The Background Story Behind The Entrepreneurs-Journey Team

EJ PODCAST Yaro Solo Session #1

How We Hire People

Yaro Solo Session #1 42 RECRUITMENT QUESTIONS YOU SHOULD ASK BEFORE THE INTERVIEW

In How We Hire People: The Background Story

Behind The Entrepreneurs-Journey.com Team, I

talked about the ques1onnaires we developed to

screen candidates who apply to work with EJ.

Listed below are the ques1ons we asked on a recent

job applica1on for a web designer.

These will not be appropriate for every posi1on you try to fill, but will give

you an idea of the kind of things you should ask and how to tailor ques1ons

to the posi1on.

The aim is to get as much informa1on about the applicant as possible before

you invite them to interview or test for the role.

We present these ques1ons to poten1al candidates in the form of an online

ques1onnaire using Google Forms. To see the finished product, check out the

Example Job ApplicaCon For A Web Designer.

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WEB DESIGNER RECRUITMENT QUESTIONS

1. First Name

2. Last Name

3. Email

4. Phone Number (including country code)

5. City

6. Country

7. UTC Timezone

8. What kind of web design projects have you worked on in the past?

Provide live site links to examples.

9. Tell us about your process for crea1ng landing pages. Provide live

site links to examples.

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10. Yaro would like to speed up the loading 1me of the Entrepreneurs-

Journey.com home page. How fast does the page load currently and

what steps would you take to improve the site’s performance?

11. Tell us about the most difficult design job you ever completed and how

you overcame its challenges to get the job done.

12. Rate your HTML skills (from 1 – 10)

13. Rate your CSS skills (from 1 – 10)

14. Rate your PHP skills (from 1 – 10)

15. Rate your MYSQL skills (from 1 – 10)

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Ask the applicant to look at your website and tell you how they would improve something. Depending on the role it could relate to social media engagement, customer support, graphic design etc. This lets them demonstrate how well they know their cra5.

16. Rate your knowledge of design fundamentals (from 1 – 10)

17. Go to the 10 Fast Fingers website and take the typing test. Copy and

paste the link to the screenshot of your results (including wpm, rank

and errors).

18. Which so[ware programs do you feel confident using?

19. Rate your WordPress coding skills (from 1 – 10)

20. Rate your Ontraport skills (from 1 – 10)

21. Rate your Photoshop skills (from 1 – 10)

22. Rate your Thrive Themes skills (from 1 – 10)

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If you’re hiring a virtual worker you will communicate with mostly via text then typing speed and accuracy are important. If a candidate sends you a scorecard full of errors, they might be a B-player. An A-player will take the test over and over again unAl they only have 1 or no mistakes.

23. A graphic designer has rebranded the en1re EJ website and sent you

the psd files. Explain what steps you need to take to convert them to a

custom WordPress template

24. Are there any other skills and experience you can offer Entrepreneurs-

Journey.com that you haven't already men1oned?

25. Explain why you want this posi1on.

26. What was the best job you've ever had and why?

27. What is one of your greatest professional achievements?

28. Provide details of any formal educa1on or independent study you have

pursued

29. What is your experience working in virtual teams.

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Asking them about the best job they’ve ever had gives you some insight into what the applicant is looking for in a role and employer. Understanding what they value and enjoy will help you idenAfy what moAvates them to excel.

30. Describe your home office technology and set up. How easy is it for

you to work undistracted?

31. Imagine you're working on a project and the deadline is tomorrow

morning. Suddenly your computer crashes and is unrecoverable. The

work must be done today. What do you do?

32. Rate your wriaen and spoken English (from 1 – 10)

33. How many hours are you available to work each week?

34. Is your computer Mac or Windows?

35. What are your salary expecta1ons?

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A virtual team member needs to have a good handle on technology. Asking how they would handle a computer crisis gives you an idea of their common sense, tech skill, logic and ability to solve problems. You would be surprised how diverse the responses can be to this quesAon!

36. When can you start?

37. Are you happy to complete some paid test jobs to start with so we can

see how you work?

38. What do you get up to when you're not working?

39. What song best describes your work ethic?

40. What is the last book you read?

41. Provide the name, posi1on and email address for TWO professional

references.

42. Is there anything else I should know about you?

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Ask someone to describe their work ethic in words and they’ll give you all the right adjecAves (whether they’re true or not!) A song is a much more personal expression of how they approach their work and will give you far greater insight than a bunch of clichés.

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