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I was interviewing interns before this, starting in 2013 or so. There are plenty of more useful questions you can ask. Tell me about a project you’ve worked on
by tyre 2mo ago
I was interviewing interns before this, starting in 2013 or so. There are plenty of more useful questions you can ask.
Tell me about a project you’ve worked on, then many follow ups, for example. Asking about group project dynamics or something they’re passionate about and involved with. Ask why they’re applying for this role, ask about difficult conversations or things they’re proud of. Ask about decisions they would do differently if they could go back and why.
There are tons of ways to glean actually relevant information in an interview.
- jameshart 2mo agoThe answers to this questions will tell you whether the candidate is a good storyteller, whether they have been lucky or unlucky in group project assignments, and whether they can spin experiences as self promotion. Those are broadly interesting behavioral signals but very subjective, and possibly less relevant than ‘do they enjoy figuring out puzzles that they don’t really understand the significance or relevance of?’