How I Figure Out If A Job Candidate Is Right For The Job
Six interview questions that reveal more than a resume.
Most job interviews are a waste of time.
That’s because most interview questions simply invite candidates to regurgitate their resume or offer generic answers about how their biggest weakness is that they “care too much” or “work too hard.”
No wonder hiring is so hard.
The key to hiring talent is to ask questions that reveal a candidate’s true intent, approach, and skill set.
Here are six questions I use to do that…
1. Why do you want this job?
A candidate’s answer to this question is revealing, but not in the way you may think.
The candidate won’t just answer this question with the reason they want the job —their answer will also reveal what they think YOU want to hear.
This lets you gauge how well a candidate understands the job and what you’re looking for and gives you a chance to see if they have a false sense of expectations about it.
