12 job interview questions and what they “really mean”:
The interview is a classic point of stress for most job seekers, and with good cause. Many firms like asking indirect questions that make it hard to judge what information they’re really fishing looking for. Of course, interviewers don’t want anyone to know the motivation behind their method of questioning, or else potential job candidates could easily game the system. For this reason, most firms ask slightly different questions and have their own method of interviewing. Today, we explore twelve common indirect questions that employers often ask and the motivation behind them.
I’ve asked the hobby, salary, and how long have you been looking questions.
I also ask about their reading preferences, and other personal stuff. I have to spend 8 hours with them, personal needs to be known. But mainly I just let other people ask questions and watch for lies, then we go eat.
But I can’t say I’m that good at hiring. I can say, with certainty, that my hiring is over for the next couple years at least.
Reciting pi while balancing books on your head and solving a Rubik’s cube isn’t a bad interview technique either (-:
One company had people eat a piece of white bread quickly, in less than one minute. I could do it, but nobody I ever saw interviewed ever did. Try it, it’s hard.