While the professional scored highly on technical skills, the AI flagged her as 'not professionally dressed' and her eye contact as 'occasional,' observations she confirmed as accurate.
After the initial round of interviews, when Amazon appeared reluctant to offer Jasmine McCall the salary and compensation she wanted, she informed them that she had other offers on the table. 'Within 48 hours, Amazon came back with the full sign-on bonus and stock package,' McCall said.
'These topics are asked in Google screening round! I got rejected here twice because most eliminations happen at this stage, so clearing it should be your priority,' Anu Sharma shared.
The Google employee was soon flooded with requests from jobseekers and curious onlookers on what kind of questions the tech giant asks during job interviews.
Sabina Nawaz, who has worked with Microsoft for 15 years, advised job seekers to get some of the basics right. For example, show up on time, and have the camera positioned correctly if you’re doing a virtual interview.
'I’m not hiring people because their presentation skills are phenomenal. I’m hiring them typically because I need certain tasks and certain jobs done,' CEO Omar Asali said.
Narayana Murthy was 'ambitious' and had 'set great goals,' Nandan Nilekani said of his recruiter. Murthy was the head of software at Patni Computer Systems in Pune where Nilekani got his first job.
At a time when companies are constantly having to rethink how they function in the face of new challenges and with new technology to adopt, workers have to be 'able to get back up again when you get knocked down,' Jennifer Dulski said.
Gary Shapiro explained that for candidates currently employed, offering to start immediately or within two weeks is an instant red flag.
LinkedIn career expert Andrew McCaskill suggests job seekers use a 'closing pitch'. 'You don’t want to leave the interviewer guessing about your interest in the role, or if you have what it takes to succeed there,' he said and offered an example of one such statement.
'You’re helping me as the interviewer understand: Oh, she wants this job,’ Teresa Freeman said, adding that it job seekers display positivity, energy, and interest in the role and the organisation, 'it goes a long way'.
Nolan Church, who has worked as a recruiter for Google and DoorDash for about six years, pointed out that it's important to understand how companies come up with the salary offer in the first place. Two elements play into their calculations, he said.
One of the questions that may be more useful to new professionals is how managers promote a culture of learning, LinkedIn expert Aneesh Raman said. 'Part of that culture of learning is learning how to...'
Former Google recruiter Nolan Church shares how job seekers can avoid creating a negative impression on recruiters during interviews. He said, 'To begin with, when an interviewer asks what you can improve on, don’t use...'
The first step is to know the pay range of the job, says Chanelle Howell. If the details are not mentioned in the job ad, ask the recruiters for it.
Talking about the kind of candidates that have impressed him, Nolan Church shared there’s one tactic that always succeeds. 'The best candidates that I meet, I’m always learning something from them.'
The clip amassed more than 3 million views and generated a discussion on employment, especially with industry leaders and experts debating 70-hour work weeks for professionals in the country.
The hiring expert said he’s 'always impressed' when job seekers have done their homework about the recruiter and interviewer.
The 'coffee cup' test centres around a seemingly mundane task, aims to reveal the core values and attitudes of applicants.
The candidate took to Reddit to narrate the incident in which he wrote that he arrived at 2:30 and after 15 minutes, left as he felt there was no reason to wait any longer.
Hanna Goefft, a New York-based content creator and recruitment marketing manager, has a piece of advice for all job seekers – use AI to your advantage.
Matt Higgins, CEO of RSE Ventures, shared the one question you should never ask the hiring manager during a job interview.
Rylie Jouett from Texas shared a now-viral TikTok video about the awkward moment she realised her interviewer was the same man with whom she had cut off all contact six years ago.
In 2020, Elon Musk asked 'ace engineers' to apply for work at Tesla, and it's the same question he shared while inviting applications.
Elaborating on how she would evaluate candidates during their interviews at Google, Claire Hughes Johnson shared that she always watched for two words: 'I' and 'we'.