Remember job interviews are not a one-way street. You, as the job seeker, are interviewing the company as well. While we all know to have a shortlist of questions to ask of your interviewer, one question that many candidates fail to ask is, “Why is this job open?”

When asked “Why do you want to work here?” during an interview, the hiring manager is trying to figure out how knowledgeable you are about the company and that you are genuinely interested in working there. One of the best ways to show that is to give a story that connects you personally to the company.

We all know interviews can be stressful. During your next interview, consider asking some light, get-to-know-you questions to help put the interviewee at ease, build rapport and determine if they'll fit within the company culture.

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According to John Bowe, a contributing writer for The New York Times, being a great public speaker has nothing to do with your personality, with overcoming shyness or learning to act confident. It’s a technical skill that nearly anyone can acquire.

Your brain needs time to relax and restore itself. Instead of booking back-to-back meetings, leave yourself a few minutes to recharge before starting your next commitment. This can mean taking a short walk, closing your eyes and meditating for a few moments, or even just socializing with colleagues about topics unrelated to work.

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2. Spice up your introductory ‘Headline’

3. Use the ‘About’ summary to sell yourself

4. Beef up your ‘Experience’ section

While working remotely has its benefits, it can render some employees invisible. If you want to maintain your career progression, you have to be intentional about making yourself visible to the people who can influence your future. Problem-solve, communicate and initiate touch points with your manager. Make sure they know you are there and doing good work.

Your answers to these questions should demonstrate your personal qualities and illustrate those "soft skills" often relentlessly claimed on resumes.

Behavioral interview questions typically focus on common problems faced at work. Employers are looking for examples that you have demonstrated key soft skills like these:

In 2014, the United Nation's General assembly designated July 15th World Youth Skills Day to promote youth skills development and abilities. Here are five skills you can hone using free online courses during the coronavirus lockdown:

Now more than every it is important that you do not have anything that could discourage a hiring manager, like tasteless content or complaints about a former job or boss. In a recent CareerBuilder study, they found 70% of employers use social networking sites to research job candidates, and of those that do, 57% have found content that caused them not to hire candidates.

If you are someone who goes all deer-in-the-headlights upon seeing a hiring manager in person, consider doing some mock interviews with a professional who can help you through the process. This will help calm your nerves and make sure you best prepared to answer those challenging questions you may not be expecting.

Curveball questions in an interview are usually not the norm but when you get one it’s all about how you answer that may move you to the top of the list. Here are some tips to be prepared.

With the current pandemic forcing millions of people to stay home, it can be difficult making the adjustment to working from home. Creating a nice home office area can make the transition easier.

Most job candidates spend way too much time worrying about the format of their resume. Should it be one-page or two-pages? Should I use this font or another font? Should I include the month and year or just the year? While some of those things are important, your format is not the most important part of your resume. A beautiful but boring and irrelevant resume will not get you very far in the hiring process.

If you recently started a new job that has turned into a temporary remote role, you aren’t alone. Your first few weeks will be different but it is still important to make a good first impression. Here are some good tips on from Forbes.com to help you start your new role as smoothly as possible.

Here is an interesting Forbes article mapping out 7 was to help safeguard your career during a crisis such as the coronavirus pandemic.

When dealing with times of adversity, one needs to be able to analyze, adjust and psychologically rebound. This is extremely important when living through the current pandemic. Things will most likely not go back to the way they were before. The “new normal” will become the “normal”.

Helping others can relieve the stress, anxiety, and depression that a pandemic like COVID-19 may be bringing you. Research shows that volunteering can lower mortality and bring more life satisfaction and happiness.

As Americans are anticipating heading back to work, Cushman & Wakefield, a commercial real estate company, has some suggestions on how we may do so safely.

They are developing new work space concepts using information gathered from China, the World Health Organization and medical specialist. The plan also reinforces better hygiene and social distancing.