Episode 016: Camp, Cadavers and Crappy Questions

Assumptions. We all make them. I spend a lot of my time talking about overcoming assumptions. Wanna know why?

It's often said that we preach best what we need to learn most. One day it dawned on me, yes, we do preach what we have yet to learn, but it's also true that we teach best what we've learned most. On this episode of The Rebellious Recruiter with Daava Mills, I am going full-bore into the world of assumptions.

As you interview, be brave, hire the person who thinks contrary to you in some ways in order to grow from it, expand your leadership skills, and learn new thought processes.

Daava's Rebellious Recruiting Notes:

• Making assumptions is my weakness, I see it in others and I've had to learn to routinely check myself on this topic to make sure I practice what I preach.
• Leaders encourage interview questions that cause assumptions, and use those assumptions to be the deciding factor in hiring people.
• Here's some questions that cause assumptions:
• • If you were an animal, what animal would you be?
    • Ask instead: In what type of work environment do you find yourself most productive? 
  • Describe something that is less than $20.00 that you can't live without?
    • Ask instead: What tool have you discovered that made an aspect of your job simpler?
  • Would you rather ride a unicycle or a donkey to work? Discuss the benefits and draw backs of each?
    • Ask instead: Do you prefer to call, text, or email a customer first, when letting them know there is an issue?
  • Do you think mummies should be slow or fast? Why?
    • Ask instead: Would you rather turn in a project late but 100% complete, or a project 80% complete and on time?

• Ask questions that relate directly to the work and how they do their job

• Draw out work-related thought processes, in which you can deep dive on how the applicant thinks and why they use the methods they do, and it's directly relatable to the position.

As always, you can email me at daava@millsgroupllc.com with your thoughts or questions and I may use your subject matter in upcoming shows.

Episode Links:

The Mills Group

Third Party Recruiters

The Halo Effect

The Mummy 1932

The Mummy with Brendan Fraser

The Mummy  with Tom Cruise

The Flexible Part of the Fishing Rod

Other Crappy Interview Questions