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What is the most important thing you've learned about interviewing?

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  1. Lizzy Masotta
    Lizzy Masotta

    Shopify Senior Product Lead | Formerly Salesforce, Google, Nest, Cisco Systems • 3y

    Tell the interviewee what they want to hear up front Who are you? What type of interview is this? How long will this last? Will I be able to ask questions? What's the next step after this? Don’t ask leading questions. For example: “How do you work with engineering” gives away that you’re interested in their collaboration style with engineering. They will always answer this question with something like “I am really communicative with them and do all the right things!” To get the real answer here ...Read More

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  2. Brandon Green
    Brandon Green

    Buffer Staff Product Manager | Formerly Wayfair, Abstract, CustomMade, Sonicbids • 3y

    Talk even less and give the candidate even more time/space than you think to thoroughly respond to your question. You'll learn a ton about a candidate simply by giving them the floor.

    Also - it's a lot harder than it seems.

    (There's a 300 character minimum to these responses, so I have to keep typing to hit the minimum, even though I already answered the question. Hopefully this gets me over the minimum!!!!!!!!!!!)

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  3. Sailaja Kalle
    Sailaja Kalle

    Gainsight Director, Product Management • 2y

    The best way to assess candidates is by being a good listener. The lessons learnt from successes and failures are something that one should listen to.

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  4. Kara Gillis
    Kara Gillis

    Cortex VP of Product | Formerly Splunk, Deloitte • 1y

    The most important thing I've learned about interviewing is to convey to the interviewer - as quickly as possible - warmth, competence, and the ability to succinctly answer the question asked. Warmth is often not talked about as a trait to embody or screen for - but it signals a lot of probable cues about what it would be like to manage or work alongside the candidate. Are you easy to collaborate with? Are you able to take feedback? Would you be a positive influence on the team? Would you be opt ...Read More

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