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ANSWERS
The Strongest Question
(C) This is a strong yet basic question that reveals what the candi-
dates liked about their last position and how that position com-
pares to the position you are seeking to fill. This is a great
opportunity to follow up with probing questions such as: “If
there was one thing you could change from your last position,
what would it be?”
The deeper you probe into this answer and follow up on the
answers given, the more information you will have as to why
the candidates are not content where they currently are or
where they were.You will need to determine what makes them
think that they will be content at your company and for how
long.

The Mediocre Question
(A) You may find that the answer to this question will not reveal
any specific information unless you probe to get it. Depending
on the answer the candidate gives, you can determine what is
interesting to the candidate and in turn can take this answer
down many roads. Stronger questions to ask are:

• What responsibilities of the job would you find most interest-
ing?
• What would you find most challenging about this position?

The Weakest Question
(B) This question won’t reveal much relevant information about
the candidate.A stronger way of asking the question would be,
“What did you see as a match between your skills and the re-
quirements of the job when you saw our job posting?”

RATE YOURSELF
If you chose question (C), give yourself 5 points.

If you chose question (A), give yourself 3 points.
If you chose question (B), give yourself 0 points. _____