----- nmedb...@museverte.net wrote: > I think it is also important that one or two existing employees that would > be working with the candidate are present in the interview so that they > can get a sense of the person they might be working with. Ask for their > opinion and take it into consideration before deciding.
I am always amazed at how many companies still use "one-on-one" interviews. I sat down in an interview "back in the day" and got two or three apologies for them "ganging up on me" by having half a dozen people interview me at the same time. I immediately won major points by saying "If I can't handle being interviewed by multiple people I shouldn't have this job." (It was a customer support position.) And I even said (later) to the manager, "Y'know, this isn't 'Ganging up on' unless the group really put some pressure on during the interview. Everyone was nice and pleasant and waited for the person speaking/asking to finish what they were saying. If you want to gang up on me (or anyone) you should let the dogs run." I had no problem getting ganged up on if it was productive. I like asking off kilter questions (but the kitchen appliance is a first!) I'm not a good interviewer (Maybe I should read that book Adam Moskowitz wrote) and I rarely get called on to do it these days. I'll ask a question that has no right answer and I'll say so right up front. I want to hear how you get from point A to point Z and what decisions you make on the way. In my last job, the questions were intentionally out of their comfort/experience zone to see if anyone had the good sense to say "Nope, I don't know, I'd stop here and call for help." _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lopsa.org http://lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
