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Why would you want to be less confrontational in an interview? The point is to see if the candidate is good or not, not "let's see how I can ask this question i
by robbiea 13y ago
Why would you want to be less confrontational in an interview? The point is to see if the candidate is good or not, not "let's see how I can ask this question in the nicest way possible so I can get a nice and safe response that the candidate will just read off his / her resume".
The fact is this question weeds out people who truly havent' done anything difficult or unable to communicate their achievements properly. If you have an impressive set of skill / strength, then it should be easy enough for you to pick one.
In my mind the question forces the candidate to show the interviewer his / her:
1) Communication skills (i.e, is this person going to tell me all their problems, or just the one major problem that he/she needs help with)
2) What they view as an accomplishment or challenge
3) How they handle challenges
4) Their ambition (i.e, did they take a leadership position in their accomplishment or did they sit back and let everyone lead the project)
- Bahamut 13y agoAnd you easily identify communication skills without such a flawed question for the reason I have detailed. If I were asked this type of question, it would be a huge red flag to me, and potentially a deal breaker due to signaling that the interviewer has not put enough thought into his/her questions. I would be able to answer the question just fine, and it would not reflect poorly on me, but to me, it reflects poorly on the interview process since you are highly unlikely to have a wholesome picture of the candidate when more useful approaches to get more knowledge are pretty clear, and is fraught with the same flaws you see in many typical processes today that are not meant to find optimal candidates.
- robbiea 13y agoCould you clarify what your interview process is to get a wholesome picture of a candidate in a 30 minute interview? That would help me understand what your viewpoint is.