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Measuring Potential: Approaches that Work
When you sit down with a prospective candidate to assess their fitness for the job, you have a few useful tools at your immediate disposal. For example, you can simply explain the nature of the job to the candidate and ask how well your description aligns with her career goals. If you need very specific technical skills, you can ask the candidate to describe his or her experience in these areas. Most candidates won
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Are the Off-the-Wall Interview Questions Worthwhile?
Goofy, surprising, and off-topic questions are a hot trend these days among HR teams and hiring managers in search of new talent. But do these kinds of questions actually pay off? Do they bring real results and help managers identify well-suited candidates? Or do they simply lighten the mood and add some entertainment to an otherwise tense conversation? The answer depends on who you ask; some companies swear by these tactics. But the answer also depends on the nature of [...]