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This “Interview Questions” series is not only great for prospective applicants but for fellow hiring managers such as myself. Occasionally I worry that I put too much stress on the minimum job requirements when interviewing, when in reality any candidate that proceeds to the interview level should have met those criteria already. For a while my company was getting a slew of underqualified candidates from recruiting agencies, although since we’ve been using the recruiting marketplace Dayak that has improved considerably; there’s a bit more incentive there for recruiters to find good candidates. It’s certainly frustrating to interview prospective hires only to discover that they don’t possess very essential skills.
Here’s a question — with a robust set of questions such as this do you ever give preparatory materials to candidates? I will usually tell them to be at the ready to discuss prior experiences and jobs in full detail, especially with specific software/technical/networking questions. A few candidates brought in extensive notes! I like ending on the team leader question as well — it’s always good to survey a candidate’s potential management skills, no matter the position.
I just read an article on Venture Beat about a site a new career site that doesnt use resumes but some kind os skill tags.