If you’re like most people, the job search can be both exciting and overwhelming. Robert Half has resources to help you throughout the process, from identifying a promising opportunity and writing a resume to interviewing with potential employers and negotiating a job offer. Get expert tips and advice for landing the right role for you.
Tips to Land a Job
Interview Questions: What Is Your Greatest Weakness?
—If you were to ask job candidates about the most dreaded interview questions, “What is your greatest weakness?” would be a strong contender for the top spot. Here’s what to say when faced with this common question.
Are You Prepared for These 8 Interview Questions?
Once the excitement of landing a job interview fades, anxiety may set in. Every company has its own hiring criteria and process — what will this interviewer focus on?
Top 5 Job Interview Deal Breakers
Job interview coming up? Here's what 400 creative executives said not to do.
Writing a Resume? 6 Buzzwords to Avoid at All Costs
The words you use on your resume are crucial. A CareerBuilder survey reports that 17 percent of hiring managers spend 30 seconds or less looking at a resume. As such, you need to make your points quickly, and you need to make them well. Hackneyed buzzwords and clichés won’t catch a hiring manager’s eye. So let’s take a look at six terms job seekers should avoid when writing a resume — along with better ways to shine.
5 Job Interview Deal Breakers
Your resume and portfolio has won you an invitation to meet the hiring manager. Before you go in, review these five job interview “deal breakers.”