Interviewing

[iffy]

Best interviewing tip is to shut up. If there's an awkward silence after they've answered a question, let it hang there for a minute. Most candidates will keep talking, fill the space and that's when they say interesting things.

[4D]

As I mentioned earlier, watch the episode of the office when David Brent is interviewing for a new secretary (hope you don't have a football in the office DMR . )

[Nomoreheroes]

Don't ask hypothetical questions. Give them a scenario they will face in the job you are interviewing for and ask them to give examples of what they have done that is similar. For example...
 
Precursor: In this job there are lots of tasks that need to be worked at the same time.
Question: Can you give me an example of when you have had to manage multiple tasks?
Follow up 1: How did you know which task to do first?
Follow up 2: How did you manage the other tasks?
Follow up 3: What was the outcome?
Follow up 4: What did you learn from the experience?
Follow up 5: Did you have an opportunity to try a different approach?
Follow up 6: How did that work?

[Bewster]

If you are interviewing with someone else then you can play interview games such as bullshit bingo or try to get phrases or names of cheeses into the interview.

If you manage to do it it is really is hard not to laugh. When I was at at a previous co we tried to get Little Britain phrases into our interviews.

[WR5]

"What is your greatest weakness?"
"Honesty."
"I don't think honesty is a weakness."
"I don't give a fuck what you think."

[wiggy]

This reminds me of a time when we had to choose between a spotty 18 year old lad and a gorgeous 30 year old lady for a role in an elections department. The young lad had zero experience but good A levels and a range of relevant hobbies. The lady had worked in a variety of PR departments but came across as vacant.

We had asked them to give details of high pressure situations they had been in and how they would deal with abusive candidates and agents. Vacant lady used an example of how her colleagues at her last post had been unhappy with her choice of vol au vents when organising the staff christmas party. The lad with no experience got the job.