ELIZABETH (LYNNE) LADNER, ICMA-CMPolitics and Government Magazines
When my company is hiring new employees, we use a team-based interview process to screen and identify the best candidates for open positions. By the time they make it to an interview with me, I know they’ve been vetted for the fundamental skills and experience required in the role. At...
Barnes wrote: “I had another question that I wanted to ask you. If I do end up filling this position, how much do you think I’ll be getting paid an hour? Benefits will also be included, right? Sorry, I just thought I should ask now.” The hiring manager’s blisterin...
When I asked the candidate for the ways he contributed to the team, he said, “Well, I was selected because someone from our team needed to attend the meetings.” Turns out that the candidate was actually just a figurehead and didn’t really contribute much at all. When I’m conducting ...
When hiring new people, employers may wonder if prospective workers will fit in and earn the current staff’s respect. To address this concern, an interviewer might ask, “How will you earn the trust of your coworkers?” Employers also use this question to see how well you can make co...
Get to the root: Begin by thanking hiring managers for sharing their concerns, then consider asking about the source of their unease. Some employers expect overqualified hires to quit when a better job turns up. Others think a more mature candidate will struggle to follow a less experienced su...
Don’t depend on a shiny resume if you want to land a job at Amazon. Even in its early years, when the online retailer had just 2,100 employees, founder and CEO Jeff Bezos was fastidious about hiring the strongest employees possible. Here's what he asked
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To ensure that it is hiring the best and brightest, Amazon even appoints a group of its current employees as "bar raisers." On top of their day jobs in various sectors of the company, these employees are tasked with providing additional perspective on new hires around culture fit and tal...
During a job interview, your interviewer might ask a question like, "How do you evaluate success?" or "How do you define success?" This is an open-ended question, without a right or wrong answer, and it provides an opportunity for you to demonstrate, through your responses andbody languag...