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Whether you're being interviewed to be an intern or a CEO, you're going to run into a few notoriously tricky questions--here's a road map of what you'll be asked, and how to craft impressive answers to even the toughest questions. No two situations are ever exactly the same, but as a general guide, these are the types of questions that could come up in a typical interview.

Gail McGovern, the president and CEO of the American Red Cross, assumed leadership of this iconic organization at a particularly tough time. In 2008, when she was chosen from among 170 candidates, the institution’s reputation had been tarnished by the response to Hurricane Katrina and by a string of leadership scandals.

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Despite the recent surge in self-publishing, traditional publishers and small to mid-size publishing houses are still going to be around. Not every business owner can self-publish , nor does every one choose to

The New York-based startup demolishes conventional wisdom about the best ways to draw in readers--and snaps up $64 million in financing. Online recommendations systems are usually based on the assumption that if you're interested in one thing, you'll be interested in similar things--a principle called "relevancy".

It's not enough for video game makers to hype new franchises and titles with a sleek ad campaign and a trailer, these days. They're running huge events--like BlizzCon, today--sometimes at a loss, to keep fans engaged.

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A new, safer model of skyscraper rises from the site of the attack. Photo by Ofer Wolberger The offices here at Fast Company enjoy a most remarkable view. From our aerie on the 29th floor of 7 World Trade Center, we look out over the New York harbor, Ellis Island, the Statue of Liberty, and the occasional jetliner floating down the Hudson.

After achieving meteoric success with his buy-one-give-one model of shoe retailing, the Toms founder is reflecting on what other businesses can do to give back--and even giving back a little more himself.

We continue our examination of the business book What Got You Here, Won't Get You There with an interview of author Marshall Goldsmith .

Not all financings are created equal. This is especially true when you factor in the different stages that your company will evolve through over its lifetime

This and other breaking news, updated throughout the day by Fast Company's editors. Space Shuttle Atlantis Coming Home For Ever . At 4:18 this morning EDT , the Space Shuttle Atlantis fired its maneuvering rockets to take it away from the International Space Station and begin its journey home to Earth for one final time, closing the Shuttle era

Photograph by Douglas Sonders How Angela James, head of Harlequin's new romance e-book imprint, has forged a novel business model in paperless publishing. H ere are some things you may not have known about the $1 billion business that is romance publishing today: Divorced women read far fewer romance novels than single and married women do. Romance readers buy in volume and velocity, making them optimal digital readers

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You know how your iPhone is now an essential tool for finding something to eat?