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Will You Add? - Hiring A Good Employee - What To Ask In The Interview
Marketers in the advertising industry are continually searching for cutting edge ways to reach niche markets and attract more and more customers to increase sales. They look for unique ways to market themselves; ways that will not only distinguish themselves from their competition, but will also leverage themselves into unknown marketable territories. Millions of dollars a year are spent on radio ads, TV infomercials, print ads and so forth. The avenues are similar and unchanging. Although they have proven to reach the masses, wouldn’t it be nice to find an untapped marketing tool that will reach potential buyers? A product that is completely underdeveloped and has the potential to change the face of advertisin
Why are you applying for this position?
What type of job are you looking for?
If you are currently employed, why are you looking to leave your current job?
If recently unemployed, why did you leave your last position?
What would you say is your strongest quality (qualities)?
What would you say is your weakest quality (qualities)?
If I were to speak to one of your recent employers, what would they tell me is your best quality?
What would they say is your worst quality?
How much work have you missed in the past year due to sickness, or unexpected reasons?
What is the reason for the
Do you have an idea for a product or service? Would you like to start a business? If so you will want to read this article. Here’s the good news: Every product or service ever invented by mankind started as an idea. An intangible thought impulse that was turned into reality through the efforts of one or more people working together in an intelligent and harmonious manner. Behind those successful ideas were organized written plans—business plans that laid the foundation and illustrated the path to success for the business owner and investors who funded the project. Then, those plans coupled with the burning desire of the entrepreneur to see the project through to completion is what helps to make a business succeed.
I am the co-owner of a small business with only 6 employees. We have fairly small quarters to work in, and it is a friendly family atmosphere. When we need to hire someone it is important that we find someone not only very qualified but that will fit into our organization.
Since my business is a technical one (medical billing) it is also important that I hire someone with a brain. I don’t mean that to sound insensitive, but the truth is I am hiring for a position that will require thinking. (I have actually considered putting that in the ad “Data Entry With A Brain”)
I have found that since we have gone to a list of preset questions we have had very good luck with our hiring. The last 3 people we have hired have been good choices. Prior to the last three, we interviewed and hired a person without a preset list of questions and it was horrible.
First of all, the interview starts when the person responds to your ad. Do they follow instructions on how to apply? If you put “no phone calls” then they shouldn’t be calling you, etc. How is their response? If you request a resume it should be neat and up to date. It should, even though it is not required, have a cover letter. Is the experience on the resume related to what you are hiring for, or is it not crucial for the position?
You should look the resume over carefully. Look for unexplained gaps in their employment. Also look for any clues as to why the person may be applying for your position. If they are just graduating from college, and your job is not in their field, they may be looking for a temporary position. This may be ok for you, but for us, we don’t want to go thru the training necessary for a temporary person. Make notes on the resume of any questions you may want to ask them in the interview.
It should be easy for you to reach the person at the number that they provide you with on the resume. Or at least you should be able to leave them a message. Listen the how the person answers the phone, or the message on the machine. These are little clues as to who the person is. If you have to leave a message, they should return the call within a reasonable time.
Once you set up an interview time, pay attention to when the person arrives. Preferably they should arrive at least 5-10 minutes ahead of the scheduled time. Their appearance should be neat and presentable for the position they are applying for.
When the actual interview begins, you should have your list of questions in front of you, with a pen to take notes with. Write down your comments next to the questions as the person answers them. The following is a list of good questions to ask during the interview to help you get an insight as to who the person is:
Why are you applying for this position?
What type of job are you looking for?
If you are currently employed, why are you looking to leave your current job?
If recently unemployed, why did you leave your last position?
What would you say is your strongest quality (qualities)?
What would you say is your weakest quality (qualities)?
If I were to speak to one of your recent employers, what would they tell me is your best quality?
What would they say is your worst quality?
How much work have you missed in the past year due to sickness, or unexpected reasons?
