Soft skills are an essential component in job success, and employers know it. Glance at a job posting and you’ll see requirements such as superb communication skills, relationship building, adaptability and collaboration. In an interview with Yadi Caro on her podcast, Hardcore Soft Skills Interview, I describe how you can demonstrate soft skills in your job interviews.

In last week’s post I explored five tricky interview questions CEOs ask–or at least some CEOs do. Now let’s look at five more, and I’ll offer suggestions on how to answer them. While you may never have to field these particular queries, thinking about them is a good way to stretch your interview skills.

Got an interview with a CEO? Be ready for odd and off-putting questions. Here are some interview questions CEOs ask, from the LinkedIn Talent Blog read by recruiters, along with my suggestions on answers to make the best impression on the executive.

Is this you? “I fail behavioral interviews because I only have a few stories (or none). Or “I have no experience, so no stories.” These tips will help you build that list and ace your behaviorals.

It’s perfectly normal to be nervous about job interviews. But if you get so anxious that your voice shakes, or you freeze up and find it hard to think clearly, that’s a problem. Too often we feel like we have no control over our anxieties, no way to consciously cultivate confidence. Abundant research shows this [continue reading…]