Interview

[LowLt]

What's the 1st question you ask in an interview? Interviewing a new hire, of course.

[ July 13, 2005, 09:16 PM: Message edited by: LowLt ]

[SmlMktChief]

Why do you want to be in news? But, that is only for applicants with NO experience.

What is your strongest quality? That is for applicants with experience.

[exassignedphotog]

If I'm hiring a newbie, I describe the job first, long days, overtime, deadlines, ect.. then I ask,
"So how do you handle stressfull situations?"

If I'm hiring someone expereinced, I ask, "Why are you looking for a job here?"

If it's someone who has been out of the biz
"Why are you getting back into the news business?"

[Mr MoOz]

Newbie?
I send them down to the hardware store for relative bearing greese and a box of color bars.

Seriously, ask them "why? news..." I leave a lot of empty space in my questions, most people will hate that silence and add stuff they never expected to say.

I ask about failures, recoveries, people skills, etc.