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The Interview Playbook, from Fortune Success: Read insider tips from CEOs, founders and top recruiters on how to ace interviews, avoid red flags, and land the job you want.
CEO says he’s started giving job candidates live feedback in the interview—and if they ‘freeze up’ or ‘get offended’ they’re not fit for the role
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CEO says he’s started giving job candidates live feedback in the interview—and if they ‘freeze up’ or ‘get offended’ they’re not fit for the role
By Orianna Rosa RoyleDecember 9, 2025
Person at a desk being interviewed for a job
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This IBM exec asks job candidates whether they think we are in an AI bubble as a make-or-break interview test—and there’s no right or wrong answer
By Orianna Rosa RoyleDecember 1, 2025
Tired worker
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Bank boss says Gen Z did ‘what society told them’—they got degrees and debt—but still no jobs: ‘This generation wasn’t built to withstand that level of rejection
By Jessica CoacciOctober 23, 2025
Verizon exec tells unemployed Gen Z they can always volunteer to stand out in the current bleak job market
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Verizon exec tells unemployed Gen Z they can always volunteer to stand out in the current bleak job market
By Orianna Rosa RoyleOctober 16, 2025
A 19-year-old NBA intern landed a private meeting with LA Clippers CEO from a cold email—she told him ‘to do work that you can do for free’
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A 19-year-old NBA intern landed a private meeting with LA Clippers CEO from a cold email—she told him ‘to do work that you can do for free’
By Orianna Rosa RoyleOctober 7, 2025
Kevin O'Leary
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Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary blasts Gen Z who love to job-hop every six months: ‘That’s a red flag’
By Preston ForeOctober 1, 2025
Lyft CEO David Risher
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Lyft CEO uses a Jeff Bezos-inspired interview question to suss out potential new hires: ‘Customers are fickle, so you’ve got to innovate on their behalf every day’
By Preston ForeSeptember 29, 2025
These 3 ‘sudden death’ job interview answers could cost you the job—and never mention work-life balance, warns Suzy Welch
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These 3 ‘sudden death’ job interview answers could cost you the job—and never mention work-life balance, warns Suzy Welch
By Ashley LutzSeptember 22, 2025
25-year-old job seeker Sam Rabinowitz
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Gen Z grad sent out over 1,000 job applications—when he didn’t hear anything back, he carried a sign around Wall Street begging for a job instead
By Emma BurleighSeptember 17, 2025
Twilio CEO interviews candidates for 45 minutes over dinner—he’s listening for one word in particular, and you’re not hired if you say it too much
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Twilio CEO interviews candidates for 45 minutes over dinner—he’s listening for one word in particular, and you’re not hired if you say it too much
By Orianna Rosa RoyleSeptember 10, 2025
CEOs really are ditching Gen Z ‘first timers’ for AI, career coach to the Fortune 500 warns—here’s how grads can still land work
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CEOs really are ditching Gen Z ‘first timers’ for AI, career coach to the Fortune 500 warns—here’s how grads can still land work
By Orianna Rosa RoyleSeptember 2, 2025
Gen Zer washed his college basketball team’s dirty clothes and mopped floors to prove his passion—now he’s one of the youngest interns ever at the NBA
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Gen Zer washed his college basketball team’s dirty clothes and mopped floors to prove his passion—now he’s one of the youngest interns ever at the NBA
By Orianna Rosa RoyleAugust 21, 2025
The Nitro Cart parked on the sidewalk
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A millennial couple grew their side hustle into a business bringing in $4.5 million a year—here’s how the cofounder would start it again, with nothing
By Jessica CoacciAugust 17, 2025
Kelli Valade
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Denny’s CEO asks potential hires these questions at the interview—if they can’t answer, it’s an immediate red flag
By Preston ForeJuly 27, 2025
Millions of Gen Z are jobless yet they’re ghosting employers—experts say voice notes are the cure to their phone anxiety
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Millions of Gen Z are jobless yet they’re ghosting employers—experts say voice notes are the cure to their phone anxiety
By Orianna Rosa RoyleJuly 6, 2025
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