Each week in BusinessWeek, Jack and Suzy Welch contribute a column. This week’s (April 7) column concerns questions for interviewing CEO candidates. While most of us will not interview for a CEO position, it is interesting to note the questions the Welches suggested. Some samples: In your career, what’s the best example of you anticipating […]
Soft Skills Get the Green Light at B-Schools
The April 7 issue of BusinessWeek reminds job seekers that “soft skills”  are important and valued in the workplace.  (Note: my search for a link to this story reveals that an expanded version appeared online.) Business schools, including MIT, Carnegie Mellon, Emory, the University of Virginia and Babson College are offering management communications classes to teach “soft skills,” […]
Interview Warning Signs
When a company is hiring, an applicant should assume that they (the company) are on their “best behavior” during the process. So, if arrangements are disorganized, interviewers seem unfriendly, people around the office seem unhappy or disgruntled, someone makes a snide remark about the boss or HR is unclear about the position’s duties – consider yourself […]