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The OP doesn't give an example of these questions. If you're explaining the game of 'Go' to me and I stop you and say 'Tell me about a time you achieved succes
by lessnonymous 14y ago
The OP doesn't give an example of these questions.
If you're explaining the game of 'Go' to me and I stop you and say 'Tell me about a time you achieved success' then I would expect 100% of candidates to stop talking about Go and start answering the new question.
On the other hand if I stopped you and asked 'Why do you think the counters are black and white?' I expect 100% of candidates to give me an answer that's fairly short and then continue with their original answer.
I can't think of a single question that would separate people into two groups.
- kevin_morrill 14y agoThere are definitely questions it that can discriminate this. Sometimes it will take a 2nd or 3rd question to be clear it's a distraction. One example is a candidate that was talking about residential firefighting. I asked them about halon gas as a way to fight with quite a bit of curiosity, and they shut me down. I've learned to trust my insights, because I've seen them confirmed in other ways throughout the interview--it builds a pattern. When it doesn't fit the pattern, I am open minded that it's a fluke. Ultimately, I think the "trick" nature of this is over emphasized by my blog. The single most telling factor is whether candidates can clearly explain something in essentialized form--that alone is difficult for most people.