When you interview a candidate, your goal must to find out how that person will act under pressure, how they will fit once you include them in your team or if they are able to do the job or not. That's why every question you will ask is so important — the result of your interview process will depend on them.
To help you gather the best information from your candidates and make your interview process a success, here are some of the questions that could help you achieve that:
Why Did You Apply For This Job? What Do You Like Most About This Position?
The goal of this question is to dig deep in your candidate's interest on why he or she applies for the position. By having your candidate answer this question, you will have a clue on how interested he or she is to work with you and how important it is for him or her to be a part of your organization.
Give Me Three Important Skills You Believe You Will Bring To Our Organization If We Hire You.
This question lets you understand what your candidate considers the most important in all the skills he or she possesses. Through this question, you can also see how your candidate views his or her importance in the organization especially when it comes to tasks and responsibilities, according to About Money.
Why Should Our Company/Business Hire You?
Your goal in asking this question is to know what qualities your candidate has compared to other people competing for the position. "This is among the best interview questions because it asks job candidates to define what sets them apart from the intense competition in today's job market," says Doug Schade, principal & supervising executive recruiter, Winter, Wyman & Company, as stated by St. Louis Post.
Remember, what's important is to make your questions reveal your candidate's real personality, weaknesses, strengths, skills, knowledge and abilities. So, refrain from asking questions that require unnecessary things like your candidate's description about himself or herself or about your candidates' marital status, according to Monster. Don't forget to choose only the best questions that could make your interview process a success.
