have to interview someone next week and I've never

[beaglechon2012]

I think a good place to start would be to think about good and bad things about your past interviews and go from there..what did you like, what didn't you like?

Please don't ask questions like what movies they like or songs..I hate it when people pick someone based off of that. I mean yes, I can see wanting your personality to mesh in a small office, but something about it bothers me.

[CheshireGrin]

May 15, 2012 0:18:24 GMT -5 beaglechon2012 said:

I think a good place to start would be to think about good and bad things about your past interviews and go from there..what did you like, what didn't you like?

Please don't ask questions like what movies they like or songs..I hate it when people pick someone based off of that. I mean yes, I can see wanting your personality to mesh in a small office, but something about it bothers me.

I have never been to an interview where these kinds of questions were asked. It might even be enough to put me off accepting a job there.

I don't know what field you're in, but I think in general a good type of question is "How would you handle XYZ?" It lets you bring up some of the types of situations the candidate might expect to encounter, giving them more information about the position as well as allowing you to assess their skills.

I HATE the "Where do you see yourself in 5/10 years?" questions. I understand why prospective employers ask them, but that's just my personal pet peeve. I loathe answering it.

[drloretta]

Google some good interview questions and see what would be appropriate for your candidate. I was nervous the first time too, but it turned out fine.

Is there an HR dept that has hiring questions you could get?

Typical questions include things like why do you want this position (gives them the opportunity to sell themselves and show how they'd fit in with the company), why did you leave your last position (can bring up any red flags if they didn't work out at their last place), how would you handle a particular situation (shows how they could think on their feet and what experience they have with your type of work), etc.

GL!

[niemand88f]

May 15, 2012 7:57:26 GMT -5 drloretta said:

Google some good interview questions and see what would be appropriate for your candidate. I was nervous the first time too, but it turned out fine.

I would also google questions you shouldn't ask in an interview- most are pretty obvious like not asking about religion or ethnic background or marital status, but they're good to keep in mind.

[beaglechon2012]

May 15, 2012 2:46:20 GMT -5 CheshireGrin said:

May 15, 2012 0:18:24 GMT -5 beaglechon2012 said:

I think a good place to start would be to think about good and bad things about your past interviews and go from there..what did you like, what didn't you like?

Please don't ask questions like what movies they like or songs..I hate it when people pick someone based off of that. I mean yes, I can see wanting your personality to mesh in a small office, but something about it bothers me.

I have never been to an interview where these kinds of questions were asked. It might even be enough to put me off accepting a job there.

I don't know what field you're in, but I think in general a good type of question is "How would you handle XYZ?" It lets you bring up some of the types of situations the candidate might expect to encounter, giving them more information about the position as well as allowing you to assess their skills.

I HATE the "Where do you see yourself in 5/10 years?" questions. I understand why prospective employers ask them, but that's just my personal pet peeve. I loathe answering it.

I know, isn't it crazy? It happened to my husband at one company he interviewed with back in 2007, he's a software developer. Also happened to my friend when she interviewed with the law firm she works for.

[secretlyevil]

::making notes for my own impending role as interview::

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Google Behavioral or STAR interviewing.

[backinpgh]

Inc. magazine's website has a great section on interviewing, questions to ask, etc.

[Deleted]

The stuff not to ask is important too. Most of it isn't illegal to ask, but illegal to use to make hiring decisions or against company policy (eg it's legal to discreminate based on sexual orientation, but obviously my company frowns on that). Anyway, it's better not to know so you can't be accused of discreminating.