While you want to come off as agreeable and easygoing in a job interview, you should also know the difference between questions that are unreasonable and ones that are actually very fair. In fact, it makes you look good in the eyes of the interviewer when you do your due diligence.
Since more than a third of businesses have low diversity rates, professional hairdos are thought to be similar to a demographic with straight, curly, or smoothed hairstyles and textures. This leaves faux locks, box braids, crocheted afros, and other protective hair trends excluded from the “proper” hair guidelines.
If a hiring party is willing to push boundaries during the hiring process, they’ll likely continue to do so during your employment there. So you aren’t losing out by being sharp and asserting your rights.
Nailing a job interview in person, when you can bring your charisma front stage and center, is hard enough. Now, there is the disconnect of two screens separating you and the hiring party.
Women, and particularly Black women, often feel even more pressure to remain silent in the face of injustices during the hiring process.
When considering an employment opportunity, naturally, you need to know what it pays. Do be wary of any company or employer who tries to withhold this information until the very end of the interview, or until even later. And certainly look out for any company who takes offense to you asking what the job pays […]
Some interview advice you can use
Watch your mouth! Topics you shouldn't bring up during an interview.
Once you've got your foot in the door, you have to impress your prospective employer during the interview.
There may come a time when the job search turns to jobs we may be overqualified to fill.