#interview tips
Every entry on "interview tips".
- 01CareerAug 2026
65% of Hiring Managers Can't Take Your Resume at Face Value. Here's the Live Test They're Using Instead.
Robert Half found 65% of hiring managers say AI resumes make skills harder to verify. Meet the live resume-retrieval test that's replacing resume trust.
- 02CareerAug 2026
One-Way AI Video Interviews: When to Walk Away and When to Push Through
38% of job seekers now refuse AI video interviews. Here's the honest framework for deciding when to opt out — and how to win when you don't.
- 03CareerJul 2026
The AI Doom Loop in Hiring: What 412% More Applications Means for Your Interview
Greenhouse data shows applications per recruiter jumped 412%. Employers are rebuilding interviews in response. Here's what that means for you.
- 04CareerJul 2026
What Hiring Managers Are Actually Looking for in 2026 When 254 People Applied
Greenhouse data: 254 applicants per posting, 93% never reach an interview. Here's what hiring managers evaluate when they do call you.
- 05CareerJul 2026
If You Pause to Think in Your Next Interview, an AI Might Flag You as a Cheater
38.5% of 2026 candidates were flagged for AI cheating — and 3–5% were false positives. Here's what innocent behaviors trigger detection and what to do.
- 06SalesJul 2026
Sales Job Interviews in 2026: What They're Actually Testing Now
Microsoft cut 4,800 sales jobs in July. With more AEs competing, here's what enterprise sales interviews actually test in 2026 — and how to win.
- 07CareerJul 2026
Ghosted After a Job Interview in 2026? Here's Why Companies Go Silent — and What to Do
20% of candidates are ghosted after a full interview in 2026, 12% after multiple rounds. Here's why it happens and how to make each interview count.
- 08CareerJul 2026
Your Competition Is Using AI During Interviews. Here's How You Beat Them.
35% of candidates now use AI during live interviews, Bloomberg reported this week. Here's how genuine candidates turn the rampant cheating into a decisive advantage.
- 09CareerJul 2026
Week-Long 'Work Trial' Interviews Are Spreading. Here's What to Know Before You Say Yes.
Companies are asking finalists to work for a week before getting an offer. What's legal, what's exploitative, and how to decide whether to say yes.
- 10CareerJul 2026
You Got the Job Using AI. Now You Can't Do It. The Trap Employers Are Documenting.
Bloomberg reported it July 14: candidates acing interviews with AI assistance, then failing on the job within weeks. The data behind the pattern.
- 11CareerJul 2026
How Many Interview Rounds Is Normal in 2026? Here's What the Data Shows
5-8 interview rounds and 38-day hiring processes are now common. Here's why it got this long — and how to stay sharp through every single round.
- 12CareerJul 2026
AI Skills Ranked 14th. What Hiring Managers Actually Want in 2026.
GMAC surveyed 600 global recruiters. ResumeTemplates.com asked 1,005 hiring managers. Both put communication above AI skills. Here's what to show in your next interview.
- 13CareerJul 2026
Recruiters Have Given Up on Inbound Applications. Here's What That Means When You Get the Interview.
AI has flooded hiring with noise. Recruiters are ignoring inbound. Once you break through to an interview in 2026, the stakes are higher than they've ever been.
- 14CareerJul 2026
How to Answer the AI Questions Showing Up in Every Job Interview Now
Companies now test AI fluency in sales, marketing, and finance roles — not just engineering. Here's how to answer well even if you're not a power user.
- 15CareerJul 2026
"Tell Me About Yourself": How to Answer It Without Sounding Rehearsed (2026)
In a job market flooded with candidates, your opening answer shapes everything. Here's the structure that sounds natural because it's built on real substance.
- 16CareerJul 2026
One in Three Hiring Managers Has Interviewed a Suspected Deepfake. Here's What That Costs Real Candidates.
Deepfake identity fraud is reshaping remote hiring processes. Here's what it costs legitimate candidates — and how to compete in a fraud-suspicious market.
- 17CareerJul 2026
Why You Freeze in High-Stakes Meetings: The Neuroscience Behind Interview Anxiety in 2026
72% of job seekers say the search hurts their mental health. Here's the science of why you freeze under pressure — and what actually breaks it.
- 18CareerJul 2026
57,000 New Jobs in June. How to Win an Interview When 300 People Applied.
June payrolls came in at half the forecast. With fewer openings and more candidates per role, here's exactly how to stand out in 2026 interviews.
- 19CareerJul 2026
How to Ace a Live AI Interviewer — Even When It Glitches
3.2 million people watched an AI interviewer loop on 'Vertical bar Pilates.' Here's what you need to know before your own first round with a bot.
- 20CareerJul 2026
The 2026 Hiring Double Standard: Companies Screen You With AI and Won't Let You Use It Back
Goldman Sachs scores you with HireVue. Amazon disqualifies you for ChatGPT. New state laws are starting to change the asymmetry — here's what you need to know.
- 21CareerJul 2026
Getting Interviews But No Offers in 2026? Here's Why the Market Stalled
Job openings hit 7.6M in April but hires fell. The 2026 interview-to-offer gap is real — here's why offers disappear even when interviews land.
- 22CareerJul 2026
Job Hugging Ends Here: How to Interview When You Haven't Done It in Years
57% of U.S. workers are job hugging in 2026. When you finally make your move, the interview process has changed — here's how to shake off the rust and win.
- 23CareerJun 2026
How to Answer Behavioral Interview Questions on the Spot
87% of employers use behavioral interviews as their primary hiring method. Here's how to build STAR answers that hold up under live interview pressure.
- 24CareerJun 2026
Graduating in 2026? Here's What the Hiring Data Actually Says.
NACE projects flat hiring for Class of 2026, employers call it 'fair,' and 35% of entry-level jobs now require AI skills. Here's what to do with the actual numbers.
- 25CareerJun 2026
Ghost Jobs in 2026: How to Spot Fake Listings and Win the Interviews That Are Real
1 in 3 job listings is a ghost job in 2026. 53% of candidates were ghosted last year. Here's how to spot fake listings and ace the real interviews.
- 26CareerJun 2026
Doomjobbing: Why Sending 200 Applications Gets You Zero Interviews in 2026
LinkedIn processes 11,000 job applications per minute. The average response rate is 2–3%. Here's what's happening and how to break the loop.
- 27CareerJun 2026
Laid Off Because of AI? How to Interview in the 2026 Job Market
185,000+ workers cut in 2026, 56% of events citing AI. Here's how to prepare, frame the layoff, and compete in the market that displaced you.
- 28CareerJun 2026
AI Hiring Is Now Standard. Most Candidates Think It's Unfair. Here's the 2026 Data.
70% of hiring managers trust AI screening. Only 8% of candidates think it's fair. What the gap means for your job search right now.
- 29CareerJun 2026
Which Companies Allow AI Tools in Job Interviews in 2026
Google and Meta now explicitly allow AI during interviews. Amazon and Goldman ban it. Here's the full split — and how to find out before you show up.
- 30CareerJun 2026
How Companies Detect AI Cheating in Job Interviews in 2026
38.5% of candidates now trigger AI detection flags in interviews. Here's exactly how employers catch it — and what actually works instead.
- 31CareerJun 2026
What to Say When Your Mind Goes Blank in an Interview
93% of candidates experience interview anxiety. Here are exact recovery scripts for when you freeze mid-question — and how to avoid it next time.
- 32CareerJun 2026
38% of Job Seekers Walk Away From AI Interviews — Here's How to Pass Them
AI interviews are now mainstream and most candidates weren't warned. Here's what the algorithms actually evaluate and how to give yourself the best shot.