The Interview Playbook

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.

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’

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September 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

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September 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

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September 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

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September 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

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September 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

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August 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

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August 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

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July 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

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July 6, 2025
25-year-old who delivered donuts to Silicon Valley bosses with his resume hidden inside is going viral—as millions of unemployed Gen Zers are desperate for job-hunting hacks
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25-year-old who delivered donuts to Silicon Valley bosses with his resume hidden inside is going viral—as millions of unemployed Gen Zers are desperate for job-hunting hacks

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June 20, 2025
Amazon’s AI boss reveals the make-or-break trait that decides whether you get hired—and it’s straight out of Jeff Bezos’ playbook
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Amazon’s AI boss reveals the make-or-break trait that decides whether you get hired—and it’s straight out of Jeff Bezos’ playbook

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June 18, 2025
Gen Z grads are right: Degrees don’t matter to top employers anymore, CEO who has studied thousands of companies confirms
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Gen Z grads are right: Degrees don’t matter to top employers anymore, CEO who has studied thousands of companies confirms

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April 29, 2025
Chris Fowler speaks into a microphone
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ESPN host Chris Fowler shares the interview mistake that makes Gen Z job seekers look ‘entitled’

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April 15, 2025
Business man and woman looking at documents together
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Boss uses a recruiter-approved coffee cup test in every interview—and he won’t hire anyone who fails it

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April 6, 2025
Gen Zers are treating employers like bad dates: 93% ghost interviews and 87% have not even shown up for their first day of work
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Gen Zers are treating employers like bad dates: 93% ghost interviews and 87% have not even shown up for their first day of work

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March 7, 2025

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