interviewing

[Nick Burrell]

what sort of questions i should i be asking

[Lillabet]

Depends what the job you are interviewing for involves.

Some basic ones are: Can you tell us a bit about yourself?

What is it that attracts you to this role

Where do you see yourself in x amount of time (to see if they have ambition, a well thought out plan and whether they want to stay as long as you'd like them to)

Can you give me an example of when you've been part of a team / used your initiative / dealt with a difficult situation etc etc depending on the sort of situations that could arise in the job.

What would you do if you thought someone in your team wasn't pulling their weight

What do you think are your strengths as an employee - what would you bring to this team

It really does depend on the job...

[ck1]

i recently got asked about somebody who inspired me, why i wanted to work for that company, how I perceived the reputation of the company in the market, what I could bring to the company, what motivates me with examples of where I have been successful / motivated. As Lillabet said though it will depend on the job but there are a number of questions that are good for seeing how the candidate thinks and reacts whcih are not specific to the job, good luck!

[corganiser]

My favourite interview question is - tell me about the worst day of your career so far. A lot of people will talk about being made redundant or similar, the brave ones (who interest me) will talk about a bad day that they caused by their own actions and what they learned.

[El D]

by the way, make sure you ask the candidates basically the same questions otherwise there is the spectre of discrimination. . .