Job Interviews / Employment
By Alison Doyle, About.com Guide to Job Searching
It's not enough to just apply for jobs, even though that's important. You need to thoroughly prepare for the entire hiring process, so you can ace the interview and secure a job offer. These resources, including interview questions and answers, interview attire, types of job interviews, interview tips, thank you letters, following up, background checks, and salary negotiations, will help you get hired.
- Types of Job Interviews
- How to Interview
- Job Interview Tips
- Interview Questions / Answers
- Interview Attire
- Thank You Letters
- Interview Follow Up
- References
- Background Checks
- Job Offers
- Wages and Salary
- Employee Benefits
- Employment Information
- Resignation / Losing Your Job
- Unemployment
Types of Job Interviews
It's important to be aware of the various types of job interviews, so you're prepared to effectively interview. Here are all the details on behavioral interviews, exit interviews, group interviews, phone and video interviews, second interviews, and dining interviews.
How to Interview
Successful interviewing is essential to getting a job offer. That means practicing interview questions and answers, dressing in appropriate interview attire, and, being able to present your skills and experience to a prospective employer.
- Job Interview Guide
- Acing the Interview
- Video: How to Impress the Interviewer
- Behavioral Interviewing
- Interviewing in Public
- Interviewing While Dining
- Non-Verbal Interviewing Skills
- Second Interviews
- Successful Interviewing
- Top Interview Blunders
- Video: Preparing For an Interview
- Video: Interview Body Language
Job Interview Tips
Job interviewing never seems to get any easier - even when you have gone on more interviews than you can count. Review these interview tips and suggestions so you can dazzle your potential employer and ace the interview.
- Job Interview Tips
- Interview Etiquette
- Interviewing in Public
- Job Interview Tips Videos
- Check Out the Company
- Handle a Panel Interview
- Improve Your Interview Technique
- Lunch and Dinner Interviews
- Cancel a Job Interview
- Reschedule a Job Interview
- Video: Phone Interview Tips
- Telephone Interview Tips
- Send a Thank You Note
- Second Interview Tips
- Get an Interview Advantage
Interview Questions / Answers
Questions you'll be asked during an interview, along with recommended answers, behavioral interview questions, illegal interview questions, and sample questions to ask the interviewer.
- Job Interview Questions and Answers
- Interview Questions to Ask
- Behavioral Interview Questions
- Difficult Interview Questions
- Illegal Interview Questions
- Entry Level Interview Questions
- Retail / Customer Service Questions
- Teacher Interview Questions
- Why Were Your Fired?
- More Job Interview Questions
Interview Attire
How to dress for an interview including advice on what, and what not, to wear on a job interview, appropriate interview attire, how to impress a prospective employer, and tips on dressing for success.
- Teen Interview Attire
- What Not to Wear to a Teen Job Interview
- Dress for Success
- Business vs. Business Casual Attire
Thank You Letters
Writing a thank you letter, or thank you email, after an employment interview is a must. In fact, some employers think less of those interviewees who fail to follow-up promptly.
Interview Follow Up
Following up after a job interview can help you get a second interview or even a job offer. Here's how to follow up after an interview, including who to contact and what to write or say.
- How to Follow Up After an Interview
- Interview Follow Up Tips
- Sample Follow Up Letters
- Job Interview Thank You Letters
References
References are more important to a job search than you might realize. Find out who you should ask for a recommendation letter, and how to best ask for their help.
- Personal and Character References
- Reference Check Questions
- How to Ask for a Reference
- How to Write a Reference Letter
Background Checks
Many companies check the backgrounds of prospective employees. Review what employers need to know, who they check with and what background and employment verification information can be released or is required.
Job Offers
How to evaluate a job offer, comparing salary and benefits, and a job offer checklist.
Wages and Salary
it is important for job seekers to be well prepared to negotiate a salary that will pay you what you are worth. Here's how to evaluate what you should be earning and to get paid what you're worth.
Employee Benefits
There are some employee benefits that are mandated by law and there are other types of employee benefits that employers choose to provide to their employees. It's important to know which employee benefits you are eligible to receive - from your past, present, and future employers.
- Types of Employee Benefits
- Benefits Questions and Answers
- Employee Benefits Packages
- Evaluating Employee Benefits
- Employee Benefits Questions to Ask
- Employee Benefits When You Lose Your Job
- Health Insurance
- Severance Pay
Employment Information
What you need to know about starting a new job, including employment forms, employee benefits, and how to start a job successfully.
Resignation / Losing Your Job
What to do when you are fired or laid-off, how to resign, and how to move on, plus sample resignation, retirement, and farewell to co-workers letters.
Unemployment
Where to file for unemployment, how to file, what you need, eligibility requirements, disqualifications, extended benefits and more unemployment insurance information.
