldn’t necessarily determine from standard interview questions.

Consider using these 10 top interview questions to really get to know a candidate.

Compelling content about your qualifications or trivial tidbits that have nothing to do with, well, anything? Guess what a hiring manager is more interested in?

Top-notch people skills aren’t merely preferred by employers today — they’re now expected for most roles. 

Because attitude is everything on the job hunt, don’t just focus on your technical qualifications when crafting your resume and cover letter. Emphasize those increasingly pivotal soft skills, too. These strengths might include the ability to lead a team, negotiate, build consensus or resolve conflict.

Ask job candidates to name the most important part of the hiring process, and a common answer is likely to be the interview. But many applicants forget that what they do after the interview also impacts how employers perceive them.

The prominence of the education section of your resume relates to where you are in your career. As your work history develops, details about your academic career should move toward the bottom.