On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 2:52 PM, Scott Barnes <[email protected]> wrote:
> RE: Boss question. > Yeah, negative will always trump positive in short term and long term > memory recall as it was more memorable. At times we don't often > realize the positive until we are faced with the negative and if a > candidate spends a lot of time isolating the negative in an interview, > give em the benefit of the doubt as you did ask the question - that > and "Objection your honor! relevance?" > > I'd also argue that your line of questioning is weighted in a negative > influence, you're actually leading them down the path of negativity > and then looking to penalizing them for not being positive? Its human > phsycology that we reflect those we are looking to impress through > mimicry... grab 5 random men put them in a group and tell them they > need to spend 1 day with one another and each has to vote the one > person to win $10,000 ...watch the dynamics unfold specifically how > the emotive responses etc shift depending on the alpha male's > dominance. > > > If you really want to test a candidate ask them random questions, the > objective here isn't to see if they know xyz like the back of thier > hand, it's about guaging their ability to work under pressure and more > importantly their communication skills. The rest you can retrofit. > > When I went through some Google interviews they would ask me some > really random questions - 3 rounds of interviews before I got the role > offer - and it was things like... "So, put together a class that > randomly shufflers a pack of cards..." so you answer (all via the > phone may i add). They then went "cool, now that would work ok for 52 > cards but now they're infinite amount"... i went into a dribbling > mess. The next question after that was "can you use an @ inside XML?" > The infinite array of one ohm resistors is a toughie if they want proof rather than an answer. > then followed by "describe how the internet works to a non-technical > person using a metaphor".. > > What is sharepoint good for? > There was no clear rhythm to their questions, it was just fast pace > "how long can i attack this guy with variety level of intellectual > questions before he says I don't know and is able to also communicate" > It's not so much "I don't know" as "how would you find the answer to this thing that you don't know" > was pretty much the crux of it. I liked that interview more than my > Microsoft one...as it felt like i was being interviewed..not being > asked random questions that have no point other than to make the > interviewer feel a little more in control over the process... > > > > > --- > Regards, > Scott Barnes > http://www.riagenic.com > > > > On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 9:51 AM, mike smith <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 10:13 AM, Dylan Tusler > > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> Seriously, though, I was reading a book called "The Gift of Fear" > >> recently, and in a section about avoiding hiring people who are likely > to go > >> postal on you, it had some interview questions that I jotted down. We've > >> actually had some unstable people here from time to time, and they take > a > >> bit of managing, so I thought it was worthwhile keeping the questions > handy. > >> > >> I share them here: > >> "Describe the best boss you ever had" and "Describe the worst boss you > >> ever had." > >> Danger signs: > >> * Speaks for just a moment about best boss, but waxes on > enthusiastically > >> about worst one. > >> * Uses expressions like "Personality conflict" to explain why things > >> didn't work out. > >> * Ridicules former employer. > >> * Does not take responsibility for any prior conflict. > >> > > > > That's an interesting one. I've probably had bad bosses in the past ( > 30+ > > years) but at the time I got on ok with them. Probably I was my own > worst > > boss (when I owned company :) > > > > -- > > Meski > > > > "Going to Starbucks for coffee is like going to prison for sex. Sure, > you'll > > get it, but it's going to be rough" - Adam Hills > > > -- Meski "Going to Starbucks for coffee is like going to prison for sex. Sure, you'll get it, but it's going to be rough" - Adam Hills
