5 Questions that Tell You Everything You Need to Know about a Candidate

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Effective interviewing techniques are the cornerstone of hiring. Managers should be engaged with the candidate, allow them to share their background information, and get a feel for them as an employee. The best way to do that is to ask very specific questions. Here the top 5 questions that can tell you everything you need to know about a candidate.

  1. What makes you motivated? You want to know what makes an employee click with a job. You need to hear how they interact with a team, what kind of office environment they prefer, and how they handle stress. You need to see if their motivators are a match to your company culture.
  2. What do you excel at on the job? The job duties really have very little to do with abilities. Everyone works differently to get to the results. You want to know what they are really good at. This may make a difference in your office environment and how they are able to complete a necessary project.
  3. Did your last job make you happy? Often managers lead with the question about why someone left their last position. Job seekers are coached to be as positive as possible. Asking this question will make them pause and answer honestly. You may be able to see patterns of behavior that don’t work for you or that show your environment can be a better fit.
  4. Why do you want to work for us? You never want to hire someone who is vague on why they want to be somewhere. The right candidate should be excited about the opportunity that you are presenting, not just any paying job.
  5. Tell me about a time when..? Finally, you want to get an idea about how the candidate will react with situations that occur regularly within your business. Design a scenario that has actually happened and for which you know the outcome. Listen to how they say they would handle it.

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