Hiring is always an important decision. Employees are an investment in your company. Choosing the right talent can help your business grow and further. But you don’t want to end up with a new hire who doesn’t fit in with the rest of your team. To make smart hiring decisions, you need to ask the right questions. Here are some interview questions you shouldn’t ignore.
“Can You Tell Me about a Time When You Overcame a Confrontation with a Coworker?”
Team dynamics has a direct impact on productivity, so you want to limit conflict and tension. Disagreement between colleagues is inevitable. You aren’t going to find a group of people who agree about everything. But you can find people who can handle confrontations with grace. You want employees who can talk out their problems, not people who bottle things ups or hold grudges. https://www.glassdoor.com/employers/blog/15-interview-questions-ensure-candidate-quality/
“If Hired, What Is the First Task You Would Do in This Position?”
This is an important question to ask when you are trying to narrow down your top picks. You will get a better understanding about how the candidate perceives the job responsibilities. You will also learn something about the candidate’s priorities. Another reason this question is good is because it requires a very specific response. Most interview questions are open ended, which can only tell you so much about a person. Finally, you will get a sense of what the potential employee will be like in action.
“What Is Your Ideal Position?”
This descriptive question can be illuminating. They’ll have to discuss job responsibilities as well as skills. Usually, this type of question will let you learn more about a candidate’s skills than just asking them outright. Oftentimes, people just list off skills they think interviewers want to hear. Having to actually tie the skills to the job can create a clearer picture of what transferable skills the candidate actually has. You can also use this question to assess how well they understand the position. How well does their description of the ideal position match up with the position they’re applying for?
“What Is a Skill You Wish to Improve?”
Most interviewers ask about weaknesses but focusing on areas of improvement can be more effective. Discussing flaws and focusing too much on negatives can kill the mood in the room. Plus, in many cases, candidates won’t be terribly honest when they talk about their weaknesses because they are trying to impress you. If you ask about what they wish to improve on instead, you can elicit more candid answers. Ultimately, you still need to know what their weak points are and figure out whether the weaknesses can be improved on.
Figuring out what questions to ask interviewees is important. You need to be able to assess the candidates’ skills, understanding of the job position, strengths and weaknesses, and ability to handle conflict and adversity. You need to learn a lot about a person in a short amount of time. These four questions can help.
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