I would love it if interviews were structured in a way like it’s an actual conversation. Unfortunately a lot of companies treat them like a pop quiz, ask every

I would love it if interviews were structured in a way like it’s an actual conversation. Unfortunately a lot of companies treat them like a pop quiz, ask everyone the same 10 questions, which are mapped to 10 selection criteria and evaluate their 10 mostly prepared responses. Good interviewers will have a bunch of questions as prompts, but generally ask a lot of follow-ups. I blame the STAR method mostly, the concept that you have instant recall of past experiences in a high pressure situation, indexed by the questions the company is going to ask, is absolutely crazy. I wonder if there’s been any research into “tell me about a conflict and how you resolved it” type behavioural questions and whether they are effective. Even the most dramatic of employee knows how to tone it down, rewrite/make up scenarios to pass these types of questions.