Think IT OMG Meeting 10/19/12

Facilitator: Richard Walker, Chairman of Think IT, CGO & Partner at York Solutions

INTERVIEWING PRINCIPLES FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE FENCE

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Think IT Upcoming Meetings

Next OMG Meeting – Friday, November 16th

◦ Topic – TBA◦ Facilitator - Richard Walker, CGO at York Solutions

Quarterly Event – Friday, November 2nd

◦ Topic – The Essence of A.R.T.ful Leadership◦ Facilitator – Larry Nordhagen, Pinnacle Performance

Exercise!Form small groups

Discuss the questions on the next 2 slides with your group

List your answers on the sheet◦One list for

Interviewees◦One list for Interviewers

Questions!What are the most

memorable questions you’ve been asked in an interview?

Why were they memorable?◦Strange?◦Unique?◦Interesting?

What are some pre-interview preparation do’s and don’ts?

What are the most important considerations for the first 5 minutes of the interview?

What do you ask the interviewer? And When?

Come up with a list of “loaded” questions you might be asked (give recent examples)

Interviewee Questions to Consider

What are the questions that will weed out the “the pretenders”?

For the ones that you don’t weed out right away, create a list of follow up questions!

How do I determine if I really want this person on my team?

Interviewer Questions to Consider

Just the Facts About InterviewingFirst Impressions33% of bosses said they know within the first 90

seconds whether they will hire someone

Preparation47% say having little or no knowledge of the

company is the most common mistake

Non-Verbal67% of interviewees fail to make eye contact38% of interviewees don’t smile enough

- Survey of 2,000 bosses

5 Most Common Interview Questions

5. Tell me about your experience at ____

4. Why do you want to work for us?

3. What do you know about our company?

2. Why did you leave your last job?

1. Tell me about yourself

Oddest Interview Questions of 2011“How many people are using

Facebook in San Francisco at 2:30pm on a Friday?” – Asked at Google.

“If Germans were the tallest people in the world, how would you prove it?” – Asked at Hewlett-Packard.

“Would Mahatma Gandhi have made a good software engineer?” – Asked at Deloitte.

Oddest Interview Questions of 2011“How would you cure world hunger?”

– Asked at Amazon.com.

“Does life fascinate you?” – Asked at Ernst & Young.

“Name 5 uses of a stapler without staple pins.” – Asked at EvaluServe.

“If you could be a superhero, what power would you possess?” – Asked at Rain and Hail Insurance.

“If you were a Microsoft Office program, which one would you be?” – Asked at Summit Racing Equipment.

Is Amazon interviewing Miss Michigan or a Software Engineer?

Tips for preparing for an interview Interviewees: Check The Company’s

Twitter! Presumably you've done your due diligence

prior to heading to your interview. On your way in, tap on Twitter and the company's website one last time to see if there is any company breaking news you might be able to relevantly reference. It’ll make you seem interested, informed and help you stand out from other candidates

-Meryl Weinsaft Cooper, co-author of Be Your Own Best Publicist: Using PR Skills to Get Noticed, Hired and Rewarded At Work

Interviewers: Don’t forget about the soft skills!

 There may be a dozen candidates who meet the job’s technical criteria, and only by considering the job’s soft skills can interviewers decide between otherwise equally qualified candidates.  

-Monster.com

Four Key Soft Skills

Additional Resources for Interviewing

The 50 Toughest Interview Questions to Ask or Answer◦ http://hiring.monster.com/hr/hr-best-practices/small-business/conducti

ng-an-interview/toughest-interview-questions.aspx

How to Improve Your Hiring Practices◦ http://www.inc.com/guides/2010/04/improving-hiring-practices.html

Power Interviewing: Questions that Extract Candidate Skills and Capabilities◦ http://hiring.monster.com/hr/hr-best-practices/small-business/conducti

ng-an-interview/power-interview-tips.aspx

88 Surefire Job Interview Tips◦ http://oedb.org/library/starting-a-career/88-surefire-job-intervie

w-tips

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