{"id":2200,"date":"2016-07-02T22:38:08","date_gmt":"2016-07-03T03:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alighaemi.com\/wp\/?p=2200"},"modified":"2016-11-26T14:03:50","modified_gmt":"2016-11-26T19:03:50","slug":"interview-questions-for-an-effective-hiring-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alighaemi.com\/wp\/?p=2200","title":{"rendered":"Interview Questions For An Effective Hiring Process"},"content":{"rendered":"

An earlier article <\/a>addressed job interview questions and what to do from the perspective of an applicant. <\/span><\/p>\n

Here we consider the interviewer and the hiring company\u2019s perspective. If you have not read it review this article <\/a>first. I<\/span>t speaks to the imperative of having a process and judging candidates against it.<\/span><\/p>\n

As mentioned in those posts, asking the right questions during an interview, having a method that is followed and designed with the company\u2019s needs in mind helps make the most fundamental decision to any company\u2019s survival, growth and sustainability a more scientifically pertinent one. There is no more an important decision that a company makes than who to hire. <\/span><\/p>\n

Unfortunately, too many people short-change or neglect processes and either \u2018wing\u2019 the interview, colour it with multiple biases or both. Things are so bad that an article notes how, for certain hiring decisions, machines are better than humans<\/a>. This speaks to either a lack of process or the introduction \u2013 or better put: not suppressing \u2013 of personal and institutional biases. <\/span><\/p>\n

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So what makes hiring more effective, more aligned to goals and speeds up the process for both?<\/span><\/p>\n

To start, and as part of the suggested systemic interview process, here is a list of questions one should consider asking and situations one wants the applicant to shine in:<\/span><\/p>\n

Q: Tell me about your previous (\u2018relevant job description\u2019) success.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

A: Does the answer align with what it takes where you work? Are there actual examples culled from the interviewee\u2019s past included in the answer?<\/span><\/p>\n

Q: Tell me about an occasion of (\u2018relevant job description\u2019) failure.<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

A: Does the answer take responsibility, show analysis and a modicum of learning from the candidates past mistakes. Is there an actual situation where the candidate admits to failure and offers a description of the resolution?<\/span><\/p>\n

Q: Describe a good day.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

A: The ideal candidate will give a thoughtful response to how he or she works. There is not a wrong or right answer here. There is, however, a star or two for the candidate who has process, introspection and logic and displays alignment with what you believe leads to success in the job at hand.<\/span><\/p>\n

Q: Why you?<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

A: Can the person articulate a convincing reason why he or she has applied and why you should accept the person\u2019s application.<\/span><\/p>\n

Q: Do you have questions for me?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

A: Any good candidate has legitimate and considerate questions. These differ from canned questions that are irrelevant to the particular job or are so clich\u00e9d that they obviously stem from a \u2018how to interview\u2019 article.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

All questions and answers should be situational unless the interviewer specifically is asking for a \u2019yes\u2019 or \u2018no\u2019 answer. Moving away from hypotheticals and into the realm of experience elevates the discussion.<\/span><\/p>\n

Crucially interviewers must remove their biases, which includes the error of judging a book by the cover or the resume. A person\u2019s appearance, their resume\u2019s content, gender, age and race are not always indicative of their qualification one way or the other. Be aware of one\u2019s personal biases and leash them as best as possible. Doing so would lend itself to the validity of the hiring\/interview process. Ask good questions, listen carefully and impartially to assess the responses and you have done yourself, your company and the job seeker a favour. <\/span><\/p>\n

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*Things That Need To go Away: Haphazard Interview Questions Made Up On The Fly<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An earlier article addressed job interview questions and what to do from the perspective of an applicant. Here we consider the interviewer and the hiring company\u2019s perspective. If you have not read it review this article first. It speaks to the imperative of having a process and judging candidates against it. As mentioned in those […]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":""},"categories":[3,7,1],"tags":[267,266,237,268],"aioseo_notices":[],"modified_by":"Ali Ghaemi","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alighaemi.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2200"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alighaemi.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alighaemi.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alighaemi.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alighaemi.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2200"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.alighaemi.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2200\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alighaemi.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alighaemi.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alighaemi.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}