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What Are Your Favorite Interview Questions?

Posted on March 26, 2013 by johanna

I have an article coming out soon in the next Prag Magazine about some questions to never ask in an interview. I thought I’d let you know so you could warm up your fingers to quick click on the magazine. … Continue reading →

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Are Your Interview Questions Selling People on Your Organization?

Posted on January 21, 2013 by johanna

Your interview questions and your auditions should sell people on working for you. It’s that simple. You don’t need to sell people on working for your company. When I teach interviewing, that’s what I teach. And, every single time, my … Continue reading →

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Three Interview Questions That Might Not Reveal Anything

Posted on July 25, 2012 by johanna

Jeff Haden, over at Inc, says that these three interview questions reveal everything. You are supposed to go down the person’s resume and ask them about each and every job they have ever had. The questions are: How did you … Continue reading →

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What Questions Do You Have For Me?

Posted on June 7, 2012 by johanna

If you’ve had any interview training at all, you know you’re supposed to leave time at the end of the interview to ask, “What questions do you have for me?” Most candidates don’t know what to ask. Some candidates ask … Continue reading →

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Answer Questions, Yes. Housekeys? No

Posted on March 22, 2012 by johanna

There’s an article in the Huffington Post about asking candidates to turn over their Facebook login credentials, so the interviewers can see their “private” pages. If you provide your login credentials, your private Facebook pages are no longer private, are … Continue reading →

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Asking About Lean Experience on Teams

Posted on December 1, 2011 by johanna

When Matthias Bohlen interviewed me for the OOP conference (see my post about the podcast for the OOP conference), he asked how to interview about lean experience. How do you ask potential team members about knowing their WIP limits or … Continue reading →

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What Have You Done Since Your Last Job?

Posted on October 19, 2011 by johanna

You’ve been unemployed for a over a year. You’re looking for a job. You have not been sitting home, eating bon-bons. You’ve been contributing to open-source projects, or studying for a certification, and networking like there’s no tomorrow. You have … Continue reading →

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What Salary Do You Expect is Another Bad Question

Posted on September 9, 2009 by johanna

Hiring managers, recruiters, anyone on the phone or in the interview with a candidate: Don’t ask the “What Salary Do You Expect?” question. It puts people on the defensive before you’ve had a chance to build rapport. Instead, as part … Continue reading →

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5 Questions to Never Ask in an Interview

Posted on September 1, 2009 by johanna

At Agile 2009, I had some informal discussions with hiring managers about how to hire for their agile teams. I’m considering writing an ebook. If you think that’s a good idea, please leave me a comment or send me an … Continue reading →

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Why Do You Want This Job?

Posted on May 18, 2009 by johanna

Now that it’s a hiring manager’s market, I’m hearing that a number of interviewees are hearing questions such as “Why do you want this job?” or “Why Should I Hire You?” Hiring managers: that’s a shorthand question. You know what … Continue reading →

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