tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20242261.post5535984578667759236..comments2024-03-28T14:03:05.228-07:00Comments on Execupundit.com: Unconventional QuestionsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20242261.post-1019076154268825622007-09-26T13:56:00.000-07:002007-09-26T13:56:00.000-07:00Wally,I like the creativity of some of the case qu...Wally,<BR/><BR/>I like the creativity of some of the case questions but rather than dealing with Mount Fuji, I'd prefer some solid hypothetical questions that directly deal with the job. It is possible to get very creative with those and yet have a serious indicator of how the person will perform. I confess to having some serious empathy with the person who walked out of the Seth Godin interview.Michael Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08762773757535724585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20242261.post-41886541782611838042007-09-26T08:36:00.000-07:002007-09-26T08:36:00.000-07:00Conformity on one side, but Mrs. McKinley's third ...Conformity on one side, but Mrs. McKinley's third grade class on the other. Whenever Mrs. McKinley asked a question you could be sure of two things. You could be sure that there was an answer. You could be sure that Mrs. McKinley already had it. <BR/><BR/>The employment interview questions you describe are Mrs. McKinley question. And they fail the basic purpose of asking questions in an interview which is to find out more about the other person. <BR/><BR/>Remember the old Caterpillar ad from years ago: "There no easy answers. There are only intelligent solutions."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com