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Check out some interviewing strategies that are a little more unconventional from the CIO Insight article \u201cEight Great Job-Interviewing Techniques.\u201d Asking the same old questions will more than likely get you the same old answers and the same old results. Get a better read on your prospects with these methods:<\/p>\n

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  1. Take a seat.<\/b> Make the candidate wait near some employees for 10-15 minutes and see how they interact with their potential future colleagues.<\/li>\n
  2. Observation Station.<\/b> If they\u2019ve gone through a previous round of interviewing, ask for their impressions of their earlier interviewer. You\u2019ll learn a little about how perceptive and honest the candidate is.<\/li>\n
  3. <\/b>Inquiring minds. <\/b>Consider how inquisitive the candidate is. Do they ask questions about you and the job? Do they try to identify shared values and common interests?<\/b><\/li>\n
  4. <\/b>Leisure pursuits. <\/b>Find out what they do in their time off. Do they seek competitive activities? Creative ones?<\/b><\/li>\n
  5. <\/b>Trophy case. <\/b>Ask candidates if they\u2019ve ever won a contest and what they had to do to earn it.<\/b><\/li>\n
  6. <\/b>Clear thinking. <\/b>Ask some vague questions to gauge how they go about clarifying and seeking details before responding.<\/b><\/li>\n
  7. <\/b>Total recall. <\/b>To test their listening skill and <\/b>comprehension, ask them to summarize something you explained earlier in the interview.<\/b><\/li>\n
  8. <\/b>Prior experience. <\/b>Directly relevant experience is obviously important, but also find out things like where their first job was in order to gain some insight on their work ethic.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Click here to read the article from CIO Insight.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Check out some interviewing strategies that are a little more unconventional from the CIO Insight article \u201cEight Great Job-Interviewing Techniques.\u201d Asking the same old questions will more than likely get you the same old answers and the same old results. Get a better read on your prospects with these methods: Take a seat. 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