Employers - Do Not Ask These Questions During an Interview

Conducting an interview, like administering a psychological test or a polygraph (lie detector) test, is not very reliable when it comes to selecting candidates. Unfortunately, many employers are in denial about this fact and therefore continue to interview candidates using very traditional methods - that is, by asking the traditional questions many employers would ask when interviewing someone for a job.

All of us have been taught the correct way to answer many of these questions. Many of us have been taught what questions to expect, what we should wear, how to shake hands, when to write thank-you notes to the interviewers, etc., etc. Interviews are all methodical, almost like a game. If you play by the rules, there will be little room for any mistakes.

The problem is that traditional methods of interviewing could be played correctly by just about anybody. This is why there are people in positions who shouldn't be there and why there are those who should be in those positions are not. While good, honest candidates choose to be a little too honest with their answers and giving answers that interviewers would typically not want to hear, dishonest folks know exactly what answers to give and will most definitely give any answer that sounds good whether or not it is true.

So, employers, if you want truly good employees, your first step is to change your way of interviewing people. So, below are just a few questions that you should not ask and tips on how you should change up your questions so that you could get the employees that you truly long for.

"WHY DO YOU WANT TO WORK FOR US?"

Fake Answer: "I believe your company to be very successful..."

True Answer: "No one else would hire me!"

Think about it: do you truly think that you're the only place that the candidate has applied to? It's safe to assume that the candidate has 50 other places in mind and 15 interviews to go to and that the first one who calls would be the first place this candidate would go. So, employer, you are not all that special.