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14 Top Interviewing Questions - Really?

May 19th, 2008 · No Comments

Careerbuilder.com recently listed the 14 top interviewing questions.
When I read the first few, I thought this was about ridicules questions too ask. Then I realized careerbuilder.com was serious.
Sorry, but we can’t disagree more. Some of the 14 are good and get to the ability of the candidate to actually do the job. But most are the standard […]

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Tags: Behavioral Interviewing · Culture · Hiring Mistakes

Why Interviews Are A Waste of Time

February 16th, 2008 · No Comments

Seth Godin’s article on interviewing is right that interviews are a waste of time. Most managers interview on past experience and never test or determines if the person can adapt that past experience to their company and their job. Hiring managers just assume they did a good job before so they will work out in my […]

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Tags: Interviewing Questions · Interviewing Techniques

Most Interviews Focus On Experience

February 8th, 2008 · No Comments

A Sure Way to Have a Candidate Fail is Ask Questions About Experience
We have assisted thousands of hiring managers with interviewing. In just about every case most interviews focus on candidate’s experience.
This for the most part is a complete waste of time. The interviewer spends hours often in great detail going thru every position the candidate has […]

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Tags: Behavioral Interviewing · Interviewing Questions · Interviewing Techniques