Finding happy, productive employees begins at the hiring process. It’s important to find people who are motivated, fit well with your company culture, and have long-term career goals your company can provide. To get started on a long path to hiring success, you should take a closer look at your interview process, and be sure you’re asking the right questions. This way, you can find well-matched candidates and avoid turnover. Here’s what you need to know.
The Top Five Interview Questions to Ask Every Time
The first place to start uncovering top performing employees that mesh well with your company is during the interview process. Ask every candidate these five questions:
What was your favorite part of your previous job?
This specific question will yield a specific answer, and is much more spot-on than a question like, “What are you passionate about?” A candidate will be able to tell you in detail what interests they have as aligned with their particular line of work.
Describe your ideal work environment.
Answers can range from quiet, to interactive, to bustling, to colorful, and everything in between. But if a candidate enjoys an open floor plan and plenty of collaboration, but your employees work in private cubicles and rarely chit-chat, you’ll know it’s not a good fit. A candidate’s answer to this question will help you discover workers who will thrive and those who may not.
What skill are you good at, but don’t necessarily enjoy?
With this question, you can uncover a candidate’s fit for the exact role you’re hiring for. Does the candidate not prefer a certain task that your open job requires he or she do on a regular basis? Based on a candidate’s answer, you’ll know if he or she will stick around, or become quickly bored and move on.
How much structure and direction do you prefer?
You want to hire a worker who will be able to succeed at your company. So it’s a good idea to gauge how well a candidate would fit with your management style and the way you run your business. If he or she prefers guidance and you need an independent worker, the candidate may not fit.
What makes you unique?
What a candidate is most proud of will be revealed with this question, without the need to have to deduce it for yourself. His or her answer will help give you an understanding of the candidate’s passions and goals.
Ask all Candidates the Same Questions
It’s important not to skip around and make every interview different. When you ask the exact same questions, it will be that much easier to compare “apples to apples” when you’ve concluded your interview process.
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