Job interviews

Questions to ask before you take the job.

Hobbies count.

Five strategies to buy yourself time — without losing the opportunity.

Most people think of Napster when they think of peer-to-peer systems. Nirav Tolia, CEO of Epinions, explains why the power of peer-to-peer goes far beyond...

And a few to avoid.

John Browne believes that all companies battling it out in the global information age face a common challenge: using knowledge more effectively than their...

The do’s and don’ts of navigating a career transition that’s taking longer than you hoped.

Research-backed advice to help you face an algorithm.

Resumes are dead. Interviews are largely ineffectual. Linked-In is good. Portfolios are useful. But projects are the real future of hiring, especially knowledge working hiring. No matter how wonderful your references or how well you do on those too-clever-by-half Microsoft/Google brainteasers, serious firms will increasingly ask serious candidates to do serious work in order to […]

Five tips to help you convince hiring managers that your unique skills, experiences, and perspectives are worth investing in.

Hewlett-Packard is giving away its e-speak software. The product's general manager explains the rationale for the risky move.

You’re not just judging them; they’re deciding whether to work for you.

Lou Gerstner's was a hard act to follow. As CEO in what were arguably IBM's darkest hours, Gerstner brought the company back from the brink. After nearly...

It's time for hiring managers to refresh their skills.

Don't waste your breath with absurd questions like: What are your weaknesses?

It's more important than proving you're smart.

Globe Metallurgical Inc., a $115 million supplier for specialty metals, is best known as the first small company to win the Baldrige Award in 1988. But...

Not long ago, it seemed far-fetched to think that feature films could be made on computers. Pixar cofounder Ed Catmull discusses how his company turned...

NASA chief Daniel Goldin made enemies during his controversial tenure, but even critics agree that his aggressive, no-nonsense tactics transformed the...

The world's largest oil-service company has revolutionized the way it buys supplies: instead of a central purchasing office, its e-procurement system...