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> 1. What do you do for fun when not at work? … dig into to questions from here. Sorry but I think it's a bad question. What if the answer is "Oh I don't have
by yongjik 4y ago
> 1. What do you do for fun when not at work? … dig into to questions from here.
Sorry but I think it's a bad question. What if the answer is "Oh I don't have much spare time these days, I make dinner for our toddler son and put him to bed. My lesbian partner can't help much because she's expecting in a month." It's a trap leading to unwanted information - many of which would be downright illegal if factored into hiring decisions.
There's a reason why all the big companies emphasize never to ask anything about nationality, ethnicity, marital status, religion, blah blah. You don't need to know, you don't want to know.
- malux85 4y agoI would handle it like this : Oh, congratulations!!! Do you know the sex of the baby yet? What an exciting time, I bet you have lots of preparation going on. I also have a child and (blah blah bit of history) So we ask this question to get a bit of an idea about the candidates hobbies which tells us about them as a person, - are you outdoorsy or indoorsy? Are you a movie buff or a reader, or a rock climber or a painter or a poet? Or something even more interesting?! before you were so busy, how would you spend your non-work time? That way: Puts them at ease, shows you have empathy for their situation, find common ground, explain the reasoning for the question, gently nudge the conversation towards what we were looking for. It’s not rocket science people it’s just conversation skills.
- icelancer 4y ago>> Do you know the sex of the baby yet? What the hell man, are you speedrunning the ability to get sued / posterized on Twitter?
- galoisscobi 4y agoThat’s going into the territory of protected classes and can backfire (depending on where you work). My approach is that if a candidate brings up any info related to a protected category is to not engage in it and move the interview along.
- Kranar 4y agoFor anyone else reading this, do not ever get into a conversation about family during an interview. That is just straight up making yourself a target for engaging in discriminatory hiring practices.