HINTCRAFT
WRITTEN BY

Kate Kula

Co-founder of HintCraft

Recruited and hired engineers, product managers, and designers for over a decade.

Writes about what the hiring process looks like from the inside.

Articles by Kate Kula

Hiring Insights

Questions to Ask in an Interview (and What to Avoid)

Your interview questions are the last thing the interviewer hears. How to prepare ones worth remembering.

Mar 29, 2026·8 min
Kate Kula
Interview Mastery

What Is Your Greatest Weakness? How to Answer with Self-Awareness

The weakness question tests self-awareness, not weakness. A three-part framework for answers interviewers trust.

Mar 27, 2026·11 min
Kate Kula
Hiring Insights

You Applied to 50 Jobs and Heard Nothing. Here Is What Probably Happened.

A recruiter explains the real reasons your job applications go unanswered. ATS filtering, volume triage, timing, and the mechanics candidates never see.

Mar 18, 2026·14 min
Kate Kula
Interview Mastery

Behavioral Interview Questions: What Interviewers Score and How to Prepare

Why interviewers ask behavioral questions, what five dimensions they score, and how to give them the evidence they need.

Feb 28, 2026·12 min
Kate Kula
Career Strategy

Career Change Interviews: How to Prove Your Skills Transfer

How career changers can prove their skills transfer. Specific evidence, honest gaps, and a motivation story that goes deeper than 'I wanted a change.'

Feb 15, 2026·14 min
Kate Kula
Career Strategy

How to Explain a Career Gap in an Interview: A Three-Sentence Framework

A three-sentence framework for explaining a career gap in an interview. What interviewers evaluate and how to move forward with confidence.

Feb 8, 2026·14 min
Kate Kula
Self-Knowledge

What Is Your Greatest Accomplishment? How to Answer

Your choice of accomplishment reveals your values and judgment. How to pick the right one, structure the answer, and explain why it matters.

Jan 29, 2026·8 min
Kate Kula
Self-Knowledge

How to Be Confident in an Interview

Interview confidence is built, not faked. Practical tips to prepare, practice, and show up as yourself.

Jan 27, 2026·9 min
Kate Kula
For Organizations

Student Interview Preparation: What Career Centers Can Add

How career centers and structured preparation tools work together to improve student interview outcomes.

Jan 26, 2026·8 min
Kate Kula
Interview Mastery

First Impression in a Job Interview: What Interviewers Notice in 90 Seconds

A former recruiter explains the psychology behind interview first impressions and how to set the right tone in 90 seconds.

Jan 22, 2026·15 min
Kate Kula
Hiring Insights

Can Recruiters Detect AI-Generated Applications?

A former recruiter shares the tells that gave away AI-generated applications and what happened after she spotted one.

Jan 11, 2026·12 min
Kate Kula
Interview Mastery

How to Answer 'Tell Me About Yourself'

A repeatable framework for the most common interview opener. No scripts, no templates, just a structure that lets your real experience do the talking.

Jan 11, 2026·17 min
Kate Kula
Career Strategy

How to Write a CV: What ATS and Recruiters Actually See

A recruiter explains how to write a CV that passes ATS parsing and survives human review. Two audiences, one document, under 10 seconds.

Jan 8, 2026·10 min
Kate Kula
How to Write a CV: What ATS and Recruiters Actually See