A follow-up to my pevious discussion topic...

@myzire72 (1154)
Singapore
January 17, 2010 9:05am CST
If you are to interview someone for a job, what question(s) will you pose to your interviewee?
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@shell2784 (752)
• United States
17 Jan 10
Well - I don't know what job that you are interviewing for... whether its industrial or sales or janitorial? So, depending on what type of job it is I think will change the questions. If its a job where they'll be interacting with people all the time, sales, marketing, customer service, call center, office work, etc - you'll need to get a feel for their personality. I know when I went for my Customer Service job at a decent sized company - the lady interviewing me absolutely LOVED my purse - so we went on about it and I explained to her where I got it and how ridiculously cheap it was, etc... so that gave her a good feel of my personality. She also asked what job I liked the most and why - I thought that was a good one too. Job experience isn't always the best way to determine the best employees. I guess for higher ups it does, but I think you know what I mean. I think you can tell a lot more about a person by holding a real conversation with them. It loosens them up a little and gets the real them talking, not the interview personality. I hope that helps at least a little! Good luck!
@myzire72 (1154)
• Singapore
17 Jan 10
Dear shell2784, you do have a point. Informal interview sometimes is more effective than the conventional formal ones. The air will not be as rigid and people tend to relax a little, and as a result, react better. But it may not prove effective for managerial or upper management posts. Because in those situations, the candidate should be seen as someone firm and professional.
• United States
17 Jan 10
Higher up as in.... office job talking to no-one really outside of the company? Or a higher up that still speaks with customrs on a regular basis? I'm not saying basis it solely on personality - but its still good to know the real person you're hiring.
• India
18 Jan 10
I would prefer looking at his confidence and skills and his knowledge about my company and market depending upon the job he has applied for. And test his skills of how to does he handles difficult question and his skill of talking out of it.These are certain thing Human resource managers look for and i would also like to make him suffer like i have suffered lol i mean its kinda exciting being an interview people really answer weird stuff.
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
17 Jan 10
I can tell you questions I've been asked. Why should we hire you and not one of the 30 other applicants in this pile? Are you willing to change your hair style for this position (put your hair up)? The job requires a blue, black, or gray polo shirt and black pants. Does this cause any problems for you? Have you ever worn a uniform before? Can you and will you take orders? What experience do you have? If you were an animal, what would it be? Here is a list of job duties, what can you tell me about what you've done concerning these job duties? Is getting up early in the morning difficult for you? What was your attendance like at the last job? We need people who arrive on time, can you be here at _____? If I ask you to do something and it's too frustrating, what will you do? If you don't understand my directions, what will you do? Do you like animals? What do you know about cats and dogs? Do you like people? What kind of work situation do you prefer? Working alone, with one other person or as a team? What kind of person do you work with best? What kind of boss do you work with best? Are you computer literate? How fast can you type? Why did you leave your last position? What have you done to keep up with your profession? Are you aware of the rules, regulations, and legal requirements of this position?
@mrfdg1972 (3237)
• Philippines
17 Jan 10
Any other job that you are good at? corelation between the applied job and other site for expertise will denote Mastery for the position applied for by the interviewee