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How do you know if a candidate is lying in his or her recorded interview? You can always look for body language clues – e.g. interviewees shifting nervously in position, touching their face or closing eyes when asked a question. Beyond that, here are some good ways to uncover untruths: Are there small inconsistencies in […]
Read More »Let’s say you have done all your Ziggeo pre-screening and have narrowed down the list of candidates to two equally qualified excellent choices. How do you choose? Ask yourself the following questions: Who is more excited about the job? Who is more motivated in his or her career? (One indication is having taken outside classes […]
Read More »Should employers worry that screening candidates through video will suddenly make them liable for discrimination on the basis of protected attributes such as age, race and national origin? The answer should be clear from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the “EEOC”), the agency of the United States Government that enforces the federal employment discrimination laws. […]
Read More »One CEO reportedly asks interviewees an unexpected question: “Are you nice?” Assuming congeniality is an important ingredient in the job you are seeking to fill, this question is clever on various levels. First, it forces the candidate to consider whether being friendly is important to the employee — and to possibly seek other job options […]
Read More »Some critics think “behavioral interviews” – where candidates give concrete examples of how they behaved in past situations as a way of indicating how they might behave as your employee in the future — are, well, just a sign of the interviewer’s bad (or at least ineffective) behavior. According to such critics, how a candidate […]
Read More »As an interviewer, you may choose to ask standard theoretical questions, such as “Tell me about yourself” or “What’s your biggest weakness?” (Note to candidates: “My weakness is working too hard!” won’t win you any points for originality.) In contrast to such standard questions, employers are increasingly using so-called behavioral interviews, which force candidates to […]
Read More »What are the best interview questions? Endless sample questions (and answers) can be found through a quick Google search — which is why so many answers tend to feel rehearsed — but the real challenge is finding questions that satisfy the goals of your particular search. For instance, if your goal is to find someone […]
Read More »Just asking is about as effective as asking a jewel thief if he stole your jewels. Instead, try posing questions that might give you a clue about the person’s ethics (or lack of them): Did you ever alert your superior to an ethical issue you faced? Have you reviewed the ethics policy on our website? […]
Read More »The joy of recorded interviews is that they are – surprise! – recorded, which means you can practice as much as you like and submit the interview you like best. But don’t let the luxury of knowing you have the chance at multiple do-overs stop you from adequately preparing. You still should research the employer […]
Read More »When preparing for a video interview, remember the tricks that the camera can play. For instance, the camera magnifies everything, so frizzy hair will look doubly so. Accordingly, while some women like to frame their face with their hair, it’s generally preferable to pull their hair neatly away from their faces – especially since long […]
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