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by Renee Cocchi

September 28, 2021

‘What’s your spirit animal?’ and other curveball interview questions you might want to start asking

In this tight job market, you might want to go beyond the typical “Can you tell me a little about yourself?” and “What are your greatest professional strengths?” type of questions when interviewing someone. So why not try a new approach to interviewing that may help you make the best possible hires? Say a candidate […]

by Rachel Mucha

January 11, 2019

'Diamonds in the rough': Offbeat — and effective — approach to hiring the best people

Every company’s looking to make that perfect hire — and that seems to be getting harder and harder to do these days. So here’s an idea — why not start considering candidates on the basis of personality, smarts and enthusiasm instead of past experience?

by Tim Gould

November 20, 2013

'I've asked an illegal interview question: What do I do?'

Every HR pro knows there are certain questions you shouldn’t ask job candidates. But what happens when hiring managers let one of those dreaded questions slip out during an interview?

by Dan Wisniewski

December 3, 2012

'ICE, ICE Baby': Feds launch ‘silent raids’ of 1,000 firms

Here’s hoping your I-9 paperwork is in order.

by Dan Wisniewski

October 9, 2013

'It's a man's job' — and now a woman's lawsuit

Here’s more evidence companies must train hiring managers to be careful about what they say during interviews.

October 8, 2008

'Of course I'd hire her — she's just like me'

New research says interviewers are biased toward candidates that remind them of themselves. Is that a bad thing?

by Tim Gould

April 10, 2013

'Oh, that's just my pet bird': The most outrageous things candidates did in interviews

Every HR professional could write a book recounting candidate interviews that have gone horribly — and hilariously — wrong. But can you top these forehead-slappers from CareerBuilder?

by Tim Gould

January 22, 2016

'Reckless hiring' claim hits company hard

A pending lawsuit shows the dangers of background check mistakes.

August 14, 2008

'Sorry I'm late — I was attacked by a bear on the way in'

Got to hand it to CareerBuilder — its regular surveys are a great morale booster for harried HR pros. This edition: Employees’ excuses for being late to work. Check it out and be happy these folks don’t work for you.

by Tim Gould

February 13, 2013