1. How would you describe yourself as an employee?
2. Why do think Google is considered to be the best company to work for in the US? What kind of people do they look for?
3. Who is considered to be the best employer in your country?
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4. How did you answer the five questions?
a) Do you have an IQ higher than 130? (Why is 'yes' the wrong answer?)
b) What shall we have for dinner this evening? (Why is 'don't know' the wrong answer?)
c) Why did you choose the last five articles you read? (Why is 'don't know' the wrong answer?)
d) Are you incompetent and lazy? (Why is 'I am' the best response?)
e) Do you have a track record of doing something really well? (Why is it a 'disaster' to anwer this affirmatively?)
Do you have what it takes to work at Google? Why/why not?
5. Do unusual interview questions help when recruiting someone? Have you been asked any? Would you consider using unusual/counterintuitive questions when employing, say, a tradesman? For example, you need a plumber and there are several to choose from.
6. What are the key questions for your current place of work? Write down five.
7. If you had your own business, how would you go about hiring relative strangers?
8. 'Beggars can't be choosers' would seem to apply to the current job market. Can employers be as quixotic as they like when offering jobs? Are there any types of job where the employee can still have the upper hand when negotiating a new contract?
9. Here are some of the perks available working at Google. What do you think of them? Is anything missing?
a) The cafeteria has great food, and it’s free.
b) Weekly, company-wide meetings are held, where people can submit questions to the founders beforehand. This encourages everyone to speak their mind.
c) Employees are given a lot of independence. They can make their own decisions and don’t have to be afraid of punishment for doing something their boss doesn’t agree with.
d) Google gives their employees ambitious challenges and difficult to reach goals, which is just what smart creative people desire.
e) 10% of their budget goes to experimental projects – no matter if they fail.
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Situation
You are head of recruitment for your existing company and you are looking to fill a vacancy in one of your departments. You want your company to be forward-thinking and attractive to new talent. The next candidate you have to interview is (your teacher). Tell him about some of the benefits of working for your firm, and ask him your five counterintuitive questions.
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Discuss quotes
"When choosing between two similar applicants, hiring managers are increasingly turning to social media outlets to supplement information they are unable to glean from applications or interviews."
--- Amy Jo Martin
"Do you think the Chinese think twice about hiring a hacker with a mohawk or a tattooed face? No."
--- John McAfee
"It's counterintuitive to take a long time to hire someone, but it will save you enormous amounts of time and money later. Our biggest mistakes in hiring stem from speed."
--- Pamela Meyer
"When I'm hiring a cook for one of my restaurants, and I want to see what they can do, I usually ask them to make me an omelette."
--- Bobby Flay
“Dating and hiring have a lot in common.”
― Scott Wintrip
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