Follow up

I am amazed at how few people follow-up after an interview.  Call me old-fashioned but it is nice for someone to take the time (it doesn’t take much) to write a quick email. For some hiring managers or recruiters this may just be feeding their ego but there is a...

Interview type: Over a meal

One of the most dreaded interviews are the ones that happen over a meal.  I like these interviews because I want to see how people REALLY act and meals give lots of opportunities for problems.  As I say “Any idiot can handle it when things go right, you see what...

Interview type: Panel

A panel interview is where there is one candidate but two or more interviewers.  Many people do not like panel interviews but I believe they are a very useful tool in the selection process.  It prevents just one person’s bias from derailing the entire...

Interview type: Skype, online or video

One of the up and coming types of interviews is the Skype, online or video interview.  These interviews are great and terrible, all at the same time. The Good These interviews offer a chance to “meet” each other face to face and avoid the necessity of...

Interview FAIL

There are a lot of resources on the web about why interviews go bad.  Here are a few things to keep in mind before, during and after the interview. Before the interview: A lot of people fail before the interview ever starts. Follow instructions: If they tell you to...

Questions for candidates to ask in an interview

A lot of people ask “what are good questions to ask as a candidate?”  I am sure there are position, field and industry questions that are specific to each interview so I am not going there.  But I will touch on some good general questions you can ask....