Sometimes a take-home project is part of the hiring process. Don’t blow it by making these preventable blunders. Congratulations! You’ve reached the part of the hiring process where you’ll be judged ...

So you've got amazing communication skills, a resume chock-full of impressive qualifications, and an inside connection at the company you're applying to work for. These are certainly assets, but there ...

Hiring is a time-consuming and expensive endeavor. Companies need candidates who offer the right skills and experience for a given role, and who align with their organization’s vision and mission. To ...

Johnny C. Taylor Jr. tackles your workplace questions each week for USA TODAY. Taylor is president and CEO of SHRM, the world's largest trade association of human resources professionals, and author ...

Just when you think the you’ve nailed your interview, you hear this dreaded line: As the next step in the process, we’d like for you to complete a short take-home assignment. Suddenly, instead of ...

Which is why you’re not all that excited when the hiring manager asks if you could complete a take-home assignment as well. It feels like a lot to invest even more time and effort into a job that you ...

The purpose of this assignment is to provide students with a practical exercise in information gathering interview skills while at the same time providing them with some information about possible ...

How do I tell early on if a company is simply asking their candidates to do free work for them or if they are really serious ...