I Interviewed at...

You might think companies that are the most popular to work for, like Google, Amazon, Apple and Disney, would put job seekers through the most rigorous interview process, but not so, according to recently released research. It's the lower-profile, highly specialized niche firms that are the most difficult to...

As an AOL interviewee, I'm in the unusual position of having traveled a roller coaster that has much to do with the current economy: I started as a freelance writer, became a freelance editor, and then became the contracted managing editor of the WalletPop website. I was subsequently got let go, and began...

My experience applying for a job at Google took me on an emotional roller coaster ride. In 2007, I had been an administrator at a Silicon Valley university for six years. Leading up to submitting my resume to Google, I had become aware of the tech-talent vacuum that was "the G." Just in that year alone,...

My name is Eva Williams, and I interviewed at Microsoft for a product manager position. I was living in Boston, having gone back to school there (after four years of working as a management consultant) to get my master's in business administration. I learned about the Microsoft job opportunity through the...

My name is Alison and I am a 26-year-old master of business administration graduate, currently working in global supply chain management, for a large manufacturing company. (I prefer to keep my last name, image, and current company information anonymous to avoid noncompliance issues with company...

When I interviewed at Wells Fargo Bank in the summer of 2010, my background was mainly in customer service, including a position at the Marriott Hotel in Atlanta. I applied for a part-time teller position on Wells Fargo's website. I had been banking with Wells Fargo for so long that I knew my bank's branch...

My name is Megan Snider and when I moved with my family from Iowa to the small town of Centre, Ala., I decided to waste no time looking for a job. My money from my previous job, working as a cashier the year prior, had all but dried up. Based on my experiences, I decided to look for another retail job....

The FBI. You can hardly hear that acronym without thinking of black-suited secret agents and television crime dramas; and like most people, I'd harbored midday fantasies about how working for such an agency could dramatically improve my life. If not with the pay scale, then with the excitement. I was an...

My name is Jerome Powell and I'm a 22-year-old student majoring in Business and Marketing at Bluefield State College. I applied for a cashier position at Walmart in February 2010. To apply, I went to a Walmart store and completed a job application on a small computer in the employee break area at the back of...