What is the reason for the m
The purpose of the Delivery phase to design, develop, test, implement and hand over the solution identified in Phase 2, the Feasibility Study Phase.Key Players - The key players within the Delivery Phase are:the Business Sponsor who is responsible for providing overall direction of the project and for ensuring that periodic reviews or health checks are performed;
the Sponsor's Representative who is responsible for representing the Business Sponsor on day-to-day matters and issues;
the Project Manager who is r
I have found that since we have gone to a list of preset questions we have had very good luck with our hiring. The last 3 people we have hired have been good choices. Prior to the last three, we interviewed and hired a person without a preset list of questions and it was horrible.
First of all, the interview starts when the person responds to your ad. Do they follow instructions on how to apply? If you put “no phone calls” then they shouldn’t be calling you, etc. How is their response? If you request a resume it should be neat and up to date. It should, even though it is not required, have a cover letter. Is the experience on the resume related to what you are hiring for, or is it not crucial for the position?
You should look the resume over carefully. Look for unexplained gaps in their employment. Also look for any clues as to why the person may be applying for your position. If they are just graduating from college, and your job is not in their field, they may be looking for a temporary position. This may be ok for you, but for us, we don’t want to go thru the training necessary for a temporary person. Make notes on the resume of any questions you may want to ask them in the interview.
It should be easy for you to reach the person at the number that they provide you with on the resume. Or at least you should be able to leave them a message. Listen the how the person answers the phone, or the message on the machine. These are little clues as to who the person is. If you have to leave a message, they should return the call within a reasonable time.
Once you set up an interview time, pay attention to when the person arrives. Preferably they should arrive at least 5-10 minutes ahead of the scheduled time. Their appearance should be neat and presentable for the position they are applying for.
When the actual interview begins, you should have your list of questions in front of you, with a pen to take notes with. Write down your comments next to the questions as the person answers them. The following is a list of good questions to ask during the interview to help you get an insight as to who the person is:
Why are you applying for this position?
What type of job are you looking for?
If you are currently employed, why are you looking to leave your current job?
If recently unemployed, why did you leave your last position?
What would you say is your strongest quality (qualities)?
What would you say is your weakest quality (qualities)?
If I were to speak to one of your recent employers, what would they tell me is your best quality?
What would they say is your worst quality?
How much work have you missed in the past year due to sickness, or unexpected reasons?
What is the reason for the
In the mid 1960's I was working with Post Tension concrete projects in the southeast United States for Noble Concrete, Inc. Many of our large projects would be stressing ring beams for dome concrete buildings. Domes exert a large lateral load on the walls of the buildings upon which they set. The ring beam is what holds the walls from falling outward from the weight of the dome.In concrete construction there is usually a large safety factor built into the construction in the way of extra steel bars. Post Tension concrete is a little different, too much of a good thing can cause trouble.The design engineer will note on the plans how much tension is required and suppliers like Noble Concrete would bid o
You should look the resume over carefully. Look for unexplained gaps in their employment. Also look for any clues as to why the person may be applying for your position. If they are just graduating from college, and your job is not in their field, they may be looking for a temporary position. This may be ok for you, but for us, we don’t want to go thru the training necessary for a temporary person. Make notes on the resume of any questions you may want to ask them in the interview.
It should be easy for you to reach the person at the number that they provide you with on the resume. Or at least you should be able to leave them a message. Listen the how the person answers the phone, or the message on the machine. These are little clues as to who the person is. If you have to leave a message, they should return the call within a reasonable time.
Once you set up an interview time, pay attention to when the person arrives. Preferably they should arrive at least 5-10 minutes ahead of the scheduled time. Their appearance should be neat and presentable for the position they are applying for.
When the actual interview begins, you should have your list of questions in front of you, with a pen to take notes with. Write down your comments next to the questions as the person answers them. The following is a list of good questions to ask during the interview to help you get an insight as to who the person is:
Why are you applying for this position?
What type of job are you looking for?
If you are currently employed, why are you looking to leave your current job?
If recently unemployed, why did you leave your last position?
