How to conduct an interview to find the best candidate I received this question from a subscriber recently – about how to conduct an interview to find the best candidate. Like many of us, she’s spent a lot of her management career doing interviews, hiring people, but not really mastering the art of the interview. […]
Weaknesses for job interview: How to answer the dreaded question I’m a little surprised to be writing about this topic because it has been written about many times before. But I recently participated in a couple of interviews where this question was asked, and I was quite shocked to see candidates so unprepared to handle […]
3 signs your candidate is too good to be true Hiring is hard. And the more I do it, the more I know this to be true. You do everything you can. You ask all the questions. You get outside opinions. You check references. You give them an assignment. And still, candidates don’t always work […]
5 job interview fails you can’t recover from It always surprises me how unprepared candidates are for job interviews. It’s shocking really, given the stakes involved. It’s also not a phenomenon reserved for the younger or less experienced among us. Pretty much across the board – from Junior Associates to SVPs – I’m consistently amazed […]
Group interviews – How to avoid consensus hiring Consensus hiring can kill a company. That sounds a bit dramatic I know, but I mean it. I don’t know exactly when it began, but these days most corporate hiring processes include groups of at least four or five people that interview, assess and weigh in on […]
My 5 Best Interview Tips to Rise Above Other Applicants If you google “interview tips” you will get a couple pages full of the exact same advice. Dress for success Research the company Be on time Prepare to talk about your strengths and weaknesses Follow-up with a thank you note Ok … these are the […]
