In our previous post we mentioned that hiring best employees makes a big impact on how your business performs. We also showed how to go about hiring best employees for your business. However, we have felt that many employers are at a loss when they think about what questions to ask in the job interview. They end up talking about different things before wrapping up the job interview and making hiring decision based on their gut.
In this post we give you ideas on how you can to go in the interview well-prepared plan; so that you can get a clear picture of the job candidate and make informed hiring decision. We also mention what type of personal quality of the job applicant they aim to find out (in parentheses). By understanding personal qualities you can get a pretty good idea of what drives the person and whether he will be motivated and successful after you hire him. Here are the questions:
- What do you want to get out of this job? (Motivation, Needs)
- Why did you leave last couple of jobs? (Stability, Commitment)
- What would you do on the first day of the job if we hired you? (Preparedness)
- What types of people do you get along well with? What type of people do you NOT like? (Teamwork)
- How would you deal with a colleague or supervisor if you don’t along well with them? (Teamwork)
- What actions would you take if we are running short on staff and there is a sudden surge of customers? (Ability to work under stress)
- Will you work here part-time or full-time? Will you have another job after you accept this? Do you go to school? (Flexibility)
- How much money are you looking for from this position? (Motivation)
- What do you do for fun? (Interests)
- What can you tell us about our business? (Preparedness)
What other questions would you add to this list?
