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We had an interviewee (is that a word?) today who said that he didn't know and to me that was a reason to hire him.
by mg794613 7y ago
We had an interviewee (is that a word?) today who said that he didn't know and to me that was a reason to hire him.
- duiker101 7y agoMaybe it is a word, but I think candidate is a more generally accepted term
- mg794613 7y agoAh thank you, I know that word and now I have no idea why I made it difficult for myself :D
- cr0sh 7y agoI'd say quite possibly so...if he also followed that up with "...but I could find out." (or something similar). Saying "I don't know" is one thing - it's good to admit one's lack of knowledge. Being able to then follow it up with the will to expand their knowledge - that is valuable IMHO.
- mg794613 7y agoYes it was clear that he acquired his other knowledge through hard work and interest.
- thanatropism 7y agoI've had recently that experience as well. (We hired him.)
- speedplane 7y ago> We had an interviewee (is that a word?) today who said that he didn't know and to me that was a reason to hire him. I've seen this in interviews too, but my experience on this response is a bit mixed. I appreciate the honesty, but saying you don't know is a dead-end to solving the problem. A better response would be "I don't know X, but it sounds similar to Y which I solved by ...". Even if X and Y are not closely related, it at least shows they have the ability to make these mental connections.