What would you say is your strongest quality (qualities)?
What would you say is your weakest quality (qualities)?
If I were to speak to one of your recent employers, what would they tell me is your best quality?
What would they say is your worst quality?
How much work have you missed in the past year due to sickness, or unexpected reasons?
What is the reason for the
For many medium and large sized businesses, venture capital financing is one of the best options for funding their business. While small businesses and startup companies rely more on equity funding and loans, venture capital funding is also a good funding option for them.Venture Capitalists:
Venture capitalists are groups of investors who loan money to companies they think have the potential to grow big. They essentially invest their money in companies in hope of seeing their investment bring returns when the company does well and earns large profits. Loans extended by venture capitalists are a major source of funds for many medium to large, as well as some small, businesses.Venture capitalists take calc
Once you set up an interview time, pay attention to when the person arrives. Preferably they should arrive at least 5-10 minutes ahead of the scheduled time. Their appearance should be neat and presentable for the position they are applying for.
When the actual interview begins, you should have your list of questions in front of you, with a pen to take notes with. Write down your comments next to the questions as the person answers them. The following is a list of good questions to ask during the interview to help you get an insight as to who the person is:
Why are you applying for this position?
What type of job are you looking for?
If you are currently employed, why are you looking to leave your current job?
If recently unemployed, why did you leave your last position?
What would you say is your strongest quality (qualities)?
What would you say is your weakest quality (qualities)?
If I were to speak to one of your recent employers, what would they tell me is your best quality?
What would they say is your worst quality?
How much work have you missed in the past year due to sickness, or unexpected reasons?
What is the reason for the
When setting up a carwash fundraiser with your nonprofit group it is important to set up a committee or executive group which will handle all the various components of the carwash. Although carwash fundraisers seem simple there is a lot to them in the organization phase.For instance there will be issues with staffing the carwash with volunteers, collecting all the supplies, choosing and getting permission to use a location and advanced advertising, signage and flyers.This is why it is important in advance to have agendas for the meetings and expect to have two or three meetings in the organization phase and one last meeting before the carwash fundraiser to make sure everything has been done. If everyone
Why are you applying for this position?
What type of job are you looking for?
If you are currently employed, why are you looking to leave your current job?
If recently unemployed, why did you leave your last position?
What would you say is your strongest quality (qualities)?
What would you say is your weakest quality (qualities)?
If I were to speak to one of your recent employers, what would they tell me is your best quality?
What would they say is your worst quality?
How much work have you missed in the past year due to sickness, or unexpected reasons?
What is the reason for the most time that you miss?
Do you take regular vacations every year at the same time? (Christmas? Summer vacation?)
Do you require medical insurance?
What would you like to be paid? (Not that you are going to pay them what they ask, but it is helpful to know what they think that they are worth. We recently interviewed someone who asked for less than we were willing to pay!)
Give an example of a situation that would arise in the position that they are applying for and ask how they would handle it. (When we are looking for a data entry person, we ask them how they would handle it if they fall way behind on the schedule that we have them on. I know it seems like everyone should know the ‘correct answer’ to that question, but it stills helps you to see what type of person they are by their answer.)
When would you be available to start work? (Again, this question will show you what type of employee they are. If they are currently employed, you would want them to give the current employer notice and not just walk out leaving them high and dry.)
When the interview is over, you may want to indicate to the person when you expect to make your decision. Once we interviewed a person for a specific position and during the interview we determined we didn’t think that the person was qualified. We advised her that we didn’t think she was qualified. She asked us what duties we felt she wasn’t qualified for and then stated that even though she didn’t have the experience we were looking for she felt she could learn the jobs that we needed done. We decided to take a chance on her and it turned out to be a great decision. So sometimes it pays to let the person know how you are leaning during the interview.
The above list of questions can be a good start to a successful interview. All of the questions may not pertain to your particular situation but you can use the list as a guide and change the questions to fit your situation. The important thing is that you go into the interview with a plan.
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