The Only Interview Question That Matters
I see how this one interview question is expansive and sets up a line of followup questions.<p>I don't see why it's a good question. Presume you get an good answer to the question and every followup question. Now tell me this: how much more do you know about how capable the candidate is of doing the job you're hiring for? And, were these questions the fastest, <i>most accurate</i> way of learning that?<p>I submit: no. "What were the biggest challenges you faced"? How do I assess the answer to that question? How do I compare it with answers from other candidates? How do I track, over time, which challenges correlate to strong performance in the actual role we're hiring for? "Explain your manager's style and whether you liked it"? Come on.<p>Don't virtually all of these questions ask me to read tea leaves, to get a sense of whether I "like" or "respect" the candidate? That's not the same thing as learning whether the candidate will do a good job.<p>Oh, and good luck hiring anyone right out of college this way.