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Subject:RE: First time interviewer! From:Goober <techcommgoober -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 12 Jun 2002 13:40:10 -0700 (PDT)
> The best interviewing advice I ever received was to
> ask questions that make
> them draw on their past experience (such as "give me
> an example of how you
> managed multiple projects"), instead of asking
> theoretical questions (like
> "tell me how you manage multiple projects").
That works. But asking questions - any at all - that
cause the interviewee to think are great. You're not
looking for a correct answer, but how the interviewee
comes up with the answer. Look at expressions, body
language, and continuity in presentation.
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