Episode 002: Interview Questions That Suck and What to do About Them

Warning: If there is any podcast that is likely to step on toes, this is it. But rest assured, when I talk about a terrible interview question, I’ll give you something to turn it on its ear, and make a great interview question out of it.

I’ve been in the trenches of finding people for 20 years. I’ve sat on both sides of the table, I’ve been asked terrible questions, I’ve asked terrible questions, I’ve witnessed hiring managers ask terrible questions. And I’ve changed my mind on what makes a good question.

On today's episode of The Rebellious Recruiter with Daava Mills, we’re going to talk about some common interview questions, and why they don’t work.

Daava's Rebellious Recruiting Notes:

• Question type 1 is the Riddle Question or sometimes called a stressed based question like “How many gum-balls fit on a 747?”
• Question type 2 is the Gotcha Question, as in, you don’t answer right, and “gotcha!”, a question like “Would you ever work at Starbucks?”
• Question type 3 is the Clever Question that relies on the candidate's quick wit, a question like “If you were a color, what color would you be?” or “If you were a tool in a tool box, what tool would you be?”
• The Grand Poobah of all terrible questions is "What is your weakness?”

There are a lot more terrible questions, and I’ll bring more to the table in the coming weeks.

Please reach out to me with your thoughts or questions at Daava@millsgroupllc.com or visit The Mills Group website.