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Message board > JOB INTERVIEWS - your views
JOB INTERVIEWS - your views
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almaz
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It �s hardly a precise science, Anita, and I �m firmly in the camp of those who think that any interviewer who claims he/she can suss a candidate with a few �well-chosen � questions is, in fact, talking through his/her fundament. Borrowing interview techniques from others is a dodgy business: what works for A might not work for Z. If you had your own school and you wanted the best candidate - the candidate who, in your opinion, ticks the right boxes, your boxes - you would know exactly what to ask.
A matter of casual interest, Anita: have you recently been asked to conduct interviews or are you thinking of opening your own school? |
25 Aug 2010
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gloriawpai
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@Anita, I didn �t think it was funny and I also think the girl wasn �t hired after this sad episode.
I �m usually asked this question: what is your biggest weakness?
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25 Aug 2010
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S.Reisner
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Hi everybody,
Since the subject it "job interview", I think you should try this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP0sqRMzkwo
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25 Aug 2010
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viccxx
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One my most fourite videos ever! I was going to reccomend it too! Monty Python rule!
Here is another good one that a friend was asked in an interview:
-Are you planning to have any children?
-Not right now
-In the future?
-Well, yes...
-And you �ll probably be wanting time off when they get sick, right?....
.... No comments... |
25 Aug 2010
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Zora
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To be bluntly honest here, I have hired a few people in my lifetime and I can say that quite truthfully, you hire the people you think you can get on best with. The rest is just a bunch of bunk ...Intuition tends to be the best policy and not questions like "If there was a fire, who would you save first? Your mother-in-law or a total stranger... "
In my opinion, the interviewer is just trying to get a feel for that person and truthfully, I think that if they left the stupid questions alone and held a normal conversation, they might actually "understand" a candidate better than when they ask them "specialised interview questions" that can be found (and rehearsed) anywhere on the Net.
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26 Aug 2010
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lshorton99
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You only need one question: Which football team do you support? If the answer is Manchester United or Arsenal, you know not to hire them!
Lindsey
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26 Aug 2010
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douglas
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Great thread Anita!! Thank you |
26 Aug 2010
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