Interviews are a very vulnerable display of ourselves and I am extremely humbled by the fact that some 400 odd engineers sat with me to interview, and taught me how to do it right.

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#socialdistancing. Just a few days ago, nobody was aware of this now-crucial term. Despite the current period of uncertainty, LinkedIn and other platforms are filled with "we're hiring" posts. Life - and work - must go on. 

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It’s 2020 (well not yet, but we all know you’ll be out of the office by then)!

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Want more creative questions to ask in your next interview? You can access our full report on the 25 Questions you should be asking in an interview here. 

 

Whichever side of an interview desk you’ve been on, you will know that there are good questions and bad questions, but when it comes to finding the candidate that would thrive within your organization – the right questions are the right answer. Here are 5 (out of 25) questions:

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You can access our full report on different forms of biases during the recruitment process here.

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Millennials, Generation Y, Echo Boomers … call them what you will, you can’t ignore them. 

That generation – those now in their twenties to mid-thirties – already accounts for almost half the US labor force.  And yet, according to a 2015 survey, the majority of companies confessed to having difficulty finding and retaining millennial talent.

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Whether you’re looking for the star candidate from hundreds of applications, or hiring in a sector where competition for talent is huge, you need recruitment processes that help you succeed: help not only find the right candidate, but do so quickly.

Traditional recruitment strategies – paper resume reviews and in-person interviews - 

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 In 2013 an Italian university conducted a study called Searching for a Job is a Beauty Contest. The study sent out 11,000 identical resumes with a range of pictures attached. The results were startling 50% of attractive Italians and only 17% of unattractive Italians were called back. Resumes sent without a picture had a 39% call back rate. This is great news for those blessed by the heavens but disappointing for those whacked with the ugly stick.

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We live in a world where artificial intelligence and machine learning are no longer mere buzzwords. They are actively reshaping the disruptive reality we live in. Tech experts are even talking about a 'third industrial revolution' as we witness its impact on every industry in parts or entirety.

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