Jun
16
Strengths vs Weaknesses
June 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment
I have been on both sides of the interviewing process many times and one of the most horrible questions I hear is “What are your major strengths?”. Why is this such a bad question? Because I know what follows… “and your weaknesses?”. How do you possible answer this question satisfactorily? I don’t ask these questions [...]
Mar
11
Recruiting For Behaviours
March 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment
I am about to go through one of my least favourite processes in a large organisation; recruitment. I have hired a few people over the last couple of years and have had great success in building a strong team. I attribute almost all of this to hiring intelligently. What is the first thing you look [...]