Q&A

Why are interview questions so hard?

Why are interview questions so hard?

One reason employers ask difficult questions is to seek out important information about you. For example, employers might ask you to tell them about yourself. Another reason employers ask difficult interview questions is to learn about your thought processes.

Do you interview with the same company twice?

We met Alex, who had interviewed with the same company twice. “The first time I had an interview at that company, the HR Manager was very nice and very engaged in our conversation,” said Alex. “She told me that the job I was interviewing for was one of their highest-priority job openings,” Alex said.

How many times have I interviewed for Forbes?

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. We met Alex, who had interviewed with the same company twice. “The first time I had an interview at that company, the HR Manager was very nice and very engaged in our conversation,” said Alex.

What was Allison like at the second interview?

At Alex’s second interview, Allison was polite and distant. “She seemed to be going through the motions,” said Alex. “She didn’t ask me one question at the interview!

Can a company interview someone who has already been hired?

“We are pretty sure you didn’t do anything wrong, but rather the job was already filled,” we said. Companies and institutions will interview people like Alex to pad out a candidate roster only in order to get approval to hire someone they’ve already chosen for the role.

We met Alex, who had interviewed with the same company twice. “The first time I had an interview at that company, the HR Manager was very nice and very engaged in our conversation,” said Alex. “She told me that the job I was interviewing for was one of their highest-priority job openings,” Alex said.

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. We met Alex, who had interviewed with the same company twice. “The first time I had an interview at that company, the HR Manager was very nice and very engaged in our conversation,” said Alex.

At Alex’s second interview, Allison was polite and distant. “She seemed to be going through the motions,” said Alex. “She didn’t ask me one question at the interview!

Why is that job you interviewed for has been?

It pained her to see good resumes from applicants who then could not make a case for themselves in person. Her company has reposted the job in the hopes they find new candidates who can make their case. These are her words about what she observed in interviews, slightly edited at her request so as to not identify her or her company.