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☆ 'First impressions are critical': How to figure out what to wear to a job interview
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Jennifer Liu | In Jljenniferliu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The question of "what do I wear to a job interview" has always been tricky, but maybe never more so than in today's evolving workplace. If you're going into a fairly conservative accounting firm, for example, you might wear a button-up, trousers and nice shoes, she says. One exception, however, might be if your recruiter explicitly says to take the casual dress seriously. Farah Sharghi RecruiterSharghi remembers once flying out a candidate who came from General Motors to interview for a job at Lyft. What to wear (and not wear) to a virtual interview

Persons: Farah Sharghi, who's, Sharghi, Teresa Freeman, Freeman, didn't Organizations: Google, CNBC, Lyft, General Motors Locations: Lyft

☆ From late arrivals to surprise phone calls, how to recover when your job interview is going off the rails
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Jennifer Liu | In Jljenniferliu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here, Freeman and Sharghi share some common awkward situations that can disrupt a job interview, and how to recover from them with grace. If you're alerted that your interview will run behind schedule, it's appropriate to remind the recruiter about your own time constraints. "It all boils down to communication and being transparent with the recruiter," Sharghi says. Your phone goes offIn 99% of cases, if your phone goes off mid-interview, don't answer it, Freeman says. The interviewer is giving you zero energySometimes you may feel you're giving your most high-energy, best first impression, but you're getting little positive feedback from your interviewer, Freeman says.

Persons: Teresa Freeman, Farah Sharghi, Freeman, Sharghi, you've, stow, it's, I'm, — Organizations: Deloitte, Google

☆ A recruiter debunks the viral 'white font' resume trick: 'It drives me nuts'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Jennifer Liu | In Jljenniferliu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Applying to jobs can feel like a numbers game, and there's no shortage of hacks to try and get your resume into the hands of a hiring manager. But one so-called tip that's gone viral on TikTok several times over may not be so foolproof. The hack, known as "white fonting," is "bad advice," says Farah Sharghi, a recruiter who estimates she's conducted more than 10,000 interviews at companies like Google, Lyft and TikTok. The idea stems from standard advice to tailor your resume using keywords in the job description. "It drives me nuts," Sharghi says of the trick, "and there's always a resurgence every year on TikTok where somebody makes a video about it, and it gets millions of views and people do it."

Persons: Farah Sharghi, she's, Sharghi, it's Organizations: Google Locations: TikTok

☆ Avoid this common job interview tip, says recruiter who’s screened over 10,000 candidates: It’s ‘the worst advice’
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Jennifer Liu | In Jljenniferliu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

"When you ask questions at the end of your interview and ask your interviewer, "Do you have any hesitations about my candidacy?' That is the worst advice," says Farah Sharghi, who estimates she's conducted more than 10,000 interviews at companies like Google, Lyft and TikTok. It's smart to come prepared with questions for your interviewer when they inevitably ask if you have any. But one question often floated as a way to make yourself stand out could actually end your interviews prematurely. Maybe the interviewer was thinking, 'Well, I actually really liked this person, but now you've introduced hesitancy into my head.'"

Persons: Farah Sharghi, she's, Sharghi, wasn't Organizations: Google

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